Hey guys,
I have a bit of a short update this month. Not too much to note, but a few things to clue you all in on. Welcome to the November 2021 update.
Hollow’s Heist
The story’s still going strong. Current Word Count stands at a whooping 182,000+ give or take a thousand or so for comments. I’ve cut some fluff to reaffirm some characters as I’m debating turning this into a series. The story and characters have lots of potential if they ever can find an audience.
Sadly, that’s my biggest concern with the story, whether people will like it or give it a shot. It’s not the typical book you’d see on Amazon, and especially with me creating races beyond the generic Tolkien-like ones, it may have a higher barrier of entry. I mean I can’t think of many desert-themed steampunk with assassins. Can you? Maybe Mistborn?
Some good news though, I had a revelation last week with how to properly handle a character that sets him up well as a new villain and could not be more ecstatic about it.
Going back, I’m debating on cutting a character named Snaps from an earlier chapter and replacing him with a femme fatale bounty hunter and a rival for the Main character’s love interest in future installments.
It makes sense considering that Psyche’s still a fugitive, so someone would be hunting her in the police. Hence the badass Zealot detective, Marmalade Urabura was born. This callous beauty specializes in swordsmanship and raw magic in a bit of a twisted reversal of Psyche. In some ways she’s became a nemesis for another character too!
I have lots of ideas for a solo adventure for her and her squad if only I had time to write them. But with less than 27 days until my deadline, and it’s full steam ahead.
The Well
In other news, I don’t know if anyone remembers, but there was a section on my site devoted to literary analysis meshed with biblical commentary called the Well. As it hasn’t really gotten off the ground as much as I hoped. I’ve suspended the segment for now.
The initial post I wanted to make was written up and ready, but the poem I wanted to dissect is nowhere to be found. I planned to start with Genesis and progress further. I think it was called And the Eighth Day Comes, but I can’t recall. The poem was satirical about consumerism with Mattel’s Barbie, and pretty funny I might add.
Legitimately, I can’t find it anywhere. You’d think with how wide the internet is, it’d be out there somewhere.
Also, I feel like holding an empty space on my site for this makes me seem like a fake Christian, and I can’t stand those. So as much as I hate to do this, I’m taking it down. If I can find the time or the right poem, I may try again.
The Bible and literary analysis are too things I enjoy. Both back in school and Sunday school, I was the kid who asked too many questions. I enjoyed diving deep into thick of it, answering the hard questions, ultimately slowing down the class, but hey, I feel like I learned a lot.
In short, it’s only gone for now.
The Tavern
Last month I carved out a weekend to prep a D&D one-shot. For those who don’t know, a one-shot is an adventure designed to played and finished in one sitting rather than multiple called a campaign.
I designed this particular one-shot for Halloween. I sunk some hours into it and took some time away from my books for it, getting hyped. Then the next day it was canceled.
Needless to say, I was pretty disappointed. Hours sunk down the drain as I had stayed up late tweaking some flavor text to try something unique and experimental. I even toyed with mechanics for horror and time loops, which came as something completely new to me.
So in light of this, I may just share the rough wiki I made of the adventure here in a future post. I hadn’t polished or play-tested anything, but I always run my games on rough notes and wing the rest. So hopefully some of you may find it entertaining or an inspiration to run their own story.
Something new to come?
Behind the scenes, gears turn for a couple secret projects for you all that hope you’ll like. One’s been in the works since Lafonda and Leo dropped. Another just finished not too long ago, but it needs a bit more work on my part before its reveal.
So, while I can’t share the first one, this second one I’m happy to announce two short stories and a poem will be launched to YouTube hopefully very soon for your listening pleasure.
A special thanks goes to Robert Fisher for narrating these. Please check out his other work because he never ceases to amaze me how well these come out!
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Thanksgiving
As it becomes this time again of the year, I encourage you all to take inventory what your thankful for and I hope you guys had a great holiday.
Until next time,
Antonio
I’d like to hear more, or read more about The Well. I’d like a deeper dive from a questioning perspective I would love to see what you will be doing with that thanks.