Progress Report - 06/29/2020

Dear Fans, 

I just need to vent for a moment. I am desperate to continue telling my stories through Daz and Ren'Py because it's the closest I can come to how I'd actually like to do storytelling. If I had unlimited resources, I'd hire a team of actors, animators, musicians, and programmers to tell my stories through next-level animation. It would be awesome. 

But that's a career and that's a lot of overhead that I just don't have. I realized something yesterday. I realized that it just doesn't matter if I can make this into a career or not. I love doing this. I love having a tangible thing that exists, that I'm putting out into the world. It's so cool. I know it sounds vain, but I am the coolest, most talented person I know. There's no one else in my life that does something this interesting, it's truly amazing. So instead of playing Warcraft for 16 hours a day, like I did when I was 20, I'm going to write. And render. And make awesome stories.  Whatever happens, as long as I have the means, I'm going to keep telling stories. 

With that said, it would be healthier for me to treat this like what it is; a hobby. I need to adjust my mindset. So after Avalon, we're going to venture on back to this topic and I'm going to do an evaluation of what I want for the future. But that's months away. Venting complete!

I have good news and I have bad news. We're going to start with the bad news. Penny isn't going to be apart of the harem. I know, I know! You're very upset. But if she's going to have her own story, I need to split her off so she can go in her own direction. Except on the Mono-Routes which will ultimately be alternative, non-canon paths. The Poly Paths are the true paths. Trust me, Penny for Your Thoughts is going to be fucking amazing! It's all going to be worth it in the end.

The good news! We're adding a new character to Avalon that will more than makeup for Penny. I want to introduce you to Leah, Byron's... ehem, friend. 

She has been so much fun to work with so far. She's really funny and high energy. And she's got some really unique attributes, such as her career and a heart condition that we'll be exploring. And just so we get this out of the way, she's not going anywhere. The heart condition is something of the past and plays a big part in her future. So don't worry about that. If you guys have learned anything about me, it's that I make kickass characters that are easy to love. Leah is amazing, I promise. 

I've finished up Leah's scene, which is the last story scene I wanted to get done for this release. We're going to split this Act into two parts instead of three. I'm going to try to get some sexy content into Avalon before the release for all your pervs out there. <3

I have to go at my own pace with this right now. I put in about 50 solid hours a week and, you know, sometimes it's enough and I feel accomplished. But lately, I just feel like I never get done as much as I want to get done. So I'm going to stop doing that to myself. I'm going to work as hard as I can on this but ultimately, it's a hobby right now. And I'm going to treat it like a hobby. Which is still going to mean 40 - 50 hours a week of dedication to this project. I hope that's enough.

Because I ranted for so long, here's another picture of Leah as an apology. 

So give me a week or two more and we'll have our release. Thanks for bearing with me through this progress report. It was a doozy!