Viridian Sands
Added 2023-11-11 03:14:35 +0000 UTCI’ve started work on my next story, Viridian Sands. This is the first of the three slice of life stories voted on by the Patreon community. Interestingly, it also marks the 30th entry in the Pinwheel series.
You can read the first update below:
https://snekguy.com/stories/pinwheel/viridian-sands/
Featured artwork by Honovy.
Comments
Grammarly passes are finished, ready to make the ebooks tomorrow.
Snekguy
2024-01-10 01:20:29 +0000 UTC10,000 words, Chapter 7 is finished. That's a wrap! All of the proofreading is done, all that's left is running a few Grammarly passes and then I can make the ebook.
Snekguy
2024-01-08 23:17:44 +0000 UTC17,000 words, chapters 5 and 6 are done. Should only be one or two updates left.
Snekguy
2024-01-07 03:54:15 +0000 UTCAnother 10,000 words edited, chapter 5 is a long one.
Snekguy
2024-01-06 01:06:19 +0000 UTCAnother 10,000 words, Chapter 4 is done, and a little of 5. We’re past the halfway point.
Snekguy
2024-01-05 01:58:20 +0000 UTC10,000 words edited, chapter 3 is done.
Snekguy
2024-01-04 02:24:47 +0000 UTC18,000 words edited, chapters 1 and 2 are done. I'm back from my Holiday break, and I'm resuming work on editing Viridian Sands. I can probably have this done in about a week, then it's on to the next story.
Snekguy
2024-01-03 02:58:50 +0000 UTCAwesome! Have a good Christmas and New Year.
Hollow
2023-12-22 23:42:38 +0000 UTC2300 word update, new content at “I want you to look at me the same way Zhura looks at me,” Finished! We're heading into the holidays, so my schedule will certainly be disrupted for a bit, but I'll try to have the editing done ASAP.
Snekguy
2023-12-22 04:33:18 +0000 UTC2000 word update, new content at “Feeling better?”
Snekguy
2023-12-21 06:12:04 +0000 UTC2000 word update, new content at 'Planting a kiss on her hip'
Snekguy
2023-12-20 03:55:25 +0000 UTCThanks for the catch, I haven't edited yet but I'll fix these in the next update.
Snekguy
2023-12-19 04:47:31 +0000 UTC2000 word update, new content at 'She was daring him to tell her to leave'
Snekguy
2023-12-19 04:47:12 +0000 UTCYou misspelled Zhura’s name as Zhuri several times. Found 4 instances of it using CTRL+F.
Joey
2023-12-17 19:04:01 +0000 UTC2000 word update, new content at 'They were interrupted as Rashka returned with their meal'
Snekguy
2023-12-17 05:03:11 +0000 UTCLovely
ElephantTalk
2023-12-16 21:16:49 +0000 UTC2300 word update, new content at 'He made his way over to the nearest cloth'
Snekguy
2023-12-16 04:35:52 +0000 UTC2000 word update, new content at ‘After stopping briefly at the colony’
Snekguy
2023-12-14 23:38:51 +0000 UTCamazing
ElephantTalk
2023-12-14 20:32:05 +0000 UTC2000 word update, new content at 'Pinned beneath her weight'
Snekguy
2023-12-14 04:43:32 +0000 UTC2000 word update, new content at 'Ramos pulled his arm away'
Snekguy
2023-12-13 05:02:45 +0000 UTC2000 word update, new content at “This is gentle?” Thank you for bearing with me while I was sick, I got some meds and I'm feeling quite a bit better, so I'm resuming my usual schedule.
Snekguy
2023-12-12 03:55:51 +0000 UTCYep, Valbara is up next, then the EE-4 story.
Snekguy
2023-12-10 06:07:08 +0000 UTCThe story is great as usual Snek! Will the next project be the Valbara short story?
Lincoln Neal
2023-12-09 20:21:14 +0000 UTC2000 word update, new content at “How is he?” Still feeling pretty rough, but I’m working on and off, so there might be some disruptions until I fully recover.
Snekguy
2023-12-09 04:32:23 +0000 UTCUnfortunately I have the flu and I'm likely going to need a day or two to recover, I'll let you guys know as soon as I'm feeling well enough to resume updating.
Snekguy
2023-12-07 05:21:58 +0000 UTC2000 word update, new content at ‘It wasn’t a command’
Snekguy
2023-12-06 05:34:10 +0000 UTC2200 word update, new content at 'He began to move again'
Snekguy
2023-12-05 04:12:35 +0000 UTC2200 word update, new content at ‘Still a little unsteady’
Snekguy
2023-12-03 05:44:51 +0000 UTCI don't think I've ever done a Q&A, but I do answer a lot of questions via Discord and email. You're totally free to message me via Patreon if you have any questions, too.
Snekguy
2023-12-02 06:05:47 +0000 UTC2400 word update, new content at 'When Kozi broke away'
Snekguy
2023-12-02 06:04:05 +0000 UTCMr. Guy is it fine if i just call you snek. Ok thanks Will you ever do a Q&A post, Snek?.
Karma-Chikage
2023-12-01 18:47:22 +0000 UTC2000 word update, new content at “Are you trying to humiliate me before the alien?”
Snekguy
2023-12-01 05:35:12 +0000 UTC2000 word update, new content at 'Rashka paused there for a moment'
Snekguy
2023-11-30 01:21:49 +0000 UTC2500 word update, new content at 'Ramos felt her arm withdraw'
Snekguy
2023-11-29 05:28:05 +0000 UTCRamos is playing with fire, very hot fire.
ElephantTalk
2023-11-28 06:33:47 +0000 UTC2000 word update, new content at “You’re getting the hang of it,”
Snekguy
2023-11-28 04:02:47 +0000 UTCYou tease and spoil us.
Giggles fun time
2023-11-27 11:12:04 +0000 UTC1500 word update, was a little busy today. New content at 'She soon returned with a couple of bottles'
Snekguy
2023-11-26 05:01:44 +0000 UTC2000 word update, new content at ‘Ramos had been right’
Snekguy
2023-11-25 01:45:31 +0000 UTC2000 word update, new content at 'As he waited on the couch'
Snekguy
2023-11-24 04:05:53 +0000 UTC2000 word update, new content at “What is so amusing?”
Snekguy
2023-11-23 01:47:50 +0000 UTCLoving the dynamic between the main 4 characters!
ElephantTalk
2023-11-22 18:55:14 +0000 UTC2500 word update, new content at 'As they walked across the burning sand'
Snekguy
2023-11-22 05:28:14 +0000 UTC2000 word update, new content at “Ready to get to work?”
Snekguy
2023-11-21 00:29:33 +0000 UTC3800 word update, new content at 'They parked the tractor in the shadow of the crawler'
Snekguy
2023-11-19 02:54:34 +0000 UTC2000 word update, new content at “What matters is what Rashka wants,”
Snekguy
2023-11-18 00:42:42 +0000 UTCMaybe I am reading too much into the small amount of characterization so far but Zhuri seems to have some fear, uncertainty, and maybe a bit of shame underneath her anger. Her saying "What matters is what Rashka wants" & “She is Alpha." like a mantra gives me the vibe of someone looking toward a paternal/authority figure when suddenly faced with an uncertain future. Your have made it pretty clear that the average person (both human & alien) in you Pinwheel setting have a limited at best understanding of the details and current ongoings of interstellar politics within the Coalition, let alone a lowly Rask more worried about ensuing they get their next meal than anything else. Despite the whole "acceptance of a fair defeat" being a cultural trait of all the Borealan societies we have seen so far I am getting the impression there are a fair number of Rask (and perhaps other Borealans) who are still coming to terms with the coalition's prompt military response and the relative ease with which the Rask were defeated despite their initial advantage due to surprise of both the smuggled anti-orbital missiles and entire fleet of modified crawlers.
ElephantTalk
2023-11-17 18:43:02 +0000 UTC2000 word update, new content at “What are you going to teach us next?”
Snekguy
2023-11-17 02:26:57 +0000 UTC2000 word update, new content at “Looks like the radar found a site!”
Snekguy
2023-11-16 03:08:25 +0000 UTCI have left a lot of room to add more races, yeah. Cheetahs, pygmies, sabertooths. There are a lot of options for the future.
Snekguy
2023-11-15 02:12:15 +0000 UTC3000 word update, new content at “Proceed,”
Snekguy
2023-11-15 02:11:12 +0000 UTCPoor Ramos. He would have his hand full with one Rask soldier, let alone three.
ElephantTalk
2023-11-14 23:36:35 +0000 UTC3000 word update, new content at 'Ramos gripped the tubular frame'
Snekguy
2023-11-14 04:21:44 +0000 UTCI am excited to eventually learn about the other Equatorial Borealan nations besides Elysia and Rask.
Lincoln Neal
2023-11-13 03:24:49 +0000 UTCNot that I don't enjoy your more "military scifi" Pinwheel stories but I am very happy to see one seemingly more focused on the domestic/civilian elements of the setting. Beyond the action and hot alien babes (and dudes) you have created a really enjoyable & believable scifi setting which I'm always exited to see more of. Looking forward to how this story goes, which (so far) seems like it might as well be titled "grumpy cat aliens learn about agriculture, & farming equipment".
ElephantTalk
2023-11-12 16:43:14 +0000 UTC2500 word update, new content at “This is your first time on Borealis, yes?”
Snekguy
2023-11-11 22:37:07 +0000 UTCExcellent
Lincoln Neal
2023-11-11 09:55:50 +0000 UTC
