Weekly Update - 06.07.21

Hello all! 

In what is technically my first update post for June, I bring more good news. I took the 31st off, but have achieved my goal of a thousand words a day every other day this week, which as of the time of this writing brings the chapter to 39k. The Alekto scene is almost done, and will be very soon. From there, I'll have the letter-writing scene as the final choice for the third morning in the Underworld, and then there's an optional scene where the player can see a judgement—a soul being delegated to one of the three subsections of the Underworld. 

The main plot of the story is starting to creep in slowly, too, and by (hopefully, if I don't have to snip for length) the end of the chapter, the first major development will be in play. There's also going to be an intermediate section where I let some time pass and give the PC some choices about what they do with themselves in a more general sense, which should aid or hinder subsequent attempts to solve problems in different ways. 

Of course, I don't really intend for FoA to be the kind of game that has true 'game overs'; that would clash with the comfortable vibe it's supposed to exude. But success or failure will still have effects on the story, which I hope will be really interesting and possibly prompt multiple playthroughs, heh. 

Anyway. I'm participating in IFWriMo, which is taking place on an IF author's server I'm part of, and my goal is to write 1,000 words every single day of June! We'll see how I go, but so far this is feeling very doable. I've even managed my stretch goal of this and 500 words for Diaspora for the last week, so here's hoping I can keep up the momentum. 

I know I have a couple fellow writers here, so best of luck if you're also participating. And to everyone, have a good week, get some sleep, stay hydrated and stay awesome. :)