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March v-log

Yes, it's a little late. ... April Fools? 

Update/Preview 34

Wellp, here we are. After more than six months it finally happened. I missed a deadline. I’m honestly surprised i lasted this long, but I’m proud that it took a massive infection, a serious injury and the near-death of my car to finally do it. So what now? I’m dropping this month’s chapter of Futures End and starting fresh with next month’s Blazing Trinity chapter. If I have time, I’ll go back to it, but I’m not beating my head into the wall with this one any longer. Regular Pat...

Update/Preview 33

Here’s a quick look at the next chapter of Future’s End. God willing I’ll have it ready sometime this week.

Now. Hoo lawdy-lawdy it has been a month. In fact I am very close to saying this may have to be the first month I don’t hit my chapter-a-month deadline. Between nasty infections, injuries to my back and other real world stuff making me basically hit ‘fuck it’ it’s been a shit of a month. I’ll go into more detail in my vlog this week, though.

So, work...

Update/Preview 32

I apologise for the lateness of this update, but the last few days have been a trial. Hoping things start to calm down a little now.

This is a bit of a cut scene from the first chapter of the SI Dark story. I liked it, but the SI was way too chill about what was happening so I felt I had to rework it.

Progress continues on Futures End, slowly, and I worry it’s gonna be a close thing getting it done by the end of the month. The next Self Insert Support is primed and ready.

Update/Preview 31

Ha ha! Another week another update! This particular snippet was born while I was thinking about the manga Yomeiro Choice, in which a bunch of girls from seperate timelines travel back to try and set up generic manga protagonist with their mom. Hilarity ensues. I would love to do more work on this particular piece, but as I mentioned on the Discord server I’ve kinda hit critical mass; if I try to do anything else, everything’s gonna suffer for it. Still thought this exchange was amusing, t...

Update/Preview 30

Wow. Thirty weeks of this shit. That's more than half a damn year. 

Anyway, yes, another weekly update actually on time this week! Kinda... Anyway, because I spent most of last week first in a drug induced fugue state then second in a fever haze, I didn't get a lot of writing done. So as opposed to a small preview of, like, two lines, I thought I'd drop some particularly amusing (and somewhat raunchy) bloopers from the first chapter of the Self Insert Apocryphal Tales audiobook. Wh...

Update/Preview 29

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I DONE GOOFED! I apologise for the delay on this update, but as I previously stated I just had dental surgery and I have spent the last week high as balls on painkillers. Hopefully I can get the next Audiobook chapter up with minimal delay. We’ll have to wait and see on that front. Itll be the start of the Apocryphal Tales chapters, so Cordy and Morgan and yay!

This is a quick look at the second chapter of Self Insert Dark. It’ll be the attack on Southtown...

February v-log

Sorry for spamming y'all today. I'll try to spread uploads out in future. 

Patreon Exclusive! Self Insert Dark ch1

Here it is, ladies and gents and everything in-between! The long-awaited first chapter of Metallover's Self Insert Dark, an experiment where you, the Patrons, tell me what to write! 

The basic plot and synopsis of the early parts of the story has been brainstormed already, and can be found in the attached word document, so make sure you check that out if you're curious or want to contribute. But remember, there's spoilers in the document, so if you don't want to contribute, I advis...

Update/Preview 28

Here we are, another week, another preview. This one’s from something I’ve been playing around with for a while now. It’s a second part to my Final Fantasy story The Truth of the Heroes of Light, just something I’ve been doing to kill some time. I may finish it, I may not, but I did particularly like this exchange. I wanted to share.

Self Insert Dark ch1 is in editing, but may require reworking depending on how I’m feeling about it. I’m also plugging away at ch2 of ...

Update/Preview 27

I’m making this update a little earlier than normal this week because... reasons? Whatever, weekly update!

Firstly, hello to new Patrons! Welcome! All past rewards are still available to download at your leisure, just use the tags on the left. And don’t forget to join the Discord server! It’s great fun.

Now, this preview is a look at the planning notes of a Self Insert Apocryphal Tale I’ve wanted to work on for some time now. Another lovely ‘what if?’ scenario. What i...

Preview/Update 26

Here it is, another snippet of the next Self Insert chapter. And it. Is. Awkward. Honestly, I’m making such good time with this one y’all should see it by the end of the week. Editor willing. I just have a little tweaking to do, a little extra to add, then the draft is done. Then it’s on to hammering away at the first Self Insert Dark chapter! Yay!

I played the Anthem open demo over the weekend, and honestly I am smitten with this game. Anyone wanting to play it with me when it co...

January v-log

The v-log for January 2019

Self Insert Audiobook Cover

Ha hah! Out of nowhere, a wild cover art for the audiobook has appeared! Seeing as I'm currently sitting down to record the final chapter of Book 1: The Insertening I felt like this was a good time to share this. Yes, a graphic designer I am clearly not, but I'm hoping XcelltasticX's awesome artwork of SI!Ben more than makes up for it. Simple, elegant, minimalist. I like this style. 

And let's face facts, this story is about as wish-fullfilling as it could possibly get, so why not ...

Preview/Update 25

Here we are, another week another update.

I’m happy to report that the next chapter of Blazing Trinity, which this excerpt is taken from, is fully drafted and now in editing. Won’t be too much longer now, and I’ll have it uploaded here for y’all. Work on the next Self Insert chapter is proceeding... surprisingly well. I’m already half done the draft (shock-horror!) so hopefully I’ll have it done in time to be my valentine to all my Patrons! And yes, I feel dirty having writ...

Preview/Update 24

I’m legit sorry for this one. I wrote this as a joke for the Path of Radiance Let’s Play I’m working on with my editor ‘Minute Rice’ and others, basically just to read out during lulls in conversation to get a rise out of the guys. Why am I previewing this as opposed to Blazing Trinity, which I’m actually working on? For the lulz.

The next SI Support is due tomorrow, but may be a little late. The artist, XcelltasticX, has been a bit under the weather, but he’s on...

Preview/Update 23

Firstly, I’d like to say a big hello and welcome to our new Patron friends. How’re all of you doing?

Now, here we are, another preview! The first appearance of our newest characters in Blazing Trinity, Serra and Erk. I am perhaps a third of the way done with the chapter’s draft, and I’m hoping I can have it nearly done by the end of the week so my poor editor doesn’t have to rush. The next Self Insert Support is almost done, too, and the artwork is coming along nicel...

Preview/Update 22

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the very first preview of the interaction story we have tentatively dubbed “Metallover’s Self Insert: Dark”. This story is kinda being worked on eclectically, so I’ll have finished chapters whenever. On the list of priorities it’s third or fourth. Still above my novel, though.

Blazing Trinity is progressing. I’ll have something of it to preview for y’all next week. Hopefully I flesh out Mark as a character a little more in this chapt...

Preview/update 21

Happy New Year everyone! Hope y’all have a good one, and stay safe tonight, ya hear?

Here we are with a preview of the next Self Insert chapter! Fun times are afoot, even if it is a bridging chapter. Work has begun on the next Blazing Trinity, too, so look forward to that.

Early Access Future's End 27

Aaaaaaaand here's the early access for Future's End Chapter 27, and I actually remembered to make the font larger this time. I am now totally exhausted. When next I wake, Blazing Trinity will be worked on. 

December v-log

The title's pretty self explanatory. On to 2019!

Preview/Update 20

Preview is from the new Futures End. It amazes me to think I’m finally now so close to finishing this story.

I’ll open this update by stating what an absolute flustercuck this entire month has been, and this last week in particular. I may have been overly optimistic about getting so much writing done in December. As it stands, I’ll be hard pressed to get even the Futures End chapter I’m working on done, let alone what I wanted to get done out of Blazing Trinity. I’m trying, bu...

Preview/Update 19

Okay. So things are a little slow right now. I’ve had wicked bad writers block all week, but I’m kinda over the hump now. I’m just trying to figure out what to put into this Futures End chapter and what to put in the next one. I’m thinking it’ll end up being a very long one, regardless of how I move things around.

I wasn’t accepted into the Radiance zine I submitted to... it sucks, but life goes on.

So! This preview is from the Patreon participation story I mentioned in my ...

Preview/Update 18

Here’s a quick look at the introduction of one of the new OC characters in the upcoming Self Insert chapter. Eruty’s gonna be a semi-important recurring character, one of three, so look forward to seeing more of her.

I am actually working on the next Future’s End, too. Kinda getting over writer’s block a little, but we’re progressing.

I also just almost dropped my phone in my cereal. I think it might be time for some sleep.

Preview/Update 17

Sorry, running late again. More of an update than a preview, because I’ve just gone back to work and things are kind of a shitshow right now. Thanks to Adam over on the Discord channel for making this image, too. You’re awesome.

So. The plan is to get the next chapter of Future’s End done, edited and uploaded before Christmas, and have most of the next Blazing Trinity done by new year. Ideally we’ll get both before January, but we’ll see how I go with FE first. I’m up to a very im...

November v-log

November's v-log post, now with editing! 

Early Access Stories November

So, as opposed to the original plan with NaNoWriMo, this sort of happened... 

The Self Insert story will follow the usual rules; 48 hours or so and it'll be up online for all the world to see. I hope y'all enjoy it. It's nice to think that this time off work wasn't a total waste. Hope y'all like fluff.  

The other story, though, is something special. I've submitted the Radiance story (or plan to submit) to a charity Fire Emblem zine, and while the rules say I can't post it anyw...

Preview/Update 16

Back to Fire Emblem now. Chapter 27 of Future’s End is underway and off to a strong start. I also have a completed Self Insert Apocryphal Tale in editing with Minute Rice, which I’ll be posting here some time this week.

NaNoWriMo was a bust. Again. The problem this year was I took myself out of my routine, and without that structure everything went to shit. It wasn’t a total waste, though; I’m rewriting what I do have to be a better fit for my style, and will work on that when I have ...

Patreon Anthology 1

Okay, here it is, the first part of the Patreon short story anthology. I will start actually working on more stories in the series (I've already got one ready to go after this one, anyway), and it will start updating... whenever. Please make note that these will not be Self Insert stories; any self insert stories are a different beast and come under the banner of 'Self Insert Apocryphal Tales', and are treated as such. 

I've had this written for maybe a year now, as a sort of pseudo-commi...

Special Message for #PatronAppreciationDay

A special shout out today to all of y'all who support me and help make my dreams a reality. I wish I could give more, but they kinda snuck this one on me. So enjoy a collection of my first ten years of fanfiction writing! And thank you all so much for your continued support. I couldn't do this without y'all.