Spoiled Sweet

4/17 - Add on Author Thoughts

I've mentioned this vaguely on tumblr, but I might as well post it here:

I've been asked before if there's a point at which you guys will be given a "lock in" moment for the ROs, where you choose who you want to romance. I always intended it to be a thing, but I've waffled back and forth on the 'when'. Since the romances in this series are definitely going to be more of the slow-burn variety, I've considered holding off on the lock in moment until book 2. But as I've been considering th...

Author Check-in 4/16

Hey everyone, just thought I'd drop a quick note for you guys.

As I've posted on Tumblr, the ADHD brain bugs have been getting to me, so any writing at all has been hard the last few days. It just be like that sometimes. So when I am in the mood to write, I've been focused exclusively on chapter 8, which is why there haven't been any shorts. I'm sorry about that.

As for the chapter itself, it's been going slow, but I think I have the outline for it more or less sorted out. Since i...

Surprise Drop: Chapter 8 Demo

I've played through the whole demo, there shouldn't be any errors. If you're using an old save from before chapter 7, you might encounter some bugs like last time.

This is a little shorter than chapter 7 demo. It covers MC reading Erebus, witnessing how Erebus and Casey met, and what happened when she was taken. R and Carter also drop some important lore at the end.

https:...

Author Check-in 4/6

Hey hey, though I'd write a quick note here.

Still inching along with chapter 8 ever so slowly. I'm trying to figure out how much to include for the demo and I think it'll be quite a bit shorter this time around. I like the demos to encompass whatever the first whole "scene" is, so I'm not leaving you hanging in an awkward spot. For a few of the longer chapters, it's been an entire route, like the common route for chapter 5 and Carter's route in chapter 6.

For chapter 8 it's only...

Short for 4/2

Hey everyone. This short was inspired by a recent ask on the tumblr. It doesn't really go in depth about the incident in question, but it is a character moment for Carter and MC I think. I might expand on the idea more in the future, I haven't decided.

Author Check-in 4/1

Hey everyone! I realize I've been quiet for the last week. I'm sorry about that. Life got in the way.

Anyhoodles, a couple things:

I probably have enough done of chapter 8 to make the demo. I need to clean it up a little, but it should be soon-ish. I'll keep you guys posted.

Chapter 8 is going to be the last of the "set up" chapters. It'll also be somewhat of a filler chapter as it is mostly about MC killing time at the apartment waiting for the parley. I'm struggling with i...

Author Check-in 3/20 Chapter 8 Progress Notes

Chapter 7 goes public on the 22nd and chapter 8 is moving along all right. The progress isn't coming as quickly as it did last time, but I've also been struggling with a lot more anxiety the last couple weeks. It kind of just comes and goes.

That said, chapter 8 is almost 5000 words and I might have enough for a demo soon, but I'm not sure. Still, I've gotten over what feels like the first major hump. In chapter 6, MC mentions possibly reading Erebus, which is the majority of chapter 8...

New Short 3/15

https://spoiledsweet.itch.io/the-second-sight-side-stories/patreon-access

Hey everyone. This time of year gets in my head a little. My dad's birthday would be on the 24th and ever since he passed, it's like my brain knows something is missing and it shuts down a little. So if I'm not quite as productive right now, I'm sorry.

Chapter 8 is moving along nicely. I think I...

Holy Crap, I'm sorry Guys - Agent Release for Chapter 7

I forgot all about this! I had to do boring adult shit today and my brain's been an anxiety riddled wreck. I totally forgot all about this.

https://spoiledsweet.itch.io/the-second-sight-demos/patreon-access

Give me a few minutes and I'll have a new short posted as a sort of apology

Chapter 7 Friends of the Court Release

Hey everyone! Enjoy!

https://spoiledsweet.itch.io/the-second-sight-demos/patreon-access

Wow look at you Patreon, functioning again 3/5 - First look at the Extended Glossary

Forgive the sarcastic title. About a year ago, Patreon stopped letting me attach files directly to my posts and I gave up trying it entirely. So I didn't expect it to work this time around, but here we are:

As a small side project, I've been trying to condense my world building notes and ideas into a single file so I can reference them easier in the future. Right now, the only sections that have any information in them are "Paranaturals" and "Wilders".

Now, everything here is subj...

I still owe you guys a short and other updates

Getting wrapped up in finishing and releasing Chapter 7 has sidetracked me a lot. I do have a short on the back burner that I just need to finish and put out. That should happen sometime this weekend.

As some bonus content for everyone, I'm going to also try to finish up and publish an extended glossary I've been working on. It's mostly world-building stuff and extra ideas that probably won't ever come up in the main story.

Regarding the main story itself, as I'm plotting out chap...

Chapter 7 Immortals Release (Again)

I'm really sorry guys, I had to run through the chapter again because I caught an error after uploading (it didn't save any of my changes for some reason). It should be fixed now, but if anything comes up, let me know.

https://spoiledsweet.itch.io/the-second-sight-demos/patreon-access

Chapter 7 Release Dates Announcement

¯\ (ツ) /¯ Here we go, I guess

For the Immortals tier on Patreon, chapter 7 will release on 3/1 at 5pm EST

For Friends of the Court, chapter 7 will release on 3/8 at 5pm EST

For Agents, chapter 7 will release on 3/15 at 5pm EST

And the public itch.io release will be on 3/22 at 5pm EST

Author Check-in 2/26 Chapter 7 Update

Wow tonight was super weird. I work a lot of closing shifts and tonight we lost power about a half hour before closing. Definite slasher film vibes wandering around a small department store.

Anyway, I announced on tumblr and in the discord chat earlier that the writing for chapter 7 is done. Since I finished this so quickly, I'm going to take my time with the edits and make sure nothing feels messy or rushed. When I get a better idea of where I am with it, I'll announce release dates an...

2/15 Chapter 7 Demo Release

Does this count as a Valentine's gift? Let's go with that.

As far as the chapter goes, it's going along well. I've finished Z's portion of the chapter and I've moved onto R's. We don't get a ton of time with the ROs this chapter, but we do learn some critical things about them---R and Z in particular.

https://spoiledsweet.itch.io/the-second-sight-demos/patreon-acces...

2/13 Short

This week's short is a glimpse at the future, specifically at the "parley". It's something I've been trying to plan out in my head lately, and this is just the first attempt.

https://spoiledsweet.itch.io/the-second-sight-side-stories/patreon-access

Thanks for reading.

2/12 Chapter 7 Demo Launch Date

Hey! Everyone who follows the tumblr or discord will already know this, but I've decided to launch the demo for chapter 7 this Saturday, 2/15. Demos are available for my Friends of the Court and higher tiers.

Hey hey! 2/4 Weekly Update

So we're just at 5600 words for chapter 7 (technically 5599). So that's going well. I mentioned in my previous post that this chapter might end up not being long enough with the outline I have and oh silly me the 5600 words right now is JUST the scene with the Kestrel, which is literally only the third section on the outline out of 15. And I'm not done with it yet. Sooo depending on how long this goes on, it might be an entirely Kestrel focused chapter. Again.

This week I'm giving you t...

1/29 Midweek Update - 2/2 Itchi.io Release and Chapter 7 Notes

Hey everyone, just checking in again. This coming Monday is the public release for chapter 6 and I'm super excited. It's always fun to see people's reactions to new stuff.

 I also want to thank all of my new patrons and just all of my members in generally, especially the ones who choose to donate, because I feel like I don't do that enough. Making any amount of money at all on my writing is seriously a lifelong dream kind of thing and it means so much. To see the patreon growing me...

1/26 Z Short

Hey everyone! I didn't plan on releasing any shorts while chapter 6 is being distributed, because I wanted to build up my backlog.

But my brain is in full "let's write chapter 7" mode instead, so if we cannot write a short we are at least releasing one.

This is a Z short. It's hot-pants short and focuses kind of on the same things Z's other shorts do, but it's what it is. As I explained in the discord before, if I seem to struggle writing stuff for Z it's because there's a huge pa...

1/26 - Agent Chapter 6 Access

I mean. It is technically the 26th. (I'm just sitting here crippled by the fear that I'll forget to do this tomorrow.)

So yeah, have fun.

https://spoiledsweet.itch.io/the-second-sight-demos/patreon-access

Midweek Update 1/22

I'm trying to get in the habit of posting here more frequently, regardless of whether I have anything important to announce. (Brief bit of oversharing: I was having extreme problems with my anxiety---to the point of borderline agoraphobia---when I started the Patreon and my brain decided Patreon also made it anxious. So basically I'm giving myself exposure therapy.)

I've more or less finished outlining a portion of chapter 7. I'm going to write what I have of the outline and as long as ...

Friends of the Court Chapter 6 Release

Anyone who pays attention to the tumblr probably wasn't expecting this until 8pm. Then I realized that I literally just needed to change the price on the Patreon access and not go through the process of reuploading it entirely.

So here you go.

https://spoiledsweet.itch.io/the-second-sight-demos/patreon-access

Chapter 6 - Immortals Access

Hey everyone! It's release day for my Immortals (typing that felt like some kind of summoning spell. I expect the Cthulu of fanfiction to rise from the depths of the ocean any minute now).

https://spoiledsweet.itch.io/the-second-sight-demos/patreon-access

1/10 Chapter 6 Release

All right, if you've been following the tumblr, you know that chapter 6 is done writing wise. I was going to put off release for another week or so, but I don't think I can contain myself. So here we go:

For the Immortals tier on Patreon, chapter 6 will release on 1/12 at 5pm EST

For Friends of the Court, chapter 6 will release on 1/19 at 5pm EST

For Agents, chapter 6 will release on 1/26 at 5pm EST

And public itch.io...

1/4 New Short

Hey guys. This week's short is super short. I've been sick in bed with the plague and am just now feeling better. I've been trying to get back to work on chapter 6 and prioritizing it, but I also want to get back into the swing of putting up shorts.

Anyway, enjoy!

https://spoiledsweet.itch.io/the-second-sight-side-stories/patreon-access

1/1 Chapter 6 Demo

So an hour late than I said, but I also woke up this morning feeling like death after getting slammed by a 103 degree fever last night (39.4 C for everyone who doesn't use freedom units).

Anyway, the demo link:

https://spoiledsweet.itch.io/the-second-sight-demos/patreon-access

Oh and quick edit: Please take a second to look over the tiers. I've switched some things arou...

12/31 Author Check-in, Happy New Year

All right the holidays have had me all fricked up. Between work and family, I've barely had time to breathe. I'm already bad at updating this at the best of times and it's just gotten worse. I'm really sorry about that. I'm most comfortable with tumblr so that's just where everything ends up, even if it really should go here. (Although I'm pretty sure everyone here follows the tumblr? idk. I'll try to be better at this stuff. Patreon feels more like an avenue for facilitating the early releas...

Author Check-in 14/12

Honestly I have been so turned around this week I didn't even realize it was already Saturday again. I'll try to do a short, but I probably won't get one finished. I'm sorry.

However, I have finished the majority of Carter's route for chapter 6. Since I'm using it as a template for Z's and R's routes, the rest of the chapter should be fairly smooth sailing from here.

I haven't quite decided what to include as the demo this time around, if I want to do just Carter's whole route as ...