So much. Many things. This fortnight I finished drafting Chapter 3 of The New Thing, did my revisions for Chapter 6 of Royal Affairs, and planned Royal Affairs Chapter 7.
Royal Affairs wordcount: 150,490 words
Royal Affairs average playthrough: 41,926 words
Total Royal Affairs wordcount progress: 2708 words
The New Thing wordcount: 36,532 words
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After you dropped out of university with neither a rich spouse nor rich family to support you, your old professor pulled strings to secure you employment as a live-in conversation partner for a lonely Jezhani aristocrat. When you arrive to the desolate, isolated Isle of Teteriuk in the depths of winter, you discover a near-derelict estate and an intense conversation partner with a nose for trouble.
Life in this foreign mansion can be exciting - or claustrophobic. As relationships grow ...
You are Asher Garnett, royal bodyguard, and you are fifteen years old, and unlike most days, you have nothing to do.
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Patreon keeps throwing phrases at me like "relationship management" which, ugh. It reminds me of the use of corporate titles like "People Team" to make "HR" sound less scary [they're still the people who tell you you're fired though! Hahaha.] It's also telling me that patrons like being sent welcome messages when they subscribe.
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Thanks for the questions! Remember I'll answer up to 10, so next month feel free to throw some more at me!
Reaction from Royal Affairs RO’s if the MC gave them bedroom eyes in public?
Asher would flush a bit, and try to keep composed, but they'd find it difficult.
Beaumont would giv...
Thanks for the questions, everyone! As you see, there are 8 this month - don't be shy about throwing more my way next time!
blaise brainrot ,, feel free to answer or not answer any qs !! sorry for all the romance asks blaise really on the mind lately 😭
Oh don't worry! I'm glad Blaise is bringing you joy!
blaise w an oblivious s/o whose acquaintance blatantly has a crush on them?
I'm going to assume the s/o is the MC for th...
This fortnight I've been carrying on working on Chapter 6 of Royal Affairs, and Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 of The New Thing.
Royal Affairs wordcount: 147,782 words
Royal Affairs average playthrough: 41,463 words
Total Royal Affairs wordcount progress: 4900 words
The New Thing wordcount: 23,494 words
The New Thing average playthrough: 11,117 words
This fortnight I've been working on Chapter 2 of The New Thing, and Chapter 6 of Royal Affairs. Has it really been two weeks since the last Newsflash? It's gone by in a ... drumroll ... flash!
Royal Affairs wordcount: 142,882 words
Royal Affairs average playthrough: 40,962 words
Total Royal Affairs wordcount progress: 1928 words
The New Thing wordcount: 23,494 words
Welcome to the latest early access demo for Royal Affairs! This demo completes Chapter 3, during which you can go to the party of the season, the Archambault Winter Ball. What will you wear? Who will you go with? Will the Student Council manage to put something good together for the occasion? All this and more in this demo update! I hope you enjoy, and please let me know what you th...
2021-10-04 17:54:28 +0000 UTC View PostHello there, and thank you for stopping by! Here's where you can find out what subscribers will get to see in the next few weeks.
Newsflash subscribers: two indepth progress reports with behind the scenes snippets (Oct 8, Oct 22)
Sneak Preview subscribers: everything above plus early access to more Royal Affairs demo content (Oct 4) and access to October's non-NSFW answer post (Oct 29)
Bonus Supplement subscribers...
I've been working on Chapter 6 of Royal Affairs and a tiny bit of Chapter 1-2 of The New Thing this fortnight!
Royal Affairs wordcount: 140954 words
Royal Affairs average playthrough: 40615 words
The New Thing wordcount: 11024 words
The New Thing average playthrough: 6405 words
Royal Affairs Chapter 6 continues apace.
Chapter 6 is doing... something to me...
Welcome to September's answer post, which is Asher central!
SPOILERS BELOW, you have been warned!
How would asher react to everyone being surprised that they haven't realized the mc has a crush on them and insisting that its obvious?
Asher would be REALLY awkward about it and would probably try to avoid talking about it as much as possible! Someone like Dominique who is both a teaser and good at observing relationship dynamics would likely tease the...
This fortnight I've been dividing my time between Chapter 6 of Royal Affairs and work on The New Thing which I'll go into more below!
Royal Affairs current wordcount: 132,821 words
Current average playthrough length: 39,077 words
Royal Affairs has pretty consistently been bigger than Blood Money, and smaller than Creme de la Creme. Creme de la Creme is a behemoth, so I feel good about RA ...
In October, I'll be making a bit of bonus content centred around a particular Royal Affairs character. Who would you it to be about?
You can vote until 1st October, when I will start working on it!
2021-09-08 13:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to the latest early access demo for Royal Affairs! This demo leads you into Chapter 3, a beautiful lakeside school trip, and a chance to get to know your friends, rivals, and/or romances better outside of the strict rules at Archambault. I hope you enjoy, and please let me know what you think!
Note! If you have a non-early-access game saved, you'll need to start a new ...
2021-09-01 16:11:37 +0000 UTC View PostHave a peruse of the worldbuilding and character wiki here! This will be updated frequently with lots of delicious content!
2021-09-01 13:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post
I've been working on Chapter 5 and Chapter 6 of Royal Affairs and have been making superfast progress!
Current wordcount: 125837 words
Current average playthrough length: 37862 words
In Chapter 5 I've written the entrance of a character you'll recognise from Creme de la Creme and there are some dodgy dealings going on! You'll have some time in your leadership class, sorting out some Stude...
Hello there, and thank you for stopping by! If you're curious about what subscribers will get to see in the next few weeks, you're in the right place.
Newsflash subscribers: three indepth progress reports with behind the scenes snippets (August 27, Sept 10, Sept 24)
Sneak Preview subscribers: everything above plus an early access Royal Affairs update (Sept 1) and access to September's answer post (Sept 15)
Bonus S...