[laughs nervously] So… now you can get an exclusive behind-the-scenes insight on the creation of this story!
NOTE: Brief notes (yes, I mean it this time!) on the revised version are at the blog post's bottom.
From one of my favorite chapters to my absolute least favorite…
I’m not gonna mix words here: I hate Ch.6(Stagnation). I have no qualms admitting Ch.1(Transition) and Ch.2(Reprieve) are worse written, but this chapter in particular was the one I had the worst time actually writing, and it was for one specific reason…
Alternate Titles: Fear, Part Two, Death —Since the last chapter wasn’t “Fear, Part One” I obviously couldn’t name this one “Part Two” but as you can tell, I did keep “Fear” as the title for thematic reasons.
And we're back once more with the next installment of The Writing of The Bonds of Love!
Today, we're discussing the very first chapter of The Bonds of Love, and was it the bang most stories are expected to begin with? Well…? We’ll see as we go on.
But to start things off now, we’ve already got a major cut concept to discuss, so let's dive on in!
~ The Diary That Never Was ~
Hello again, everyone! So, the last time I posted one of these updates was shortly after Thanksgiving, and I had just finished discussing Ch.8(Tension) and Ch.9(Fear) and was ready and excited to talk about the next two, Ch.10(Home) and Ch.11(Closure). But then at some point or another, I blinked and suddenly it was Christmas, and I had only finished discussing one of the Griffonstone chapters.
Firstly, Merry Christmas, everyone! 
Hope you’re all enjoying the holiday!
And we’re back for the final part of the Ch.15(Family, Part Two) discussion!
The story so far: After a grueling impromptu therapy session, Gallus has finally won Ocean Flow’s approval, and the duo now races toward the surface world to inform Silverstream of this glorious development, alongside an explanation for why such approval was refused for so terribly long…
Behold! The best chapters in the entire story! I’m not exaggerating; the Mount Aris arc is fantastic! And you have Great White Prime to thank for its existence.
And we're back! Due to apparent word count limitations, this chapter's discussion required it be split into separate posts, and today I bring you the second half, containing the oh so tumultuous resolution to Gallus and Grandpa Gruff's fued. Let's not waste anymore time and get right on into it!
~ Never Break the Chain ~
Ah, Ch.11(Closure). For a while, I considered this to be the best chapter of The Bonds of Love, even better than the Smolder and Mount Aris chapters. It’s not hard to see why—Ch.10(Home) did most of the setup concerning Gallus’ feelings toward Griffonstone, leaving Ch.11(Closure) to ride that setup and finally discuss his and Gruff’s relationship—something I’ve wanted to address since the very beginning with A Day for Family.
Alternate Title: Griffonstone — For obvious reasons. I didn’t go with it since I still preferred naming the chapters after their main themes.
Ch.10(Home) is weird for me because even though it’s one of the best chapters of the story, I feel far more passionate for the next chapter. Though I suppose that’s only natural when this is clearly a glorified Part One to Ch.11(Closure)’s Part Two. And yes, that does mean this was another chapter split incident, as are the next four chapters.
Greetings and salutations, my friends.
This is your top-of-the-line film, TV show, and episode reporter here with another review.
Today, for my 115th film analysis, I'm gonna give you guys my take of what is undeniably the very first movie in the James Bond franchise: "Dr. No".
Here's the rundown of it:
Alternate titles: Pessimism, Paranoia — Didn’t choose either, preferring to name it, not after Silver’s problem, but rather the solution to it.
Before I begin discussing this chapter properly, I just wanna say I feel so bad for Silverstream. I put her through so much crap in this story, it’s not even funny. But that begs the question why Silver’s story-line became what it is. To answer that we must first discuss what this chapter could have been.
We’re in the final stretch now, and there’s no better way to begin bringing this story to a close than the event we’ve been hyping up since the very beginning: Gallus and Silverstream’s 2nd Date.
This has been a long time coming, and you better believe I relished every second I wrote this chapter, especially since I could finally write the lovebirds being actually happy!
It’s always funny looking at this chapter with that old “I won’t let these chapters exceed 20k words again” promise in mind.
While the first half of the Mount Aris arc was dedicated to Gallus-Stream finally having a break from all the plot-mandated drama so they could actually bask in their love and affection, this half returns us to the status quo to resolve the last of that drama.
And at long last, we’re here: The Gallus/Ocean Flow scene. And of course, it gets a whole chapter dedicated to it!
I feel it best to begin by reiterating how Ocean Flow’s beach-side tirade was the very first thing ever conceptualized regarding the Mount Aris arc, becoming fully realized thanks to Great White Prime’s suggestions.
So, I've been doing more work on the current chapter, working through several character interactions, stuff I'd planned from the start. I'm still puzzling over the connecting segments, but I've got an idea about how the story proceeds. Now it's a question of putting everything together.
Greetings and salutations, my friends.
This is your top-of-the-line film, TV show, and episode reporter here with another review.
Today, for my fourth analysis on a member of the James Bond franchise, I'm gonna give you guys my take of Sean Connery's fourth outing as the title character: "Thunderball".
Here's the rundown of this adventure:
Greetings and salutations, my friends.
This is your top-of-the-line film, TV show, and episode reporter here with another review.
Today, for my second analysis on a James Bond movie, I'm gonna give you guys my take on Sean Connery's second outing as the character: "From Russia with Love".
Here's the rundown of it:
Greetings and salutations, my friends.
This is your top-of-the-line film, TV show, and episode reporter here with another review.
Today, for my 3rd analysis on a member of the James Bond franchise, I'm gonna give you guys my take on Sean Connery's third outing as the title character: "Goldfinger".
Here's the rundown of it:
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