[12/31/2022] An Author's Address · 3:42am Jan 1st, 2023
First off, it's address as in I am addressing all of you fantastic people who follow me and read what I put out - all of you make writing so very worth it.
Now! Here's the main kicker:
Let's heat this up, because writing always gets me worked up, and in an awesome way!
First off, it's address as in I am addressing all of you fantastic people who follow me and read what I put out - all of you make writing so very worth it.
Now! Here's the main kicker:
So, it's been only a day or so since I published the newest chapters of Deadwood's Detective Agency and Future Tactics - The War Games, and the response I've seen so far has me pumped! Both stories are labours of love, but for a while, I was legitimately burned out from writing (It's a problem that happens if I try to 'blitz' writing chapters - it takes so much out of me that I get writer's block that refuses to go away unless I try and focus on something like a short story).
So, this'll be a short blog post.
I don't see comments from people anymore. Do people really not have that much of an attention span anymore that long-form stories like mine, with decently long chapters, no longer get attention?
Has it come to the point where it's not about the quality of stories, but how many you pump out, or how many chapters you put out?
So, haven't seen much from me for a bit, and there's a reason for that:
I've been rewriting and reworking the prologue chapter for Future Tactics - The War Games! The original Prologue was around 12 500 words, but considering how much I desperately needed to rewrite it, to bring it up to my current standards, it's coming along well! About 3000 words into the rewrite, and it should help fix some of my glaring issues that still come up from the original.
Now, on to other things:
Seriously! I post the third Case File, and within SECONDS I hit front page! Sure, it's lower down than I'd appreciate, but DAMN! I've only hit front page ONCE before, and that was with Secrets of the Zone!
While I wish Future Tactics would make it, Deadwood's Detective Agency is still a fun medium to write in, and it's thanks to all you fantastic readers that it hit the front page!
Not bad for someone who doesn't update much, aye?
Hello everyone! Yeah, I've finally finished the next chapter! With a lot of it, I struggled with the sense of scale I was trying to convey. In a sense, I was thinking of the market scenes you would see in the show Firefly, which to me felt real, alive. I've been in markets like that, back in 2010, when I went down to Guatemala. The markets are loud, filled with bartering, and they're always a treat to be in. You never know what you'll find (In my case, I found an actual Cavalry Saber.
So, if anyone read my last blog post, you would have noticed that I may have mentioned I was military.
Well, unfortunately, due to medical issues, my employment with my country's armed forces is coming to an end. Things happened, things changed, and I'm researching how I'm going to move forward on this.
I really need people to tell me why they like this story. Out of everything I've written, this one is currently getting a lot of attention.
What did I do right this time?
So, I've been away for a number of years, and honestly? I'm angry at myself. Sure, at the moment, I can justify it by saying that it's because my internet is so bad at the moment, but in the end, that's just an excuse.
I'm reviving my old story, Future Tactics - The War Games, for a good reason.
The story was fun to write, and is fun to write. However, this post is a double-header for a reason.
Hello everyone. Yeah, it's been a while, due to a few things, which I will cover in this blog post.