Sunday, April 3, 2016

Current State of Things

Hello, Mols here!

Recently I've gotten out of my hiatus and started writing again. Competitive gaming has been taking a lot of time out of me, but I'm starting to get back into the swing of things.

I'm still trying to work out a stable design for the page. Personally, I have a hard time reading color, or focusing on a page with contrasting color, so I'm attempting to create a page that won't take a toll on anyone with terrible eyesight like yours truly. So don't be surprised if every other time you visit the page, it looks different.

My writing itself is also going through some changes. Design-wise, I'm still trying to find a decent font and size, since I copy-and-paste my stories from Google Drive. My style has also been going through changes, as I'm developing a change in voice, which is mostly due to writing journalistic columns.

Content-wise, Spirits of Taust and Inseparable are in stable development, with Spirits of Taust being the better-made. I may be spitting out SoT chapters faster as well, since again, the plot is more stably developed.

Destiny Vale, if everything goes to plan, will be released THIS SPRING. It is by far the most developed, and I believe you will be happy with the results. It has been taking this long only because I want every bit of it to be perfect.

My fourth story STILL doesn't have a name, mostly because it may be a lesser-developed title, but I believe if everything goes well, it could also have a spring release.

Going deeper, some other titles may be added here. None will compare to the focus and detail of my Main Four, but will still have a decent amount of effort. These include stories I write for practice, fanfiction, columns, and other small projects. These may be added at a later date if I feel some live up to my expectation I put myself up to on this small blog.

Speaking of size, I do fully acknowledge the size of this page. I don't have many views, or expect many in the next few months or years, though I may act like I have many. If you appreciate my stories, please feel free to share this site. The more noticed this blog gets, the more active I will be.

I write an average of twice a day, usually around four hours, and usually on several different projects. Among 3D animating and gaming, this is usually the most I can cram. But if this page gets more views, I'm happy to put more and more time into this hobby than other hobbies.

If everything goes well, these are some checkpoints I hope to reach in the future:
-Author Talks, a small mini-series of posts I would add each week, usually on a Friday or Saturday. I'm very excited to try this, so I don't need too many views to start it. Basically, I would be writing a small personal post, explaining my thoughts on the posts written that week, while doing Q&As and giving away small behind-the-scenes, easter eggs, and hints on what's to come. Believe it or not, in every one of my stories, there are many hints to my other stories, even subtly giving away spoilers.

-A Patreon. Despite Google Adsense, I feel it unnecessary to put ads on this blog, no matter my popularity in the next few years. I know of a few friends who use Patreon for their art, and it makes me curious if I could ever do something like that in the future. Do note that if I ever did get a Patreon, it would be late, late in the future, if I have hundreds of viewers. I do not wish to beg for money, especially with this page being so young, but it's a thought for something I could do in four years or so.

-Google Forms. At certain points in my stories, I will make Google Forms to ask broad questions about how I'm doing. These will be anywhere from feedback, to opinion, to your guesses on what'll happen next, and just thoughts you have.

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