Bride of Shadows IF - Weekly Progress Report

Compared to weeks where I'm belting out 20,000+ words this one may seem underwhelming on the surface. However, this is totally in-line with my process.

The IF itself exists as a 50,000ish word outline of all the major plot points and potential plot points. Each time I start a new night, I take the outline for that night, usually just a handful of paragraphs, and expand it into a several thousand word bullet pointed first draft. From there, I have a good skeleton to work with, which allows me to regularly write 2,000-4,000 words per day, as I'm not having to pause to scratch my head and wonder what to write next. It's not a foolproof method. Sometimes the characters will still surprise me or refuse to cooperate. Annoying as that can be, it almost always improves the story.

Now that the bones are in place, I'm set for a busy week of writing. I already have the first quarter of each act complete. My goal is to have the Heretic route finished and the Zealot route 1/2 finished by the end of the week.

This will be the longest night yet. You'll have four very different episode routes depending on your bonds and tendencies, as well as a nail-biter of an ending.

Patreon Coming Soon

I've set up a Patreon, but I'm not ready to launch it quite yet. I've been taking notes from your feedback and I have some pretty cool stuff planned for patrons that won't involve pulling Bound/Unbound modes from Itch. I just need a couple more weeks to get a solid feel for my schedule and ensure I can comfortably deliver on what I'll be offering even if/when I go back to teaching this summer. Mexico's "summer vacation" is like two weeks.

Once I do set up a Patreon, everyone who has tipped on Ko-Fi will receive gifted months in accordance with their contribution as a token of my immense gratitude. Special thanks to Bassesses the Demure for last week's contribution.

Thanks for reading Bride of Shadows. I'm gonna get back to writing!

-Mortish