The month really felt like it flew by. Now, here we are, the end of October and about to finish out the rest of the year.
This is also my chance to remind you: if you’re in the US, you have a matter of days to either get your ballot in or get prepared to vote. If you’re a mail-in voter, be aware that there have already been some attempts to set fire to ballot drop boxes in WA and OR. While they have identified the ballots that were destroyed and found those responsible for the fires, I just want to urge you to be safe and consider your options for this election season.
With that out of the way, let’s get into the update.
Far North
- This month added over 9k words and 15 pages. This brings our total to 89k words and 125 pages. Most days say about 500 words added on average over 18 days. Not too shabby.
- Finally entered the last section of the book! Though don’t let that fool you, there’s still plenty to write before the conclusion. I’m anticipating another month or two of writing. That would put this ready for alpha readers by end of January — because giving myself a break around the holidays is important.
Nosia Archives
- This didn’t get as much attention as I had hoped to give it. That isn’t to say nothing got done, it definitely did, just that my attention was more on the Vivekananda series than this.
- It’s still very slow going overall. I keep getting somewhere and then need to pause to work out details. This is a very ambitious project for me, so I may be overcompensating when I could just try and get into the writing.
- One thing that is becoming apparent about the series is how much I want this world to be believable and consistent for the reader. A fear I have is that people who are desirous of complex magical worlds will hate this series. That the logic of it all wont hold up. Perhaps, in the end, it’s this that’s blocking my progress because I find I want to contemplate every single aspect of something to make sure it’s consistent. That the rules make sense.
Exploring Spirit
- archive.org going down this month threw an unexpected disruption into things. That said, it was also helpful. Part 3 is now finished and just needs images added to it.
- Part 4 is also done! Surprise! Why is it done? Because the original part 3 was 10 pages long and needed to be split. As it is, both sections are roughly 5 pages each, without images. These are long reads and there really is no better way to edit it down.
- Why are they so long? There’s a lot of detail. While Nikhilananda tends to gloss over large chunks of time, Chattopadhyaya adds those details back in. So, in order to present both sides of the picture, things can get a bit long winded.
- This will probably continue on until Vivekananda returns to India. Chattopadhyaya’s work focuses exclusively on Vivekananda’s early live and travels, so his death is less covered. Nikhilananda will have to suffice for that.
- Lastly, before moving on, I want to mention that after Vivekananda is finished I will be pausing this series indefinitely. I’ll admit that this particular project quickly escalated into something more than I could chew. Perhaps I’ll come back to it at a later time, but for right now I need a bit of a break from researching these religious figures.
Stream/Vibe Checks
- Halloween Spooktacular is upon us! When you’re (likely) reading this is the start of the Halloween streams. Like last year, we’ll be doing 3 days of spooky games and rounding things out with a final evening of cozy vibes. Come join us if you can! I’ll be live at 1830EST every night!
- Outside of that, we’re knee-deep in Disco Elysium and trying to figure out the mysteries of Arctico. On Thursday we’ve begun trying to discuss different aspects of roleplaying. If that sounds interesting, come by the regular streams and tell us your thoughts or learn something new.
- Speaking of roleplaying…there may be something interesting in the works. Keep an eye out. Possibly some D&D will be coming your way…
That’s it for this month! Pretty solid month but definitely fast paced. Don’t forget to vote if you’re in the US and…well, we’ll just see what happens come November.
Until then, stay safe and sane!
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