The end of the year, thirty-one days ‘till sunset. December starts the desire to look back, to see what we’ve gone through the last dozen months and wonder if we’ve accomplished goals or if we’re spinning wheels. Looking back at the first three hundred thirty-four days, I wonder where the time has gone. I wonder where I spent them and how failure and success crossed my path. These posts are meant to be a look ahead, but let’s wade back through time for a few sentences and see the echo of our footsteps.
The last personal podcasting episode I created went up in November of 2018. It’s the first year in over a decade that I didn’t do a podcast of my own. I’ve been on podcasts, but it’s not the same as cranking out my own stream. December won’t change that, but it reminds me that in 2020 I need to get back to work.
The blog was silent for most of 2019. Until September, I didn’t post updates here nor on the Patreon. The monthly update has been a lovely boost, but it’s become not enough. December will see more; 2020 will see a growing trend.
There are four novels in my active project list, with three of them untouched since summer. I lament the time it took me to drag through those, but I won’t let those ghosts linger for too long. I’m not straying from Epicus, but I will see it through. I will see a return to those other stories. 2018 saw my first release, 2020 will see several more.
Okay, no more ripping into myself. September saw a turn of pace and we’re going to focus on the growth from those autumnal days.
Streaming picked up in September, and I hid my stride in October. I finished getting the base screens for my page ready in November, and December will see the on screen production jump up. I’ll also be adding additional days to my weekly schedule. Wednesdays, Wednesday nights, and Saturday nights are my current schedule, but expect Mondays to join that night list starting on the second.
Working on Epicus since the end of summer has been a lovely experience. NaNoWriMo last night helped me lay a foundation for the novel to come, and the world building I’ve mustered over the last few months have opened the door to get other projects working in the setting. The early December goal is to work on and publish a Patreon exclusive short story in the setting. This will feature characters that will appear in the novel as well as settings from the novel. Essentially, it’ll be my first semi-public sneak peek at the setting. Stay tuned to my various feeds to learn when that go live.
I didn’t get additional art worked on in November, but I’ll be working on the gamemaster concept more in the coming weeks. I need more practice as I learned during a previous stream, so I’ll release a few teases but don’t expect anything solid until I’m very comfortable with the design to come.
So, let’s recap shall we? We’re going to see an uptick in blog entries, and some will tie into new podcast episodes that will be out early next year. We’re adding Monday night as another streaming night, and will be working on the displays for the stream. There’s going to be some short story work going out his week to have a Patreon exclusive later this month. Finally, I’ll be studying more pixel art and will develop the characters I spoke about last post during December. As always, we’ve got a lot ahead of us, but I’m excited about it.
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