Whoops. Forgot to post this here. Did a drawing of Nyx in her new tunic a few days ago. Nothing too grand.
Hope you guys enjoy the new chapter. As I said in Twitter, I made a lot of last minute changes, so if you see something odd (grammatical or otherwise) just tell me so.
So Eikasia - Chapter 6.2 is now live. I hope you guys like it. From this point on, adventures will be grouped into parts. Part 1 is called, "Tributaries." There's an installment or two before it's completely through, but I'm going to take this opportunity to get something important done.
What follows next is heavy, heavy, HEAVY editing. It's long overdue, and I need to weed out those bad moments of characterization, the typos and grammatical errors, the fluff and the emaciated portions. Simultaneously, I'll be doing outlining and notes for the next adventure, "Hawks, Cats, and Dogs," which I'm thinking will span atleast ten chapters. There's going to be some new characters, and some light will be shed on who Tobias is. Plus we'll be seeing a bit more of that "romance" I claimed Eikasia had. I'm hoping good planning will eliminate the need for much backtracking, but you never know. Outlines are nice, but so far I've found the temptation to deviate is powerful indeed.
Till next time!
Wow, okay...so I figure I should do a post just to let folks know that this story is NOT dead. I've been working on the next installment all this time (or not working...more like staring blithely at my screen, typing three words, then stopping.) I know what I want to happen. But the difficulty comes in writing it appropriately.
My preview from last week has been scrapped. Or will probably be scrapped as this next angle I'm trying doesn't seem like it could include it. I could probably tailor it to use it further down the line, but that scene was getting too weird and off track.
The real issue is that I'll be leaving for two weeks on the 28th, so all of this time gone has really flattened my morale so to speak. I wanted to atleast have these updates up before I left. Instead, I'm down two and looking at losing a third one.
I won't bother much with excuses. At first turn they all seem so legitimate (or not, depending on your opinion) but as time goes and the same old things keep popping up, it starts to sound like crap, even to me. Probably the big issue I have is with discipline--being able to MAKE myself write something, even if its crap, to be able to turn in on a given time. I think that was part of my reason to start this web novel. I wanted to learn to meet deadlines. It was going smoothly until recently, when new joys (and by that token, new woes) entered my life, dividing my energies so much that I could barely make even weekly updates.
And to think, I considered doing three updates a week!!
I'm trying to take better care of myself, both physically and mentally. I think a lack of short-term goals and set daily tasks (i.e. a fucking job) has made me into this stagnant loser who can't tell ass from elbow.
I'm going to keep trying to make the weekly updates, and I apologize to you all for taking so long. Please keep checking back. I promise things will get going soon!
...And a happy new year!
Chapter 5.2 is finally posted--despite writer's block, Christmas preparations, and illness!
Did a major change in post order for the website, so that old posts are now displayed first. This fixes the problem with the archives, where new posts were listed first, making it difficult to read chapters despite having them all on the same page. Now you can just go from top to bottom, no prob. I was trying to find a solution through editing the site template, but I'm not saavy to that sort of thing so I just decided to do this instead. It means more work for me whenever I post a new installment, but if it helps with site readability, then I think it is worth it. Readers can skip having to click on the "read the latest chapter link" every time they come to the site by just signing up to the feed, which links directly to the new post. It'll save you a few seconds, which on the internet, can mean everything for some people.
Happy holidays everyone!
I'm such a cheesy bastard.
New chapter is up. Posting early due to guilt. I feel like I keep bringing up the possibility of more than one update a week, but never deliver. I don't like teasing, so I posted up what I had. Put simply, that's about as good as it gets unless someone tells me different.
Some of you curious birdies, I'm sure, have seen that a few folks have been kind enough to leave me some good critiques on the site. I took those suggestions and used them to help make the previous chapters better. If anybody likes Eikasia, but feels the need to bring something up, I'll definitely hear you out. This work is just one big exercise in writing. I don't look at it as a "once posted it's a done deal" kind of thing. I'll go back and edit as I see fit.
I'm also posting early as tomorrow I'll be gone all day for a trip with my friends.
♫♫ Happy Halloween! ♫♫
Chapter 3.2 is up.
Tried adding "back" links on each chapter page. Blogger's editor is driving me insane. If it looks a little wacky, I blame this flaming site, but at least the damn things work.
...Why am I awake at 6 in the morning?
SHOOT ME.
But then I reminded myself that I couldn't expect to get better if I quit, so that's when I posted.
Nyah...
Here's another drawing I did. Originally it was to be added to the new chapter, but I decided it wasn't good enough--furthermore, it was supposed to accompany a scene but I ended up not writing that part yet:
I might've messed up the shading on Elmiryn...
Well, now I'm off to go watch horror movies of which will no doubt give me nightmares.
"Nyx." She shook the girl's shoulder lightly. "Nyx. Wake up."
A groan. Nyx shifted so that her face turned into the pillow, away from Elmiryn. "Mmmrph."
Elmiryn rolled her eyes to the ceiling. "How is it that I'm awake before you are?"
"You're right." Nyx mumbled, turning her head enough to offer a sleepy glare. "You should correct this grievous mistake and get back into bed. You ought to be hung over worse than a opossum."
"What does a opossum have to do with it?"
"Go back to sleep and I'll tell you."
"You can't tell me if I go back to sleep."
"That's the idea."
Elmiryn's shoulders shook with laughter as she tried to keep quiet. The battling suns had barely colored the sky with their blood. The streets were still delicate in quiet. There was not a person stirring in the inn. Elmiryn shook Nyx's shoulder again. "Hey, c'mon. Get up. Seriously. I'm not beyond dragging you out of here."
Nyx whined and hid her head under the blanket. "You always come with the same threat."
"I didn't know I was being judged on creativity."
“What are your plans in Dame?” I asked Elmiryn as I pulled absently at the straps of my bag.
She glanced at me and smirked. “To ask some questions. Get information about the territory and what is going on here. I heard elsewhere that Meznik's trail led this way. I'm certain he's all ready done something to cause trouble. That's what I'm expecting to learn about.”
“Will it take us closer to him?”
“Hopefully. I'm working against him, so anything of his I can undo is something in my favor, but what I'm really seeking is a way to get to Meznik himself. He's an astral demon and exists on a different level than you or I. That means that taking a sword to him is about as effective as trying to cut shadows.”
I swiped absently at a daisy on the ground. “What sort of things did you do before you met me? What made Meznik curse you?”
“Oh...those are long stories. Complicated too. I get impatient telling them.”
“Can you tell me one thing, at least? If my job is to help you remember who you are and what you stand for, then maybe I should get an idea of the woman you were before Meznik?”
Elmiryn smiled, but the curl of her lip seemed a hair's breath away from a snarl. “I was a fool.” she said, and the conversation ended there.
