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Asking for Help, FanFic Maintenance, Hot Updates, Organizational, Other People's Actually Decent Art

Working on next TWCD chapter this weekend

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I feel like doing so, although I have some running around to do today. Hoping to have something ready to go late today or by Sunday.

I’m still replotting some things in the outline so don’t expect 10k a day blasts anytime soon.

I’m also thinking of adding a ‘donation’ button to defray the cost of paying for related art. I was thinking of having a series of facial sketches done for most or all of the OC’s of importance, but the cost for such a thing is around $40 a pop from most of my favored starving artists.

Considering my finances , I can’t really afford that kind of outlay any time soon. Comment if you think this is worth it or not.

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Next Chapter is up for edit review (Button is on left menu)

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It is currently 7:50 PM CST 8-30-15.

Editing will be reviewed at midnight, and I will decide if it needs further review at that point or if to post. If it is not posted then it will be posted by 7 PM tomorrow evening CST.

There’s no need to make comments — feel free to edit the text directly — unless you have a question,in which comments are the best way to go.

I don’t know who put in the line about Tela Vasir and her adventures on Korlus but I am totally using that in this chapter. 😀

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New Chapter is up

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Feeling kind of crappy today (ankle pain, some minor nerve pain) and my mother feels a bit down, but I was able to get some work done on TWCD.

No idea yet when I’ll do the next chapter — but it isn’t dead and neither am I.

 

Brain droppings, Hot Updates

Recovering slowly

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I am now at least able to work again, for the most part. I have a big backlog of PM’s and emails to reply to, but I thank everyone for their well wishes and support 🙂

Today’s thought designed to break your mind:

http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Roko%27s_basilisk   , specifically the part about BLIT (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BLIT_%28short_story%29) is relevant in terms of my version of the Reapers.

Ahern Would Say I'm Whining, FanFic Maintenance, Hot Updates

Current Condition : Update

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So far, I have been told the following:

  • I have at least one, possibly two bulging discs in my lower spine
  • These have caused damage to the sciatic nerve, which is why my right leg is experiencing shooting pains and numbness
  • There may be damage to the other nerve as well
  • There is a possibility of one of the discs being herniated
  • If surgery is needed, the cost will be (with insurance) anywhere from $800 to $12,000. That’s on top of the $2,000 I’m already out due to tests, chiropractic, visits, meds, etc.

So, yay. I have to go in Tuesday for something called a Myelogram with CT Scan. Whatever that is.

At this point I have no idea how long this will take. I could get off lucky, only need endoscopic ‘adjustment’ , be done by the end of next week or the week after and back to normal. Or I could need to have the more heavy duty surgical corrections/replacements/fusions done. Ugh.

If it looks like I’ll be incapacitated for a long period of time (like months) then I’ll probably release the outline drafts of the rest of the works I have and my notes to anyone who thinks they can keep the series going. Otherwise, just pretend this is another random hiatus I’m on.

If pain allows tomorrow  (it seems to be a bit better today) I might write something.

Brain droppings, Defuckery, Emo shitfaced crying, FanFic Maintenance, Hot Updates, ME Ramblings, Organizational

Various Things

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I’m pretty much reduced to trying to write when my back is not forcing me to lay down at this point. I’ll have to go in and see a doctor Monday (assuming I can get in, maybe Tuesday), as this is now at a point where I’m having to stop and lay down every other hour to get the pain to decrease.

I’ve been working on two chapters at the same time, one for Liara/Telanya and one for Shepard. Based on the feedback, I think I’ll intermix the two approaches — one Sheppy chapter, then a cutaway chapter to someone else. That should satisfy everyone.

A reader is planning on starting up a ME themed role-playing session incorporating some of the stuff from my background. I think that’s a pretty neat idea, and I’ve been giving some thought to maybe trying to run a campaign online like that. There’s enough online tools (voice chat and cams, online tabletops and dice-sets and the like) that it could be done remotely, although I don’t know how many people would be interested in such a thing.

My goals for this year are as follows:

  1. Finish up the Encyclopedia Biotica
  2. Take a stab at putting together some kind of document to cover all the technological changes and additions I’ve made.
  3. Complete the Batarians and maybe the Quarians in the Cerberus Files
  4. Finish No Single Raindrop and maybe Lions.
  5. Probably copy the series over to AO3
  6. Have someone do edits on OSABC and ATTWN to clean up the grammar and work on more rewrites of OSABC’s earlier chapters.
  7. See the series get more attention on TVTropes

Time for more Vicodin.

Emo shitfaced crying, FanFic Maintenance, Hot Updates

Slowly working

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Back is acting up pretty bad, and I’m on-call at work this week, both of which have derailed my update speed.

Working on the Garrus intro first. The prologue will have quite a few chapters as I set up the stage, before getting back to Shepard.

I’m going to make everyone hate Aria almost as much as they hate the Systems Alliance. But not ham-handedly. You should, in a way, feel sorry for Aria, once the whole story comes out.

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ATTWN Download available

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ATTWN is now in the download link.

Anyone needing a .PDF or word version should comment in this post, assuming enough people want one I can make them and add them to the DL menu.

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Power! Unlimited Power!

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So, I’ve already got the first chapter of the next one out. I’m pretty sure that I’m tripping, since I’m listening to looped repeats of the following themes: Orichimaru’s Theme, the Atasuki theme, the Imperial March, Diablo’s Theme, and Big Boss’s End Music.

Fear. 😀