Status Update #46 - January 25, 2026

Hello again!

As you can see from today's preview image, one of the fun things about writing a story with a big ensemble cast is taking two seemingly unrelated characters and making them interact! I really want the world to feel alive, so don't expect people to simply 'stay in their lanes' and neatly organized within storylines.

Progress writing this week went okay, though I hit a few snags; I'm not sure whether I've shared this before in one of these status updates, but I sometimes struggle when it comes time to brainstorm "plot". I feel my strengths as a writer come in the form of character, dialogue, and a broad idea of what's going to happen. I'm totally in my wheelhouse whenever I'm writing a scene where I know exactly what is needed. I sometimes struggle, however, when it comes time to actually figure out the mechanics of how to get from point A to point B. I have such an admiration for stories where everything is cause and effect in a natural way, and I don't want my story to feel arbitrary or less than believable by contrast. So, I end up having to make charts, graphs, mind maps, etc. and basically play around with them until I have an eureka moment. Suffice to say, I'm at a point like that right now, but I have no doubt I'll break through soon and be right back to the aformentioned wheelhouse by the time I update you next weekend!

The bonus scene will probably be out on the 26th instead of the 25th; this is because I'm only just getting the art right now, and I like to write the bonus scenes with the art already there for inspiration. I think I'm gonna change my policy from bonus scenes coming out every month on the 25th to around the 25th from now on, as it has proven difficult to get it out on the exact day several times. Sometimes it may be early, and sometimes it may be a bit late. It evens out!

That's all from me for this week, auf Wiedersehen and thanks as always! (no, I'm not actually German😒)