Siren Song Progress Report - 5/24/24
Holy cow! It's the end of May already? As Charlotte would probably say, "Beach season is upon us!"
OK. Sorry folks, but I gotta walk things back a bit. Was I drinking when I said end of June? Maybe so. Also, I hit a little snag in production. I got hung up on a scene and I had to step away from it this past week, so I didn't get that much done.
I came to the realization that I didn't like the scene and that I should scrap it and go in a slightly different direction. It felt forced and then as I thought about it, it didn't fit the story very well anyway, so yeah - toss it!
This is always a bittersweet realization. On one hand it's good because I know I'm making decisions that will make the overall story better, but it also makes me feel like I'm wasting time. I spent hours creating a scene, NPC's, a script and all that just to scrap it. It's a bummer. Granted I can use the scene and/or NPC's later, but still...it can be a little frustrating.
I think I need to constantly remind myself of a couple of things. One is that this is all part of the process, even the time spent away from the computer to recharge is part of the process. The other is the fact that you folks are always telling me to not get hung up on self-determined deadlines. To slow down and make sure it's done right. You all are of course 100% correct!
I think I've decided that this chapter will cover two days. Day one is going to be really cool. For one thing, it's Charlotte's birthday, so that will be the main focus of that day, but it's also going to go a bit more into fleshing out the characters - their backstories, motivations, wants, needs, personalities, etc. The second day will be really fun too. It's going to be setting up the story for the foreseeable future.
I guess with time flying by as fast as it is, I'd say end of July is a much more accurate estimate of when I could have this chapter released. I'll do my best to beat that estimate, but rest assured that I won't rush or otherwise sacrifice the quality of the story or the images to meet that deadline.
Thanks to everyone for your patience. I'll keep you all posted on my progress. In the mean time, take care of yourselves and each other.
Love y'all!
~ Jonesy
Comments (2)
I'm not a creative, since my education and career of programming kinda killed it for me. But if you ever want self assurance that "break and rebuild" is part of the process, go back for behind the scenes of any great movie of the past (these days they're trash lol) and check how much hit the clipping room floor! I like the self imposed deadlines because it generates hype. Does it suck when you don't hit the deadline? Yeah of course it does. But it's not the end of the world if the end product was worth the wait. In the end, I personally greatly appreciate the updates. I'm a bit frustrated with several other of my favorite AVN devs for not updating anything about their game for weeks and even sometimes months on end. If you need to take some time to recharge, go ahead, but SAY SOMETHING. So I think you're doing great on that front. Anyways, ranting aside, looking forward to the Char beach episode, hopefully with some naughty fun! 😏
Hey Jonesy! Thanks for the update, it definitely is frustrating to have to scrap something that you've worked hard for, I feel your pain, I'm writing a book and I just had to scrap 3 chapters because they just don't quite fit, but like you I will likely be able to make some use of some of the scenes later in the story, so not all is lost, but it can be frustrating. I think you are right on, don't push yourself for arbitrary deadlines, just do what you do, enjoy the process at the speed you both fully enjoy what you are doing and deliver your best work. Whether its June, the end of July, or into August, we'll be here, waiting with baited breath for the next part of the adventure and that goes for Siren's Song and New Years Daye!