11/08/2024 Weekly Update (Patreon)

11/08/2024 Weekly Update:

Progress:

Writing - 10,000~ words

So, at 10k words, I believe the content that I've covered for chapter 2 is around 70%. There's still quite a bit to be done but I apologise if the script writing is taking too long. For this, I should explain a little about my writing style.

When I write, I don't like drawing outline for the plot, like what leads to what, what happens after what happened... I just write as I go. But there's a reason for this.

The reason is... I will always have a better idea.

Maybe when I go to bed, I find a better concept for the flow of the story. Or, I could be taking a shit and I can think of a better way to portrait a character. The possibilities are endless and I definitely do not like going back to an outline just to cross it out and replace it.

Why have an outline if I don't follow it? You may say it's just to have a visual representation of the current and planned plotline, which I agree! So, here comes the conclusion...

I don't want to do it, that's all. I have the ability to connect the strings in my mind and I think it's more beneficial for me this way. The downside is it may require much more time to write out the entire chapter. Personally, I don't think it's a bad thing. I'm trading speed for quality.

I have proven this point over and over again to myself, that I can always be better, write better and render better.

I know, this is kinda stupid. Of course, you'll be better if given enough time. But that's exactly what I'm trying to do with Sort of Justice. I'm slowly becoming more well-rounded as a developer.

In the future, I believe the quality of my production will only get better.

Future Plan:

Let's talk about chapter length this week.

Now, obviously, my lovely players would want each chapter to contain as much content as possible. So, here's a goal for me.

I need to keep the length of each chapter *consistent*.

It's a pretty good practice for my development that each chapter will contain roughly the same amount of content.

But this will definitely affect the way I structure each chapter from now on.

After I started writing chapter 2, I realise I'm in desperately need to set a limit for each chapter.

If a chapter contains too much content, it'll take more time to produce.

If a chapter contains too little content, players will get blue balls.

After chapter 2. I'll determine how much content will be in a chapter first.

But even if I can't keep it consistent. Just remember, all chapters in the future will either be the same length of chapter 1 or more.