It has TRULY been a long time now hasn't it?
Well, at least since I last did one of these so without further ado, adue, adew? Ado, right, without further ado, lets get into this!!
So obviously, I've been awayish from my normal writing for awhile, which screams of my 2018 (I think it was, too lazy to double check) writing spree. Well, yes and no cuz obviously, there's a Ravenlight Novel now that took a heck of a long time to craft. If you think about it, 2008 the ideas began, then in 2011 the first 'version' draft was written, and then in 2012 I made it a reality which had 6 sequels... till I scrapped it in 2018 to reinvent the series after a decade of ideas (TRUTH!!) thanks to D&D and other means to unleash my ideas to test them out.
Of course I'm not one to just copy and paste old ideas so I've spent much of the last 2 years reinventing a lot of the stuff and finding new ideas & formats. In fact, the Hive Saga of Ravenlight is going to look NOTHING like the former cancelled version. I don't even have a full vision yet but I have enough of an idea for what I want to do, and this is thanks to me growing as a writer via reading other media and watching a lot of anime.
Truth is, I don't care for 'Western' Writing standards, where you need to focus solely on the plot and anything not relevant gets the can. Nah, I prefer Eastern Style where the journey is a big part of the plot where so long as it isn't truly useless (and maybe even if it is) it can be included. I love that so much more.
And as such, sometime next year I'm going to begin releasing Ravenlight 'filler' for events taking place between Novels 1 & 2. After the filler, so maybe around February or maybe a little earlier, I'll finalize my Novel 2 plan and break ground.
Now unfortunately, I am aiming to change my life up a bit which will include moving to a new place & getting a normal job that'll probably consume a heck of a lot more time. Can't really help it unfortunately; but that is going to impact everything at some point most likely.
My plan for now is to resume writing WoF, SoF, start at least 1 of 2 other project ideas if not both (RED RIVER RETURNS?!), and then the Ravenlight content. Depending on how bad the new life style gets in the way... well, it'll impact the secondary projects before I let it hit Ravenlight. I love the rest but Ravenlight will ALWAYS have my prime attention. I hate playing favourites but it is my favourite child, lol.
That said yeah, the others will hopefully be returning soon enough. Honestly it doesn't take me too long to write a chapter so long as I have it all planned out and such. So long as I have 1-2 hours a day, I should easily get a chapter of something done, especially since I plot in advance and make changes along the way as I see fit.
Wings of Freedom will continue for awhile until I likely implement it into Ravenlight for a novel of the Hive Saga. Not sure when this'll be or if it'll be the case but that is the plan. Despite all the possibilities I have with WoF, and the fact that I continued it after the early 2018 'draft' or 'alpha' version, I don't want to take it along for too long. It'll wrap up before Chapter 300, that much I know. I'm revising atm to fit a new narrative in fact. I like the characters, I love the dystopian world I have invented; but at the end of the day it is a dead world where humanity is struggling even with the technological advances. It is a means to show corruption, greed, and some other themes along those lines. If I over expand those themes risk being lost and replaced by something else. So to conclude, quick & easy, straight to the point sounds good.
Next I need to talk about Sins of Fate, what has been going on with that? Well I've been devising about as many changes for it as I have WoF, in fact a heck of a lot more due to the changes like Heaven not being there anymore, and it instead being Elysium, then a LOT of changes to Hell which is now The Underworld. I can't really say all of them without spoilers but basically, I've decided to dial it from a 6 in planning to a solid 9 if not a 10. It will have a lengthy future and, despite not being a 'prime' project, it'll probably be considered a contender to go alongside Ravenlight. I think the characters are going to be interesting on both sides, I think the backstories and potential are literally about endless, and I can't wait to share it.
Third up is a project currently being planned out as a wild card, which I am going to bring up before the fourth which should really be third but this is more likely to come out first so, yeah to heck with logic it's just how it is in my list atm in another tab. The third project is currently just titled with a code name, 'Project Karo' and it is going to be a bit wild as I said. It'll focus on my D&D MC and several of my other OCs who interact with him in a group known as 'Karo'. This will include a fair bit of other stuff like maybe an evil order they are fighting and maybe a couple original worlds where my MC's people might dwell, who knows as it is still in development. The idea for this one as well is to have a wacky plot that'll go through different fictional universes for plot, so for example the crew could end up in the world of Naruto & fight the Akatsuki, or in Dragon Ball & fight Frieza, or in something silly like Uzaki-Chan Wants to Hang Out!! to give you an idea. OBVIOUSLY this one will not be my own ideas solely so who knows, maybe I'll open it up to suggestions. This one will also be a Penana Exclusive so, there's that. Haven't broken ground yet buuuuuuuuuuut of the two developing ones (this and the fourth) this'll likely come first because it'll just be easier to write in regards to my changing life style.424Please respect copyright.PENANAIB5W0xN7iJ
Fourth up is obviously Red River, if you've noticed me talking about it here and there. I've been VERY motivated to redo this one with more fantasy components and less taking from real life so I can actually write it good. This year in general has been very inspirational, as I hate the world we're currently dwelling in. A series where people get powers from Satan (or God for a twist) to destroy & remake the world as they see fit, with people from the opposite side getting powers to stop them, it seems just nice to me. Maybe someone wants to leave Australia alone and just occupy it, while someone in the UK would say they need to burn down every city and rebuild even if millions would die, while a Canadian might say just give everyone weed & all would be fine. Maybe a character would say a certain area or country is fine, and then people from the opposite side invade anyway just to bring their version of justice. Are the destroyers in the right or are the defenders in the right? Who knows, it would just depend. Definitely something I want to do because I've loved the concept since 2018 but again, trying to base it on real people just sucked. So, there's that, maybe next year depending on how elections go in America this year right? No promises for it anytime soon but it is out there.424Please respect copyright.PENANAAFcNbxCGsz
Fifth and perhaps final is a mention of Runaways in Time. That project, as of right now, is definitely on hold along with my other fanfiction. I absolutely love the concept but right now I'm more motivated to focus on Darker Fantasy and my own works, even though a lot of RiT would probably be original or twists on other things.424Please respect copyright.PENANAVsdZ0zXer6
I think that about covers it. So yeah, Ravenlight will be my main focus with SoF & WoF coming soon after. Sorry to WoF fans but it won't be that long; though if I stay the course you can look forward to the main cast that survives sticking with the Ravenlight cast. That series is going to go nuts, lots of ideas.424Please respect copyright.PENANAKuaUBevQJD
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