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June 2023 Writing Update - Twine, Audio Notes, and Video Game Design June's not over yet, but there's a lot that I've accomplished this month, and I think now is as good a time as any to do a little review post. Also, Eid is coming up at the end of this month, and it's going to be a busy time filled with family and friends and good food, so I probably won't be able to write blog posts. (Happy Eid!!) So, yeah! What have I been up to? First and foremost, I started using Twine and working on a choice-based game, which I plotted (branches, choices, and all!) and created a design document for. Very proud of myself for that - now I just have to turn it into a Twine project. This is what I spent a great deal of June working on, so I feel particularly satisfied with how far I was able to take this video game idea. That game idea I just mentioned - that's the story named CBG. There are three other stories that I started writing on a whim once I started using Twine. Choos

New podcast episode has just been released! You can listen to Cerberus, the Many-Headed Enigma on Spotify , or a range of other podcast apps. As always, for more accessibility, please find the episode transcript below (although, do keep in mind that this episode is an audio production, complete with sound effects).  S03E03: Cerberus, the Many-Headed Enigma - TRANSCRIPT [Hospital bed heart monitor beeping sound.] [Door opens. Chatter heard. Door closes. Chatter disappears.] [Footsteps sound as the person crosses the room. Sets down their things. Sighs as they get into a chair.] Hey. It’s me. I’m sorry it took so long for me to come visit you. I’ve had… well, I had exams, and then my nephew got himself into trouble again, so of course Aunt Helen had to come to the rescue. He should really just go home already. His father’s just being stubborn… Anyway, that’s the crazy week I’ve had. It’s been about eight days, right? Yeah… it really has been a while. Sorry about that. I hope you ha

May 2023 Writing Update Entering the spring of my writing career! In May, I was finally able to start writing again. It came as a huge relief after what felt like over a year of burnout. Thankfully, the flowers of inspiration are beginning to bloom again for me, and I am insanely happy with the work I've done in the past month. With the printing and binding of two manuscripts in dire need of edits, I returned to working on one book that is hopefully going to be released in the near future - a murder mystery novel with heavy psychological thriller elements. Very excited for that! I also completed a couple of short stories, worked on a game narrative proposal & design document, and started working on yet another video game of my own. In fact, I spent the first week of June simply working on this choice-based thriller game that I'm finding myself seriously hoping I can one day create and share with people around the world.  I've also been thinking about Scrittorio - my dig