An Update, An Audiobook and More

What happens when there's writer's block?

Good morning, everywhere!

First announcement: I am working on Kota’s book and Gone. During the week, I’m butt in chair writing.

About Writer’s Block…

But also I’ve been doing a lot of rehashing, deleting, cutting things completely and starting over. It’s been several months of disappointment on my end with my work. I know where we end up, I don’t know the road there exactly and the words sound flat.

I willingly blame Gabriel, who is so loud and is such a showman, that his book came out of me so easily and Kota, who is more quiet and reserved, is taking his meticulous time. Gone requires extensive plotting to finish in the meantime.

My being a little slow this time I think it’s just some writer’s block mixed with minor burn out. This is something that normally requires time off and time.

But I’ve always had stuff on the back burner, project ideas I want to finish up. I will find something very short to work on in order to complete something and publish to refreshen the brain a bit.

So for National Novel Writing Month in November, I’m setting the books aside. Just for the month. After I’ll still work on the books and maybe it’ll start flowing out after.

I’m hoping to write something short and have it ready for you all by December sometime. Something a bit different. You might see snippets in the weeks to come.

Maybe an Audiobook?

But in the meantime! Something simple I’ve been doing when I’m struggling with words is to go ahead and produce the Meeting Sang series into audiobooks. Unlike the other audiobooks, they will be put up on YouTube where you can listen for free as much as you’d like.

I hope to get through at least Victor’s book this year and then work on the others in the next year, including an ending book and audiobook by next Christmas.

Kota’s is already done, though the second episode will be out soon. There are only two episodes for it. I’m just breaking it up by chapter to make it manageable, and Kota’s book only had two chapters. I added more images to the second one to make it look nicer. I’m experimenting with style I think, but I will figure out a flow.

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Anime Coming SOON?

In addition, I’ve been working with Adobe’s collection of products and Shutterstock and other licensed media sellers to help produce some short anime videos. They aren’t huge. It’s not a full anime, at least not yet. It’s just some character profiles, some snippets from the books, etc. But they’ve been fun to make on the side and invigorate my spirit a little to work on those while I struggle with the writing side.

https://youtube.com/shorts/SdEyd2oH8DI

I’m hoping with a different work flow and working on something like that, it’ll refresh my brain a bit, and give me something to share with you all while I continue the work.

Thanks to everyone who is reading this message and continue to support me while I work. I hope you’re all doing well.

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