Perfect Storm (devblog 3)

I had a fairly long, involved blog post typed up, but I don’t think it’s ready yet. It involves some discussion of The Waking Cloak’s theme, and 1) the story isn’t yet finalized and so neither is the theme, and 2) I want to get it right since it’s on some heavier topics. I may publish the post when things are more finalized when it would make more sense.

So I’m left without a post, and I suppose I’ll have to update you lot on the behind-the-scenes stuffs as to why I haven’t gotten more done.

First, I want to say with as much emphasis as possible: I will still continue to work on the game. I’m way too passionate about this project. It’s so much fun, and it’s a fantastic way to spend lunch breaks or evenings at home. The community’s response to this has been incredibly encouraging as well.

But basically, I won’t have much time to work on The Waking Cloak until December. Then we’ll get back to normal. Here’s why:

• My day job is about 10 hours/day, plus it’s crunch time on our project.
• My evening job doing a web development contract for September/October.
• My wonderful wife is holding down three jobs now that the school season has started (she’s a teacher and a coach), so I’m taking care of the house/pets/groceries/etc.
• The second draft of Starfall (my sci-fi/fantasy novel). Thankfully, I just finished that draft, but I’ve still got draft 2.5 to work on for my writers group.
• NaNoWriMofor November, which means planning in October. A while back, I made a commitment to do NaNoWriMo every year when feasible, and I’m pretty excited about the project too.

I don’t think all development on The Waking Cloak will cease until December (I can barely keep my hands off it), but these other commitments come first.

I will still send out newsletters twice a month, since you guys are the best. They’ll probably be a little shorter, but they’ll grow back to their usual size once December comes around.

Thanks, everyone, for your support and interest in the game. You are very appreciated. :) I’ll poke my head up every now and then, but I’ll see you guys again for real in December.