OMFGWTFBBQ, it's an update!
Chapter 4 of The Aphanes, "A Strong Perfume" is up. It's short, but another one ("Voices from the Wilderness") is following close on its heels. And this time I'm not lying to you, for serious.
One of the reasons why it took so long was because I had debated adding a semi-romantic subplot with Rogue; I thought it was the sort of stupid, doomed crush that Joel might get on a girl, and it is, but it was clogging up the rest of the plot. Also, it seemed a bit early for that sort of thing: you can definitely have that sort of a crush and still be depressed, but I thought Joel's actions and mental states are a bit more understandable if he is completely isolated (except for his relationship with the Professor) and without any interests or prospects, no matter how delusional. There's definitely a moment when you're miserable and you realise that the only person you ever talk to is your therapist, and it pushes you towards the edge like nothing else.
So I took that out, and the thing is moving much easier now.
The Aphanes
Feedback, constructive criticism, deconstructive criticism, it's all welcome. Hit me.
(By the way, I apologise for not answering comments. That will change; I intend to check this account much more often. Feel free to bug me in my "home journal" waterstrider if you feel ignored. :D)
One of the reasons why it took so long was because I had debated adding a semi-romantic subplot with Rogue; I thought it was the sort of stupid, doomed crush that Joel might get on a girl, and it is, but it was clogging up the rest of the plot. Also, it seemed a bit early for that sort of thing: you can definitely have that sort of a crush and still be depressed, but I thought Joel's actions and mental states are a bit more understandable if he is completely isolated (except for his relationship with the Professor) and without any interests or prospects, no matter how delusional. There's definitely a moment when you're miserable and you realise that the only person you ever talk to is your therapist, and it pushes you towards the edge like nothing else.
So I took that out, and the thing is moving much easier now.
The Aphanes
Feedback, constructive criticism, deconstructive criticism, it's all welcome. Hit me.
(By the way, I apologise for not answering comments. That will change; I intend to check this account much more often. Feel free to bug me in my "home journal" waterstrider if you feel ignored. :D)