I’ve just posted the latest update to Alayne’s Story over on the WoW-Europe RP forums. This week’s update takes us through the Halls of Reflection and an encounter with the Lich King. I mixed together the Horde and Alliance versions of the attacks for this update.
And, in just seven days, I’ll be packing my bags for a two-week long vacation in the US. I’m going back to visit my family. I’ll hopefully get to take some photos of my nieces and nephew and will try to put them up here.
Also, I am almost done with Part III. I’m really hoping to get a chance to sit down and do some serious work on the last few scenes tonight and this weekend. Then, somehow, I’ll have to find a way to bribe my husband into letting me print them out at home (my boss would shit a brick if I asked him about printing out 1100+ pages at work). That will give me something to do on the plane since there’s a LOT of proofreading that needs to be done.
And now, back to work.
Story Updates
Latest Update Posted
I’ve just posted the latest update to Alayne’s Story over on the WoW-Europe RP forums. This week takes us up to the end of the Pit of Saron.
I’m rather hopeful of being able to pull off a marathon session over the next few weeks and getting Part III finished on my end. I know that there will a lot of editing to do since I had to do so much work on-the-fly in this part what with unexpected raids, encounters, etc, etc, etc.
All of that is making me think that I may wait until later in Cataclysm to get Part IV started. It’s an on-going argument with myself. However, I am hoping to make good use of the time lapse to edit Alayne’s Story and get some serious work squared away on The Unexiled.
And now, back to work.
Preparations
I have been hard at work on finishing up Alayne’s Story: Part III and think I may have the final scene of this part written within the next two weeks. Just in time to fly to the States and visit my family. I’ve also begun the initial outline for Part IV but most of it is going to have to wait until I’ve leveled through Cataclysm once it’s out. And, I imagine that, like Wrath of the Lich King, there will be several things I wind up having to go back and “fix.”
I really am hoping to get Part III done before I go to the States. I’m also hoping I can get my husband in a good enough mood to help me print and bind the whole damned thing (over 1000 pages in MS Word) so I can proofread it on the plane and start editing it.
I will also begin working on The Unexiled again once Part III is finished.
And, in the midst of all this, I have a lot of stuff going on in my life. I generally keep these blog posts rather impersonal because I’m just a private person by nature. However, when I return from the States, prepare to hear some stuff about all the insanity that’s been going on in my life for the past umpteen years. One reason I’ve been slacking so hard on things is because I’ve been mentally preparing myself for a bit of a catastrophe. I’m not sure how this trip to the States will work out or what. But, I’m hoping for the best while betting on the worst.
At least that way, any surprises might be pleasant.
Latest Update Posted
I’ve just posted the latest update to Alayne’s Story over on the WoW-Europe RP forums. This week’s update takes us into the Pit of Saron. It also adds the first part of the conclusion of Alayne’s latest growth series.
Things are rocking along quietly on the guild front now. I’ve asked my guild to be civil (or, if they can’t manage that, ignore) some of our former guild-mates from Stormcrows. It still takes my breath away that this even happened.
But, onward to the future!
Latest Update Posted
I’ve just posted the latest update to Alayne’s Story over on the WoW-Europe RP forums. Our characters are still being held in durance vile among the Scourge.
And now, to go figure out what happened to the top on the site.
Latest Update Posted
I’ve just posted the latest update to Alayne’s Story over on the WoW-Europe RP forum. It’s a little short because I’ve been under the weather recently.
And by “under the weather” I mean suffering from constant panic attacks.
I’ve got a lot going on in my life right now. A lot of stress and a lot of things I have no control over even though they impact me quite a bit. Starting last Tuesday, I’ve begun having constant panic attacks and have been unable to sleep much due to them. I’m on my way to the doctor now to try to get them sorted. Hopefully, this won’t affect my scheduling on Alayne’s Story but it has thrown everything else I’ve been working on to the winds until I can manage to stay calm long enough to get much done.
Latest Update Posted
I’ve just posted the latest update to Alayne’s Story over on the WoW-Europe RP forum. We’re starting to get into the parts that lead to the Final Showdown. 🙂
And now, if you’ll excuse me, I have a nice long weekend which I intend to enjoy.
Latest Update Posted
I’ve just posted the latest update to Alayne’s Story over on the WoW-Europe RP forum. This week’s update puts us about midway through the arc that will end with the beginning of the last part of the story for Part III.
Now, if only I could manufacture more time for writing, I’d be done with this already. >< Work has been an absolute nightmare the past few weeks. And, speaking of that, I need to get back to it. Work work work...
Latest Update Posted
I’ve just posted the latest update to Alayne’s Story over on the WoW-Europe RP forum. This week is a continuation of the events begun last week. The Scarlet Harbor arc is one of the last (I promise) arcs before the events that culminate in the storming of Icecrown Citadel.
I’m working a lot to get this finished before Cataclysm comes out so I’ll have plenty of time to edit and rewrite parts of it that are still pretty rough.
And now, back to work.
Latest Update Posted
I’ve just posted the latest update to Alayne’s Story over on the WoW-Europe RP forums. This week’s update leads the characters into Jotunheim and begins what I promise is the last arc you’ll ever see of Alayne’s internal development.
I’d actually had a long argument with myself over how to do this with her. Alayne’s an…interesting character. If she were a real person, she’d probably be institutionalized with PTSD, depression, and multiple personality disorder. That’s part of the thrill of writing her story. She’s been through a lot of trauma and has never stopped to allow herself to process it. It’s something that the others have noticed in passing but, as there are hardly schools of psychology in Azeroth, they don’t know the right way to handle this. So, where she would be laying on a couch once a week talking with a shrink in our world, in the world of Warcraft, she’s got to resolve these things through other methods…
…and, this time, those “other methods” are going to cause her problems. No, I’m not going to spoil it for you. Let’s just say that there’s a reason for this to happen and you’ll find it out as you read along in later updates.
And now, back to work!