Website Stuff

I’ve just finished the latest revisions to Part III and gotten them loaded in Issuu and uploaded to this site. You can read them here.

I only lightly edited most of Part III though I did take the opportunity to rewrite the intro chapters since I was very unhappy with how they turned out.

Now, I just need to work on the last tweaks I wanted to make to this site and get some more work done on The Unexiled.

I’ve just finished the revisions to Part II of Alayne’s Story and gotten them uploaded. You can see the current draft over on this page.

As you can see, I added a new chapter earlier in the story. I also did a significant bit of reworking the early stages of Part II to make them a little less “bubble-gum and high school” and a little more “these are adults we’re talking about.” The rest of the story did not change too much aside from fixing spelling and grammatical errors.

And now, I’m taking a brief break before I get cracking on Part III!

I’m still hard at work on editing Part II (I just finished chapter fourteen tonight) but I have decided to add the Challenges Sheets I had for Parts I, II, and III up here so you all could see some of the more difficult things I set for myself in addition to the normal outline.

Whenever I start on a new part of Alayne’s Story, I generally come up with two draft sheets. The first is generally the main outline of the points I want to cover, the events I want to have happen, the order and reason for them, and then any additional characters I’m considering adding or expanding upon. The second sheet is my Challenges Sheet. This is not part of the outline per se but is instead some additional twists I’d like to fit into the story if I can work them out. Sometimes, they make it in and even wind up becoming a core part of the story. Other times, I figure it’s too troublesome, too unlikely, or just too different from the tone I want to set and I decide not to bother with it.

Anyhow, now you can see some of the weirder ideas I’ve had. And, no, I’m not putting up the Part IV Challenge Sheet yet because 1) it’s not ready and 2) it would be spoiler-laden.

I’ve not been slacking. 🙂 I’ve just completed the second phase of the revamp of this site. As you can see, I’ve cleaned up the parchment a bit to make posts easier to read. I’ve also completely updated the Cast of Characters section though I still have a few more things to finish in there (namely Jez’ral and Mir’el’s pages + a few other “staple characters” to add to the roster).

And, something you’ve all been wanting to see…I’ve finished the first polish on Part I. It’s up and can be viewed in Issuu or downloaded chapter-by-chapter in .pdf. I’ve cleaned up the formatting a lot in this revision, rewritten a few things, and made the flow better overall. So, take a look and tell me what you think!

Phase three should be over soon but I will be in the midst of moving and may be unable to upload the new files and images until after that’s done and I’ve gotten the Internet up at the new place. Until then, enjoy the revised Part I of Alayne’s Story and be patient while I get to work on Part II.