WorldEmber 2024 Pledge by Mardrena
Week 1: Area of Focus
1. Pledge
Last year I surprised myself blowing past my original goal and even surpassing 25k words with a final count of 34596. This year I'm not sure how far I'll go. I kind of ran myself ragged trying to get as much done as possible and trying to write on the travel tablet ended up biting me in the butt while on vacation. Things this year are certainly not as stable as I've been used to in the past. Writing itself comes fairly easy, but most of my works I tend not to prioritize unless I have accompanying artwork. I've improved my workflow considerably and I've been busy working on projects in the downtime. Even though I have an entire month to figure out what to write about...I'm nowhere
near figuring out what I'm going to write about.
2. Area of Focus
Characters!! Yes there's only one available slot but I can always do a
character, a
personal item, or a specific
location. Last year I was able to write my first fully-formated Vanguard character page. This year I
would like to try doing a Core Cast member, but I had a goal of minimum 10 full-color images, and I'm not quite there with either of them. Ryo comes the closest at six currently. Sage has four, Rowen and Sehkmet only have three, Kento and Cye have two apiece, Cale and Anubis one and....I actually don't have
any color drawings featuring Dais yet. It's not that he isn't a fan favorite I just haven't gotten around to any of the planned scenes involving him. If I wanted to cheat I could include raw sketches and thumbnails but I'm holding myself to a personal standard when it comes to Core Cast articles. I actually have other pieces I haven't uploaded yet but waiting until I reach a specific goal before I update Aftermath with new scenes.
Work In Progress...
Roxi Cooking (WIP) by Mardrena
Most fanfics aim for something lazy like "NCIS except with the Avengers cast members" or "everyone's in highschool (again...) and prom is juuuuust around the cooooornerrrrr!" Age of Defiance strives for something different with a large cast of major, minor, and supporting characters to make it more than just a fanfic; it's a ficVERSE.
Moms of AoD by Mardrena
Dads of Age of Defiance by Mardrena
3. Yes yes the meta....
If I had been able to meet my personal goals for this year maybe Id've done it by now, but personally I feel it would fall into spoiler territory. Until I can complete the season five finale, I wouldn't feel comfortable giving away too much info. I've scattered quite a few plot breadcrumbs through chapters throughout the years. I know how my story will progress. Getting there should be a journey readers get to savor. Maybe if things work out better than last month I can finally get SQ 15 finished in time to give my readers a early Christmas present...
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