Where Are We? - September 2025

Writing

With most of the beta readers providing their feedback this month, I’ve been analysing responses and thankfully their comments settle some fears about the strength of the story. I’ve been sharpening the text a little based on feedback but it’s very close to getting sent to the copyeditor to perfect. Expect a 2026 release date!

When HT2 migrates from creative development towards final release, I’ll have the chance to finish a little side story that should keep me busy leading up to release. If the stars align, it’ll release alongside or (more likely) a few months after HT2. I’ll be setting myself the challenge of dragging the first draft of that novella to completion by November.

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Life

I’ve spent most of September on holiday in China with family and it definitely left an impression. Much better than I anticipated and quite the feat to tick the Great Wall of the list of places to visit. Perhaps I’ll go back or float over to another country in Asia soon (in the next two years).

After returning home, we were welcomed by Hades II which launched on 25th of this month and brought with it the familiarly great soundtrack, artwork, storytelling, and gameplay loop that made me love the first one. I’ve already completed one run but that’s going to be the downtime game for the next month at least.