Recently managed to get the paperback proof for Blackstar Squad, so now that has been moved to the next step. Hopefully the physical version will be up in a few days, now that it's approved.

The spookiest part of my Halloween this year (so far) is that the print proof of Blackstar Squad is listed as "Shipped", but it hasn't reached me yet.

Mundane Halloween returns! Halloween is great, but the greatest part of Halloween is the annual "mundane Halloween" costume contest sponsored by Japanese website @dailyportalz Here is a thread of some of my favorites from this year...

On the one hand, still a bit sad and numb over BioWare and MEU. On the other, I really think someone should try to buy the Jade Empire IP from EA before they vault it or decide it's worth keeping for a big deal later.

Finally went back and finished the main story of Forspoken. Really wish the studio still existed, since it's a game that would do great with a sequel.

I think I've nearly wrapped up the revisions for Blackstar Squad. I haven't picked a specific release date yet, but my tentative goal is to release either this month or the next.

The prequel stories for Blackstar Squad should now be live on my website. Anyone curious about what the tone or style of the story will be should go take a look! (These stories will also be included in the full book, probably at the end as an appendix.)

Nearly finished preparing the Blackstar Squad prequel stories to be posted on my website. I've got some offline stuff I might be busy with this week, but I'll try to get the post up soon so people can get a preview of the tone of the book while I do the revision pass.

I feel compelled to point out that I started writing Blackstar Squad before the US decided to emulate the dystopian state that is the focus of the story, meaning: - I wasn't planning to make a "ripped from the headlines" type novel - I apologize if I pulled an Alan Wake and somehow made this happen

I was reading up on some Elder Scrolls history and discovered that Arena (1994) was originally priced at 48USD for preorders. Based on the inflation calculator I used, that's almost 110USD in today's money. Game prices today are gnarly, especially in AAA/live service spaces, but it could be worse.

It's so crazy to finally play Morrowind: Tribunal (2002) for the first time and see how many references to Daggerfall (1996) there are and how much foreshadowing for Oblivion (2006) there is. The Elder Scrolls can feel really connected when it doesn't take fifteen years for a new game.

My standalone military thriller novel, Blackstar Squad, is nearing a potential release. As I prepare for a final revision pass, here's the announcement and some info about the story.

It's the final day of our Fall in Love Visual Novel Steam festival! There's plenty of games still on sale as well as demos to try and free games to download~ Fall in love with your next favorite romance visual novel: store.steampowered.com/curator/4624... #FallinLoveFestival

Ended up posting some old Flowering Nightshade teaser images, including one that hadn't been used before, to my website.

Managed to get an early look at Sentinel. Looking good so far.

Fall in love with visual novels! Our romance-themed visual novel Steam festival is now live until September 9th 💖 Enjoy a wide variety of VNs on sale and new demos to try with categories ranging from yuri, BL, otome, nonbinary, horror, comfy, and more~ store.steampowered.com/curator/4624...

Finally just one scene away from finishing the first draft of the other Flowering Nightshade story that was meant to release in v8. It will absolutely not be worth the wait for most people at ~7k words, but I'm glad it's finally so close to being finished. (It was started in 2021 or 2022).

I forgot that I actually have a spreadsheet of notes about locations for Nightshade universe stories, to the point where I can sort of explain where specific stories take place.

Life as Designed is once again part of the Fall in Love festival on Steam this year! Each story in the game focuses on how Cho's girlfriend shapes the direction of her life, with a unique story for each potential relationship. store.steampowered.com/app/1602570/ #FallinLoveFestival

I'm still considering one more revision pass before I release my (not fully announced) dystopia novel, but after reading some news articles today I feel compelled to point out that I wrote the story BEFORE the insane real-world versions of its events started taking place.

I was scrolling through YouTube clips when I saw a very familiar-looking shirt that I don't think I've seen anywhere else. Apparently Metropolis and Akiramine both have stores selling the same clothing brand.

Now is a great time to jump into some of my VNs about girls who like girls, with the Steam Summer Sale currently on. Eldritch Nightmare Duology: Supernatural Thriller, Romance, Horror Life as Designed: Romance, Coming-of-age #steamsale #visualnovel #yuri store.steampowered.com/developer/ni...

"Huh, this game looks like it could be interesting. There's no mention of who the PC is... can I play as a woman?" (from discussion forum about character customization) "Only thing that wouldn't make sense is playing as a girl." "Okay, nevermind. Goodbye."

i was inspired by that agegap article wikipe-tan/commons-tan art

UI design is my passion

I already knew that the Anglosphere has no idea what a dating sim actually is, but seeing Dynasty Warriors listed under dating sims on the Steam sale is just insulting.

Sometimes, I forget why I stopped participating in fan communities and peek at what people are talking about when it comes to the things I like. Then I'll find a thread like "it's bad writing for this game to ever give you a choice to side with subhumans like [groupname]" and I step away again.

As I get older, I find the way magic works in Arda to be more and more fascinating. It's not as overt as the "magic systems" of some modern fantasy stories, but it's surprisingly consistent if you know what to look for. It feels almost like foreshadowing: the magic system.

Fun fact: if you go and buy my games on Steam right now, you don't have to give me as much money as usual. #steamsale #visualnovel #yuri store.steampowered.com/developer/ni...

Whether or not it's truly ready, my new project website is here! Everything should be ported over, content-wise, from the old site. There's also some new stuff, from new-new to "this wasn't public before"-new. For details, check the site's own announcement: jackkeldragon.github.io/posts/welcom...