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Newsflash: Nov 5

Newsflash: Nov 5

So much. Many things. This fortnight I finished drafting Chapter 3 of The New Thing, did my revisions for Chapter 6 of Royal Affairs, and planned Royal Affairs Chapter 7.

Royal Affairs wordcount: 150,490 words
Royal Affairs average playthrough:
41,926 words
Total Royal Affairs wordcount pro...

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The New Thing Early Access Demo v0.1

After you dropped out of university with neither a rich spouse nor rich family to support you, your old professor pulled strings to secure you employment as a live-in conversation partner for a lonely Jezhani aristocrat. When you arrive to the desolate, isolated Isle of Teteriuk in the depths of winter, you discover a near-derelict estate and an intense conversation partner with a nose for trou...

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October Bonus Supplement

You are Asher Garnett, royal bodyguard, and you are fifteen years old, and unlike most days, you have nothing to do.

Play Silk Handkerchief, an angsty Asher story, at itch.io.

Password: bonus_interact_pre_2023

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Relationship Management

Patreon keeps throwing phrases at me like "relationship management" which, ugh. It reminds me of the use of corporate titles like "People Team" to make "HR" sound less scary [they're still the people who tell you you're fired though! Hahaha.] It's also telling me that patrons like being sent welcome messages when they subscribe.

Is that a thing? As a patron my personal preference is to h...

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October Answer Post (NSFW)

Your regular reminder that the below has NSFW content and that this tier is for 18+ subscribers only, so please click away if that's not what you're here for!



Thanks for the questions! Remember I'll answer up to 10, so next month feel free to throw some more at me!

Reaction from Royal Affairs RO’s if the MC gave them bedroom eyes in public?

Asher ...

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October Answer Post (non NSFW)

Thanks for the questions, everyone! As you see, there are 8 this month - don't be shy about throwing more my way next time!

blaise brainrot ,, feel free to answer or not answer any qs !! sorry for  all the romance asks blaise really on the mind lately 😭

Oh don't worry! I'm glad Blaise is bringing you joy!

blaise w an oblivious s/o whose acqu...

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Oct 22 Newsflash

This fortnight I've been carrying on working on Chapter 6 of Royal Affairs, and Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 of The New Thing.

Royal Affairs wordcount: 147,782 words
Royal Affairs average playthrough:
41,463 words
Total Royal Affairs wordcount progress:
4900 words

The New Thing wordcount:...

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8 Oct Newsflash

8 Oct Newsflash

This fortnight I've been working on Chapter 2 of The New Thing, and Chapter 6 of Royal Affairs. Has it really been two weeks since the last Newsflash? It's gone by in a ... drumroll ... flash!

Royal Affairs wordcount: 142,882 words
Royal Affairs average playthrough:
40,962 words
Total Royal Affairs wordcoun...

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Royal Affairs Early Access - Full Chapter 3!

Welcome to the latest early access demo for Royal Affairs! This demo completes Chapter 3, during which you can go to the party of the season, the Archambault Winter Ball. What will you wear? Who will you go with? Will the Student Council manage to put something good together for the o...

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Upcoming content: October

Hello there, and thank you for stopping by! Here's where you can find out what subscribers will get to see in the next few weeks.

Newsflash subscribers: two indepth progress reports with behind the scenes snippets (Oct 8, Oct 22)

Sneak Preview subscribers: everything above plus early access to more Royal Affairs demo content (Oct ...

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24 Sept Newsflash

24 Sept Newsflash

I've been working on Chapter 6 of Royal Affairs and a tiny bit of Chapter 1-2 of The New Thing this fortnight!

Royal Affairs wordcount: 140954 words

Royal Affairs average playthrough: 40615 words

The New Thing wordcount:
11024 words
The New Thing average playthrough:
640...

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September Answer Post

Welcome to September's answer post, which is Asher central!

SPOILERS BELOW, you have been warned!

How would asher react to everyone being surprised that they haven't  realized the mc has a crush on them and insisting that its obvious?

Asher would be REALLY awkward about it and would probably try to avoid talking about it as much as possible! Someone li...

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Sept 10 Newsflash

Sept 10 Newsflash

This fortnight I've been dividing my time between Chapter 6 of Royal Affairs and work on The New Thing which I'll go into more below!

Royal Affairs current wordcount: 132,821 words

Current average playthrough length: 39,077 words

Royal Affairs has pretty consistently been bigger than Blood ...

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Bonus Supplement Poll (October)

In October, I'll be making a bit of bonus content centred around a particular Royal Affairs character. Who would you it to be about?

You can vote until 1st October, when I will start working on it!

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Royal Affairs Early Access Demo v4.3

Welcome to the latest early access demo for Royal Affairs! This demo leads you into Chapter 3, a beautiful lakeside school trip, and a chance to get to know your friends, rivals, and/or romances better outside of the strict rules at Archambault. I hope you enjoy, and please let me kno...

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Creme de la Creme Universe Worldbuilding Section

Have a peruse of the worldbuilding and character wiki here! This will be updated frequently with lots of delicious content!

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August 27 Newsflash

August 27 Newsflash

I've been working on Chapter 5 and Chapter 6 of Royal Affairs and have been making superfast progress!

Current wordcount: 125837 words

Current average playthrough length:
37862 words

In Chapter 5 I've written the entrance of a character you'll recognise from Creme de la Creme and there are ...

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Upcoming content: September

Hello there, and thank you for stopping by! If you're curious about what subscribers will get to see in the next few weeks, you're in the right place.

Newsflash subscribers: three indepth progress reports with behind the scenes snippets (August 27, Sept 10, Sept 24)

Sneak Preview subscribers: everything above plus an early access ...

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