61k into my story now. I aimed for a 80-90k word oneshot to test the waters, but more happened than expected and what happened took longer to tell than imagined, and I'm not even halfway through the story yet.

Somebody wiser might cut out some of the subplots and save them for a potential sequel, but I want readers to share the protagonist's (and my own) experience of being overwhelmed and needed in many directions at the same time. I think it makes the world feel more organic and alive. Hopefully it'll all pay off in the end.

Bounced back from a slump with 3,5k yesterday. Most of it was disjointed dogshit and nearly made me despair and delete half of it, but after sleeping on it, I'm more hopeful about it. Maybe it can still be edited into something fun. Let's see how today goes.

>>7589664
Thanks for keeping this going, look forward to seeing what people come up with. I finally wrote the coda for Lease Lands if you're still interested:
>https://rentry.co/lease_lands_heng

>>7581752
Definitely submit something dude, if you have time. Cool linocut, like an album cover for a psychedelic rock band