Chapter Eighteen (0.18.0) Update #1

I feel like there's something I needed to... oh, yeah! That! It's getting to the end of the month and I needed to announce that Chapter 18 is officially in development. There was some wrestling with scene placement and pacing during the earlier plotting stages, but once the final order got sorted it, we were able to get back into the swing of things. 

There's no denying that the prior chapter (17) was a travel episode, much different than anything we'd done before, with multiple short stops at locations that'll never be revisited. Which is a shame, because I liked some of outdoors locations. 18 will start out that way, especially after the cliffhanger, but, by the end, you'll have Jack and the group (I almost said "Jack and the girls" there) into somewhere a little more stationary. Not a permanent residence, but one in which to set up the remainder of the story's events. Kind of a "base of operations" for the time being. Also, one where the sets can be reused for multiple scenes, which should allow for more in-depth character moments. 

Because, in truth, keeping them on the move makes it challenging to delve into their more nuanced relationships. Those conversations are there, but you always get the feeling that more could be said if they just had somewhere to relax. The cast is more focused on the immediacy of their situation and the danger inherent in the unfamiliar. Once the illusion of safety returns, they might stop for more than a few minutes to catch up. This means that there'll soon be a better balance between character arcs and pushing the main story towards it's inevitable completion. Right now, to me, there feels like a lot of plot points still needed to tackle, but I think with the room left in the plot document, we'll manage it just fine. 

I mean, we're really the ones who decide how long this is, right?

Thanks for your support and your interest,
- Kinderfeld