For the record:

Since I've been getting a message from one fan or another about every other day for the last couple of weeks now about this, I figure it's time to address this issue again (Then it will go back to one person saying something once a week and gradually ramp back up again.  Maybe I should copy this post and schedule it to be reposted once a month?)

Some people have been expressing displeasure at the fact that I split my work time between more than one project.  Sometimes when I receive a message about this, it's simply someone not understanding why I do it that way, other people can be a bit, . . . hostile, . . . about it.

Now, I don't work on multiple projects just to drive people nuts, there's actually a couple of really good reasons for splitting my time the way I do.  There is a method to my madness.

1. I have ADHD, which means I'm a ball of energy with the attention span of a goldfish.  By having more then one project, and more than one place in each project, where I can work, I can easily shift to something else any time I feel my attention slipping.  This may look like chaos to most people, but on the grounds that BOTH of my projects have larger builds every month than most indie game developers can boast for a single project, it works for me.   I've had ADHD all my life, and I know from experience that if I were to only focus on a single project, it wouldn't see as bug, or as often of updates as it does right now.

2. Wanton Cove is a dark and depressing place.  I'm a bit of a "Method actor" when I write,  I become broody and depressed if I work on Wanton Cove for more than a few days at a time.  While I love the setting and enjoy creating for it, the long term implications of working on it ALL THE TIME are something I'd rather avoid.

3. Which brings me to Inheritance.  With Inheritance I have a balance with Wanton Cove.  Where as Wanton Cove is dark and depressing, Inheritance can be light and playful.  It creates balance for me.  It's the "light" against Wanton Cove's "dark" if you will.

4. The Therapist is an interesting deviation from my own projects.  Rfpnj has been helping me out with my projects for a very long time now, play testing, giving feedback, and even learning a bit of coding to help run down bugs and improve my work.  When they took over development of The Therapist, I volunteered to write some content for them from time to time as a "Thank you" for all the help they have given me over these last few years.

5. Having two projects (I'm talking primary projects, in this case Wanton Cove and Inheritance) with a range of elements in each, gives me a wide range of potential places to work between those projects.  By having that diversity, it keeps me excited about working on these projects, and that excitement translates into a better work ethic related to them as well as more passion going into my writing.  

So, until next time, always remember:  There IS a method to my madness.