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AnimeCon Book Planning

Added 2019-06-10 20:51:33 +0000 UTC

Building off of the serial format planning I did last December, I continue to organize the story in preparation for (eventual) distant future e-publishing. For those concerned, I won't ever be pulling down the free versions online for exclusivity reasons, though the published book versions are certainly guaranteed to be more polished writing.

I decided I wanted each book to be roughly two hundred pages, organized into fifteen chapters each. Published versions are planned to include the Patreon side-story content, and differ slightly from the original web fiction release in several ways, most noticably the Emily flashback content being broken up and interspersed throughout the story following Brian, Stephanie, and Kelly at the convention.

This should help me keep perspective of each volume's overall story arc as I revise the side-story chapters to better integrate into the main plot. Also, now I can plan for what content I'd like the cover art for each volume to hint at.

AnimeCon Harem Volume 1

57,531 words, divided into fifteen chapters for an estimated 209 page total.

Opens with Emily giving harem charm to Brian. Story follows Stephanie and Kelly as they meet Brian at AnimeCon and later decide to room with him. There, they play a heated game of truth or dare, and the book ends with Brian going down on Stephanie.

1: Before the Convention, 2,226
2: Gijinka Capture, 5,307
3: Wolf, Sheep, and Shepherd, 3,492
4: Painting the Roses Pink, 4,688
5: Fighting His Past, 4,654
6: Flight from the Poisoned Oasis, 3,870
7: Gijinka Training, 3,522
8: Making the Call, 4,4 27
9: Hotel Room, 2,326
10: Dangerous Games, 4,337
11: Truth or Dare, Round One, 3,723
12: Truth or Dare, Round Two, 3,683
13: Truth or Dare, Round Three, 3,709
14: Playing to Win, 4,127
15: A Taste of Pink, 3,440

AnimeCon Harem Volume 2

58,224 words, divided into fifteen chapters for an estimated 211 page total.

Opens to reveal psychotic ex-girlfriend Chloe has arrived at the convention and plans to make difficulties for Brian. Story follows Stephanie and Kelly as they plan to further involve themselves with Brian. Intermittent subplot explores Emily's decision to pursue Brian, in both present and with flashbacks of their shared past. Closes on the principle cast beginning to traverse the convention together with antagonistic Foxy and Mary.

1: Break's Over, 4,843
2: Turning Pink and Red, 4,772
3: Breakfast, 2,486
4: Ease Up, 2,943
5: Deal with the Devil, 4,586
6: Get Ready, 2,310
7: Out of the Blue, 2,548
8: Nine Years Ago, 5,561
9: Seven Years Ago, 5,634
10: To the Con, 4,720
11: Mayday, Mayday, 2,896
12: Panel Crashing, 3,276
13: Spanking Stephanie, 3,244
14: Mary: the Mastery, 3,912
15: A Call and a Cafe, 4,493

AnimeCon Harem Volume 3

61,059 words, divided into fifteen chapters for an estimated 222 page total.

Opens on continuation of the Emily subplot. The others end up on bad terms with Foxy and Mary. After disagreements, Kelly leaves to pursue her own original private agenda, and Stephanie is singled out and tricked by Chloe into looking for Brian elsewhere. She is rescued by the arrival of Emily and Rebecca. Kelly reunites with Stephanie and discovers Chloe has been tailing Brian, she decides to bait his ex into a trap. Book closes with Chloe getting slapped in the fucking face.

1: Five Years Ago, 5,709
2: The Vendors Room, 4,622
3: Chrissy-Cat Creations, 3,099
4: The K-Pop Fan, 3,486
5: Three Years Ago, 4,699
6: Better Late than Never, 3,763
7: Upper Level, 3,184
8: Argument, 4,989
9: The Sister of Sarah Star, 2,635
10: Opportunity Struck, 4,466
11: Fierce Maiden, 4,250
12: Order of the Sovereign Swords, 5,084
13: Mara, the Nightmare, 4,030
14: Playing Coy, 3,591
15: Playing Decoy, 3,452

AnimeCon Harem Volume 4

61,540 words, divided into fifteen chapters for an estimated 223 page total.

Opens with Emily being discovered by Kelly amidst her search for Brian. Brian and Stephanie decide to become official, and attend pre-judging for the cosplay contest together where an accident involving the harem charm affects several other cosplayers. They invite Kelly out to eat with them, and try to convince her to live with Brian after the convention. Retiring together to their hotel room, the begin playing a new game, but are interrupted by the surprise arrival of Chloe, Emily, and Rebecca.