After years of writing, I have learned that patience and persistence are perhaps essential to making the best of any project come to fruitiion.
I have many in mind--projects, that is. This yearly one, for instance is five months in and not looking to finish. While yes, I took a brief hiatus (although the term may not be sufficient to the timeline indicated; i.e., 2 week), the sixth edition of Myths and Fables is set to resume next Tuesday, the 21st. This was due to my vacation the beginning of the month and I failed to conclude the sixth edition on time (my bad). Either way, let me explain the purpose of this project:
A couple of years ago, I began project BEYOND, a TTRPG set with my own game system called the M.A.D. System, mechanics built specifically around COVID time when, while playing TTRPGs by my loansome, decided to weave the randomness of a game into my writing of The Vengeful Maiden (book I of my IV-part series "Trials of the Chosen"). Myths & Fables expands on the lore of my TTRPG setting of Theos, the narratives weaving from different sources of the mysticism that is set across the galaxies of the TTRPG book. With the conclusion of the 12-part series, I plan on working on my fifth project: A Contradiction of Time, a series taking place in Theos where the heat death of a universe sees humanity seeking different means of surviving. The book will follow Issac Varek, Dhallo, Shadow, the crew of the Titan, amongst other faces as the trials and tribulations of differing guilds builds pressures to keep their focus on the bigger picture in focus. The book aims to look at the humanity of people broken by their guilt, and how they reconcile their own vulnerabilities amongst a dying earth.
I hope the synopsis inspires you as it does me, with a lot of brokeness around us, inspiration around the unity of people fighting for a greater good is something that is much needed.
Till next time!
M.A.D.