Well, I've updated Shamanism two nights ago, for any of you who read and enjoy that sorta thing. The plot will definitely start to thicken up from there, so I guess this chapter is pretty much just the last setup chapter before laying the plot on thick. I'm hoping to have a Trial update for you guys soon, but at this moment, I can't think of how to continue the story. I'm always cursing writer's block.

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Okay, for those of you who come here for opinions (trust me, I don't really have too many of 'em), I'm going to start a weekly 'rant' column right here in the good 'ol journal. Every... Thursday I will present to you a neatly written display of anger and cohesive speech that describes to you exactly how I feel on issues. I know, the internet isn't a caring void, but still, I feel it best to have somewhere to really project my thoughts.

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I've been caught up recently with the eccentric Brit-slash-Aussie "Yahtzee" Croshaw (no, I don't know him personally, I merely mean to say that his work has recently become a minor obsession of mine). I must say that if you haven't seen any of the Zero Punctuation game reviews, you absolutely need to. On his site fullyramblomatic.com , Yahtzee has an assortment of home-made games, reviews, essays, rants, novels (which I can personally vouch for quality), and other awesome goodies. Check it out when you find you've got a spare minute or two. Trust me, you won't be disappointed.

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I think that's all I have for an update this time. I should have a nice little rant for you on Thursday, but other than that, have an awesome day.

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Okay... so here's a pretty basic outline of all I'm planning on doing within the next month-and-a-half (time and schoolwork permitting.).

MAY:

Work on Trial by Fire; if I'm lucky, I can probably finish very soon. Timeframe is very loose with the addition of Scion as a co-author, but I'm sure it isn't going to be too bad. Projected finish: June 10. Probable finish: June 30. Projected word count: 35-40k

Work on Shamanism. I'm very excited about this project, and fan support so far has been excellent. I'm hoping this not to be another series like what ended up happening with the Trilogy of Destiny's Warriors. Although I wouldn't mind if I decided it was necessary. Projected finish: August 15. Probable finish: August 28. Projected word count: 50k (it'll also help in planning for NaNoWriMo this year!).

Start a new project. I'm not sure whether or not I'm going to start the humorous second set of stupid Imp Act laws, or go with the action-packed Jamis, but whatever I decide should turn out awesome... I hope.

Finish Newgrounds May writing contest entry. If you haven't noticed by now, the last post I made (about 13-14 days ago) is my first draft of the entry for the NG contest. It's very rough right now. I don't know whether I'll get around to touch-ups or not. I might make it a little longer in the middle, but at the moment, I don't see how that's going to be possible.

JUNE:

Finish Trial.

Continue work on Shamanism.

A possible follow-up oneshot after Trial, but I'm not seriously considering that idea right now - I think Trial's projected ending should take care of all.
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That's all I have as per a schedule for right now. Expect changes and shifts in the timeline, because as I said, this is a very loose thing. It's all going to be in preparations for WriMo this year. I personally can't wait to get started on my project. Ugh... five months to go.

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Trial has officially been started! Yes, yes, it's a bit early on the schedule, but I realized that I can't exactly keep myself from writing. It's pretty much the only thing I do, and if I don't do it, it feels like I haven't done anything and I end up feeling quite like crap. Anyway, the first 'chapter' (if you will) is a prologue which also serves as a storyline synopsis - being that Trial is the third in the series of three (also known as the end of the series). Other than that, nothing going on here, so I'll just go ahead and leave you all now to ponder my words, as always;

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Okay, so if you haven't read this in my FF.net profile yet, King's Crest is done. Yes, done, as in stick a fork in it. I've already gotten a prologue/synopsis written and ready on Trial, and I'm merely trying to decide whether to tease you with it or not. Besides the prologue, I'm probably not going to begin work until (and this isn't exactly a trustable timeline, for your information) maybe  the 7th of April. I promise. I might not begin uploading it, but I'll get some work done longhand style on it, at least, and I'll try and coerce my mystery co-author to bend his plans a bit to help me out. I dunno, depends on his mood, I guess. Well, besides that, I have nothing to rant about, so once again, without further ado, in the words of my own, with absolute wisdom, for one and all, because I can;

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So, now that I've apparently gotten your attention, I would like to keep it that way (though I promise not for too long). I am, as you no doubt know by now, Python862. This means absolutely nothing, but hey, let's not go through that whole thing. If you've gotten here by the link I've posted in my Fanfiction and Fictionpress accounts, then you already know that I enjoy writing, long walks on the beach, getting caught in the rain, and pina coladas. If you haven't, well then there you go, right? Anyway, this is pretty much just an introductory entry, and I hope to see you all on the intarwebz soon, okay?

With only my famous words to guide you;

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