In anticipation of the end of Volume 2

We’re almost at the end of Volume 2, and that means we’re also coming up on the (conceptual) midpoint of Revolving Door.

I almost can’t believe we’re here. As of the publication of Frostbite II, there are two full chapters and one epilogue left to the volume. In all likelihood, the last two chapters will be in a chapter set titled The Vanishing Act.

I’ve been channeling my excitement into sprucing up the homepage and building an improved story map generator (not ready yet but getting there). The homepage now has a columned layout featuring the covers I recently drew—check it out:

Twelve years since I began writing this story, it is truly starting to feel like I have a fighting chance at finishing this novel. I currently have ~40,000 words of unpublished buffer—this is the most buffer I have ever had.

This is all made possible by a silly but surprisingly useful lifehack I recently discovered: Writing is the only activity I can fall asleep doing. In fact, I fall asleep faster writing than lying there doing nothing. So, not only does this let me apportion a number of minutes of every day to writing; I can also do it guilt-free because there is literally nothing better I could be doing while lying in bed.

Anyway, these last two chapters were written in January 2024. Yes, it’s been more than a year since I wrote them, so to say I’m excited for them to be out at last is probably an understatement.

Update 10 November 2025: The new story map has since been finished and the link has been updated.

The Story of the Queendom will be out 2022!

Hi all, and happy new year! What a rough start, what with the borders opening in Queensland and everyone and their mom (including myself) catching COVID-19. (I’m recovering, but it’ll be a bit before I can launch back into personal creative work. To my sense of smell: you will be missed.)

Apologies for the delay on the most recent chapter in progress, The Story of the Queendom (tentative title). As the title suggests, it is in essence the story of Orobelle’s ancestors, in particular the ones who precipitated the split of the Queendom, and the centuries of war and intrigue that ensued.

Yeah, it’s what they call a Big One. So much so that the original concept of the chapter had to be split into three. It could almost be a novel in its own right (the way Supercell could’ve been), as it covers so many centuries of pivotal history, and really I could write an entire chapter focusing on the life of any given figure in the story.

I’m well aware that said history is peripheral at best to the RD plot, but knowing it will be key in understanding future plot developments.

It currently stands at about 2,500 words in length, and has been there for almost three months. I’ve had a hectic 2021, and almost entirely stopped writing after I moved to my new apartment; NaNoWriMo was me dipping my toes in it again. But I’m optimistic that early 2022 is when I’ll finally get back into the swing of it.

Thanks for waiting, I promise it’s gonna be a good one so sit tight while I get this chapter hammered out!