Ryan801army: Blog

Chapter 7 has been submitted to the queue. I'm finishing the rough draft for 11. Thanks to those of you who have been providing input, it means a lot that you are enjoying my story.

Ryan

I was asked about when the next chapter will be posted, so wanted to also answer here. Specifically for the next chapter it should be by tomorrow or Tuesday at the latest. I'm still planning on at least one chapter every 2 weeks. Though to give some insurance I'm writing ahead. Currently I am working the rough draft for 11. That way even if things get busy, I've got several chapters that only need a final edit before being able to be submitted for posting. I would rather be able to keep the 2 weeks goal that way than try to pressure myself to writing the chapter that's to be posted within the same 2 week window of posting it. It also allows my editor time to be able to review things, as above all I do not want him feeling pressured to meet my goals.

Above all: thank you for the feedback/suggestions I've been getting. Some of it you'll see in upcoming chapters. Others I'm purposefully leaving out to still give our intrepid heroes challenges to overcome. If the compound is setup to with stand months of seige like castles of old, there's no challenge for them to meet.

Ryan

I've been doing well on my writing pace. Chapter 10 rough draft is complete and 6 is going to be submitted to the posting queue after this. So far I've kept sex out of the story but I'm debating on that one. Feel free to give me feedback if you think it would make a nice addition. However, be aware it will never be a real focus on my story, just a side note to other things going on. Those of you who have stuck with me you'll start seeing some of the improvements come gradually in each of the next few chapters as well as the addition of characters both allied and opposing our heroes.

Ryan

First off, thank you for those who have commented or messaged me about Resume. I genuinely appreciate it. Some of the recommendations have already been written, just not posted yet. Others though I'm keeping in mind but might not use. My character is a real person put into this situation. Sure, he planned ahead and got some things setup, but he also didn't really expect it to happen. Additionally, he didn't necessarily have the time/money to have gotten to his ideal prepper status. The last factor: if the hero is too well prepared for his new reality there's not enough to really challenge him. I think my plan has got a decent balance of challenge level yet still "winnable" with a couple others things in mind. Lastly, I'm still adding things and better forming an outline for what's coming with the story. I figure that's a better idea than not having a real plan.

Ryan

So an uneventful 4 day weekend gives you folks the benefit of an early chapter. Chapter 5 has been submitted to the posting queue and chapter 9 has had it's initial draft done. The next couple chapters will be comparatively slow with some more action kicking up in chapter 8. Going forward from that there should be more, but like any story it's going to have lulls for setup or getting from point A/situation A to point B