It’s the end of May, and summer is here, especially on the east coast of the U.S where I live. We’ve had several 90+ degree days, and though I generally like warm temperatures, it feels like spring was skipped. I guess crazy May weather is a thing everywhere.
In this newsletter, just like most months, I’ll share n...
2019-05-27 18:43:47 +0000 UTC View Post
As I work on Part 3, I want to add new items of value in an apocalyptic setting. These items should have some of these qualities:
So, let me here what you'l like to see...
2019-05-25 18:32:48 +0000 UTC View PostThis scenario poll series will help me to build a hotel where the group of survivors will go to scavenge. In this first poll, we will establish optional survivors to take. Select your first choice for someone to bring on the mission. The top 3 survivors will be options to take. I typically like to offer one core member (Jaime...
2019-05-15 22:28:23 +0000 UTC View PostThis poll will help me to determine the camp/location for one of the groups you and the survivors will face in Part 3. If you do not wish to be spoiled, read no farther. However, it would be easy to guess that this group will hold a place in Part 3, and rumors of their role have already been discussed online.
This month, I am continuing to develop a trip Reilly leads to a small convenience store. I need to create a character who will be an owner/manager of the store. Below are options for names and a few traits.
2019-05-08 20:53:01 +0000 UTC View PostThis is a poll for you to choose the topic for May's original short story or article.
If you have story ideas for June, please list it in the comments.
2019-05-06 21:29:16 +0000 UTC View PostAbigail reached the ground floor and heard the muffled sounds of yelling, stomping, blaring sirens, and cries of pain. Only a few rays of light peeked through the small window on the stairwell door, and she glanced through to a riot of activity. Corpses lie just beyond the stairwell, a man and a woman lying foot to head so th...
2019-05-03 17:04:30 +0000 UTC View PostHere is a schedule of things you can expect to see this month.
5/3 -- Chapter 8 of Zombie Exodus novel. ($3+ tiers)
5/6 -- Poll for article of the month. ($3+ tiers)
5/8 -- First naming poll for ($5+ tiers)
5/11 -- New scenario or mission poll.
5/15 -- New poll for Safe H...
2019-05-01 20:57:32 +0000 UTC View PostRachel adjusted the top of her evening gown and clicked on the text message app of her phone. This started an exchange:
Vince: Where is she?
Rachel: Meeting her now. Her hotel room.
Vince: Get it done. Can’t wait any longer. AMN.
Rachel sighed and turned off her phone. AMN. Any means necessary. Like she ne...
2019-05-01 01:47:50 +0000 UTC View PostApril is almost over, and it’s been a hectic month. I’ve worked on every game I have in development, including a few you’ve never heard of. My wife and I bought a house! Well, we are under contract and go to settlement soon. May will be just as busy, but my writing will not slow down.
In this newsletter, just like...
2019-04-28 01:30:45 +0000 UTC View PostStarting in May, I will provide new ways to interact in game creation:
1. At the $5 level, you will be able to vote in a naming poll at least once per month. The winning name will be used for a character, landmark, or item in one of my games.
2. At the $25 level, you will be able to help name a character and many ...
2019-04-27 13:59:07 +0000 UTC View PostFor the original short stories I post each month, how do you feel about reading information about a character not revealed in the game? For example, if a story revealed that Madison and Brody were actually cousins, not twins but this is not revealed in-game, how would you feel?
I see two sides to this. On one side, read...
2019-04-18 22:59:15 +0000 UTC View PostOur last scenario poll ended as a tie between a FEMA base and a hotel. Since we didn't come to a decision, let's narrow down our two choices and put some details in them.
2019-04-16 00:56:35 +0000 UTC View PostOur April short story poll ended in a tie. Please vote for one of the two top vote-getters.
2019-04-15 20:09:39 +0000 UTC View PostIn our last poll, we voted that the parents would fake their own deaths to ask to join their teen child's group. In our final poll, we will choose possible outcomes. For this poll, pick as many options you like. The top ones will be writt...
2019-04-10 23:47:32 +0000 UTC View PostThis is a poll for you to choose the topic for April's original short story or article.
In addition to a lot of ZE:SH options, I have one article on game development.
If you have story ideas for May, please list it in the comments.
2019-04-06 16:04:22 +0000 UTC View PostMindy had no worry about this outbreak until she reached the lobby of the building and saw the massive tank rolling down the avenue outside. As a marine brat, she had seen military vehicles before. She was accustomed to the sounds of heavy engines and helicopter rotors, the firing of automatic weapons, and the shouting of ord...
2019-04-04 00:35:15 +0000 UTC View PostNote: The Article of the Month is being pushed back one day.
Here is a schedule of things you can expect to see this month.
4/3 -- Chapter 7 of Zombie Exodus novel.
4/6 -- Poll for article of the month. ($3+ tiers)
4/8 -- Updated Zombie Exodus: Safe Ha...
2019-04-02 23:24:47 +0000 UTC View PostFor a while, I have considered running a live roleplaying game based in the Zombie Exodus Universe. Once a month, we would decide on a time, and I would host a Discord game, using the Safe Haven character system and be the gamemaster for an original game. This would be similar to playing Vampire: The Masquerade, ...
2019-03-30 21:20:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Julianne lowered the Beretta and exhaled for the first time in what seemed like an hour. Mrs. Winthrop hit the floor with a thud, semi-coagulated blood oozing from a hole in her forehead. Julianne stepped over and kicked the old woman’s foot. Nothing.
“Sorry, Mrs. W. You were the best neighbor a gal could ever...
2019-03-28 23:52:36 +0000 UTC View PostMarch saw the release of Zombie Exodus; Safe Haven Part 2-2! It was a bit of a bumpy start with a few bugs, but the apps should be stable now. Though Part 2-2 took up some of my time this month away from writing, it was still productive. I’ll get into my plans for the future and discuss all games in development. 2019-03-28 00:44:06 +0000 UTC View Post
My computer at home is having issues that will require a trip to the repair shop next week. Since I will be sharing my wife's laptop, this will only affect a few items on the calendar.
1. The monthly newsletter will be pushed back to Wednesday, March 27.
2. The next Safe Haven Part 3 testing update will move...
2019-03-22 19:49:20 +0000 UTC View PostJust a quick note to say that the Part 2-2 update will be going live tomorrow, March 21! Exact release times by store are not known.
To celebrate the release, Part 1 and 2 will be on sale, so if you know anyone who has yet to purchase either part, this is a great time.
As a reminder, Part 2-2 is a free update of 1...
2019-03-20 21:50:42 +0000 UTC View PostOur last scenario (Helping Hands/Missed Rally) concluded, and we can now move on to a new scenario. To provide more options for people to help me to create interesting scenarios for Safe Haven, I am going to provide a number of different selections not offered before. Once chosen, over the next few polls, we will decide on th...
2019-03-19 20:05:19 +0000 UTC View Post
This is a really, really crude map I made just to help me during the writing process. It shows where things are located, broken areas of fence, and relative sizes of areas and structures.
I will be hiring someone to make a professional version but thought some of you may be interested in a behind-the-scenes tool of my w...
2019-03-17 17:53:15 +0000 UTC View PostIn our last poll, we voted that a team of Silverthornes would try to capture the teen. In this poll and the next, we will pick what comes after the capture attempt is made.
For this poll, let’s vote on what happens if the attemp...
2019-03-12 02:15:45 +0000 UTC View PostThis is a poll for you to choose the topic for March's original short story or article.
In addition to a lot of ZE:SH options, I have one article on game development.
If you have story ideas for March, please list it in the comments.
2019-03-07 18:34:59 +0000 UTC View PostUncle Lou sped off the on-ramp and veered past the wreckage of an over-turned truck. In his rearview mirror, he caught a glimpse of a man climbing out of the driver’s side window, but even at a distance, Uncle Lou knew the man had turned. Most people he saw now were turned. As the ranks of the living dead grew in the city, ...
2019-03-04 21:13:33 +0000 UTC View PostHere is a schedule of things you can expect to see this month.
3/4 -- Chapter 6 of Zombie Exodus novel.
3/6 -- Poll for article of the month. ($3+ tiers)
3/9 -- Updated Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven, Part 3 Alpha (3-4k more words). ($10+ tiers)
...
2019-03-02 22:26:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Tommy jogged down the street to the boarded-up home where the only person he knew lived. And “lived” meant “still alive” and he only hoped they were still home. Everyone else he knew was dying or infected. Some of the lucky ones had fled Nightfall, but few made it out before friendly fire or roving mobs of infected cu...
2019-03-01 00:02:48 +0000 UTC View Post
