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Worth the Candle, ch 243-245
Note: there will be one more chapter after this in the current "batch", releasing Friday. I think the burst releases work really well for me, and apologize if they don't work as well for you. When Worth the Candle is over, we'll probably be doing some other method and simplifying my workflow for the next project.Normal LinksChapter 243Chapter 244Chapter 245Edit/Comment LinksChapter...
Worth the Candle, ch 241-242
Normal LinksChapter 241 Chapter 242Edit/Comment LinksChapter 241 Chapter 242
Worth the Candle, ch 239-240
Normal Links:Chapter 239 Chapter 240Editable Links:Chapter 239 Chapter 240
Worth the Candle, ch 237-238
Chapters! These are part of a clustered release, as the others are still in editing and I find it much easier to do this way, the others will be out relatively close behind these, with chapter 245 being the final one that's written.Normal LinksChapter 237: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vR7LaZr1AOTgU9mqO-8mqzX5jZzLthWIWlNft3KtnZTBZvlDRb1sfxu65GOiZMIPDKlo43R7vL0cvFf/pubChapter 238:...
Worth the Candle, ch 236
This will be the last chapter for a bit while I finish up the next set. As always, you can find the word count spreadsheet here, which contains estimated dates (when I have them).Normal:Chapter 236Edit/Comment:Chapter 236
Worth the Candle, ch 235
Just a single lonely chapter this time, largely for pacing reasons. The next will be Saturday, or possibly pushed to Sunday, and after that, I'm not sure (though writing has been going well lately, at least in terms of output).Normal LinkEdit/Comment Link
Worth the Candle, ch 231-234
New chapters! Two more are written and will be a part of this "set", separated for reasons that should be obvious once you read them. (I'm also writing as I edit, which I think helps keep energy up, and in theory reduces downtime between chapters.)Normal LinksChapter 231 Chapter 232Chapter 233 Chapter 234Edit/Comment LinksChapter 231 Chapter 232 Chapter 233Chapter 234
Worth the Candle, ch 229-230
Release "schedule" for the next few chapters will be a little bit different. The next six chapters after these two are written but not edited, so should be out relatively fast, divided into (what are hopefully) coherent narrative chunks that give better pacing than if all eight were out at once.Normal Links:Chapter 229Chapter 230Edit/comment Links:Chapter 229Chapter 230
Worth the Candle, ch 222-228
Normal Links:222: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTgz7r_BWQoXzfW5IAOuR_qn6lMBWWj43_v0sZHJRux2kTUh6dBOwZK5GLxeGW3HOJZnY_W7h0m0XHD/pub223: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTLWDE24jxLlks8ltEXf9a-iMpT9PfzDjplTBQsk459zoPkfMKCQikJ5wYGklK0uEdrV9tQivhrWRZ-/pub224: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQnJJIJPlM5li-9iOhSELkc91Z6KdwvyP6Z5MOuxZK4kpTNkDgX-H57ss6RHeVGoaqbtWoX3d8...
A Worth the Candle Christmas Special
No one asked for this, but here it is anyway, a fairly quickly-written non-canonical alt-timeline Christmas special. (It was about three days between 'heh, it would be funny to write a non-canon Christmas episode' to 'welp, this thing exists now'). Hopefully you'll enjoy it! Normal linkEdit/comment link
Worth the Candle, ch 213-221
Apologies for the delay. Sometimes writing gets the better of me.Links:213: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTJxQ_z8lLkiEUqjzOfDIgqffaww2PynI9T_s7Xfr04F82NhKhIxNAXekcQg5xAAhYCNmm-DupgeeYC/pub214: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTblxvw41nFkGsEst05Ptslxcy6e_U0z2j1nvEvdUp5rQDw7dGN3dmXPmR2pRGHPFaKEJiwNt148c1N/pub215: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTLXCEf-I11vX4gR...
Variations (short)
Variations is a short story that I mostly wrote for fun, set in the same universe as Worth the Candle but without connection to the main plot. I was trying to write something a little bit slice-of-life, but it doesn't quite hit that mark; I do think that it hits its own mark, and am fairly happy with it as being a low-stakes and mundane short story. (This is not for the Patreon goal, just an e...
Worth the Candle, ch 206-212
Reader Links:Chapter 206Chapter 207Chapter 208Chapter 209Chapter 210Chapter 211Chapter 212Edit/Comment Links:Chapter 206Chapter 207Chapter 208Chapter 209Chapter 210Chapter 211Chapter 212I was going to write a whole big thing here about why writing is slow, and what's been going on in my life, but ... it would probably suffice to say that I have a small child who I'm the primary caretaker f...
Worth the Candle, ch 201-205
New chapters! Note that there's 48 hours until non-early birds can read these. I'm on the fence about whether or not that should be the new normal, but I've had a positive experience with both that, and splitting a large batch in twain, since it allows more time for editing, more ability to be nimble in responding to comments or feedback, and a bit more discussion. (Splitting the batch...
Worth the Candle, ch 196-200
New chapters! There are two slight differences this time. First, the batch is overly large, so I'm splitting it in half, which should work well narratively. Second, the early birds window is being enlarged to 48 hours for this release, mostly to see how it feels.Normal Links:Chapter 196 (Notes/Stats)Chapter 197Chapter 198Chapter 199Chapter 200Edit Links:Chapter 196 (Notes/Stats) Chapter 197Cha...
Worth the Candle, ch 192-195 (End Book VIII)
Hello folks, back from the word mines once more, with more words. (If you're curious how I'm doing in terms of the pandemic, life is more or less normal, but preschool is closed, which means I'm seeing a lot more of my son. I'll do my best to not let that affect writing output too much.)Regular LinksChapter 192Chapter 193Chapter 194Chapter 195Comment/Edit LinksChapter 192Chapter 19...
Worth the Candle, ch 185-191
Here, finally, are some chapters. Schedule is a bit weird here, mostly because I got sick twice while writing these, with the latter time developing into bronchitis. Writing while sick is a bit of a poor proposition, since the words will come, but they'll take more time and effort to edit, and sometimes I'll have to scrap things that I thought were a good idea while barely functional.Regul...
Worth the Candle, ch 184
Just a single, lonely chapter this time.Regular LinkEdit/Comment Link
Worth the Candle, ch 177-183
Viewable Links:Chapter 177Chapter 178Chapter 179Chapter 180Chapter 181Chapter 182Chapter 183Edit/Comment Links:Chapter 177Chapter 178Chapter 179Chapter 180Chapter 181Chapter 182Chapter 183
Worth the Candle, ch 172-176
Normal Links:Chapter 172Chapter 173Chapter 174Chapter 175Chapter 176Commentable LInks:Chapter 172Chapter 173Chapter 174Chapter 175Chapter 176
Worth the Candle: A Brief Description of Aerb
No, it's not some chapters (sorry), but the worldbuilding doc is "done", though I would probably have doubled its length if I had let scope creep happen. It clocks in at 43K words (the "brief" is tongue-in-cheek).Link!
Worth the Candle, ch 169-171
Sorry for the wait. I've been working on the worldbuilding doc and semi-successfully attempting to prevent burnout/depression.View LinksChapter 169Chapter 170Chapter 171Edit/Typo LinksChapter 169Chapter 170Chapter 171
Worth the Candle, ch 166-168
New chapters! Plus, if you missed it and are into that sort of thing, I made two blog posts (here, here) on adapting Worth the Candle for your tabletop games, likely with more to come in the future.Publish Links:Chapter 166Chapter 167Chapter 168Edit Links (for suggesting typo corrections):Chapter 166Chapter 167Chapter 168
Worth the Candle, ch 162-165 + Art
Amaryllis Art! More in the future. I've been finding the commissioning stuff surprisingly difficult, both in terms of working with someone else, and trying to translate prose into pictures in a way that evokes the feeling of the text (which I care about more than strict accuracy).Normal Links:Chapter 162Chapter 163Chapter 164Chapter 165Edit/Typo Links:Chapter 162Chapter 163Chapter 164Chapter 1...
Worth the Candle, ch 161
Just a single chapter this time, though it's fairly long. Also, this story is now on Royal Road (with some reservations), which shouldn't impact the story in any way.Chapter 161 linkChapter 161 edit/comment link
Worth the Candle, FAQ
Meta/Writing QuestionsHow can I give you money?Patreon is best for me, mostly because it's consistent and that helps a lot with budget. If you dislike Patreon, or dislike recurring payments, there's a PayPal link here.When is the next chapter coming?This is the actual most asked question. I maintain a word count spreadsheet that is usually up-to-date on unpublished chapters. When I have a ...
Worth the Candle, ch 157-160
Regular linksChapter 157Chapter 158Chapter 159Chapter 160Links for typo correction and/or commentsChapter 157Chapter 158Chapter 159Chapter 160(Apologies for the delay. Writing wasn't going so well, and then I junked a fair amount, and it was this whole thing.)
Worth the Candle, ch 155-156
Chapters!Normal links:Chapter 155Chapter 156Edit links:Chapter 155Chapter 156
Worth the Candle, ch 148-154
I'm not dead! Here are seven chapters, please enjoy, approximately 43K words.Normal Publish Links:Chapter 148Chapter 149Chapter 150Chapter 151Chapter 152Chapter 153Chapter 154Edit Links if you'd like to contribute copy-editing or leave thoughts:Chapter 148Chapter 149Chapter 150Chapter 151Chapter 152Chapter 153Chapter 154
Worth the Candle, ch 146-147
Chapters!Chapter 146Chapter 147Edit Links:Chapter 146Chapter 147
