Pound Cake Diary : 3

Heyyy, little update! If you haven't noticed, there is now a new page on this site >:)
I finally finished the page for character bios where you can see all the girls you can romance in Emit Glass ^_^ The artwork shown on that page are the character sprites that are used in the game. Hopefully you like the style ^^ (I am not very good at digital art yet, pls forgive me if it's wonky)

I am writing Ayaka's route & am already halfway done with it!! Things are going smoother now that the routes are shorter and less emotionally taxing :-) 
I talked to a few people I know about VNs and have been getting a lot of good advice. I wish there were more resources on YouTube for making them :( There are only a few channels that make good tutorials and most of them are only about technical coding stuff which I don't really need. I prefer to look on Lemma Soft or Reddit when I have coding issues. It would be nice to have videos deconstructing Japanese VNs and how they are made...most of these videos are through a very western lens.

I can't say much about the music for the game, but the ED is completely done. The ED was written and voiced by someone who does not want to be named at this time. It sounds very good and I am really pleased with what they were able to put together. For consistency the OP is going to be done by the same person, which I have high hopes for! ^^ Thanks!!

Status Update : 3

Wooooohoooo! Finally the main heroine's route is complete! This is the longest route of the game, and having it done makes me feel like there is hope that this thing can actually be finished. The route is really sad, at least to me. I cried multiple times writing it, especially near the ending. 

All of the character sprites are done. I plan to finish the script, and then begin on CGs and BGs. I have a list of all the photos I need to take, and I already have an idea of where I can get them all. The CGs are going to take a long time, but I will work hard! 

The reason for all the delays is because of my own unwillingness to work on this project. I am someone who gets deeply invested in a certain topic and can be stuck on it for weeks, unable to focus or find interest in other things. This is mostly a problem because I am a REALLY romantic person. Whenever I like someone I kinda lose interest in my hobbies and fixate on that person. It's pretty bad...
When I need to re-focus on the VN I look through my Key art books or my other VN/2000s anime art books. It works very well!

I also posted for the first time on Twitter/X. I haven't used it before but I needed to get my game out there. I made this artwork for this occasion! It took me like 3 weeks because I kept forgetting to work on it T_T (How do I fix my motivation issues?) I feel like it didn't do much because not many people saw it, but I will continue to spread the word!!

So yeah! I will try to not be so slow...^_^ 
At this rate, I am estimating that the game might release in August or September of 2025. ESTIMATING! Keep in mind that I've been working on just planning and fantasizing about this project for two years. I am willing to take as long as it takes to make this perfect. If I have to release it in winter of 2025 I will! (Which will be painful because the game is summer themed X_X)

Till later! <3