There's more stuff down the pipe, too. A revision of S:E, season 1 is
being considered while the fine details of season 2 have been cast in
concrete for a while. That's right, no "development lag" for the next
season. I get to S:E, and chapters will start flying. None of
this two-year-delay-between-chapters crap. You people will be ducking the
new episodes as they land smoking hot on this page. Neon
Genesis:Immortals? There's some things I can't leave unfinished.
Brother? I'm there. I will finish that war. The Traveler... well,
let's not get ahead of ourselves. I mean, I've got a pretty big plate as
it is, what with the FanFiction.net updates, the TGE projects, the
novel, and, you know, STUFF.
Anyway, it's gonna be a huge month here, and huge year. You were patient
all through the summer, you took your vacations, but the weather is
cooling down and you're back. And we're ready to rock. And as a tasty
morsel of temptation, let me present this week's "Return to Insanity
Productions:" The First Hundred Ideas, numbers
30-39.
Tune in next week...
Post: 6/2/06 - Monumental Disappointment.
Post: 5/27/06 - What Epic?
Post: 5/20/06 - It's 11:50pm
Post: 5/14/06 - Deadline BROKEN!!!
Post: 5/6/06 - Open?
Post: 4/29/06 - Closed
Post: 4/22/06 - Dawg Dayz
Post: 4/15/06 - Under Wires
Post: 4/8/06 - You Think I'd Know Better
Post: 4/1/06 - April What?!!
Post: 3/25/06 - Change This Pace
Post: 3/18/06 - Return of the Hack
Post: 3/11/06 - I'm Such a Hack.
Post: 3/03/06 - The Little Update that Could
Post: 2/25/06 - NumPosts == 0
Post: 2/17/06 - Still Alive. Still Kickin'
Post: 2/18/06 - Another Day Late
Post: 2/3/06 - Spring Break
Post: 1/27/06 - A Clash of Nothing
Post: 1/20/06 - Timing.
Post: 1/13/06 - Screwups.
Post: 1/07/06 - First Update of the New Year.
Post: 12/23/05 - Merry Christmas
Post: 12/16/05 - Under the Wire
Post: 12/09/05 - Brain Pain
Post: 12/01/05 - Never on Time
Post: 11/21/05 - Technical difficulties
Post: 11/08/05 - The Price of Disbelief
Post: 10/28/05 - In Anno We Trust.
Post: 10/23/05 - True stories.
Post: 10/14/05 - My subject can bow on one knee...
Post: 9/22/05 - Has it been that long?
Post: 9/9/05 - Baby Steps.
Post: 9/8/05 - The Errata to the Addendum
Post: 8/24/05 - A veritable pit of snakes.
Post: 8/16/05 - Patience. Rewarded.
Post: 8/05/05 - Revisions off the port bow!
Post: 8/02/05 - Embarassment aplenty.
Post: 7/11/05 - We're only human.
Post: 7/07/05 - Nano-updates rock.
Post: 7/04/05 - We're almost there
Post: 6/05/05 - Something new
Post: 4/13/05 - Three Goons in Eva!
Post: 2/07/05 - Three Goons in Eva!
Post: 1/28/05 - The Not So Grand Re-Opening
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To answer one final, burning question: The
posted part is but a tiny, tiny fraction of the story (the text is an
anemic 250kb at this point - barely 1/10th of the story complete), and
the second chapter should be on its way soon. ;)
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So, what's new? Nothing just yet. NGI is
creeping along at barely suitable speeds. 30+ page episodes with this
kind of twisting prose are hard to write between long breaks. I need
to get focused and stay on track or I'm going to loose this one. I've
been revising and adding to part 2. It's looking better and stands
about half complete, so that's good. On the downside, the entire
outline doesn't hold together past episode 3, so I'm preparing for
some serious review and outlining of this story soon. Stay
tuned.
Episode 6 of Three Goons is also on the way,
with lots of crazy s**t planned for episodes 7 and 8 (possible omake
stuff has been discussed, but the way John's pushing things, I would
settle in and get ready for 6, 7, and 8 to be nice long reads). A
month ago, I ripped apart Reason We Fight and came up with the
outline for an actual story, rather just a collection of scenes, which
is what you will find posted below. However, the feel of the story
didn't quite become what I was looking for, so the project went into
hiatus. Then, an artist friend of mine came down and I showed
him my newest obsession: drawing manga. Technically, I'm not drawing
manga, since I'm in the US, but just bear with me for a minute. The
story had action and all the emotion I was looking for in Reason We
Fight, but it was... well, it just kicked ass. Then he shows me
the Samurai Jack movie (thank you Cartoon Network and thank you
Gene!). No, you don't need to guess what happened next. The end result
is that my planned re-write of Reason We Fight will never
happen, I'm drawing comic that's... you'll have to see it, trust
me. And lastly, another story that's been sitting in the wing may be
posted soon. A time-traveling sort of SF/mecha/love story epic.
Boy, that sounded strange. Well, to wherever
you are, be well.
Post: 9/13/01
That's all I have to say.
Post: 8/16/01
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1. The Sidestep Stick-figure comic of
rejected ideas. The backlog reminds me of the Hoover
dam. Seriously. This is just for fun, and yes, it's in stick
figures. I've been wanting to do it for a while, and at first, I was
gonna CG the whole thing, but I've got a pencil and paper, and dammit,
I can make chicken scratches too!
2. Neon Genesis:Immortals should be
getting a poster around the middle of next month. I planned one out
back when the story was first thought up (around July of 1999?), but
kept putting it off to my absolute lack of artistic skill.
3. I'm teaching myself to draw anime-style
characters. The hair. I hate the hair. It's as bad as the rest
of the face combined. Why torture myself so? Well, I call it
`training,' and it's in preparation for this little manga idea that's
been scurrying around in the back of my mind for a while now. The
other reason for studying this is the characters in various stories
I'm writing can be hard to keep track of. (Especially when I remove
the descriptions from the story's text for revision, sorry
John.)
There it is. I'm drawing, writing, changing
jobs and enjoying the 99-105 degree weather here in the good ole
Tri-Shities. And do try to stop by again soon, I promise I'll finish
Episode 2 of NGI soon, 'k?
Nothing new posted, but here's the list from the end of July:
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Post: 8/6/01
So between all that work, a long vacation,
and having to look for a new job before I am laid off from my old one,
life has been stressful, but not unproductive. Let's here it for a
positive attitude!
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First off, DRIVEN has been taken off
of the queue; either I will revise Reason We Fight, or let it
stand as-is. Eva Wasn't Built in A Day is being revised, though
slowly. Neon Genesis:Immortals will be getting a fully revised
episode 1, with episode 2 under production right
now. SIDESTEP:EVANGELION, episode 3, is about 80% complete and
temporarily halted until I have some time. Lastly, all of Insanity
Productions is taking care of some backlogged work in preparation for
releasing Three Goons.
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Episode 13 is done.
Ahead of time.
What can I say, I love you guys. Personally, I'm not too
impressed with the content, while the proof that I have actually
finished at least a part of something soothes my tortured soul
to no end. And with this, in a rather abrupt manner, we are done with regular
updates. I know, you liked reading my brief, incomprehensible
digressives every Friday... or was it Saturday? Except for when I didn't
post, which was often... anyway, getting back on track, we're done with
regular posts. I plan to update the project car page (and actually link
to it, as you probably have no idea what I'm typing about). I plan to
revise a few things. I intend (but don't really plan) to revise my
Fanfiction.net stuff, so there's something like updates. Okay, I'm
getting around the point. Ready? You sure? Get back here! More
Chronicles of War. Lots more. Rest of the damn story more. As in
finished. As in, I'll probably change the title. As in, finally you find
out what happens after the mall. Yeah, I know you're excited and
can't wait. Neither can I. Hence no distractions. Hence... no updates.
See? It all makes sense!
Until the next big one...
SIDESTEP:EVANGELION, episode 12. Look! Space
battles! Space battles can make anything cool. Except this. Thank
goodness we've only got one more episode to go, right? Of course...
episode 13 is not the end of S:E, merely the end of... the beginning! I
think. Let me finish writing it and we'll see.
SIDESTEP:EVANGELION, episode 11. I'm done. See
ya next week. Bye.
By nineteen minutes, of all damn things! I finally got around to
revising episode ten of SIDESTEP:EVANGELION so
that it actually fits in with the last three episodes. Now, you can
enjoy it.
Hi all. Once again I'm under pressure. I thrive on this kind of
pressure, so I'm happy to report that I've drafted the finale to season
1 of SIDESTEP:EVANGELION. The bad news? I'm still
revising said draft, including chapters 10 and 11, which were pulled
last week. So... no new fics this week. I do have ten more ideas
for ya, so go read them! Next week, expect S:E
to return, and more news. Rick out.
Well, that's it. Insanity Productions is now on indefinite hiatus.
Will we return? Will there be any writing? Too many questions, and for
now, no answers.
You'll notice I cleverly skipped my scheduled update by, err...
cleverly posting ten more ideas! Hey, real life in intrudes, and
besides, I'm wrapping up season 1 and shifting gears to work on
Chronicles of War again, which means I'm doing a lot of brainstorming
and outline. Between all of these lines and whirling clouds of brain,
there's precious little time for pure writing. So, enjoy my day off!
Episode 11 of SE posted! Er... stuff happens!
I'm a busy guy, so it's iffy that 12 will show up next Saturday. You may
be in for a treat - my laziness! Anyway, the big space story arc will wrap
up with the posting of episode 13. Then it's back to COW, and maybe some
side projects. Until next time...
Episode 10 of SE posted! Read it! I'm sort of
on schedule. Three more weeks of SE and I get back on the Chronicles of
War saddle. I'll probably drop some more random ideas and pretend I have
time to revise the web page. Well... if anyone wants to volunteer...
Well, I'm posting according to my schedule now, and I'm happy.
Doubly happy, in fact, because I have a special treat for you guys. I've
been hard at work on it for a while, but today I can finally
present...man I wish a had a drum to roll here...the final episodes of
Three Goons in Eva!
Phew, I'm tired just thinking about finishing these suckers. Anyway,
you've earned it. Enjoy.
That's it!!! Updates on Saturdays from now on!
Chronicles of War is on hiatus for the next six weeks, in order to prepare
matters for the second part, book, whatever you want to call it. We will
resume directly, with chapter 26, on the 6th of May.
Yes, this year.
In the meantime, you get to enjoy more ideas (or was that
suffer?), and five, (go ahead, count 'em and rejoice) FIVE chapters of
SIDESTEP:EVANGELION. Today is chapter 9. Episode,
whatever. Have fun with it and see you next week!
Ambition! The next chapter is posted!
Delusion! I'm re-ramping the page format again. Nothing startling this
time, just some CSS to keep my eyes from bleeding during future updates.
Expectation! Now I can take a minor vacation from writing
you-know-what. I'm not abandoning anybody though, expect new
episodes of SIDESTEP:EVANGELION while I get ready
to finish off the first book of Chronicles of War. The end is nigh!
...But, in a good way!
Chapter 24, but you were expecting that
yesterday, no? Well, I'm busy. Busy writing. Busy writing more
stories, which means if you wait, you don't wait for long, and you don't
wait in vain. That's it, back to writing!
Chapter 23. You know where to get it. I have
lots to say, but need to spend what little time I have to spare on
writing stories, no news posts. See you next week.
There was no post Friday. There is no post today. There will be no
post tomorrow. I doubt there will be a post next week.
I'm not making excuses here. Recently a close friend died, and it's
been a pretty rotten week. Some of you are no doubt snorting in
derision, certain that I'm always putting my writing at the bottom of my
priority list and off playing Killzone or something right now, but that
simply isn't the case. We're talking missed work here. We're talking no
writing, regardless of story, genre, or money. Nothing. Next week maybe.
This week, just give your loved ones a hug and tell them they're
important to you. Peace.
Finally, that long-awaited Chapter 22!
Chronicles of War will be coming to a close in just four short weeks, so
enjoy the new material while you can!
I give you...Chapter 21! You know, I keep
promising that this story is going somewhere, but I'll skip that idle
threat this week. More chapters are on the way, and someday (soon) you
will see this epic end. Maybe by then episode 10 of TGE will be
finished.
That's a big maybe.
Instead of more Chronicles of War, I have instead, the ideas file! More info later, as it's late and I'm
tired. More novel goodness next week.
Caio!
I had some mega-cool rants to throw in here, but writing real
material proved more important. And there's something else in store. I
can't tell ya about it yet, but rest assured, it'll be a nice surprise,
following on the heels of the final chapter to Book I of Chronicles of War. I'll let that sink in for a
moment.
Back? Okay, the finale takes place in Chapter 25. I'm understandably
nervous about somehow bringing the necessary closure to this book.
Closure to the story won't happen for several more full-length novels,
but it's an epic. You won't be reading this one to your kids at bedtime
anyway. Will you? Don't, please. That's just sick, especially
considering what's in this week's chapter. Sigh. Only five more weeks
before...ah, but telling you would ruin the surprise!
Yeah, I know. What surprise?
Due to resistance from various corners, this part of Chronicles of War is not as carefully revised as
previous ones. I hope this won't become a regular occurrence, though it
probably will. Still, in spite of firm resistance, I do plan to finish
this novel, and write many more in the years to come.
With the new year comes new errors. Chapter 17 is really, truly,
FINALLY up. So is chapter 18. Oh, and chapter 16 has been updated.
Enjoy.
And it's late. And last week's update was a mess. I'm not sure what
went on, but you can blame the other authors. I'll take no
responsibility! It was in the past, the past I tell you! It doesn't
apply any more! Ahem. This doesn't exactly inspire confidence here at
Insanity Productions, but we're used to tripping over the wire. Or
dancing on it. Or...I'll stop. It involved wires, I can't really remember
any more than that. In any case, Chapter 17 has been
reviewed and posted, so not all is lost. To another week!
Chapter 15 of Chronicles of War is up. Am I
on schedule? Cue derisive laughter. Spread some holiday cheer, I know
I'm going to.
Chapter 14 POSTED! The applause can wait,
busy on the next chapter. Caio!
Back on...well, I hesitate to use the word 'schedule' for obvious
reasons, but we're back. Another chapter of Chronicles of War posted, which means you should go
read it, whichs means now. I've got a killer headache (not sure
from what), the temperature outside is just into the double
digits, and I'm contemplating the revision of chapter 14 to for next
week's post. The good news is the weekend is upon me. Wave your little
flags of celebration and victory now. Next Friday, we'll do it again.
Peace and love, people. Peace and love.
P.S. I had better say this again...but until further notice, these
weekly updates will contain ONLY Chronicles of War. The first
phase of the story shoud come to a close around chapter 25, so you've
but 12 weeks to go...
Here we are again, LATE. I feel sorry for telling people one a week
and doing two a month, I really do. Nonetheless, I'm going to pretend
I'll hit next week and the week after on time. At some ill-defined
point in the past, I had planned to finish the first book of Chronicles
of War by year's end.
Well, THAT ain't happening.
Anyway, new chapter. Enjoy!
MAN, what a delay! Sorry about the epic brain-fart there. Chapter 11
of Chronicles of War was supposed to be posted
LAST week. As things stand, 12 isn't done yet. Or is it? I can never
seem to remember this stuff...Anyway, enjoy the new stuff. I'll be back
after Turkey Day. And give someone you love a hug, damn it! They'll
appreciate it!
Chapter 10 of Chronicles of War is done! And
revised! And posted! And some of the chapters have been revised! (ch3:
minor revision, ch4: major revision, ch6: minor revision). So, we're
still here and alive. That means that I've only got four parts of
various stuff to revise. Only 425 kilobytes to go...
No, that's not a typo.
Two things. First off, episode 9 of Three Goons
in Eva is undergoing some revision. For the original release, a
great deal of material was cut at the request of the warlord. Cooler
heads have firmly established that this was an action taken in haste and
have set out to correct the error. Namely, I'm going to spend a few
weeks moving over scenes and such to fill in some huge blank
spots left in this episode. Trust me, if this isn't done, much of
the next episode will be pointless if not incomprehensible.
Second, I have indeed wrapped up the next several chapters of
Chronicles of War and they are getting marked up. Heavily. Very
heavily. We're looking at epic revisions to get these suckers up
to snuff. Until then...I dunno, rake your yard or something if it's fall
in your part of the world. Otherwise, TGIF.
After a great deal of work in Chronicles of War, I find myself with
nothing to post. In several more words, this means that I'm wrapping up
four chapters of draft material that needs to simmer like a good sauce
before the editing, revision, and posting. Give me a week or two and
there'll be more COW goodness for everbody.
Posted (FINALLY!) episode 9 of Three Goons in Eva, against my
better judgement. As it has been in revision for months, I'm too wiped
out to comment further. Enjoy, if you dare.
Posted episode one of Revolutionary Girl Osaka, a charmingly
bizarre fusion of Revolutionary
Girl Utena and Azumanga Daioh.
That's it. As usual, I claim more is to come soon, but the definition of
'more' and 'soon' are still up for debate.
Again, lack of a real update. Minor corrections around the site,
though nothing anyone will really notice for a while. More coming. I
promise. Soon.
No, really.
I humbly apologize for my lack of an update. I could probably drop
an incomplete spamfic to say I posted something, but I want to try
finishing a story now. At the moment, I'm waiting on some review
info on Three Goons in Eva, putting together a fic for posting on
the FFML, after which it will reside here, putting together some
material for Ghost Walkers (in production), adding tons and tons
of stuff (85K and rapidly growing) to Chronicles of War. I'm
writing like five chapters of this bastard all at once. So, rather than
one chapter a week, it will be five weeks before I drop five chapters.
Kind of like that example thing with nine pregnant women...Okay, now
that I've lost everybody, I escape!
Until next time...
Episode of 8 of SIDESTEP:EVANGELION is UP!
Okay, now the news. I've got a bunch of material thrown together but in
need of revision. Soon there will be another episode to add to
SIDESTEP:EVANGELION, and that's just to get us warmed up. My
primary focus now is to see through revision to the outline structure of
Chronicles of War. It's not a revision of the outline (yet), but
a reorganization of the files that hold the outline information. Years
of neglict have left these files in a desperate state, and I begin my
careful trek of restoration, correction, and updating like a man
entering...well, a pit of snakes. I'll be sure to wear my protective
gear, mother.
Chapter 4 of Chronicles of War has been
added, moving all chapters after that down one slot. You could all it
chapter 3.5, but really it was always supposed to be four. What is lost
is now home. Chapter 10 is all-new material. Big fight scene going on
there. Also coming soon...the next episode of SIDESTEP:EVANGELION.
Both the web page and several stories are in the process of getting
a much-needed face-lift right now. Hey, be thankful the web-page has
been revised. The stories, unfortunately, will have to wait.
Chronicles of War has been updated. To my
amazement (and considerable embarassment), the 'next' chapter has been
done for a while and only now do I see it needs to be posted.
Considering the other revising I'm doing to the story... ugh. The only
good news (and there is good news) is that it's all good. Nothing that I
cringed at last week, that means it HAS to be good, right?
Right?
RIGHT!
Peace.
Difficult times ahead. Due to family troubles, there may be reason
to delay posting for a few weeks (namely, posting TGE, and namely,
because a close family member just died of cancer). That having been
said, as I am a fighter who can't resist a parting shot, I give you...
episode 7 of SIDESTEP:EVANGELION.
Enjoy.
While preparing the next Episode of SIDESTEP:EVANGELION for consumption, Synopsises
(synopsi?) of present episodes and the up-coming episode 7 have been
posted. As soon as much of the Insanity Productions crew are done with
their various vacations and duties, the long-awaited episode will be
posted, followed shortly (we hope) by the next episode of Three Goons in
Eva. Until then!
Happy Independence Day! Now, could we please impeach that
trained monkey in the white house? Ahem. Back to IP-related matters, we
have nothing new to post at the moment. Chronicles of War is
headed for big-time revision. The next episode of
SIDESTEP:EVANGELION was drafted a long time ago, and if I can
blow the dust off of my thesaurus and revise it, I will update that story
too. Episode 9 of Three Goons in Eva has been done for a few
weeks, but so far hasn't even been near a spell-checker. That's
it. Have a good blistering hot summer day (or blistering cold, if you're
in the southern hemisphere), and check back here in a week or two.
Brother is up. I must say, it's full of more of the usual
madness, but if it wasn't, I wouldn't call it Brother.
Believe it or not, we actually have MORE stuff to add. A vignette
taking place between episodes 8 and the in-production episode 9! Check
out the Three Goons in Eva page.
And here I just told you guys I wasn't going to make a habit of this!
Now we've got ourselves Episode 08 of Three Goons in Eva! Posted! Don't think we're making a habit of this, though...
Things have been put into tasteful, effective order. FEAST upon the COMPLETE Episode 7 of Three Goons in Eva!
And in case you haven't noticed, the ole page has gone under a little construction. There's more to come, but for now, it's safe for human viewing.
Timely Notice.
Until further notice, all updates and otherwise to this weg page have ceased. Several things are on-going right now which have utterly sapped me of what little free time I normally have. In addition, I find myself strangely not in a mood to be creative at all. Until both the time crunch and mood disorder pass, everything here will be left to the wind.
Until I return...
I'm updating. I'm updating on my birthday.
Episode 7, part 'd' AND part 'e' of Three Goons in Eva is POSTED!
Two more down and we're suddenly halfway there! As an aside, it looks like this chapter (including notes and epilogue) will close at a little over 13,000 lines. That's BIG.
Well, I'm done scaring you for the day, let the writing go on!
Posted: Episode 07, part 'd', of Three Goons in Eva.
Posted: Episode 07, part 'e', of Three Goons in Eva.
Update! In only two months!
Episode 7, part 'b' AND part 'c' of Three Goons in Eva is POSTED!
The master of the digital pen, the marquis of references, the tongue in the cheek... whatever the heck that means, Rick Spiff is to thank. Now, only to the remaining seven mini-parts. Please excuse the evil laughter.
BUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
Posted: Episode 07, part 'b', of Three Goons in Eva.
Posted: Episode 07, part 'c', of Three Goons in Eva.
Update! YOSH!!!
Episode 7, part 'a' of Three Goons in Eva is POSTED!
Yep, this means your Eistein of Editing, the Rancorous Rick Spiff has done it again! Actual new material!
Don't get too excited. There's like, 9 more parts to this episode I have to revise and post. Props to John for getting this monster done. Now, if I can just get some Chronicles of War help.
In other news, like goes on... as it tends to. We'll have some up here shortly. Enjoy our progress. :)
Posted: Episode 07, part 'a', of Three Goons in Eva.
Update?
Episode 7 of Three Goons in Eva is FINISHED! IN DRAFT FORMAT! AND NOT NEARLY READY TO POST!
Excited? Neither am I. However, I do have a little something to show for my time. If you're a Honda guy or a car guy, you can probably sympathize with my Current situation. Long live the beast. With any luck, that little project can be wrapped up soon and I can get back to writing.
Speaking of writing, the usual suspects are all due for updates. I won't even list them here. I'm that deep in it. Just hang on, folks, you'll be rewarded.
You're always rewarded....
Posted: The Project, in pictures. Crappy pictures. Enjoy.
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND AMENDMENTS...
UPDATE 5/13/03: DUE TO VARIOUS ISSUES (INCLUDING BOTH MAJOR DISASTERS AND MINOR SET-BACKS) OUR PLANNED UPDATES (ABOUT 1 A MONTH) HAVE NOT BEEN OCCURING LATELY, AND WILL NOT RESUME UNTIL AUGUST OF THIS YEAR, AT THE EARLIEST. INSANITY PRODUCTIONS IS STILL WRITING FAN FICTION, AMONG OTHER THINGS, AND WE WILL PERSERVERE... PEACE OUT, KEEP WRITING AND READING, LOTS OF LOVE TO YOU ALL, AND SEE YOU IN 2 MONTHS!!! :)
Wow. An update. And an update of something you should already
have... some updated SIDESTEP:EVANGELION
gets a new part six, as well as some revision to earlier parts.
BOO-YEAH!
Posted: "SIDESTEP:EVANGELION", Episode 6
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND AMENDMENTS...
During the holidays, what with work, school, vacation, and
family, updates here are going to be thin. Don't be surprised if IP
takes a hiatus lasting until Feburary, okay? We do have a bit of a
going-away present though...
Posted: "Brother", Episode 8
Posted: "Three Goons in Eva", Episode
2 (SE and Platinum SE)
Posted: "Three Goons in Eva", Episode
3 (SE and Platinum SE)
It's posting time again, which is good because
it's time to post! ...... Yeah. Anyway, up on the plate today is Brother. Expect some other... stuff coming
up later in the week. On a side note, work on NGI, Episode 3 continues. I honestly don't
know when this one will be ready for prime-time, but as always, you'll
get it here first!
Posted: "Brother", Episode 7
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!
And another update, meant to scare the piss right out of you.
Kinda messy, but someone's gotta do it. We have much new stuff that will
blow your mind. Namely, more Chronicles of War!
It's more... of the usual, which is good. Sometimes I really hate
writing that story, because it puts me in a really bad, cynical mood.
You have to be evil, psychotic and cynical to write it. Here's hoping it
reminds people how NOT to behave. So, little time for words that will
never be coveted. I'm back to my job and more fiction. I'll keep the
news brief, just the way you like it. Hell, I may move my 'daily rants'
down a bit and just throw the "New stuff" thingy up at the top? Think
it's cool, don't say anything. Site re-design is still a ways off.
Posted: "Chronicles of War", Chapter 7
Post below still stands, except add Brother, part 6 to the mix. Happy
reading!
In the "do we care about this page?"
department, I've decided to redesign the site...... in the next
update...... if I'm up to it. Just simple stuff, thank you, like
splitting this sucker into small pages. Same style, toss in a navigation
bar or two... Anyway, things are okay, if I'm a little busy, so what. I
get paid.
So, yeah. I'm thinking similar color scheme and maybe some
pictures. I still have a title banner for NGI (to my amazement) I could
desparately work something up for COW or the other works here, but...
I'm a writer not an artist.
The updates, right. Today, I have something small, something
also posted on FanFiction.net,
but loved and now a little closer to completion. It's Brother. And... uh... yeah, that's all.
You can guess what goes on in this episode. DBZ fans rejoice!
Posted: "Brother", Episode 5
A very special day indeed. For more than two
months, I have toiled away at various stories. Yes, I am getting closer
to releasing something of actual importance, but this update is actually
a RE-release. Three Goons in Eva is getting some
Special Edition and Platinum Special Edition releases! What does this
mean? Well, follow the link, and you shall
see....
Posted: "Three Goons in Eva", Prologue (SE and
Platinum SE)
Posted: "Three Goons in Eva", Episode 1 (SE and
Platinum SE)
Woo-hoo! "Chronicles of
War", part 6, is up! The next part of SIDESTEP:EVANGELION is also nearly complete,
pending another little burst of creativity. Other work is coming along
more slowly, but I'm back in the groove now. Yes, no more WWII Online for yours truly, but
that's a good thing, right? Anyway, enjoy (as usual), and don't fret
about bugging the authors if you want to see something finished before
the next ice-age. Nothing inspires like fans!
Posted: "Chronicles of War", part 5
Quickie, 'cause I'm a rotten bastard. SIDESTEP:EVANGELION, part six, is
currently in final production. A draft will be complete by weeks end,
and a post will hopefully be made by Sunday. In other news, part seven
of TGE is cracking the 200k barrier as I
type and still has a ways to go. Cheers will help. I'm alive and fics
are alive, now to run off and write. :)
If you've never been here before, look around
and have a read. Oh, and skip the following update. For those of you who
are returning (all 1.76 of you), yes I know it's been a month
since the last update. What's the holdup? Well, I've got a new job with
killer hours and damn near mandatory overtime. The 'fics are in need of
an overhaul, and I've spent the last week mostly grinding out actual
writing (GASP!) and modding my case. Yeah, I had to move the hardware
when I made an upgrade and just kept tinkering with it. Any more
tinkering and we won't need X-mas lights this year.... Uh, oh yeah, the
updates. To put it bluntly, there aren't much to speak of. Some Chronicles of War is like,
here, but my brain certainly is not. The sucker's been
finished for nearly a month. I know, I know, I'm lazy. Okay, next we
have Brother. Yeah, that's on
the way. Neon Genesis:Immortals? yes, taking
forever, but you expected that. Three Goons in
Eva? Go bug John. What about Sidestep: Evangelion? Don't get your... uh,
whatever in a wad, I'm writing it. So, more of the usual. Come hell of a
Tri-Cities dust storm, I'll update. Soon.
Even if I don't write
anything.
As recently promised,
SIDESTEP:EVANGELION, episode 5 is finally finished and posted.
Episode 7 of the beloved Three Goons in Eva is taking forever to
complete. The latest word from Pullman is "I'll be done when I'm done."
Don't expect too much, people. As for the rest of the stable... well,
it's been one of those months (I started playing a MMO game, World
War II Online, and I don't quite know where the time is going).
Apart from a weak smile and pie crust promises, I can promise nothing.
My soul says that Neon Genesis:Immortals is next on the block,
but there's some lesser-known projects (read: unreleased works) I'd like
to get back to before the next ice age sets in. Among them are some real
gems. Yeah, I'd like to get those pieces out before long....
So, check out the new section, and prepare for a couple of rough
months. I doubt I'll soon be spewing a ton of work everyday; it's all I
can do to keep the bare minimum of interesting stuff on this
page.
Posted: "SIDESTEP:EVANGELION", episode 5 (fanfic area)
In case you are wondering, yes I am on
crack.... Okay, not really, but it kind of figures I would be. I mean,
I'm actually making progress! In other news, beware flying pigs....
Well, now that I'm done joking around, what's the news? The news is that
Insanity Productions, Pullman branch, is hard at work on not yet
anticipated episode 7 of Three Goons. Conventional wisdom says
it's not far off, but he's at college and his unruly bastard teachers
(good God I hope none of them read this) are trying diligently to drive
the very life from his body. Jerks. That's MY job! So, no new Three
Goons today. The stuff is Brother and Chronicles of
War. Frankly I'm amazed I did anything good with Chronicles this
month. I've been rallying for a comeback, so this is an unexpected
surprise (especially since I had to tear apart my computer's software to
make room for some games :)). Whew! Enough ranting for now, I leave you
to the fics. And hey, if you like the stuff here, don't be a stranger!
E-mail us! Make us feel worthwhile! Err... on second thought, that might
cause our already dangerously inflated egos to sweel beyond our body's
ability to contain them and cause us to explode... which would be kind
of cool too--NOT!
What else... what else... oh yeah! SIDESTEP:EVANGELION (well
worth the lengthy intro episodes, people, TRUST me) has a new part due
soon. Yes, episode 5 is coming along nicely. No telling when she'll be
done, but if this and last week were any valid indicators of my current
pace, it will be soon. And, lastly, I have some other,
inconsequential news. The chapters of Chronicles of War now get
their own titles. Some chapters may not have titles, but hey, it adds a
little spice to life! Peace out!
Posted: "Brother", episode 4 (fanfic area)
Posted: "Chronicles of War", part 4 (Chronicles
of War page)
Quick update, for those on the hoof. She's
already on FF.net, but I give you: Brother, part 3. Enjoy.
Posted: "Brother", episode 3 (fanfic area)
Yet another rapid post. Nothing MAJOR
happened, I just noticed that some Chronicles of War stuff wasn't
updated with the rest. I seem to be getting forgetful!
Posted: "Chronicles of War", chapter 3
When I say update, I mean
UPDATE!!! What's the news? Well, not much over what's
below; I just posted Neon Genesis:Immortals, pt. 2. Enjoy.
Posted: "Neon Genesis:Immortals", episode 2 (fanfic area)
Wow. I mean, wow. Has it really been over a
month since I last updated? I've finished nothing since
then! Oh, the shame! Seriously though, I decided to give you all a
belated new years present: Brother! It kicks some serious ass as
far as DBZ-type fics go. I've got tons of stuff planned for this one,
and I've started on part three, so it's a long, LONG ways from being
finished. On a side-note, this is really just a gearing-up for the next
post, which should come over the weekend. That's right, folks: I've got
more SIDESTEP:EVANGELION and NGI ready for your viewing
pleasure. It's good to finally get some things done, though damn
exhausting. I forgot how much four hours of writing can take out of you.
Good thing I have THE PROPER MOTIVATION! Yes, dear readers, I ran across
an interesting CD that's been more or less inseparable from my CD player
since I got it. You see, there's this anime (which I haven't seen), that
hasn't been released here yet, and it's right up my alley. If the anime
is half as good as the music, I'll be one smilin' mother ****er. Well,
I've wasted enough pixels for one evening, expect more stuff to come
on-line as Insanity Productions gears for up for Y2k2!
Posted: "Brother", episodes 1 & 2 (fanfic area)
Hello, all. If you're looking for new
material, click on a link far below; this is merely a sort of
placeholder/yardstick of my progress. The front page has been revved to
HTML V3.2 for maximum compatibility (except for that counter thing at
the bottom and those banners that Geocities is putting everywhere).
Progress report? NGI, Episode 2, is coming along slowly, but the
results are solid. Chapter 3 of Chronicles of War is being penned
out; about halfway done. John is hard at work on the next part of
Three Goons in Eva, and I'm cranking up the heat on
SIDESTEP:EVANGELION. A few other things, such as the opening
parts to Brother are done but not yet posted... sigh. Well, it's
time to get back to the good stuff: Writing!
Posted: Nothing, yet. (Brother 1 and 2 are on their way though!)
Well, more of Chronicles of War has
been posted, despite many noisy protests from my fellow
writers. Facing long days and hideous delays, progress is finally
being made. If I can just pull myself away from a certain video game
for a few hours I could write more...
Posted: "Chronicles of War", chapter 2
Been watching a lot of Shojou Kakumei
Utena (a.k.a. Revolutionary Girl Utena to the slackers)
lately. A few ideas may or may not have sprung from it... we'll see what
happens. On the Sidestep front, work remains on chapter 2. She's
basically finished, but there's still a small debate as to whether some
material could be added before I check it, stamp it, and post it.
Chapter 6 of Three Goons in Eva has finally arrived, after a
mountain of work by the nutty trio. Enjoy. Lastly, Neon
Genesis:Immortals (missing space intentional) has finally shown some
progress. The final draft of Episode 2 is complete and will be revised
over the next few weeks. Soon... soon she shall be posted....
Posted: "Three Goons in Eva", chapter 6 (fanfic)
Uh-oh. What has he done this time? two
updates in one day usually spells trouble on a fantastic scale... yet
this is not the case. Witness a major site-change (okay, not that
major), with the long (long, long, long, long, long...) awaited release
of Chronicles of War!!! What does this
mean? You ask. Well, for starters, I've been working on it for five
years (look at the rev history at the bottom, except for the first and
last, those are guesses). Second, it will give the much-demanded
background to tales like Sidestep:Evangelion, and... come to
think of it, pretty much every damn thing written by Insanity
Productions has Sidestep stuff in it (at least James). One last
important note: Chronicles of War is actually the story known as
Sidestep. What can I say? I needed a change of title. In any
case, all references to Sidestep apply broadly to anything on the
subject, containing pieces of it (like Three Goons...). There's
even a SEFU Project, which labels works that are derrived from
Sidestep (sequels and such; Sidestep:Evangelion is a SEFU Project, the
coming sequel to Eva Wasn't Built in a Day is a SEFU Project). Confused?
E-mail me for questions.
Posted: "Chronicles of War", chapter 1
Late, I know, as %200 of my stuff often is,
but finally I have Sidestep:Evangelion, episode 4 complete and
posted below. Draft copy, yadda yadda. Next project is to get Three
Goons in Eva, and NGI back on track. Next week promises to get even
longer, and don't even start with "The 8th? The 8th was a Tuesday!"
Posted "Sidestep:Evangelion", Episode 4 (fanfic)
After weeks of nothing happening at the IP
ranch, I finally get something done! It isn't much, but I pulled off a
few tiny revisions to Sidestep:Evangelion that will keep the
story in shape. Part 4 WILL be posted by this Saturday (10/8), so stay
tuned!
Posted "Sidestep:Evangelion" Episode 3 (fanfic)
Looking back on my 'rant' from last week, I
can see how I might have confused some people... aw, screw it. I wasn't
in the best frame of mind (shock is the frame I'm thinking of), but I'm
better now. After hearing about four airliners turned into 100+ ton
guided missiles, I feel a little uncomfortable having a nuclear facility
less than 100 miles away from my house... Yes, `shock' would fit just
right.
This is the last time I'm writing this.Several
attempts to put digital words in order have failed miserably, and I'm
just going to leave it at this: There is nothing to say. I don't have
anything to say and I shouldn't have to say anything at all. Really, the
truth is inside you, each and every one of you. What you feel, what you
do, all you and your responsibility. No sharp jibes, to rants to piss of
a whole bunch of people. I'm making the choice not to spread hatred, and
I'm imploring that you don't either. If I can say one thing, it's trust
your heart.
An update already? Actually, I just got the
latest Signs of a Cracy Fanfic Author (see at the bottom of the page)
from John, so the updated list has been posted for your perusal.
"Signs of a Crazy Fanfic Author" For entertainment purposes only,
don't try any of these at home.
Forgot to put the correct posting date on my
last upload. D'OH! Well, I told you things weren't up to par. Okay, I
do have to apologize this time, apartment from the following
announcements/ updates, I don't have anything for you people. Okay, new
business: I'm drawing comics. Okay, continue when you've recovered from
the heart attack. I am not an artist by any stretch of even a vividly
flawed imagination, but here I am, drawing... stuff. It's all worth a
try, at least. The three things I'm tinkering with?
Posted: "Durankov Drafts" (revised... another revision may be due
out soon...)
Posted: "SIDESTEP:EVANGELION" Episode 3 (the inside of NERV and some
history of James and co.; will certainly be revised, but I've been on
vacation)
Posted: "Three Goons in Eva" Episodes 00-05 (Been working on this
for a while, actual new material for the 'page!)
Not Posted: "Eva Wasn't Built in A Day" Episode 2 Revised (been
busy! I'll get back to this later, as it's not a high priority until I
start cranking on its sequel)
Also Not Posted: "Neon Genesis:Immortals" Episode 2 (I'm working on
it, about 40% complete)
Okay, now you can kill me. Life has
been... no so good lately. Let's not go into details. Fics? A little
thin this month, as I spent two weeks of it staring at the gorgeous
Rocky Mountains. My soul had a craving to create prose, and an
as-yet-unseen project titled Song of the Soul was moved along
quite a bit. Thank the clean mountain air of western Montana and
Wyoming. So what's new? I have a correction to Durankov Drafts
coming (hopefully), and...... the third episode of
SIDESTEP:EVANGELION! And about my promose last month?
WE'RE GOLD, BABY!!! The Prologue through Episode 5 of Three
Goons in Eva is posted below. Don't think this story is going to
die unfinished and unedited. Editing is being done on the posted
material this month and Yours Truly is shaping up for an awesome
Episode 6 (which is dangerously close to cracking the 100k barrier,
only one fourth of the way finished!), which will be
posted.... whenever I feel like it.
HAPPY FOURTH!!! You're all probably wondering
what the censored is going on, right? The answer is... writing!
NGI continues to extract a heavy toll from the head of Insanity
Productions, while various side projects distract IP from coming out
with our release of Three Goons. BUT... we do have some
new material for your loving gazes. Hmm... maybe I shouldn't have typed
that. Well, too late now!
Posted: "Durankov Drafts" (fanfic, but kinda not really... I'll
explain below).
This update will (sadly) bring no new fics
to the fore, but for a change, that's okay, because Insanity
Productions has been busy cooking up the GOOD stuff for all of our
(three) fans.
Nothing new posted.
Another update has finally arrived... sorry
for making you all wait so long. The Utena short story, as promised, is
here. Neon Genesis:Immortals is finally making its debute (though still
under 'DRAFT' status). Episode three of Sidestep:Evangelion is being
worked on, I PROMISE! And what else? Hmm... oh yeah, a little starter
for Improfanfic (http://www.improfanfic.com).
Posted "Reason We Fight" as promised (fanfic)
Posted DRAFT version of Neon Genesis:Immortals, Chapter 1 (fanfic)
Revisions abound!!! New fics coming down the
pipe; more EWBAD on the way, and an Utena shortfic. Stay tuned.
Revised The Traveler, Episode 1 (fanfics)
Revised Signs of a Crazy Fanfic Author (misc)
Revised Insanity Productions Mottos (misc)
Old news page operational. The revised
stories posted as promised. Me, getting something done on time,
imagine that.
Revised SIDESTEP:EVANGELION, Episode 2
Revised Eva Wasn't Built in A Day, Episode 1
And with those strange digits, we announce a
completely new web-page. As you may have already noticed, not much has
changed. Okay, okay, I just slightly altered the old site for easier
navigation.
SIDESTEP:EVANGELION, Episode 2
Eva Wasn't Built in A Day, Episodes 2 - 7
