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July's Interviewee(s)!
That's right, this month's spotlight will be shined on none other than dear old Mom and Dad. (What skeletons are in their closets, hmm? Do you really want to know? Although in Hope's case, it probably includes a life-sized fake skeleton given her Halloween obsession.)Please address any q...
Writer's Blog: July Roadmap
I'm super excited for this month, because it'll be the first that I'm spending writing Mind Blind fulltime. Ideally, I'd love to get Mind Blind up to 350,000 words by August (which I think is doable since the current count is 325k). There will also be twice the saucy sides and side s...
What Type Of Ment Are You?
So, after over 24 hours of incessant beeping, my neighbor's carbon monoxide detector has finally been turned off by building management. I managed to get some writing done at my friend's place (thanks, Ana!), but was distracted enough by her bobblehead collection and swivel chair that I ende...
A Haiku Because That's All I Can Write With The Constant BLARING
My neighbor's alarmHas been dying for hours.Death, take me instead.
July's Character Interview Poll
It's a new month, which means a new poll on which character gets interviewed! Noh is back on the list since they'll be appearing in game this month. (Either in Chapter 11 or Chapter 12. Scenes continue to end up longer than I'd anticipated--at this point, Noh was already supposed to have...
MB Interview: Sally (SallyxButton Version.)
A spotlight shines on Nicholas Wiseman, wearing a familiar sequined gold vest and a top hat cocked at a jaunty angle. He sits in one of two cushioned chairs on an otherwise empty stage. A microphone is clutched in his hand.In the other chair sits Sally, wearing a daffodil-print sundress and an exasp...
MB Interview: Sally (Snickly Version)
A spotlight shines on Nicholas Wiseman, wearing a familiar sequined gold vest and a top hat cocked at a jaunty angle. He sits in one of two cushioned chairs on an otherwise empty stage. A microphone is clutched in his hand.In the other chair sits Sally, wearing a daffodil-print sundress and an exasp...
Aeon Student Guide: On Telepathy
Note: Please let me know if anything doesn't make sense in this write up, or if it gets too wordy (it's meant to be textbooky but not painful). The Aeon Student Guide portions shouldn't be necessary to understand Mind Blind, but reading them should add more to the story.Telepaths make up...
First Half of Chapter 11
Demo Length: 313kAverage Playthrough: 80kWhat's New: Conversations! Spy craft! Cryptic prophecies! Useful stalkers! Poor decisions!Next Demo: The second half of Chapter 2 will drop on July 3rd. The total chapter length is 30k, but I want to make some of the pathways longer and maybe add an optio...
Writer's Blog: School's Out For Summer
Current Demo Length: 328kNext Demo Update: Sunday! Will include first half of Chapter 11 and possibly the second half as well (depending on how much I get done tomorrow)Average Playthrough:Probably around 80k?I’m currently eyeballs-deep in editing Chapter 11 for Sunday’s release (Reese needs to ...
Mind Blind Blooper Scene (Possibly In-Game?)
Total transparency: I'm still contemplating including this choice, even though it's ridiculous and Button should get their head checked for taking that option. But the option also made me laugh? I'm conflicted as to its conclusion so figured I'd post it here for feedback.NB: Contains...
Lady Death's Diary: Chapter 13.5
From the Personal Correspondence of Lady Vitrula RhysDear Vitrula,My mother wrote about what happened to you last month. As your own letter made no mention of it, I can only conclude that you do not consider escaping death to be very memorable. In case it wasn’t clear, I am chastising you, as I fi...
Reading to Write
I've mentioned before that I believe the best way to master the craft of writing is to read things written by better writers. I would even go so far as to argue that critical reading is in fact more essential than writing practice itself!While working on a script-format short story today (to be ...
Saucy Side: Today's Rule (Ambrose Version)
This is a direct follow up to Rosy’s last Saucy Side: www.patreon.com/posts/mind-blind-saucy-47004218* * * *As punishment for breaking his nameplate, Ambrose decrees that you have to go the entire day at work without touching him. You agree, if only because agreeing means that next time, it will b...
Saucy Side: Today's Rule (Ambrosia Version)
This is a direct follow up to Rosy’s last Saucy Side: www.patreon.com/posts/mind-blind-saucy-47004293* * * *As punishment for breaking her nameplate, Ambrosia decrees that you have to go the entire day at work without touching her. You agree, if only because agreeing means that next time, it will ...
Writer's Blog: Oh Editing, How I Loath Thee
Current Wordcount: 321,000Average Playthrough Length: Unknown, as I have at least a day’s worth of debugging ahead of me before I can run randomtest to get the average.I’ve been working on Mind Blind nonstop today, tweaking Reese’s scene in order to properly convey their flamboyant, moustache-...
Lady Death's Diary: Chapter 13
My hands flew to cover my mouth but did little to help me breathe. My throat burned and my eyes watered. Flames licked the roof of my bed’s canopy—if I didn’t escape, and soon, the heavy fabric would collapse and become my next burial shroud. But my route to the door was obscured in smoke.Curs...
Delivery Teaser: Your Pet
In Delivery for the Damned, you'll be able to choose from three pets: each being the magical equivalent of a dog (Cù-sìth), a cat (Bakeneko), and a lizard (Miniature Dragon).(The pet selection was part of last month's Delivery development poll, and it appears people like the classics! The ...
Chapter 10 Demo Update
All of Chapter 10 is out! Sorry for the delay--there was an extremely odd bug that happened when Button chose to wear the thigh-high boots two times in a row. I still have NO idea what caused this issue, but for some reason changing the variable from "thigh-high" to "knee-high" fixed...
Writer's Blog: “Villains” and Their Optional Backstories
(Contains minor spoilers for Chapter 10)Oh, Vengeance. How thou dost give me a headache.Vengeance is complicated. They’re not the “good guys,” they’re terrorists. But not the kind usually seen on TV, although they do love a good evil monologue.Vengeance recruits from two separate pools of pe...
Meatloaf Day
“Pretend that I’m her.” Sergeant Martin Murphy waggled his ginger eyebrows and raised his voice to a flirtatious squeak, “Hello, Sergeant Wiseman. Do you have something to ask me?”John stared fixedly at his half-completed mission report. He wouldn’t rise to the bait—not this time. “Y...
June Patreon Schedule
Dates are subject to being jostled around slightly due to that chaotic force known as Life, but here's what to expect for the rest of this month!June 9: Mind Blind Short Story (will be posted in the evening after my writing group meets and it's all edited!)June 11: Writer's Blog and MB D...
K's Scene Update
K has a new scene! I still need to add the newest version of the car ride to *REDACTED* and finish the "Button would rather be alone" scene where you don't go to K's house, but I was too excited not to share this right away because, well . . .Let's just say that K surprised me an...
June's Interviewee is Sally!
That's right, the showrunner herself will be taking the hotseat! Interviewer TBD . . . We'll see if Nick gets his job back, or if he runs screaming in the other direction from certain questions.Anyway, ask your questions here or via the Sanctum of Spoilers cast interview channel.Since Sally ...
Writer's Blog: Interactive Mystery
The second half of Chapter 10 will release within the next few days, after which I’ll post this month’s schedule. The word count has gone up to 295k, with the new scenes (yes, scenes plural!) adding quite a bit of length. Annie and Cass get their moment of glory! There’s a rousing game of Chuc...
Mind Blind Blooper Reel
I'm still working on the new scene added between Aeon and the party for Chapter 10 (hoping to get the rest up this weekend!), but here are some bits and bobs that didn't make the cut:* * *You glance at ${Kent} and resist the urge to let loose a low whistle. “So, your father is . . .”Inst...
Lady Death's Diary: Chapter 12
Bellcrest Opera House had been constructed under Loren’s grandfather, King Ignatius. Ornate arches lined the Opera’s exterior façade to the effect of making the building appear taller than its actual five stories. Two oversized marble statues, both bearing King Ignatius’ likeness and conseque...
New Month, New Interview Poll!
Just an FYI: Noh has been taken off the poll for June. Trust me when I say that you guys will have more questions for them after the end of Chapter 10 and first half of Chapter 11! Thus, I figured it was best to save their interview for next month.Once all of the ROs have had at least one interview,...
Mind Blind - The Novel That Never Was
The novel behind Mind Blind's inspiration will forever remain an unfinished draft, and I've been reluctant to share anything since it diverges so much from the IF's canon. (Sally is the main protagonist and in the MIV Program, Nick is her love interest, and Aeon is a high school.)However...
May Interview: Glitch Parker
A spotlight shines on Glitch Parker, who wears an immaculately tailored formal suit . . . in a tropical print of neon blue, green, and yellow. They wave enthusiastically at the audience, then take a running leap onto the nearby chair, landing bridal-style with their legs thrown own the arm rest.Glit...
