Behind the Scenes Notes for the Finale of Remnnants!

 Given how big this is for me, I decided to cover the entire finale in a single final post rather than for individual chapters. Spoilers abound, so I hope you have read the entire finale, from chapter 46 to the Epilogue. Let's get into this! We have a lot to go over.

Behind the Scenes of Remnants Chapter 45

 The Penultimate chapter before the finale arc is out and I have some things to say about it! Allow me to elaborate on some stuff if you please!

Behind the Scenes of Remnants Chapter 44

 So how are you guys doing this November? Pretty fucking shit? Same! How about we try and forget all the fucking awful stupid crap going on with some behind the scenes stuff of the latest chapter? We're all suffering, but hey, at least we have each other. This is my personal therapy now! Chapter 44, let's go!

Behind the Scenes Notes for Remnants Chapter 43

 Okay, time to finish up the Schism/Secession storyline. I gotta be honest, I plowed through this chapter so fast mainly because I've had it in my head so long, I desperately needed to get it out. I've also been so buried in my own work the past few months, trying my best to manage my stress levels and not lose my creative boost that I was feeling. Point is, I managed it and here we are. The next chapter marching us towards the inevitable finale. Let's talk about it.

Remnants Chapter 42 Behind the Scenes Notes

 So if you've read the chapter you know that the crap has hit the fan hard and is about to go on high speed. This and the next chapter took a lot of work to really organize and layout. Honestly, probably should’ve got in on paper, but I’m desperate to get this story squared away. Probably not helping myself since the current news cycle is making me super stressed. Welcome to my attempt at self-care by talking about my process! Come with me on magical mystery tour of this first half of the culmination of so many storylines!

And things really start spiraling in the chapter after next too!

Behind the Scenes: Remnants Chapter 41 Parts I & II

 This was a long time coming, a chapter I've been wanting to write for a very long time with a lot of moving pieces. And in a way, it's still not done. Not because I had to split it further. No, because the implications here are just a set up for what is going to happen next. And to be clear, it's about to get SO much worse. But let's stay with the immediate issues for now and the set up.

Notes for Remnants Chapter 40 Parts 1 & 2

 The completion of this arc essentially means we're officially in the final act of the story, we've hit a major milestone narrative wise. The quest is seemingly completed, but various bad stuff has happened to force us to a low point. Trust me, it won't be the last time for that. For now though, let's just talk about what happened here.

Notes for Remnants Chapter 38

 Hey! No Split this time! Ain't that something! And better yet, I managed to keep the page count reasonable as well! And the next chapter should be more or less the same, it's also almost done. So we're getting back in the groove I think! To celebrate, how about some Behind the Scenes for this chapter?

Notes for Remnants Chapter 37 parts 1-2

 I hadn't expected to run into the problem of FF.Net's Alert system essentially dying on me to hamper the release of these chapters. I'm honestly not sure if enough people realize these are up now or ever will because FF.Net has decided it doesn't want to fix the alerts quick enough. I'm rather annoyed, frankly, because I put a lot of work into these. I can only hope things turn out okay and that everyone piles in eventually to see the thing. I think I've been relying on the alerts to make up for my mess of a schedule. Anyway, I'm not gonna let that get me down. It's almost Halloween and folks deserve a treat for waiting so long.

Author Notes for the Mindscape Chapters (28-32) and an Explanation

So you've likely been waiting a long time for these and I'm going to start answering your questions. First things first, you all deserve a proper explanation as to why these took so long. Besides the obvious fact that this chapter ballooned there's more to it. So, here it is, my attempt at explaining what went wrong.

Remnants Chapter 25 : Author's Notes

Okay, obviously you are all asking some questions by now if you've read the chapter and its ending. Sad to say, I will not be dicuss that here. There's a ton to go over and it's probably better to do it in the next chapter notes entry I write. For now, we'll focus on the battle that was the central focus of this chapter.

Remnants - Behind the Scenes Notes for Chapter 20

So, this was probably a chapter that made folks a bit sad. At least for a while. Allow me to share some insight.

Remnants - Behind the Scenes Notes - Chapter 19

So, you probably have questions. I can answer a few at the very least. Let's get the first one up front. I envisioned here... the absolute worst case scenario for both Halo and the Mass Effect universes. And then multiplied them against each other. Thus creating... a dark future.

Remnants Chapter Notes Part 15

Apologies for taking so long to get this chapter out. Finishing the first Reach Chapter was a longer prospect than I would've liked. Various things go in the way. Parties, events... I recently had a damn stomach problem, but I finished it today and now can post the last bit of Tali's descent into maddness. Hopefully, it was worth the wait. Now then, time for some notes on this.

Behind the Scenes - Remnants Chapter 7

This is the reason what was originally one chapter was cut into two. The subject matter of one did not match what occurred in the other. So I decided to have the attack happen in a different chapter while building up to it in another. I think it came out looking way better this way and more consistent.