Mmm, yes the combination of a repentant heart + repentant actions. You have to believe them, and they have to show they are committed to the change.
Hey all! Itâs been a little bit of time! A lot has happened (including quitting my day job for a much more enjoyable work environment). Chapters 1-6 have been updated and edited, with heavy thanks to Aletheia Knightsâ wonderful contributions!
Chapter 7 is being drafted, and should be uploaded end of this weekâ later next week.
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Note: There are still several things that I will need to sort out, and bound to be more typos that have arisen with some of my updates, and so the great expedition of writing and editing shall continue!
On that note: Iâm looking for a clever title for the protagonist instead of âHerald,â open to suggestions! Bless!
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Dang discovery writers, am I right? 
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Doesnât CoG require you to have an outline?
They do indeed. Iâm mildly joking!
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Since youâre here: Iâve been thinking about âHerald.â What exactly is the Heraldâs job description? I think of a herald as an announcer or mouthpiece of sorts, and this PC feels deeply involved in the Shadowdukeâs operations on almost every level. (That said, the easiest thing would be to change the name of the newspaper, but since âheraldâ doesnât seem suitable for my understanding of what the PC actually does, I think changing it is a good idea.)
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Yes, I agree a different title would be more suitable for the reasons youâve stated. Iâve not come up with something yet. I wanted something that tied the old world into the new, as the Shadowduke likes to hold on to tradition, or at least values it.
When I finish the full draft, there will be a lot of revision, and implementing a different title for the PC will be a part of that, but Iâll be happily banking different ideas until then!
As an aside, my typical writing cycle would have me doing a fresh revision pass about now actually, but the nature of CoG milestones has put me off from that⌠Though, perhaps they wouldnât mind. I have contemplated jumping ahead to the final chapters of Crime Fam so I can get a clearer picture of how the outline looks in a fuller sense - then hop back and do my revision pass and fill in the missing chapters⌠Perhaps Iâll nudge Jason about that, though Iâm certainly behind on getting chapter 7 out as is!
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I didnât know it was possible to write a game out of order like that, at least not unless youâve coded the whole game as a skeleton before getting into the actual writing part. But as long as youâre able to make it flow properly when it all comes together, I know jumping around is something a lot of non-IF writers do when they feel stymied or stuck in a rut.
I think itâs worth discussing with them - if incorporating some of your usual practices helps you adjust to working in this medium, I think your work will be stronger for it. Though I can sympathize with their desire to keep things on track as well. Publishing in general fascinates me because it demands both artistic excellence and business savvy to thrive, and those can be a little like oil and water. 
As for alternatives to âherald,â how does âexecutorâ feel?
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I definitely didnât realize that this was an official CoG game, and was like âpfft, no way you need an outlineâ
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Freaking SolitairesâŚ
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Simply incredible, captivating, and extremely interesting.
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Huzzah! After a long, arduous couple of months, we have finally finished the Chapter 7 draft! Chapter 8 is in sprinting to get done by end of Monday (with favorable conditions of course).
As always, please be sure to use spoiler text boxes if talking directing about scenes in the game!
Iâve also gone ahead with AletheiaKnightsâ suggestions and went with âExecutorâ for the PCâs title instead of âHeraldâ. Also, the end of this chapter is a little simplified, I was stuck a long time on it and decided it was best to come back to expand upon it later rather than further push off my deadlines.
Thank you for you patience, and looking forward to hearing yaâllâs responses! 
Demo Link:
https://cogdemos.ink/go/3894
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Glad I could contribute!
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Youâve certainly helped a good deal!
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I should demand to be listed in the credits as âExecutor.â
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Chapter 8 coming along! Gonna be quite the action packed break-point! 
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