Hi all!

We launched the kickstarter campaign today. Please visit the page HERE

Once again, I thank you all for your support!

I finished my playthrough/editing session today, so everything is finally available online for you to enjoy!

I released Windows, Mac, and Linux versions all at the same time, unlike what happened with the first novel in the series. Kinda unfair to make other users wait, so it's all there.

Thanks to all who have been following along with this novel, and look forward to seeing Mafiosi 3's page up sometime this week!

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I knocked off chapter 19 last weekend, and finished off the 20th earlier today. The novel is at 80,000+ words now, with only four chapters left to be written. I'm definitely getting excited for the ending, when the ideas in my head will finally become words on the screen.

There are so many little details that I keep having to work out along the way, but luckily, it's been going well so far. It was much easier during my unemployment stint because I could just pick it up whenever I wanted, but now I'm back to weekends only. Being so close to the end, however, it has really pushed me to keep at it. As Mafiosi 3 will be yet another new beginning, I expect I'll be eager to jump into that right away too.

Expect another update after the next couple chapters are completed. We're almost done!

Just finished chapter 17, so we're getting really close to the third release! Just gotta do one last chapter, and then do my read through edits.

As should be expected, I didn't get anything done over the holidays on this. Just too much going on all at once. It's also a bit overwhelming, launching into the final part of the story and trying to make sure all my loose ends are tied and that there aren't any blatant plot holes that I may have missed. Unfortunately, that can happen when a lot of things are happening off-screen. However, I'm finding new ways to tighten everything up as I move along, so I get more and more confident with each passing chapter.

To loyal readers, I request that you stop on by VNDB (Visual Novel Database) and rate the first game if you have an account there. It's doing about as well as expected thus far, albeit with only 4 raters. I'm hoping this sequel will have better results, as I truly believe it's a much better piece of writing overall.

Anyways, the next blog may just be a release announcement. Stay tuned!

Being that I'm halfway through Mafiosi 2 (more than that now, actually), it's time to start putting together the pieces for the masterpiece of the first trilogy. Yesterday, I began the groundwork for the project in the Renpy engine, and that will continue throughout the week until it's all finished and ready to go. All the artwork has been ready for quite some time, though I added a few extras in this week (because I really had no choice). I need to find some new music, since my regular site I was using is having server problems (it's like completely dead).

The most exciting news, however, is that I was sent the final poster for Mafiosi 3 last night from my friend (who previously did the other two titles as well). It's awesome, as always. It's more in line with the 2nd novel's poster, with a black background, and a bunch more blood splattered across the title. Of course, the 6 narrators are also shown above the words, as usual. Someone (or someone's') has/have been replaced, however, just as with this entry in the series. Expect that to keep happening.

As for the current novel, I'm finished chapter 13, minus the TIPS. Real mindscrew of an episode, I'll tell ya, and one that I was really happy to write.

Thanks to everyone following the series! It's really fun stuff to write!