That concludes Vitriol, Episode 2 of Other-Terrestrial.

I hope that everyone who has read any of this story has enjoyed it! It was a long but fun process coming this far.

I’d love to hear your feedback! What do you think of the characters, setting, and ideas of Other-Terrestrial so far? Do you enjoy the cosmic horror elements alongside the hard sci-fi? Also, do you enjoy the format of small pieces? I know people lead busy lives and I wanted to put out small parts each day so that it wouldn’t require extended chunks of your time – plus there’s always something to look forward to!

Episode 3 is currently in a late stage of writing. The episode, as mentioned before, will be named “Trauma”, and as you might guess, it’s going to have some intense moments. Very soon I hope to give you all a sneak peek into the upcoming episode.

Right now we are at least 2-4 weeks away from that story being in a state ready for release. I generally write around a thousand words a day, and I’d say I’ve got about 20,000 more words to go. This will be a long episode, and for that reason I’ve considered breaking it into two halves, so I can get the first part out sooner. There is a downside to this, though, as then it would cause further delays on the episode following. Let me know in a comment if you have a preference on this!

Going forward, however, I want to say that not all stories are going to be either as serious* as the ones so far, nor will they continue to increase in length! After episode 3, I have planned a short interlude story that will likely be on the short side. One of the great parts of being a fully-independent author is that I can tell stories at the length they need to be!

*Not that they’re going to descend into SLAPSTICK or something, but sometimes we’ll see the downtime of the crew, or explore more personal stories without massive stakes.

There are a lot more episodes planned! I don’t have names for them all yet, but when I do I might lay out a road map of episodes. Off the top of my head I have concepts and basic plots for four more solidly, and a whole document full of ideas for future episodes. Some of them might take place in the same universe but not even involve the Craton or its crew, to show other elements of this sci-fi futuristic world or the eldritch currents that underlie it.

Don’t forget that there is a Patreon page for Other-Terrestrial. I write this story because I want to share it, and I will never charge for it – it will always all be free to read. But you will support an independent author and gain some perks in the process. 🙂