Hi everyone!

Just a quick update on where I'm up to with the book.

The manuscript has come back from editing and I've worked through all of the suggestions and changes. I've been doing a lot of playtesting, though, and I've realised that although the manuscript is complete and playable, it's lacking a little something.

I've been playing Dream Askew and Dream Apart again, and something that really makes those games sing are the setting elements. In The Library With The Wrench has a couple of these - the Mansion and the Investigator - but I don't think it's quite enough. The elements themselves are lacking some detail to make them meaningful and to make people want to actually pick them up and use them in play, and there aren't enough setting elements to make the game feel rich and alive.

I've decided that I'm adding a few more setting elements to the game. I'm in the process of writing elements for The Storm, The Body, and The Staff, to bring the total number of setting elements to 5. I'm also fleshing out the extant ones to give them a bit more narrative weight.

That writing will be completed this weekend, and Ste will get the manuscript back to me by the end of next week. At that point I'll give you the text-only version of the game to look over and start playing while I move into layout.

I know this is a deviation from the timeline I originally set, but this is why I built extra time into the project. We're still well on track to fulfil this on time, and the game is going to be better as a result of this delay. I'm very excited to put this in your hands!

Thanks,
Chris