Today's Update

I've made a few typo corrections to some of the early chapters: removing unwanted spaces from the middle of phrases like "dark- brown hair".

The prelude has been updated to correct the inconsistency I mentioned in my previous post.

And I've updated appendices 1 and 4, adding a new name to the Who’s Who. It's for a character who first appears by name in chapter 16, so this is a tiny bit premature…but as spoilers go it's pretty negligible.

As regards progress on Chapter 16…I'm so, so close to the end now. A tiny bit of wrap-up work left to do on the big battle scene (in which I have finally written the climax of a plot-line that's been building literally since chapter one), and one more short scene after that.

Progress update: 32,226 words.

But wait, there's more. Last Wednesday night, I had quite a vivid dream of a scene from Chapter 17, a story development that I've been planning for quite a while, but which—in my dream—didn't go anything like I'd been expecting. But I love it so much that I started writing it. So, long story short, there's about 1600 words of Chapter 17 written now, too. Spoiler hint: Sailor Uranus goes on a spirit-journey to the planet Uranus, and meets the ruler of that world. Why? She's looking for the Space Sword.

As part of researching this bit, I had a long dialog with ChatGPT, trying to decide on a title that Uranus should use to address the ruler of Uranus.  We came up with 蒼穹大王陛下—Sōkyū Daiō Heika, Great King of the Firmament. (I didn't just take the AI's word for it, I've also discussed this with a native Japanese speaker, who saw no problem with it.) If you're a Japanese speaker, and see any problems, do let me know!

More updates

All chapters have now been updated to the new style, which I hope you'll find more readable.

While I was at it, I did a couple of very minor tweaks to the Interlude chapter (I'll be amazed if you spot what changed). Plus I updated the Appendices; mostly adding new entries to the Timeline.

I should probably do a revised edition of the ebooks, sometime, and actually put links to them on the web page. (I've only ever mentioned them here in this blog, so far.) As ever, I'm held up by not having any decent cover art for them. (Maybe I should see what an AI can manage?!)

 So I asked ChatGPT:

Tell me about "Sailor Moon 4200".

And ChatGPT replied:

"Sailor Moon 4200" is a fan fiction series written by Erin Ptah. The story is based on the "Sailor Moon" anime and manga series created by Naoko Takeuchi, but it takes place in the year 4200, several centuries after the events of the original series.

The plot of "Sailor Moon 4200" centers around a new group of Sailor Senshi, who are the descendants of the original Sailor Senshi. The main character is a teenage girl named Karen, who becomes the new Sailor Moon. She is joined by a diverse cast of characters, including other Senshi, humans, and aliens.

The story explores themes of identity, relationships, and the consequences of actions. It also features elements of science fiction, as the characters travel through space and encounter alien civilizations.

One unique aspect of "Sailor Moon 4200" is that it is written in a serial format, with new chapters released regularly on the author's website. The series began in 2002 and is still ongoing, with over 170 chapters currently available.

Overall, "Sailor Moon 4200" has been well-received by fans of the original "Sailor Moon" series, who appreciate the author's attention to detail and the way she has expanded on the original mythology.

I…I don't know what to say.  (I forgive you, Erin.)