Butler is an Omega-5, a new model service-droid that is designed for flawless assistance in one’s day-to-day. His core law forbids him to harm, or allow harm to come to, humans.
Rini is a kid on the street who’s trusts and listens to no one. Her primary instinct is to eat, run, fight and sleep.
When the pair meet eyes on a rainy night, Butler’s core law engages in a way that no one expects, and causes the pair to enter a tumultuous relationship that starts to bring unease to the world around them.
The Timeline
2020: 51, 258 words, Draft 1
– writing prompt becomes a scene for an assessment task and the first draft is written
2021: 51, 984, Draft 2
– more of a refined first draft
2021: 51,723, Draft 3
– first reader draft
2022: 53,041, Draft 4
– plot shifting, development of the sequel and adjustment of ending
2024: 48,800, Draft 5
– more plot shifts, realising the climax is in the wrong part of the timeline
2026: 63, 257, Draft 6
– major structure shifts and character changes
– reader copies created
I started Rini & Butler in 2020, taking a writing prompt to inspire a writing assessment for university. It ended up becoming a full length novel by the end of the year.
In 2026, I finished editing the sixth draft of the novel.
Editary Done: Rini & Butler V.6
As February closed, so did Editary! (੭˃ᴗ˂)੭ This is the conclusion of the first set of writing blocks since I started them back in last October. I began planning them in September, having the passion…
Editary Update
Editary is the word that I use for “Edit February”. It doesn’t sound as nice as “Preptober” and “Writvember” but it’s as good as I could make it. And how is it going? Smoothly (૭…
A Writing Retreat; from the Desk to the Lounge Room
In November, I wrote the sixth iteration of Rini & Butler. In the last stretch of the month, the last three days, I wrote 20,000 words and finished it just on time (ᴗ͈`ヮ´ᴗ͈) Planning for…
Current Work in Progress; and it’s Actually Only One!
This project is almost seven/eight years in the making. When they say that a book might take a decade to write, they mean it. Some people can turn them around in a year or two…
An Editing Process Chat /ᐠ – ˕-マ｡˚ᶻ 𝗓
It’s always a bit of a surprise to me that I still don’t know what my ideal process for anything creative is. It might have to do with my nature, which is likely not as…
The Fourth Edit is Done.
Rini & Butler has been edited for the fourth time. Right now, as it is, there’s not much more I can do for it. I need it looked over by another editor who can catch…
40 Pages Left to Edit
I only have forty pages left in the fourth edit of Rini & Butler! Woohoo! Granted, they are the pages where I need to do the most work, but I’m now so close to finishing…
Rini & Butler: Butler through Rini
He’s kind of a weirdo. I can’t tell if he has any interest in the plants or if he seriously only cares for them because it’s for me. But he touches them so gently. His…
Rini & Butler: Take Aim
Rini & Butler hit 100 pages. I think this is the fastest and longest that I’ve committed to an extended piece without taking a break. It’s sitting at 129 pages at the moment. 22 August…
Irene Boggan and AB34918S5
These are the two central characters of my new project Rini & Butler. The piece really only focuses on the interactions between these two and their development and so there will probably only be brief…
Starting ‘Rini & Butler’
Today. I’m going to start setting up my notebook and writing Rini & Butler (that’s the name I’ve chosen for now). With this piece, I have a few professional/personal development aims that I want to…
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