It's not a Friday, but it's still July, so I thought it's best to update you all on the monthly progress. (I'll probably return to weekly updates once things settle a bit more in the future.)

I don't want to go into the personal stuff this month, so we'll skip right over that. I will, however, mention that we're launching a new service through my day job thanks to some very talented people I've partnered with. (If you or the company you're working for needs a proven team of SEO/SEM/Google Ad/Digital Marketing specialists, and you want an excuse to actually meet me face to face over a camera, hit me up!)

On the Infinite Stars / IF THEN ELSE side, we've been busy with interviews to hire a new social media person who can help with more visibility. We've narrowed it down to three amazing, super-talented people, and it's probably one of the hardest decisions I've had to make in a while. That said, we should be making an announcement in the next few days.

The writing has been going, albeit slower than usual, thanks to all the other distractions and our "secret" new Infinite Stars "feature" is still in the oven.

We've also finalised our promotion partner for the next public release, and we've already finished the two new MC portraits that we'll be adding to the game as part of the promotion, similar to what we've done in the past.

(Can you guess who the new MC portraits are?)

Also, if you or your team are planning to take part in the annual "Spooktober" game jam, keep an eye out on IF THEN ELSE Interactive Fiction. We've partnered with the organisers and are one of the event sponsors. We also have some amazing, never-before-seen-before specials and discounts planned for the IF THEN ELSE Patreon, so if you've been on the fence about signing up, hold off for a little while longer. It'll be worth it, I promise! (Maybe join the free membership tier if you don't want to miss the announcement when it goes live!)

July absolutely flew by, and it means there is only one more month of Winter left in South Africa. (I miss spring!)

Be safe, be kind and have a fantastic, productive week!