While the developer is winding down on the last bit of the codes for the Cranberry Moon Empire game app, I am doing the last bits of research and getting my chapters together interactive novel.  

cranberries in a terracotta pot
cranberries in a terracotta pot

Cranberry Moon Empire is a read and play interactive novel, designed for the iPhone. It will run on the Ipad, but it is not optimized for it.

Reading through the chapters, I love how the read and play app is coming along. 

Release Date

We have not set a release date, but it will be soon. In the meantime, I am finishing up the last chapters. Initially, I was going to have the read and play app as story text. However, now, I am also trying to decide if I should add pictures to the game novel.

Additonal Feature

I like that idea, but I love the idea of leaving some to the imagination for the reader.

Although it takes a little more time and labor, the more I think I about it, I get excited about adding a few pictures.  I like to keep the story as a text story.  

However, the main character, CB, she likes to take pictures.  I might add an image in a few chapters as I think it adds a different layer to the story.

The setting of the story is in modern day Oregon.  This image is for the place where she is currently residing.  It is a fictional town created for this story.

Here is a sample picture for chapter 1.  Chapter 1 is called Unusual Sound in a New Place.

What do you think of the picture for chapter 1?

I will start posting more pictures related to Cranberry Moon Empire either on my Instagram account or on my website.  I will also post more progress about the story game in the coming weeks on my website.