Changelog
What changed and when. This project is a working draft; revisions happen in public.
2026-04-01
- All 10 chapters revised (2 passes each) — narrator mediation cut, sensory detail added, dialogue made spoken
- New spring failure scene added to Chapter 7
- Demiurge mythology woven subtly through all chapters
- Demiurge Protocol consolidated from two documents into one
- Bible updated with cosmology section (gods, the ground, the Crossed Ones)
- Under-construction banner added
2026-03-30
- Gearpunk reader site launched
- All 10 chapters of The Winding Shift published (first draft)
- Gearpunk Bible, Demiurge Protocol, and Voice guide published
Current Word Counts
| Ch 1: The Meridian | 2,239 |
| Ch 2: Two Readings | 1,587 |
| Ch 3: The Proof | 1,259 |
| Ch 4: The Ratchet | 1,570 |
| Ch 5: The Conversation | 1,840 |
| Ch 6: The First Winding | 2,228 |
| Ch 7: Eighteen Years Later | 2,431 |
| Ch 8: The Visitor | 2,064 |
| Ch 9: The Temptation | 1,765 |
| Ch 10: The Morning Ticking | 1,174 |
| Total | 18,157 |