I'm happy to announce that the introductory chapter to Winter's Yearning has been released!

It's not nearly as much as I'd hoped to get done for the past month in time for the Winter VN Jam 2021, but I've learned a lot.

Specifically:

1. Learned how to add characters in Renpy, including making them blink!
2. Learned how to make simple two-frame animations in Renpy 
3. Learned how to make an image map in Renpy
4.  Got a little more comfortable with Gimp (still not comfortable with the Wacom tablet, though)
5. Wrote my first sonnet (The syllables and rhyme scheme should be correct, but iambic pentameter and actual poetic merit, is, well...)

This is my to-do list for the next update:

1. Add more sprites for Aireen
2. Create the sprite for the Advisor
3. Add one more action to the introduction (it's a secret!)
4. Add the story for the rest of day 2 (Dec. 2) and days 3 and 4 (Dec. 3 and 4)
5. Make an icon for the game (currently using the default for the GUI)

I hope to work on and off on this visual novel in between other jams and am always happy to receive your feedback!