Santo' Workshop

Rage Against The Dark Ch 8

Good morning, afternoon, or evening y'all! Here is new chapter!

You know, originally this was going to have more shenanigans and be even more lighthearted and stuff. But then a conversation between the characters happened and it kinda got away from the initial plan.

That said, I do think that was overall for the chapter's benefit.

Anyways, here is chapter! Drop me a comment an...

Writing Update 04/08/2025

Not much to say on this one peeps!

To my immense surprise, with a combined total of 216 votes, Rage Against The Dark won the poll! Officially braking He Who Fights Demons' winning streak! Which came in at second place with 121 votes.

Gallows Humors came in last with 60.

No, I'm not sad.

Work has already begun on Rage Against The Dark. I'm pumped and ready to get some wri...

Gallows Humors, Gallows Duties Ch 6

Y'all thought that was all!? Well you're wrong! Cause I wrote this over time last month!

Why!?

BECAUSE I'M A WORKAHOLIC!

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!

...

Send help? ._.

Joking aside, for those of y'all that always voted for this story, this is for you!

I too, liked this story, so I used my time off to chip away at a new chapter.

Hope you like, comments, the us...

It's About Saving Yourself Ch 32

Good afternoon folks!

The google algorithm is probably going to think I suddenly seek spiritual enlightenment after the research I've been doing.

You'll see what I mean in a bit.

Glad to be back! Going forward at full tilt! Relatively rested and ready to go! WHOO!

As usual, please drop me a comment, lemme know if you liked. Or don't, I remain not the boss of you.
...

Side Story Poll

Now I know what you're thinking.

Did Santo forget until midway through the week to put out the poll for which Side Story will get an update?

Yes. Yes I did.

I only pretend at competence at the best of times.

Work on chapter 32 of Saving Yourself is going pretty good! Chapter is currently sitting at 1800ish words, so, feeling pretty good about that.

As before. Pleas...

Wanted to share something I think is neat.

So, I told y'all a while back that I started running a Dark Heresy game, yeh?

Well, something I did that tickled my 'tism is coming up with specialty shotgun shells for use in-game. With different mechanics and whatnot. Well, my players were having trouble putting it together on their heads how these shells would work.

So I doodled something at work to help them get a rough idea of...

Just saying 'Hi.'

So uhh...hi.

Been a few weeks. Blugh.

I took a break from the job I like, so I could deal with an uptick on the job I don't like. And take care of some chores. And man, it's been rough, I'll tell you hwat.

But hey! Week after next I shall begin continuation of updates!

I have gotten nothing done writing wise!

This is fine! There is no reason to panic.

STOP PA...

Good evening folks!

Heyo. Remember way back when, when I said that when things stabilized I'd use the money y'all gave me to make the stories better?

It finally happened!

Here is the cover art for It's About Saving Yourself.

I got the very talented Eldoniousrex to draw it, and I think he did a stellar job of...

Kaiju Slaying Omake: Rei Mysterio

So I know I said I was gonna take this month off. And I did! Not taking money for the month of July. And honestly yeah, it was needed.

HOWEVER!

I saw an image that got me bit by a bug and I had to write this. It's pretty minimal, and as far as where in the timeline it happens, I don't think it's too important.

But it gave me a chuckle to put it to digital pap...

Kaiju Slaying For Death And Profit Ch 30

Chapter 30, where Misato worries and SInji vexes a half-angelic being.

Good evening y'all, sorry for the late post. But I'mma be exceedingly busy tomorrow, so I figured it would be best to post this tonight instead.

Lemme tell ya, this chapter fought me pretty hard. But I was able to finish it to my satisfaction in the end. It is a little shorter than usual, but at the same...

It's About Saving Yourself Ch 31

Chapter 31 where we see an update on Alex's level of preparedness.

Good evening y'all. Hope you had a good weekend. If not, hope you at least got a little rest.

If still not...well, we all have those sometimes. You have my sympathy.

But in other news, chapter!

Hope you enjoy. It was fun to write.

Lemme know what you think in a comment, or don't. Whichever is best f...

Dog Tax!

Thanks to Shorter than joe Mama for giving me the idea.

Behold, my pooch.

Fun fact, Apex's personality is based on my dog's.

This pic is from one time we got caught by rain. She took a while to forgive me when I didn't let her rub eau de wet dog all over the place.

An Anouncement

Not gonna lie, I'm pretty fuckin' tired. Work has been picking up steadily, and it's only going to get heavier as the year goes on. I don't have much mental bandwidth at the moment, but I have to write this today, of all days.

June the 16th is not an important day to most people, in fact, I don't see a reason why it should be. I have no doubt it's someone's birthday, but that's not what I...

Rage Against The Dark Ch 7

Good afternoon y'all! And happy father's day.

I could probably do a few more editing passes on this one. But it's storming outside and I'm perpetually afraid that I'll lose power and internet. So better to do it now, cause I don't wanna leave y'all high and dry.

Can't be breaking my streak!

Some more stuff to talk about, but I'll save that for tomorrow.

Hope you had a go...

Writing Update 10/06/25

Good *checks time* uhhhhh... morning?

...

Good whatever it is where yous at.

Taking a quick moment at work to post this.
With a combined total of 286 votes to 72, the winner this round is Rage Against The Dark. Work has already been started on storyboarding. I'm feeling pretty good about it! Already a few hundred words in and it's super early in the week!

So look...

Kaiju Slaying For Death And Profit Ch 29

Chapter 29, where we see the series of events that led to the situation we glimpsed last chapter.

Howdy y'all, hope you've had a good weekend.

Sorry for the silence, work was...urg, and next week isn't looking much better honestly.

It doesn't help that the first half of this chapter fought me something fierce.

This chapter was an attempt to follow the Evangelion trad...

It's About Saving Yourself Ch 30

Chapter 30, where Alex continues working toward his goal of a happily ever after, and thus makes a troubling discovery.

Good afternoon folks. Hope y'all are having a good weekend.

Sorry about no writing update, work was...ugh. Friday in particular was especially tiring. But what can one do?

The Saga of Alex tying to Get The Fuck Out continues! I hope y'all enjoy its next step!...

Kaiju Slaying For Death And Profit Ch 28

Howdy y'all, hope you're having a good weekend.

I got so much done! Feels good to finish a bit earlier than usual!

I wrote a solid third of this during the week during lunch at work. And then had to throw that third away and rewrite it yesterday, because this went a direction I wasn't fully expecting.

Still, in the interest of 'it's Evangelion' it's introspective and kinda ...

Side Story Poll

Sorry for taking so long. Just. Bleeegh.

I swear, every time we manage to almost get caught up at work, some people look at that and go 'so we can load you down with a bunch more jobs, right?'

Fuck me.

But enough about me.

As usual, please vote on which side story y'all wanna see updated at the end of this update cycle.

Demons is out this time, because it got two u...

He Who Fights Demons Ch 7

Good evening, sorry for the late post.

It seems like I say that a lot...and that's because I do. But it remains true nonetheless.

Wrote the bulk of this yesterday, have been refining it yesterday and today. And uhh...I'll just say? Sorry, didn't mean for the timing to be like this. XD

You'll see what I mean.

Here is chapter 7, let me know what you think!

Oh ri...

Writing Update 16/05/25

Good morning y'all.
Sorry for the silent treatment, work as usual has been rough, been getting home too braindead to do much of anything, resulting in the current situation.
I swear I'll get the hang of this some day.
No beating around the bush, combining the votes of Patreon and Subscribestar. The winner this month is He Who Fights Demons, with 311 votes.
Rage Against The...

It's About Saving Yourself Ch 29

Chapter 29, where we see the situation of last chapter be resolved.

Good afternoon!

I worked. SO HARD! WHOOOOO!

The chapter is a little bit on the short side. But it also ends in a good spot, and every attempt I made to try and make it a bit longer made it look obviously padded out. So I'm going for quality.

Sorry about the radio silence. Work was...oof. And one...

Kaiju Slaying For Death And Profit Ch 27

Chapter 27. Where SInji decides to intervene where he is told not to. This has consequences.

Chapter 27. Where SInji decides to intervene where he is told not to. This has consequences.

Good afternoon. I got enough done during the week that I was able to finish the chapter a bit earlier than last weekend!

Whooo!

Them eighty+ jobs the dumbasses in charge took are coming...

It's About Saving Yourself Ch 28

Chapter 28, where Lucy worries and works to shore up weaknesses.

Heyo, sorry for late post. Didn't get much of a chance to write during the week, so I spent all of yesterday and most of today writing, and just finished editing.

Oof, I am le tired. And I gotta go to work tomorrow. XD

BUT! The chapter is done, and I am very happy with it. Hopefully, you lot will find it entert...

Side Story Poll

Hey, sorry I've been quiet. Work has been...work has been rough.

Been pulling 10-12 hour shifts all week. Overtime started like, two hours into the day today or something like that. And tomorrow is not looking like it'll let up.

Been getting home a bit too dead to do what I should be doing. For that, y'all have my apologies.

As usual, please vote on which side story y'all wann...

He Who Fights Demons Ch 6

Heyo, sorry for the late post.

You know what they say about the Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men.

Was busy all of Friday, literally all of Friday. Start to finish. Blegh.

I was able to buckle down and write this chapter Saturday.

It says something about me that I find it easier to write violence filled stories with people murdering each other a lot easier than slice o...

Writing Update 16/04/25

Good evening y'all. Sorry for taking so long to get this out. Work has been...work has been ugh.

Some genius higher up saw that through immense effort we cleared an ungodly amount of projects. And were set to not miss a single date, we had a chance to relax a little bit.

Now the engineering team has eighty more projects to work on, a solid third of them landing on my neck of the tea...

Kaiju Slaying For Death And Profit Ch 26

Good evening y'all. Sorry for the late post. Been a busy weekend. Chances are next weekend I'll actually be able to finally relax though! Or

Good evening y'all. Sorry for the late post. Been a busy weekend.

Chances are next weekend I'll actually be able to finally relax though! Or maybe I'll just be even more busy. We'll see.

I'll go into detail over why I was so busy in the...

It's About Saving Yourself Ch 27

Something that he's been very careful to avoid, finally catches up to Alex. This has consequences.

Sorry for posting so late. Took on a project that took essentially the whole weekend.

Thankfully, I was able to write most of the chapter during the week, and used yesterday night and this evening for finishing up and editing.

Initially, this chapter was going to be very differen...

Kaiju Slaying For Death And Profit Ch 25

Good evening y'all.

Hope you had a good weekend. One that allowed you to rest, recuperate, and gird yourself for the week to come.

So...not the weekend I had.

Not complaining too much, I got to set aside enough time to finish this chapter, I got to rest some. It'll do.

Now! This chapter! It was originally longer, like, a thousand words longer. But upon editing, ...