Making a Visual Novel

So I decided that this summer I am going to write and code a visual novel/dating sim.

It will have multiple romanceable characters and different plot lines.
Say that there are three romanceable characters that you go on a date/advanture with. There are then are two good ends to the date and story lines, and places in the story where you can get a bad end.

It will be set in a furry fantasy land. I'm going to start making color palettes for different landscapes and sketching them. I'll also begin writing out the different story lines, and developing characters.

Here are the first things I need to do:
Begin working on the coding and do some reviewing my computer science notes. I'm probably going to use java, but I'll look at other resources too.
Figure out the basic archtypes of the three main romanceable characters.
Figure out what the player character is and how it interacts with the story.

Then begin working on their desings and writing their story lines.


I doubt I will come close to finishing this summer, but hopefully I can make a good dent.

If anyone has any suggestions or comments I would love to hear them! <3