Thanks! If you haven't read it, you can try "Christmas Eve", the prequel to NYD. I also have "Siren Song" which is still in production.
As far as other developers, I would highly recommend checking out Lockheart's work starting with the VN "A Petal Among Thorns". His work inspired me to start creating VN's in the first place, and, as I'm sure you'll notice, very heavily influenced the first couple of chapters of Christmas Eve. Other than Lockheart's work, I also think I've been inspired/influenced by a good many other great creators here on Itch including, but certainly not limited to Jestur (Ripples) and Niichan (My Bully is My Lover). Their stuff is awesome, but so are a lot of others'. Good luck and happy reading/playing!