Friday, December 25, 2015
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Updates...12/21/2015...
For my Patreon supporters, there are now updates to both my Fallout secondary story and a big update to my Good Girl Gone Bad primary story.
I still hope to finish Good Girl before the end of the year. There is only one major scene to go, so depending on my productivity this weekend (it being Xmas and all), this could be the last "update" before I post it. As usual, once submitted to Literotica, I'll make it available to ALL PATREON SUPPORTERS in the "released" folder in PDF form...so you all will get first viewings!
Once that is finished, I'm not sure where my Muse will take me. I may give Lifeguard a final swag and see if I can knock it out soon...I owe the Tier 7 Patreon patron that much! Just depends if those creativity juices awaken again...I sort of got burned out on the story so it needs a bit of a rest.
If not, I may give Annie a go...it's been FOUR YEARS since I posted a chapter on that, and I think some people may have given up on me for that one...so I may hit it before Lapdancing's next rendition.
Again, not sure where my Muse will take me, but I do have a commitment to get Lifeguard completed, so that's high on my radar...we'll see...
I still hope to finish Good Girl before the end of the year. There is only one major scene to go, so depending on my productivity this weekend (it being Xmas and all), this could be the last "update" before I post it. As usual, once submitted to Literotica, I'll make it available to ALL PATREON SUPPORTERS in the "released" folder in PDF form...so you all will get first viewings!
Once that is finished, I'm not sure where my Muse will take me. I may give Lifeguard a final swag and see if I can knock it out soon...I owe the Tier 7 Patreon patron that much! Just depends if those creativity juices awaken again...I sort of got burned out on the story so it needs a bit of a rest.
If not, I may give Annie a go...it's been FOUR YEARS since I posted a chapter on that, and I think some people may have given up on me for that one...so I may hit it before Lapdancing's next rendition.
Again, not sure where my Muse will take me, but I do have a commitment to get Lifeguard completed, so that's high on my radar...we'll see...
Sunday, December 6, 2015
Patreon Dropbox settings updated and other updates...
Patreon Information:
Patreon supporters should be getting the monthly "Dropbox spam" as I reset everybody's permissions based upon this month's Patreon billing and patronage support.
For those continuing to support me, I most humbly thank you! As I mentioned last month, I have bumped everybody up a tier...so Tier 1 people should have access to Tier 2 folders, Tier 2 should have access to Tier 3 folders.
I have yet to get any feedback from the Tier 3 people other than one person...and they should have Tier 3 access even though they pledged Tier 1 this month to cover for the "free" offer I posted. Any other Tier 3 people who want to take advantage of this, please do so this month before January's billing!
There were a couple "gotcha's" in this month's billing. Two people's payments were declined, and I have sent them private messages to let them know. Until the payments are resolved, I can only give Tier 1 access...so let me know if things get resolved between your financial institution and Patreon. As Patreon probably will not bill until January again, if either of those two people wish to pay via Paypal, let me know in a private message and we can work it out that way.
In addition, as I got the payment from Patreon, I realized THEY did not pay me for November! So there might be some mess-up with permissions there. I went by the DECEMBER report, but if somebody cannot access something they feel they should, again, please let me know!
Story Updates:
In discussions with the Tier 7 supporter, I have mentioned I have made my "Good Girl Gone Bad" story set as the primary. As they are content with seeing progress on any story, they have allowed me to drop Lifeguard Gets Wet for the time being as my Muse points me towards this story.
In addition, to whet that appetites of the Tier 2 folks and also as a reward to the existing Tier 3 folks, I have updated the Secondary Story to my Fallout project. It is still in its infancy, but as I have been playing a lot of Fallout 4 lately, it has gotten my creative writing juices flowing. For those who liked my Skyrim story, they hopefully will like this one.
One different direction I took with the Fallout story is I am NOT playing it and writing it simultaneously. One problem with Skyrim is I got so burned out on the game, writing it hit a wall because there was nothing else to write. In addition, although I plan on illustrating my Fallout story, it will be my own 3D graphics, NOT in-game screenshots. That was another roadblock with my Skyrim story as when my game crashed and I lost all my mods, it was too much effort to reinstall all of them and go back to the story. With Fallout, even if I get tired of the game, the story can continue, as with the graphics. As long as my Muse is interested, she'll be guiding me.
So you should now see the new primary available for EVERY PATREON SUPPORTER (Tier 1 and above). The secondary story should now be available for Tier 2 and above...
General Update:
My goal is to have at least ONE STORY published by the end of December...whether that is Good Girl Gone Bad, Fallout Whore, or Lifeguard Gets Wet we'll just have to see, but that is my goal. Once one of those is completed, I'll see where the Tier 7 priorities lie as well as where my Muse directs me and will move on into the new year!
Patreon supporters should be getting the monthly "Dropbox spam" as I reset everybody's permissions based upon this month's Patreon billing and patronage support.
For those continuing to support me, I most humbly thank you! As I mentioned last month, I have bumped everybody up a tier...so Tier 1 people should have access to Tier 2 folders, Tier 2 should have access to Tier 3 folders.
I have yet to get any feedback from the Tier 3 people other than one person...and they should have Tier 3 access even though they pledged Tier 1 this month to cover for the "free" offer I posted. Any other Tier 3 people who want to take advantage of this, please do so this month before January's billing!
There were a couple "gotcha's" in this month's billing. Two people's payments were declined, and I have sent them private messages to let them know. Until the payments are resolved, I can only give Tier 1 access...so let me know if things get resolved between your financial institution and Patreon. As Patreon probably will not bill until January again, if either of those two people wish to pay via Paypal, let me know in a private message and we can work it out that way.
In addition, as I got the payment from Patreon, I realized THEY did not pay me for November! So there might be some mess-up with permissions there. I went by the DECEMBER report, but if somebody cannot access something they feel they should, again, please let me know!
Story Updates:
In discussions with the Tier 7 supporter, I have mentioned I have made my "Good Girl Gone Bad" story set as the primary. As they are content with seeing progress on any story, they have allowed me to drop Lifeguard Gets Wet for the time being as my Muse points me towards this story.
In addition, to whet that appetites of the Tier 2 folks and also as a reward to the existing Tier 3 folks, I have updated the Secondary Story to my Fallout project. It is still in its infancy, but as I have been playing a lot of Fallout 4 lately, it has gotten my creative writing juices flowing. For those who liked my Skyrim story, they hopefully will like this one.
One different direction I took with the Fallout story is I am NOT playing it and writing it simultaneously. One problem with Skyrim is I got so burned out on the game, writing it hit a wall because there was nothing else to write. In addition, although I plan on illustrating my Fallout story, it will be my own 3D graphics, NOT in-game screenshots. That was another roadblock with my Skyrim story as when my game crashed and I lost all my mods, it was too much effort to reinstall all of them and go back to the story. With Fallout, even if I get tired of the game, the story can continue, as with the graphics. As long as my Muse is interested, she'll be guiding me.
So you should now see the new primary available for EVERY PATREON SUPPORTER (Tier 1 and above). The secondary story should now be available for Tier 2 and above...
General Update:
My goal is to have at least ONE STORY published by the end of December...whether that is Good Girl Gone Bad, Fallout Whore, or Lifeguard Gets Wet we'll just have to see, but that is my goal. Once one of those is completed, I'll see where the Tier 7 priorities lie as well as where my Muse directs me and will move on into the new year!
Friday, November 27, 2015
Patreon Changes...December/January Christmas Gift!
A few things...
First, after talking with the Tier 7 Patron, they've taken an interest in my "Good Girl Gone Bad" story and stated as long as my "juices are flowing" and there is at least one story progressing, they did not mind swapping my Lifeguard story as the Secondary story, and placing Good Girl as the Primary. So now Tier 2 patrons can read it as well!
Second of all, I realize November has been a slow month...and December, with the holidays and end-of-the-year work load increasing, writing is going to be hard to come by. As such, I am making a few changes to the DECEMBER and JANUARY Patreon Tier changes to compensate.
For all DECEMBER and JANUARY pledges, I will be giving you access to a ranked tier higher than what you are paying for! So if you are a Tier 1 patron, you will have Tier 2 access, if you are a Tier 2 patron, you will get Tier 3 access, and so on.
Tier 3 Patreon supporters will get a FREE MONTH of Tier 3 access as long as you pay for Tier 1 access. The way Patreon works, I need to keep track of "active" patrons so by lowering your payment from the $10.00 to $1.00 payment, you will still get Tier 3 access for that month once the $1.00 pledge goes into effect.
As an alternate...if the Tier 3 person continues to pay for Tier 3 support, I will give them Tier 4 privileges, which means they can suggest a scene/outfit/whatever to incorporate into a story as way of thanks.
So in summary, here is what will change:
Also, the reason I am including JANUARY patrons as well, is since it is already the end of the month, people may not see this posting until after the billing cycle takes effect through Patreon and I want to be fair. Once the December payments take effect, I'll be bumping everybody up who's support has been processed for December and doing the same with January's billing. Also, for those who have held off pledging and want to see how things operate, they will get the added bonus of getting an extra tier!
Let me know if you have any questions!
First, after talking with the Tier 7 Patron, they've taken an interest in my "Good Girl Gone Bad" story and stated as long as my "juices are flowing" and there is at least one story progressing, they did not mind swapping my Lifeguard story as the Secondary story, and placing Good Girl as the Primary. So now Tier 2 patrons can read it as well!
Second of all, I realize November has been a slow month...and December, with the holidays and end-of-the-year work load increasing, writing is going to be hard to come by. As such, I am making a few changes to the DECEMBER and JANUARY Patreon Tier changes to compensate.
For all DECEMBER and JANUARY pledges, I will be giving you access to a ranked tier higher than what you are paying for! So if you are a Tier 1 patron, you will have Tier 2 access, if you are a Tier 2 patron, you will get Tier 3 access, and so on.
Tier 3 Patreon supporters will get a FREE MONTH of Tier 3 access as long as you pay for Tier 1 access. The way Patreon works, I need to keep track of "active" patrons so by lowering your payment from the $10.00 to $1.00 payment, you will still get Tier 3 access for that month once the $1.00 pledge goes into effect.
As an alternate...if the Tier 3 person continues to pay for Tier 3 support, I will give them Tier 4 privileges, which means they can suggest a scene/outfit/whatever to incorporate into a story as way of thanks.
So in summary, here is what will change:
- Tier 1
- Gets Tier 2 access (a $4.00 savings)
- Tier 2
- Gets Tier 3 access (a $5.00 savings)
- Tier 3
- Gets a FREE MONTH if you pay the Tier 1 fee (a $9.00 savings)
- OR will get Tier 4 privileges (a $15.00 savings)
Also, the reason I am including JANUARY patrons as well, is since it is already the end of the month, people may not see this posting until after the billing cycle takes effect through Patreon and I want to be fair. Once the December payments take effect, I'll be bumping everybody up who's support has been processed for December and doing the same with January's billing. Also, for those who have held off pledging and want to see how things operate, they will get the added bonus of getting an extra tier!
Let me know if you have any questions!
Monday, November 23, 2015
Not much going on...
There have been some updates to my new "secondary story" Good Girl Gone Bad; however, I still haven't had much time to sit and work on the Primary story.
Part of that is due to the recent release of Fallout 4, LOL...I've been addicted to the game since release, even taking a a day off work to play, hehehe. I've played all the Fallout series, so this was a long awaited release ;) But as such, both my graphics and writings have suffered...so hopefully once the addiction wears down a little I'll be back to writing.
I still take a few breaks here and there and jot down some of the secondary story, but again, those are only 10-30 minute breaks where sinking into a long plot line are not conducive...by the time I get into the swing of things, my "break" is over. But soon...the holidays are upon us so that means more alone time for me, as working in retail, my son will be working LOL!
Part of that is due to the recent release of Fallout 4, LOL...I've been addicted to the game since release, even taking a a day off work to play, hehehe. I've played all the Fallout series, so this was a long awaited release ;) But as such, both my graphics and writings have suffered...so hopefully once the addiction wears down a little I'll be back to writing.
I still take a few breaks here and there and jot down some of the secondary story, but again, those are only 10-30 minute breaks where sinking into a long plot line are not conducive...by the time I get into the swing of things, my "break" is over. But soon...the holidays are upon us so that means more alone time for me, as working in retail, my son will be working LOL!
Monday, November 9, 2015
November Dropbox Permissions (Patreon) set and Update
First, I want to thank ALL of you for your patronage! Whether you support me through Patreon or even by coming to this site and checking on updates and making comments or e-mails, I do appreciate it. It's been a
rough month story-wise due to my system crashing, but I am finally back
up and running.
I have set the permissions for the Dropbox folders for Patreon patrons. As I've mentioned in the past, it is easier to remove the shares and then re-add them than to edit them person-by-person, so I apologize for the Dropbox e-mail spam you'll be getting.
Everybody should have the correct permissions based upon what Patreon states you pledged and were charged for this month. There were three people who's payments were declined, so I put them as Tier 1 people until that is resolved.
There should be some newness in terms of the SECONDARY story, and now that things are finally back up and running, I plan on working on the PRIMARY story starting today (Monday). It's been a rough couple weeks and this weekend I had too many errands to get much done, but now that things are somewhat normal in terms of the computer, I can once more get into the swing of things!
I have set the permissions for the Dropbox folders for Patreon patrons. As I've mentioned in the past, it is easier to remove the shares and then re-add them than to edit them person-by-person, so I apologize for the Dropbox e-mail spam you'll be getting.
Everybody should have the correct permissions based upon what Patreon states you pledged and were charged for this month. There were three people who's payments were declined, so I put them as Tier 1 people until that is resolved.
There should be some newness in terms of the SECONDARY story, and now that things are finally back up and running, I plan on working on the PRIMARY story starting today (Monday). It's been a rough couple weeks and this weekend I had too many errands to get much done, but now that things are somewhat normal in terms of the computer, I can once more get into the swing of things!
Sunday, November 1, 2015
New computer has arrived!
New computer arrived at my mother's Friday, and God Bless her, she sent it overnight and arrived Saturday morning at 10am!
I've been spending both days installing everything back on to it. I still have a ways to go, but I now have Office 2013 installed as well as Daz Studio. Got most of my highly used applications installed, but have spending an inordinate amount of time getting them back to where I want, LOL. A lot of it are tweaks I've done over time and it's taking forever to figure some of them out ;)
By next weekend I should be all set and putting the nose to the grindstone!
I've been spending both days installing everything back on to it. I still have a ways to go, but I now have Office 2013 installed as well as Daz Studio. Got most of my highly used applications installed, but have spending an inordinate amount of time getting them back to where I want, LOL. A lot of it are tweaks I've done over time and it's taking forever to figure some of them out ;)
By next weekend I should be all set and putting the nose to the grindstone!
Friday, October 30, 2015
New computer shipped!
Received an e-mail stating the computer shipped Thursday! It should arrive at my mother's Friday (they would only ship to the billing address) and the plan is for her to ship it immediately to me. I could very well have it this weekend and start reinstalling everything...so I should be back in business soon!
I appreciate everybody's patience (including my own, LOL) during this lull period. Having no system and my entire routine turned upside down was more than stressful...and I particularly appreciate all the Patreon patrons for their patience and continued support. THANK YOU EVERYBODY!
I appreciate everybody's patience (including my own, LOL) during this lull period. Having no system and my entire routine turned upside down was more than stressful...and I particularly appreciate all the Patreon patrons for their patience and continued support. THANK YOU EVERYBODY!
Monday, October 19, 2015
Good news!
God I love my mom...more than ever now...because she has offered to lend me the money for a new computer!
I did not go hog-wild, but it still is a nicer system than what I had:
Woot, thanks mom! ;)
I did not go hog-wild, but it still is a nicer system than what I had:
- CYBERPOWERPC X-Titan 200 Full Tower Gaming Case w/ USB 3.0, Fan Control, EZ Swap HDD Dock, Side Panel Window (Black Color)
- 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive (BLACK COLOR)
- Intel(R) Core™ i7-6700K 4.00GHZ 8MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1151 (Skylake)
- Maximum Enermax Twister Pressure 120MM PWM Cooling Fans (Maximum Performance Operation) (500-1,800 RPM High Static Pressure PWM Case Fan w/ Adjustable Peak Speed Function (FA-204-207))
- Corsair Hydro H100i GTX 240mm Liquid CPU Cooling System w/ Copper Cold Plate + Extreme Cooling Performance (4 x Enermax Twister Pressure 120MM Fans (Push-Pull))
- 512GB Sandisk X300 SSD + 4TB SATA III Hard Drive Combo
- 32GB (8GBx4) DDR4/2800MHz Dual Channel Memory (GSKILL Ripjaws V)
- ASUS Z170-PRO GAMING ATX w/ USB 3.1, 3 PCIe x16, 3 PCIe x1, 1 SATA Express, 4 SATA3, 1 Ultra M.2
- 850 Watts - Corsair CSM Series CS850M 80 Plus Gold Certified Modular Ultra Quiet Power Supply
- EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Hybrid 6GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16
- Acer XB270HU bprz 27-inch WQHD NVIDIA G-SYNC Monitor (2560 x 1440)
Woot, thanks mom! ;)
Sunday, October 18, 2015
Update 10/18/2105...
So the bottom line with my computer is it is either the CPU or the motherboard is fried. Either way, it pretty much means a new computer. I've been meaning to upgrade my video cards--that's actually one of the goals of my Patreon page. However, that being said, all the money will now be going towards a new system.
Pricing out what I want, which is not high end but is better than what I had in order to do my 3D graphics, I'm looking around $2500. I don't HAVE that much money right now, hehehe, so it may take up through next year to get it, but that's my new goal. I'll be changing my Patreon page to that particular goal as well.
I spent all day Saturday trying to get my computer working, and after swapping out memory, power supplies, video cards, etc., I was able to narrow it down to either the CPU or motherboard. Not sure exactly how I FUBAR'd up, but something didn't go back the way it was when I started cleanings things up last week, and now I'm paying for it. It's nothing I haven't done a 1000 times before, but this was why I stopped building my own systems, I troubleshoot servers and people's computers all week, the last thing I want to do is work on my own :(
I'm running off my laptop now. I've moved it and connected my monitor, mouse, and keyboard in my home office, so things at least 'feel' close to normal. The screen is a bit fuzzy due to a craptastic video card, but it can't be helped. At least I'll be able to start writing once again. And now that I'm back connected to my network, I can get back to things.
One that front, I woke up Friday morning at 2 am with an idea, and sat down and wrote until it was time for work, so there will be a new story hitting the "Secondary Story" slot replacing "What's in a Name." Again, the secondary story is something I'll dabble with when I only have an hour or less to write, but lately that seems to be the way things have been, so the secondary story has gotten quite a bit of attention.
This new story still needs a title, but currently the working title is "Good Girl Gone Bad." It's about a couple who's been together for 5 years and start to realize things are becoming too mundane in their relationship. They plan on moving in together to try and spice up their life, and while moving, the boyfriend starts to have fantasies about his girlfriend fooling around with other men. Surprised at his reaction, and turned on by it herself, she teases his friends who are helping him move, one of which is a jock type (sort of a young Mr. DeWight, hehehe).
I've almost been tempted to make this an "early Lapdancing Girlfriend" story, but right now it's a separate story standing on its own merit. Time will tell what I do with it. If I DO make this sort of an "early Lapdancing" story, I'll have to change things around a bit for both this and Lapdancing Girlfriend so they synch up better...but again, that's only a remote possibility.
Anyways, that's what's going on this week. Now that things are somewhat back to normal, my plan is to focus on Lifeguard again and try to get it down by Thanksgiving. We'll see how work and real life go...but since 3D graphics are now out of the picture (no pun intended) for a bit, all I have is the writing...
Pricing out what I want, which is not high end but is better than what I had in order to do my 3D graphics, I'm looking around $2500. I don't HAVE that much money right now, hehehe, so it may take up through next year to get it, but that's my new goal. I'll be changing my Patreon page to that particular goal as well.
I spent all day Saturday trying to get my computer working, and after swapping out memory, power supplies, video cards, etc., I was able to narrow it down to either the CPU or motherboard. Not sure exactly how I FUBAR'd up, but something didn't go back the way it was when I started cleanings things up last week, and now I'm paying for it. It's nothing I haven't done a 1000 times before, but this was why I stopped building my own systems, I troubleshoot servers and people's computers all week, the last thing I want to do is work on my own :(
I'm running off my laptop now. I've moved it and connected my monitor, mouse, and keyboard in my home office, so things at least 'feel' close to normal. The screen is a bit fuzzy due to a craptastic video card, but it can't be helped. At least I'll be able to start writing once again. And now that I'm back connected to my network, I can get back to things.
One that front, I woke up Friday morning at 2 am with an idea, and sat down and wrote until it was time for work, so there will be a new story hitting the "Secondary Story" slot replacing "What's in a Name." Again, the secondary story is something I'll dabble with when I only have an hour or less to write, but lately that seems to be the way things have been, so the secondary story has gotten quite a bit of attention.
This new story still needs a title, but currently the working title is "Good Girl Gone Bad." It's about a couple who's been together for 5 years and start to realize things are becoming too mundane in their relationship. They plan on moving in together to try and spice up their life, and while moving, the boyfriend starts to have fantasies about his girlfriend fooling around with other men. Surprised at his reaction, and turned on by it herself, she teases his friends who are helping him move, one of which is a jock type (sort of a young Mr. DeWight, hehehe).
I've almost been tempted to make this an "early Lapdancing Girlfriend" story, but right now it's a separate story standing on its own merit. Time will tell what I do with it. If I DO make this sort of an "early Lapdancing" story, I'll have to change things around a bit for both this and Lapdancing Girlfriend so they synch up better...but again, that's only a remote possibility.
Anyways, that's what's going on this week. Now that things are somewhat back to normal, my plan is to focus on Lifeguard again and try to get it down by Thanksgiving. We'll see how work and real life go...but since 3D graphics are now out of the picture (no pun intended) for a bit, all I have is the writing...
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Update 10/13/2015...
So not so great news...my computer died Sunday and I've spent all day Sunday and Monday trying to get it back up and working.
It has been overheating lately when I do my 3D Graphic renders, so I took it apart and blew out all the dust bunnies and whatnot out of it (having 2 cats, the insides can get really bad). But when I put it back together, it never even booted...power came on, fans spun, but the motherboard had a CPU Warning light on the entire time and would never even get to the POST or BIOS splash screen.
I've taken it apart and put it back together again, the Best Buy Geek Squad took it apart and put it back together again, I've reset the BIOS. Tonight when I get home I'll take it apart again and test out the Power Supply... I'm running out of options before I reach the decision of a new system, although I really can't afford one...but one thing at a time.
Needless to say, I didn't get any writing done this weekend. I was out of town Saturday, and not having a computer for two days put me into a rather caustic mood...
Hopefully better news tonight or tomorrow :(
It has been overheating lately when I do my 3D Graphic renders, so I took it apart and blew out all the dust bunnies and whatnot out of it (having 2 cats, the insides can get really bad). But when I put it back together, it never even booted...power came on, fans spun, but the motherboard had a CPU Warning light on the entire time and would never even get to the POST or BIOS splash screen.
I've taken it apart and put it back together again, the Best Buy Geek Squad took it apart and put it back together again, I've reset the BIOS. Tonight when I get home I'll take it apart again and test out the Power Supply... I'm running out of options before I reach the decision of a new system, although I really can't afford one...but one thing at a time.
Needless to say, I didn't get any writing done this weekend. I was out of town Saturday, and not having a computer for two days put me into a rather caustic mood...
Hopefully better news tonight or tomorrow :(
Monday, October 5, 2015
Patreon Dropbox permissions updated for October
First, thank you EVERYBODY for your Patreon patronage! It has meant a lot and although I cannot account for real life issues interfering with writing, I have had added incentive through everybody's support!
I've updated the Dropbox folders based upon October's support tiers, so apologize for the additional spam of getting access to all the folders, but the easiest way is to simply remove all access and re-add everybody based upon their tiers. It helps me sort out those who raised/lower or even dropped/added their support over the last month.
Let me know if you cannot access a folder that you think you should!
And again, thank you!
I've updated the Dropbox folders based upon October's support tiers, so apologize for the additional spam of getting access to all the folders, but the easiest way is to simply remove all access and re-add everybody based upon their tiers. It helps me sort out those who raised/lower or even dropped/added their support over the last month.
Let me know if you cannot access a folder that you think you should!
And again, thank you!
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Update 09/24/2015...
This same update is on my Patreon page...
Family leaves today, so I'm hoping to have some time this weekend to work on Lifeguard Gets Wet. I've had bits and pieces of time for the last week and have updated my secondary story What's in a Name? several times, so for the Tier 3 and above folks on Patreon, hope you enjoy that.
I've also updated a few images from my graphic novel I've been working on, It's Teddy Time!
Once things settle down again here, I hope to get back to writing, so will hopefully have better things to report after the weekend!
Family leaves today, so I'm hoping to have some time this weekend to work on Lifeguard Gets Wet. I've had bits and pieces of time for the last week and have updated my secondary story What's in a Name? several times, so for the Tier 3 and above folks on Patreon, hope you enjoy that.
I've also updated a few images from my graphic novel I've been working on, It's Teddy Time!
Once things settle down again here, I hope to get back to writing, so will hopefully have better things to report after the weekend!
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Update 09/15/2015...
With Extenuating Circumstances 01 posted, I've had my sights on Lifeguard Gets Wet, but once again time and real life have reared their ugly head as I spent all this past weekend cleaning house and getting ready for visiting family. Add to that my son got a new job and getting him clothes and such made for a busy weekend.
Even so, I had a few half hour slots available to go through some edits with Lifeguard, as well as think about what next to work on. Having grown a bit burned out on Suzanne, I have turned my attention to Lindsey, the protagonist in What's in a Name as my 'secondary' focus. For some reason my Muse has turned her sights to that story, filling my dreams up with scenes from the story and that is pretty much where many of my ideas have come from...so I used some of those half hour blocks to go through edits on that story as well.
I didn't write anything new per se, but cleaned up both stories.
I also have done a few graphics, which the upper tiered Patreon patrons should find in the Dropbox folders.
But again, not much in the way of anything new, so not much of an update :(
Even so, I had a few half hour slots available to go through some edits with Lifeguard, as well as think about what next to work on. Having grown a bit burned out on Suzanne, I have turned my attention to Lindsey, the protagonist in What's in a Name as my 'secondary' focus. For some reason my Muse has turned her sights to that story, filling my dreams up with scenes from the story and that is pretty much where many of my ideas have come from...so I used some of those half hour blocks to go through edits on that story as well.
I didn't write anything new per se, but cleaned up both stories.
I also have done a few graphics, which the upper tiered Patreon patrons should find in the Dropbox folders.
But again, not much in the way of anything new, so not much of an update :(
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Update 09/08/2015
Posted this on my Patreon site as well...but sadly very little to update.
I was hoping to have this whole three-day weekend (it was Labor Day here in the US) to writing, to graphics, to having time to myself...and then crap just seemed to unravel and I was running around from one errand to the next.
I did catch up on some long lost sleep...actually woke up at decent times Saturday and Sunday, but not much time to writing before I had to dive into the day :( Did get a little bit of EC02 worked on, as I only had an hour here and an hour there.
Why is it the the more time you have off for a weekend, the less you have to yourself.
So my apologies to everybody, did not get as much accomplished as planned...although I did get the lawn cut, the car serviced, clothes shopped, groceries shopped, house cleaned, and a bunch of bills paid...but little "me" time...
Friday, September 4, 2015
Patreon patron rewards changes...
It only takes one person to abuse a system before things have to change
and make it difficult for everybody… :(
The way the Patreon system works is when a pledge with money occurs towards
a tier, you are automatically added to that tier and have access to posts unavailable
to lower tiers; however, that being said, Patreon billing does not occur until
the first of the month. So in the time
leading up to the billing period, one can feasibly change their Tier to a
higher paid model, gain access to higher level content, and before the billing
period occurs, lower their pledge so they are billed for a lower tier.
Basically they are “working the system” and getting access to content
they never intended paying for.
For example: I can pledge as a Tier 1 patron and gain general access to
all of my stories. Then I can go and raise
my bid to a Tier 3 patron. The Patreon
system flags me as a Tier 3 patron—even before being billed for that tier—and
so I have access to the post with the link to content of a Tier 3 person (rough
draft access of both Primary and Secondary stories). After I obtain that content I can change back
to a Tier 1 patron or drop my patronage altogether before the billing cycle and
not have a pay anything for the additional content.
Somebody has already done this, as I saw them pledge a lower tier,
raise it for 20 minutes (and gain access to the higher tier), and then lower
their tier so they are not billed for the higher content. This is why I haven’t posted anything “new”
these past 2 weeks (although I HAVE been working on stuff).
This first month was basically based upon the honor system--although I
hinted I may have to change things. I
foresaw this happening eventually, just did not think it would happen the first
month!
Reaching the first of my “Goals,” using the money and upgrade my
Dropbox account, allows me to set permissions based upon E-MAIL address instead
of leaving the folder open for anybody with the link.
So I will be making two changes:
- The first
change is what I’ve already stated. I have
locked down the Dropbox folders such that you will need to sign into Dropbox
with the e-mail you used to sign up for Patreon. Dropbox is free, so everybody will simply
have to type in their e-mail address to log into their free Dropbox account to
have access to the appropriate folders.
This allows me to set up folders per the individual and not leave them
wide open.
- The second change is I will be only granting access to content AFTER the payment period the first of the month. This is unfortunately due to the above abuse scenario. Until I know a person is going to follow through with their patronage and not change it at the last minute for free content, I have to wait until people are billed to have access to the higher tier. This unfortunately limits anybody who legitimately signs up for an upper tier to create a delay in content access, but I will at least open up Tier 1 content for them, as it has already been posted. Once Patreon has billed you for your pledge, I will grant access for the full month following.
***This does NOT apply to Tier 7 or $100.00 or more patrons, as Patreon
immediately bills for amounts this high and higher, so they will be granted
access as soon as I can give them!
I apologize for these changes, as it seems to penalize people
legitimately pledging in good faith for additional content, but as they say,
one bad apple… :(
Sunday, August 30, 2015
Lazy weekend...08/30/2015...
After having spit out the three parts of Extenuating Circumstances, this has been pretty much an "off" weekend in terms of writing. Got a little bit of EC02, but nothing really to show for it.
Starting next weekend will be the focus on Lifeguard Gets Wet for the month of September, so everybody should see some movement on that.
Although it's been mentioned in the comments, for those who read Extenuating Circumstances 01 from the Patreon site, please be sure to visit the Literotica site and vote for all three parts...and be honest! I value the ratings as a gauge on what people like. Even though there are some "haters" who spam low scores, Literotica admins are pretty good removing those and for the longest time, it has been the only thing I had to go by in terms of what people liked. Now with the Patreon site, I have an additional meter, but I also realize not everybody can donate and don't hold that against anybody...so please vote on Literotica at the very least!
Currently the rating are:
Thanks again to everybody for their support, whether through the Patron site, here, or Literotica! It's greatly appreciated!
Starting next weekend will be the focus on Lifeguard Gets Wet for the month of September, so everybody should see some movement on that.
Although it's been mentioned in the comments, for those who read Extenuating Circumstances 01 from the Patreon site, please be sure to visit the Literotica site and vote for all three parts...and be honest! I value the ratings as a gauge on what people like. Even though there are some "haters" who spam low scores, Literotica admins are pretty good removing those and for the longest time, it has been the only thing I had to go by in terms of what people liked. Now with the Patreon site, I have an additional meter, but I also realize not everybody can donate and don't hold that against anybody...so please vote on Literotica at the very least!
Currently the rating are:
- EC0101 - 4.51 (134 votes)
- EC0102 - 4.87 (75 votes)
- EC0103 - 4.57 (54 votes)
Thanks again to everybody for their support, whether through the Patron site, here, or Literotica! It's greatly appreciated!
Saturday, August 29, 2015
Extenuating Circumstances Ch. 01 Part 3 - APPROVED!
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Thursday, August 27, 2015
Extenuating Circumstances Ch. 01 Part 3 - SUBMITTED!
As I mentioned previously, Part 3 is the shortest of the three parts...in fact, it barely made three pages of Literotica format; however, I think you'll all find there's more "action" in Part 3 than 1 and 2 combined, hehehe.
Working on getting the Patreon stuff there, so should be available in the next few minutes.
Probably taking a break this weekend before I focus September on Lifeguard Gets Wet...so we'll see if I get anything else done! ;)
Working on getting the Patreon stuff there, so should be available in the next few minutes.
Probably taking a break this weekend before I focus September on Lifeguard Gets Wet...so we'll see if I get anything else done! ;)
Extenuating Circumstances Ch. 01 Part 2 - APPROVED!
Now available for your viewing pleasure, the second part of Extenuating Circumstances Ch. 01 has finally been approved and released on Literotica:
https://www.literotica.com/s/extenuating-circumstances-ch-01b
This one took a bit longer to get released than I thought, but hopefully those of you who have not seen the early releases by being a Patreon patron will enjoy! This one took so long, Part 3 is ready to be posted, so I'll be doing that this evening as well as posting the final version of Part 3 up for all Patreon patrons and updating the other rewards appropriately....
Part 3 was the last 'major' push for EC for a bit. Starting next week, once all the Patreon donations go through, I will be focusing my efforts towards finishing and finalizing Lifeguard Gets Wet per my Tier 7 patron's direction. I'm not certain yet what the secondary story will be...once my primary story Lifeguard Gets Wet is completed, it's up to the Tier 7's direction. That being said, there's one person willing to become a Tier 7 when it's available for me to focus on Lapdancing Girlfriend, LOL...but possibly in a direction I had not thought of (more on that later). It might very well be EC02 or even a new story...but again, the focus starting next week is going to Lifeguard...
https://www.literotica.com/s/extenuating-circumstances-ch-01b
This one took a bit longer to get released than I thought, but hopefully those of you who have not seen the early releases by being a Patreon patron will enjoy! This one took so long, Part 3 is ready to be posted, so I'll be doing that this evening as well as posting the final version of Part 3 up for all Patreon patrons and updating the other rewards appropriately....
Part 3 was the last 'major' push for EC for a bit. Starting next week, once all the Patreon donations go through, I will be focusing my efforts towards finishing and finalizing Lifeguard Gets Wet per my Tier 7 patron's direction. I'm not certain yet what the secondary story will be...once my primary story Lifeguard Gets Wet is completed, it's up to the Tier 7's direction. That being said, there's one person willing to become a Tier 7 when it's available for me to focus on Lapdancing Girlfriend, LOL...but possibly in a direction I had not thought of (more on that later). It might very well be EC02 or even a new story...but again, the focus starting next week is going to Lifeguard...
Saturday, August 22, 2015
Extenuating Circumstances Ch. 01 Part 2 - SUBMITTED!
WHAT? Inconceivable! Two DocCIS releases in one week...
As I mentioned, the second and third parts of EC01 are shorter than the first part. For those waiting for sex...this is where it begins in more ways than one!
This part only went to seven pages on Literotica...but it's packed with more 'action' than the first part ;)
ALL Patreon Patrons have access to the early release now in the "Final Stories" Dropbox link. In addition, Tier 3 Patreon Patrons now have access to Part 3's rough draft!
I am hoping to have the third part out within this coming week. My goal is to get all of Extenuating Circumstances Ch. 01 released before September when my main focus is upon the Tier 7 Patreon patron's goal which is Lifeguard Gets Wet. These last two weeks of August are the only time I'll have to 'catch up' and get those three parts completed before I devote all my time to that.
As I mentioned, the second and third parts of EC01 are shorter than the first part. For those waiting for sex...this is where it begins in more ways than one!
This part only went to seven pages on Literotica...but it's packed with more 'action' than the first part ;)
ALL Patreon Patrons have access to the early release now in the "Final Stories" Dropbox link. In addition, Tier 3 Patreon Patrons now have access to Part 3's rough draft!
I am hoping to have the third part out within this coming week. My goal is to get all of Extenuating Circumstances Ch. 01 released before September when my main focus is upon the Tier 7 Patreon patron's goal which is Lifeguard Gets Wet. These last two weeks of August are the only time I'll have to 'catch up' and get those three parts completed before I devote all my time to that.
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Holy Overlord 2...TWO Tier 7 Patrons?!?!?!
This is apparently a glitch in the Patreon system. Although you can set the number of patrons for a particular tier, it does not mean people cannot donate that amount to you anyways. So although there was already one person amazingly generous to donate a Tier 7 slot, somebody else has also graciously donated!
As the Tier 7 is devoting a full month's time to the individual, I had it set for one slot...but again, anybody can donate anything. So what I am going to do is "bank" the other peron's Tier 7 slot. Even if/when they lower their pledge or even cancel, I will still owe them a full month's time and personalized story.
So do not think you are not going to get everything the Tier promises! I am simply booked now for the next TWO MONTHS (or more) for each of you, hehehe ;)
And THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart!
As the Tier 7 is devoting a full month's time to the individual, I had it set for one slot...but again, anybody can donate anything. So what I am going to do is "bank" the other peron's Tier 7 slot. Even if/when they lower their pledge or even cancel, I will still owe them a full month's time and personalized story.
So do not think you are not going to get everything the Tier promises! I am simply booked now for the next TWO MONTHS (or more) for each of you, hehehe ;)
And THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart!
Holy Overlord! Tier 7 Patron!
To both surprise and a deep sense of humbleness, there is a Tier 7 patron out there! Although I appreciate everybody down to the single dollar donations, this was an achievement I was not expecting so soon after setting up my Patreon site!
THANK YOU!
What this means is they are the taskmaster and slave-driver to me...my physical Muse. They are the puppetmaster to my strings, LOL.
As such, I will be devoting my time towards their particular story...which happens to be Lifeguard Gets Wet...so my primary focus doesn't necessarily change; however, what DOES change is I'll be spending less time on other stories as long as they are willing to spend that amount of money. I still have EC0102 and EC0103 in final draft form, and if I have only minimal time to write, I'll review and edit those on the side, but whenever I have more than an hour to devote towards writing, Lifeguard gets me focus.
Again, appreciate everybody who has pledged donations...but this was something completely unexpected! Thanks again!
THANK YOU!
What this means is they are the taskmaster and slave-driver to me...my physical Muse. They are the puppetmaster to my strings, LOL.
As such, I will be devoting my time towards their particular story...which happens to be Lifeguard Gets Wet...so my primary focus doesn't necessarily change; however, what DOES change is I'll be spending less time on other stories as long as they are willing to spend that amount of money. I still have EC0102 and EC0103 in final draft form, and if I have only minimal time to write, I'll review and edit those on the side, but whenever I have more than an hour to devote towards writing, Lifeguard gets me focus.
Again, appreciate everybody who has pledged donations...but this was something completely unexpected! Thanks again!
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Extenuating Circumstances Ch. 01 Part 1 - APPROVED
My Extenuating Circumstances story (Ch. 01A) has been approved and can now be read by everybody on Literotica!
It was approved a lot faster than I imagined, but as I said, typically with authors who have posted before, they are pretty lenient when they know you are not posting a bunch of gibberish ;)
I'll be reviewing Ch. 01B this week when I have time, and then the weekend will be devoted to Lifeguard Gets Wet (speaking of which, look to the right for teaser images!).
Again I want to thank everybody for their support on Patreon and even those who cannot support, I am very appreciative of all your support and comments!
As an additional note, I started a new "short" story that is mostly a graphical story and not something I'll post on Literotica...but I'll say more on that when I have things a bit more figured out ;)
It was approved a lot faster than I imagined, but as I said, typically with authors who have posted before, they are pretty lenient when they know you are not posting a bunch of gibberish ;)
I'll be reviewing Ch. 01B this week when I have time, and then the weekend will be devoted to Lifeguard Gets Wet (speaking of which, look to the right for teaser images!).
Again I want to thank everybody for their support on Patreon and even those who cannot support, I am very appreciative of all your support and comments!
As an additional note, I started a new "short" story that is mostly a graphical story and not something I'll post on Literotica...but I'll say more on that when I have things a bit more figured out ;)
Sunday, August 16, 2015
THANK YOU! Thank You, thank you, thank you!
I wanted to post a big THANK YOU to all of those who signed up this first weekend of my Patreon site. I am actually humbled at seeing people willing to support me.
I am not one to "beg" for money, but that you all are enough fans you are willing to provide me incentive is incredible, and something I never expected! I've cleared the first two goals, and once the back end stuff is done, I'll be setting up a more manageable way to access your rewards, but for now, you should be able to see the shares and links on the site!
Although people have been suggesting this for a while now, I still did not believe anybody would sign up, and again, you have my utmost gratitude, and I hope I can meet your new expectations. Finishing up Extenuating Circumstances 0101 is hopefully just the beginning, as I now have additional incentive in the way of guilt to provide you with stories and content on a regular basis! ;)
To those who already signed up, and to those who are planning on it, again, THANK YOU!
I am not one to "beg" for money, but that you all are enough fans you are willing to provide me incentive is incredible, and something I never expected! I've cleared the first two goals, and once the back end stuff is done, I'll be setting up a more manageable way to access your rewards, but for now, you should be able to see the shares and links on the site!
Although people have been suggesting this for a while now, I still did not believe anybody would sign up, and again, you have my utmost gratitude, and I hope I can meet your new expectations. Finishing up Extenuating Circumstances 0101 is hopefully just the beginning, as I now have additional incentive in the way of guilt to provide you with stories and content on a regular basis! ;)
To those who already signed up, and to those who are planning on it, again, THANK YOU!
Extenuating Circumstances Ch. 01A - SUBMITTED!
What's that you say? A DocCIS story coming out soon?
Unbelievably I finished my final review of Extenuating Circumstances Ch. 01A (first of three parts) today! It's been a long way coming, and with the new Patreon site, I felt obligated to get something published! Hopefully this is the start of a wonderful relationship with me and all of you fans!
The story ended up being TWENTY PAGES in Literotica format...so it's a biggie...although that's pretty typical for me, LOL! Even so, remember this is PART ONE of a THREE PART chapter! And then I need to put it to illustrated format...so this is going to be a whopper, hehehe.
Expect to see the chapter appear on Literotica within a few days. Usually it takes anywhere from three days to a week, and usually they let already published authors sooner, but we'll see, particularly since it's been quite a while since I posted anything.
My priority is still to finish up Lifeguard Gets Wet ASAP, but I'll also be reviewing EC0102 on the side. Weekdays it is easier to review already written stuff than new stuff, so hoping EC0102 will be posted soon as well. It's shorter than Part 1, so we'll see...
Unbelievably I finished my final review of Extenuating Circumstances Ch. 01A (first of three parts) today! It's been a long way coming, and with the new Patreon site, I felt obligated to get something published! Hopefully this is the start of a wonderful relationship with me and all of you fans!
The story ended up being TWENTY PAGES in Literotica format...so it's a biggie...although that's pretty typical for me, LOL! Even so, remember this is PART ONE of a THREE PART chapter! And then I need to put it to illustrated format...so this is going to be a whopper, hehehe.
Expect to see the chapter appear on Literotica within a few days. Usually it takes anywhere from three days to a week, and usually they let already published authors sooner, but we'll see, particularly since it's been quite a while since I posted anything.
My priority is still to finish up Lifeguard Gets Wet ASAP, but I'll also be reviewing EC0102 on the side. Weekdays it is easier to review already written stuff than new stuff, so hoping EC0102 will be posted soon as well. It's shorter than Part 1, so we'll see...
Friday, August 14, 2015
By popular demand...you can now support me on Patreon!
After discussing this with with a couple people on this site, as well as several others within the 3D art community, I have decided to open a Patreon site: http://www.patreon.com/doccis
Below is a list of questions I had when looking into the program that hopefully will answer some of your own question if you are not familiar with Patreon. If you have any additional questions, ask me here or on my Patreon site and I'll try to answer as best I can.
What is Patreon?
I don't want to be billed month to month, can I pay one lump sum?
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What is Patreon?
Patreon is sort of like a GoFundMe or Kickstarter program, where you pledge money towards an artist, creator, etc. in helping them continue their work. Unlike the other types of "donation" sites, Patreon allows me to set up tiers whereby you receive additional perks for various donations of money donated towards my writing and graphics.
Here's a good intro video that explains it better:
From what I understand, you can pay a lump sum up front, pledge for a month and then cancel your month-to-month membership, or you can break down your lump sum into incremental payments.
For the last scenario, when you offer your patronage you are given the option of not exceeding "x" number of dollars, so if you want to spent $5.00 total, you can either sign up for the $5.00 tier for one month and cancel your patronage, or sign up for the $1.00 tier and it will go until you reach the $5.00 limit, allowing you to receive five months worth of the Tier 1 perks. The choice is yours.Can I change tiers of patronage?
YES! If you want to sign up for one of the higher tiers for one particular reward, you can then lower your tiered support or completely cancel your patronage after that first month, that is completely up to you.
I have made the rewards "retroactive" such that you will still be entitled to the upper tier reward you earned by supporting me for even one month, so that reward shall be made available to you regardless of only supporting that specific tier one month or more. So for example if you donated for the $25.00 tier one month and lowered to the $1.00 tier the following month, you are still entitled to the one scene/customized section of the story from that first month...even if the story takes longer.WHY am I doing this?
I hate begging for money, but if you look through previous blog posts, several people have suggested me setting this up in order to offer incentives and simple monetary "thank you's" for my stories. As this is purely a hobby for me, actually paying me to complete stories puts more incentive on me--I already feel bad taking long for many stories, so actually taking money for them raises my guilty consciousnesses to a whole new level, LOL! In addition, this will help pay for some of the graphical content I wish to use in the illustrated version of my stories and pay for any publication costs.What are the various tiers?
Although these may change over time based upon feedback and whatnot, I've tried to make the rewards commensurate with the amount of money people are donating. As this is a financial investment for yourself, as well as for me, I will be attempting to provide more information and support that what I otherwise provide here on this (free) blog.
Also one thing to point out is each higher tier is cumulative, meaning you get all the lower tier rewards/perks as well...so a Tier 3 patron will get not only the Tier 3 reward, but also those offered to Tier 2 and Tier 1 patrons.
More information can be found on the Patreon site, but here are the basics:
- Tier 1 ($1.00/month) - Patron-only access to story teasers, images, and other information not posted on this site. As I mentioned above, here the level of effort is whenever I can post...but for paying patrons, I will offer additional time and effort to make sure you are kept up-to-date as much as possible!
- Tier 2 ($5.00/month) - Patrons pledging a minimum of $5.00/month will have access to the ongoing rough draft of whatever story I am currently working on. This gives you an early 'sneak peak' into the stories and images as they unfold, prior to editing and release...as well as the above mentioned Tier 1 early sneak previews.
- Tier 3 ($10.00/month) - Patrons pledging a minimum of $10.00/month get all the lower tiered Patreon rewards with additional access to the not only the ongoing rough drafts but the rough draft of whatever I am also working on with that...so they get a glimpse of TWO rough draft stories! In addition, Tier 3 support patrons will have access to any 3D graphics I make for ANY of my stories (published and unpublished).
- Tier 4 ($25.00/month) - Patrons willing to support me at the $25.00/month level--besides earning my eternal gratitude--get all the previous perks mentioned for the other first three tiers but also a little special something...For those supporting me at this amount level, each month you support me for this tier I will work with you on incorporating any particular aspect/scene/clothing or whatever you would like to see into a story. This is a chance to personalize a story for yourself. Help me write the story to cater to your tastes!
- Tier 5 ($30.00/month) - For only $5.00 more a month compared to the Tier 4 Supporter, this tier not only gets the previous tiers rewards (including a dedicated scene/outfit/etc.), but will also be entitled to a personalized 3D artwork commission for each month they are a subscriber.
- Tier 6 ($50.00/month) - If somebody is really this much a fan, then I bow to you. You are my muse...and as such, I will devote each month you are a Tier 6 supporter to whatever story you want me to focus on for (hopefully) a speedier release than my own lackadaisical schedule ;) Don't like that Annie Ch. 08 has yet to see the light of day after over a year? This is your chance to make me put my nose to the grindstone and get it out quicker! In addition, you get a FREE copy of the illustrated version upon release!
Let me know what you think...and I'll start off by thanking any of you who offer their patronage, even as a one-time donation!
- Tier 7 ($100.00/month) - This is the penultimate tier. Not only will you be awarded all the previous tier perks, but you are now my master ;) Have an idea you want me to create a story based upon? This is your chance. For even a one month patronage of this amount I will envision, outline, and write a story based upon your direction. This is basically commissioning me to do a story at your direction...above and beyond the other tiers.
Monday, August 10, 2015
Update 08/10/2015
Was a bad weekend in terms of finding time for writing or graphics :( I was doing some long-overdue maintenance on my system, upgrading my laptop to Windows 10 (which failed), and getting my son's system ready for Windows 10...all of which took way more time than I had planned...as in all fricking weekend!
I worked a little on Extenuating Circumstances. The more I think about it, the more I plan on providing the story in the previously revealed storyboard form, as well as PDF form, as well as the provided high resolution images. That makes distribution a bit of a problem, but will figure that out before release...which is a long way ahead, LOL. Then again, if I release the story to Literotica in pure text, I may not have to worry about the PDF form for e-readers. But again, long way off...
Worked a bit more also on my Lifeguard story, but nothing really to show for it other than grammatical edits, a few paragraphs being rearranged, etc.
One bit of good news...I've been asked to contribute my 3D graphical art to an art book! I get a royalty and all...which isn't really why I'm doing it, but that will help. The main reason is the exposure. My art will be alongside the likes of Brothers Hildebrandt and many other well-known artists, so it will be a privilege to have something around those names!
Ran a bunch of errands over the weekend which also impacted my "me" time, LOL...so all in all, not a satisfying weekend...and now starting what already looks to be a crappy week at work, so even this early Monday morning looking forward to the weekend! ;)
I worked a little on Extenuating Circumstances. The more I think about it, the more I plan on providing the story in the previously revealed storyboard form, as well as PDF form, as well as the provided high resolution images. That makes distribution a bit of a problem, but will figure that out before release...which is a long way ahead, LOL. Then again, if I release the story to Literotica in pure text, I may not have to worry about the PDF form for e-readers. But again, long way off...
Worked a bit more also on my Lifeguard story, but nothing really to show for it other than grammatical edits, a few paragraphs being rearranged, etc.
One bit of good news...I've been asked to contribute my 3D graphical art to an art book! I get a royalty and all...which isn't really why I'm doing it, but that will help. The main reason is the exposure. My art will be alongside the likes of Brothers Hildebrandt and many other well-known artists, so it will be a privilege to have something around those names!
Ran a bunch of errands over the weekend which also impacted my "me" time, LOL...so all in all, not a satisfying weekend...and now starting what already looks to be a crappy week at work, so even this early Monday morning looking forward to the weekend! ;)
Monday, August 3, 2015
Update 08/03/2015
Yup, you're eyes are not deceiving you...two updates back-to-back, LOL.
Was working on a more "quality" render for an Extenuating Circumstances scene, in light of my character introductions not impressing some people ;) This is the opening sequence of what I would consider the graphic story...so curious as to what people's thoughts are, for good or bad.
As I was putting this together and letting it render for a few hours, I thought how I would post a graphical story. What I envision is more than a comic strip, and even more than just inserting images into a story like my Skyrim story. I wanted something entertaining, visually stimulating, and that would make people want to buy additional items. In putting together the storyboard, I discovered that making such things does not necessarily provide a high quality image because of the low resolution needed for E-readers and online reading. I am now thinking to provide the graphical story in PDF format, but with an attachment containing all the high resolution images as well.
What do you think?
For example this is kind of what a page of the PDF would look like:
As you can see, the image loses a lot due to the conversion and whatnot...but the software allows me to publish to Kindle, Comic Book format, and other formats, as opposed to all the workarounds I would have to do in Photoshop.
Here is the full high-resolution image:
Obviously a much cleaner image (and hopefully of a caliber people would consider buying).
But what does everybody think? Does the storyboard version lose too much in the conversion? And would it be enough compensation to provide the original high resolution image with the storyboard PDF version that people could live with it?
The alternative is to fall back to a Word-type document where the pictures are just inserted at key points, but I like the storyboard version because I can add little things that "fit" better...like when describing how her skirt rides up to show her garters, I can put in a smaller image showing that in the margin, without losing the ambiance of the story.
Just bouncing ideas around...and you all are my sounding board, LOL...so please, tell me what you think!
Was working on a more "quality" render for an Extenuating Circumstances scene, in light of my character introductions not impressing some people ;) This is the opening sequence of what I would consider the graphic story...so curious as to what people's thoughts are, for good or bad.
As I was putting this together and letting it render for a few hours, I thought how I would post a graphical story. What I envision is more than a comic strip, and even more than just inserting images into a story like my Skyrim story. I wanted something entertaining, visually stimulating, and that would make people want to buy additional items. In putting together the storyboard, I discovered that making such things does not necessarily provide a high quality image because of the low resolution needed for E-readers and online reading. I am now thinking to provide the graphical story in PDF format, but with an attachment containing all the high resolution images as well.
What do you think?
For example this is kind of what a page of the PDF would look like:
Here is the full high-resolution image:
Obviously a much cleaner image (and hopefully of a caliber people would consider buying).
But what does everybody think? Does the storyboard version lose too much in the conversion? And would it be enough compensation to provide the original high resolution image with the storyboard PDF version that people could live with it?
The alternative is to fall back to a Word-type document where the pictures are just inserted at key points, but I like the storyboard version because I can add little things that "fit" better...like when describing how her skirt rides up to show her garters, I can put in a smaller image showing that in the margin, without losing the ambiance of the story.
Just bouncing ideas around...and you all are my sounding board, LOL...so please, tell me what you think!
Sunday, August 2, 2015
Update 08/02/2015
God, I cannot believe it's already AUGUST.
This past week not much got done. I was out sick last week for a couple days, so had to make up the lost time at work...so ended up having 5 12-hour days...so by the time the weekend came, I didn't want to do much of anything.
Yesterday went through more Extenuating Circumstances 0101...I'm about 75% through it...damn, I write some long stories, LMAO! Takes a while when you're going over every single work, sentence, and paragraph to find any mistakes, clean up some stuff, and what have you.
Then I had a system failure and it took the rest of the day to get back to where I was. My NAS started acting up and it ended up being a bad cable, but it took HOURS to figure out what the heck was going on because the symptoms were intermittent...which made troubleshooting it even more grueling. So didn't get much of anything done from about noon to midnight...and by then, was too tired to do anything.
Still no decision on posting EC0101 on Literotica or holding out to make it a published work. You all weren't much help, LMAO...just kidding, sort of. The problem I know is many of you want to see SOMETHING, actually ANYTHING published by me at this point...it HAS been a while...so the prospect of an already-finished piece is like a carrot dangling in front of you. So you want me to post a piece, or at least finish my current "shiney" so I can work on the next piece.
Anjali made a comment in my last post about my graphics not being of sufficient quality to make them interested in purchasing them. It was a fair statement, as all I've shown in most of my graphics here have been rough drafts and nothing' I've really taken the time to do..but it still gnaws at me ;) For those interested, I again mention if you want to see my alter ego's work, PM/e-mail me and I'll point you to my Facebook page. I think my work there will speak as to the quality of my images. But even if you don't, I've decided to spend some time and make the first image to EC0101 and post it here...that way you can see the quality and style I'll be shooting for at least for that story...so it will hopefully be coming in the next week or so.
Still working on Lifeguard Gets Wet...I just needed a change after focusing upon it for so long so blew off the dust on EC0101...but will be getting back to Lifeguard probably today. I already KNOW what I'm going to be writing about, so I'm hoping the rough draft will be done in soon enough and I can send it to the artist for a review...make edits, and hoping to finish...by then I'll hopefully know what I'm doing with EC0101, LOL.
This past week not much got done. I was out sick last week for a couple days, so had to make up the lost time at work...so ended up having 5 12-hour days...so by the time the weekend came, I didn't want to do much of anything.
Yesterday went through more Extenuating Circumstances 0101...I'm about 75% through it...damn, I write some long stories, LMAO! Takes a while when you're going over every single work, sentence, and paragraph to find any mistakes, clean up some stuff, and what have you.
Then I had a system failure and it took the rest of the day to get back to where I was. My NAS started acting up and it ended up being a bad cable, but it took HOURS to figure out what the heck was going on because the symptoms were intermittent...which made troubleshooting it even more grueling. So didn't get much of anything done from about noon to midnight...and by then, was too tired to do anything.
Still no decision on posting EC0101 on Literotica or holding out to make it a published work. You all weren't much help, LMAO...just kidding, sort of. The problem I know is many of you want to see SOMETHING, actually ANYTHING published by me at this point...it HAS been a while...so the prospect of an already-finished piece is like a carrot dangling in front of you. So you want me to post a piece, or at least finish my current "shiney" so I can work on the next piece.
Anjali made a comment in my last post about my graphics not being of sufficient quality to make them interested in purchasing them. It was a fair statement, as all I've shown in most of my graphics here have been rough drafts and nothing' I've really taken the time to do..but it still gnaws at me ;) For those interested, I again mention if you want to see my alter ego's work, PM/e-mail me and I'll point you to my Facebook page. I think my work there will speak as to the quality of my images. But even if you don't, I've decided to spend some time and make the first image to EC0101 and post it here...that way you can see the quality and style I'll be shooting for at least for that story...so it will hopefully be coming in the next week or so.
Still working on Lifeguard Gets Wet...I just needed a change after focusing upon it for so long so blew off the dust on EC0101...but will be getting back to Lifeguard probably today. I already KNOW what I'm going to be writing about, so I'm hoping the rough draft will be done in soon enough and I can send it to the artist for a review...make edits, and hoping to finish...by then I'll hopefully know what I'm doing with EC0101, LOL.
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