Sunday, December 25, 2016
Thursday, December 22, 2016
Ponderings...
Last night I was in a writing mood, but did not know what to write. Looking for inspiration, I went to Literotica...
I was disappointed. Every story I tried to read had so many grammar flaws, so many mistakes and incomplete sentences, and what I thought was even worse, disjointed plots and sentences that made the stories unreadable. It was as if somebody pulled a bunch of sex scenes from a bin and then had a fourth grader add them together to make a story. Actually, I think a fourth grader's grammar would be better.
This is not the first time I've been disappointed trolling Lit.com...but it was not as apparent as last night when I spent THREE hours going over stories trying to find something that triggered some spark.
Am I alone in thinking stories have been going downhill...or has it always been like this and I never noticed? People have said they enjoy my writings because they are involved, they are descriptive, and they have plots above the average "this is my hot wife, we had my friend come over and she spread her legs and let him fuck him" type stories.
Have I become too picky and cynical in my writing career that nothing but my own work seems to meet expectations? I don't think I'm great...I'm not that egotistical, but from what I saw last night, I write a whole lot better than the majority of people who are posting on Lit these days.
Makes me wonder how some of the bad comments I've gotten even arose when there is so much crap already out there, LOL.
Anyways, my 0.02 cents worth...needless to say, found nothing really to light that spark and went to bed frustrated and not having touched any of my stories...hopefully better luck these next few days when I have some quiet and alone time ;)
I was disappointed. Every story I tried to read had so many grammar flaws, so many mistakes and incomplete sentences, and what I thought was even worse, disjointed plots and sentences that made the stories unreadable. It was as if somebody pulled a bunch of sex scenes from a bin and then had a fourth grader add them together to make a story. Actually, I think a fourth grader's grammar would be better.
This is not the first time I've been disappointed trolling Lit.com...but it was not as apparent as last night when I spent THREE hours going over stories trying to find something that triggered some spark.
Am I alone in thinking stories have been going downhill...or has it always been like this and I never noticed? People have said they enjoy my writings because they are involved, they are descriptive, and they have plots above the average "this is my hot wife, we had my friend come over and she spread her legs and let him fuck him" type stories.
Have I become too picky and cynical in my writing career that nothing but my own work seems to meet expectations? I don't think I'm great...I'm not that egotistical, but from what I saw last night, I write a whole lot better than the majority of people who are posting on Lit these days.
Makes me wonder how some of the bad comments I've gotten even arose when there is so much crap already out there, LOL.
Anyways, my 0.02 cents worth...needless to say, found nothing really to light that spark and went to bed frustrated and not having touched any of my stories...hopefully better luck these next few days when I have some quiet and alone time ;)
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Reminder...Patreon support for December
A reminder to those who support me through Patreon (or wish to)...December is "Free Tier Month" in thanks to those supporting me as well as an extra holiday boot. Whatever Tier you sign up for, you get the next tier FREE. So Tier 1 support will get access to Tier 2 Dropbox folders, Tier 2 get Tier 3, etc.
Pledges need to be in by December 1st via Patreon...
As a Story Update...have been working on and off on both the story and graphics for my Undercovers Assignment story and hope to get back to Good Girl Gone Badder and Lapdancing Girlfriend soon...
Pledges need to be in by December 1st via Patreon...
As a Story Update...have been working on and off on both the story and graphics for my Undercovers Assignment story and hope to get back to Good Girl Gone Badder and Lapdancing Girlfriend soon...
Thursday, November 24, 2016
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Update 11/16/2016...
Have been working on trying to get Good Girl Gone Badder (Book 2) out by December...but hit a bit of a brick wall in terms of writer's block. I'm still hoping to get it done by the end of the month so I can work at least on Lapdancing Girlfriend 06 if not give Annie 08 some love...but we'll see how it goes. Have some real life issues I'm sorting out which has led to some set backs in terms of time writing...but that should all be resolved by the end of the year.
For Patreon supporters, December is "Free Tier Month." Everybody gets the next tier free...so Tier 1 folks will get access to Tier 2 content. Tier 2 get access to Tier 3, and so forth. So if you've been holding off on pledging, now's the time to do it...as long as you sign up BEFORE December 1st, you'll get an extra tier's content. I am doing that as much as a "thank you" to all of those who have supported me, as well as an apology for this past month being so slow.
To try and get through my writer's block with GGGB2, I worked a bit on What's in a Name, as well as a story I've had sitting for years--Undercovers Assignment. The first I've talked about, the second is a somewhat of a rewrite of CCA 069 by xgretchenx on Literotica. I have tried to contact them for YEARS asking if they would mind if I did a rewrite, and finally have given up and writing my own story. It is not a rewrite, but sort of along the similar lines of a girl who becomes a corporate spy; however, it is much more involved and I foresee at least one more "book" following this one. For those who like the FBI twists in Lapdancing Girlfriend, this one should appeal to you as well. Our protagonist--Vanessa--is not as reluctant as Jen/Diamond, but she gets involved in as much intrigue. I'm even considering another crossover into Jen/Diamond's world between the two stories ;)
Have also been working on 3D graphics for GGGB1. I'm working on the largest scene I've ever done and it bogs down my machine like crazy. Just loading the scene takes over an hour, and even broken into multiple pieces, it's taxing to say the least, hehehe...but hope it will be well worth it!
Hope everybody has a safe holidays...not that I don't plan on updating until then, but Thanksgiving is coming up in the US, so wanted to wish everybody a safe one!
For Patreon supporters, December is "Free Tier Month." Everybody gets the next tier free...so Tier 1 folks will get access to Tier 2 content. Tier 2 get access to Tier 3, and so forth. So if you've been holding off on pledging, now's the time to do it...as long as you sign up BEFORE December 1st, you'll get an extra tier's content. I am doing that as much as a "thank you" to all of those who have supported me, as well as an apology for this past month being so slow.
To try and get through my writer's block with GGGB2, I worked a bit on What's in a Name, as well as a story I've had sitting for years--Undercovers Assignment. The first I've talked about, the second is a somewhat of a rewrite of CCA 069 by xgretchenx on Literotica. I have tried to contact them for YEARS asking if they would mind if I did a rewrite, and finally have given up and writing my own story. It is not a rewrite, but sort of along the similar lines of a girl who becomes a corporate spy; however, it is much more involved and I foresee at least one more "book" following this one. For those who like the FBI twists in Lapdancing Girlfriend, this one should appeal to you as well. Our protagonist--Vanessa--is not as reluctant as Jen/Diamond, but she gets involved in as much intrigue. I'm even considering another crossover into Jen/Diamond's world between the two stories ;)
Have also been working on 3D graphics for GGGB1. I'm working on the largest scene I've ever done and it bogs down my machine like crazy. Just loading the scene takes over an hour, and even broken into multiple pieces, it's taxing to say the least, hehehe...but hope it will be well worth it!
Hope everybody has a safe holidays...not that I don't plan on updating until then, but Thanksgiving is coming up in the US, so wanted to wish everybody a safe one!
Monday, October 3, 2016
Update (finally!) 10/03/2016...
It's been a while since the last update (a month to be precise). For those who have followed me for some time, you know summers are always bad...both for writing and for updates. Between family, bumming, vacations, and just the general hub bub, things move slow.
But Fall is now upon us!
This weekend I took a good dent out of Good Girl Gone Badder (GGGB2). The second book in the series is about 2/3 done, so have passed the halfway point. I am now on the last "major" scene of the book, so I'm hoping things will be wrapping up on the first final draft this month and I can get it "editorialized" and hopefully have something to publish for November.
In addition, as I needed a break from Katie, I looked through to see what struck my Muse's chords and did some overhaul on What's in a Name...so the higher tiers have that to look through as well. Not much changed, it was mostly grammar and revising some paragraph structures, but it's a lot "cleaner" than before and hopefully flows better. Won't be focusing on that story for a while, just needed to clear my head for GGGB2.
I've also updated all the GGGB1 graphics for the various Patreon tiers, so you should see a bit more in terms of teasers for the upcoming illustrated version of GGGB1. That book will come when it comes, not going to rush it, but it's coming along nicely...
Once I get GGGB2 done and waiting for the editing (which will be done by somebody else), I plan on focusing on Lapdancing 06 and Annie 08. I'd like to get both done by the end of the year. I HATE giving out ETA's, so don't hold me by that, but I know Annie has waited longer than most to come out (so much the play list I have for her is out-dated, hehehe), so am trying to get my immediate plate clear to give her some loving (hell, if the story were real-time, she'd be old and grey by now!) ;)
Again, now that we're in the Fall, that has been historically my most productive times of writing, so hoping you'll see a lot more movement on things, and sorry for the lack of communication this past month!
But Fall is now upon us!
This weekend I took a good dent out of Good Girl Gone Badder (GGGB2). The second book in the series is about 2/3 done, so have passed the halfway point. I am now on the last "major" scene of the book, so I'm hoping things will be wrapping up on the first final draft this month and I can get it "editorialized" and hopefully have something to publish for November.
In addition, as I needed a break from Katie, I looked through to see what struck my Muse's chords and did some overhaul on What's in a Name...so the higher tiers have that to look through as well. Not much changed, it was mostly grammar and revising some paragraph structures, but it's a lot "cleaner" than before and hopefully flows better. Won't be focusing on that story for a while, just needed to clear my head for GGGB2.
I've also updated all the GGGB1 graphics for the various Patreon tiers, so you should see a bit more in terms of teasers for the upcoming illustrated version of GGGB1. That book will come when it comes, not going to rush it, but it's coming along nicely...
Once I get GGGB2 done and waiting for the editing (which will be done by somebody else), I plan on focusing on Lapdancing 06 and Annie 08. I'd like to get both done by the end of the year. I HATE giving out ETA's, so don't hold me by that, but I know Annie has waited longer than most to come out (so much the play list I have for her is out-dated, hehehe), so am trying to get my immediate plate clear to give her some loving (hell, if the story were real-time, she'd be old and grey by now!) ;)
Again, now that we're in the Fall, that has been historically my most productive times of writing, so hoping you'll see a lot more movement on things, and sorry for the lack of communication this past month!
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Thank you!
I want to thank the people who have commented on my book on Amazon! As a result, there have been an overall increase in sales as well as rankings (I've been in the top 500 for Erotic Romance all week).
I know a few people have said getting comments was going to be difficult, as well as a few pointing out studies showing people are more likely to comment on BAD things as opposed to GOOD things...so the half dozen or so ratings and comments I've received (all five-stars by the way, so thank you again) have definitely influenced others in to buying the book. Hopefully that will have a snowball effect leading to additional people coming here on the blog as well as the Patreon site.
A few people have also commented on their disappointment my focus has turned more towards making money versus posting free stories...and I wanted to comment on that for a moment.
First of all...this blog, the Patreon site, and now the published book have all been at recommendations of you, my fans. None of this would have been possible without you, not only through your support, but by your recommendations. I still plan on posting stories on Literotica.com and work on all the stories/series posted there--while also making "book" versions of those very same stories.
My focus has not been as much as making money, but by exploring the various options of distributing my stories and diving head-long in to it. If I do something, such as publishing a book, then I want to do it right. Nobody wants to fail, so if I see sales declining--even during such a short period of time--and ask for comments, it is less about how much I will see in royalties than where the book has ranked, what people are saying about it, and how I can improve its circulation. At least for a while, anything I make from the books--like it has been on the Patreon site--will go towards feeding additional stories and graphical content. I am looking at sales as simply another way to determine "success" of the book. It's less about trying to make a quick buck and more simply by trying to succeed.
But again, I do plan on continuing posting to Literotica, while also promoting the books and such. As you know, I have troubles writing more than one or two stories at a time without cross pollinating them, so this summer, it was focusing on the publishing aspect. Once I get the other books done, it will be towards Lapdancing and Annie and posting chapters on Literotica. I doubt it will ever be a continuous growth on all aspects at once, so simply ask for your patience ;)
I know a few people have said getting comments was going to be difficult, as well as a few pointing out studies showing people are more likely to comment on BAD things as opposed to GOOD things...so the half dozen or so ratings and comments I've received (all five-stars by the way, so thank you again) have definitely influenced others in to buying the book. Hopefully that will have a snowball effect leading to additional people coming here on the blog as well as the Patreon site.
A few people have also commented on their disappointment my focus has turned more towards making money versus posting free stories...and I wanted to comment on that for a moment.
First of all...this blog, the Patreon site, and now the published book have all been at recommendations of you, my fans. None of this would have been possible without you, not only through your support, but by your recommendations. I still plan on posting stories on Literotica.com and work on all the stories/series posted there--while also making "book" versions of those very same stories.
My focus has not been as much as making money, but by exploring the various options of distributing my stories and diving head-long in to it. If I do something, such as publishing a book, then I want to do it right. Nobody wants to fail, so if I see sales declining--even during such a short period of time--and ask for comments, it is less about how much I will see in royalties than where the book has ranked, what people are saying about it, and how I can improve its circulation. At least for a while, anything I make from the books--like it has been on the Patreon site--will go towards feeding additional stories and graphical content. I am looking at sales as simply another way to determine "success" of the book. It's less about trying to make a quick buck and more simply by trying to succeed.
But again, I do plan on continuing posting to Literotica, while also promoting the books and such. As you know, I have troubles writing more than one or two stories at a time without cross pollinating them, so this summer, it was focusing on the publishing aspect. Once I get the other books done, it will be towards Lapdancing and Annie and posting chapters on Literotica. I doubt it will ever be a continuous growth on all aspects at once, so simply ask for your patience ;)
Friday, August 26, 2016
Somewhat disheartened....
I get all these comments wishing me well on the book, everybody on this blog as well as Patreon, and all I can get are 3 reviews for the book? And one of those is obviously the Amazon bot for new authors...
Sales are so-so...I did not expect anything huge for my first release, but the number of comments has left me a bit disheartened. Wondering if I should even continue at this point..the interest seems to be rather low. Not sure if it's simply the lack of "Kindle" devices (even though there are Kindle versions for iPhone, Android, as well as PC) or what...but welcome any comments people may have...
Sales are so-so...I did not expect anything huge for my first release, but the number of comments has left me a bit disheartened. Wondering if I should even continue at this point..the interest seems to be rather low. Not sure if it's simply the lack of "Kindle" devices (even though there are Kindle versions for iPhone, Android, as well as PC) or what...but welcome any comments people may have...
Monday, August 15, 2016
Looking for Reviews!
Looking for people to go and review my book ;)
A lot of people have offered support over the years...some in the way of comments and feedback, others by pressing me to move forward first with this blog and then with Patreon, and finally with publishing my first story on a paid site. I know a lot of you cannot support financially on Patreon, and am forever thankful to those that do; however, if you cannot, if you wouldn't mind taking five minutes or so out of your life and posting a review on the book, it would be appreciated!
The main US Amazon page is here...but you can search your own country's Amazon site for the page there...we often forget there are "other" Amazon sites and they do not cross-pollinate reviews from what I can determine, so the more the merrier!
Some pointers from Amazon's site on writing reviews:
As always, everybody's support is GREATLY appreciated! Without you, I would just be a pervy guy writing stories to myself, hehehe ;)
A lot of people have offered support over the years...some in the way of comments and feedback, others by pressing me to move forward first with this blog and then with Patreon, and finally with publishing my first story on a paid site. I know a lot of you cannot support financially on Patreon, and am forever thankful to those that do; however, if you cannot, if you wouldn't mind taking five minutes or so out of your life and posting a review on the book, it would be appreciated!
The main US Amazon page is here...but you can search your own country's Amazon site for the page there...we often forget there are "other" Amazon sites and they do not cross-pollinate reviews from what I can determine, so the more the merrier!
Some pointers from Amazon's site on writing reviews:
HOW CAN I WRITE A GREAT REVIEW?
- Include the "why": The best reviews include not only whether you liked or disliked a product or service, but also why. Feel free to make comparisons with related products or services you’ve experienced.
- Be specific: Your review should be relevant to the product or service you’re reviewing and focus on specific features or your experience. For video and image reviews, we recommend that you write a brief introduction.
- Not too short, not too long: Written reviews should be at least 20 words and are limited to 5,000 words. The ideal length is 75 to 500 words. Video reviews have a 10-minute limit, but we recommend 2 to 5 minutes to keep your audience engaged.
- Be sincere: We welcome your honest opinion about the product or service. We do not remove reviews because they are critical. We believe all helpful information can inform our customers’ buying decisions
As always, everybody's support is GREATLY appreciated! Without you, I would just be a pervy guy writing stories to myself, hehehe ;)
Saturday, August 13, 2016
Just released!
NEW RELEASE...
Katie and Bob's lives together had begun to grow stale. Desperate to reignite their relationship, they decide to purchase a house and move in together.
Enlisting the help of two of Bob’s fraternity alumni, Mike and Chaz, Bob and Katie embark on the big moving weekend. It does not take long before Mike and Chaz find themselves easily distracted by the beautiful Katie, and Chaz flirts with Katie right from the start.
Instead of becoming jealous, Bob discovers he is turned on by the attention his gorgeous girlfriend receives. Bob eventually convinces Katie, who is willing to try anything to ‘spice’ up their relationship, to play along and flirt with both guys.
The weekend steadily spirals out of control as Bob's fantasies become more and more carnal. Will Katie give in to Bob's new-found fantasies? How far will she be willing to go to 'save' their relationship? And will it be as difficult as she first thought?
This first book in the series explores a boyfriend’s recently discovered voyeur and cuckold fetishes, as well as the awakening dark desires of his girlfriend. Follow the journey as two lovers discover passions and desires never before explored between themselves.
Katie and Bob's lives together had begun to grow stale. Desperate to reignite their relationship, they decide to purchase a house and move in together.
Enlisting the help of two of Bob’s fraternity alumni, Mike and Chaz, Bob and Katie embark on the big moving weekend. It does not take long before Mike and Chaz find themselves easily distracted by the beautiful Katie, and Chaz flirts with Katie right from the start.
Instead of becoming jealous, Bob discovers he is turned on by the attention his gorgeous girlfriend receives. Bob eventually convinces Katie, who is willing to try anything to ‘spice’ up their relationship, to play along and flirt with both guys.
The weekend steadily spirals out of control as Bob's fantasies become more and more carnal. Will Katie give in to Bob's new-found fantasies? How far will she be willing to go to 'save' their relationship? And will it be as difficult as she first thought?
This first book in the series explores a boyfriend’s recently discovered voyeur and cuckold fetishes, as well as the awakening dark desires of his girlfriend. Follow the journey as two lovers discover passions and desires never before explored between themselves.
Sunday, August 7, 2016
Update Sunday, August 7, 2016
I received the notice from Patreon all the billing transactions were done, so have updated the Dropbox permissions...expect the usual 'spam' of messages granting permissions to the new shares. There were two people whose payments were declined and have notified them, so hopefully it was nothing too involved and those get resolved.
I know it's been a slow month...between traveling and the usual summer crud I've been dealing with, I do apologize. I have not been idle, as I've been fervently working on the final edits to Good Girl Gone Bad (GG1) and am in the process of figuring out how to convert it from a MS Word document to a format suitable for Amazon to publish. It's not too difficult a problem, but I have run across a few formatting issues so am trying to figure those out. So the text version of the book should be good to go sometime latter this month!
The illustration version is about 50% complete. I have been working initially on the draft images, and will be cleaning them up and making a few tweaks but hope to be finished with them this month as well to get both versions released.
Other things I have been working on are GG2, a my #Hotwife#Seduction book, and have been looking through both Lapdancing and Annie to figure out what to do with those as well. I've also peeked at a few other stories...so things are moving forward, I just don't have as much to show for it as I would like.
I will be updating the images for Patreon supporters soon. As I said, have a lot of rough drafts, but some of the images are a bit involved and taking some time to render. The current one, for example, has been running for 6 hours and is only 75% complete. The longer ones I try to do overnight while I'm asleep or working, so even if I'm not myself doing something, something is progressing!
I once more would like to say THANK YOU to everybody who is supporting me. Without the incentive Patreon has given me, none of this would have happened--the book, the illustrations, and simply busting my butt to keep going even on days when I am not in the mood. It is greatly appreciated and hopefully there will be more returns as I get to the final stages of this first book and have everything figured out!
For those on the who visit the blog site, as I have mentioned, I am working on some of the Literotica content as well...so I am hoping the next chapter of Lapdancing and Annie come out after all this book business is figured out...so more will be coming from that as well! Although I hate advertising, Patreon now has become the best way to see additional content and give a better indication of progress, so there is always that option if people are "antsy" on seeing what has been happening. Tier 2 supporters actually can read the current drafts of both Chapter 08 of Annie Babysits the Kids and Chapter 06 of Lapdancing Girlfriend, as well as the current draft of my second book, Good Girl Gone Badder, the sequel to Good Girl Gone Bad. Tier 3 supporters get previews of my secondary stories, primarily my new story #HoteWife#Seduction, and I will be setting up my other stories to be viewed there as well this month.
Again, appreciate all the support, and keep the comments and e-mails coming, as that drives me on as much as those supporting me on Patreon. I am hoping the rest of the year will be a fruitful one!
I know it's been a slow month...between traveling and the usual summer crud I've been dealing with, I do apologize. I have not been idle, as I've been fervently working on the final edits to Good Girl Gone Bad (GG1) and am in the process of figuring out how to convert it from a MS Word document to a format suitable for Amazon to publish. It's not too difficult a problem, but I have run across a few formatting issues so am trying to figure those out. So the text version of the book should be good to go sometime latter this month!
The illustration version is about 50% complete. I have been working initially on the draft images, and will be cleaning them up and making a few tweaks but hope to be finished with them this month as well to get both versions released.
Other things I have been working on are GG2, a my #Hotwife#Seduction book, and have been looking through both Lapdancing and Annie to figure out what to do with those as well. I've also peeked at a few other stories...so things are moving forward, I just don't have as much to show for it as I would like.
I will be updating the images for Patreon supporters soon. As I said, have a lot of rough drafts, but some of the images are a bit involved and taking some time to render. The current one, for example, has been running for 6 hours and is only 75% complete. The longer ones I try to do overnight while I'm asleep or working, so even if I'm not myself doing something, something is progressing!
I once more would like to say THANK YOU to everybody who is supporting me. Without the incentive Patreon has given me, none of this would have happened--the book, the illustrations, and simply busting my butt to keep going even on days when I am not in the mood. It is greatly appreciated and hopefully there will be more returns as I get to the final stages of this first book and have everything figured out!
For those on the who visit the blog site, as I have mentioned, I am working on some of the Literotica content as well...so I am hoping the next chapter of Lapdancing and Annie come out after all this book business is figured out...so more will be coming from that as well! Although I hate advertising, Patreon now has become the best way to see additional content and give a better indication of progress, so there is always that option if people are "antsy" on seeing what has been happening. Tier 2 supporters actually can read the current drafts of both Chapter 08 of Annie Babysits the Kids and Chapter 06 of Lapdancing Girlfriend, as well as the current draft of my second book, Good Girl Gone Badder, the sequel to Good Girl Gone Bad. Tier 3 supporters get previews of my secondary stories, primarily my new story #HoteWife#Seduction, and I will be setting up my other stories to be viewed there as well this month.
Again, appreciate all the support, and keep the comments and e-mails coming, as that drives me on as much as those supporting me on Patreon. I am hoping the rest of the year will be a fruitful one!
Saturday, July 30, 2016
Been a LONG month!
I apologize for the lack of updates...have been planning and was out of town taking my daughter to perspective colleges all this past week and it's been a whirlwind tour of the New England area and hot, sweltering heat and sun.
By the time I got back to the hotel, was completely whipped and after showering and eating, ended up crashing early every night, even thought I brought my laptop with ever intention of working on my writing.
I'll hopefully be posting some new images for Patreon supporters this weekend, and hopefully will have some time to work on at least Good Girl 2, if not something else once I decompress from 7 days and 1200 miles of travel by car, LOL!
Once I get GG2 completed and GG1 published, I'll be turning my sights on Lapdancing Girlfriend and Annie Babysits the Kids...so there WILL eventually be an update to Literotica posts sometime. Although I try not to give out ETA's, I'm hoping it will only be a month or so to get to them!
By the time I got back to the hotel, was completely whipped and after showering and eating, ended up crashing early every night, even thought I brought my laptop with ever intention of working on my writing.
I'll hopefully be posting some new images for Patreon supporters this weekend, and hopefully will have some time to work on at least Good Girl 2, if not something else once I decompress from 7 days and 1200 miles of travel by car, LOL!
Once I get GG2 completed and GG1 published, I'll be turning my sights on Lapdancing Girlfriend and Annie Babysits the Kids...so there WILL eventually be an update to Literotica posts sometime. Although I try not to give out ETA's, I'm hoping it will only be a month or so to get to them!
Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Dropbox permissions set...sort of...
Got the Patreon message stating the payments for this month's supporters have gone through...there were three people whose payments were "Declined" and have sent them messages on Patreon. Sometimes simply waiting a day or two and things go through, but if you get my message, you may want to verify things.
There seems to be a problem with some of the Dropbox folders. Tiers 4 and 5 I am unable to "share" for some reason. I have a support ticket in with Dropbox so will let you know. In the meantime, I've e-mailed the Tier 4 and Tier 5 folks a link to the box so they can get to it directly...
There seems to be a problem with some of the Dropbox folders. Tiers 4 and 5 I am unable to "share" for some reason. I have a support ticket in with Dropbox so will let you know. In the meantime, I've e-mailed the Tier 4 and Tier 5 folks a link to the box so they can get to it directly...
Saturday, July 2, 2016
Wishing you all well!
Wishing my fellow Americans a wonderful Independence Day weekend / Fourth of July!
A little render to commemorate the holiday:
Things are moving slowly on my book...currently still editing the final version of Book 1 while working on Book 2 and my other stories. Summers are always bad timing, and with visitors and work and just wanting to get out and enjoy the days, the writing has sort of lagged behind. It's still progressing, so hopefully there will some fruition soon!
A little render to commemorate the holiday:
Things are moving slowly on my book...currently still editing the final version of Book 1 while working on Book 2 and my other stories. Summers are always bad timing, and with visitors and work and just wanting to get out and enjoy the days, the writing has sort of lagged behind. It's still progressing, so hopefully there will some fruition soon!
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
What's DocCIS been up to this past month?
This may be one of my longer posts, so hope you all bear with me…it’s been a while since I posted an update, and have a LOT to cover!
Ever since I started this “journey” writing erotica 20+ years ago I have believed in transparency, even if it was not beneficial to myself. Whether it was a delay in an ETA of a story’s release, a change in focus from one story to another, or something entirely different, I have wanted to keep you, the fans, informed.
Over the years, as things have evolved, much of what I do has been in response to you, the fans. I have always promoted discussing and listening to your suggestions, taking many to heart. A core of you do this regularly, exchanging ideas and suggestions via e-mail concerning story directions, focus, and offerings on Patreon, and hope that will continue. Some of you just want to chat, which is fantastic. I definitely want such interactions and feedback to continue!
I have reached another milestone in my ‘writing hobby-slowly-turning-career’ and wanted to share my thoughts and dreams, my hopes and aspirations. ;)
The very first milestone I ever undertook was making my writings public. That was a huge first step, placing my twisted perversions out on the ‘internet’ for anybody to rip apart. After a few years of posting on USENET and the Alt.Sex.Stories boards, I moved to a more formalized posting on Literotica. Eventually, based upon comments from Literotica, I formed my blog in order to keep everybody up to date. And recently, latest expansion into this world—which to my surprise has hit off fairly well—is my Patreon site.
All of these changes/additions have been at the suggestions of fans, many who have been with me for many, many years! For that, I thank you, and for those that support me through Patreon, you have even greater thanks! Patreon has definitely given me more incentive to put time aside to write, whereas before I could go for MONTHS without doing so.
Since then—even before Patreon—people have suggested publishing my stories. At first I was reluctant, because I did not know if I had anything to offer that was not offered on Literotica. But after all the input by other people, I am moving to a new era—self-publishing my stories. I have decided is YES, I will be self-publishing my stories.
So here has been what has been going on this past month…
First I have been doing a LOT of research…talking with other people who self-publish (both ‘regular’ books as well as erotica), reading online posts and forums, and pouring through the various publishing sites on how to submit, what they offer, and any rules/restrictions they may impose.
My initial foray will be through Amazon. Their Kindle Direct Publishing program is the easiest and quickest way to get something published. I don’t have to deal with purchasing ISBN numbers for each version of a book—Amazon has their own internal number they assign, and other things like that which make it ‘easy’ to self-publish. Even the formatting, for the most part, is much easier, as there are tools specifically created for their publications.
The first book I will be releasing will be a revised version of Good Girl Gone Bad, slightly different from what had been posted on Patreon. It is undergoing a final edit by a few friends privy to my erotica tendencies, LOL.
My plan is to release both a text-only version, and for those who are interested, an illustrated version. Good Girl will be a three-story set—Good Girl Gone Bad, Good Girl Gone Badder, and Good Girl Gone Baddest. ;) I am expecting the first book release to occur sometime towards the end of summer (I’m only about 25% in to the 3D images and want to release both together), and hopefully release a book each month.
What this means is the next chapters of other stories—Lapdancing Girlfriend, Annie Babysits the Kids, and other miscellaneous stories—will be temporarily on hold until those are completed. My goal is to eventually self-publish those stories as well, but they need a more involved rewrite to make them “book” compatible. For example, many story chapters have a several page blurb on what occurred before, which I had done due to the timespan between releases. In a book format all that rehash is unnecessary. Also, over the years many of you have pointed out discrepancies or questions needing to be answered which would “flesh out” the story more, so those will also be updated.
Due to the additional aspect of self-publishing, I will be changing around the Patreon rewards (some of you may have already noticed some folder name changes) to include the self-published material. I want the rewards to be commensurate with the support, but rest assured—nothing will be REMOVED from the rewards, I will only be adding additional ones.
For example, I am thinking for Tier 1 will provide “deleted scenes” from the illustrated versions of the books which may have been removed for one reason or another and did not make the final cut for the illustrated version. In some cases images may be too similar or redundant others I rendered, others may not be needed to move the story forward, etc. As everybody who is a supporter has access to the Tier 1 folders, people might be more interested in getting the full book or a higher Tier of support ;)
Tier 2 I am thinking to provide DRAFT versions or proof-of-concept images as well as the draft versions of stories I am working on to publish. This will give people a good idea of the storyline, as well as how the whole writing process develops.
My idea for Tier 3 is to offer the text version of a self-published story FREE as a show of thanks for support, while Tier 4 will make ALL self-published stories—both the illustrated and text versions available.
If anybody has other suggestions or changes, let me know! I want the amount of support you provide me to have a valuable return in investment, so speak up!
Anyways, that is what has been going on!
Ever since I started this “journey” writing erotica 20+ years ago I have believed in transparency, even if it was not beneficial to myself. Whether it was a delay in an ETA of a story’s release, a change in focus from one story to another, or something entirely different, I have wanted to keep you, the fans, informed.
Over the years, as things have evolved, much of what I do has been in response to you, the fans. I have always promoted discussing and listening to your suggestions, taking many to heart. A core of you do this regularly, exchanging ideas and suggestions via e-mail concerning story directions, focus, and offerings on Patreon, and hope that will continue. Some of you just want to chat, which is fantastic. I definitely want such interactions and feedback to continue!
I have reached another milestone in my ‘writing hobby-slowly-turning-career’ and wanted to share my thoughts and dreams, my hopes and aspirations. ;)
The very first milestone I ever undertook was making my writings public. That was a huge first step, placing my twisted perversions out on the ‘internet’ for anybody to rip apart. After a few years of posting on USENET and the Alt.Sex.Stories boards, I moved to a more formalized posting on Literotica. Eventually, based upon comments from Literotica, I formed my blog in order to keep everybody up to date. And recently, latest expansion into this world—which to my surprise has hit off fairly well—is my Patreon site.
All of these changes/additions have been at the suggestions of fans, many who have been with me for many, many years! For that, I thank you, and for those that support me through Patreon, you have even greater thanks! Patreon has definitely given me more incentive to put time aside to write, whereas before I could go for MONTHS without doing so.
Since then—even before Patreon—people have suggested publishing my stories. At first I was reluctant, because I did not know if I had anything to offer that was not offered on Literotica. But after all the input by other people, I am moving to a new era—self-publishing my stories. I have decided is YES, I will be self-publishing my stories.
So here has been what has been going on this past month…
First I have been doing a LOT of research…talking with other people who self-publish (both ‘regular’ books as well as erotica), reading online posts and forums, and pouring through the various publishing sites on how to submit, what they offer, and any rules/restrictions they may impose.
My initial foray will be through Amazon. Their Kindle Direct Publishing program is the easiest and quickest way to get something published. I don’t have to deal with purchasing ISBN numbers for each version of a book—Amazon has their own internal number they assign, and other things like that which make it ‘easy’ to self-publish. Even the formatting, for the most part, is much easier, as there are tools specifically created for their publications.
The first book I will be releasing will be a revised version of Good Girl Gone Bad, slightly different from what had been posted on Patreon. It is undergoing a final edit by a few friends privy to my erotica tendencies, LOL.
My plan is to release both a text-only version, and for those who are interested, an illustrated version. Good Girl will be a three-story set—Good Girl Gone Bad, Good Girl Gone Badder, and Good Girl Gone Baddest. ;) I am expecting the first book release to occur sometime towards the end of summer (I’m only about 25% in to the 3D images and want to release both together), and hopefully release a book each month.
What this means is the next chapters of other stories—Lapdancing Girlfriend, Annie Babysits the Kids, and other miscellaneous stories—will be temporarily on hold until those are completed. My goal is to eventually self-publish those stories as well, but they need a more involved rewrite to make them “book” compatible. For example, many story chapters have a several page blurb on what occurred before, which I had done due to the timespan between releases. In a book format all that rehash is unnecessary. Also, over the years many of you have pointed out discrepancies or questions needing to be answered which would “flesh out” the story more, so those will also be updated.
Due to the additional aspect of self-publishing, I will be changing around the Patreon rewards (some of you may have already noticed some folder name changes) to include the self-published material. I want the rewards to be commensurate with the support, but rest assured—nothing will be REMOVED from the rewards, I will only be adding additional ones.
For example, I am thinking for Tier 1 will provide “deleted scenes” from the illustrated versions of the books which may have been removed for one reason or another and did not make the final cut for the illustrated version. In some cases images may be too similar or redundant others I rendered, others may not be needed to move the story forward, etc. As everybody who is a supporter has access to the Tier 1 folders, people might be more interested in getting the full book or a higher Tier of support ;)
Tier 2 I am thinking to provide DRAFT versions or proof-of-concept images as well as the draft versions of stories I am working on to publish. This will give people a good idea of the storyline, as well as how the whole writing process develops.
My idea for Tier 3 is to offer the text version of a self-published story FREE as a show of thanks for support, while Tier 4 will make ALL self-published stories—both the illustrated and text versions available.
If anybody has other suggestions or changes, let me know! I want the amount of support you provide me to have a valuable return in investment, so speak up!
Anyways, that is what has been going on!
Thursday, April 28, 2016
I'm still here!
There's a lot going on behind the scenes...I am writing up a big post about it, but I have NOT be idle. Mostly been working on Good Girl Gone Bad, which WILL be self-published exclusively and not released on Literotica. I am finishing up some final editing on that (about 90% done) and working on the 3D images (about 25% done) for the illustrated version. Going to be posting as I said as well as adding additional rewards for Patreon patrons/supporters to include my self-published books...hopefully will have time this weekend.
Just wanted to post SOMETHING and let you know I'm still here and not idle....
Just wanted to post SOMETHING and let you know I'm still here and not idle....
Monday, April 4, 2016
What to do...what to do...
As I mentioned in my last post, I'm doing the final edits to Good Girl Gone Bad. I'm about 50% through with it, but what has slowed me down is I have also been creating rendered 3D images for the story.
Lapdancing Girlfriend Ch. 06 will be coming in late April/early May once I'm done with Good Girl.
There has been some push to "publish" my stories...not just posting to Literotica, but actually posting the stories for people to purchase through an e-reader or PDF file. I know an up-and-coming Tier 7 Patreon patron is going to pledge for a couple months to rewrite a publishable version of Lapdancing Girlfriend (or fund another story to be published, still working out the details), so it's definitely on the horizon.
Right now I'm simply working out the specifics, so if anybody has any experience with self-publishing (whether it be images or stories or whatever) their works, please drop me an e-mail! I have been leery of it mainly because it is something new and something I know NOTHING about, LOL...so any advice would be appreciated.
The question is whether I should post Good Girl Gone Bad on Literotica or not before I publish (text version only). Right now, it is a "Patreon exclusive" in that only Patreon subscribers (Tier 2 and above, soon to be Tier 1!) could access it. It has gotten positive responses from my Patreon Patrons (thank you!) but curious what people thing if I start self-publishing. For Good Girl I would post both a text-only and an illustrated version (text version cheaper of course). If I post it on Literotica, it would probably be the illustrated version only, although several authors have posted their works on Literotica and then self-published the same works, I feel what was offered for free should remain so...
So give me your thoughts, opinions, and advice!
Lapdancing Girlfriend Ch. 06 will be coming in late April/early May once I'm done with Good Girl.
There has been some push to "publish" my stories...not just posting to Literotica, but actually posting the stories for people to purchase through an e-reader or PDF file. I know an up-and-coming Tier 7 Patreon patron is going to pledge for a couple months to rewrite a publishable version of Lapdancing Girlfriend (or fund another story to be published, still working out the details), so it's definitely on the horizon.
Right now I'm simply working out the specifics, so if anybody has any experience with self-publishing (whether it be images or stories or whatever) their works, please drop me an e-mail! I have been leery of it mainly because it is something new and something I know NOTHING about, LOL...so any advice would be appreciated.
The question is whether I should post Good Girl Gone Bad on Literotica or not before I publish (text version only). Right now, it is a "Patreon exclusive" in that only Patreon subscribers (Tier 2 and above, soon to be Tier 1!) could access it. It has gotten positive responses from my Patreon Patrons (thank you!) but curious what people thing if I start self-publishing. For Good Girl I would post both a text-only and an illustrated version (text version cheaper of course). If I post it on Literotica, it would probably be the illustrated version only, although several authors have posted their works on Literotica and then self-published the same works, I feel what was offered for free should remain so...
So give me your thoughts, opinions, and advice!
Monday, March 21, 2016
Good Girl DRAFT Finished!
So I was hit by that catharsis that comes when you write the last sentence to a story this weekend when I finished Good Girl Gone Bad. I still need to give it a full reading and edit out many of the mistakes, but the first full DRAFT is completed. Hopefully this coming weekend I can get through it to clean up many of the errors and such that are usually within a first draft.
That means I will probably be working on Lapdancing in April. I know that pleases many of you, but also frustrates some of the other story fans such as Annie and such. I hopefully will finish one complete long story and not have all these others hanging on, but one weekend at a time....
That means I will probably be working on Lapdancing in April. I know that pleases many of you, but also frustrates some of the other story fans such as Annie and such. I hopefully will finish one complete long story and not have all these others hanging on, but one weekend at a time....
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Update 03/16/2016...No, your eyes do not deceive you...
I was sick all last week. What started out as a cold ended in a bad sinus infection...so I ended up spending all week at home, but too sick to do anything.
I have updated all the Dropbox permissions, and you all will find a treat in the "Primary Story" folder. Not only do I have the latest draft of Good Girl Gone Bad (which I hope to finish this month)...but you'll see a little surprise.
No, your eyes do not deceive you, LOL...it's the draft of Lapdancing Girlfriend Ch. 06!
I felt I owed you all a little something for putting up with all the crap that has happened this month in delaying Good Girl's release, and since Lapdancing is the next story I'll be working on, figure I would give everybody a little peek who has been sticking in with supporting me on Patreon. Sorry Tier 1's...you'll be getting the early release of Good Girl, but Lapdancing will have to wait ;)
I am on the tail end of the last scene of Good Girl, so if anybody would like to take a crack at editing and finding my mistakes, this will be one of the last changes. I know there are quite a few, as I have yet given it a full read, but that will be coming soon, so you should be seeing a few updates over the weekend with (hopefully) a release. Then it will be Diamond's turn for a few weeks...
I have updated all the Dropbox permissions, and you all will find a treat in the "Primary Story" folder. Not only do I have the latest draft of Good Girl Gone Bad (which I hope to finish this month)...but you'll see a little surprise.
No, your eyes do not deceive you, LOL...it's the draft of Lapdancing Girlfriend Ch. 06!
I felt I owed you all a little something for putting up with all the crap that has happened this month in delaying Good Girl's release, and since Lapdancing is the next story I'll be working on, figure I would give everybody a little peek who has been sticking in with supporting me on Patreon. Sorry Tier 1's...you'll be getting the early release of Good Girl, but Lapdancing will have to wait ;)
I am on the tail end of the last scene of Good Girl, so if anybody would like to take a crack at editing and finding my mistakes, this will be one of the last changes. I know there are quite a few, as I have yet given it a full read, but that will be coming soon, so you should be seeing a few updates over the weekend with (hopefully) a release. Then it will be Diamond's turn for a few weeks...
Sunday, February 28, 2016
Update 02/28/2016....
Been a while since I posted on the blog. I've tried to keep the Patreon page updated, but sorry for those who only come here to not see an update in so long.
I'm still working on getting Good Girl Gone Bad out. I thought I would be done this weekend, but unfortunately had to work today (I'm there now, LOL), so could not get the last stretch done. I have one final scene to write (threesome scene) and it will be done, but it's looking like I won't be able to get to that until next weekend...so my ETA of end of January which stretched to end of February now looks like the first half of March :( Damn you real life!
Once Good Girl is completed and posted, I will be turning to Chapter 06 of Lapdancing Girlfriend...so all of you who have been holding off on signing up for Patreon, you have today and tomorrow to sign up to get the early drafts of Ch. 06 Lapdancing via Patreon. I don't foresee getting through it until April-ish, so those who miss out this month will still have a chance in April for an early glimpse.
My Secondary Story will probably go back to Lifeguard Gets Wet. I really want to get that one off my plate, so being the secondary story with Lapdancing should hopefully work out.
After that, dunno. May go back to Annie--she's been idle way too long...but we'll see....
I'm still working on getting Good Girl Gone Bad out. I thought I would be done this weekend, but unfortunately had to work today (I'm there now, LOL), so could not get the last stretch done. I have one final scene to write (threesome scene) and it will be done, but it's looking like I won't be able to get to that until next weekend...so my ETA of end of January which stretched to end of February now looks like the first half of March :( Damn you real life!
Once Good Girl is completed and posted, I will be turning to Chapter 06 of Lapdancing Girlfriend...so all of you who have been holding off on signing up for Patreon, you have today and tomorrow to sign up to get the early drafts of Ch. 06 Lapdancing via Patreon. I don't foresee getting through it until April-ish, so those who miss out this month will still have a chance in April for an early glimpse.
My Secondary Story will probably go back to Lifeguard Gets Wet. I really want to get that one off my plate, so being the secondary story with Lapdancing should hopefully work out.
After that, dunno. May go back to Annie--she's been idle way too long...but we'll see....
Monday, February 8, 2016
Update 02/08/2016...FRUSTRATED!
Argh, I am so frustrated and angry at this moment...
And no, it's not because of the Super Bowl (which I did not watch, not being a huge sports fan).
I had planned on devoting all weekend to finishing up Good Girl Gone Bad and getting her posted. I set my alarm to 5 am so I would not even sleep in knowing my son sleeps until at least noon and I would get at least 15-20 hours of "me" time to write.
So imagine my surprise walking down Saturday morning and seeing him at his computer playing games.
OK, this is not completely unusual as he usually plays all night and goes to bed when I get up...only until I find he got up only 30 minutes ago and him and his friends planned on playing games all weekend.
Not only did I have him sitting next to me the whole weekend, but that let to sheer frustration as I could not even OPEN Good Girl to review it...as I did not want him looking over his shoulder and seeing what I do in my spare time, LOL.
So yeah, it was a completely frustrating weekend. I am so close to finishing, I knew I could do it this weekend with all the time I thought I had...so it was frustrating to be denied that all weekend :(
Guess I'll see how next weekend goes...although I already know I have to work most of it, so not having great expectations.
And no, it's not because of the Super Bowl (which I did not watch, not being a huge sports fan).
I had planned on devoting all weekend to finishing up Good Girl Gone Bad and getting her posted. I set my alarm to 5 am so I would not even sleep in knowing my son sleeps until at least noon and I would get at least 15-20 hours of "me" time to write.
So imagine my surprise walking down Saturday morning and seeing him at his computer playing games.
OK, this is not completely unusual as he usually plays all night and goes to bed when I get up...only until I find he got up only 30 minutes ago and him and his friends planned on playing games all weekend.
Not only did I have him sitting next to me the whole weekend, but that let to sheer frustration as I could not even OPEN Good Girl to review it...as I did not want him looking over his shoulder and seeing what I do in my spare time, LOL.
So yeah, it was a completely frustrating weekend. I am so close to finishing, I knew I could do it this weekend with all the time I thought I had...so it was frustrating to be denied that all weekend :(
Guess I'll see how next weekend goes...although I already know I have to work most of it, so not having great expectations.
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Update 01/18/2016
So first, what's up with all my favorite actors and artists dying this year? I'm about to say "fuck you" to 2016 and go back in time :(
Got a little work on Good Girl done...this is one of those instances where things took a life of their own and the story moved off into a scene where I never originally thought it would...and why I never give out ETA's these days.
I'm still looking to get the story out this month, but this latest scene, as I said, got a lot longer than imagined and I just let the artistic juices flow, hehehe...
Got a little work on Good Girl done...this is one of those instances where things took a life of their own and the story moved off into a scene where I never originally thought it would...and why I never give out ETA's these days.
I'm still looking to get the story out this month, but this latest scene, as I said, got a lot longer than imagined and I just let the artistic juices flow, hehehe...
Monday, January 11, 2016
Update...Good Girl close....
It's been a while since I posted an update...my apologies...
With the holiday weekends I did not get much done unfortunately. Even though it was a "quiet" Xmas and New Years, the house still was full so no time for writing. This past weekend had some time to work on my new Good Girl story, and Patreon supporters can find the small parts I've added since the last update in their Dropbox folders.
Good Girl is almost complete. I only have one major scene which I am hoping to get done as soon as I have some time to myself, so will let you know how it goes this coming weekend. All Patreon supporters will get early releases of the story in the Dropbox folder, so I will definitely let you know about that on the Patreon page! Literotica usually takes anywhere from 2-5 days to post new stories, so the rest will get it following that!
Hope everybody had a wonderful holidays and hopefully 2016 will be even better!
With the holiday weekends I did not get much done unfortunately. Even though it was a "quiet" Xmas and New Years, the house still was full so no time for writing. This past weekend had some time to work on my new Good Girl story, and Patreon supporters can find the small parts I've added since the last update in their Dropbox folders.
Good Girl is almost complete. I only have one major scene which I am hoping to get done as soon as I have some time to myself, so will let you know how it goes this coming weekend. All Patreon supporters will get early releases of the story in the Dropbox folder, so I will definitely let you know about that on the Patreon page! Literotica usually takes anywhere from 2-5 days to post new stories, so the rest will get it following that!
Hope everybody had a wonderful holidays and hopefully 2016 will be even better!
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