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  ;)

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...

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:

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  ;)

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.

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!