Showing posts with label 3D Graphics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 3D Graphics. Show all posts
Sunday, October 29, 2017
Good Girl Gone Badder completed!
It took longer than I wanted, but I finally finished the draft of Good Girl Gone Badder, the second book in my Good Girl Gone Bad trilogy and have sent the copy off to my two volunteer editors! I am hoping to have the edits back by US Thanksgiving (end of November) and get the book published in December. Before that, I will be putting the book on pre-order, as well as putting GGGB1 on sale for a limited time...will announce when that happens.
This past weekend I turned my sights on Lapdancing Girlfriend 06 (and there was much rejoicing). I'm going through the entire chapter, so for those with access through the Patreon site, expect to see plenty of updates! Once back in to the swing of things, I'll be finishing the chapter and turning my sights upon Annie Babysits the Kids (and there was more rejoicing).
I'm also busy working my graphics, and would like to get GGGB1 Illustrated out early 2018. I need to look in to whether I need to IBSN that version or not, as well as some of the finer details of releasing it to a secondary avenue from Amazon, but those are minor things compared to the mountain of work to get the illustrations done.
I know it's been a while since I posted, and apologize. The last month was pretty hectic and I pretty much did nothing--writing or graphics, but finally back to everything, so expect to see some updates somewhat regularly again!
Monday, June 19, 2017
Updates June 2017
Holy crap, I've let this page slide...almost three months since my last update...
I try to keep my Patreon page updated, and make the posts visible to everybody. It's only the "Patreon specific" posts I hide, so if you are ever wondering what is going on, that's another place to hit...or just e-mail me. I routinely get 'so what you working on' e-mails and always reply...some leading in to some interesting discussions, LOL!
Had a request for some images from Lapdancing Girlfriend Chapter 04 which got me to rereading the chapter....and of course, making changes. It's amazing even after having it reviewed by people the number of mistakes one can find. One of my goals is to redo Lapdancing completely for publication, so this was a good start. I've added and changed a bit in the chapter, but nothing major to the plot development. Mostly have done some minor rewrites of paragraphs so things flow better.
I also have been working on several secondary stories as the mood hits me. What's in a Name, Extenuating Circumstances, and a new story, Undercovers Assignment have all gotten a fair amount of changes and additions.
In addition, I've finally gotten back in to the swing of Good Girl Gone Badder, the next publication to be released on Amazon. I had been doing a reread of most of the story, and things are finally getting in place. Also worked on some new stuff this weekend. Although I don't like ETA's, I hope to get this story to my two editors for review sometime in July, and pushing for an August release. Time will tell how much I stay on track, but a year between publications is not too bad for some authors.
I've also worked on quite a few graphics for various stories. This weekend, to give me some inspiration on describing a particular outfit, I worked on two pieces taken from Good Girl Gone Badder, so here they are for your perusal!
This outfit is from the final scene where Katie goes to the biker bar...so consider it a teaser for everybody! ;)
I try to keep my Patreon page updated, and make the posts visible to everybody. It's only the "Patreon specific" posts I hide, so if you are ever wondering what is going on, that's another place to hit...or just e-mail me. I routinely get 'so what you working on' e-mails and always reply...some leading in to some interesting discussions, LOL!
Had a request for some images from Lapdancing Girlfriend Chapter 04 which got me to rereading the chapter....and of course, making changes. It's amazing even after having it reviewed by people the number of mistakes one can find. One of my goals is to redo Lapdancing completely for publication, so this was a good start. I've added and changed a bit in the chapter, but nothing major to the plot development. Mostly have done some minor rewrites of paragraphs so things flow better.
I also have been working on several secondary stories as the mood hits me. What's in a Name, Extenuating Circumstances, and a new story, Undercovers Assignment have all gotten a fair amount of changes and additions.
In addition, I've finally gotten back in to the swing of Good Girl Gone Badder, the next publication to be released on Amazon. I had been doing a reread of most of the story, and things are finally getting in place. Also worked on some new stuff this weekend. Although I don't like ETA's, I hope to get this story to my two editors for review sometime in July, and pushing for an August release. Time will tell how much I stay on track, but a year between publications is not too bad for some authors.
I've also worked on quite a few graphics for various stories. This weekend, to give me some inspiration on describing a particular outfit, I worked on two pieces taken from Good Girl Gone Badder, so here they are for your perusal!
This outfit is from the final scene where Katie goes to the biker bar...so consider it a teaser for everybody! ;)
Friday, March 31, 2017
Things slowly getting back to normal...
I know I've been quiet these past few months. The loss of my best friend really took a toll and for a while I had absolutely ZERO inspiration to write. Sean was my best friend for over 25 years, and his loss is a palpable presence every day I am awake.
I have slowly gotten back in to the swing of things. Patreon supporters will see I have been updating Grim Fairy Tails quite a bit lately. I am working on combining all the stories in to a single book release, which is good practice for Lapdancing Girlfriend when I go to tackle that aspect.
Right now I have no idea what's going to get released first...Good Girl Gone Badder (book 2 of my Good Girl Gone Bad series), What's in a Name, Grim Fairy Tales, the next chapter of Lapdancing Girlfriend, or the long-awaited next chapter of Annie Babysits the Kids. The chapter releases will be on Literotica, while the others are going to be Amazon releases. It's more of trying to build up steam on one story to sit down and write again.
I've also updated some images on the Patreon site. I still plan to do some illustration releases, the first looking to being Teddy's Time, which will be sort of a comic-book type release. I've opened a store on Renderotique (part of the CGBytes group including Renderotica), so that is where I will be publishing the book, as it is "too graphic" for Amazon. I will probably post all my illustrated books there once I figure out a pricing scheme...they cut for vendors on that site is a bit more than Amazon, so have to price accordingly to try and make up the difference.
I am also looking for an Editor for my book releases. I will post more on that later, but I am looking for somebody who has a solid grasp on English, is familiar with US American dialects and slang, and is willing to do more than just get a free copy of my stories. I've looked at professional editors and they will cost over $1000 per book, and considering my Good Girl Gone Bad publication did not even earn half of that, I would not be making any revenue...so looking for somebody who is willing to work cheap as well, LOL! Again, nothing to add yet, but I will be posting something soon to see if any fans want to take a stab at it before I try somebody probably from Literotica. I do not have much to offer, but will get you free access to ALL my Patreon shares as some compensation, and if the book does well, possibly some royalties included. Sean was my editor for Good Girl Gone Bad, and he was going to be my editor for all my books...he did an excellent job and this is the least of what he did in my life to cause me to feel his loss, but it is felt none the less...
So there you go, what I've been doing for the last 3 months wrapped up in to a few short paragraphs. As usual, always looking for your support...your posts, e-mails, and comments are what drive me to write, and right now, I could use a bit of incentive to get back in to the swing of things...
I have slowly gotten back in to the swing of things. Patreon supporters will see I have been updating Grim Fairy Tails quite a bit lately. I am working on combining all the stories in to a single book release, which is good practice for Lapdancing Girlfriend when I go to tackle that aspect.
Right now I have no idea what's going to get released first...Good Girl Gone Badder (book 2 of my Good Girl Gone Bad series), What's in a Name, Grim Fairy Tales, the next chapter of Lapdancing Girlfriend, or the long-awaited next chapter of Annie Babysits the Kids. The chapter releases will be on Literotica, while the others are going to be Amazon releases. It's more of trying to build up steam on one story to sit down and write again.
I've also updated some images on the Patreon site. I still plan to do some illustration releases, the first looking to being Teddy's Time, which will be sort of a comic-book type release. I've opened a store on Renderotique (part of the CGBytes group including Renderotica), so that is where I will be publishing the book, as it is "too graphic" for Amazon. I will probably post all my illustrated books there once I figure out a pricing scheme...they cut for vendors on that site is a bit more than Amazon, so have to price accordingly to try and make up the difference.
I am also looking for an Editor for my book releases. I will post more on that later, but I am looking for somebody who has a solid grasp on English, is familiar with US American dialects and slang, and is willing to do more than just get a free copy of my stories. I've looked at professional editors and they will cost over $1000 per book, and considering my Good Girl Gone Bad publication did not even earn half of that, I would not be making any revenue...so looking for somebody who is willing to work cheap as well, LOL! Again, nothing to add yet, but I will be posting something soon to see if any fans want to take a stab at it before I try somebody probably from Literotica. I do not have much to offer, but will get you free access to ALL my Patreon shares as some compensation, and if the book does well, possibly some royalties included. Sean was my editor for Good Girl Gone Bad, and he was going to be my editor for all my books...he did an excellent job and this is the least of what he did in my life to cause me to feel his loss, but it is felt none the less...
So there you go, what I've been doing for the last 3 months wrapped up in to a few short paragraphs. As usual, always looking for your support...your posts, e-mails, and comments are what drive me to write, and right now, I could use a bit of incentive to get back in to the swing of things...
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 ;)
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!
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!
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!
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...
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!
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… :(
Saturday, August 29, 2015
Extenuating Circumstances Ch. 01 Part 3 - APPROVED!
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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!
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