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!
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