#story editing

Hey there everyone. It’s been a while. Let’s talk, shall we?

Sylvia Confronts Her Nightmare

The first part of this story, based entirely on the mini-set, is done, draft-wise. It’s rather big at under 12k words, something I want to address in edits. I’ll be posting it in the usual haunts, but also sending it along to Dizzy to see what he thinks.

New Stories(?!)

Yes, you heard that right. The past year, I’ve been a little hesitant to write new stuff post A Long Trip To Nowhere Important. My backlog got huge. 

And then I got this:

Yes, a Freewrite Traveler. (I got it on pre-order, so no, I didn’t pay full price) I call it my typey thing! 

It’s actually been really useful in just letting myself write stuff on a whim rather than let ideas stew, then start writing only to get distracted, etc. etc.

The folder you see there contain stories I’ve been writing. One of those is already complete and the start of a new series, this one using original characters for once! To briefly summarize it:

Mavis, an intersex woman, has lived a pretty terrible life. Just recently, she got kicked out of a relationship (and town) when her secret was revealed. Traveling into the woods to find some solace, she stumbles upon a mysterious lake, with some very friendly folks to put her mind and body at ease. But what is the nature of the lake? And what does it have in store for Mavis? 

I’m halfway through the second part, but I can already envision the full arc being about 6-8 parts. Based on a suggestion by my editor, I may start writing these in shorter chunks to make it easier to read/edit. The second part is halfway done ish. 

The third story is another series idea I come up with, far more embryonic (though I have 2-3 parts planned out in my head). It revolves around the idea of “shedding your skin.” Let’s leave it at that for now.

Regardless, one thing remains unresolved: editing.

The Editor Issue

Editors are something I’ve had a lot of trouble getting to help. Obviously, it would never be easy since most of these stories I’m doing for free. But still. I had a trusted editor, but they have been going through a lot of issues in 2020, and they were always a bit trouble to reach in the past. A huge part of me feels guilty for letting them go for now. But at this point, I’m held up with such a backlog that I just need to clear these stories outright so I can move on with new stuff.

I’ll be looking at getting new editors in the coming weeks and months at this point. How remains uncertain. Some of the stories will not be available through LE, so I may avoid using their system. I’ll keep you posted.

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In any case, that’s all for now. Happy New Year, and keep your pants on.

Hey there. Hello. And hiiii

So, updates.

Birthday

Today is my birthday. Yay

Scene in an abandoned bathroom

The draft on this story is DONE. I’ll be looking to get some editors in the coming weeks, and one should be able to get this fixed up quickly. Hopefully, I’ll get this published in the next few weeks or so.

A Fun Little Swim Part II

This draft is about 70% done. The third sex scene has been written out, and I’ll be writing the ending shortly. The second sex scene has yet to be written, but I have a general idea of what I want to write there. It’s a simple matter of putting it down.

3D Work

Sadly, no progress there. However…my new job has basically mandated work from home for the rest of the month due to the current health crisis. Some time this week, I may spend a bit of time between onboarding just learning to futz with Blender a bit. No guarantees, though.

That’s all. Take care of yourselves. And try not to drink on this weekend, otherwise you’ll get sick