Hey all,
The rewrites for the first 7 parts are up. If you haven't read the story in a while, or are reading it for the first time, this is a great time to do it. The majority of the changes are in the prologue, chp. 1, chp. 2, and chp. 6. The beginning chapters have been rewritten to a large extent to help them read a bit smoother.
Chp. 6 in particular is a big addition. I added a whole new section to it that should shine some new light on Karen's character. And it leads into chapter 7.
My thanks to Brian Lowry, Spacer X, and Val for their expert help in hunting down those pesky typos. I'm sure there are still a few left, but those are my fault.
I hope you guys like it. Chapter 7 will be up this Friday.
Yours,
800G
Hey everybody! I just wanted to give you all a heads up. I'm releasing a new chapter in two weeks. It's long, but pretty packed, so I think (hope) you guys will enjoy it.
As an added bonus, and with help from some excellent editors, I'm re-releasing the previous chapters as well. I'm finally getting rid of some of those pesky typos, but I also rewrote a bunch of stuff and added some new things as well. I'm going to try and get that out first.
I also really appreciate all those people who wrote to tell me what they thought of the story so far, and for encouraging me to keep going. I Hope you've all been well. I promise not to take so long next time.
Yours,
800G
Hello everyone! Real quick, thanks for reading and voting and commenting on my newest chapter. I'm blazing through this next one, so hopefully you'll be able to read it more quickly than the last two. No promises though, Assassin's Creed and Mass Effect are both being released this month. I've been waiting for those games for years now and progress will probably be slow until I get my fill of them. But I promise to write between work and game time.
On to the purpose of this post. People have emailed me with suggestions and queries. Some have been helpful and very creative, others can be summed up with, "ZOMG, When is George's mom getting in the action!!!!11!ONE!" In the spirit of not misleading people and corralling my feedback into more helpful directions, I've decided to answer some of these questions in my blog so that I won't have to answer the same emails 200 times. Don't get me wrong, I'll always read and consider everything that people take time to send me. But I want to save my responses for questions requiring more than a simple yes or no.
I'll probably release an index with character summaries, Genie lore, and some other fun things eventually. I've had a lot of people ask me questions that have already been answered in the text itself. But being new to writing this intensely (this is my first story I've ever released to anyone!) I have most assuredly been far too vague at times, and royally long-winded at others. For now though, I hope this post clears up a bit of confusion until that can be completed.
Question 1: It's the most common so I will get it out of the way first. Will George's mother and sisters become romantically involved with him?
Answer: No. While I have no moral qualms with incest in general (Spacer X is one of my favorite authors after all) this is not an incest story. George and Jessica's relationship is purely mother and son and will never move beyond that. As for his sisters, Corina is 5 and Haley is 11. I purposefully made them that young to place them outside of the sexual radar. Though obviously this strategy didn't work as many, many people still consider them viable seduction targets. Sorry if this turns some of you off, but these ladies are off limits, at least to George.
Question 2: Will George be starting a harem?
Answer: Sort of. George is not the kind of guy to take all the good ones for himself. More than that I can't say for fear of spoilers. However, I will say that Dawn won't be the end of George's sexual life, nor will he be the end of hers.
Question 3: Can't you write faster?
Answer: I'm trying! I currently have two jobs, one teaching, the other as a manager at a cafe. Plus I have an addiction to video games that is only intensifying as the holiday season approaches. In hindsight, it would have probably been better to write the entire story first, then release it, then edit as I acquired feedback. But I'm new at this, and you can't put the genie back in the bottle.
Anyway, I hope this clears up any confusion. And I most sincerely hope this hasn't damaged anyone's excitement for the tale.
Yours,
800G
OK everybody, the new chapter is up and it is the correct version now. Sorry if I scared any of you with the behind the scenes look. It's kinda of like if you were watching a movie and half the crew was standing in the shot. Ugly.
Anyways, its up, so go read and enjoy and tell me what you think. Thanks!
Yours,
800G