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Hello readers,

Another weekend is upon us and there's plenty to do, so let's go.

First off, I'd like to thank those of you who've read the first chapter of Jane Finds Herself (formerly referred to here as Camping). I've really enjoyed writing this story and I hope you all enjoy reading it. It currently is five chapters long and spans the length of the camping trip Jane is on. There are plenty of twists and turns, with character moments and other fun events. Here's the thing, I would really like to write more chapters for this story. Unlike Snow Angel or Sheltered From the Storm, there's plenty of places to go following the conclusion of these original chapters, and I'm hoping to explore them.

"Then do it, what's the problem?" I hear you ask, well, views have been bad. Not since Teacher's Pet has one of my stories done so poorly out of the gate. The strange thing is, the score is high amongst those who've read and scored it. So the question is, what have I done wrong to 'market' this story? That's where I'm hoping some of you come in. I would ask you, those who've read it, and even more those who haven't, what I need to fix to make the story more appealing to more people. Is it the title, the blurb, or some other thing? I am hoping someone might have a suggestion to make this sexier to more readers. I know that's hard to do when all you've read is the first (slightly slower) chapter.

I have a lot of confidence in this story. I want others to experience Jane's first journey and hopefully many future adventures down the road. Please help me get there.

Ok, I'll move on. Sister's Servant is back for its' final run of chapters to wrap up Corey, Addie, and Tina's story. The plan was for four chapters, bringing the total to fifteen. Well, I ended up needing a fifth, so it will be sixteen chapters total. This will make it the longest story I've written so far. Do you prefer longer stories with lots of chapters or shorter, like three to five chapters? I'm kind of curious as I start planning for what comes after this finishes. I have a few ideas but I'm thinking of size and scope, should it be just a five chapter thing or plan something more... sizeable. I don't know, something to think about.

For next week (and the month of May really) we have Wednesday's Sister's Servant. After reconciling with his sister, Corey has a date with Tina. The plans of the date change when Tina's parents leave for a rare night out. This leaves the two lovers alone in a big house with plenty of things to do. Tina and Corey also need to figure out what to do about Addie, not certain her jealousy has fully gone away. Tina comes up with an unconventional idea.

On Saturday is chapter two of Jane Finds Herself. Shocked at what happened the previous night, Jane decides not to visit Curtis in the washroom again. She tried to rationalize her feelings and hormones as best as she can. A trip to the beach gives her chance to catch some sun and tan. She also catches a glimpse of Curtis' daughter, who does look identical to her. Where does this leave her, and what does it all mean?

That's it for this week. Again, any constructive feedback is appreciated. While I only write for fun, I do want readers to be entertained.
Thanks for reading and being so supportive on my writing journey.
-ghostwritten

Hello readers,

I’d first like to thank everyone who supported Snow Angel. It was a fun little story that I hope you all enjoyed, it even had a happy ending. I know there were a few problems at the start, but it seemed like readers got into the flow after a few chapters. I’ll say one writing issue I need to work on is making the story stand out and be interesting in the first few chapters. I seem to start slow and eventually build into something, but it should hook you early. I will try to improve on that going forward.

This week, I’ve continued to work on Camping and Sister’s Servant. Camping is going well, despite a lack of proper title. Sister’s Servant has been a struggle, to be honest, as I’m trying to wrap things up in a reasonable way. It just seems to take twice as long as it should for each chapter which sucks. Regardless, it will conclude with the upcoming run of chapters.

So what do I have for you to read this week, you ask? Well, Wednesday sees the return of Sister’s Servant, chapter 12. It’s been a few weeks since the fallout with Corey and his sister, and their mom wants them to make up. The siblings have barely spoken to each other since, while Corey and Tina have fixed their issues. Corey decides he should have a talk with his sister and maybe more.

On the weekend we have the start of whatever Camping will be called (it will likely have a generic title for reasons I’ll get into). The story follows Jane, who is a city girl dragged on a camping trip by her parents who wish to recapture a memory. Hot and sticky weather is forecast for the whole trip. One night, Jane gets up to use the washroom and runs into Curtis, a father also on vacation. Jane finds herself doing things she’s never done before and questions who she really is.

So this story will run for 5 weeks until the end of May. Now, it will be a complete story as it stands but, if there’s interest, I’ve left plenty of paths to go if people would like. That’s why I’m struggling for a generic title so it can continue elsewhere without the ‘Camping’ setup. Maybe it won’t do well, and it won’t matter, but who really knows. It’s just good to have a plan.

Anyway, a short one this week as not much else is going on. Feel free to let me know your thoughts. Thanks for reading and support.
-ghostwritten

Hello readers,

I’d first like to thank everyone who checked out Winter’s Bite: Whiteout. It smashed my expectations for views and score, which was quite a surprise. I won’t do those types of stories often, they are fun as a random aside, but it is nice to know there is an audience who’ll give them a shot. I do have plans for a couple more in that series in the future, but it won’t be for a while.

Unfortunately, this week will not have a Wednesday story. I had hoped to have Sister’s Servant ready, but I think I need an extra week to sure up the chapters to come. That being said, I am starting to think about what comes next after the last chapter of Sister’s Servant is posted (likely at the end of May). I have Snowed In mostly complete (needs more 1 chapter and a conclusion) but does it make sense to release that near summer? I don’t really know, do people care about that stuff?

The big thing about Snowed In is that it is supposed to be the start of a series of stories. I’ve been thinking of it as a writing a TV show. Each story (4 to 5 chapters long) would be an episode of the show. It would have a beginning, middle, and end, with some setup for future stuff. I think it could be interesting to write, and I’ve enjoyed how it has gone so far. If people like the first story, which is the setup of the characters/macguffin, which the series revolves around, I have a plan for 5 more episodes after that. Let me know what you think about that. Otherwise, I need to think about the next story to come for the Wednesday drop.

What I actually wrote this week – Camping 3 is now done. Still need an actual name for this thing but I’m liking how it is going. This story should start being posted on May 3, so I hope to have a name before then.

After that, I’m just putting the finishing touches on Sister’s Servant chapter 14. This week went a little easier than the last. Next week should be the final chapter, unless I see enough material left over to do an extra. I never really know if there’s enough meat on the bone to make something interesting that’s worth reading. I guess I’ll know by next week’s blog.

This upcoming weekend is the finale of Snow Angel. This one has been a rollercoaster of ups and downs, but I hope to close it out on a positive. Can Callie and Shane make the long-distance relationship work or will it crumble like snow under a boot? As always, feel free to let me know your thoughts on the story as a whole. I try to incorporate as much feedback as possible in future stories. You might not see it right away, as you might tell, I will write in advance for the next few weeks. I do read all comments and try to respond to messages when I can.

Well, thanks for another great week of writing and reading. Thanks you everyone for reading and commenting.
-ghostwritten

Hello readers,

I was a quieter week this week here which is good, so only a few things to chat about. Let’s go.

Snow Angel – Still scrapping by, doing its best to keep some readers engaged. I’m curious what readers thought about chapter 4 this week, as it did have a little bit of a sadder backstory reveal. Is that something that people like/enjoy, or should those things be left to deeper stories. Just curious, feel free to let me know.

Chapter 5, this upcoming Saturday, sees the end of the vacations for Callie and Shane. Was this just a vacation fling, or is there a potential future for the mismatched couple?

Before that though, we have story 2 in the Winter’s Bite series, Whiteout. While I know these aren’t popular (like at all), I enjoy writing them so… uh, yeah. I’ll pop them out here and there for my own stupid amusement. As I’ve stated before, this is a fanfic of a video game with a different name. As I’ve said before, you don’t need to know anything about the unnamed title as it really just uses the setting for the story. Please, give it a try.

Whiteout follows a lowly gas station employee, Rob preparing for an upcoming winter storm that threatens to bury the island in snow. On the night of the blackout, a neuroscientist named Dr. Kelly Anderson crashes into his life. Can they survive the cold and each other long enough to stock up for the storm?

One thing you might notice was that Winter’s Bite: The Hunted, moved over from the ‘ghostwritten after dark’ account to the main one. I did that during the Purge event, as I had to reload most stories anyway. I was thinking of closing the secondary account and just letting everything live on the main one going forward. For whatever reason, A Girl’s Guide didn’t transfer over when I did the same thing. Now I’m wondering what I should do.

There are pros and cons to keeping the secondary account active. If I did shutter it, it wouldn’t mean I’d abandon that type of story, they’d actually get MORE love on the main account, instead of just one chapter a month. I could actually build longer narratives and not be constrained by maintaining two separate reader groups. That being said, people who like the more positive stuff on the main account will likely trash the harder stuff that’d be from the ‘after dark’ account. I don’t know, let me know what you think.

This week in writing – Camping, or whatever better name I find, is going well. Chapter 2 is done, and I like how it is going so far. I can’t remember if I mentioned that it is from a first-person female perspective, so you get more thoughts and feelings as the story plays out. I’m just hoping to mix things up for writing purposes.

Sister’s Servant on the other hand is proving to be a bit more challenging, and I’m not sure why. I’ve been stuck on chapter 13 for most of this week. I was hoping to have it completed before the weekend but that didn’t happen. I know what I want to do and where it is going but I am just having a hard time focusing on it as I’m writing. I’ll get there though, just not as quickly as I’d hoped.

Well, that’s it for this update this week. I hope you all have a good week and enjoy some great stories. Thanks for reading.

-ghostwritten

Hello readers,

Well, that was a weird and wild seven days here on SOL. I won’t go into the details of the whole server/policy change and then reversion/relief situation, but I will say I hope things work out. Hopefully that isn’t too vague.

Some things you may notice when looking through my story descriptions is that most of my teen tags (mt/ft) have changed (MA/FA). That was due to the events of the past week. The stories themselves haven’t changed too much. A few words tweaked here and there but for the most part, you likely won’t even notice the difference. Every one of my teen-related stories was touched and reuploaded to avoid potential issues but they all returned quickly before the end of the weekend (March 29-30).

On more fun news. This week is another Snow Angel, with Callie and Shane spending the day having around the townsite. Shane learns more about Callie’s past and the two grow closer together. There’s only one story this week. This little two-week break was planned to let me finish work on some other stories. I’m hoping to do this for a couple weeks here and there with just one release, instead of the longer month or two long breaks that I’ve been doing. I think this might be more sustainable long term.

Writing-wise… uh, where to start with this. So, for those regular readers of this blog, you’ll know I was working on two new stories, West Side High and Snowed In. Well, the chaos and confusion of the past week as to what is and isn’t acceptable on SOL kind of freaked me out. Not in an ‘I’ll be arrested way’, more of in a ‘my story can’t be posted anymore, and I have nothing in backup’ sort of way.

What does that rambling gibberish mean? Both West Side High and Snowed In have been indefinitely shelved for the time being. If posting policy changed suddenly, there would be no quick way to fix them (since they both take place in and around high schools). I’m hoping we’ll get some kind of all clear in the next week or so, but I don’t want to just wait and see.

Instead, I’ve frantically started writing a new story (so new I don’t have a real title for it yet, just the working title Camping). It is the story of a girl who has a run in with a man one night at a campsite washroom. She’s intrigued by what happened and is drawn into his game. It is told from her first-person perspective, so you get a bit more of her inner turmoil. I’ve written one chapter so far and I’m pretty happy with it. This should be a 5-chapter serial, and if people like it, there could be more as we follow Jane’s sexual journey.

I’m also fast-tracking the final four chapters of Sister’s Servant. Those weren’t supposed to come out till mid-May, but I know what I want to do; and I doubt anyone will complain about not having an almost 2-month long break. This one was supposed to come out after Snowed In, but whatever. If I think things are safe and back to normal, Snowed In will come out after Sister’s Servant is complete.

That's the update for now. Thank you to everyone who reads stuff, and all the great feedback and comments. I do read all of them so feel free to let me know your thoughts.
Thank you again,

-ghostwritten