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mattwatt: The Harem Update

2010-03-22T09:33:44Z

A new chapter, no 3, has been added to the queue for my story 'the Harem'. It should be up soon.

Grayhaire: hung up

2010-03-22T04:17:57Z

I'm sorry, folks. I ran into a snag with chapter 2. I've been trying to have Mom tell David's story, and it's not working -- or, it's too much work. I'm reworking it, and having Donald summarize what his mother told him.

David and Solomon are each worth a novel, but I don't have the time for that. "Secrets of Solomon's Servants" is going to be an epic, covering the second half of the 20th century. I wish I could skip David all together, but I need to sketch him out a bit as a lean-in to Solomon.

K'van Cald Imperia: Not abandoned

2010-03-21T23:26:02Z

Good day readers, I would like to take this opportunity and apologise for the extremely long hiatus since posting the last chapter.
In response to one or two anonymous inflammatory emails, I have not abandoned the story, the hiatus is purely down to my own inexperience as an author and jumping into this posting lark before I had enough content to keep going.

I am still working on the story, however, I have taken some sage advice and decided to have a lot more of it written so that any delays in new chapters will be minimal.

I can only ask that you bear with me as I cannot guarantee any time-scale as to when new content will be available for posting

Regards
K'Van

dodgynubian: Your likes

2010-03-21T21:08:04Z

I've just been checking the download figures.
It appears that 'Park Rape' is my most popular stand-alone story by far. And I thought all the LAra Croft ones were better.

Now I know what you people like ;)

hermit: Links to paintings in chapter seven

2010-03-21T20:09:55Z

Chapter seven of Book III of TTHP has been submitted. In it, you'll find references to two paintings. If you're interested you can see them for yourselves. The first is a Jackson Pollock painting and the second is by Pablo Picasso.

Cold Creek: Back from the abyss

2010-03-21T19:45:28Z

Hi all:

I finally got another chapter done and through editing. Thanks to Pearce49 for his efforts to make sense of my attempts at writing.

I apologize for the delay but writing is far down on the list of priorities right now. I do have some written on the next chapter but it got so long I had to split it up. I'm having trouble trying to pare down the story details sometimes.

I hope you enjoy Chapter 30 and I thank you for reading.

Satori and Desdemona Aya: Eya and the Erosium

2010-03-21T06:15:30Z

The third chapter of Eya and the Erosium has been put out. This concludes this episode of this subplot.

Openbook: Cautiously optimistic about getting back to "The Find" .

2010-03-21T04:02:21Z

I am recovered enough to contemplate concentrating on something besides my health problems. I will try to get back to doing some new writing on this story on a daily basis, but won't be able to devote the time I previously did to writing.

I am troubled by the fact that I've had so many health related delays of stories I've written and published in serial form. I've decided that "The Find" will be the last story I publish before completing all the writing on it.

I'm not sure how that will work out, because, up until now, I've needed the pressure of having readers expecting the next installment to keep me churning out the chapters.

If I can write for an hour or two per day, I should be able to post a new chapter every third or fourth day. I will try to hold to that schedule until this story is completed.

To those who have been inconvenienced by the long delay, all I can do is once again say that I'm sorry, but there was simply no way I could devote any of my mental energy to writing at any time during these last two months. I still have health issues and other infections that might cause me to have to discontinue writing once again. I will finish this story, before summer, if it is at all possible for me to do so.

pointless: just trying to keep anyone interested updated

2010-03-21T03:13:58Z

so i haven't quite finished the main sex scene yet, but i am getting very, very close to it. i've written about three or more pages since my last update. i wish i could be more specific, but i can't remember exactly what i wrote yesterday. i know it was at least a page and today i've written two or so and may right more before the night is up. we'll see. right i'm going to take an eye break and see if i don't get sleepy. if i don't there's a good chance i'll write a little more. if i do there's always tomorrow and the next day and so on.

really, i'm very, very close to wrapping the scene up and then i'll probably go back and start the other scene before deciding whether or not i want to stick to the two parter plan and wrap it up before diving into the editing process or just keep writing. heck, there's a possibility i may do both and add a bit more to this part before tying it all up with a pretty little bow and starting on a second half. in fact, that may be a good idea even if that will make this by far my longest single story ever.

really, it kind of should be. i'm not going to give out any real details, but this story definitely needs a good bit of breathing room to fully tell itself. in fact, that's been one of the big stress points of it all. i gotta admit i'm actually still at this late date kind of worried about whether or not i've done a good enough job explaining the characters motivations, but i've decided that i'll just to try and live with whatever i end up with at the end of the story.

yes, that is another reason this story has taken so long to write. add in my many headaches (almost had one yesterday, but a mix of sudafed, some generic nasal spray and aspirin helped kick it in the butt before it got too bad) and the phantom back ailment that has thankfully apparently vanished just as mysteriously as it appeared and you might be able to understand. still, excuses suck no matter how real they are and i really just want to finish this and make it good enough for all you wonderful people who read my stories here and elsewhere. now my only worry is whether or not anyone will even remember the series when it comes out. i guess i'll just have to see and pray that if they don't that those that do find it will be able to enjoy the story on its own merits.

oh well. that's all for now. my eyes are seriously in need of big, bright evil monitor break and some friendly, happy eye drops. i'll update this blog again either tomorrow or monday. until then have fun if possible.

aubie56: White Ghost

2010-03-20T23:16:45Z

One of the new stories I am working on is about King Philip's War. I don't know whether to call it a time travel or action/adventure or a Western, it does take place in Western Massachusettes. An Army close combat instructor, you know--knives, clubs, and that sort of thing, gets flipped back about 350 years to a few years before the French and Indian War, Queen Anne's War to you Canuks. The Indians in this story are mostly Nipmucks and Wapanoags, though I may bring a few Mohegans in to fight for the Puritans. These are the guys who raised scalping to a fine art!

No guns in this one, all knives and tomahawks. Very intense and bloody warfare of the juciest kind!

shrike: Synergy

2010-03-20T20:27:33Z

Due to publication in bookform it is no longer here

Grayhaire: Great comments

2010-03-20T19:37:46Z

The response to the intro and first chapter of "Solomon" has been so encouraging. I should post Chapter Two, the story of King David, tonight or tomorrow at the latest. Chapter Three will be Solomon and Bathsheba's story, then I'll be able to get on with Donald's life.

Pariahsolo: Thoughts on DDC or DDA

2010-03-20T17:15:04Z

Just to give those that care a heads up. DDC or A (Cartoon or Animated) is a fanfic that base on the cartoon of the same name, it is not a true plop and read.

As such I made some subtle changes and some really drastic ones. This blog entry is a heads up on some of the changes.

1st is no Uni. I always thought that Uni was creators of the cartoon attempt at woeing the My Little Pony crowd, ie girls or fairy little boys. Bah, don't need that; sides this is an adult version of DDC/A, ie sex is involved and since sex between characters and monsters is a given (Diana is such a slut) do we need to add bestiality into the mix (again see Diana: slut would go crazy over both of Uni's horn!). So I didn't go there.

Venger is there (of course) and thinks and acts like a bad-ass, but he knows who the biggest bad-ass is even if this person doesn't act that way.

Another thing that I did was flesh the characters out a bit more; who where they prior to crossing over and more importantly what exactly their magic items grant them in the new world. The magic items grant them both powers (some really kick ass ones even though they are based on the character abilities in the Players Handbook) but also knowledge and for some knowledge is very much power.

I will share that in my opinion, Sheila the Thief is the weakest in powers and knowledge; so there fore I tweaked her in more than one way to expand her (heh) character. For example, she has a power granted to her by her magic cloak that I thought was really needed for our wayward adventurers. Her magic cloak has healing abilities, in its own unique way of course.

Lastly, I will warn that I am very much skirting the edge of a few squirks (uh, hello, monster sex?) and I hope that those dalliancies don't turn off too many of those that might like this tale.

Hopefully, you will be able to enjoy it soon enough. Back to Return of the King, er I mean DDC part 3.

Pariahsolo: Why do I feel I am writing the ending to Return of the King?

2010-03-20T16:50:11Z

Okay, now where have I been? Between moving twice, body breaking down, both physically and due to getting sick, I decided to write a little fanfic of Dungeons & Dragons Cartoon. I was good, I wrote out a nice three part outline, short simple and sweet.

Of course it didn't go that way; I am still following the outline, indeed, I have had part 1 written, edited and polished (but might polish it one more time). I have had part 2 written for a while now but decided I wasn't going to send it to the editors until I had part 3 done.

And there lies the problem. Part 3 simply does not want to end. I really feel like I am writing the never ending final for P Jackson's Return of the King. I am trying to skip scenes or just not write them but when I put fingers to keyboard, they get written anyway. Doh!

Still, I think, I hope I will be finished with part 3 soon enough.

IronBuddah: That's one new year's resolution that didn't last long

2010-03-20T15:28:08Z

Between the Superbowl and the Olympics, I managed to derail my consistent writing goal in a hurry. I'm going to try to do better. I've created a series for Samantha where her stories are all independent and the events in one story have on impact on what may or may not happen in other stories. I hope you'll enjoy this while I get back to work on finishing Predatory Mothers.

R.P.A.M.: Published Chapter 20 (Agent X5)

2010-03-20T14:25:50Z

Hello,

This weekend there will be only one chapter update.

Chapter 20 turned out to be bigger than most of the chapters in this story, but I just needed to write it this way to give it a feel of time to it.

I hope you all will like this chapter as much as I did when writing it.

Cya,
R.P.A.M.

RoustWriter: Chapter Sixty-two of Book 3 is in the queue

2010-03-20T09:33:09Z

Yesterday was a beautiful springlike day in the South, and today promises to be just as good.

This week with Arlene and Jeff:

They hadn’t taken two steps toward the door when Susan bustled in. “Have you seen Diana?” she asked, obviously excited about something.

Jeff gestured, barely keeping his face straight. “Yeah, she and Arlene are over on the couch there,” he answered, motioning.

The two men had just reached the door, when they heard a squawk from Susan as she walked around the couch. Chuckling, Jeff pushed Dave out the door and both men trotted down the hall until they turned the corner.

“Oh, shit. She’s going to be pissed,” Dave laughed. “You can bet she’s having a fucking stroke right now after seeing Arlene like that.”

“Damn. I wish she had walked in when I had my tongue buried in Arlene’s pussy...”

Have a goodun;

Roust

Frank the First Born: Grrr!!

2010-03-20T08:27:55Z

I will get that sub-title showing properly - I will.

I've been a systems programmer for more years than I care to tell and I play with html all the time - I should be able to do it! I did do it with the earlier chapters.

I'll read the instructions again and check the source for html funnies.

Gray Beard: Sorry for the delay in posting

2010-03-20T04:14:30Z

My editor has gone off-line for a while, without letting me know. I gave up waiting for him, and am posting Chapter 13 without his blessing.

Hopefully, there aren't too many errors.

Hopefully, as well, AguyZ is fine and just busy.

- Gary

msboy8: Chap 19 coming along

2010-03-20T03:15:10Z

Hi gang,
Just wanted to let you know that chapter 19 is mostly done, but still in progress. Apparently I've created some issues that need to be resolved, hehe. The word count is now over 2000.
I could give you a lame excuse like my Muse is on strike for health-care benefits or my editor was injured in a cross-country spelling bee. But I don't want to insult your intelligence, I'll just tell you the truth about the problem.

Actually, it's a 'Family' problem. Our family Jabber-wok had cubs and as you know, they have to be given a home in a 'special' type of family and the process can be daunting and time consuming.

I'll be sending my editor chapter 19 soon, so hang in there. Take care and be well.
Wayne (msboy8)

Mike S: Chapter 7 of DM in Texas

2010-03-20T02:47:06Z

With 80 readers looking at my blog requesting votes for this chapter, I got 0 votes. At first I was going to leave it inactive and incomplete but didn't want to do that so here's something I just threw together to get it finished. Not exactly what I had in mind, but with no one willing to send their vote for an ending, it's what I did so I can work on the Ms Americana's Descent sequal. Sonya Esperanto has also requested I do a sequel to her Babysitter Becomes A Slave, set in an alternate universe where Marie is not sold.

Lazlo Zalezac: Country Boys Finished

2010-03-20T02:04:20Z

Country Boys is a story about cultural clashes inside the USA. When I started posting it, a lot of readers immediately wrote that they thought a country boys whoops ass tale was a lame story concept and a few asserted that it was beneath me. Well, it wasn't a country boys whoop ass story.

There are a number of cultures represented in this story - the country culture, the urban culture, the inner-city culture, the law enforcement culture, the gang culture, and the suburban culture.

Bit players in the story provide little glimpses of different perspectives about the action within the story. An unnamed young woman has sex in a van with anyone in the gang because she sees that as optimizing the quality of life available to her. She isn't a unique person in real life -- there are lots of young women just like her.

There are people who love the country-side either in permanent immersion or as occasional visitors. There are others who think nature makes a nice picture on a postcard, but 'ugh' there are insects out there. There are subcultures who think crime just is and that it can't be eliminated while there are others who think that fighting crime is the responsibility of every citizen. There are even some who view crime as the only way to survive in what they perceive to be a hostile society.

I know people like Pepper. People who have lived their lives without ever taking something apart to see how it worked. Young men who don't know how to change a tire. People who look at you incredulously and ask, "How is it possible that you've never had a Chai Latte?" Yes, there are people who believe that knowing the current trend is a sign of intelligence and sophistication.

I also know people like Dan, Joe, Sonny, and Donny. Proud men who are equally willing to stand alone for what they deem is right and to stand in unity with their neighbors in times of trouble. Men and women who work with their hands and minds with a touch of commonsense added. People who believe in God, self reliance, hard work, patriotism, and charity. They also have the bizarre idea that doing a excellent job at work should be rewarded with raises and promotions while performing poorly should lead to a loss of job.

I also have known people who believe that might makes right. There are those who believe that if you can't stop them from taking what they want then they have a right to it. The elements of the story about gangs posting on their website that they were chasing the police was taken directly from a newspaper.

There are also members of law enforcement who are trying their best to ride herd over the chaos created by pseudo-legal wrongs, individuals with callous disrespect for law, and zealous watch groups who demand humans to perform perfectly or else. The bit about the huge number of law enforcement people (1200) who went out to arrest 52 gang members was straight out the newspaper. There was also the case where neighbors protested the police closing down a crack house in their neighborhood. I didn't include cops getting killed while drinking coffee in a donut store. There is the side of the story that isn't often told -- the side that wonders about the hopeless of effectively protecting the public.

It has come to my attention that a lot of people are disappointed by what appears to be an abrupt ending. Good. I didn't want to leave a sense of closure for the characters in the story.

When cultures collide, the individuals involved are uprooted. Long held beliefs are questioned, leaving most people without satisfactory answers. Heroes come home from war and in the dark of night question the righteousness of their actions. Wounded heroes lie in bed wondering if their sacrifice was worthwhile. It is natural after things are over to wonder 'what if I had...'.

After cultures collide we are left with a sense of unease - the feeling that things aren't right and will never be right again. The world has changed on us and what we once accepted without thought is suddenly brought into question.

There are no purely 'good guys' or purely 'bad guys'. There are imperfect people doing the best they can with what they believe to be right. Too often we feel cheated when all is said and done. Why? We believe that everything should be peaceful when reasonable people interact.

Do we live happily ever after? Only in fairy tales.

Grayhaire: Solomon

2010-03-19T23:47:44Z

I had been raised Southern Baptist, but rejected religion in June 1959, when I was 16.
In early October 1993, I was drunk, and nearly killed another man in a fight. I had him hopelessly pinned down with both hands around his throat, strangling him. I let him go, and got away from him. I knew it was time to quit drinking. I was not normally a violent person.

I was living off the grid in the Chuihuahuan Desert, in a small travel trailer. My father and stepmother came to visit me the next day, and gave me a King James Bible. I read it from cover to cover twice and was astounded and sickened by the viciousness and violence of the biblical heroes, and the pettiness of their god. I became obsessed with studying the bible. I read scholarly texts and commentaries on the bible's books.

I spent seven years studying the "Good Book." For the first two years, I lived as a hermit, sometimes going as long as three weeks without seeing another human being.

I quickly became fascinated with Solomon. The Wisest Man who ever lived. He became my hero.

Green Dragon: Still working on it

2010-03-19T22:02:00Z

I am truly amazed by the steady downloads and am gratified.
I am continuing to write but am finding the going slow and I haven't helped myself by changing to the new format.
I am still struggling to work out how to download what I have - about fifteen parts.
One hit and silence for another three months?
Dribble it out until it catches up?
Any ideas out there?
regards john h

Uncle Jim: Amulets Chapter 5 & 6

2010-03-19T21:35:14Z

The new chapters have been posted, and will be available shortly.

This week the twins finish their trip to Isan and the recovery of hidden items. They return to Bangkok and present the items to the King. There are the beginnings of additional developments on the romantic front.

A word about driving in Thailand. The Thais drive on the left hand side of the road - just like the English and the Japanese do - so when reading remember that left turns are easy. With right turns, you have to turn across opposing traffic. Oh yes, Bangkok traffic is still awful. This after having witnessed it over the last 48 years.

Enjoy.