| 234567 | > |
I know, you hate these probably half as much as I hate doing it, but for once I'm going to get down on my metaphoric knees and beg for your support. As some who read the blogs and in particular my blogs might note, I've said that my previous job vanished due to cutbacks within the department I worked for. I am presently trying to turn my writing into a way to pay for my life. Not a great chance in many ways, but I've seen some success in my writing. Right now if I publish a new chapter in Woman Warrior, I can expect that new chapter to receive over 1400 views in the first 24 hours. And if just 10% of the people viewing that story helped out on Patreon, it would make a difference.
But its not just Patreon. I've said in blog posts over the years that I do want to sell books on Amazon and I have 9 posted there already. Due to the long break I've taken I want to rebuild some momentum and interest so I currently have one story up on Royal Road, where I post a chapter every 3-4 days. Right now I have far fewer followers than at StoriesOnline and if a few of you could go over there and start following, it would help increase interest.
As I said, I hate making this kind of plea. I want my writing to be interesting enough and a fun enough read that I don't have to poke and prod people to offer support, but this is a time that tries my soul a bit.
Anyways, there is another chapter of Woman Warrior up, making 8 new chapters since I woke up and resumed posting. Enjoy.
Yes, just 3 days after the last chapter, you all get another chapter of Woman Warrior. I have said that for now I hope to keep writing and while other stories actually do have some priority, I have been concentrating on completing chapters of this story in rotation with the other in work stories. It usually goes 2-3 chapters of other stories and then one of Woman Warrior, so the pace of posting should indicate just how much writing I've done recently. Honestly, the amount surprises me.
At the same time as I've continued to post Woman Warrior here, I am now posting on Royal Road, this is a completely new story titled "Unwillingly to a New World" and more fantasy than sci-fi, but I believe that those who love the adventure side of my stories will enjoy this one as well. Just don't expect any sexy/spicy content at least for a while. I've never felt that I was all that great at those so I play more for a tease than a show it all style when writing bedroom scenes. Anyways, I'd love to see you reading my tale there and commenting/offering ratings reviews. If you want me writing more, I need to be able to afford it, and right now my writing doesn't exactly bring in the readers and financial rewards.
I also have my Patreon, again under my pen name of Allan Joyal. There I've posted the first 2 chapters of A Living Dungeon Besieged which is the 3rd in a series that has been posted on Amazon. I don't plan on posting additional chapters at this time as it will go up on Amazon in the future, but that could change if there is support for it. I also am posting Unwillingly to a New World there, and I'm 3 chapters ahead of where it is on Royal Road. This will increase to at least 5 chapters ahead and probably more. But that is for paid members only, sorry. One more story that will be exclusive to Royal Road will show up, just as soon as I decide what to post and get to work on it. :P
That's it for now. I do have my Facebook, but honestly, I forget to post there most of the time, I'm probably going to try to change that if interest is shown.
And as always, don't be afraid to post or comment. I truly enjoy reading your thoughts and I try to reply to comments. I know some of you might dislike a scene or even an entire plot, but I will take no offense if you decide to post and tell me why it didn't work for you. My thoughts are strange and I know their strange, so someone else not seeing a story the way I see it is bound to happen.
Hope the latest met with universal approval (even if that's inconceivable).
Well, as I say, there's another chapter of A Woman Warrior for everyone to enjoy or hate on, take your pick. I finished some additional writing a bit faster than expected and figured I'd offer up another present. Its not perfect, but I hope that its a good tease and good fun to read.
That said, please, please do not expect this publication rate to continue. The truth is that I'm writing to eat up time for now, but I do need to look at writing for money. And while I'd like to think that readers here enjoy my tales. Nothing I publish here can make me any money in the long run. They are not and will never be eligible for publication via Amazon.
So, that is the reason I don't want people to expect quick turn-arounds. Right now, until I figure out my employment situation, my plan is to work on 3-4 different projects. One is already starting to go up on both Royal Road and on my Patreon. The version on Royal Road will be published at a rate of 1 chapter a week for now, hopefully improving over time. The one on my Patreon will be several chapters ahead, but those will not be free chapters, sorry for those who can't afford to support the work. The next book I'm working on is the third and probably final book in the Living Dungeon Series (but perhaps not the last book in the universe). I've actually dabbled in completing it for years and will now be diving into finally getting it ready for publication. A few early chapters will be on Patreon, but not the whole book.
Finally, I'm deciding on 1 book to publish on Patreon in its entirety. I just haven't decided which of the too many half-started and nebulous ideas to work on.
And for those worrying. Once I finish A Woman Warrior, I'm going to work on a parallel story that includes characters riding on the same colony transport as Tanya Walker. However, in order to ensure that I can pay attention to my works, I won't add it to the rotation of stories that I'm actively working on. Its already going to be hard to stay focused and keep writing.
And as always, I do enjoy feedback and will try to respond if you send any, here, on Patreon, on Royal Road, etc. I may be a bit slow on Facecrook, but I don't visit my page there often right now. That could change if I end up in an extended period where I live off my writing.
Allan Joyal
I just submitted Woman Warrior chapter 22 to be posted and I'm working on getting more chapters written. The last bit of writing is actually a lot of fun, even though I am not fully focused on writing at this time. I also have just too many stories to work on. My goal right now is to get a new story, tentatively titled "Unwillingly to a New World" posted via Royal Road. Chapter 1 can now be found there under my Allan Joyal pen name, or if you are willing to visit Patreon, chapters 1 and 2 are there. I expect that eventually I'll be 5 or more chapters ahead on Patreon.
I also expect to post another story on Patreon, but I'm debating which one to post. I have a sci-fi adventure about a young man who stumbles into a secret facility used to train special fighter pilots. The organization is all about protecting the weak and helpless. Could our new friend be the one to lead them out of the shadows? I'm not sure I know, but the origin story (book 1) was fun to work on. I could post that.
Or I could post the story of a different young man approached on Earth about working for aliens. Turns out they want to purchase an empty mall and turn it into a inter-dimensional teleport nexus with the young man in charge. As you can imagine, just getting it established and opened requires diplomatic skills the young man was surprised to need. But it may just turn out well in the end.
But those are the finished stories. I have unfinished ones that might be fun to work on through posts.
Just keep reading and enjoying and as always, don't be afraid to send messages no matter where you read my stories. I truly do enjoy engaging with my readers.
Allan Joyal.
Turns out that my Patreon account doesn't allow for "spicy" content, and right now upgrading it is not high on my list of priorities. So the parallel story to Woman Warrior won't get posted there as I planned. I'm still deciding what other tales to start previewing there.
| 234567 | > |