Jay Cantrell: Blog

Way, way back in the original iteration of the Clitorides, the presenter would offer a fictional acceptance speech from the winners.

It was tongue-in-cheek but it was also written solely for the dozen or so people that corresponded regularly. Those of us that were "outsiders" didn't get the inside jokes (and, if I'm honest, probably glad we didn't).

Still, here goes ... I'd like to thank the Committee ...

Wait, sorry, that's for when I win the Pulitzer. There is a Pulitzer for erotic fiction ... right?

Right? Well, crap.

No speech then.

Instead, I'll simply offer my sincerest thanks to all who nominated Runaway Train and then went back to vote for it.

As far as Author of the Year ... I'm truly humbled. I have been the runner-up a couple of times previously (and that astounded me) so to actually win is something I've never expected.

I don't write for platitudes or profit. I write because it's fun for me. To know that the readers in SOL-land enjoy what I'm doing is icing on the cake.

Thank you all so much!

The second part of Learning Curves begins today.

This section covers the rest of the spring semester and the start of summer break.

The section is titled Summer of their Discontent ... so be forewarned.

It appears I should try to follow along with my own story a little more closely.

I didn't realize that we were so close to the end of Part I.

Here is this month's bonus chapter to set up the Part I ending coming Friday.

According to my calendar, Spring started two days ago.

Woo-hoo!

According to my thermometer, it's 24 degrees F outside right now.

Sigh.

Anyway, here is this month's bonus chapter of Learning Curves.

Take care,
Jay C.

No, I haven't gone blog happy. I will return to my once in a blue moon updates after this announcement.


In keeping with my resolution to try new things, I'm going to do something I've rarely done in the past.


Pixel the Cat has spent his long, boring winter going through and working his magic on a bunch of my older stories.


Now, most of you know that I'm from the "out of sight, out of mind" school. I almost never go back and repost unless there is a huge, glaring error I need to fix (and sometimes not even then).


But I'm going to post Pixel's versions this time. Over the coming months, probably starting in late spring, I'm going update a few of the stories I posted almost a decade ago because, as was noted to me, new people come to the site every day and are finding the older works for the first time.


And since Pixel has done the work, I'll do my part.


On another topic ...


I got a bunch of messages about odd characters popping up in place of punctuation. Lazeez, our ever-diligent web master, fixed the problem before I even noticed it.


I had the issue a few years back and fixed it by using a different editing program for my final run through.


Well ... I no longer have that program on any of my machines. It was too costly to keep updating so I have gone open source for everyone. I've sent a message to Lazeez asking how I should proceed and I will follow his instructions.


You might have to make it through the next couple of chapters because he's busy and I might not hear back before I post them.


But, after chapters 4 & 5, I will try something new -- again.


Take care,

Jay C.

Edit: Lazeez responded to my question in about three minutes so we might have this issue licked. Thanks, Laz. You do great work and I hope more people let you know it!