Alured de Valer: Blog

Chapter 44 of Best Summer Ever has been posted. Gary survives his evening with Arlene only to be thrust into another Monday. He gets used as a guinea pig, a human sex toy and domestic help. He also comes up with another idea and gets some banking done.

Yesterday saw a big boost in readership. It was like hitting some kind of milestone. Downloads blew past 200K before dinner last night and were well past 203K when I got going this morning. The score moved up two more points and has held since yesterday afternoon. I picked up six new followers and now have 21 patrons on Patreon.

I stayed up waaaaay too late last night, but got Chapter 65 in the can. It took me some time to figure things out with a character, not so much which way to go but how to get there. Now I get to tie all those lovely loose ends back together.

Chapter 43 of Best Summer Ever has been posted. Gary finally gets to have his cuddle and talk with Arlene, and then some. A lesser man might not have survived such an undertaking. There's also some stuff with Morgan and the influential Mr. Patterson passes through again.

I'm way behind today because the doctor's appointment I was supposed to have earlier in the week got canceled at the last minute, then rescheduled for this morning. Only they didn't tell me until yesterday afternoon. Bottom line: I'm not dead.

Anyway, downloads are moving up again, past 198K by the time I finally got done being poked and prodded. The score has remained steady and the story keeps hanging around the fringes of the Recent Top Scores list. Another five followers have been added.

Chapter 63 is in the can. Chapter 64 is down to polishing and fixing typos. Chapter 65 is writing itself in my head right now, it's just a matter of how fast I can work the keyboard. Chapters are posted on Patreon as soon as they're done if anyone finds the thought of waiting three weeks unappealing.

Chapter 42 of Best Summer Ever has been posted. Gary asserts himself a little more with Morgan, does a solid for the rest of the cabana crew and meets a person of influence. Morgan is unsure early and becomes possessive later on. Dad offers his help when Gary is assigned chores.

I view the character of George Patterson as a man who only asks questions to which he already knows the answers. Gary doesn't quite get that. It'll be interesting to see how things play out.

Wednesday saw a bit of a bump in readership. It was past 190K downloads when I went to bed and is already approaching 192K this morning. The score has bumped up two ticks, briefly moving the story onto the Recent Top Scores list before sliding back out. I've hit 420 followers and added a new patron on Patreon. Things are looking up.

Chapter 62 is in the can and 63 is about 20-25 percent done. If I'll get my ass in gear, I may even get another one finished today. Thanks for all the support.

Working on the latest chapter and wanted to see how this bit works for folks:

"I actually lost my virginity to that song," she said. "Bethany tells me you didn't even have music playing for her first time."

Oh. Fuck. There's a red laser dot from a sniper trained on the back of my head right now, isn't there?

Chapter 41 of Best Summer Ever has been posted. Gary just wants a quiet night at home. Morgan has other ideas. Things kind of get out of hand. Will either of them get their way?

The readership has remained steady with Chapter 40 surpassing 5,000 downloads, pushing the total to almost 185K. The score went up two points early yesterday before slipping back one. Maybe it can regain it today. More followers have been added and I'm up to 17 patrons on Patreon.

I expect to get Chapter 61 finished today, maintaining the 20-chapter lead I've had for the last week or so. I'd like to get even further ahead if possible. Overall, I'd say things are going pretty well. Thanks for reading.