Alured de Valer: Blog

Chapter 51 of Best Summer Ever has been posted. Morgan and Kacie fix dinner, attend weight training and give Gary his instructions for the next two weeks. Gary asserts himself when Morgan goes a bit too far. Morgan likes it.

Downloads have passed 245K with more than 1,500 in the two hours since the latest chapter went up. The score has gone up another tick and is holding for the moment. I've picked up nine new followers and three new patrons on Patreon. I'll actually make enough to pay my cell phone bill this month.

Chapter 74 is in the can and I'm about 40 percent done on Chapter 75. I just need to get some typing done over the weekend. Since winter decided to throw one last punch (chilly and drizzly), I may as well stay inside and do it.

Chapter 50 of Best Summer Ever has been posted. Gary and Morgan get the come stains out of their clothes. Gary gets put in charge of training cheerleaders. Gary has a busy afternoon on the legal and financial fronts.

Readership has moved past 239K downloads with the new chapter getting more than 1,500 in just the two hours it's been up. The score ticked up to 8.01 for a bit last night before slipping back to 8.00. I've reached 470 followers, picking up 16 since yesterday, and two more patrons on Patreon.

Chapter 74 should be done by early afternoon, putting me in good shape to knock out Chapter 75 by tonight. Every finished chapter is posted on Patreon.

Chapter 49 of Best Summer Ever has been posted. Gary survives a meeting with the entire Gang of Eight, Staci Patterson has a brainstorm, the date group has a group date, Gary and Morgan make a mess and Arlene yet again steps in to save the day.

The story is already at 232K downloads with more than 1,000 in just an hour this morning. The score has hit 8.00, which seems to be some kind of magical threshold around here. I've picked up like nine new followers. I even have two new patrons on Patreon.

Chapter 72 is in the can and 73 is in the works. If I can handle my real world obligations today, maybe I can get some more work done.

Chapter 48 of Best Summer Ever has been posted. Arlene carries out her threat (comes through on her promise?). Gary gets a little payback. They both suffer consequences the next day. Some other stuff happens as Gary prepares for a new career.

I guess I managed not to break the site again, but the story passed 226K downloads, the score has fluctuated a bit but remained steady and I gained about another half dozen followers, passing 450.

Two more chapters are up on Patreon and I'm working on Chapter 72 now. Some interesting thing are happening.

Chapter 47 of Best Summer Ever has been posted. Gary gets a surprising offer, learns who Keri's target is and has an interesting conversation with Coach Bennett. Arlene explains some things about career opportunities and makes a pretty clear declaration.

I can't believe we clogged up the website so much yesterday that some people were unable to access the story. I don't think I've ever seen that happen before. Perseverance paid off, though, as downloads have passed 220K. The score ticked up another point and I'm now almost to 450 followers.

I did discover a little screwup that really doesn't affect anything here. I had two Chapter 47s on my master file. I've actually finished 69 chapters and am working on 70, so I'm a chapter ahead of where I thought I was.