Alured de Valer: Blog

Chapter 29 of Best Summer Ever has been posted. Gary and Morgan escape the cabana unscathed only to find further adventures. Kacie puts in an appearance. Life returns to something resembling normal, at least for a little while.

It's hard to believe how this little story keeps performing. It's almost at 120,000 downloads, the score inched up another tick (I think it's matched its all-time high) and I'm up to 326 followers. Not bad for a new endeavor.

I'm up to Chapter 43 over on my Patreon page if anyone wants to read ahead. It includes a scene I've had in mind almost from the moment Arlene Jenson came into being.

Anyway, thanks for the continuing support. Enjoy.

Chapter 28 of Best Summer Ever has been posted. Gary and the Cabana Crew survive the attack of the cheerleaders, but will Gary survive the attack of the girlfriend?

I'm running a little behind today. I got on a roll late last night and stayed with it until 2 a.m. The result was getting Chapter 42 in the can and figuring out another of those bridge elements that help me connect one story point to another. I think this one will have a long-ranging impact upon our hero.

I'm sure the numbers are a little inflated because I'm seeing them later than normal, but the story was well past 114,000 downloads when I finally looked, the score inched up a bit and I've gained nine more followers. I even picked up a new patron on Patreon (I'm up to six now)!

Chapter 27 of Best Summer Ever has been posted. Kacie grabs her share and gets a surprise. The cabana crew takes workouts to another level. And cheerleaders attack!

Readership keeps growing with the story passing 108,000 downloads this morning, the score is holding steady and I've passed 300 followers. Looks like I'd better keep writing.

Chapter 26 of Best Summer Ever has been posted. Arlene makes some new friends, Gary spills his guts and the Beemer gets christened. A rather eventful Thursday.

Things keep getting better as far as readership goes. The story has already passed 102,000 downloads this morning, the score has quickly rebounded and I have nearly 300 followers. I think this thing has found an audience.

Yesterday was particularly productive on the writing front as I got through Chapter 38 and Chapter 39 is demanding to get out of my head and onto the page. As much as has already happened, there are still some big life events on the horizon for our hero.

Chapter 25 of Best Summer Ever has been posted. Gary gets taught a valuable lesson, gets interrogated and breaks the bad news to Kacie. Then the whole cabana crew comes online, much to Arlene's delight.

I must say I was shocked (but pleasantly so) to wake up this morning and find my little story sitting at No. 1 on the list of Top 50 Ongoing Serials, by Weekly Downloads. I'm sure this is just a temporary situation as Grey Wolf has already posted the next chapter of Variation on a Theme, which has topped that particular list since I started my little tale. I wouldn't be surprised to be the one to put him back in front when I read it. Steve and Angie really make a cute couple, even if the do resist the temptation to boink each other's brains out.

Meanwhile, BSE is nearly to 97,000 downloads and the score has rebounded nicely from its little dip. I can't believe my little story is about to hit 100,000 downloads! I thought 50,000 was an achievement.