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At the time of the last blog post, I was working on three different stories. Hitting the break on my writing, gave me an opportunity to think about my earlier work. Specifically about "Southern fantasies", a story that was officially "finished", but more because I lacked inspiration for more chapters than because of a real ending. Once again, it was proven to me that doing nothing can help break through a writing block: I can now announce that 3 more chapters are coming. Again, just like almost a year ago, there still isn't an ending for the story. There just are idea's to fill some chapters with, the first of which is getting close to completion. A word of warning though, re-reading parts of the earlier chapters to get re-acquainted with the location and the characters, showed me how much the writing style has evolved in a year. I suspect that readers who take on the story in one go, will always notice the break between the first chapters and the new ones.
Recently I ran into some problems, that I don't want to delve into. But it does mean I won't be publishing any new chapters or new stories for the time being. Could be weeks, could be months, could be permanent, I really don't know. I'm sorry for leaving you (at least for now) with yet another unfinished story on this site.
Apparently my last (short) blog post wasn't published. I suppose because I accidently hit "save draft" instead of "save & publish". Right now that post is out of date so it's also not much use posting it anymore. Besides, I wonder how much of an audience blog posts actually get?
Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that I've decided to take a short break from "Family Friend". Instead of a new chapter in that Archives story, I want to publish a new story from my own this weekend. It will be a short one of just one chapter, but it's one of my personal favourites (at least among the stories I've written, I don't think my work can compare with some of the great works from some other writers). As such I do hope it will be well received.
And don't worry, next week there will be another chapter of "Family Friend" (there's a total of 15, so we're about halfway).
Two weeks. That's the time since I last posted anything new here (the final chapter of Perks of Teaching 2). And while it may not be that long, it is the longest time I went without posting since my very first contribution in May this year.
I am currently working on two new stories (after all, I did inquire about the bikini carwash thing for a reason), but somehow writing doesn't come as easy as it used to the last few months. Top it off with a lot of other things demanding my attention, and it feels like I'm hardly making any progress at all.
That's why I was wondering how people would feel about me posting stories that aren't my own, but some I downloaded over the last 20 years. I'd only post ones that I can't find anymore and would indicate them as not mine. Is it even allowed to do this on storiesonline?
Feel free to share your opinion.
A big thank you to everyone who responded to my request for information in the previous blog post. I intended to send everyone a mail back, but the response was larger than I expected, and it seems like I would mostly be writing everyone the same answer.
There were some discrepancies between all the reactions I got, probably because I forgot something important when talking about habits in the US: it's a big country. Some of you did specify the region you're talking about. Thanks, as that was helpful.
I think I can summarize the answers as follows. Carwashes to sponsor a school activity do exist, but bikini carwashes are more likely for stripclubs or college students (in that order) than for high school girls. They're a lot tamer than what you see on TV. Most people seemed to agree that it's more a thing of the past than the present (whatever the reason).
What I think literally everyone thought important to mention: just write your own fantasy, as it will be better than the reality. I appreciate the encouragement, but there was no need to worry about that. I already know (and knew) what is going to happen in that chapter. The reality - whether bikini carwashes never really existed, they are all out fuckfests or anything in between - would only change how I'd get to the fantasy that's ready in my head.
I think I said something earlier about the timing for posting that chapter. It's definitely going to take some time, as I'm currently working on three different chapters for three different stories. And for some reason, I was more productive before I went on a short vacation than now that I've returned.
Again, thanks for your help, to everyone. I'm pretty new to this site, but it showed people aren't just here to get their rocks off, but also to help each other out. Would it be a stretch to speak of a community? I'll leave that open for now.
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