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Hello readers,

It's been a few weeks since my last blog, so let's catch up.

In truth, I haven't had too much to blog about, since I've just been posting Jane Finds Herself on Saturdays only. Behind the scenes though, I've started work on a new story for the 'ghostwritten after dark' account. Due to the upcoming holidays and all that, you likely won't start seeing it posted until February. I want to get a large part of the story done in advance, so I'm using these quieter posting periods to do it. It should be fun though, and I hope you'll check it out when it starts up.

Jane Finds Herself is still chugging along, how's everyone still liking it? I'm expecting some mixed reactions to some of the choices I've made with the characters, so I hope you stick with it. Not everything can go swimmingly for Jane, otherwise things get too boring. There is still plenty more to go with this story, and I have chapters written till the end of the year. Do you like that it's continuing week to week or would you prefer some breaks in there? I'm using this story as a test to see if it's better to have a story run continuously or is it better to have 3 to 5 week breaks with something else taking it's place (like I normally do). Feel free to give me your thoughts on the subject.

This upcoming week, on Wednesday we have the return of Family Reunion. I asked if people wanted more and boy did you let me know it, so thank you. This will be a 5-week run of chapters that finishes just before Christmas. I'll be honest and say I struggled with this after the first few chapters. As I was writing I planned for it to go a certain way, and then realized it didn't make sense for the characters. There was going to be a larger narrative about a rival frat and a prank war that goes too far, until I stopped and realized it had nothing to do with our 2 main characters. I made it primarily about Logan and Lindsay and their relationship, so I hope it is still enjoyable.

In the new year, I'm starting to plan what the next story will be for Wednesdays following the end of Family Reunion. Is there anything in particular you'd like? The plan is Science Club Episode 4, but would you prefer something else instead (and that will move a few weeks down). I could do something completely new; or continue an older story; or add a Book II to Sister's Servant (I have a narrative plan). Feel free to let me know what you'd be interested in. I always like hearing what people would be interested in.

That's it for this week. Nothing super long, just a check in. It's tough to talk about things when one of the stories is still 2-3 months out but you're working on it now. Anyway, thank you, as always, for reading.

-ghostwritten

Hello readers,

I'm happy to say, I've had a much better week in terms of writing than last week. Things are back on track and flowing nicely again. Let's discuss a few things.

This week featured the end of Episode 3 of Science Club, The Room Drama. Overall, I think people seem to like the story on the whole and the way the characters are developing. This series was always going to be challenging to both write and read, because there's so many characters and subplots running throughout multiple episodes. One reader suggested a description page, listing character attributes like height, race, etc. I think that's a great idea. I'm going to try to add that when I start writing Episode 4 in the near-ish future. In fact, I might try to lean further into the TV esthetic and do a 'Previously on' recap of key plot and character info necessary for that Episode. The whole thing might be a page long, but it'll posted as it's own chapter and labeled as such, so you can skip it if you want. That's the plan at least. Let me know your thoughts, or if you have suggestions of your own. Oh, thank you everyone for the feedback and comments on this series. I asked you and you delivered, keep it coming.

We also had another chapter of Jane Finds Herself, which I suspected might prove to be divisive. I'm wondering what people's thoughts were on Chapter 17 (and part of 16). I know this story hasn't really dealt with anything like that before, usually it has been fun and cheery. I wanted the reader to feel as tired and drained as Jane felt by the time she went down that fire escape and back to her room. Chapters won't always be like this, but I will warn that things might not always go perfectly as Jane thinks they will.

That's the end of this block of 5 (actually 7) chapters for Jane Finds Herself, what comes next? What's the next story I have cooking for Saturdays, you're probably asking yourselves. Well, I decided to do something different. I said a while ago that if Chapters 6 through 10 did well, then I would guarantee Chapters 11 through 20, as they fed into each other. Well, we're going to keep going with that premise, so Riley's visit starts next Saturday. Over the next... rest of the year really, Jane Finds Herself will keep going. I'm kind of curious what will happen when I let a story just run for a long stretch, so it's kind of an experiment. Let's see how this all plays out.

One unfortunate thing is there will be no Wednesday story for the next few weeks. It's kind of a bummer, but that's just how things go. I still haven't missed a Saturday in a year and a half of posting, but mid-week stuff is subject to change. That being said, for those interested, Family Reunion will be the next thing back. I've now have a few chapters done and I'm just waiting to confirm the date. Then I'll let you know exactly when it'll start back up again. People seemed excited and interested in more, I hope I can deliver the goods.

That's it for this week. I hope you all have a good week and read some fun stories. As always, if you have any suggestions or feedback, let me know via the comments or email. I hope you have a great week. Thanks for reading.
-ghostwritten

Hello readers,

Sorry I didn't write a blog last weekend, was just busy running around. Let's get into some things.
First off, writing wise things have been pretty rough for me of late. I don't really know why or what's going on, the ideas are there and the story is there, but the words just don't feel right as I type them out. I mentioned a while ago about wanting to start up a new story for the 'after dark' account, that story current sits with 3 versions of the first two pages... and I hate all three of them. This week, I decided to move on and start Family Reunion chapter 4, and that isn't much better (sitting at 4 pages for an entire week's time, kind of). I don't really know what's going on, could be a little writer's block or something, I'm not sure. As I said, the ideas and the story is in there, it just doesn't want to go down onto the page. I'm sure a lot of other writers here go through this, I'm hoping I'll snap out of it soon.

On to positive things, Jane Finds Herself is still doing well. Thank you to everyone who's been reading and following along each week. As of me writing this blog, it is currently sitting with a review score of 7.83; it is now tied with The Creek for my highest ever scored story. That's quite remarkable based on where it started, especially for a 'much sex' based story. Thank you to everyone who has been giving it a rating and I hope you enjoy what's to come in the future.

For those that have read this week's chapter (chapter 16), you may have noticed the chapter ends in a weird place, kind of mid-scene. I don't usually do that, unless it is for dramatic effect like a big reveal, so I hope you aren't too bothered by it. I thought I should explain what happened. Regular readers of mine might know I typically write stories in blocks of five chapters and then the story goes on hiatus, but that didn't happen here. As I was writing chapter 15, it kind of went long, very long. So, I thought 'why not break it in half and add a little more detail?' That's what I started to do before the Jane's visit to Brad and his friend.

Then I started to write that scene, which I guessed would be about 3000 words. I was wrong on that estimation by several thousand, I hadn't even really gotten into the main thrust of the night and I'd already topped 8,000 words on that additional chapter, so I decided to keep going and add in another chapter (Chapter 17, next weekend) The total word count ended up being over 25,000 combined for all three chapters (15-17). Kind of crazy for what was supposed to be originally just one 4,000 to 8,000 word chapter. Anyway, I hope you like this mini story arc. Truthfully, this story's gone so far off the rails...but in a good way, with more to come.

Next week is the final chapter of Episode 3 - The Room Drama, for the Science Club series. The scores for this one have been high as well, but views have dropped. Don't worry, fans of this series, more will come in the future. I love this series, it is so different and complex to write, balancing all the different characters, storylines, and sex scenes. Feel free to let me know what you'd like to see in the future. I have 3 more Episodes planned, but that's just where I've gotten to so far. We'll see how it goes.

As always, thank you to everyone who's been reading, commenting, and messaging me. That's why I do this. No Patreon. No Bookstore Ads. No Premium Membership Required. It's free; just for the love of the game.

All the best,
-ghostwritten

Hello readers,

Sorry for the tardy blog, I was away for most of the weekend. This has been a pretty unproductive week for writing for me, unfortunately. Not too sure what happened, just couldn’t get the words down on the page. Things seem to be rolling better now but lost almost a whole week of solid writing potential from the lapse in concentration.

One of the biggest struggles seems to be the new story for the ‘ghostwritten after dark’ account. I have three different versions of the first couple of pages, and I’m not happy with any of them. Maybe I’m just putting too much pressure on myself to make it perfect, or I’m just losing my mind. Regardless, I’ll keep plugging away at it. It’s a solid idea with lots of potential, but I may put it aside to focus elsewhere if progress doesn’t happen soon.

Some positives!

While views are down on Episode 3 – The Room Drama, the people reading it seem to really like it. The current score rating is higher than I could have imagined for what I’m trying to do with this series. I’ll take it and I’m happy you are enjoying the series. Episode 4 will happen at some point in the future, after I get a few other stories started/wrapped up.

Jane Finds Herself – This one continues to grow week over week, and I hope everyone sticks around for future chapters. Such an amazing turn around for a story that barely survived a weak first block of chapters. The story of Jane and her doppelganger friend Riley will continue for a while longer, as I’m still having a lot of fun writing this one each week. You might be able to tell since the chapters are a lot longer than the usual length of my other works.

Sorry for the smaller blog this weekend, since I didn’t write as much, there’s less to update you on. As always, feel free to reach out with feedback and your thoughts on what you are reading. I try to respond when I can.

Thank you for your time and continued support and interest,
-ghostwritten

Hello readers,

It’s Blog-tastic! Welcome back to another week of my ramblings. As always, hello to my human readers and our A.I. overlords who continue to read my blog at an impressive rate. So. what’s been going on?

This week saw the continuation of the Science Club series, with the beginning chapter of Episode 3 – The Room Drama. Views are lower than I’d like for the continuing series, but it has scored well among those of you that have started it. Thank you to all the people who score or comment on my stories, by the way. I will continue to ask for feedback on this series as it is a weird one to gather information on. I do enjoy this series of stories, since it is a challenge to balance the different characters and storylines. Some characters will feature more prominently in some episodes rather than others, then the next episode might focus heavily focus on someone else.

There are at least three more 5-chapter episodes planned for the series, and I hope interest remains strong enough to continue through those. There will be a break after Episode 3 concludes, so I can work on something else, but I do plan to write Episode 4 as soon as I can.

Beyond that, we just had a new chapter of Jane Finds Herself. This story has been such a wild ride, from barely scraping by in its first few chapters, to now getting very solid numbers each week. I hope that trend continues.

Jane continued to develop this week without Riley or Curtis’s direct involvement. I hope readers are enjoying the growth of Jane as a character unto herself. That’s what this whole block of chapters is about; Jane taking her experience and new appetites forward before Riley’s visit. As with Science Club, feedback is always appreciated for this story as well, so feel free to reach out to me with your thoughts.

Next week, we have more of both stories. In The Room Drama, chapter 2, the students and Linda continue to dig into the mystery of the abandoned Drama Room, while Brittany and Warren take a new step in their relationship.

In Jane Finds Herself, Jane has a date with Ross at his apartment as she learns more about her new potential boyfriend. Then a trip upstairs to see Brad leads to a tricky situation and a future problem.

That’s it for this week. Stories are still rolling out on both days and I’m typing away on more stuff in the meantime. I don’t really know when I’ll have something to show for it, but I hope to have enough done so that I can return to Family Reunion and Science Club with only a minimal interruption on your end.

Thank you for your time and continued support and interest,
-ghostwritten