ghostwritten: Blog

Hello readers,

Back to back weekly blogs, look at me go. Last week’s blog got me thinking and I realized I didn’t write a New Year’s blog. That’s where I give my thoughts on what I produced last year, and what I hope to achieve this year. So, if you’ll allow me, here’s my not exactly New Year’s blog.

2025 was my first full year of writing, since I only started halfway through the previous one. I think there was a mixed bag of stories, some worked and others probably could have been stronger. I won’t go over each one, since that’s boring and who really has time for that, but I’ll highlight a couple stories I’m proud of and some that might have missed expectations, either mine or yours.

The Good

Snow Angel – I was really happy how this story came together. Each character had their own motivations and goals, which I thought blended nicely. There was a nice mix of story and sex, although some things could have been fleshed out a bit better. It was one of the few times I used a defined real place, and hunted for little details like geography, stores, and restaurant menus.

Science Clubseries (so far) – Kind of a cheat, since it is still active, but the first three episodes have done really well. A big swing in having 9 characters to balance along with a sort of goofy premise (a sex drug). By episode 3, I hope each character is interesting and you can be invested in each of their evolving stories. Still a long way to go with them, and I hope you are in for the ride. My one misstep here though would likely be releasing it as Episodes and not as one singular story. It was a gamble that likely didn't pay off; but I'm committed to finishing the next 3 planned Episodes.

The Bad

Trapped at a Sex Party – I don’t actually think this one is necessarily bad, but mistakes were made along the way. I didn’t give enough time to develop the mystery or build enough tension for Beth and Greg as characters. The title alone likely drew some scorn and turned people off, while others expected more sex and felt cheated. I think you rightly deserved better here. It should have been put under my other account, ‘ghostwritten after dark’. Still though, I liked the concept about an undercover reporter who’ll do anything for a story… Beth may return in future tales. If so, expect this one to move accounts.

Ashley’s Education – Good idea a year too late. I think the writing was good but the story was lacking plot and stakes. I don’t think any of that mattered though, since there wasn’t any appetite for more with this character, at least in the wider community of SOL. That being said, several readers have asked me to finish it… I still might. It’s my only story that I’ve abandoned and I hate that. We’ll see.

The Middling

Sheltered from the Storm – Generally fine, but people hated the ending. Not every story should have a happy ending but maybe I went too far negative with this one. They could have just separated and gone their separate ways, but I decided to dig the knife in a bit to Allison; probably too deep. Lesson learned.

Winter’s Bite: Whiteout – Hahaha, I don’t care how good or bad these do, I’m still going to write more. Currently, my only attempt at fan-fic which I generally avoid, as a rule. Marked improvement over The Hunted, the previous Winter’s Bite story, but maybe these would flow better without sex? Something to think about for the inevitable follow ups. Bonus points to anyone who knows what this nonsense is from.

2026 – The New Year’s Goals

Primary goal is to finish Jane Finds Herself. I didn’t place it in any of the above categories because, well, it isn’t finished. The story’s been fun and it’s done surprisingly well for something that didn’t start out that way, but it eats up a lot of writing bandwidth. Wrapping this thing up in a satisfactory way is my biggest hurdle for the year.

Post Jane – I think Saturdays will likely feature smaller scale tales (5-10 chapters) following the conclusion of Jane Finds Herself. This massive sized story writing stops me from exploring other smaller story ideas, and paired with Science Club left little room for changing things up, which can be refreshing while writing. There is the potential for another grand tale, but it might be elsewhere… see below.

More ‘after dark’ stories – I mentioned last week wanting to have at least 3 5-chapter stories over on the other account by the end of this year. That’s the big goal although there is the potential for just 1 big story too (probably not Jane big… hopefully... maybe?). That account is for harder or weirder stories. I have very different expectations over there than I do for stories on my main account, so I can play a little more with darker themes or content. Balancing timing and release schedules out will be a challenge, as well as managing burn-out possibilities.

That’s pretty much it for what I hope to do for this year. I have personal goals that I’d like to achieve over the course of my time writing here on SOL, but those aren’t year dependent. I do think I achieved one though, which I’ll mention. It was to write one story to people come back to every so often. I know it’s hard to quantify or confirm that fact, but Peeping Tammy has continued to do well long after it’s final chapter release, so I’m counting it.

Thank you to everyone who’s read one of my stories over the past year and a half of posting here. Thank you for the wonderful comments and messages I’ve received, giving support and encouragement… sometimes criticisms and corrections. Thank you to my editor Checkmark50, for fixing the broken mess word salad that I send you; and to Nemo for reviewing my rough drafts and keeping me on the plot.

Thank you all for reading this. Feel free to reach out and let me know your thoughts as always. To a better year!
-ghostwritten

Hello readers,
It’s been a long time since my last blog post, let me explain what’s been going on.

Since my last blog post in December, I sort of checked out from writing. It was a combination of burn-out and internalized stress of trying to write more content and stories than I could actually handle with my available free time. All that just sort of snowballed into a downward spiral of self-defeatism when one of the other projects I was working on failed at what I was intending it to do. What you’ve been reading each week was my pre-written cushion of chapters slowly dwindling away until the final one posted this week (Jane Finds Herself chapter 28).

Now the good news, I’ve not given up and I’ve already completed chapter 29 this week and chapter 30 is going well so far. The current writing plan is to stabilize Jane Finds Herself and build back up a little chapter cushion of a few weeks in advance. It’ll help keep the pressure off writing other stories and characters for the short term. Once things get back into a comfortable groove, the next thing to come out is a new Science Club Episode, I just don’t know when that will be.

I would like to say sorry to those of you hoping and expecting a new story for the ghostwritten after dark account. I promised there would be a new story there for February, but unfortunately that was the one that just fell apart. Tonally, it was too slow and plodding for that account, which is for riskier material. I think those of you interested in that type of content are owed something ‘wild and hot’. I do have a goal this year to have at least 3 5-chapter stories over there over the course of 2026 (or fewer but longer stories).

With all that out of the way, I’d like to address my request for feedback from my last blog post on December 7th, 2025. Thank you to everyone who reached out and offered their thoughts. I hope and believe I replied to each message sent. The main takeaway that was unanimous was that I should keep writing Jane Finds Herself until I see fit to conclude it. Fair enough. The break seems to have helped reinvigorate me and I think I have a clear path towards the conclusion.

I never planned for this story to expand to the point of likely being a 700-page book, but here we are. It’s been an experience, that’s for sure; one I don’t think I am skilled enough have pursued. I hope I can stick the landing for you all and thank you for coming along on this journey with Jane.

Thank you for your patience and time,
-ghostwritten

PS. More feedback is always appreciated, just hit the message or comment button.

Hello readers,

Been a couple of weeks since my last blog, sorry I haven't had the time to post one. Truthfully, the past few weeks I've been struggling to write at all but those things happen; don't worry, this isn't a 'I'm quitting' blog :).

What I am looking for though is some feedback regarding Jane Finds Herself. As long time readers know, I typically post stories in blocks of 5 (5 weeks on and then 5 weeks off with a different story). With Jane of late, since chapter 11, I've decided to let it ride and continue the story week to week. I saw great growth in views and increasing scores each week, and overall, it felt like people were happy with the story. Now though, those views have plummeted and the score drops every week. I'm fine with the ebb and flow of that, those things happen, but I am starting to wonder if Jane Finds Herself has grown too long in the tooth, as they say.

It is miles longer than anything I've ever written before and maybe I'm not skilled enough to write to this length yet. Maybe the scenario has worn out and people don't really care, I don't know. That's what I'm here asking for today. Should I wrap this story up and move on to something else? In the interest of transparency, I admit I finished writing chapter 28 this week, so you know how far ahead I am in writing. The holidays are rough on time for both myself and my editor, so I wanted to really get ahead on things to give us both a break. But yeah, should I push towards an ending quickly or are you still enjoying things?

Main Questions:
1) Are you still enjoying Jane Finds Herself?

If you aren't, where did I lose you?

2) Should I conclude the story or keep going with what was planned?

As for my other current story, Family Reunion, not much to say about it. It is doing ok. Reception to it seems muted, and that's ok. Not everything is going to take off. It'll finish off before Christmas and I hope people like the ending. It is a 'low sex' story, so I know it isn't exactly what people expect from me. I like to try different things and they don't all work out.

Last thing I'd like to ask is, are you getting sick of my writing? That sounds like a weird question, I know, but having been a reader for decades now, I know authors get repetitive and tiring after a while. You know the sentence structure they use, where sex scenes will be, and how they'll play out. It just loses its punch. I wonder if I'm getting there with many of you. If so, I can try to change up my style or something. Try writing something very 'out of pocket' for me. Again, just looking for overall feedback on this type of thing.

If you've made it this far, thank you for reading all this. I would love to hear your thoughts, so reach out via the email button. I'll try to respond when I can.
Have a great week,
-ghostwritten

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