Greven: Blog

Due to a late night error, when I was trying to post chapter 3 and 4, the actual chapter 3 was never added. That has been corrected and now there are 5 total chapters.

If you read up to 5, go back and read 3, there is quite a few developments you missed. I an really sorry for the mistake and hope everyone enjoys the corrected version, Greven.

Have you ever written a story that broke you? By that I mean killed your interest to write anymore. I ask that because I did and have not been able to write past a certain point again.

All the stories I am posting here I did for another site that is long dead. Being an aspiring writer I did a lot of research, tried to learn from people with actual experience, and be as honest as possible in my fiction. Then I went down a rabbit hole and it seems I left my creativity at the bottom.

I wish I could post it here but considering it dealt with someone working to get children out of the global child sex trade there is no way to realistically.

It was a poison pill that I would love to get over, to be able to get into the creative energy I used to flow with, but despite everything I have tried all I come up with is a few dozen pages of character development and then a brick wall.

Has anyone else ever had that "Last story" there was no coming back from?

I can't tell you the kind encouragement I have received so for. In response I am doing my best to dig deep and translate more stories as fast as possible.

I say translate because between editing, and rewriting, it feels like I am having to translate the original text, and the original story, into something new that still holds onto the original intent.

As I look through what I have, I know there are some that will never be seen, and the only worry I have is that the end isn't all that far away. Then again who knows, maybe I can take up the keyboard again and write something new some day. Till then enjoy everyone.

I had a rough start, but I never expected so much love for my stories. Every time I sign in there are e-mails with great comments, thanks, and positive responses.

I want to thank everyone who reads my stories, votes, and comments so wonderfully. It lets me know the stories I worked on all those years ago are still loved, and the people they are based on are not forgotten.

Thanks so much, Greven.

When I started posting my work here it was to allow people to read some of what I created years ago on other sites. I pulled them together, had to make some major changes due to newer site terms, and rebuild what I had.

That isn't easy for many reasons but I did it anyway because these aren't just my stories. These were the dreams and desires of women that I became good friends with and leaving them to sit on my hard drive didn't sit well with me.

Since I wrote these stories my life has changed in many ways. These changes made it hard for me to do the due diligence required of a serious author, but then I am not a serious author anymore. I'm a father and a husband first and foremost. What I am doing is trying to keep my friends stories alive, and give people a glimpse into their world.

Other than a few nit pickers the response has been wonderful. I had to be reminded of something the great Mel Brooks once said "With the creation of the artist came the inevitable afterbirth, the critic". I had to remember to listen to the many instead of the one.

Considering the competition here, to stand in the rating so high for so long helps me to gain that much needed perspective. It also gives me strength to keep going back, making the changes, and hoping to keep the spirit of the stories the same while doing so. (I have a t least three series so far that I haven't been able to do that with.)

So I am here to say thanks. Thanks for supporting me, supporting my friends memories, and for the encouragement to keep going forwards.

Please remember that the more you tell all of us authors what you like, what you loved, and how it made you feel is what keeps us hammering at these keys. It's the love of our readers and friends that keeps us going to you can keep reading.

So thanks again for everything, Greven.