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Finally! Bonnie Princess Charlene has been in the works for almost 2 years. I never post until a story is complete and edited and proof read - you get the idea - finished. Thanks to many helpful folks, incomplete ideas, typos, and other assorted errors have been sanded out. I owe, and anyone reading this story owes, many thanks to Annemouse, burka_oz, Jim7, Steve, Han Jansz van Meeg, fred daddio, Gary Bywater, and Lou (Especially Lou).
The first chapter is in the queue to post September 1st and the following chapters each Friday and Sunday until the story has finished. Comments are very welcome. Please note that I will be on a cruise for the latter half of the month, and the ship's Mrs. Grundy will not allow me to access SoL, so my responses will be delayed.
BPC is a stand alone, but some characters from Pēteris and Monica Mechanic have minor parts.
Why the title? Some years ago I was on a tour in Scotland and visited the grave of Flora MacDonald - the heroine who smuggled Bonnie Prince Charlie Stuart to safety. That sparked an idea, which the above cited folks helped me bring to life.
Enjoy!
Just a heads up for those who told me they didn't notice the last batch. JJ has ported four more of his stories from ASSTR.
JJ was one of the original collaborators with Thinking Horndog at the Cycle's very beginning. These stories are just as they were posted there.
They have not yet been moved into the Swarm Cycle universe. When all 19 are here, I'll work with him and/or the moderators to get them into the Cycle.
Until then - Enjoy!
I find both ratings and comments valuable in helping me determine if what I write entertains readers. If I divide the number of folks who rate a story by the number of downloads, it is almost consistently 1% - regardless of the rating itself. One of my stories reached 2%. I thank you all who vote - it is appreciated.
On the other hand, I am astounded at the stories with hundreds, even thousands of downloads with the symbol that indicates not enough readers have voted in order for the story to be rated (as opposed to those authors who have ratings turned off).
Folks, it only takes a couple of clicks, and it means a lot to us who write, and actually to you readers - because it helps us determine what and how to write.
Apparently I wasn't clear in my last blog. The Swarm stories being posted by JJ are the original stories 'as is' as were posted on ASSTR. They were written by one of the original authors in the Swarm Cycle and shaped the early thinking. Some of them have elements that don't stick to what we consider 'canon' today, but then, they are so early that they could be considered the 'real' canon.
I am neither the author nor the person 'porting them over. I am the prodder and poker to try and get them over, but I stick with the authors' desires.
One author, sili artie, removed all his stories from ASSTR, so his two Swarm stories are unlikely to appear here - though he did notify fans well ahead of time so they could download copies.
I sent a note to Thinking Horndog asking him to facilitate the stories being moved into the Cycle. Too soon to have heard from him.
As ever, your thoughts and encouragement are appreciated by us all.
I call your attention to these stories by one of the Swarm Cycle's earliest authors. They are being ported 'as is' from the now defunct ASSTR with permission of their author.
There are sixteen more of this author's Swarm Cycle stories. I'm sure all nineteen will be moved into the Cycle collection. Enjoy them and say thank you to "JJ".
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