Omachuck: Blog

Let me thank you who have voted. I've responded individually to those who sent me email.

Because I'm retired, I can look at your votes more frequently than once or twice each day.

Why is that important? The most important reason is that I get a better idea of what you like. I don't work from an outline - my characters pretty much tell their tales. BUT the voting does tell me something about positioning, phrasing, and pace. From that I can try to make my stories more appealing. For these reasons, voting is very important to me.

Today, for example, two readers changed their votes from six to a higher score. That shows that at least some of you value the action. On the other hand, the overall story rating has dropped. That doesn't bother me - I have a pretty good idea why.

So folks - feedback is appreciated in any form, by me and other authors. You benefit as well as we do, so please take the time to click that button at the end of the chapter or story.

Much thanks.

Chapter 4 is now in the queue. Look for it Wednesday.

THE harem plans an extraction at a conference for Certified Professional Midwives (CPMs) and Lamaze instructors in New Orleans.

Magnolia Amora Lestrange heads a particularly virulent branch of Earth Firsters, and styles herself the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans. She is pure evil.

Michael and his ladies go for a twofer.

Hannah finds a concubine.

I'm not sure how it happened, but two readers just let me know that the typo fix to chapter 1 accidentally replaced chapter 1 of What's So Maybe About Katie! I've submitted the fix to both stories but suspect it will be morning before the fix is implemented.

You guys are great.

First: Thanks to those who sent typo reports. I re-submitted chapter 1 with fixes.

Second: Chapters 2 and 3 are short, so both are in the queue. They should appear tomorrow.

Soooo - Given current conditions, if you need a captain for your brand new cube ship, where the heck are you going to find one? Why not a cruise ship? Meet Captain Jonathan Percival Hoag. (Yeah I know. When you read the chapters, you'll know why!)

It is against the SOL rules to post the characters as a separate 'story.' So, if anyone wants the list before the end of the story is posted, send me an email, and I'll send a text file back with the character list. I can probably achieve a one day turnaround.