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I am in the process of finishing Growing Up More, the second book. Currently, the twenty chapters are laid out, eight published, and number nine is in editing. The first 25% of the second book was hard to write, very dark, and I had grown to like Margot. I plan to finish the last chapters of Growing Up More before I focus elsewhere - though I will continue to release stories for Unleashed, which will not change in title, as one reader (readers always have better insight into stories than the authors) put it - the stories are about the inner world of the characters getting unleashed into the outer world.
Updates:
Growing Up More - new cover to reflect the series, chapter eight releases soon, chapter nine in editing, chapters 10-20 in pieces.
Unleashed:
Roshana Gets Popular - almost fully released
A Challenging Day - fully released
Jennifer Gets in Trouble - fully released
Dead Testing (Polana's three-day test) - 50% written
Death of Tyler (Helen's quest to find out why) - 50% written
The Final Fight (Polana's graduation fight) - 100% written - need editing
The Neighbour Needs Help (Zazana helps her neighbour) - 75% written
Halloween in the Bunker - 100% written - needs editing
Halloween Tradition - 100% written - will get released soon
A new job (Polana's new job) - started
Jealous Much or New Flash at School (New girl's experience at the school) - started
The Bunker (Zazana's new job) - outlined and started
What is a God? (new character, behind enemy lines) - started
You don't know hell like I do (Jennifer's military experience) - started
Zer and the dog of a boyfriend (Polana exposes Zer's boyfriend) - almost finished- will get released at the same time as The Neighbour Needs Help
Other Projects - in various states of completion.
Lifeguard at School - from the Water Park series - various scenarios finished
A Journey of Revenge (massive story, first couple of chapters writing - about a girl kicked out of her parents' house and her journey to get revenge)
Older men, but why - strange little tale
A New Experience on Fireworks Night - (water sports - finished but not edited)
Andrea's Adult Adventure - A journey in an Alice-like fantasy land, outlined.
Mild to Spicy - a no sex action book
The Day I walked Into the Wrong Room - (Lactation) - 50% finished
They Hurt (Lactation) - 25% finished
Adventures in Life Guarding - Girl Gangs II - partially finished, but paused due to getting too dark
Of note: if there is a story that you want finished, please drop me a message. Growing Up More was only re-tackled because of readers' requests, as I found the darkness very hard to write.
Scary leap to ask for opinions on changing the series title from Unleashed to...
Enhanced - simple, but I think there are already 1.2 billion books with this title.
Augmented - I like the idea of hinting at augmented breasts, penises, but it seems like only half a title.
Amplified - too musical, and I suck at singing.
Intensified - I like the idea of the world intensifying around our heroes and their natural abilities getting intensified, but maybe too much of an adjective.
Enlarged - too simple but also too mundane, but I like the sexual overtures and implications.
Unleashed - what I have now seems like the wrong direction.
Augmented Humanity - suggested by TiberiusReign - possible, as it does describe the world
Link here: A Challenging Day
Link here: Jennifer Gets in Trouble
Reason: at first, I thought the direction of the story would go towards a single incident where Polana unleashes her desires, but being a pantsy, the character stole the story and made it go in a different direction and then other stories surfaced concerning the main character and sub-characters where Unleashed seemed less and less representative of the multiple story series. Since I'm only partially through the first story, I've decided to change the overall series title.
Thoughts: I liked the simple one-word series title, simple minds, simple thoughts, I guess.
If you have an opinion, please send a note with your suggestion and thoughts. (including - you're a dumbass, don't change it).
If you have any other ideas, please send them. If there is nothing else, it will make me feel that someone has read at least part of this.
Note: I didn't think amazing, stupendous, spectacular words would work - Spider-Man already stole them.
Stories (partially written or in final editing - working titles):
A challenging Day (in the process of being published)
Jennifer Gets in Trouble (In the process of being published)
Roshana Gets Popular (Working Title: in beta reading and editing)
Zer Helps a Neighbour (30% written)
After School Shopping (5% written, a look at the world from a shopping perspective - ie, more public stuff)
Jealous Much (5% written, School event and new student)
The Final Fight Begins (20% written, Polana graduation test)
Dead Testing Days (20% written, Physical Testing for Polana and crew)
The Death of Tyler (idea only - may not get written, and ramifications)
I have a new Job (5% written, Polana's new job)
In the Military (5% written, Polana gets drafted)
The Six Soldiers (Polana and five other soldiers on assignment)
Zer and the dog of a boyfriend (Polana's sister)
Behind Enimy Lines (5% written, a new character)
After some very kind words from readers, I have restarted the Growing Up storyline. A new book, that gets dark, very dark, before the light...(Arriving May 1st)
I will publish as a new story (would love to go back and edit the other one, but time's short).
You will notice the odd short story, or series, more just for fun and to try and improve my writing.
The Unleashed series will expand with more stories, enjoying Polana's journey.
Any feedback, good or bad, I love, appreciate, and now know why so many authors crave feedback. The void exists, and the odd shout keeps writers writing.
Oh, and Buy Me a Coffee - https://buymeacoffee.com/tmax_improper_stories
I am still writing :) - I have a new series that will arrive on Jan 31, with publishing every 2 weeks (opposite of the catholic school series). There are 23 chapters for the first story (more serial). More science fiction as it takes place in a different timeline with North America split into multiple countries. Students are enhanced, but of course, it focuses on a strong teenage girl and her challenging day. Girl with girl, some public (in school), and finishes with males in female. Already I have a spin-off and chapters written for other parts of the universe (I enjoy writing it).
As always, please send feedback - even thumbs up or thumbs down helps remind me that others read this. If you feel generous, you can buy me a coffee (though I am trying to cut back on caffeine :) - https://buymeacoffee.com/tmax_improper_stories
Finally, if you want further stories in any of the universes already started, I would love to keep exploring them. This writing thing is addictive and the more I do, the more I want to do.
Special thanks to Mark Friend - you rock for editing my stories.
So, I have joined the digital age and set up a buy me a coffee page (in profile). My love of caffeine battled and overcame my Luddite tendencies. No pressure. No caffeine means sleep, so...either I write or I dream of writing. Either way, I win!!!
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