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To make a long and depressing story short, I was hospitalized with Covid in late November, and my laptop was stolen while I was there at the hospital. Pretty sure it was a guy who was caught creeping on me and my room a few times, but there is no proof. So all my ideas and stuff for Remmys teacher, crossing the line, and another major project (a real book that I've been writing for about 2 years now) are all gone.
I've been pretty discouraged lately, but trying to get back on the horse. Working off of my phone for now, so writing is kinda slow till I can afford to get another laptop.
Anyways, I came back to a few dozen messages from readers asking for more, so I thought you all deserved an explanation. I'm working on new material, i just haven't been able to get into the right head space since I recovered.
I debated on how to properly do this, because I want this story to be longer and have more room for growth. That said, chapter 2 has almost no sexual actions of any kind, rather focusing on the character building for both Amanda and Remmy. I have edited the description of the story to reflect that fact, and I do have the "slow" tag on it, but I wanted to make sure that everyone understands my goal with this.
All of the tags that I have put on the story are all of the ones that I anticipate being IN the story at some point. This way people can know going in what they can expect - so that they dont get attached to a character and then turned off by a surprise new tag. On the same token, I dont want people to think that im placing tags that have nothing to do with the story (even though it may seem like it right now).
I hope that everyone can appreciate my thought process on that :)
Enjoy and let me know what you think!
Hey everyone,
Ive hit a kind of writers block regarding the story of Alex, Samantha, and Nicole. I know there is more to the story, but I just havent figured out where to take it just yet. I get in my space, sit down with a glass of wine, and nothing. I have ideas, it just seems like nothing is "right".
Instead, I thought I would start a new story. I am not giving up on Alex and Sam, im just giving some of my creative ideas another outlet. Perhaps it will help get me through the "block" in their story.
I am done with the first chapter of this new story, I may post it today, I may not - I haven't yet decided.
That said, I thought it might be a good idea to look for an editor at this point. I have re-read my work on Alex and Sam a few times, and keep noticing problems that I should not have made. Run on sentences, rushing through places that would have benefitted from more exposition, and even a continuity error (THATS the kind of thing i really cant stand). So, if you are reading this and have enjoyed my work thus far, please feel free to send me a message telling me why you would make a good editor for my content, as well as any editing experience you have.
Also, my writing passion covers different areas. While Alex and Sam is about an incestual relationship, this next story is a completely different genre. I also have ideas for a more serious story without such a heavy emphasis on sex, but that is far in the future.
Thanks for taking the time to read :)
-Twren
I had some IRL issues come up which I am sure everyone here can relate to, and then Covid hit.
I am working on chapter 6 and hope to have it released within the next day or two. Moving forward I will attempt to release regular updates, but with my new job I cannot set aside a specific time to write like I used to. Anyways, i want to give a shout out to LA.Native for sending me a message and nudging me to write some more - its good to get those kinds of notes from readers, because - especially as a small time writer like myself - it can be discouraging when you think that no one really cares if the story continues or not. Its very nice to hear that people are identifying with or forming emotional bonds with the characters I am creating, because it tells me that I am reaching the emotional depth in their lives that I was aiming for.
I am also going through the previous chapters and re-uploading them with small grammatical changes, correcting punctuation and making thoughts easier to understand.
At any rate, thanks to anyone who reads this - You rock :D
Up until now, ive been busting out chapters every day because it was fairly easy and straightforward with how I wanted the story to progress, but with the addition of the 3rd party to the relationship I felt like I couldn't just release it as a first-draft like the previous chapters have been. This chapter is significantly longer than previous ones, I hope that isn't a turn-off for readers, but I felt that everything in this chapter is really necessary so that there is still significant plot to the overarching story
Im hoping that the time and effort that I took to refine this new section pays off and is satisfactory to continuing the story for my readers. My main concern is the final portion where the perspective swapps rapidly between Nicole, Alex, and Samantha. Having re-read it about 2 dozen times, it all makes sense to me, but that could just be due to the fact that I know what I was hoping to convey to the reader. Please let me know if it is confusing at any points and I will take additional time to refine it for ease of reading.
Thanks for being loyal followers and readers! I am thoroughly enjoying being in the heads of my characters as I write this story, and I can see this progressing over many, many chapters to come.
:)
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