Woofajuana: Blog

It's been a while since I've posted on this pen name since I've been busy over on Cly Anders with my elves. However, this news affects this page more (though you will also see an update over there later). I had to take a very sudden hiatus due to, well, a lot of reasons, not just one or even two, which makes it really complicated. One of those reasons is mental health, one is family drama, another is sick (the flu snuck up on me, please put me out of my misery) and yet another.... IS GETTING PUBLISHED!

Werewolf stories don't go over as well on this site as they do over on Inkitt. But let me tell you, werewolves are majorly trending! At most, I would get about 300 views on my story whenever I'd post here. There's 76 bookmarks, and only 60+ ratings of a little over 7 points. Well, guess what? Since I posted my novel on Inkitt end of November, I've had over 13,000 views. If I had even 50 cents for each one, that'd be a part time job... and only since Nov! I'm on over a thousand reading lists, already had several 5 star reviews, numerous emoji reactions (which this site could benefit from majorly) and a lot of praise. So....

Remember that friend I mentioned who was working with me on "The Dragon Tamers?" Well, he agreed to shift gears and go through "In the Enemy's Territory" with the same eye. I gave him permission to be ruthless. And, oh boy, he has been exactly that! Oof. Love you, Psycho! You fucking psycho... here's the carving knife, just be done with it! His suggestions, as always, are spot on. I can't wait to show you just the first chapter! He had 43 comments on it alone, and that was the smallest chapter! This is better than sex for a writer. "I like it" is great, but "rearrange this sentence structure for flow" is better! Maybe because I'm a masochist. I am addicted to constructive criticism. And boy, he's giving me a constructive beat down.

Of course, I am not blindly following his suggestions, and he's not offended when I disagree. After all, he's not a professional, he's just a high level manager who has read entirely too many smut novels. Telling me to set a hard deadline for this was weirdly erotic... fuck, I'm such a sub. But, a deadline was chosen. Disclaimer: I suck at deadlines so take it with a grain of salt.

So, when will you see the copy hitting self-publishers? End of Feb/ beginning of March (and absolutely no later than end of March). I will be publishing through Amazon for sure, while several others are in consideration. Maybe through Bookapy, but I am unsure. I already published through Amazon once long time ago so I know that process. Also eyeing itch.io. If you know of any other good self-publishers, drop me a DM!

So. All that said. Guys, I'm sorry, but my elves and my werewolves just don't play nice in my head. They never have. Roan's over here with his pussy posse while Roscrow's vehemently against anything fuzzy, furry or fluffy. And Kupper... is too busy blowing shit up to notice the dog breath. This is not to say you won't see any posts between now and then. As I've said before, I've given up on trying to write the first draft in one whole story as I've done before which slowed me down immensely, so I've been forging ahead with bits and pieces, summary parts to remember what was going to go there, and just various random sentences and descriptions. When all the elves play nice, I could roll back and finish a chapter that was 80% done in just an afternoon if I needed. There's probably a good story somewhere in there about the power struggle between the human-based werewolves and the elves, but I've already got 9 stories (including sequels) waiting so I'm not trying to add more. However, there will be no schedule for awhile. If I have an available chapter, I will post it on its alloted day ("Mongrels and Music" on Thursdays, "The Dragon Tamers" on Fridays, and "The Rat and the Dragon" on Saturdays) with a blog the day before to let everyone know. No posting block, no schedule, no guarantees. But I'm not idle (except for right now... please unalive me). I'm still forging ahead (slowly) and trying to close the gaps to make a flowing script. As always, remember that they are rough drafts and subject to change.

Lastly. Once published, I will remove the copy currently available on Inkitt (and elsewhere) as it's too close to the finished product, so all other places I've posted it for free will be removed... except for here. I will no longer update the one here, but it will remain a SOL exclusive rough draft as it's in its roughest form here. Because all my one-offs and shorts about my version of werewolves will be based off that world, I leave the rough draft here and here only. If you see it anywhere else after March, please be so kind as to let me know as it's been stolen.

I hope you guys are as excited as I am! I've been wanting this since the 2nd grade, when I read "White Fang" and decided I wanted to kick Jack London's ass at writing... until I found out he was dead long ago... pussy! Afraid to face me!? I kid, I kid. But not about the getting published part! Huzzah! Now excuse me while I die....

TL;DR: I started a new pen name. "The Dragon Tamers" is going to be moved over to it. "The Rat and the Dragon" is getting a revival to be posted on Saturdays. And I highly suggest clicking on the song....

So, I had forgotten this site had separate pen names. I've been here almost 20 years, I still don't know shit. XD I'm still trying to process the 00s, okay? Well, I decided that, rather than clutter up this old account with a bunch of [old] in the titles and a zebra print of yellow lines, I would simply start a new pen name and there will be no dreaded yellow lines.

I have no intentions of being known separately from Woofajuana. I am one in the same. But, I will leave that name for my were-stories, FFFs, and anything else fur and bestiality related. The new pen name for all continuing revivals will be the same as my Inkitt. Cly Anders. Enough people still like my old stories and read them on occasion so that is why they stay. Also, as a writer, I think it's really fun and helpful to see how rough drafts can change over time, what things stay and what changes. It wasn't something I saw a whole lot of at the start of my journey. Books were finished products on the shelves. Maybe it will help someone to know that it doesn't have to be right the first time... or the 500th time (looking at you, Roscrow...).

I make this announcement because well... I heard a song and, uh, Roan's short enough that he can just walk right under Roscrow's strangle hold and slip right to the front where he hasn't been for *checks notes* almost 15 years and have a little fun with his elf... and Roscrow has been okay with this. In fact, he might be taking notes.

Ugh, but c'mon, Roscrow! You're, like, 4 more chapters to your own elf sex. Let's goooo! "Yeah, but they're doing it now." But- "And you gave him ropes? Why don't I get ropes?" Yeah but- "He gets knife play?" He's an asshole... "I'm an asshole!" I swear to god... "Yes, that's me." *head in hands* I'm going back to the werewolves....

Here's a little kernel of internal lore... Roan is older than Roscrow. I have roleplay skits of good ol' "Silvereye" from when I was 13. Ah, the old forum roleplays that never went anywhere.

So, Roscrow and Roan can share space. I've been jumping back and forth between them, and it's been surprisingly easy since it was straight impossible to do anything else while writing "ITET" (as Roscrow has put it with perfect clarity, he lives on a planet where everything is scaly, feathery, or leathery, and he will not be made to share a room with barking rugs *cue Anubis in the other corner with a WTF face*).

But it also helps that not that much has really changed other than my skill and the headspaces I can get into. While Roscrow's a bit of an overbearing scoundrel, he was raised as an aristocrat held to strict rules, both to his titles and also his species. Roan, however, was raised to be a cold, soulless murderer because sometimes demons look like children, and even people you know. Probably a good thing I couldn't get into his head so well at that age. So a lot of the same stuff happens, but it's quite a bit rougher, and he's not a nice guy to start.

While Dragon Tamer's a slow climb to a mountain of trouble (run Roscrow, Dane knows!), Roan and Cylthan just plunge head first. There's not much to their world, though, so there's that. No lore, just action. All the "lore" is character based instead of characters already living in and navigating a lore rich world. I could not tell you what planet Roan and Cylthan (no, she was not named after me, it just worked out that way) are on, or even if it is a planet. Maybe it is simply a dimension. I cannot say because I only know of them and their adventure through the world.

So, I will begin posting it over on my other pen name on Saturdays. I will post the first 3 chapters this upcoming Saturday just to get the party started. They are short. I'm working really hard on keeping these 3k words or shorter. Seems to help with actually feeling like I'm progressing.

All that said, one last thing... guys, I got a puppy! A corgi! She's so perfect and cute! I might be dying a little... she has flopped over my feet as I write this. ^.^ May she live to be as old as my old man. So, this will slow down my progress a bit. I have chapters backed up, but if I start getting too behind, I will skip weeks until I can catch up again. No yellow lines.

And seriously... the song is great and perfectly sums up Roan and Cylthan. From the words to the beat. May not seem like it at first, but as the story progresses, it becomes more obvious.

Hmm, seems the new chapter of Dragon Tamer didn't quite come out correctly. I will be resubmitting.

S're did the thing... and now, that thing might destroy everything she's ever loved. What is the "Cost of a Bounty?" Enjoy!

I am glad I wrote so many chapters. I've lost the momentum. Life is as life does. I will do my very best to keep it up. Might end up breaking these chapters down even smaller. They get so long so fast. I hit 9k words in one of these later ones. I just let the stream of consciousness take me, and I let the characters give me a natural break away. Sometimes, they are not forthcoming about those.

Now that the momentum is lost, poor Roscrow is stuck in there with a stick and a lost cause, beating back all the other characters. "My bitch! Come back later! Roan! You slippery little shi- Oh, hey, elf sex. Yeah, I could watch this." ROSCROW! "What? you've built me a castle wall and a moat of cock block, what do you expect?"

I'll get back to it. Sometimes, life is so much fun! And then... your cat dies, and it takes you 2 months to finally break down and deal with the grief. I lost myself in the unflappable focus of avoidance, but I couldn't avoid it forever. It wasn't healthy. Life is as life does. 18 years. Is this what elves feel like?

I have moved to a new home for my main writings. However, I will, of course, continue to post here, so do not fear! I will continue to post small stories, shorts, one-offs, and other such things here, as well as The Dragon Tamers, but over on Inkitt, I'm actually updating the stories in real time, literally as I'm given feedback. "In the Enemy's Territory" is closer to a finished product (and is now well over 30 chapters, not because of that much extra content but because I'm breaking it up into much smaller pieces). Currently only have the 2 there, but I will be posting and hanging out there a lot more often, and on Fridays, new chapters of "The Dragon Tamers" will show up there first, and there's a good chance it will look different there than here as I can update and change things in real time without having to bother someone to submit my changes when it's only some grammar or a sentence. You can find me under Cly Anders. Not my real name, but related to me in a way. Hope to see you there, and have a great week!

(Small rant... As a wolf furry, I just have to shake my head at people who write werewolf novels who don't know anything about how WOLVES actually work. THERE ARE NO "FAMILIES" IN A PACK, THERE IS ONLY FAMILY IN A PACK! And yet, these other places I've been posting to are absolutely crawling with the most unrealistic pack dynamics that I have ever seen. They aren't even in line with human royalty! I have rarely kept a peeve as a pet but if I were to, that's the one. You're telling me that an Alpha is an Alpha because they were born that way, even if they did or do absolutely NOTHING to benefit the pack? Man, just ask France how that went.... end rant)