I'm working again! No, not a job. I mean I'm getting some real writing done after feeling under par for for a couple of months. Got two chapters each of two different stories written this week and for the first time in a while, I'm pleased with the results.
The work brings me to a total of six chapters of Drawing on the Dark Side of the Brain 2, and five chapters for Wayzgoose's A Place Among Peers. I feel like I'm back on an even keel again at last.
And I'm ready to begin releasing my new Swarm Cycle story, The Assassin, on Saturday this week. I've gotten pretty excited about that one because it's just character-driven sci fi. I don't think a person would need to be familiar with the rest of the cycle to enjoy the story. But of course, a familiarity with the universe is better. 27 chapters posting one every three days.
On a different note, I have five nominations in five different categories of the Clitorides Awards for the Best in Written Erotica. And a couple of them are a real surprise to me. Like Wayzgoose's American Royalty 1, Coming of Age nominated for Best Romance. That kind of blew me away. And aroslav has been nominated for both Author of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Award. I'm thrilled to have been nominated in these categories. And thank you for nominating Double Team (representing "The Transmogrification of Jacob Hopkins" series) for Best Do-Over Sex Story.
Perhaps the nomination I'm most excited about is seeing Living Next Door to Heaven nominated for the Classic Clitoride Award. Back when LNDtH was first completed in 2015, the Clitorides were still getting rolling again after a six year hiatus from 2006-2013. And that year saw some of SOL's heaviest hitters nominated in the same category for truly outstanding stories: G Younger, Dual Writer, Jay Cantrell, Oyster50, and Argon. I was honored to even be in the same competition.
There's been a resurgence in readership for LNDtH over the past year and LNDtH1 is now up to 1.15 million downloads. Maybe people were looking for something really long to last them through the pandemic. I don't know. I'm just honored that this story has been nominated in the category of Classic Clitoride.
I've scanned through the list of stories nominated in the various categories and they include some of my favorites. I'm ready to start reading some that I haven't gotten to yet. That's one of the best things about the Clitorides. Just reading the stories that have been nominated provides a list of great reading material. It was just a year ago next week that I checked into an RV park in Texas, not knowing that I'd be sitting there for two months before I could travel again and get back up north to my summer campground. I've read a lot this year!
Stay safe and stay well. And go vote for your favorites!