Hello readers,
This will be a big one, so let's get right into it.
First off, let's start with this past week. Jane Finds Herself has wrapped up its five-chapter run and thank you to everyone who chose to read it. Views for this final chapter peaked out as its' highest ever, which was a nice way to close it out. You may have noticed several setups for future chapters in the text and the jury's still out on if it will come back. I've enjoyed writing this one, it was fun and different to view things from a girl's first-person perspective. Jane, Riley, and Riley's dad Curtis have an interesting dynamic which could be fun to explore again. If it does come back, I'll likely move it to Wednesdays in the future, as I think it might grow better. I don't know if there's a 'best day' to post stuff here on SOL, but I view my Saturday releases as 'Primetime' stories and this one just hasn't captured people on this day. I'll see how my writing schedule goes once things open up again for me and maybe there will be room for another batch of chapters. Please let me know if you want more, it honestly does help let me know there's an audience for things.
Second, this was also the end of Sister's Servant, which has been my longest running story to date. This strange little story barely survived its' initial 3 chapter posting, with lackluster views and uninspired review scores. It was only after a few people reached out that I decided to do another few chapters and then more followed those. As I said, if there are people championing and pushing for more (and I have ideas), then it increases the chances of more chapters. So, thank you to everyone who helped make this story happen.
Now here's the next question to the Sister's Servant fans out there, would you like more? I'll say this right here, this one is done and no more chapters will be added, BUT... what if there was a Book 2? I had a few ideas for a follow-up, catching up with Addie, Corey, and Tina, a few years down the road in college. Would there be any interest in something like that? Please let me know, I'll modify the end-caption on the story asking the same question so let me know in the comments of the story or via email.
To the future! You're probably asking what's with the title of this blog, well last year in June (the 15th to be exact) I posted my first chapter here on SOL. It was the first chapter of Ashley's Awakening, a riff on someone else's very old story (Downtown with No Money) from another site. My goal all the way back then was to post one story/chapter each week until the end of August. It seemed an ambitious goal back then, having not done any creative writing since high school more than 20 years ago. I posted my first blog outlining this goal and was welcomed by many members of the community here. Well, here I am almost a year later and I've not missed a week. Hell, half the time I've posted twice a week with the added Wednesday story too.
I've had a wild time, writing things I've had in my head for over a decade (The Creek) and just weird things are likely funny only to me (The Winter's Bite series). There have been triumphs, like the Clitorides Award nominated Peeping Tammy (thank you to everyone who nominated it!) and some failures like Teacher's Pet. Throughout the whole thing, it has been so crazy to sit down and write whatever comes into my messed up brain. I'd like to thank all the people who've reached out over the past year to offer suggestions, praise, criticism, and support. I would also like to thank my editor Checkmark50 for his great work cleaning up my written messes.
So what's coming up now, you ask? Well, first off on Wednesday you'll see the long delayed Snowed In. This one was stopped initially due to the potential rule change issues a few months ago. Everything seems to have calmed down and returned to normal so it seemed like it was safe to post this now. Snowed In will be the first episode in series following a group of students and one teacher who stumble upon gas that overstimulates the brain and causes the user to sexually lose control. I know, you've read a number of stories with this type of plotline. My plan though is this will be episodic, like a television show (think Buffy, Supernatural, etc.). Each episode will be 4-5 chapters long and will deal with the aftermath of this gas and the ramifications of its' use. I think it will be fun and different. Give it a try, you might get addicted!
After that on Saturday, I thought that in honor of my one year anniversary here I should return to where it all started, Ashley's Education. This story follows Ashley, now free from her controlling parents, in her first year at college. She has to manage her classes, modeling, work, and all new relationships. There will be new faces and returning friends along the way. Fun will be had, mistakes will be made, and experience is the best education.
I've wanted to continue this story for a long time and finally thought this was the right time to do it. If you haven't read the original Ashley's Awakening, you should. It is a high sex story if that is something you are adverse to, but there some character work in there as well. It was the first thing I wrote, so it might be a bit rough now. Try not to rip it apart too much, but I hope you enjoy its' sequel.
Thank you to everyone who's made this year writing on SOL so memorable. I look forward to another great year and many more stories to share.
-ghostwritten