More polls!

I have many story ideas in the pipeline, but I can never commit to writing a lot of them. So I decided to throw a few polls together and see what kind of responses I get. I've also decided to keep them vague so as to not influence anyone too heavily. No age or physical descriptions! The first two polls are general ideas based on photos I have saved (not included in the poll!) The third is gauging what people would like to see more of. The last two are specific stories I have in mind. They're all 

 

Pick a profession 

 

Choose an outfit 

 

Select a recurring theme

 

Nominate a story idea

 

Vote for a two word description

 

I'm going to leave the polls open until the next story goes up, so about 2-3 weeks? Get voting!

 

 

 

A Few Updates

So I was planning to have a story out for Halloween. But after a busy month, including a vacation where I didn't have any proper WiFi, I didn't get the chance to finish it 😔 Instead, I'm going to share a few updates for now.

First of all, I'm sure you're aware that Aardvark's Tumblr was nuked, along with most of his stories. He has plans to make them accessible again, so keep an eye on that via his Bluesky or Patreon. As for now, I took some time to find the stories we previously collaborated on, and I've added them here instead. Give them a read if you haven't already!

The Wonder Realms (Teen to Middle Age)
The Romans & The Greeks (Teen to Young Adult; Teen to Middle Age)
Old Man Cravitz (Teen to Old; Halloween)
The North Pole Experience (Teen To Old; Young Adult to Older Adult; Young Adult to Middle Age; Young Adult to Old; Christmas)

Now I know that people don't always like to leave comments, myself included 😅 But I'm also well aware that Blogger's comment section is... Not the greatest or most reliable... I also know I'm not the best person to get in touch with, I'm a bit social media averse. But I do like to hear thoughts and comments, so I know what's working, and what you want more of. I've attempted to add some form of ratings system to posts recently. Alas, I am not tech savvy enough to figure it out! Until then, maybe leave a comment on this post if Blogger finds it in its heart to allow it.

Case in point, I appreciate the love for Splashdown. Rest assured, I already have a sequel planned. I wanted to wait until after the spooky season but, well, you know how that turned out. The problem now is that I can't decide on an end result, so to speak. So I thought that I'd put it to a vote with a twist. Here's a link to a poll (CLOSED) with varying characteristics. Choose how you want Chase to become, and I'll do my best to match things up to the most popular choices. No AI, I promise!

On the topic of sequels, I was thinking maybe next year, I'll focus entirely on follow-ups to some stories. There are plenty I always write with an intention to follow up with, and many more I've been asked to continue. So I'll try to stick to my guns and actually write some conclusions!

I'm also toying with the idea maybe a few stories without images (gasp!), or even a pick your own path sort of thing, though I'll see how this Chase poll goes before making any commitments on that front. It could be messy without any plan or interest... If any of that's something you're into, let me know! Thanks again for reading, and with any luck, I'll have something new within the next few weeks 😊

Big Summer Blowout

So, I have been far busier than I expected to be these last few months. Which is good for many reasons, but not for my writing! Since I've piled up a sizable backlog of stories that are partially written... But I do have a few shorter stories written, which I would usually combine for a vignettes post and call it a day. 

However, I've decided to do things a little different this time, and I'm going to spread them out over the rest of the summer. I'm aiming for one or two stories a week, so look out for that starting tomorrow!

Swapping Dreams For Reality

I'm going to be on vacation for the next 2 1/2 weeks so there won't be any updates in that time. I tried to write something for today but I didn't manage to find the time in the end. However, I don't want to leave empty handed. In case you hadn't already noticed, I've been adding to the interactives over on CYOC recently. Notably doing a collaborative with ChickenPaddy about a trio of teens using socks that can turn them into other people, which has sort of lulled in progress for now. But you can start here and follow how you see fit. For more contained, single-chapter changes, here's a few I've written there.

Round The Clock - Pre-teen to young adult
School Runnings - Teen to middle age
Ultimate Nature Guy - Middle age to old (young adult to middle age in the previous chapter)

Finally, another chapter I wrote called Swapping Dreams For Reality, which you can read below, with added pictures!

Halloween Update

OK, I know I've been away for ages, and I apologize. I have no real excuse, I just haven't felt like writing. Hopefully I'll get that drive again soon but for now, I remembered I had some old halloween themed stories that I could post in bulk. Enjoy them, and sorry again for the silence!

100 Stories

With my last story, I reached a milestone of 100 stories on the blog, which is great. I'm happy to reach it. Though you may have noticed I've been getting a bit inconsistent with my posting schedule. I'm just going through some writer's block so I'm afraid it might continue for a while. Until then, any suggestions or requests that anyone has would be quite welcome. I'll do my best to try and get them done.

So I've had this blog for about 2 weeks now and I'm glad that people are enjoying it. Therefore, I'd like to know what type of stories people want to see more of on here so I can keep providing what you like. Suggestions or ideas are appreciated as well. Thanks for visiting the blog!