All Comments on 'Elora Ch. 01'

I'd have to ask myself why I'd want to read anything further from an author that deleted a bunch of unfinished previous stories and then reposts as 01 (from what I can recall) chapter 00 in a sci fi series that was posted before MONTHS ago!

It doesn't say much about your dedication to your "fans". At this point I would have zero faith you'll finish the series so why start reading it?

Comment:

I'd have to ask myself why I'd want to read anything further from an author that deleted a bunch of unfinished previous stories....

Response:

I deleted all my stories because as an author I felt I'd progressed substantially over the years. I was unhappy with my original versions of all my stories. I am rewriting them all. I care, enormously, about my writing. I wanted, and needed, it to be better. I am setting a higher bar for myself and working with editors to correct spelling, grammar, etc.

That said, some of my series will never be finished. The Vicky series was always just a guilty indulgence that would go on forever. Elora I will finish. Conjugal visits I will finish. The cabin stories will go on forever. But I am starting over because I knew I could do better. I will do better. You will soon see better versions coming out of every story I wrote.

In the works:

Chapter 2 of this Elora series is already written, reviewed by an editor, and submitted to the site, pending approval. I am writing chapter 3 now. I've been working on it for a while and have some great ideas that I'm excited about.

I have also written an entirely new Vicky chapter 1. It focuses on character development. As with all stories now, it has been reviewed by an editor. I have submitted it to the site and it is pending approval. I have already written, and had reviewed, my chapter 2 of the Vicky series. I have already rewritten chapter 3.

I have new chapters of the 'Tim and Emily' series written. I jumped into the sex too quickly for that story. Reader feedback confirmed it. I already wrote a good bit of "prequel" content to build the characters.

Thanks:

Thanks for caring. Sorry it pissed you off. Still, I'm happy to be starting over and putting out work that I'm proud of. Happy reading.

Thanks for responding and sending an email. Most authors ignore us little demons bedeviling their work!

I've said this a few times. An author starts a work, in your case Conjugal, Tim &

Emily, Elora and I think there was something else also but can't remember the title. I keep a link to the story to check back as it progresses. After 6-12 months I move it into the incomplete file. Occasionally an author comes thru and posts another chapter. By that point I've forgotten the story contents and have to start all over again. Sometimes that starting over involves several chapters.

I'll be honest and tell you at that point I frequently just delete the whole works because I feel the author could do better if they really want us to read them. And I really don't feel like re-reading a half remembered story.

I understand the temptation to re-write history. Trust me my wife does it all the time when she's arguing :-)

But in every story you write you also do some good. Yes maybe you can improve it with practise and experience but they are also signposts to remind you of what you did and where you were at. Also how your fans felt about it. Perhaps if you really felt you had to delete everything you could have done it a story at a time and simply posted the re-write.

Doing it the way you did left me with the impression of unfinished stories and nothing accomplished in months. Not someone to follow further. But I'll be happy to give it another chance seeing as how you cared enough to respond.

Fair warning though 500 lashes with a wet noodle if you fail us........

Hey Gordo,

No problem. It is the least I can do to thank you for taking the time to comment and give feedback. I hear you about your wife re-writing history during an argument, mine too!

The revealing truth is that I know I was off and on during college with writing and then practically fell off a cliff after college. Writing and sexual fantasy matter quite a bit to me though, so you can expect to see the stories continue. I've always been a sexual guy and I've struggled because I have a big dick, am fairly good looking, tall, fit, and yet have been in a long term, monogamous relationship for a very long time. Writing has been my outlet for the outlandish sex life I forfeit. You can't have everything and writing is my way of living the sexual life I give up to hold onto someone I care about. For that reason, I assume I'll always write. In a way, I'll always NEED to write. What I just need to do is make a more focused attempt at writing consistently and that is what I am trying to do... but I needed to start over and build on stories I was proud of. (-: First time I've ever explained that one out loud.

I actually wrote a lot as a kid and I would love to build towards, someday, trying to turn it into a career. For now, I just want to keeping writing, keep getting feedback and improving, and build some really hot stories with strong, memorable characters.

Hope you keep commenting and keeping me honest and informed.

Best

Tim

Tim, you're an artist. You painted a good beginning and I like the story so far. I'm light years away from my True Love, who left in a traffic accident, so your story has a ring of truth to me. Thanks . . . . .