Major Update pt.2 -- Works in Progress

Right, so this post is going to serve as a reminder of/introduction to every story I currently have at any stage of production, an assessment of how far along they are, and a rough idea of where they rank in my priority list. The latter bit could well change depending on any feedback I get (via comment, direct message, or email) and I may or may not post a formal poll for Sympathizers and Radicals to formalize that in the coming days once I get back in the swing of things after taking a week or so off. I will also use the opportunity to introduce two leading candidates for my first commission story (both are likely to be accepted sooner or later provided the commissioners remain interested, but it is up in the air when and in what order) and one or two full stories that have emerged as leading contenders for the next wave of releases.

Full Stories in Progress

Artemis: A Huntress Hunted -- This is the main story I've been working on in recent weeks. It features an argument between the Greek goddesses Aphrodite (love and lust) and Artemis (the hunt/wilderness) after which the former sends some mortals to ravish the latter alongside her equally virginal companions. As seems to always be the case, it has grown rather larger than I intended, currently sitting with around 23-24K finalized with another 3K or so written but not revised and 2-3K that still needs written. I'm very happy with it and it's nearly done so the story is number one on my priority list, but I was really struggling with what's left to do. Not sure yet if that is going to be a major hindrance when I get back to it in the coming days. 

Daddy Issues (working title. Maybe final.) -- This is the other story I had been actively working on before sinking three straight weeks or more into Artemis. It features a 'good girl' from a posh boarding school who arranges a rendezvous with her longtime roommate/BFF's father. There's a little more than 10K written, and I'd expect maybe 4-8K more out of the rough draft. That'd probably set it up for around 20-25K words in the final version. At the moment I'd say it's medium high on the priority list. There's enough written that I don't want to shelf it, but it's not imminent enough to seize a top spot.

Gates of Hell (working title.) -- This is a story that's been stuck in a metaphorical drawer for quite awhile. It features a spy in a fictional cold war-esque setting who has just been captured and is thus undergoing the intake procedures at a notorious prison. Naturally, this entails a rather healthy dose of humiliation, abuse, and sex. The story is fully outlined but only has 4-5K words written out of an estimated 15-20K on the rough draft. As such, it's not far enough along to really force it's way to the top of the queue unless there was significant demand for it. It will probably remain in the drawer indefinitely until such time as it catches me in just the right mood while between projects.

Shorts in Progress

Untitled Home Invasion Story -- This is one of the shorts I started up in the last few weeks when I needed a break from Artemis. Pretty straightforward. A burglar catches a twenty-something professional girl in her shower, ties her up, and has a bit of fun. Bit of a twist with the ending, be curious to see whether people consider it a surprising one. At the moment it's sitting at 2.5K, more or less, out of a predicted 6-8K total. Probably 8-10 on the final version, but hopefully I can keep it to the lower end of that range. It's short enough and far enough along that I want to get it completed and out to people in the next wave of releases, but don't know exactly where it is on the heirarchy.

The Sack of (city to be named later) -- For a long time one of the top prompts on my to write list has been a big story featuring vignettes of various scenes which occur as a besieged city falls to an invading army. With a newfound focus on shorts, however, I decided that this would be a prime candidate to do as a 'collection' of independently released stories each at or under 5K. Fair warning, some or all might be on the more (creatively) brutal side as opposed to the more line straddling 'dubcon' that I tend towards. The first episode (featuring a feisty shepherdess taken as entertainment for the besieging army before the city even falls) is what I worked on last night. I got a bit over 1K and am hoping to finish it with 2-3K tonight/tomorrow. It will probably be released around the same time as the Artemis story, unless the latter proves more troublesome than I hope.

The Locker Room (working title) -- This is a story that could wind up as either a longer short or a shorter full story, but I think the former is more likely. Like 'Gates of Hell', it's been percolating on the shelf for quite awhile. The brief summary can be boiled down to 'female HS senior wins a competition to replace an injured kicker on her school's (american) football team. When she flops in a critical game, some of her angry teammates corner her in the locker room to teach her a lesson.' It's only got about 2K written, but as there's very little outside the actual sex scene (and those are the hardest to predict length for) I can't really say how long it'll wind up being. It's not particularly high priority, but it's a short I could well pull out to work on at some point as opposed to starting from scratch.

Potential Commissions

Desperation (working title) -- This commission would feature a struggling actress on the verge of going bust who gets an unexpected offer to work with a famous actor... as a live in maid. With benefits. For him. Personally, I've never been into the whole 'French maid costume' thing, but I'm pretty confident enough people are that it'd be pretty popular. As I recall the in-depth outline put this one at something like 15-18K words so it'd be on the shorter end of 'full standalone story' territory. Reasons to pick this commission first: it's a one-shot and probably wouldn't take too terribly long to write.

Luckless (working title) -- This commission would feature a quartet of female adventurers in a fantasy setting who are left at the dubious mercy of some rival mercenaries after unwisely betting their collective asses on a (possibly rigged) game of chance. After their gambler loses, each of the four is subjected to some heavy use by their rivals followed by a semi-reluctant orgy. It has yet to be fully outlined just yet (sorry about that...) but would most likely consist of four chapters at around 12-15K length. Reasons to pick this commission first: The scenario isn't far off from being something I'd write on my own even if the characters aren't really ones I'd have chosen.

Potential Major Projects

Domestication Ch. 05 -- The valentine's day alluded to in the previous chapter. Heavier on the sex than other chapters of Domestication, and might potentially be split up into two shorter chapters. I'm not too up for it at the moment, but I know it's the popular series and I'm sure once I get a bit more distance between now and the last chapter I'll be ready to go.

Gold Star (working title) -- Last but not least, this is the story I've been most wanting tow rite for the past two, three months but I haven't let myself because I've already had to many projects in the works and I didn't want to let myself get distracted. So, it's fully outlined but otherwise unstarted. Short version, it features a largely unremarkable (and virginal) HS senior who intervened to prevent a drunk freshman girl from being raped at a party a few months before. At the time he got beat down pretty harshly, but come winter break the freshman girl's older sister (a rather popular sporty lesbian he sort-of knew back when he was an underclassman and she was homecoming queen) shows up on his doorstep with a mind to express her gratitude. Unless it garners very little interest from readers, this is likely to feature in the next wave of major releases alongside Commission no.1 and Domestication Ch. 05.

Alrighty, so, that's pretty much everything. Most or all of the significant releases that come out this winter should be on that list. I'd welcome any input as to which options are particularly interesting (or disinteresting) to patrons. But for now, I think that's it.