Okay, I'm not exactly back yet, but I'm at least on my way back!
Taking time off for the past few weeks has certainly helped, but I'm still getting over this burnout phase I've been struggling with throughout the summer. As far as writing goes, I had even started doing some work, but then I caught a brutal cold/flu that knocked me flat for much longer than I expected, so now I'm also recovering from that, yay...
Anyways, the good news is that I've been thinking about the n...
2025-10-05 16:18:11 +0000 UTC
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Okay, as previously announced, the new 'season' of An Offer He Can't Refuse is going to be the main project for the month.
So far, I've started planning out the next few chapters, trying to get a sense of all the plot points that need to be included, figuring out what's going to happen, when it's going to happen and so on. The general story line is kinda coming together, at least in my mind, and that's the good news.
The bad news is that I've had to pause all th...
2025-09-06 20:14:23 +0000 UTC
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Well, this poll/survey yielded very interesting results, as I hoped it would!
From my perspective, the key insight here is the fact that, once all the extra bonus votes were added up, the 'winner' was the idea about Shelly's return! Now, that was very helpful, in the sense that it dissolved any residual doubts I may have had about this scenario, which was already at the top of my own personal list.
So yeah, it's official: Shelly will be returning to AOHCR! I don't...
2025-08-23 18:53:50 +0000 UTC
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So, as I mentioned earlier, I see many potential paths for this series to take moving forward, and I'm having a hard time picking one. Why, you ask? Well...
Mostly it's because I kinda like them all, in the sense that I don't see one as being necessarily better than the other, and I would like to see them all play out, at least a little bit, to get a sense of what they look like on paper, beyond the mere abstract potential that I know they all have. So, because of this general indecisio...
2025-08-09 15:55:40 +0000 UTC
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So, it was kind of a close call, but in the end a clear winner emerged from the poll.
And the winner is: An Offer He Can't Refuse, yay! So that's the next canon story I'll be adding a new chapter to. That much, at least, is clear.
But that's where things start to get complicated...
As far as I'm concerned, at this point in the AOHCR series, the plot could take almost any direction, literally, which is good in terms of having options, but ...
2025-08-06 16:21:22 +0000 UTC
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And once again, here's the new chapter: all of it, all in one place!
As always, this is just the same story you can read in Part 1 and Part 2, with no changes and no differences, but here you have all of it in a single file, in case you, like me, happen to prefer it that way!
Okay then, enjoy!
ZZ
2025-07-30 20:01:16 +0000 UTC
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Okay, here it is: the final Part of this big chapter is finally ready!
As you will probably notice, Part 1 was quite a bit longer, but Part 2 is much more action-packed, so I guess the two balance each other out in the end!
As usual, I'll also post the complete versione of the chapter too, meaning simply Ch. 4 Part 1 and Ch. 4 Part 2 together, in a single file: same text, same everything, but all in one huge chunk instead of two parts. That's coming right away, after I post this.<...
2025-07-30 19:55:55 +0000 UTC
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Okay, as I get closer and closer to completing the writing of Cul-de-sac Moms Ch. 4, let's start thinking about what's next!
Unlike last time, when I included a few 'oldies' in the list, I'm going to keep this one short and sweet, that is, only the 'main' titles will be featured this time around.
Once again, I wouldn't mind sticking with Cul-de-sac Moms for another chapter, but I don't mind switching to something else either.
As usual, $5 patrons get 1 vote,...
2025-07-23 17:41:55 +0000 UTC
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Alright, this past weekend was quite productive, so I'm now pretty close to finishing Cul-de-sac Moms Ch. 4!
The plan is to get the writing done within the next few days and start editing right away, so that by next week I'll be able to post the second and final half of this big new chapter.
If all goes really well (and I hope it does!) I might even post the first Preview during the weekend, but either way Chapter 4 will be ready and posted in full by the end of t...
2025-07-22 14:56:55 +0000 UTC
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So, unsurprisingly, since last month I only managed to get half of Cul-de-sac Moms Ch. 4 done, this month I'll be focusing on concluding the chapter!
In a perfect world, beside finishing up Cul-de-sac Moms 4, I would also have time to start working on the second chapter of the Nancy-focused Vignette this month... I'll keep that goal in mind, as a 'best case scenario' sort of thing, but I don't know how realistic it is.
Also, at some point later in the month I'll s...
2025-07-06 17:31:47 +0000 UTC
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Alright, here we go: the first half of this huge new chapter is finally ready!
I'm not gonna lie, at this point I would have liked to have had Cul-de-sac Moms Ch. 4 all written down, edited and posted, as per the initial plan for the month, but things went decidedly awry as far as my writing time was concerned. So hey, it is what it is, I guess...
I'll just go for a 'glass half full' view of the situation and say that at least the first chunk of this big chapter ...
2025-06-29 19:00:09 +0000 UTC
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So, as it turns out, the new chapter is going to be much longer than I initially planned or expected it to be, which is not much of a surprise...
That wouldn't have been too big a deal if I hadn't just come out of a very tough couple of weeks. I won't go into details, obviously, but of course the bottom line is that I ended up having even less time to focus on writing than I anticipated. Long story short, there is no realistic way I can write down the rest of the chapter and also edit i...
2025-06-22 19:14:29 +0000 UTC
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So, this month is going to be all about Cul-de-sac Moms Ch. 4!
I've finally found some extra time to focus on writing this chapter down, and I would say that I'm about halfway through it at the moment, right at the point where stuff gets really juicy!
I'll admit, this one is a bit tough to handle, since all the characters are gathered together for the better part of the story. That's the first time this has happened in the series, and I'm still figuring out the ...
2025-06-09 16:10:53 +0000 UTC
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Alright, just a quick post to let you all know that I'm moving forward with the writing of Cul-de-sac Moms Ch. 4 and it's going well enough, if a bit slowly.
I managed to get a good chuck of the story down in writing this past weekend and the one before as well, but there's still a lot to do, and the juiciest stuff is still ahead! It's too bad that I'm struggling to find some extra time to focus on this chapter and speed up the overall process.
Anyways, I'm count...
2025-05-30 15:21:14 +0000 UTC
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So, I think I mentioned it in passing a while back, but anyways, here it is: a Sneak Peek into the spin-off Vignette series featuring Nancy from Cul-de-sac Moms!
Earlier this month I posted the full first chapter of Whose Twins? as a Connoisseur exclusive new series, (which I had a lot of fun writing and will be continuing soon) and even though it's intended to be a special treat for the higher tiers, I still feel like everybody should get a chance to s...
2025-05-20 17:03:14 +0000 UTC
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Alright, we finally have a winner, and that's Cul-de-sac Moms, yay!
It was a fairly close race again, but Cul-de-sac Moms made it by one vote (plus the two extra votes from $10 and higher patrons that I received via message, which actually adds up to a three votes lead), so that's the next story I'm going to write.
I haven't quite decided on the plot of Cul-de-sac Moms Ch. 4 yet, since I have two viable scenarios I'm currently considering, and the...
2025-05-13 13:15:04 +0000 UTC
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Okay, here we are: time for the final shootout that will determine which series is going to get a new chapter next!
Will it be Cul-de-sac Moms or Little Sister's Big Butt? Well, it's time to find out!
The usual poll rules apply: $5 patrons get 1 vote, $10 patrons get 2 votes, $25 patrons get 3 votes. If you have multiple votes you may pool the extra ones on a single option by letting me know via m...
2025-05-08 16:46:03 +0000 UTC
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Alright, the results are in and they show Little Sister's Big Butt at the top with Cul-de-sac Moms just one vote behind it.
Under normal circumstances, that would make LSBB the winner, obviously, BUT, on this particular occasion, I would also like to cast my vote, and it goes without question to Cul-de-sac Moms. Usually I don't vote, but right now I would really, really like to add a new chapter to Cul-de-sac Moms, so yeah, I'm gonna vote for it and th...
2025-05-07 18:55:08 +0000 UTC
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Okay, it's time to start thinking about which series will get a new chapter next!
It's been a while since we last had a poll, so this time I decided to dust off a couple of story lines that haven't had a new chapter in a long while and add them to the list too, just to see if there is still some interest in those series too.
As usual, $5 patrons get 1 vote, $10 patrons get 2 votes, $25 patrons get 3 votes. If you do have multiple...
2025-04-29 19:54:20 +0000 UTC
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Okay, I'm almost done writing the new Nancy & family vignette, and I think I can wrap it up in the next couple of days.
So, assuming another two days of editing at least, I guess I could be able to post it at some point late this week, probably. Maybe, if all goes very much according to plan, which, alas, is rarely the case... But I'll try.
Also, even if this Nancy side story is technically a Vignette (and therefore to be posted in full only in the $25 tier), ...
2025-04-27 18:27:39 +0000 UTC
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Alright, as previously announced, starting today joining the Connoisseur tier costs $25 instead of $35, yay!
The discounted price will last at least for a few months, but it's very likely that I'll decided to keep it at $25 permanently, to allow easier access to the exclusive Vignette material (which I'm planning to increase in the coming months).
Just a heads up: the new price applies immediately to new subscribers to the Connoisseur tier, so if ...
2025-04-18 15:26:59 +0000 UTC
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So, having recently added a new massive chapter to Weird Sisters, I think it's time to move on to some other story line! The question is: which one, exactly?
Usually that answer comes from a poll, as you may know by now, but at the moment I'm in an odd sort of predicament: I have not just one but two new ideas that just won't leave me alone, two new completely different stories that simply demand to be put down into writing.
So, of course, I started writing t...
2025-04-08 14:34:24 +0000 UTC
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And here's the whole chapter, for those who, like myself, prefer to have it all in one mammoth chunk!
The text is the exact same as you'll find in Ch. 8 Part 1 and Part 2, the only difference being that here there's no split, it's all one continuous narrative. But the story is exactly the same, of course.
Okay then, enjoy!
ZZ
2025-03-28 17:54:14 +0000 UTC
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Yes, finally, albeit behind schedule, it's here: the second part of Weird Sisters Ch. 8 is indeed ready for reading, yay!
As I mentioned before, this concluding section is much shorter than the initial group scene, but I think it makes sense and it works well this way. Also, I really wanted this chapter to end on this particular note: it was about time these two got engaged!
So yeah, without any further ado, here goes Part 2! Enjoy!
ZZ
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2025-03-28 17:48:24 +0000 UTC
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Okay, despite all the delays, I've finished writing Weird Sisters Ch. 8 Part 2 and I've started editing it!
I might be able to post the first Preview as early as tomorrow, possibly, (since Part 2 is much more manageable than Part 1, being half as long) but still, the good news is that the chapter is almost ready for reading!
So hang in there a little bit longer, folks: Weird Sisters Ch. 8 will be posted in full by the end of the week!
ZZ
2025-03-23 19:33:05 +0000 UTC
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Just a quick post to let you all know that, despite my best intentions (and efforts) I am behind schedule with the writing of Weird Sisters Ch. 8 Part 2.
The idea was to get after it during this past weekend, but a leaking water pipe forced me to change my plans in the most abrupt and unpleasant manner. So yeah, it is what it is.
And it was going well too: I was almost done, and I was optimistic about finishing the writing yesterday and getting started on the edit...
2025-03-17 17:23:27 +0000 UTC
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So, as I mentioned before, this month I'll be writing the second and final part of Weird Sisters Ch. 8 thus concluding the chapter!
Compared to Part 1, Part 2 will be shorter, since it's going to be focused just on Jeff and Deb, but I trust that it will still be a nice, intense scene, regardless of the total word count. And speaking of word count, this final section will then be attached to Part 1, which will make Chapter 8 as a whole a huge i...
2025-03-08 20:08:43 +0000 UTC
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Alright, the new chapter is finally ready!
As I mentioned before, even though the story could have easily ended here and worked just fine, I still don't consider this chapter properly closed, not until I've added the final proposal scene to it.
So yeah, here's Part 1, which is indeed the bulk of the chapter, but stay tuned for Part 2, which I'll be working on in March. It will be much shorter than Part 1, granted, but still I think it's a necessary addition to bring this super c...
2025-02-27 19:25:35 +0000 UTC
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Remember when I mentioned that a little group scene had kinda sneaked its way into the initial part of Weird Sisters Ch. 8? Well, that scene turned out to be not really so little after all!
Long story short, I had fun with that idea and it kinda expanded into a much bigger scene than I originally intended, which led me to a decision: rather than writing the final 'proposal scene' right away, I'm going to split the chapter into two parts, with Part ...
2025-02-19 19:40:21 +0000 UTC
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So, as you may already know, this month I'll be focusing on writing Weird Sisters Ch. 8. In fact, I'm already halfway into the chapter!
And, being halfway there, I can now say with a good degree of certainty that I won't be able to fit all the stuff I initially wanted to include in just this one chapter, meaning that the big engagement party (with the big group scene that naturally comes with it) will have to wait untile the next episode in the saga.
But that's ok...
2025-02-06 19:43:14 +0000 UTC
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