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The future of this page - suggested tier change
It has now been a year since I started my patreon page. I started it because of a suggestion from one particular reader and genuinely thought nobody would even subscribe, so I am genuinely moved by every one of my patrons.
However, one thing has bothered me since the start and that is my tier system. It seemed like the right thing to do. All the popular patreons have tiers and rewards and all of that, but to me it just feels like a way to exclude people and I hate doing that. I've alway...
2022-01-14 22:35:38 +0000 UTC View PostTales from Kingswood - Bonus Content - David's Diary
As we continue the countdown to book two, here's another little something I wrote to help me understand the characters better.
David Brown may not have been the most prominent member of the dorm in Year 7, but he still built up strong bonds with all of his classmates. Below is a diary entry written by him on the final day of term. It's basically his thoughts and feelings on the boys he lives with.
Tales from Kingswood - David's Diary
All the teachers...
2022-01-14 22:08:04 +0000 UTC View PostTales from Kingswood - Year 7 End-of-year Reports
Year 7 at Kingswood is over, and that means it's time for end-of-year reports. These originally started out as a list of classes, with the grades each of the boys got. I did it just as a character-building exercise to help me understand what each of the characters was good/bad at, but from there I decided to expand a little.
Long story short, they expanded a lot! They became full-on proper end-of-year reports for each of the main eight. Each report includes:
- Individual repor... 2022-01-07 08:48:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Matterotica Newsletter #17
Greetings and Happy (Gregorian) New Year to you all. Hope you've all had a lovely festive season. Only 355 days until Christmas!!! Anyway, here's a bit of what I've been up to lately.
Tales from Kingswood
Obviously big news for Tales from Kingswood - it's finished! OMG, another book completed, it's a truly wonderful feeling. The feedback I've had so far for the final chapter and first book as a whole has been wonderful. I was a bit sneaky on Nifty, in that I warn...
2022-01-04 21:24:06 +0000 UTC View PostReflecting on Tales from Kingswood
Warning: This is likely a long, rambley post that is incredibly self-inudlgent and probably isn't an interesting read. You have been warned! Also, contains massive spoilers for the whole Year 7 story.
So, with Tales from Kingswood finally posted in full, this felt like a good time to do some reflecting on the story, both in terms of the story itself and my own process for writing it. While some of you might be interested to see more of my thoughts and feelings on it, th...
2022-01-02 23:06:47 +0000 UTC View Post