Fakeminsk TG Fiction: Constant in All Other Things

Sneak Peek: Constant Book 4, Chapter 35: A Simple Thing

Well, here we are back to content that hasn't been touched since December. This, and subsequent chapters, are the content that will eventually connect with Book 5, the Christmas arc.

This picks up with David at the Empyrean, meeting Darius. This content is... rough? I'm a little hesistant to share it, as it's far from settled and likely to change by the final draft. Darius' character hasn't fully resolved, and some of the plotting around him is in flux. Still, it should give a hint at...

Writing Update: 28-03-25

Change: +7,435

Year to Date: 63,814

Once up a time, I really used to be into anime and manga.

I sort of grew up with the stuff at a time before it gained its cultural ubiquitiness, before you found shelves of manga in every bookstore. As a kid, it was Robotech (Macross), Gatchaman (Battle of the Planets), Goldorak (Grendizer), Captain Harlock, and a few others. But the one that made the strongest, indelible impression ha...

Who Made the Lamb (1/3)

Here's the complete first draft of part one (of

Sneak Peek: Who Made the Lamb

Here's a sneak peek at the short fiction currently in progress, working title Who Made the Lamb. It's looking to be a three-parter, with the first draft of part one pretty much done and coming in at around 10k words.

With part one done, I'll be turning back to Constant later this week and going forward, until the main narrative catches up with the Christmas arc.

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Who Made the Lamb

“Fuck!” He slammed the door behind him. “Fucking misa...

Writing Update: 21-03-25

Change: +5, 807

Year to Date: 56,379

A lengthy update this week, apologies!

This week I started a new short stort, working title Who Made the Lamb. I sketched it out over the weekend and started writing on Tuesday, and the first 3,500 words came out in a rush. The inspiration was exhilarating and I thoroughly enjoyed the writing. The initial idea emerged from a session with ChatGPt. I’ve got a OneNote file filled with ideas, but this was my first attempt at writin...

Who Made the Lamb, part 1

At long last, a new short story! Been ages since I tried my hand at some short fiction. This is part one of an anticipated three or four. Let me know what you think, very keen for feedback. Otherwise, enjoy!

Who Made the Lamb

There’s this photograph of his father. He found it a few days after the funeral, sitting at the top of the rubbish bin. It’s a polaroid, turning sepia with time. Morgan ’98, Winch. Arms, Taunton scribbled in ...

Constant, Book 5: Sweet / Sentimental

“Friendship is constant in all other things

Writing Update: 14-03-25

Change: -1,528

Year to Date: 50,572

I completely failed to stay away from the keyboard this week. I wrote 2k at the start of the week, bringing the Christmas arc as far as I can without first returning to chapter 6. Then, I gave the Christmas arc a full edit, and trimmed just under 3k words from it. I'd hoped for more, to be honest. Following Stephen King's advice, I was aiming for a solid 10% cut and didn't quite get there. It'd be easy enough to achieve, I suppose: I could just ...

Introducing Kieran: untitled short story

Nearly a year ago, I lay some groundwork for a possible short story. That's Kieran, a young Irish lad who's gotten himself into a bit of trouble. The artwork is courtesy of Fraylim. I think the picture really nails the reluctantly cross-dressed vibe. Kieran's trapped in that space between childhood and adulthood, twenty, disaffected and angry, stuck at home, unemployed, and hanging out with the wrong crowd. Now his long-suffering older sister has some dirt on him, and what starts as a bit of ...

A Christmas Story, part 8

At just over 11k words in length, this chapter

Writing Update: 07-03-25

Change: +6,686

Year to Date: 51,288

Hey, fifty thousand words by the first week of March ain't bad, is it?

Still, it's been a bit of a rough week, to be honest. Felt pretty down for the first half of the week--tired, and a little despondant about the writing. For those who've been along for awhile, there's nothing new here: I go through regular dips in enthusiasm. Unlike previous down-cycles, this time there wasn't much struggle to keep writing. The word count for the week d...

A Christmas Story, part 7

Almost there! This is part 7 of 8 of what will form the "Christmas arc" of Constant. While I fear I've probably erred on the side of too-much sex, there is at least somewhat of a point to all this smut: it's dragging David's character back from the brink where Julia's revenge left him, and setting him up for the conclusion of the story.

In any case, and as always, enjoy! Comments and feedback always appreciated.

Seven: Negligee Whispers

The anticipation’s ...

Exclusive Preview: Christmas Story, part 8

Continuing with the top-tier exclusive previews, here's a somewhat 'raw' version of what will be going out next week. It's still very much a work in progress, and I'm not at all happy with the current state of the mental dialogue, but it gives a sneak peek at where I'm going with this. I've trimmed off a bit to avoid spoilers of content from chapter 6 (the encounter with Darius) and I haven't quite finished off the scene, yet. I expect to have it done by the end of the week, which gives me th...

Writing Update: 28-02-25

Change: +9,289

Year to date: 44,603

Caught up on last week's shortfall, and then some. I've decided to split the final chapter of the Christmas arc in two--it was getting a touch long--so the next part is coming out next week, and then we wrap it up the week after that. The whole thing needs a final edit to trim some of the excess fat (so much excess!) but in general, I'm pretty happy with this arc. It started as a fun little diversion but feels as though it's worked its way into ...

Exclusive Preview: Christmas, Part 7

I've been thinking about ways to better reward the higher tier. Truth is, I haven't really kept my side of the bargain, which was to provide both Constant stuff, and exclusive short fiction, too. However, I've been so wrapped up in Constant that all these short stories bouncing around my head haven't yet been written. Those should start coming out in March. In the meantime, I thought it might be nice to give an exclusive sneak peek at forthcoming chapters. This is work-in-progress though it's...

A Christmas Story, Part 6: Good Girl

Enjoy! As always, comments and feedback are appreciated.

Six: Good Girl      

“Be a good girl,” he said. His voice thrummed with humour. “Wait here.” There’d been something else in his voice, too, a promise of something darker that sent a thrill down my spine.

            But that was—God, I don’t know—I’ve lost track of time. Too long ago. He’s left...

Sneak Peek: A Christmas Story, Finale

The following 500-word sneak peek comes from the final chapter of the Christmas story arc of Constant. I'll leave it as is, and leave readers to consider what series of events could have led from those earlier chapters to-this.

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            Now I lay there, spread-eagle, on his bed. I test the straps that hold my arms. They’re too strong to break—if I strained and thrashed with all my might, I don’t think I could...

Writing Update: 21-02-25

Change: +3630

Year to date: 35,313

I just finished reading Orbital, the 2024 Booker prize winner. I'd highly recommend it. It's a slim but dense read, beautiful prose, an elegy to our planet and the people living on it written along the orbital lines the astronauts trace in a single day. Normally, I'm more than a little pragmatic or utilitarian in my reading: as an amateur, what can I learn from reading this? In this case--nothing; I simply don't think I've got it in me to write a...

A Christmas Story, part 5

Revised and completed edit of part 5. Part 6 to follow next week.

Five: What It’s Like for a Man

Later that afternoon, Mr. Connor retrieves the Christmas decorations from storage. The plastic containers are stacked high on shelves in the garage, and he grumbles as he hauls them down. Standing demurely to one side, hands clasped in front of me, I smile and offer to help. He glares, piling heavy boxes by the door into the house. I stay out of the way, watching in ...

Valentine's Day Sneak Peek

Why not, it's Valentine's Day, right? Enjoy a little romantic sneak peek from the chapter currently in progress. Did I say romantic? I meant explicit. But hopefully, romantically explicit. Or maybe explicitly romantic. You decide.

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            “Because it’s Christmas,” he says. “And I’d like to spend the evening with an equal.” Then he laughs and all the sternness melts away, he visibly relaxes, rubbing the...

Writing Update: 14-02-25

Change: +7,041

Year-to-date: 31,683

Working through some of the thorny bits nearing the end of Chapter 8 has sapped some of the writing momentum from this week, as did a twelve-hour work day yesterday--by the time I was able to turn to the keyboard, I was too tired to produce anything more than a few hundred words. Overall though, I've kept to the target and progress is good. For whatever reason, this year I'm finding I can even hit that golden 2000 word daily target about once a ...

A Christmas Story, Part 5a

Okay, so I admit the so-called 'Christmas Story' has gotten a little out of hand. It's currently sitting at 35,549 words. Even takes as Chapter 8, it's a bit long and looking to be the longest chapter in the series to date.

It started with a few simple ideas and the intention of writing a fun little side-story with a bt of fan-service erotica thrown in, but now that it's part of the main narrative it's grown. This is especially true of the part posted today. In my original plan, this sc...

Writing Update: 07/02/25

Change: +7,969

Year to Date: 31,345

Another good week for reading, sticking to or surpassing my current daily target. Long may it continue!

The Christmas Story concludes next week. It took a bit of an unexpected twist in today's writing, and I'm excited to see where it ends up, now. I had it all planned out, but these moments when one of the characters suddenly take charge are always fun to explore. There hasn't been a lot of feedback or comments on it, and I'm curious what ...

Fanart by Fraylim: Red Dress

It's been entirely too long since I've shared any of Fraylim's fantastic art.

This one references an unpublished scene, though it's easy to imagine Cindy out in this outfit for any number of occasions: a night out with her girlfriends; a date night with some guy. Dinner, with Tom.

If you like it (or any of Fraylim's art), why not let them know?

A Christmas Story, Part 4

Four: Cracks In the Ice

The morning dawns in slow greys. His breathing is a slow and steady rhythmic heat against my neck. One of his arms lies hooked beneath a pillow, the other heavily over my side. His hand rests lightly against my breast. Occasionally, his cock probes my hip or bum with the enthusiasm of a newborn pup.

            Between intermittent dozing, I’ve watched the night retreat, morning ...

Writing Update: 31/01/25

Change: +6,103

Year to Date: 23,376

I can't believe how quickly January's gone!

A frustrating week, in some ways. Started strongly--hit two thousand on Friday--but couldn't quite maintain the momentum and barely cleared five hundred by Thursday. Real world stuff got in the way. Still, six thousand for the week isn't too bad, and I should be wrapping up the Christmas story by next week. It's isn't really a Christmas story anymore, of course. Instead, it's become chapter 7 or ...

A Christmas Story, Part 3

I really shouldn't post this yet, and instead hold it back to build up a bit more of a buffer between writing and publishing. But as always, I'm just too keen to get this out to you, the readers. I hope you enjoy it - comments and feedback, as always, appreciated.

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Three: The Body and Its Hidden Pleasures

The clock reads 9:40pm.  I’m nearly ready. The day’s exhaustion catches up to me. Hunger, too; my stomach growls, and I feel a little weak, esp...

Sneak Peek: Christmas Eve

Reading mainstream fiction, it's remarkable how little attention is paid to what character wear, outside of a the occasional detail here or there. For example, Sally Rooney might have a character mention their best dress, or the colour of a skirt; rarely more. Or, as Stephen King puts it:

"I’m not particularly keen on writing which exhaustively describes the physical characteristics of the people in the story and what they’re wearing (I find wardrobe inventory particularly irritatin...

Writing Update: 24/01/25

Change: +9,513

Year to date: 17,271

A fantastic week for writing. Just shy of 2k/day, and there's a palpable sense of progress when writing at that pace. I doubt I'll be able to maintain in, but for now I'm enjoying the ride. Whether because of the rest over the holidays, or because the current content breaks away from the main narrative, it feels like an inspired period where the words come easily. Long may it last!

The third part of the Christmas story is done and I'm star...

A Christmas Story (2/4)

The next part of the in-progress "A Christmas S