Shadow (the_shadow_rising)

Update (23/9/19)

So I spent the night writing. That's another seven pages and 4000 words added to the story. We're also now almost halfway through the build-up.

This story has quite a long build up and it runs in a different way to how most of my other stories work. It doesn't work on the 'event, event, event, sex' model. At least not entirely. Nor does it work on the 'no nakedness until the sex' model I usually prefer. Again, at least not entirely. This is my story after all ;)

So this story is c...

Update (2/9/19)

So today I spent the night writing and I have written 9 pages and over 5000 words. That means the build up is about a third done, almost halfway through it. Looking forward to writing more!

This story is coming along excellently and I think you will be a little surprised by how it unfolds. Hoping that it will be something you enjoy.

Back to more writing now. Have fun all ;)

Update (23/8/19)

So it's been a while since I updated. That is because I have been busy with real life things, including sorting out things to live with/on, health, and so on. That has put writing on hold and while I am still not 100% I am back to writing and everything is going well. Looking forward to getting this story done for you all.

I also have a little teaser for you: the story is about a girlfriend and she cheats in a way that I have not written about before, and it is something that her boyfri...

New Story Begins

So it's been a long time since I've posted, mainly because I wanted to have something to say before I did. It has also been a long time since I have been debating which story to write. Short version, I've had so many ideas I couldn't make up my mind. They're all too hot and I want to write them all now.

But I have finally decided on a story to write first (before the others get their turn) and I am planning the story now. It will be a cheating story, so I will keep you apprised on here ...

New Cheating Story

Hi all!

It has been a while since I have updated as I have been waiting for the latest story to be published and going through ideas for the next story I want to write. I literally have a list of over 200 ideas I have yet to write and I have to go through them, trying to 'feel' which I want to write next. Once narrowed down I then keep going through that list until I have one left: the one I want to write most.

This takes time, of course, and I then have to go through different id...

New Story

Hi all,

So the new story is finished and I am waiting for Lit to publish it. It is currently under review on Lit so I am not yet sure when it will be out.

I am, however, now free to start writing another story and this one WILL be a cheating story. I haven't yet decided which it will be from my list but I have narrowed it down to one of twenty-seven. I just need to go through those and see which it will be now.

Keep your eyes peeled for more updates! Much more fun to come. 2019-04-11 17:26:34 +0000 UTC View Post

February Update

Hi all,

Time for a quick update. As you all should know by now the next story won't be discussed or promoted on Patreon due to it fitting with Lit's rules but not Patreon's. Similarly there will be *NO* charged post for this upcoming story as it has nothing to do with Patreon at all. As such all updates for this next story will be on my Lit profile. But I will say that it is coming along nicely and I am excited to see how it goes. It is early in the process but I am hoping to have some ...

Donations and New Story

First of all I would like to say a huge thank you to all of those who have donated. I wish I could thank you personally per each donation but this is the best I can do. Know that your kindness and generosity is very much appreciated. Thank you.

As for the new story, this is a story I won't be updating on Patreon about. All updates will be on my Lit profile for this story and no charged post will be made for the story. The writing is going well except for real life commitments demanding ...

New Story Published

Hi all,

The new story has been published and can be found here - https://www.literotica.com/s/the-perils-of-rock-n-roll-decadence

It is 93 pages on Lit so it will likely take a while to get through. Do let me know what you think of it.

I will get back to working on the new story I am writing now.

Have fun

~Shadow~

Update: Resubmission

Hi all,

Just a quick update. The new story has been edited as Lit has requested and I have just re-submitted it for publication.

We'll see now whether they want anything else changed or if the story will be published. Again I will let you know the moment it has been.

For now I will get back to planning the next story. Really looking forward to that. This one will be a lot of fun ;)

~Shadow~

Update: New Story Revisions

Hi all,

As is normal for publishing a story, especially on a webpage, Lit has given me some stylistic changes they want made so that the story is easier to read on their website. Just cutting paragraph sizes and altering punctuation to meet their criteria rather than the stylistic decision I made.

This means that there will be a significant delay on the story coming out as I now have to go through the whole thing and alter a myriad of tiny punctuation issues as well as break down the par...

Update: Submission

Hi all,

So some great news! The story has been submitted to Lit for publication!!

I was about a third of the way through the editing when I realised I was only changing minor things. There are probably corrections that could have been made in some parts but the story was so large that it was physically painful to go through it so slowly and try to change things. So I decided that overall the story should be fine as is and I have submitted it.

I apologise if there are any found mist...

Update (31st October 2018)

Almost 25% of the editing finished. And fuck the build up in this story may be the best I've ever written. Not so sure whether the rest of the story will be, but it is hot.

Very much looking forward to you all getting your chance to read it. Shouldn't be too long now.

I will say that you should read this story slowly, painstakingly, and playfully. Every line is meant to be read that way. Slow and detailed. I've barely removed anything at the moment so it looks like it will be a long one....

Update (30th October 2018)

Almost at 10% of the editing. I am expecting the first 20-25% to go relatively quickly - except for the length of time it takes me to read - as that is the build up and I have already edited that about eight times over the years.

I expect that the editing will get slower after that as I enter the sex scenes and previously unedited parts of the story. The % will change depending on if I delete large chunks of text (it is based on the story's length). Other than that I expect the last 10% will t...

Update (29th October 2018): Part Two

It's DONE! The first (main) draft of the new story is finished! 569 pages in Word, 335,000 words.

Now is the time for editing. But it is done. Now the countdown to submission begins.

Editing will take time given the length and depth of the story. And I am not sure how much will get cut. The story is meant to have repetition but I am not sure how much is there that even I do not want/think is too much. We will see. That is what editing is for after all. But once editing is completed the s...

Update (29th October 2018): Part One

90% written (first draft)

So here's some exciting news. I've changed the ending of the new story! Why is that exciting? Well I felt it dragged on and was unnecessarily long. So I've made it shorter. And that means: I am writing the outro right now and will be done with the draft when finished!!

I am hoping, but I don't know for certain, that I will finish the draft today. That is why I have noted this is update part one for today. We will see. I still have a lot to write, but I have writ...

Update (28th October 2018)

87% written (first draft)

Second sex scene is technically finished now. Just need to wind things up and go on into the narrative of the next part of the narrative. Then I can start winding the story down and we'll be done.

I had planned on writing more today, possibly getting to 90%, but unfortunately other things have come up that have stopped me. The beauty of needing to be in the right 'mood' to write.

But still, progress has been made and we're in a good position for next time....

Update (26th October 2018)

85% written (first draft).

I am now on the last section of the second sex scene - about six pages to write - and I am going to continue working today. Almost there folks.

As for the request to split the story up and release it in two parts. I had considered that before but I decided that it wouldn't be what is best for the story. The second half would not be a proper story on its own and wouldn't have any build up. Moreover, I am not that far from finishing the whole thing now so I may a...

Update (21st October 2018)

83% written (first draft).

Halfway through the second sex scene now. Well, about two-thirds actually but the last third has two perspectives so it will be about half the amount of writing again.

Once this sex scene is done that should be the last of the big hills to climb. The 'third' sex scene will take a while of course but given that it isn't a full scene it should not take that long. But the story is on its way now and as you can see I am making progress.

534 pages in Word, 317...

Update (19th October 2018)

Still writing. This sex scene is taking a while - as they always do - but coming along well. It's just hard to write when the scene is so hot ;)

About three more pages before the current section is done and then two more until the sex scene is essentially finished. So although it is taking a while to finish it is almost halfway through and is progressing. I will be happy when it is done.

That said, this is the last full sex scene of the story. The third scene is very quick, short, and no...

Update (2nd October 2018)

81% written (first draft).

This part of the story - the second sex scene - is proving much more difficult to write. This is because my stories are usually much shorter than this story (e.g. this story is now 524 pages, compared to HP which was 121) and so I have not only been writing this story for a long time but I have said a lot of things and am trying to avoid repetition. These two factors make it hard to write the second time they have sex in detail. Usually it is much easier as they are ...

Update (23rd September 2018)

I am still writing in case you worried that I had disappeared. It is just that the sex scenes here added with my real life situation are taking longer than I expected. Making progress but it is much slower going than I had anticipated. Still, so long as I *am* making progress and not stagnating I am happy.

Will update more as more substantial things happen. But just so you know I am writing and I have not vanished or stopped.

~Shadow~

Update (9th September 2018)

79% written (first draft). Six and a half pages done today. And we are now on to the second sex scene.

Because of this being another sex scene, and not a small one, progress will again be a little slow from this point until its conclusion. But once this is done that will be about 90% of the story finished.

In other words, this is the last great big hurdle before everything starts to wind down. The third sex scene is more of a half a scene and is more just winding down the story. So we're...

Update (8th September 2018)

77% written (first draft). About 18 pages since the last update.

Just about to work in to the second sex scene now. Still a way to go but on the way.

~Shadow~

Update (4th September 2018)

75% written (first draft). 6 pages and 3200 words today.

Also...the first sex scene is now completely finished! \o/

On to the build up/narrative for the second scene tomorrow. The second scene will end at 90%. This scene will take a little while to complete as there is a lot of long narrative and a full second sex scene to add to it. It won't be as long as the previous scene/narratives but it will still take a while. The story is currently at 487 pages. I would imagine that the story wil...

Update (3rd September 2018)

73% written (first draft).

That was a very short section and despite having a lot planned to write today unfortunately real life has demanded my attention too much. So I will be back writing properly tomorrow, hopefully.

Even so, I finished the section I had planned and am now winding down the first sex scene before heading into the narrative. It feels good to finally have this scene finished. Most of the time of writing this story over the last five years has been this scene. It is that...

Update (2nd September 2018)

72% written (first draft).

Getting there.

Update (30th August 2018)

71% written (first draft). 6 pages, 3500 words.

There will likely be more today so keep an eye out for this post being edited. I am in the final stretch of the first sex scene being completed now and most of what needs to be written for a while is narrative story rather than sex. I have the second sex scene to lead up to soon after I have wound this scene down. But we are on our way.

~Shadow~

Update (27th August 2018)

70% written (first draft). 467 pages currently.

Not long now until the first sex scene is finished.

Just a little note on the sex scenes. They will start off much slower and in much more detail and then become less detailed as they go on and be faster. Why? Because of two reasons.

First, the story is about Mia's first experience cheating and so the initial moments of that will be much more detailed than the later moments (i.e. after she has felt things for the first time).

Se...

Update (26th August 2018)

69% written (first draft). The story is now 462 pages long.

I took a few days off and wrote here and there but couldn't stay away for too long. It is hard to rest when you have a project hanging over you, so I would rather try and get this done asap.

Not far now until the first sex scene is finished! That will make me happy.

~Shadow~