My latest offering features an interactive Table of Contents. The body of the story is preceded by a column of jump-links that allows the reader to jump to a particular chapter. I've pretty much decided that on longer works (in my mind that means >20K words) that rather than posting as a serial I'll provide this kind of means for the reader to read part of the story, leave and come back later and be able to jump to where they left off.

Hey everyone,

When you first sit down with a new idea in your head, what do you lean on to get started? For some people, it might be a mood, a memory, or even a single image. For some people, it could be something visual, like something they saw in real life, maybe a movie, or even something they heard.  I am curious what others use as that first spark when they begin turning an idea into an actual story.

which is essentially the German equivalent of Rememberence Day here in the UK.

I'd really like to hear what people thought of Mobius.

Splitting it into parts to post is a double edged sword. Some people don't read a multipart story until it's complete, and I have to admit, I don't always, either. Especially when the writer has a track record of not finishing all of her stories. Of which I'm guilty. Lol.

Thee other side, at least in my case is it makes it where people are able to comment on things while they are fresh in their mind, rather than reading a single file and commenting on what is left at the forefront of the mind.

It's been a while since I've shared any stories. I've been involved in a lot of things and had trouble blocking out time to work on my writing. But I do have one story close to completion that I'll get out soon.

Some of that activity is described with the song I wrote and posted today, "Your Love is Kind".

I've also been writing lessons for a Sunday School series I'm helping to teach with a long time friend of mine about responding to Christian Nationalism.

That has at least gotten me to develop a habit of hitting the computer for extended sessions of writing.

So. Remember last week when I posted asking what everyone thought about "Himingrath" as a universe name?

Well, it looks like the general consensus is that Himingrath is... a mouthful. Which is kind of what I was worried about, but I was also in love with the meaning behind it and thought maybe I could make it work through sheer determination.

Turns out: I cannot.

The feedback... Well, let's just call it diplomatic. Lots of "interesting choice" and thoughtful pauses. So I've pivoted to something people can actually say without hesitation:

The Seidh Between.

Sorry, folks, stuff you know.

are usual in November but it makes them no less unwelcome!

The storyline for Cherry Jubliee has been in a state of flux for a while now. At the start it features a manga character coming to life to help the main character, Ghen. But then…I thought, what if Gehn embraced the super-heroine identify to fight for the oppressed at their high school?

I want to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone who read the first part of The Girl I Undressed. The response has been overwhelming in the best way. This was a story I almost set aside, and seeing it receive so much love has left me grateful and a little stunned.

I noticed/discovered or was recommended a book on Amazon called "An Exchange of Souls" by Barry Pain. There is only one review that was German I think and the translation didn't tell me anything really.
It was apparently written in 1911, so the idea of a body swap story from 100+ years ago sounds interesting. Different societal norms, pre WW1 & WW2...also would be open to other suggestions of OLD stories like that, body or soul swap types.

Here is the Amazon link, I paid the dollar for it, but not sure when I'll start to read it.

yep, it's the UK's annual firework to celebrate a failure!

is here, Hallowe'en is passed, the build up to Weihnachts and the neues Jahre is already starting to ramp up and i'm posting this a day late!

I think my mojo is back, I've managed to crank out nearly 4000 words in about sixteen hours, and it's the first new UG story for a few years! This will form a part of UG5 when that's finished (it does exist) but that will have to follow the Tammy story that's in progress. Oh, and I want to do another Joannie Jet story.

I'm going to blame that mojo for stealing all my time!

Shiraz