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

Lookin for a story here...

A Powerful MALE Warrior is turned into a weak girl, not a sissy through dastardly trickery by ????

I think that she is cast out and flees to a distant land.

SHE later turns the tables on her detractor and comes home....

The rest is to fuzzy to remember.

Can someone help the girl ???

Gwen Brown

I'm currently posting here a 10-chapter Novella called "Project Mnemosyne," written with the assistance of Chat GPT, but with extensive, long, detailed prompts and post-edits. It seems to be getting good reviews, even from people I consider some of the best posting on BC or anywhere.

I've done another story, very different in tone from the Novella but also rather different from anything I have written previously. Still, this has more input from me to begin with and more editing by me, too.

and other small birds on my feeders!

I realised as i lay in bed @ midnight that i hadn't done my usual Wednesday post, i was a bit befuddled yesterday but i think i'm back with it today!

Far too many reasons have stopped my writing, and for Tammy that's been 2 years. The good news is that I'm currently writing the follow-on from Rank Stupidity after overcoming a story continuity blockage.

No promises ... but the working title of the new story is Flying High.

Shiraz

For those who like to read my stories (you know who you are) here is a bit of an update:

Rifts: In the Center Ring: my little nod to the RPG Rifts. just started.

The Lucky One: Luck be a Lady Chapter 3: what happens when Fluke meets her maker? just started

To Escape the Friend Zone: a young man just entering college discovers why he cant seem to get a date . . . just started.

Sword and Shield: one side masc, one side fem, both sides heroes! just started

always seems to fall on Madeline!
Well it sometimes feels like that at any rate.

or bap or breadcake!

Okay. Deep breath.

I’ve done another thing.

Actually, two things in one week. Which, frankly, feels dangerous. I may need supervision.

Behold: the full wraparound cover for Fractured Rune: The Aeldstorm Saga, Book One.

Click here to view on my website.

You’ve already met the front, that dramatic swirl of magic, waves, and general emotional turmoil, but now you get to see the whole thing.

So… I just filed the copyright for Fractured Rune: The Aeldstorm Saga, Book One.

That’s right. I officially handed my baby over to the U.S. government and said, “Here, please acknowledge my brainchild so no one else can legally steal it.” And the Copyright Office website said, “Cool, even though the government is shut down, give us sixty-five bucks and a PDF or else.”

Yep, the diagnosis is in, the days of my malaise are numbered!

I'm changing my handle here to separate my previous work from what I'm going to be doing with a new name. I'll be experimenting with AI assisted fiction writing. I'm going to have a program help me with outlining and the inventory of characters and places. AI will keep an eye on continuity for me and help with spelling and grammar.

This is not going to be stories written by AI. I will be writing detailed chapter summaries, the AI will produce prose, then I will do an intense job of editing and rewriting so the end result will be mostly me.

I was at my local library looking for more reading material, and came across a graphic novel called "love and pom poms" its about 2 girls in high school. they once had been close, but drifted apart as the one became more of a computer nerd while the other joined the cheerleader squad.

The last I heard from her she was working on a new book in her Cheerleader series, but it has been quite a while since she published anything. I am more than a little concerned about her. Too many authors have simply disappeared over the past few years.

Too many simply slip away, never to be heard from again. Too much talent is lost to the world when it happens, and those of us left behind can only wonder why, only wonder what happened.