Hey everyone,

Here is a Table of Contents that you can use to access individual stories within "One Dozen Roses" without finding the original post.

I encourage you to send the authors a message (link provided at the end of each story) for each story you liked, even if you just say, "kudos".

We've got a cover preview up on Patreon for the next part of Shauna's WunderGirl saga--WunderBoy, starting in a month or so. Take a look, leave a comment, ask a question. :)

I'm glad to report I've nearly finished working on my New Year's gift to you...

I had hoped to post the first installment of the next Masks serial today. However, "things happened" over the holidays (nothing majorly bad and a few things good, including some nice presents) and I'm only about halfway to the planned final length. I only just got my main villain of the piece completely fleshed out this morning! (He has connections to Rasputin, with some of my inspiration from Doc Savage and a bunch of other sources.)

New essay up:

https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/88253/origins-2-inferno

And to help pass the rest of the day or maybe a bit of tomorrow, I've put up 'new' Gaby.

As far as new stories go, I'm in the midst of setting up a story in my mind, but haven't put the pen to paper at this time. I have been doing a lot of proofing of my older stories as I intend to publish them during the next year. I'm thinking of reposting some of the stories that make up the Cynthia Chronicles here. I feel a couple of them are pretty good and will leave the readers feeling good. Besides working on my antique business, I don't have much else to do. I retired completely at the beginning of the pandemic.

Yep, 2020 is almost over.

I'm starting Special FX here on BC this week while the advanced storyline is running on Patreon.

Billy Jones was a flim student and extra before the Special FX camera turned him into a blonde bombshell named Hallelujah!

Yep, we return to the normal posting regime today.

Out of curiosity, Is it easiest to write about a deeply flawed, even perhaps handicapped protagonist, or one who is nearly perfect, and very high IQ?

Gwen

I shall be posting a new short story today or tomorrow, that I knocked up in the past day or two. Please don't ask for more as I didn't have time to write this one really, I have far too much university work to catch up, which is entirely my own fault, but I can't see me having much spare time in the foreseeable future, so just enjoy my Christmas prezzie to you all.

Merry Christmas.

From her and the cats.

I posted WunderGirl 4 on BC early. I'm going to be busy tomorrow and Friday...with family. YES! I will be safe--and I hope the same for all of you!

The chapter is a short one, in any case. But I hope you enjoy it.

More so, I hope you enjoy your Holidays...Christmas, Hanukah, or whatever they may be. May they be peaceful, safe, and all that you wish for!

HUGS!
Shauna

It’s alive! It’s alive!

No, it’s not a Frankenstein Monster and it’s not “alive”.

It’s

And it’s LIVE.

The long awaited ONE DOZEN ROSES is live and available Here

Does anyone have a copy of Kaho's "A little fox tale"? It is not completely archived and was removed from BigCloset. I saw a blog where SammieT asked for it and TheAkashicTraveller replied that they had a copy. I asked because I cannot find it anywhere and it seems the new version was never finished. If you are TheAkashicTraveller and have the story I would thank you if you PM or if you send it to my email darkinvisibledark@gmail.com

Thanks

Collaborating on Roses has been the most fun, I have ever had writing.

which means - its Chrimbo this week!

Troubles by the score.

Why do I have such a fixation on the Kudos and Total Views numbers?

That is a very good question when you consider that I’ve been saying for eons that there is absolutely no correlation between the quality of writing and these two numbers, for any given story.

The over-riding answer is this – I’ve seen too many new or impressionable writers turned off when their stories don’t receive high scores.

I think I can say that everyone had fun talking with each other and participating in this production. Everyone deserves kudos for their great stories in this series but none more than Trish who has not only pulled it all together, she has also created some excellent graphics to go with it!

WunderGirl 8
by Shauna Rousseau
on Patreon for members

Hello out there,

It was brought to my attention that the naming I was going for wasn't the best and I agree wholeheartedly. "Magnus and the Misfits" isn't a good name especially because it uses the main character's first name. He doesn't like his first name so I really don't want it in the title.

So, I've settled on a name. "Walker's Path"

I really like this name. It really showcases the direction I want to go with the story. I'm afraid that it might be a little too on the nose though.

Please let me know what you think?

Supposedly, upon meeting Harriet Beecher Stowe -- Lincoln said about Uncle Tom's Cabin -- "So you're the woman who wrote that little book that started this great war."

A few months ago I read Uncle Tom's Cabin as part of my research to write a book about a transperson during the Civil War. I was shocked by the emotions elicited. It was frightening to think how the reader would have reacted in the 1800s.