Eff resolutions. I never remember them so I never follow them and even so I never really set anything worth trying except my usual guidelines to just do my best, keep working, be good to my friends, etc.
Anyhow, I feel like this year was one of my most productive for writing. Usually I feel like I only toss out 1-3 given pieces in a year. This year I managed 10. A good chunk of that is the daily flash fiction I did for myself but I managed to do those for almost 6 months straight so I'm pretty proud of that.
I have a November/December combined collection I'll be posting either tomorrow or later this week, depending on how things go. I was sick most of November and December has been spotty so I did another combination. Still, happy I've managed these, I think a lot of them turned out fun and they have a lot of great seeds for things I may turn into full pieces or something.
Full Stories https://inkbunny.net/s/1378366 Growth Spurts. Originally for a folio I abandoned since I can't seem to monetize my writing without publishing so, just posted. Fun office werewolf transformation stuff https://inkbunny.net/s/1497624 Good Boy 2. Some personal fantasy, just a fun kinky BDSM relationship, probably expect more of these in time. https://inkbunny.net/s/1501365 Kangal, some cuckolding stuff inspired by Zaush, M/F stuff https://inkbunny.net/s/1511082 Leo the Lifter - Shower, more of Leo, the big horny hyper toon rascal doing what I like him doing best
I feel a little bad because most of the full stories were actually finished quite a while ago. I sat on them thinking maybe I'd collect them and sell them, but frankly the interest is so low that I think it would just be a bigger blow to my ego to try and fail than to just continue pushing on. I do have a book I'd like to publish that won't be put online, and some of these short fiction collections I'm considering expanding, maybe collection an anthology or two of these as finished stories. Food for thought. But yeah a lot of these could have been uploaded sooner, I just liked the idea that maybe I could make gas money from my writing or something. Can't even get tips from Ko-fi except from two extremely generous friends trying to appease my ego, so hey, thanks for that. I'll still plug that occasionally though so far the best it's done is get some free advertising for the artist that drew up in the ad for me.
I'm not trying to be intentionally bitter, I am proud of what I've managed to do but I'll be honest that the response I've gotten has been just plain disappointing, if I want these things to be seen I have to post a sexy icon or they just don't get noticed, and even that has its pitfalls because half the time if I get a comment it's asking where the icon is from. This certainly isn't a new problem, it's one I and probably most writers on here deal with. While I try not to concern myself with favs or comments, it is discouraging to pour a lot of effort into a work and not just come up short but nearly empty. Please, if you want to help me, even if you can't tip or anything, just comment. Everyone seems to think writers want this in-depth analysis and critique of their work. You know what? "I liked it" or "I liked this character/scene/idea/part" is just as valid. You don't have to talk shop, just talk. We all like a little endorphin shot and a lot of writers are just starved for attention. We have to ask, practically beg, people to read our stuff and get a 'yeah I read it' or a 'I'll read it later' (and they never do). Bless those few, those precious few, that readily read and fav/comment without prompting, but they're like unicorns. Creatives of all kind live and die on reception. Just let us know you're there.
I'm going to keep writing, I'm going to try to put things out to be published. I can't promise how much, how often, or whatever or if I even finish things -to- publish. But I'm going to try, at least, and keep doing what I do. So, thanks for everyone whose support I did receive, it is so extremely appreciated. To everyone, let's work to make 2018 a good year.
