Sorry this is so late. I've kinda been putting it off this year, since there are some weird circumstances involved with my output in 2017. Since I spent the lion's share of last year working on this project of mine, there are a number of months where I didn't post any stories online, and most of the ones where I did were chapters of Unless. It's kind of a far cry from my review of 2016, which was a pretty good year in terms of writing even if it was a dumpster fire in most other ways.
I also regret to inform you that, as you prolly guessed from the date, I don't have anything to post for January this year, so I'm not off to a great start.
There's actually a bit more of Unless coming, but I thought since it had been eight chapters in a row, I would take a break both from Unless and from my project in order to write something straight. I think some good old-fashioned M/F would be a nice change of pace, eh?
But for right now, I thought it was important to continue this tradition, even if I'm modifying it slightly this year. Since I was working like crazy on this project, I thought that instead of just putting FAIL on months where I didn't post anything online, I'd just post ????, maybe come back and change them once I'm ready to make the public announcement.
That being said, here goes!
January Behind Closed Doors: A nice, fun story about a pair of leopards named Roberta and Peter, and how the former reacts when the latter bursts into her room to confess that he's in love with his little sister. I quite enjoyed that one, and the experience of turning certain standards of my gallery on their heads. n_n
February Backroom Dealings: The very first cousincest story I've ever written, this one skips the courtship and confessions and picks up with Alan and Barry McIntyre when they're already comfortably in a relationship. The problem is, they fooled around at work and got caught on camera, so now they need to sneak into their boss' office and delete the footage. This was also a fun story to write, though I have to admit, it wasn't until I posted it that I realized I inadvertently named both protagonists after the Flash. I guess nerdery goes bone-deep with me... <_<;
This is the part where I decided to focus on my project full-time instead of just here and there, so it wouldn't take four million years to complete.
March ????
April ????
May ???? (I was especially saddened not to have anything for you guys on my birthday)
June ????
July Unless, Part One: The story begins! Introducing Nigel and James Ellison, twin otter brothers who are vacationing together at their family's lakehouse, and who happen to be desperately attracted to each other.
August Unless, Part Two: After years of playful teasing, Nigel and James decide to upgrade the one rule that helps them avoid committing incest to allow them to ogle each other to their hearts' content.
September Unless, Part Three: In what's starting to become a theme, the twins adjust their rule to allow themselves to go just a little bit further, touching themselves to the brink of ecstasy. Also, Nigel has a really frustrating dream.
Credit where credit's due, I also managed to post Unless, Part Four, a shorter, cleaner chapter in which the twins keep their pants on for once, and have a party with their friends.
October Unless, Part Five: After James accidentally pushes himself too far and becomes deeply upset, Nigel helps to soothe his frantic brother by reminding him that one person cannot commit incest by himself. It makes sense in context, I swear. :B
I also posted Unless, Part Six, in which things continue to slide ever closer to their inevitable destination as the twins find they simply can't resist touching each other, even if it is getting into a grey area.
November Unless, Part Seven: Now that they're on board with the idea of making each other come, it doesn't take much before James and Nigel agree to move on to oral lovings. We're nearly there, folks!
December Unless, Part Eight: Unable to resist for even a moment longer, James confesses his love for Nigel, and when he learns his brother feels the same way, the twins finally throw caution to the wind and make sweet, sweet love. Awwww yeaaaah. This was a fun one. n_n
So there you have it! One year, ten stories, and while there were four long months without content, there were extenuating circumstances this time around, so I don't feel so bad about it. I wish I could say 'hey, I'll be ready to announce the project next Tuesday' or something, but the truth is that after working non-stop on it for so long, it's kinda kicking my ass. That's why I'm taking a little break to focus exclusively on this M/F story, y'see. Get those creative juices flowing again, get a little re-energized for the final push to the end. Six segments down, four to go, and I was making pretty good headway on the next one before I decided to do something else before I went incurably insane. :B
I felt like 2017 needed work, since I was so focused on the project that I kind of turned into a hermit and barely interacted with you guys. I hope to improve on that this year (he said, after being silent for 30 days of January).
Either way, I feel like I made some real progress in 2017, and I hope that 2018 will be even better. With any luck, next year's review will have a lot fewer question marks on it, and a section where I talk about finally finishing that project. Knock on wood!
Thank you for reading this longer-than-usual, somewhat rambly journal, Tasties, and I hope you have yourselves a fantastic day. :-)
