2014, Year in Review

Heya guys, the time has come again! Sorry it's a bit behind schedule, I've been all scatterbrained lately. :P

2014 was a big, important year, for many reasons. I'm afraid my lot in life didn't change a whole lot, still living in the same place, haven't been published, and I'm only doing small-time commissions, but I'm gonna look at the positive! I did a whole lot of those commissions and never disappointed a customer, I wrote a whole whack of stories and improved my writing, a kind of progress I always appreciate, and I started a big project that I'm afraid so far I can only hint at mysteriously and teasingly, hehe. Hopefully, by the time I do the next of these journals, you'll know all about it, knock on wood. n_n

Without further ado, let's see how I did last year!

January
The Shape of Things: Starting Over: Things started off well with a reboot to one of my most treasured characters, Vincent Linus, re-introducing us to the shapeshifter with the green tongue, as well as his new roommate Andrew, and his long-lost sister Tai, who seems much more attached to her niola than Andrew would prefer.

February
Through Thick and Thin: This one was the first commission of the year, for my good friend OliverStormsong, a Valentine's Day-themed work about Hannah and Walter, a pair of friends who meet up to commiserate about their singlehood while the rest of the world celebrates romantic couples. Shamefully, I wasn't able to complete it in time for the actual holiday, but I still consider it one of the high points of the year, work-wise.

March
Consolation: The fourth of the commissioned stories for

SilverRat

regarding his kangaroo siblings Alex and Jessica, in which Jessica shares some terrible news with her brother, with whom she recently started a romantic relationship. Now Alex must find a way to restore her crushed spirits and bring her hope again.

April
Twin Souls: A return to my fantasy world of Rilodell, in which we meet Boris and Illiana, a pair of bats who sound Russian in my head, and who are seeking the help of a wizard named Felix to remedy a problem: they're twin brother and sister, and they're crazy for each other.

May
I Love You Twice: A Proper Apology: Dave and Kelly Parrish make their first of two appearances this year with Kelly forcefully confronting Dave, who has been avoiding her ever since he embarrassed himself when they were trying to get intimate. Kelly's tired of the silent treatment, though, and wants him to make things up to her in a big way...

June
Understuffed: The first of a new series of commissions for

SilverRat

, following a shy, introverted mouse named Jasper and his attempts to avoid his flirtatious rabbit neighbour Becky, to indulge in his secret passion for the soft, gentle touch of plush toys. I've been told by multiple people that they enjoyed these stories even though they're not into plushie stuff, so I consider them a major victory on my part, especially since it's not one of my kinks, either. n_n

July
Homecoming: A commission for

Psyphix

, this story is about a soldier named Laura safely returning home to her boyfriend Jordan after serving a tour overseas, and Jordan's efforts to show the quadrupedal wolfess exactly how much he missed her when she was away. Writing a completely different body type than usual was a fun challenge, one I might try again in the future on my own time. n_n

August
Okay, this one's kinda tricky. See, I did do a fairly intense amount of writing in August, but it didn't make it online because of Reasons. :B
So instead of linking a new story for this month's spot, I'm gonna name the three chapters of Curse of the Shieldfall I posted online for the first time in August (The Tower of Thaniel, That Sinking Feeling, and Lost and Found), even though I actually wrote those stories in 2013 without posting them.

September
I Dream of Drowzee: My first-ever Pokémon fanstory, and I think it came out pretty well, albeit not according to the original plan. In this story, a slumbering Abra finds himself intensely turned on and unable to do anything about it while his body is asleep, so he telepathically contacts a nearby Drowzee to come Do Things to him in his sleep, only for things to take an unexpected turn...

October
Of Descent and Debauchery: Fun fact, I actually wanted to call this one "Ups and Downs", but discovered upon glancing at Fur Affinity's frontpage when I went to upload that another writer had just posted a completely unrelated story with exactly the same title, and I'd feel weird and kinda bad having it right next to another story with the same name, and I was kind of excited to share it right away, so I changed the title to this somewhat awkward one. :B
This one's a proper short, the first one I've done in years, about a guy named Mike who discovers that dreams can come true when he shares an elevator with his crush, Linda.

November
The Shape of Things: Where the Heart Is: Still kind of embarrassed that I only got around to following up on January's story eleven months later. This one's about Tai Linus stubbornly continuing to try and get in her brother's pants, and Vinnie somewhat reluctantly explaining to Andrew what her deal is, and why he left the Mokaji homeland in the first place.

December
I Love You Twice: Attention: Coming out just in time to make sure I had at least one story in every month of the year, this one sees Dave getting some alone time to catch up on his reading, and Kelly showing him exactly what happens when you try to ignore a cat, especially a cat that loves you. n_n

So there you have it! Just like last year, there were a few months in here where I had more than one thing to choose from, like two more chapters of

SilverRat

's plushie saga, Eric and Milo's appearance in April, or the extremely short Services follow-up I wrote for a contest in July (but forgot to post here until December :B), and also just like last year I'd like to give a big shout out to

ronindrake

for helping me stay on-task and assisting with my proofreading. You the man, Drake. n_n

I apologize if I've seemed more distant or aloof this last year, I admit I've been kinda stressed from worrying and fretting over things, and that's kept me from engaging with people much further than replying to comments on my work (and after six years of doing this online, I'm still terrible at doing that in a timely fashion :B), but that's one of the things I'm gonna try and improve on this year, do more journals to let you guys know how I'm doing, or what random-ass thoughts are going through my head. :-)

In any event, 2014 was a very productive year, and I've got high hopes for 2015. With any luck, there'll be even more exciting developments to talk about this time next year. n_n

ANNUAL RITUAL OVER.

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