It's nice to be back writing

Given all that has been taking my time, both good and bad (and it's been a really bad summer), I have given up (for the time being only) writing a long story. Luckily, however, another lovely woman has inspired me to write more short stories, which I can usually find the time to squeeze out. I've posted a few already, and have another one in editing. I have no doubt that she will continue doing very slutty, very inspiring things that will keep the ideas coming.

Plus, forcing her read them to her friends makes her blush so prettily ...

A new story - The Welcome Wagon

I know its been a while, and I'm sorry to disappoint, but this is not a followup to Growing Up a Master. I have come to the realization that at the current time, there is no way I can have the focus to write a story as long as that deserves.

However, I continue to have some very interesting conversations (and more) with readers, and that gives me ideas. This particular story was inspired by Donna, who does serve as the welcome wagon, and was written after I made an off the cuff remark about her responsibilities. When I realized how wet she got thinking about what would happen if this came true, I wrote this little story.

As for me, I continue to delve into the BDSM, particularly the Master/slave aspect, for real, and I find it hugely fulfilling. It is amazing how freeing it is to live the life you've always wanted to, but never thought you could.

Still not much happening

I know it disappoints a lot of people (I've heard it from them), but I still haven't gotten back into writing. I've tried, but there are just too many things competing for my very limited time, and as I said, I'm pumping my fantasies back into real life, instead of stories. It was much better for all of you when I was sexually frustrated - it's much nicer for me this way.

I still do hope to get back to writing - just don't expect it too soon.

It's been a long time

I know it's been a while, and there have been some people that have asked me where I've been. When I started out, I used fantasy to express my desires. The things that I write are, for the most part, things that I want to experience myself. Since In the last year, however, I've gone from fantasizing about what this kind of life could be to living it. I've experienced what it's like to be a real Master, and more importantly, I've met some real Masters and Mistresses in real life that I really respect. I've been to numerous dungeons and alternative lifestyle events, even gotten official Master Training.

So what does all that mean for my writing? For one thing, I think it will add a touch more realism. While I've never been as out there as some people, after experiencing the real thing I know so much more about what life is really like. When I write, it will not necessarily be too much like real life, because I view fantasies as the way to escape the messiness of real life; there is just so much more jealousy and insecurity in real life. Some of that might creep into my stories, but it will still be fantasy.

Second of all, I have less time to write. If I have a choice of sitting down and writing about tying up and whipping my slave and actually tying up and whipping my slave, I'll usually choose the latter. Furthermore, my social calendar has never been fuller in my life; I was amazed at how many munches and play parties and events there are. I could spend virtually all of my free time attending, and I was, though I'm trying to cut back.

Finally, believe it or not, I actually find it harder to come up with fantasies. I think that's because some of my best work came when I was frustrated and sexually pent up, and I would lie there and create these elaborate fantasies. Now that I get to live some of these fantasies, I tend not to dream up the more extensive ones.

Now having said all that, it doesn't mean I'm not writing. I still am, but it is much slower. I am tending to work on little pieces, because I find that with my longer works, like Growing 2, I need to get into it for large, contiguous chunks of time. If I work for a bit, then drop it for a week, I've forgotten all the backstories, and who is planning what, and who did what, and sometimes who whole characters are. It's easier for me to focus on a shorter story with one or two characters and no extensive back story. And despite that, I'm still trying to work time in to write Growing, just don't count on it any time soon.

Thank you all for your continued support and encouragement. You have no idea how much it means to me. If it weren't for all the emails that I get, the lovely people that start extended conversations with me (especially all you yummy subs) and the occasional prods to get me off my ass and write, I would have stopped doing it a while ago. So thank you all.

M

Ideas? Anyone? Anyone? Beuller?

When I wrote Tired of Being a Nice Guy, I posted chapters as they were completed. For most of my other stories, I didn't begin posting the first chapter until the story was complete. Each method has its pros and cons.

Waiting until I've completed the story to post gives me the ability to go back and change any details that later deviations from my original ideas invalidated. It also let me publish on a regular schedule without concern for what crazy things in my life were doing to my writing schedule.

On the other hand, what I miss most from posting chapters as I write them is the feedback that I get from users. A number of Tired's chapters were based largely on reader suggestions. Nevertheless, as I write this next story, and knowing how crazy my life has been lately, I am going to wait until I've finished this one before posting.

Still, I want your ideas. If you've read Growing, you may have ideas that you might like me to explore. Please let me know what those are. I may or may not use them, but I'm very interested in hearing them. Keep in mind the nature of the characters; presumably you've read the first and know that Girl is not going to become a Domme. I hope that I can get ideas from you as good as I got on Tired. Credit will of course be given where credit is due.

If you want other people's comments on this, check out the comments. If you want to send me something private, you can post a comment to me on my page at SOL or ASSTR.

M

Re-Reading Growing

I've been re-reading "Growing Up a Master", in anticipation of writing Part 2, and I've discovered that I *really* like the story! There are things that I definitely could have done better, but overall I'm quite pleased. I actually think its quite a bit better than the story that I'm currently posting, probably because it was written in fits and starts over the course of a year, with lots of bad stuff happening in the middle. Still, Wandering is worth posting.

As far as Wandering Minds goes, I've rewritten some of the later chapters, and it comes in at around 22 chapters (I may combine some, so it might be less). I hope to start posting a little more frequently within a couple of weeks.

Thanks for all the comments and encouragement on Wandering, even you Mr or Ms. Smiley Face.
M.

Where the hell is he, and where is the story that he promised?”

I’m sure some of you were thinking that, especially the editors who worked so diligently on it with me so very long ago, and saw nothing posted. Sigh. Sorry about that.

My last post explains a bit about my absence, and though it's gone through a number of title changes, I've finally begun posting the story that I've been promising for a year. I won't be posting it on the aggressive scheduled that I've posted my last couple of long stories, because I'm actually reworking some of the later parts. (Can you believe it - some of my proofreaders complained that there wasn't enough sex!) You can expect a chapter or two a week.

As usual, the story has been made *far* better with the help of some excellent editors. In no particular order, BanditIRA, hfl13 (who came up with the name Wandering Minds), Crimson Knight, Joe J., Redbaron (who came up with some excellent names too! – I almost went with Dream Reavers), Skyrat, and becky, who is doing an excellent job putting it all together. I’m positive I missed someone – I lost some of my email too, so if its you, let me know immediately so I can add your name!

As always, let me know what you think - it's the best way to keep me writing.
M.

I'm back

It's been a long and crazy year for me. There have been very high highs, and many even lower lows. My life has changed radically over the past year, and as a result, I have not been keeping up with my writing

As you might be able to tell from my stories, BDSM, and more particularly M/s, has been on my mind for quite a long time. When reading stories, even as when I was quite young and had to rely on BBSs, the stories that I honed in on were of that genre. When I began writing, virtually all my stories were themed that way.

Well this year I finally took that next step. I realized what I was missing in life and I set out to find it. It was a long road – unpaved and bumpy, and while others have explored it before, it was new to me, and the street maps that I have don’t list every pothole. (Isn't it funny how reality is not the same as fantasy? Who would have figured?)

I am at just the beginning of my journey, but I did find my becky, and, surprisingly, others as well. I am working on my life, yet that’s what it is – work. Mind you, there is plenty of fun involved as well (the next story that I write will have *much* better descriptions of dungeons and what goes on in them). But it is hard work, taking your life in a whole new direction – work that takes time.

I also need to thank the other women in my life, the ones that gave me inspiration and courage to continue my quest of self-discovery. You know who you are - especially you, little one - and you should know how much I appreciate you, how very much you mean to me.

But back to my stories. My latest long story was written and edited differently than my previous ones. Peter Z had edited my previous stories, quite ably, and I was able to post when he got the chapters back to me. This time, I had quite a few editors (credits will come when I start posting), all who gave excellent comments. Yet my challenge was to take all those disparate comments and suggestions and weave them into my story in a way that made it better. After a significant amount of work, I had nearly accomplished that when my laptop was destroyed, taking all that work with it – one of those potholes I mentioned above. Given that I spent my working life as a Systems Administrator, you’d think I would know better and that I should have had backups. Well I did, but they were just old enough to miss most of my editing. The thought of going back and redoing everything, particularly given that my personal life was at that time going to hell, was just too daunting.

So the story sat there. Waiting. Just as you have done. And every couple of months I’d say, “It’ll be here soon – I’m just finishing editing it”. And yet, nothing.

Well, one of the benefits of being a Master is that you have these lovely resources at your command, and I’ve instructed my becky to put everything together for me. Given that her command of the English language is far superior to mine, it should increase the readability and continuity of the story. I have instructed her to work for two hours a week on editing my story. (Hey – lives are busy and I need to have her to myself *some* of the time to play with).

I will begin posting that story regularly, though not with the clockwork regularity of “Growing”. I've got ten chapters ready for posting, though I am adding and making changes now that I've been gone from it for almost a year. But don't worry about the editing. If she starts falling behind, rest assured that she will be appropriately disciplined and put back on track – perhaps you can pass the time imagining her bound to a cross, being flogged until she understands the importance of the work I have instructed her to do. (Though sometimes I think *not* flogging her would be a far worse punishment).

While you are waiting for me to begin posting my longer story, I've started to post a few short stories that I wrote (Click here for the first one). Every now and then I get into a long conversation with one of my fans. Strangely, they seem to always be submissive women - go figure. :-) Talking to them about their lives, their desires, their fantasies ... well, it gets my dirty little mind working overtime, and that bubbles out into stories and vignettes. I've just posted one, and I've got at least two others in the wings.

I’m sorry to say that I have no other long stories in the works – life has just been too hectic. I find living the fantasies takes a lot more time than fantasizing about them does. The request I get most is a follow up to Growing, which happens to be the story that I most want to follow up. So, when life turns around and gives me some more time, energy and inspiration to work again, that’s what you’ll see.

- MWTB

Thanks for all the support!

I should have said this earlier, but as I said, complex life right now.

I want to thank everyone who enjoyed my stories and supported me. Winning the Golden Clit for Growing Up a Master was extremely gratifying. There were some extremely good stories competing, and the the thought that so many of you liked my story so much just gives me such lovely warm and fuzzies!

I hope you like my next one as much (I know, when it comes out!).

M.

Never trust me to a schedule

OK, so in early February I promised that the story would be done by the beginning of March, and now it's come and gone and nothing. Sorry about that. I've always been bad at predicting how long things will take. In this case, however, I've done no work on it. My personal life has been in a bit of turmoil - a breakup explains the smashed laptop - and I've not had any energy to spend on it. I'm not going to promise a date when it will be done, but I have recruited additional assistance in finishing the technical details, so maybe soon? Or maybe not? In any event, it will be here when it is here.

I do appreciate those of you who are so taken with my work that you are mad when it's not delivered in a timely fashion - I think you'll like it when it's finally done!

M.