Just curious as to when we can expect the next chapter of this story?  I have been following it for years on two different sites and the suspense is killing me!

He's planning a release for three days after the suspense has finally done you in. 

:-P

Eric Storm

Eric Storm wrote:

He's planning a release for three days after the suspense has finally done you in. 

:-P

Eric Storm

That made me laugh and think, That sounds exactly like what I'd expect Eric to say.

I'm sad to say that this is the first time I have even been to the pub in longer than I can believe. Like I said on the My Neighbor's story thread I have been incredibly busy with life stuff and preoccupied with thoughts unrelated to my stories. It's been months since I've written anything meaningful and every time I sit down to work on Potential I don't have enough time to get back into the world in which the characters live. That has got to change soon.

Thank you to those who have been waiting on me for years. As an author, I love having people who follow, enjoy, and get what I'm writing. It's sad to think about all the people who were around in the beginning who are gone now. Okay, no point in being sad because there are plenty of people who are or will be reading this someday. I'll get to work on the chunk of stuff I've already written and hopefully, I'll get tied up in all those threads and we'll all finally find out what happens next.

Merry or Happy or ba humbug to you on whatever you celebrate.

Well, at least you're still hanging around and answering your forum posts. I hoping you will find the time to finish Potential. And after, create something exciting and new in 2024!

Eric Storm wrote:

He's planning a release for three days after the suspense has finally done you in. 

:-P

Eric Storm

What a cruel sense of humor but I understand it had to be said. I've been accused of this myself on an occasion. My wife says I have no filter.

Dadrepus wrote:

What a cruel sense of humor but I understand it had to be said. I've been accused of this myself on an occasion. My wife says I have no filter.

If you think I have no filter, you have NO FUCKING CLUE the stuff I DON'T say.

:-P

Eric Storm

Yay, you're back! Good chapter. Way to stroke the libido. Keep it coming. I'm running out of things to read on this site. Too many uncompleted old stories that just get me frustrated. I was starting to worry your's might be one of them. I'm glad you are well enough to start writing again.

(posted from Chapter 42: Its okay, baby, I got you)

Dadrepus wrote:

Yay, you're back! Good chapter. Way to stroke the libido. Keep it coming. I'm running out of things to read on this site. Too many uncompleted old stories that just get me frustrated. I was starting to worry your's might be one of them. I'm glad you are well enough to start writing again.

(posted from Chapter 42: Its okay, baby, I got you)

Thank you. I was starting to worry that I'd never find my way back to my potential. Now I have to get out all my notes about how this thing ends and pull the trigger. No actual gun will be fired, though.

Psst: An actual gun will be fired.



LMAO

Eric Storm

still a good story. hope to see more soon.

(posted from Chapter 42: Its okay, baby, I got you)

Yay! I love this story. Glad there's another chapter.

Wicked amazing story

Awesome story.

(posted from Chapter 42: Its okay, baby, I got you)

This is an Incredible story. Amazing writing . Thank you

Cant wait for more…great story

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Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you to all of you who take the time to say something. It's appreciated and reminds me that I need to pull my head out of my ass and be a writer.

From what I've seen, encephalo-rectal removal is not required.  Many writers never seem to perform this maneuver, and continue writing without impediment. 



Eric Storm

Any Update? How’s the writing coming?

Eric Storm wrote:

From what I've seen, encephalo-rectal removal is not required.  Many writers never seem to perform this maneuver, and continue writing without impediment. 



Eric Storm

Wow, so glad you responded. I was just about to go in for surgery.

No updates on chapter 43 now, but I have been honing my skills by writing a couple of short stories. I've also been working with someone to get My Neighbor's Incest published as a book on Bookapy.com  He made some changes so the ages won't be an issue, hopefully. If you happen to see it, I renamed it Attic Voyeur: The Incest Next Door under Erotic Scribbler. I've gotten a couple of emails and some comments telling me that they saw my story published on another site as someone else. No, that's me. Feel free to buy a copy so you can leave a review. Yeah, I know everyone can read it here for free, but what's the harm in making a few bucks if I can?

Also, I'd like to get Potential posted as a four-part book. You know what that means? Yup, I have to finish the thing. I better get to work.

publishing a book hardly requires completion. Just leave the back half blank in case readers want to create their own ending. I dont see the issue. But if you must you must.

Are you OK? You seem to be away for quite some time. If you just have writer’s block, we understand.

(posted from Chapter 42: Its okay, baby, I got you)

Skyscraper wrote:

publishing a book hardly requires completion. Just leave the back half blank in case readers want to create their own ending. I dont see the issue. But if you must you must.

Why didn't I think of that? That takes all the pressure off because I'm so much better at starting things than I am at finishing them.

Dadrepus, thanks for your concern. It's all good as far as my mental health and physical health too, other than my back and shoulder which often make it uncomfortable to sit at my desk and type. But, that isn't what has kept me from making progress. I've been procrastinating because writing Potential is an all-in thing. It drains me and takes up a lot of my time. It means starting in the morning and working until whenever it stops for the day. Then I'm exhausted and the rest of the day isn't worth much.

I do have to finish it, though, because the first part went up for sale at bookapy.com It's a top seller, but has a three-and-a-half star rating :-( While My Neighbor's Incest under the title Attic Voyeur has five. Anybody who feels like getting a copy so you can write a good(honest) review will be rewarded with something special. What? Um, how about I tell you first when I'm going to post the next chapter? Yeah, not very special, I suppose.

Skyscraper is wrong about publishing without completion, especially if you are charging for it. There must be an ending of sorts even if it is a cliffhanger ending. One needs to be satisfied with what is written to even think about buying the second book. I recently did purchase 2 books there.
I was pleasantly surprised not just with the quality of the writing but also the lack of spelling and grammatical errors. It was a delight. Will I continue, possibly, but I’m not made of money. My suggestion is for every author to find someone willing to read and correct their mistakes. This is why editors and publishers exist.

bistander, if you have taken the time to correct and publish, I commend you. Your “Neighbor’s Incest"  is one such story that I have read here more than once. And not knowing that you had published it elsewhere, I downloaded all chapters, corrected most of the errors I could find and then brought it into “calibre"  which helped me turn it into an epub which I can now read on my computers and tablet once I save it to Apple’s “Books" .

I look forward for your second book in that series. I am patiently waiting for a satisfying conclusion to Potential.

What? You're not going to tell us how John dies? You're not going to paint the happy ending for all? That's messed up, man!

(posted from Chapter 42: Its okay, baby, I got you)

SantaJay wrote:

What? You're not going to tell us how John dies? You're not going to paint the happy ending for all? That's messed up, man!

(posted from Chapter 42: Its okay, baby, I got you)

I think he is just pulling your leg a bit. I guess we have to be patient and hope he doesn’t abandon this site to permanently go income based.

bistander, I’m saddened to hear you altered “My neighbor’s Incest"  just to get it published. But I guess you do what you need to do. I think it has to alter the story too much and will not have the same impact to the reader.

Maybe, Eric can establish some kind of  “gift"  system for the authors to be compensated. Or maybe a link to Paypal with pre-established amount?

I just don’t want authors to leave, just to make a few bucks.