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LAST DAY TO DOWNLOAD THE FIC!

A Firm Hand, Part Two Release + Related Fic Removal News

The second novella in the A Firm Hand series is out today! Links to buy are here: https://linktr.ee/elle__lindsey (I also regret not posting some international links last time so I will do that below the cut at the end of this post).

I also regret to say that I’ve been told that I need to take the fic down in order to avoid the novellas being removed from sale. I want to give people a chance to download it before I do so. The deadline to download will be in one week on February 14th. 

I really hope you like what I’ve done with this story in the novellas and that you come to love Harry and Noah as much as I do. All my love to you all!

Keep reading

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ICYMI

A Firm Hand, Part Two Release + Related Fic Removal News

The second novella in the A Firm Hand series is out today! Links to buy are here: https://linktr.ee/elle__lindsey (I also regret not posting some international links last time so I will do that below the cut at the end of this post).

I also regret to say that I’ve been told that I need to take the fic down in order to avoid the novellas being removed from sale. I want to give people a chance to download it before I do so. The deadline to download will be in one week on February 14th. 

I really hope you like what I’ve done with this story in the novellas and that you come to love Harry and Noah as much as I do. All my love to you all!

Keep reading

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Why I Write Novellas

For most of my life I thought there was only ONE WAY to be a writer. You wrote a whole ass book, you edited it, you shopped it, and if someone else thought it was good enough, you were published. It was a process that took years and years. It required the manuscript to cure in a drawer for some time so that you would come back to it with fresh, critical eyes so that you could, presumably, beat it into better shape with whatever experience you had gained in the interim. I’m not saying there’s not wisdom in this approach. I’m not saying that it doesn’t work for some folks, maybe the majority of folks, but every time I have tried to follow the path I have failed spectacularly and it always resulted in me not writing and not being able to finish anything ever.

I’ve written since I was young. Being a writer is foundational to who I am. It is a core thread to my identity. And for a whole giant chunk of my life I didn’t do it because I thought there was only ONE WAY and unfortunately the ONE WAY didn’t work for me so that meant I couldn’t do the thing that brought me the most joy. 

I failed at it for lots of reasons. I lose momentum and motivation without the positive reinforcement of tiny accomplishments (I finished a chapter, a section, an arc!). The glower of perfectionism settles and I become paralyzed by doubt. My nervous system gets activated by the inherent vulnerability of putting the creation out into the world and the anticipated failure or judgment of others meant that I would go into freeze or flight and never finish a project. My life was also not conducive to a long creation timeline because I do not have long periods of time where I am alone to create (due to kids, full time job, school, dogs, etc.)

Fanfic was revolutionary for me because it showed me there was ANOTHER WAY to create. I could write for fun! I could post a chapter at a time! Completing big projects was finally something I was able to do because it became a matter of achievable component parts instead of scaling Doom Mountain Masterpiece Manuscript! I wasn’t incapable of it, as I had so long believed. I learned to battle perfectionism by accepting that this work was created and edited by the best of ME AT THAT MOMENT IN TIME. Perfection was not attainable, my best in the moment was. I was enough! What I created was ENOUGH! From being in community with other fic writers I saw that it was ok for me to create in a way that worked for me and for my life. 

So now, as I try out self-publishing I’m trying to model something I wish I would have seen more of: ANOTHER WAY to do it. I’m publishing A Firm Hand in three novellas because I have learned to trust my creative process. I am successful* when I create in alignment with my nervous system and intuition. (*Fanfic also taught me that success can be whatever I define it as, which for me means I finish a work and share it. I cannot control other people’s reactions to it, so I cannot base the success of a project on how other people receive it, how popular it is, etc.) I don’t need to force myself to create the way others do. 

Anyways, this is a long way of saying that I hope this is a permission slip to anyone who feels similarly stymied by a ONE WAY approach to creating. I hope you learn to trust yourself and create in a way that works for you. 

As I dip my toe back into Tumblr since leaving Twitter I’m interested in connecting with people around creative process, writing, reading, etc. If that’s you I hope you’ll interact with me here <3 Would also love recommendations of blogs you follow who are talking about these things!

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Thank you to @swissmissing for pointing out I forgot to link to the fic! A Firm Hand will be taken down from AO3 on Feb 14th for anyone who would like to download it first. 

A Firm Hand, Part Two Release + Related Fic Removal News

The second novella in the A Firm Hand series is out today! Links to buy are here: https://linktr.ee/elle__lindsey (I also regret not posting some international links last time so I will do that below the cut at the end of this post).

I also regret to say that I’ve been told that I need to take the fic down in order to avoid the novellas being removed from sale. I want to give people a chance to download it before I do so. The deadline to download will be in one week on February 14th. 

I really hope you like what I’ve done with this story in the novellas and that you come to love Harry and Noah as much as I do. All my love to you all!

Keep reading

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A Firm Hand, Part Two Release + Related Fic Removal News

The second novella in the A Firm Hand series is out today! Links to buy are here: https://linktr.ee/elle__lindsey (I also regret not posting some international links last time so I will do that below the cut at the end of this post).

I also regret to say that I’ve been told that I need to take the fic down in order to avoid the novellas being removed from sale. I want to give people a chance to download it before I do so. The deadline to download will be in one week on February 14th. 

I really hope you like what I’ve done with this story in the novellas and that you come to love Harry and Noah as much as I do. All my love to you all!

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My e-book came out this week!

Hey friends, I hope you are all doing so well. I self-published my first novella this week! If you liked my fic I think you’ll like this too. You can order it here: 

https://linktr.ee/elle__lindsey

Excerpt from Chapter Two below the cut!

Keep reading

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I love you Violet! You should recognize the story a bit ;). Just with a lot of shiny updates! 

My e-book came out this week!

Hey friends, I hope you are all doing so well. I self-published my first novella this week! If you liked my fic I think you’ll like this too. You can order it here: 

https://linktr.ee/elle__lindsey

Excerpt from Chapter Two below the cut!

Keep reading

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My e-book came out this week!

Hey friends, I hope you are all doing so well. I self-published my first novella this week! If you liked my fic I think you’ll like this too. You can order it here: 

https://linktr.ee/elle__lindsey

Excerpt from Chapter Two below the cut!

“Do you have wishes, Noah?”

“Do I have wishes?” Noah parrots back dumbly. He feels so wrong-footed, as if the floor is shifting beneath him. This isn’t how it usually goes.

“Wishes. Wants. Desires.”

Noah can feel himself blushing fiercely and it embarasses him as it always has, this way his body betrays him, putting his emotions on display for all to see, but he lifts his chin. He has his pride. “Of course. Doesn’t everyone?”

“And has anyone ever asked you what they were before?”

Perplexed by what Harris is suggesting, Noah shakes his head as if to clear it. “That’s not how this works.”

“Isn’t it?”

“No!”

“Well, then you’re right, I have done you a favour.” Harris looks pointedly at the door.

“Wait.” Noah says, desperation gripping him. This can’t be it. He has to exhaust every strategy. “What would it mean?”

Harris tilts his head to the side. “What would what mean, Noah?”

“What would it mean,” Noah asks, meeting the heat of Harris’ gaze, “to be yours?”

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The first novella length part of A Firm Hand is complete and you can read it for free on Kindle Vella! Here are a few sneak peaks pulled from the story:

You can find me on Twitter as @elle__lindsey. When the novella is published and on sale I’ll be back to let you know!!

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i wish it was still valid to just tell people you're "retiring for the evening"

company over at your house but someone else who lives with you invited them? gracefully exit by announcing that you're retiring for the evening. tired at a party? about time to retire for the evening. someone asks if you want to do something at night? "oh no thanks, i'm just about to retire for the evening." bring it back please, i need a cool and efficient way to say that i'm tired and want to exit a social situation

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Lately I don’t let other peoples opinions bother me too much and I think a lot about that quote byJenny Slate that goes ‘As the image of myself becomes sharper in my brain and more precious, I feel less afraid someone else will erase me by denying me love’

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@nautilicious is on my beta team and has made this story infinitely better. Thank you, my friend! <3 <3

meet elle lindsey...

Hey all,

I know I’m not ever here anymore and that my WIPs have been languishing. Just wanted to give some context. I’m trying my hand at self-publishing an original work right now, based on my fic, A Firm Hand. It’s pretty different from the original and if you’re interested in following along I’m posting chapters weekly on Kindle Vella, a serialized Amazon platform that is still in beta form.

Read Here:

https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B09WZBKKYH

You can read the entire story for free! There are 10 chapters (called episodes on KV) posted so far. Once you’ve finished the first three episodes (which are free to everyone) you can sign up for 500 free tokens from Amazon to keep reading more episodes for free. 

You can find my author twitter here: https://twitter.com/elle__lindsey

That’s where I am most days ^^^^^^^^^

I hope you’re all doing well and I’m sending you all my love <3 Thanks for being my first readers and giving me the confidence to try this out.

P.S. I know Kindle Vella is only working in the US right now, so for international readers- I’m going to be posting three novella length ebooks of this story eventually which will be available to buy so if that sounds like something you’d be interested in, follow my author twitter for info when those will be coming out!

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meet elle lindsey...

Hey all,

I know I’m not ever here anymore and that my WIPs have been languishing. Just wanted to give some context. I’m trying my hand at self-publishing an original work right now, based on my fic, A Firm Hand. It’s pretty different from the original and if you’re interested in following along I’m posting chapters weekly on Kindle Vella, a serialized Amazon platform that is still in beta form.

Read Here:

https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B09WZBKKYH

You can read the entire story for free! There are 10 chapters (called episodes on KV) posted so far. Once you’ve finished the first three episodes (which are free to everyone) you can sign up for 500 free tokens from Amazon to keep reading more episodes for free. 

You can find my author twitter here: https://twitter.com/elle__lindsey

That’s where I am most days ^^^^^^^^^

I hope you’re all doing well and I’m sending you all my love <3 Thanks for being my first readers and giving me the confidence to try this out.

P.S. I know Kindle Vella is only working in the US right now, so for international readers- I’m going to be posting three novella length ebooks of this story eventually which will be available to buy so if that sounds like something you’d be interested in, follow my author twitter for info when those will be coming out!

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Chapters: 40/? Fandom: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson Characters: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Charlotte Watson - Character, Original Characters Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Not compliant with any season, Alternate Universe - Different First Meeting, Beekeeping, Addiction, Vulnerability is the actual worst, also, the solution, Sherlock Asks For Help, Introspection, failure - Freeform, Re-evaluating success, Families of Choice, Queer families of choice, Transgender Child, Coming Out, Masturbation, Character with early onset Alzheimers, Therapy, Non-binary character, Lesbian Characters, Pansexual Character, Gay Character, Questioning character, Slow Burn, Panic Attack, Dissociative Amnesia, accountability, Setting Boundaries, First Date, apiary, Fall Season is complete Summary:

A story about growing up.

The Fall Season is complete! 40 chapters/61,000 words, rated G. Subsequent seasons/sections will earn this fic’s E rating, but you can consider this section a complete fic if you’re not interested in that. Thank you to everyone who walked through this season with me and Sherlock <3 <3 <3

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Chapters: 2/? Fandom: Sherlock (TV) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson Characters: John Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Original Characters, Jenny, Mycroft Holmes Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Librarians, PTSD, Past Drug Addiction, Character with multiple sclerosis, Emotional support animal, Dogs Summary:

St. Bede's Library takes in those looking for a second chance.

John Watson is looking for some peace and quiet in order to heal after he returns from war.

Sherlock Holmes is just out of rehab and forced to live in the countryside to care for his brother at the end of his life.

When they're thrown together after a one-night stand, Sherlock asks John to keep their relationship a secret.

It's just a few months, John tells himself, as he makes a morally dubious decision, but as their electric physical attraction starts to turn into something more, it becomes harder for John to hide how he feels.

Does Sherlock feel the same? What will happen when Sherlock's time at the library is up? And will John pay for the secret he kept?

Join me for a smutty librarian romp and have all these questions and more answered!

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Chapters: 27/27 Fandom: Sherlock (TV) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson, Past Sherlock Holmes/Jim Moriarty Characters: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Irene Adler (Sherlock Holmes), Jim Moriarty Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, John Watson: CEO, Daddy Kink, Office Sex, Blow Jobs, Kink Negotiation, Bearded John Watson, Everything is consensual, Mutual Masturbation, Dirty Talk, No big age difference/no underage/consenting adults and all that jazz, Praise Kink, Exhibitionism, Hand Jobs, Vulnerability, Talking about FEEEEELLLLIIINNNNGGSSSS, fantasies, consent kink, safe words, Spanking, Anal Fingering, Fingerfucking, Prostate Milking, Submission, Mile High Club, Enthusiastic Consent, Office Blow Jobs, Public Blow Jobs, role play, Role Reversal, Misunderstandings, Communication, Anal Sex, Rimming, Intergluteal Sex, We now interrupt your previously scheduled smut to introduce, Some Plot, Confessions, well that was quick, Smut resumes, Anal Plug, Kink Renegotiation, Gender Roles, Power Dynamics, Cock Rings, Edging, Domming from the bottom, Orgasm Delay, Prostate Orgasm (very nearly), Train Sex, POV Alternating, trust building, Caretaking, love is a verb, That florid romantic stuff is very much my shit, as is, that grade A, high octane, two soulmates against the rest of the world business, 69 (Sex Position), Frottage, Switching, Love Confessions Summary:

I started writing this fic in a hotel room in Japan two years ago after asking for prompts on Tumblr. This began as a one-shot for the prompt: Make me. And...I kept writing it. Hahaha, I really should know myself better by now.

I know many are turned off automatically by the Daddy kink tag, and honestly take care of yourselves and have a blessed day, if that's a hard no for you. But I will say that this fic begins as a Daddy kink fic and then transforms into something else. It's mainly an exploration of consent and identity and vulnerability and communication and agency and trust building and and and and.... I'll let the tags speak for the rest of it. This happens through sex. Lots and lots of sex. Some of the sex is kinky, but it is always switchy, switchy sex. Neither character is exclusively a top, neither one is exclusively a bottom, in fact I aim to make you question what those things mean. The Moriarty plot was very tangential to my wanting to write this story, but provides much of the urgency, so take it as you will, squinting from far away, perhaps ;)

Your comments are very important to me. If you enjoy this story, please let me know. I'm sending love and peace to you and yours <3 <3 <3 <3

NOW COMPLETE!