#Author Updates

[collegetennisoriginstory]

CT:OS Author Update

Hey everyone! <3

I'm so sorry for the silence here on Tumblr, I really need to keep up with my author updates. If you've been here a while, you know Social media and Tumblr/Forum visits are always the first thing to go for me when I'm very busy (no excuse, really), but rest assured I always continue plugging away/finding pockets of time to write.

Now for the fun stuff!

Progress on the FULL chapter update 

The chapter that covers the weekend with Sam is almost done. I’m a whopping 90k words in now (this includes the sneak peek with the post-match scenes + dinner + bar scene).

NEW scenes I’ve written since the sneak peeks include team dinner with Sam (or not), a party scene (with potential drunk confession scenes and a little drinking game), as well as not one but TWO scenes where MC gets to decide whether to share a bed with Sam.

Scenes I'm still writing: MC returns to Cargill after sending Sam off to the train station, MC's weekend if Sam's not there

Tentative dates

I’ll be posting the non-beta-tested chapter update as soon as I edit and finish writing—likely by early Sep for ko-fi supporters and beta-testers, and 2-3 weeks after that for the edited/beta-tested version (to the public).

P.S. I love receiving your asks, and I know I've been terrible with answering them lately, but know that I cherish every single one of your messages and usually will start answering more of them after a major update (to take a break from writing!)

Love you all so much, thank you for your patience!!

[amywritesthings]

i'm sorry i haven't answered asks lately or really spoken beyond posting my writing and fic updates. my thoughts are kind of all-consuming about my surgery (i find out next tuesday if i'm approved!) and getting affairs in order for time off from work, so i'm not really reading or chatting but more just writing and sending it out to the void.

i promise i am not ignoring your fic updates you tag me in, either! i just really need this major life event to become set in stone before i sit down and read again

[findingavoiceif]

I had been stuck on this one coding error that had left me motivationless for 3 goddamn weeks, turned out that all this time it just wasn't typed right.

Anyways I'm back at it again in full force.

Mwah❤️

[arrow-through-my-writers-block]

Author Expectations

I’ve been away, clearly… But while I’ve been away, I’ve self-published my first novel, The Unknown Eye, and I’ve been trying to manage my expectations. What I thought it’d be like versus what reality has shown me. It is tough to break away from expectations, from what social media or other authors present as the norm, but I am trying. I’ve sold some copies, gotten some wonderful reviews/ratings,…

[chubbydino]

SHORT SHIFT UPDATES!

It's been a little over a week since the release of Short Shift - thank you to everyone who made it a successful launch! If you haven't grabbed your copy yet, it's available here in ebook and paperback!

This month, I commissioned @storm3326 to be part of my Artist Series. Storm drew an absolutely breathtaking scene from Short Shift. 😭 You can see the full drawing on Patreon!

Stay tuned - next week, I'll be releasing the first bonus scene for the Redline series, with a bit of help from Storm! :)

Thanks again for all of your support!

[sterekbigbang]

Author Checkpoint #2 - Optional

Hey everyone! It's time for the second check-in. This checkpoint is not mandatory like the third one is, but I wanted to reach out and see how everyone was doing anyhow. Use the format below to let us know how you're doing! Can't wait to see what everyone is working on!

You can respond as a comment on this post, on our Discord server if you are a member, or through email at sterekbbang@gmaill.com!

Tumblr Username: Current Word Count: Percentage Complete: What I Like About the Story: What I Don’t Like About the Story: Comments/Questions:

[tarabyte3]

Hey guess what I finished writing?

IT'S CHAPTER 22 OF "I WANT YOU TO SHOW ME WEAK"

I'm going to spend this morning editing and doing some last bit of polishing, which is, unfortunately, going to take me a few hours.

WHY? You ask.

😳😳😳 SOBBING.

I...I don't know how this happened.

OKAY, YES I DO. Those horny bitches would not stop going at it, I swear to fucking god. Besides, who am I to censor Kino??? If the man wants to keep fucking, by god he is going to keep fucking. Like I'm NOT gonna let Kino be hot.

So this is your warning to PREPARE YOURSELVES.

[mogseltof]

i'm about to hit 8000 words on this fucking short story

[talesoftheuntold]

Dang, there’s been so many bots lately :/

Anywho, hello! I’m not very active on here, but I’ll be posting some teasers/updates on my short stories once I get through my burnout.

Now if only she’d stop staring at me…

[ohsocyanide]

heads up to any split followers: chapter sixteen will be posting late due to my dog passing - thank you for understanding 🖤

[dyke-ass-fujoshi]

How I found out about trump getting shot

[amywritesthings]

author update:

i will be on hiatus from oct 19 - oct 27

my wip series will resume after i'm back

hallo-sleepover is closed but i will be working on those prompts thru october-november

[joncronshawauthor]

Join the Ravenglass Universe Community: Exclusive Content Awaits

Good news, everyone!! I’m thrilled to announce the launch of my official Patreon page, and I want you to be part of this journey into the heart of the Ravenglass Universe. 🌟 Why Join Our Community? 🌟 🗡️Exclusive Early Access: Read “The Knight and the Rebel” (Ravenglass Legends Book 3) before anyone else! I’m currently posting a new chapter of my work-in-progress every weekday, and Patreon…

[technicallydirect]

Locking My AO3

So, like, though I'm sure most of yall do not follow me for my writing or my very seldom original posting, I figured I'd make a lil notice that I'm locking my AO3 for the forseeable due to AI scraping. I'm not wild about it, but frankly I've poured a lot of myself into my writing, and I'd rather a computer not strip mine its way through my back catalogue to learn how to ape authenticity.

Feel free to reach out thru messages or the ask box, and if you perhaps want an unlocked link to share with the group chat, just let me know.

[necromancers-writingdepartment]

Update as of 08/04/24

Word Count: 8492

Pages: 27

Chapters: 3

Author status: going insane

[sterekbigbang]

Authors: How to turn in your draft!

Hi everyone! 

A friendly reminder that COMPLETED rough drafts are due Saturday, December 30th by 11:59 PM CENTRAL TIME!

To submit your completed draft, email it as a .doc attachment to an email or fill out the Google Form (you can link and upload it to the Google form also).

If you would like to share it with me on Google Drive, that is also fine, but please make sure that I can check for word count and read it. Include the information below when you share the document with me through Drive.

Please include the following in your message: <b>Title:</b> <b>Rating:</b> <b>Word Count:</b> <b>Summary for Artists:</b> <b>Any warnings you think artists should be made aware of:</b>

<b>Kinks in fic artists may need to know about:</b>

Please note that the summary does not have to be the one you include with your story when it gets posted. We do, however, encourage you to make your summary as detailed as possible to assist artists when claiming.

After submitting, you should get a message confirming that we've received your submission. If you do not receive this confirmation, please let me know.

On that note, I will be up all night monitoring when the emails come in to make sure your story meets our submission guidelines before responding to your submission. If you are sharing your document through Drive, please share it with sterekbbang@gmail.com

So excited to see what you all have written!

-Liam