Status Update: Breakthroughs and Boondoggles
Posted 9 years agoIf there's one thing I /should/ have learned by now, it's that I'm not capable of doing a "small one-off". Planning out a story almost always leads me to underestimate the length of the story I'm going to wind up writing, and therefore the amount of time it takes me to actually sit down and write the roughs for it. That's not even counting my revisionist tendencies, and penchant for throwing out or re-writing entire sections when they don't accomplish what I want. I /should/ have learned ... but I didn't.
A month ago, I thought I was looking at maybe a week's worth of work to finish what I have left of the Breakthroughs series (that "Coping Mechanism" was part I of) with the idea being that it would wind up being just slightly longer than Part I. I'd sit down, put the pen to the paper, edit it the next day, and call it a day. I even went so far as to tell people I might be able to start work on my projects for them later that week (yeah, I'm dumb).
Instead - in the wake of how popular Part I was after the level of love and detail I put into it - I scrapped what little I had written of Part II and started work on something undeniably better, but also considerably ... longer. With a set background for Sam already in place, my approach to the story changed - and it let me flesh out the ... experience a lot more. I've also deleted two more entire sections because they didn't accomplish what I wanted and I had a better approach. It's slow going - especially after I'd made it seem (to you guys and myself) like this would be a small project.
To give you some idea, after my writing session today, the entire Breakthroughs series clocks in at just over 10,000 words over 6 sections so far (longer than ANY-2, but still shorter than the entire ANY series), not counting the revisions and entire sections of text I've deleted - and I've still got a 'planned section' left to write, and who knows how long that'll stretch out.
So anyway, I just wanted to stop in and kinda give an explanation for why something that was 'right around the corner' isn't out yet. I'm still here, and I'm still working - this is just panning out to be one of /those/ projects, and I'll get it out when it's done.
Take it easy.
~Corllengatu
A month ago, I thought I was looking at maybe a week's worth of work to finish what I have left of the Breakthroughs series (that "Coping Mechanism" was part I of) with the idea being that it would wind up being just slightly longer than Part I. I'd sit down, put the pen to the paper, edit it the next day, and call it a day. I even went so far as to tell people I might be able to start work on my projects for them later that week (yeah, I'm dumb).
Instead - in the wake of how popular Part I was after the level of love and detail I put into it - I scrapped what little I had written of Part II and started work on something undeniably better, but also considerably ... longer. With a set background for Sam already in place, my approach to the story changed - and it let me flesh out the ... experience a lot more. I've also deleted two more entire sections because they didn't accomplish what I wanted and I had a better approach. It's slow going - especially after I'd made it seem (to you guys and myself) like this would be a small project.
To give you some idea, after my writing session today, the entire Breakthroughs series clocks in at just over 10,000 words over 6 sections so far (longer than ANY-2, but still shorter than the entire ANY series), not counting the revisions and entire sections of text I've deleted - and I've still got a 'planned section' left to write, and who knows how long that'll stretch out.
So anyway, I just wanted to stop in and kinda give an explanation for why something that was 'right around the corner' isn't out yet. I'm still here, and I'm still working - this is just panning out to be one of /those/ projects, and I'll get it out when it's done.
Take it easy.
~Corllengatu
Breaking the Silence / A Question About Tags
Posted 9 years agoHey guys! Just writing up something to let people know that I am - in fact - still alive, and despite appearances, still working. I've been a little scatterbrained in my writing progress thus far (and it took me literally months to get over whatever the heck I did to myself back in August to get back where I felt comfortable using a keyboard for any reason). I've had a few false starts with the first story in my work queue, but thankfully I've finally gotten something I'm happy with, and once I run it through my editing gamut - I'll have my first post in ... sheesh, half a year (oops).
To make up for the slack, I'm planning on polishing up some of the one-offs that I outline to make them stop bouncing around my head (but usually have cliche or impractical premises that I'd normally skip over, but make some nice bite-sized smut), and I'll push some of the better-written false-starts to my scraps, so ya'll can ... do whatever you want with them, really. I don't think anyone needs furry porn writing prompts, but I'm full of them anyway.
So I'm about to have a new series starting up, and that brings me to my question. I'm writing this thing, with full knowledge of everything that's going to be in it, but I'm pushing pieces as I get them finalized and edited, usually cut at what I felt were good stopping places during planning (different arcs in the series, but not standalones like ANY was). Do you think its better to tag a chapter in a work with everything that's planned to happen in the series (so people know what to expect down the line and whether to invest their time if I'm spending 90% of the time pandering to something that doesn't push their buttons) or do I just tag with what's happening in the current chapter (so I avoid misleading people about planned content). I'm bouncing around between the two, and they both have their pros and cons, but since you guys are the ones who have to put up with it, I want to get some opinions.
Thanks, and sorry I vanished on ya,
~Corllen
To make up for the slack, I'm planning on polishing up some of the one-offs that I outline to make them stop bouncing around my head (but usually have cliche or impractical premises that I'd normally skip over, but make some nice bite-sized smut), and I'll push some of the better-written false-starts to my scraps, so ya'll can ... do whatever you want with them, really. I don't think anyone needs furry porn writing prompts, but I'm full of them anyway.
So I'm about to have a new series starting up, and that brings me to my question. I'm writing this thing, with full knowledge of everything that's going to be in it, but I'm pushing pieces as I get them finalized and edited, usually cut at what I felt were good stopping places during planning (different arcs in the series, but not standalones like ANY was). Do you think its better to tag a chapter in a work with everything that's planned to happen in the series (so people know what to expect down the line and whether to invest their time if I'm spending 90% of the time pandering to something that doesn't push their buttons) or do I just tag with what's happening in the current chapter (so I avoid misleading people about planned content). I'm bouncing around between the two, and they both have their pros and cons, but since you guys are the ones who have to put up with it, I want to get some opinions.
Thanks, and sorry I vanished on ya,
~Corllen
Exotic Injuries with Corllengatu
Posted 9 years ago(Bear with me, typing's a little ... weird right at this moment.)
So yesterday morning, I woke up with a shooting pain in my right arm. I roll over and try to push myself up into a sitting position, and my brain tries to tell me my arm just went *through* the bed. I have that momentary panic that you get when your body is convinced you're about to fall, and narrowly avoid smacking my head against the bed frame.
Okay - my arm's asleep. Happens to me sometimes if I sleep on it. I get a little bit of guff while I'm trying to get ready without being able to feel my right forearm or hand at all (I'm dropping things, I have to turn off my phone alarm with my left hand, since I can't *feel* what I'm doing, etc ... everyone finds my sudden onset of klutz hilarious), but otherwise everything proceeds as normal. My car's an automatic, so driving to work isn't *too* weird, but once I get to work, I start to have problems. I work largely with computers, and typing is ... hard when you can't feel what you're doing with one hand.
So it gets on about four hours, and this hasn't cleared up - and I've noticed I've got one hell of a bruise on the underside of my arm just above my elbow - and my whole forearm stings like I've hit my funny bone every time I put my arm down on it. Otherwise, I only get weird push-pull sensations whenever I touch something - like my arm's asleep, but without the whole "crawling things everywhere" tingling sensation. Further testing reveals I can still feel my fingernails for some reason. Ow. Okay, I'm not being productive here.
So I bug a supervisor about it, and head off home for the rest of the day. I get a doctors appointment for the following morning, and spend the day freaking out about it. I had some serious nerve-damage issues a few years back (don't do drugs, kids) and I'm kind of concerned that this is some major problem. Cue minor anxiety attack.
So morning rolls around - nothings worse at least (not noticeably better, but hey it's not eating my arm ... or something), I head out to the doctor and get it looked at. Three hours of waiting, poking, and questions and ... I've pinched a nerve ... or like seven - most likely caused by swelling from whomping my arm on something. Somehow, I've managed to snag a spot on my arm to kind of turn off some of the sensation in my hand (it really feels like all of it though). It'll go away by itself, but not quickly. He'd also like to see me again in a week, and would I make sure to do these exercises in the meantime. Okay, sure.
So, panic attack over - but my arm still feels weird . I'm taking a day or two off to either wait for this to get better or get good enough at typing again to not feel like I'm not accomplishing anything when I head back to work on Tuesday. I'll be *trying* to write in the downtime, but ... and this is important ... THIS FEELS WEIRD.
Don't mash your elbow into things while you sleep. It's not worth it.
- Corllen
So yesterday morning, I woke up with a shooting pain in my right arm. I roll over and try to push myself up into a sitting position, and my brain tries to tell me my arm just went *through* the bed. I have that momentary panic that you get when your body is convinced you're about to fall, and narrowly avoid smacking my head against the bed frame.
Okay - my arm's asleep. Happens to me sometimes if I sleep on it. I get a little bit of guff while I'm trying to get ready without being able to feel my right forearm or hand at all (I'm dropping things, I have to turn off my phone alarm with my left hand, since I can't *feel* what I'm doing, etc ... everyone finds my sudden onset of klutz hilarious), but otherwise everything proceeds as normal. My car's an automatic, so driving to work isn't *too* weird, but once I get to work, I start to have problems. I work largely with computers, and typing is ... hard when you can't feel what you're doing with one hand.
So it gets on about four hours, and this hasn't cleared up - and I've noticed I've got one hell of a bruise on the underside of my arm just above my elbow - and my whole forearm stings like I've hit my funny bone every time I put my arm down on it. Otherwise, I only get weird push-pull sensations whenever I touch something - like my arm's asleep, but without the whole "crawling things everywhere" tingling sensation. Further testing reveals I can still feel my fingernails for some reason. Ow. Okay, I'm not being productive here.
So I bug a supervisor about it, and head off home for the rest of the day. I get a doctors appointment for the following morning, and spend the day freaking out about it. I had some serious nerve-damage issues a few years back (don't do drugs, kids) and I'm kind of concerned that this is some major problem. Cue minor anxiety attack.
So morning rolls around - nothings worse at least (not noticeably better, but hey it's not eating my arm ... or something), I head out to the doctor and get it looked at. Three hours of waiting, poking, and questions and ... I've pinched a nerve ... or like seven - most likely caused by swelling from whomping my arm on something. Somehow, I've managed to snag a spot on my arm to kind of turn off some of the sensation in my hand (it really feels like all of it though). It'll go away by itself, but not quickly. He'd also like to see me again in a week, and would I make sure to do these exercises in the meantime. Okay, sure.
So, panic attack over - but my arm still feels weird . I'm taking a day or two off to either wait for this to get better or get good enough at typing again to not feel like I'm not accomplishing anything when I head back to work on Tuesday. I'll be *trying* to write in the downtime, but ... and this is important ... THIS FEELS WEIRD.
Don't mash your elbow into things while you sleep. It's not worth it.
- Corllen
Update Scheduling
Posted 9 years agoOkay - so one of the problems I've been having recently, is I've got a bunch of plots bouncing around in my head, and every time I sit down to write something, I find myself going scatterbrained on what to write, flounder around for a couple hours and wind up getting nothing done at all. So we're going to try ordering the next couple of story updates. It'll make me stop worrying about whether or not I'm writing the 'best story' or whether or not it's not the most solid premise (it's furry smut ... seriously, I don't know why my brain thinks the premise needs to be solid). No set dates on them, but if I can make a list, I can make myself progress.
These are all work for myself at the moment. I'll try and make some space for some freelancing if I can manage clear my own clutter attic enough to see the floor.
--- --- ---
"Cheetahs Never Prosper" -
An (un)fortunate cheetah finds a magic amulet that makes him sexually irresistible. He is, of course, eager to try it out on his college classmates. It's just a /shame/ it turns out to be cursed.
(growth, hyper, mild macro, exhibitionism, size difference (f>m), insatiable sex drives, mental changes, and some incest). By request.
"Ascension" -
A warlock's power-play goes awry when his sacrifice to a dark god takes the power for herself and the warlock finds himself inextricably bound to a newborn goddess of lust. While she ... expands her power, he struggles to find a way out with his sanity intact.
(hyper, growth, more hyper, macro (terra), exhibitionism, some multiple and weird transformations, and of course: corruption) My own fursona plays more than a bit part in something for the first time - but I promise not to hog the stage.
"Breakthrough" -
After years of trying unsuccessfully to cure a condition that causes a small portion of the furry population to be hyper-endowed hermaphrodites, a doctor (and 'afflicted' herself) makes a breakthrough of a different sort. The world will never be the same again.
(growth, hyper, transformation (M->H,F->H), light bondage, mental changes, chemical use, exhibitionism) a tete-a-tete forced transformation scene that goes a /little/ more than a tete further.
--- --- ---
And that's all I can commit to. Right now. However, since I've decided to make the schedule, I've already buckled down and started work on the first draft of the first piece, which is more progress than I've made in the past couple of months combined. The goal is to get all of this done before winter (which sounds absurd, but Ascension looks like it's turning big, and this would be borderline breakneck speed compared to my normal glacial speed). If everything works out, and organization really is the key, then I'll check back and spend any extra time to finish stories I left hanging.
And hold me to it, feel free to bug me to work on it, and by all means use the whip! It's a fantastic motivator!
~Corllen
These are all work for myself at the moment. I'll try and make some space for some freelancing if I can manage clear my own clutter attic enough to see the floor.
--- --- ---
"Cheetahs Never Prosper" -
An (un)fortunate cheetah finds a magic amulet that makes him sexually irresistible. He is, of course, eager to try it out on his college classmates. It's just a /shame/ it turns out to be cursed.
(growth, hyper, mild macro, exhibitionism, size difference (f>m), insatiable sex drives, mental changes, and some incest). By request.
"Ascension" -
A warlock's power-play goes awry when his sacrifice to a dark god takes the power for herself and the warlock finds himself inextricably bound to a newborn goddess of lust. While she ... expands her power, he struggles to find a way out with his sanity intact.
(hyper, growth, more hyper, macro (terra), exhibitionism, some multiple and weird transformations, and of course: corruption) My own fursona plays more than a bit part in something for the first time - but I promise not to hog the stage.
"Breakthrough" -
After years of trying unsuccessfully to cure a condition that causes a small portion of the furry population to be hyper-endowed hermaphrodites, a doctor (and 'afflicted' herself) makes a breakthrough of a different sort. The world will never be the same again.
(growth, hyper, transformation (M->H,F->H), light bondage, mental changes, chemical use, exhibitionism) a tete-a-tete forced transformation scene that goes a /little/ more than a tete further.
--- --- ---
And that's all I can commit to. Right now. However, since I've decided to make the schedule, I've already buckled down and started work on the first draft of the first piece, which is more progress than I've made in the past couple of months combined. The goal is to get all of this done before winter (which sounds absurd, but Ascension looks like it's turning big, and this would be borderline breakneck speed compared to my normal glacial speed). If everything works out, and organization really is the key, then I'll check back and spend any extra time to finish stories I left hanging.
And hold me to it, feel free to bug me to work on it, and by all means use the whip! It's a fantastic motivator!
~Corllen
Pacing Problems
Posted 9 years agoBoy it sure is empty in here ... Corllen, weren't you supposed to post something?
*grumbles*
Oh c'mon it can't be that bad.
*mutters*
Let me see ... you've got ... is ... ? ... this is one sentence.
Pff.
Okay what about the other things you were working on?
*growls*
Outlines? Okay, that's a start. Just pick one and go with it.
*mutters*
I don't care if it's long, just start writing!
--- --- ---
I'm working ... just not quickly. Trying to work on pacing the stories a little better (and it's really hard for me not to start something In Medias Res). Sorry for the radio silence. =X
~ Corllen
*grumbles*
Oh c'mon it can't be that bad.
*mutters*
Let me see ... you've got ... is ... ? ... this is one sentence.
Pff.
Okay what about the other things you were working on?
*growls*
Outlines? Okay, that's a start. Just pick one and go with it.
*mutters*
I don't care if it's long, just start writing!
--- --- ---
I'm working ... just not quickly. Trying to work on pacing the stories a little better (and it's really hard for me not to start something In Medias Res). Sorry for the radio silence. =X
~ Corllen
Well that's enough of that!
Posted 10 years agoI don't update statuses nearly enough.
Move successful. New place is ... much like the old place, but in what I'm told is a "better neighborhood". Met all my neighbors at once because someone filled the bottom floor with smoke, and I got to stand out in a winter storm wondering if my apartment was burning down - but thankfully one of my neighbors is just very /bad/ at cooking. Everyone was very friendly about it, though.
Heh.
--- --- ---
Anyway! I have off of work for the next couple of days, and I'm in a mood to do some writing. For the moment, however, real life's just about exhausted any spark of creativity I could muster! And seriously, writer's block is the single most annoying thing in the world. Don't worry though, that's what I've got you guys for!
Someone throw a premise for a scene or two at me, and I'll see if I can whip something up over the weekend and get the wheels turning again.
Hit me! -Corllen
Move successful. New place is ... much like the old place, but in what I'm told is a "better neighborhood". Met all my neighbors at once because someone filled the bottom floor with smoke, and I got to stand out in a winter storm wondering if my apartment was burning down - but thankfully one of my neighbors is just very /bad/ at cooking. Everyone was very friendly about it, though.
Heh.
--- --- ---
Anyway! I have off of work for the next couple of days, and I'm in a mood to do some writing. For the moment, however, real life's just about exhausted any spark of creativity I could muster! And seriously, writer's block is the single most annoying thing in the world. Don't worry though, that's what I've got you guys for!
Someone throw a premise for a scene or two at me, and I'll see if I can whip something up over the weekend and get the wheels turning again.
Hit me! -Corllen
Everything in a Box
Posted 10 years agoIt's moving week!
Got a new place lined up closer to, well ... everything. Today marks the beginning of the boxing marathon, and the solicitation if my friends for help. Just ... uh ... bear with me while I get absolutely nothing done.
See ya once I'm home!
~Corllen
Got a new place lined up closer to, well ... everything. Today marks the beginning of the boxing marathon, and the solicitation if my friends for help. Just ... uh ... bear with me while I get absolutely nothing done.
See ya once I'm home!
~Corllen
Generic Holiday Wishes!
Posted 10 years agoHave an appropriately nondenominational and politically correct holiday!
Or don't. We respect your right to be politically incorrect, since it would be rude otherwise!
Away from family this holiday season on work. Sucks to not see them, but for once I can afford nice presents for everyone, so it's not all bad. Everyone else, stay warm, enjoy the eggnog, and don't attempt to eat the tree (seriously, people apparently really hate this)!
Merry Christmas,
~Corllengatu
Or don't. We respect your right to be politically incorrect, since it would be rude otherwise!
Away from family this holiday season on work. Sucks to not see them, but for once I can afford nice presents for everyone, so it's not all bad. Everyone else, stay warm, enjoy the eggnog, and don't attempt to eat the tree (seriously, people apparently really hate this)!
Merry Christmas,
~Corllengatu
Commission Philosophy [12/12/2014]
Posted 10 years agoSo the question of commissioning me has come up quite a bit in the past several weeks (I can see where you guys' tastes lie, that's for sure >_o), and I figured a blanket response would be easier since I can point to it later instead of having to explain things again.
I'm not currently set up to take commissions.
I work a pretty hefty schedule, and mostly I don't feel I have the time that I'd need to adequately deal with paying customers.There's ... a certain expectation when you shell out the money for some of this stuff, and I can't make promises that it won't take me a year to figure out a satisfactory approach to something you want me to write (seriously, I scrap a lot of things). Sadly, I can't just make my living writing smut for you guys, so I've still got to work.
So I'm not going to take commissions unless something changes. If it does, I'll let you know.
Since that's not any fun for you guys, I plan to open myself up for requests every so often - with the understanding that I move at a plodding pace, and my quality is absolutely awful if I'm trying something for the first time. If I finish a piece I'm working on for someone and you want to donate to the cause, I won't say no (I'll probably set up a Paypal and put the money back into commissioning stuff for myself - since I've never been able to justify spending my normal budget on things I want from the furry community), but there's absolutely no obligation going into it - and that means less pressure for me, and no wondering if you can afford my rates. It also gives me some leverage to say no when I need to (I love you guys, but I've seen the furry-commission horror stories, and my experiences in sales leads me to believe it could happen). I'm pretty laid back, and I'm hoping that makes me easy to work with, but it's nice to have a fallback plan.
I'm not sure how scheduling is going to work for these since they're largely "when I have the time" and "when I don't have my own story telling me it must be written" but don't be shy about sending me notes (I don't bite ... and if I did you'd probably enjoy it), and we'll fit you in. I've already got one story for someone in the pipe after ANY, but since Exposure is the only thing of my own I'm even thinking of working on for a bit, there's room to work something in.
Wellp, I'm off to try and wrap up ANY before the weekend. Happy plotting, ladies and gentlemen.
~ Corllengatu
I'm not currently set up to take commissions.
I work a pretty hefty schedule, and mostly I don't feel I have the time that I'd need to adequately deal with paying customers.There's ... a certain expectation when you shell out the money for some of this stuff, and I can't make promises that it won't take me a year to figure out a satisfactory approach to something you want me to write (seriously, I scrap a lot of things). Sadly, I can't just make my living writing smut for you guys, so I've still got to work.
So I'm not going to take commissions unless something changes. If it does, I'll let you know.
Since that's not any fun for you guys, I plan to open myself up for requests every so often - with the understanding that I move at a plodding pace, and my quality is absolutely awful if I'm trying something for the first time. If I finish a piece I'm working on for someone and you want to donate to the cause, I won't say no (I'll probably set up a Paypal and put the money back into commissioning stuff for myself - since I've never been able to justify spending my normal budget on things I want from the furry community), but there's absolutely no obligation going into it - and that means less pressure for me, and no wondering if you can afford my rates. It also gives me some leverage to say no when I need to (I love you guys, but I've seen the furry-commission horror stories, and my experiences in sales leads me to believe it could happen). I'm pretty laid back, and I'm hoping that makes me easy to work with, but it's nice to have a fallback plan.
I'm not sure how scheduling is going to work for these since they're largely "when I have the time" and "when I don't have my own story telling me it must be written" but don't be shy about sending me notes (I don't bite ... and if I did you'd probably enjoy it), and we'll fit you in. I've already got one story for someone in the pipe after ANY, but since Exposure is the only thing of my own I'm even thinking of working on for a bit, there's room to work something in.
Wellp, I'm off to try and wrap up ANY before the weekend. Happy plotting, ladies and gentlemen.
~ Corllengatu
Under the Weather
Posted 10 years agoDunno if it's just seasonal depression (we've had about four straight days of cold, dreary, gray skies and constant rain), or a minor cold of some sort, but I slept nearly 24 hours over the weekend because I was feeling more than a little "blergh". Not much more than a stuffed nose and sore joints at this point, but my plan to roll out the rest of the story over the weekend died in a no-energy haze.
My apologies, and I'm back to work after ... well after work.
"A New You" part 2 still needs some love and editing.
Take it easy - stay warm and dry.
~Corllen
My apologies, and I'm back to work after ... well after work.
"A New You" part 2 still needs some love and editing.
Take it easy - stay warm and dry.
~Corllen
Submission Blackout! (REPOST ME)
Posted 10 years agoPlease repost this journal, as all artists, journal-makers and producers MUST be informed.
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GO AWAY FOUL GHOST MESSAGE, YOU ARE LIES, AND I WILL NOT BE FOOLED AGAIN!
...
Today!
That is all. You may resume your daily routine.
I'm no crazier than usual. ~Corllen
GO AWAY FOUL GHOST MESSAGE, YOU ARE LIES, AND I WILL NOT BE FOOLED AGAIN!
...
Today!
That is all. You may resume your daily routine.
I'm no crazier than usual. ~Corllen
Back on the Job!
Posted 10 years agoBlargh, let's get rid of that dismal 'too busy to do anything' journal, eh? It's been a year!
So I've been effectively too bogged down in work and relationships and family to do any real writing for what feels like forever now, and I'd temporarily joined the legion of lurkers on here in what little free time I've had, but I'm out the other side now and everything sunny and happy and ... okay it's really cold outside. Curse you, winter!
Despite the cold, I'm warming back up to writing for people again. Got myself a nice multi-scene transformation/corruption standalone to work on while I try and piece together where the heck I was going with all the scraps and bits and bobs I've got lying around my file system (my organization kind of went out the window for /all/ my writing when I changed computers last year ... and it's mess ...).
'Art' such that there ever was is on the back-burner while I get my fingers limbered back up for the keyboard, but something random might just get drawn when the mood grabs hold of me.
Thanks for all the crazy people who watched me and favorited my work while I was on hiatus, and anyone who's still sticking around. I'll be making special effort to continue older works that have gone un-loved in my absence, and I've got enough random scraps and ideas floating around to keep me sitting down and writing when I get the chance.
Planning may be a weakness of mine. =3
Luff u guise. - Corllen
So I've been effectively too bogged down in work and relationships and family to do any real writing for what feels like forever now, and I'd temporarily joined the legion of lurkers on here in what little free time I've had, but I'm out the other side now and everything sunny and happy and ... okay it's really cold outside. Curse you, winter!
Despite the cold, I'm warming back up to writing for people again. Got myself a nice multi-scene transformation/corruption standalone to work on while I try and piece together where the heck I was going with all the scraps and bits and bobs I've got lying around my file system (my organization kind of went out the window for /all/ my writing when I changed computers last year ... and it's mess ...).
'Art' such that there ever was is on the back-burner while I get my fingers limbered back up for the keyboard, but something random might just get drawn when the mood grabs hold of me.
Thanks for all the crazy people who watched me and favorited my work while I was on hiatus, and anyone who's still sticking around. I'll be making special effort to continue older works that have gone un-loved in my absence, and I've got enough random scraps and ideas floating around to keep me sitting down and writing when I get the chance.
Planning may be a weakness of mine. =3
Luff u guise. - Corllen
Holiday Crunch
Posted 11 years agoSheesh.
Things always get crazy around the holidays, but this year I'm spending most of my days without internet, and with very little downtime.
I had a whole list of things I wanted to do in the 'free' week I had this year around New Years but, y'know - best laid plans ...
Doesn't help if your plans are pretty slapshod to begin with. =P
So happy holidays everyone,
Sorry for the dead space, and
I'll see you guys after the season settles down.
~Corllen
Things always get crazy around the holidays, but this year I'm spending most of my days without internet, and with very little downtime.
I had a whole list of things I wanted to do in the 'free' week I had this year around New Years but, y'know - best laid plans ...
Doesn't help if your plans are pretty slapshod to begin with. =P
So happy holidays everyone,
Sorry for the dead space, and
I'll see you guys after the season settles down.
~Corllen
The Death of an Old Friend
Posted 11 years agoIt's my computer, before anyone gets TOO sappy.
My old IBM T51 is finally about ready to kick the dust, and as such, I'm offloading everything I can t flash-drives and file sharing websites. Since FA is all about sharing (whether you want me to or not), I'll be dumping a few of my unfinished stories and a sketch or two into my scraps, where they won't clutter up my frontpage, but where a curious eye or two can still get a look at what I was planning to finish ... um ... eventually.
It's not EVERYTHING, just the things that were going to turn into furry erotica (which granted, turned out to be a lot more than I initially expected), and I actually have one bit of fiction I'm hoping to finish up and start publishing before the weekend's out.
In the meantime, I'll be out on the search for a new writing PC, and it's a scary world full of crappy chicklet keyboards and touchpads, so it may be a bit before I find something I like. On the other hand, this is a genuine IBM laptop, so just because it's casing is broken and important-looking pieces seem to be peeking out into the open air doesn't mean it'll stop working any time soon. Hopefully, my internet browsing will go completely uninterrupted.
In the meantime, incoming massive dump of unfinished works on all Corllen-related fronts.
Keep yer heads down, folks. =P
My old IBM T51 is finally about ready to kick the dust, and as such, I'm offloading everything I can t flash-drives and file sharing websites. Since FA is all about sharing (whether you want me to or not), I'll be dumping a few of my unfinished stories and a sketch or two into my scraps, where they won't clutter up my frontpage, but where a curious eye or two can still get a look at what I was planning to finish ... um ... eventually.
It's not EVERYTHING, just the things that were going to turn into furry erotica (which granted, turned out to be a lot more than I initially expected), and I actually have one bit of fiction I'm hoping to finish up and start publishing before the weekend's out.
In the meantime, I'll be out on the search for a new writing PC, and it's a scary world full of crappy chicklet keyboards and touchpads, so it may be a bit before I find something I like. On the other hand, this is a genuine IBM laptop, so just because it's casing is broken and important-looking pieces seem to be peeking out into the open air doesn't mean it'll stop working any time soon. Hopefully, my internet browsing will go completely uninterrupted.
In the meantime, incoming massive dump of unfinished works on all Corllen-related fronts.
Keep yer heads down, folks. =P
Heavy Metal ...
Posted 12 years ago... Poisoning.
And that's the story of my past couple of months.
Got into a bit of a funk a few weeks after I changed housing back in September.
I was low energy, low motivation, and I kept getting sick - one flu or cold right after another.
At the time, I chalked it up to bad luck - and the bad mood to consonantly being sick.
Then, I'm having a conversation with one of my mates who's trying to talk me into clubbing after my shift
And when my response is something along the lines of 'don't feel up to it, kinda sick'
She goes "STILL?".
And I realize that I've kind of been out of it for almost five months.
Aaaand that's right about the time I go see a doctor, get myself checked out.
A few tests and prods on my self and my apartment later, and we figure out that there's ...
Shall we say a lot of LEAD in the ground water, and I'm drinking straight from the tap.
So I've switched housing, I've gotten myself a Doctor-recommended set of vitamins,
And most importantly, I spent $20 on a freakin' water filter.
Twenty dollars to not be a walking plague zombie? Count me in.
It's a couple weeks down the road, and well ... I'm better, I'm happier, and I'm back to myself.
I haven't done a lot of writing in the past half a year, but I've got energy again, so I'm back to the craft.
A couple of short pointless stories headed your way before I go back to things with 'plot'.
I'm lookin' forward to it already.
Moral of the story: Water filters. Buy one. Use it. Never have to go through that again.
~Corllengatu
And that's the story of my past couple of months.
Got into a bit of a funk a few weeks after I changed housing back in September.
I was low energy, low motivation, and I kept getting sick - one flu or cold right after another.
At the time, I chalked it up to bad luck - and the bad mood to consonantly being sick.
Then, I'm having a conversation with one of my mates who's trying to talk me into clubbing after my shift
And when my response is something along the lines of 'don't feel up to it, kinda sick'
She goes "STILL?".
And I realize that I've kind of been out of it for almost five months.
Aaaand that's right about the time I go see a doctor, get myself checked out.
A few tests and prods on my self and my apartment later, and we figure out that there's ...
Shall we say a lot of LEAD in the ground water, and I'm drinking straight from the tap.
So I've switched housing, I've gotten myself a Doctor-recommended set of vitamins,
And most importantly, I spent $20 on a freakin' water filter.
Twenty dollars to not be a walking plague zombie? Count me in.
It's a couple weeks down the road, and well ... I'm better, I'm happier, and I'm back to myself.
I haven't done a lot of writing in the past half a year, but I've got energy again, so I'm back to the craft.
A couple of short pointless stories headed your way before I go back to things with 'plot'.
I'm lookin' forward to it already.
Moral of the story: Water filters. Buy one. Use it. Never have to go through that again.
~Corllengatu
New Plan!
Posted 12 years agoMacroscope is turning out to be a bigger project than I'd anticipated.
It's not really taking longer to write than I'd guessed, so much as it's just more writing than I'd planned on.
It's not a bad thing, but I don't really see the point in holding onto what I've already got for a long time just because of some hairbrained idea that it all had to fit into one neat and compressed finale.
I've decided that compressing the action isn't going to make either one of us happy - so, from now on, that little second number next to the section number is just a suggestion, and I'll be posting things as soon as I have enough finished material - and we'll just kind of let it run to its completion as it will.
However long that takes.
I'm still working with the same notion in mind - and the macro/hyper fun will continue. I promise.
For now though, enjoy.
~ Öyster
It's not really taking longer to write than I'd guessed, so much as it's just more writing than I'd planned on.
It's not a bad thing, but I don't really see the point in holding onto what I've already got for a long time just because of some hairbrained idea that it all had to fit into one neat and compressed finale.
I've decided that compressing the action isn't going to make either one of us happy - so, from now on, that little second number next to the section number is just a suggestion, and I'll be posting things as soon as I have enough finished material - and we'll just kind of let it run to its completion as it will.
However long that takes.
I'm still working with the same notion in mind - and the macro/hyper fun will continue. I promise.
For now though, enjoy.
~ Öyster
A little late, there?
Posted 12 years agoSorry guys. Got slammed at work this week.
Didn't have the time/mental ability to get as much done as I thought I was going to be able to. I'm up to about 8 pages on part 3, (( which is on par with the last bit )) but there's a lot left to do. Plus it's proving a wonderful challenge to write, and I had a day or two where I was actually a negative contribution to the project.
I've set aside some time later to really set up and work on it - so hopefully that'll be that.
For now though, ~sleep~.
Didn't have the time/mental ability to get as much done as I thought I was going to be able to. I'm up to about 8 pages on part 3, (( which is on par with the last bit )) but there's a lot left to do. Plus it's proving a wonderful challenge to write, and I had a day or two where I was actually a negative contribution to the project.
I've set aside some time later to really set up and work on it - so hopefully that'll be that.
For now though, ~sleep~.
Whee~
Posted 12 years agoWellp. I'm drugged.
Catywampas and close to comatose - cheerfully cordial, but concurrently having my cognisance curtailed. C.
You ever have a conversation with your dentist that starts, 'Well - looks like local anesthesia isn't going to work'?
Needless to say, that's not a fun conversation. Usually because of the preceding events.
But where this ends is with me feeling like a pansy, and getting knocked unconscious just so they can fill a measly little cavity.
Of course, when the alternative is waiting 'till it gets bad enough to need a root canal - on a spot that STILL would not go numb - I'm all for it.
The unfortunate side effect is that I am absolutely worthless at the moment.
I sat down to write after I woke up (( 'cause at the very least, it should be funny )) and I wound up starting two drawings, browsing randomly around the internet, and falling back asleep for two hours.
Progress was not to be had, but I got a spiffy new avatar out of it - and an inexplicable urge to summon powers beyond my command in a futile attempt to gain otherworldly power.
So that's what I'm off to do.
Officially yours,
~Corllengatu
Catywampas and close to comatose - cheerfully cordial, but concurrently having my cognisance curtailed. C.
You ever have a conversation with your dentist that starts, 'Well - looks like local anesthesia isn't going to work'?
Needless to say, that's not a fun conversation. Usually because of the preceding events.
But where this ends is with me feeling like a pansy, and getting knocked unconscious just so they can fill a measly little cavity.
Of course, when the alternative is waiting 'till it gets bad enough to need a root canal - on a spot that STILL would not go numb - I'm all for it.
The unfortunate side effect is that I am absolutely worthless at the moment.
I sat down to write after I woke up (( 'cause at the very least, it should be funny )) and I wound up starting two drawings, browsing randomly around the internet, and falling back asleep for two hours.
Progress was not to be had, but I got a spiffy new avatar out of it - and an inexplicable urge to summon powers beyond my command in a futile attempt to gain otherworldly power.
So that's what I'm off to do.
Officially yours,
~Corllengatu
[CLOSED] Macroscope Finale Details.
Posted 12 years agoI'm not really sure I have enough of you faithful watchers to pull this off, but I'm broadcasting this across my 3 most responsive sites, so here goes:
I'm being my usual indecisive self about some of the details involved in the final section of Macroscope. Specifically, the genders and sex scenes. I've bounced around between 3 ideas kinda haphazardly, and none has become fully formed enough to take a clear lead, so I'm putting this up as a poll - with a special rule.
Your choices - should you choose to make any - are:
- M/F : Kinda vanilla growth/macro - but I've got some experience in vanilla - and its got enough little details (( that I don't want to give away )) to keep the story feeling unique, I think.
- F/F : What it says on the tin. It would be a fun challenge for me to write, but that's my main reason for wanting to try it, and I'm not sure it would be as well received. I still guarantee sexy, absurd macro - and there'd most likely be 'toys' involved.
- H/H : Obviously the most transformative option. Lots of body exploring, wrecking, and more copious amounts of bodily fluids. I've never tried to write something like it before, but I'm not about to let that stop me.
If you decide you'd like to get your input in, drop me a note so I can keep the results as secret as possible until you get to read it for yourself. =3
I'll probably kick my ass into gear and start writing later this weekend (( when things get lazy around here )) and you guys have until I get to the relevant sections to influence my decision. Remember, if only one person replies that'll probably be the idea I go with!
[UPDATE]
Thanks for all the feedback, guys. The votes are in, and the story is being written as you read this. I'd like to especially thank all my lurkers out there for stepping up when their anonymity wasn't threatened. =P Everything goes well, and I should have things ready in a couple days. I'm lookin' forward to it.
~Corllengatu
I'm being my usual indecisive self about some of the details involved in the final section of Macroscope. Specifically, the genders and sex scenes. I've bounced around between 3 ideas kinda haphazardly, and none has become fully formed enough to take a clear lead, so I'm putting this up as a poll - with a special rule.
Your choices - should you choose to make any - are:
- M/F : Kinda vanilla growth/macro - but I've got some experience in vanilla - and its got enough little details (( that I don't want to give away )) to keep the story feeling unique, I think.
- F/F : What it says on the tin. It would be a fun challenge for me to write, but that's my main reason for wanting to try it, and I'm not sure it would be as well received. I still guarantee sexy, absurd macro - and there'd most likely be 'toys' involved.
- H/H : Obviously the most transformative option. Lots of body exploring, wrecking, and more copious amounts of bodily fluids. I've never tried to write something like it before, but I'm not about to let that stop me.
I'll probably kick my ass into gear and start writing later this weekend (( when things get lazy around here )) and you guys have until I get to the relevant sections to influence my decision. Remember, if only one person replies that'll probably be the idea I go with!
[UPDATE]
Thanks for all the feedback, guys. The votes are in, and the story is being written as you read this. I'd like to especially thank all my lurkers out there for stepping up when their anonymity wasn't threatened. =P Everything goes well, and I should have things ready in a couple days. I'm lookin' forward to it.
~Corllengatu
Now that everything's working:
Posted 12 years agoFA decided to have a bit of fun with my account creation, but now that we're past the hide-the-gallery-folder phase of the relationship things can get moving, and I can mass-paste my info from the sites that were working. =P
Let the writing begin!
Let the writing begin!
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