November 8, 2014 What happened?

It all started when I decided to try selling some stories. I have a very small income and my funds are limited. With that in mind, I decided that any sales I could make would help defray expenses, especially some of the medical bills I am still paying off.

There were other considerations. I wanted to go back through some of my older stories and re-edit them. Some have pictures which are copyrighted and need to be removed. Others include celebrities whose names I cannot use if I am to profit from the sale of a story. But someone pointed out why anyone would buy something that is already posted for free at the library in a similar form? It was a valid point.

The question became: which stories do I pull down and which do I leave up? There are so many, and I have no idea yet which ones I might wish to re-edit for sales. The only answer was to pull them all down and start from scratch.

You have no idea how much I fought that decision. It was agonizing for me, considering how much I love to write and how much I enjoy getting positive feedback from you, especially hearing how enjoyable a particular story was for you to read. But no matter how I approached it, to me it was the logical decision: pull them all down, review them, and start from scratch.

The decision was made a little easier (and a little less stressful for me) when a friend suggested I approach it in this manner (words paraphrased)… Consider what everyone has seen up till now of your writings as a free preview if you will… a sampling of your product. Everyone has had 4 years to sample your wares at the library… and on some other websites they’ve gotten a free preview even longer than that! They know your hard work, and they know the long hours you put into editing each and every story. It is time for the free preview to come to an end… No matter how I looked at it, his words made good sense.

So where are we now? Well, as I mentioned previously I’ve decided to start selling my stories. But it is not my intention to rape my fans, all you dear readers. It was suggested to me that I bundle stories together for a reduced price, my way of saying thank you. After all, I’m not here to rape anyone. I just want to pay my bills, take 2-3 trips every year to drive up to see mom, and to pay my medical expenses (I had a root canal this past week – oh joy!). And it would be nice to take the occasional day drive to go see another body of water somewhere so I can take pictures, recharge my batteries, and get some fresh ideas for future stories. In fact, I’m dreading the day this old computer finally gives up the ghost and needs replacing as I’ve had it for a long time. As you see I have some expenses to look forward to, and I try to keep them to a minimum.

The bad news: For now I have stopped the free preview. The good news: I am still writing. I’ve written another celeb story for JQPublic which I will have to revise if I am going to sell it. I already have two more stories up for sale; one includes JustPaul’s great renders which he graciously allowed me to include with the story. And Sunday (tomorrow) I will be making available a bundle of two brand new scuba stories I just finished working on in conjunction with MMPTV.

And more good news: There are stories I have that I don’t think I’m going to feel comfortable selling. Some include pictures which I may or may not feel forced to take down. Others are stories which can still be found around the Internet. So I’m going to start putting some of those stories back up for you to read and enjoy.

What’s on the horizon? For the past year and a half I’ve been working on a custom wedding story for a friend that includes a beheading and a hanging. He has told me how much he enjoys what I have written in his story thus far, and he thinks I should make it available to you. That will mean more editing and perfecting, but I do like that idea. I’m also working on a consensual noose-play story for Dottie. So as you can see, I am still writing. I’ve even completed the male pool bondage story.

As for the future? You know I love to write. And I will continue to do so until I am forced to get a job digging ditches or pushing files around a desk. I really do appreciate all of you coming and looking at my library. So don’t be surprised if every once in awhile I decide to put up a new story for you to enjoy right here instead of selling it.

So what else will happen to the library? Well, in addition to the stories I will be putting back up, I have decided to open it up. You are used to my style of writing, so I think it is time to give you a little variety. I’ve invited a handful of artists I know from other websites to feel free to post some of their stories here. In time I hope other new and aspiring authors will choose to share some of their works with you here as well.

So for instance, if you know someone who wrote a pretty good drowning story but does not know where to post it? Now you can tell them you know this guy who has written a lot of drowning stories in the past and would enjoy having him share his story with all the readers who come to his library. Or maybe it might be a hanging or peril or underwater story, or something with some excitement in it. Anyway I think it would be great to give you all a larger variety of authors to choose from.

This was a hard decision for me to make, and I’m still getting all my ducks in a row. You have no idea how hard it was to spend that Saturday taking down all my stories except for those written by other authors. I have monitored my blood pressure and thankfully it did not go up too much during that time. But today I have renewed hope and a growing excitement for the future and for this library.

If you want to check out my other story site you can find it at Riwas Reads . I will be keeping you informed as to my future updates that get posted there. In fact some stories that get posted there will only be advertised through my library. Tomorrow there will be two brand new scuba stories going up along with what has already been posted. Thank you so much for your patience. Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to go check on my ex. It is my day for her weekly visit and…

Oops. I see I haven’t posted this yet and I just got back from there. So I can tell you they allowed her the use of her speaking tube so we could have a nice little visit today. She was doing ok and was happy to see me. And I know she appreciates any thoughts and prayers you happen to send her way.

Thanks again for stopping by…