Fakeminsk TG Fiction: Constant in All Other Things

Ramble: On Escaping

As a milestone birthday gift to myself, I booked myself into an Airbnb for three nights. This brought raised eyebrows and confused comments from family and friends. Really? people asked. That's what you want? To be on your own for your birthday? The milestone gave a solid excuse--wanting to try my hand at starting to write a ...

Writing Update: 01/11/24

Okay, so I'm away on my 'writing retreat' milestone birthday treat to myself. Today's been the first full day of writing. There's been some procrastination, some reading, a little exploration--and some productive writing. I managed a solid 5k today--a record for me, I think, at least in recent times. I reached the end of Juli...

Constant 3, Chapter 5-4: Circe

As with every scene in chapter five, this one's

Sneak Peek: 5-5, Julia's Revenge

A short sneak peek, and like last week from the scene currently in-progress, chapter 5-5 "The Death of David Saunders". This is the final approach to the culmination of Julia's revenge, though whether it plays out as expected remains to be seen. As always, this is an early draft of a work in progress and liable to change by t...

Weekly Update: 23-10-24

Honestly, not much to update this week. Real-life has made it difficult to get to the keyboard, with very little down- or personal-time to spend on writing. Fortunately, I've got a unique opportunity coming in which to make up the lost time.

Basically, my birthday is approaching and it's one of those 'significant' numbe...

Fanart by Fraylim: Red Bikini

Okay, this one's pure fan-service. There's been more than one request to get Cindy into a swimsuit. When it finally happens, I think we can be fairly certain it'll look something like this, though those shoes don't look at all practical for pool-side.

No specific prose to go alongside this picture - yet.

Chapter 5-3

The near-complete version of chapter 5-3: The Long Night.

This is a bit of a short bridging scene between Julia's backstory and the final sweep of her revenge.

Though I think some parts of it are important - it should be building up some ambiguity about Tom's role in all this - I do wonder if the scene is, in fac...

Sneak Peek: 5-5

A sneak peek from the scene currently in progress, Chapter 5-5: The Death of David Saunders.

As with all sneak peeks, these are liable to change before publication.

Enjoy! And as always, please feel free to comment.

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            “Time fli...

Writing Update: 18/09/24

Start of week: 21,918

End of week: 26,638

Change: +4,730

Year to Date: 182,463

Some good writing this week, with a minor breathrough in writing scene 5-5 ('The Death of David Saunders'). This is the finale of Julia's revenge and it's been a difficult one to get right. It's been long planned. To be hone...

Chapter 5-2: Julia's Story

This was a tough one to write. I think the challenge of it is part of the reason I needed to take a break through August. My first few tries at writing it were just dead and dull on the page. Eventually, I rewrote the whole thing, shifting the narrative voice into the "fairy tale" mode you'll read below. I also trimmed out so...

Writing Update: 11/10/24

Start of week: 18,612

End of week: 21,918

Change: +3306

Year to date: 177,743

Not much to report this week: a steady trickle of words against the backdrop of a busy work week, as I wrestle the current scene into submission. It's taking a couple of rewrites to get through Julia's revenge scene, to get t...

Fanart by Fraylim: A Night Out

No specific text to go along with this one: Fraylim titled it "DavidNightOut" and I think that covers it. I've tried to hint throughout recent chapters that there's a full and hectic life being lived in the background - hints of catching up with Bruno, the bouncer at the club Tartarus, or nights out with the girls fr...

Sneak Peek: Memories by Moonlight

Another sneak peek, from later in the "Julia's Story" scene - I'd post the whole scene, but don't feel it's quite ready yet. Another editorial pass, and I'll post it next week Wednesday.

After a brief but intense relationship with David Saunders, he dumps her and her world falls apart. Returning home, she has the follo...

Sneak Peek: Julia's Story

From chapter 5-2: Julia's Story. A sneak peek at Julia and David's first meeting. Another editing pass or two, and the full scene will be ready for publication.

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            Tom left soon after. Another drink, and then David went home with her. He foll...

Writing Update: 04/10/24

Change: +4,791

Year to date: 174,437

Last week, chapter 4 was released to FM, with its final scene ("Icarus") posted to TGS and SH. Across all three platforms, it landed with barely a whisper: a few comments on FM (two positive, one critical) and nothing more, which is a bit disap...

Constant 3: Chapter 5-1

This one definitely falls into the "nearly complete" collection, with an emphasis on "nearly". Though currently working on 5-4, I feel there'll be a need to return and tweak this earlier scene significantly once I've completed chapter 5. This chapter--and scene--have proven surprisingly challenging to write (as mentioned prev...

Writing Update: Normal Service Resumes!

Hello all,

After a month-long hiatus, I'm pleased to say everything should be returning to normal as of tomorrow.

I say 'hiatus', but I've stlll been writing and posting. As of today, all subscribers have access to (almost) everything that's been written for Constant to date.

So, looking at the week ahead: 2024-09-30 17:23:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Writing Update: 27/09/24

Start of week: 11,226

End of week: 14,102

Change: +2876

Year to date: 169,646

A few notifications this week:

--> Chapter 4-6 was released to all members

--> Chapter 4-5 was publically released on TGStorytime and Scribblehub. Chapter 4 (as a single chapter) will go out to FM next week....

Weekly Update: 20/09/24

Word Count: +2,781

It's been a slow and at times painful process, but I'm easing back into the writing routine. I'm hitting (occasionally surpassing) the 500/day word minimum with greater ease once again, and I've shifted from the "this is all shit" stage back to the "actually, maybe this isn't so bad after all" stage.<...

Writing Update: 16/09/24

A long overdue update!

I think it's fair to say that by the end of July, or start of August, I was in a pretty sorry state.

From the perspective of somewhere better, I can look back at a few months ago and see that I wasn't in a very good place. This was due to a combination of things, of which writing was merely ...

Cutting Room Floor: Icarus (darker version)

Whilst I continue to get back into my writing groove, I thought I'd share the original--darker--version of the Icarus chapter's ending. This didn't go through the extra revision of the published chapter--apologies for any errors that slip through--which is also why it reads differently (for example, I rewrote Da...

Update: Paused

Hello!

As mentioned in the last update, I've now paused the patreon for the month. There shouldn't be any charges going through during September, with business returning to normal on October 1st. This gives me the month to get my house in order, as it were, and get ahead of the publication schedule once again. There's s...

Writing Update: Holiday Ends

Hello!

Well, all good things and all that, and an unusually long holiday draws to an end. It's been a good one. Caught up with a cousin I hadn't seen in twenty years. Met a few friends I'm lucky to meet once a year. Ate far too much, and drove a couple thousand kilometres. A final drive now, and an overnight flight bac...

Writing Update: 16/08/24

Holiday!

As mentioned in the previous update, next week I'll be on holiday. There won't be any posts during the week, and I'll be making a conscious effort to disconnect.

However, it hasn't been an entirely idle week. Though there hasn't been much writing, I did give chapter four a full review before posting. At 4...

Fan Art by Fraylim: The Last Night

A fantastic image by Fraylim this week to whet your appette for a future scene. No spoilers this week, just the image. Enjoy!

Constant in All Other Things 3: Chapter 4

For the archives: Constant in All Things 3: Cha

Sneak Peek: Chiaroscuro

Sorry for the delay in getting this one out. This sneak peek is from the beginning of chapter five, and brings the reader back to the so-called "funeral". This (should) bring that story arc to its conclusion, exit Julia from the story (kinda), and bring us into the final sweep of chapters leading to the conclusion.

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Writing Update: 09/08/24 (a day late)

Word Count Change: +0

Well, I'd hoped to work some writing into my holiday, but between traveling, family, and catching up with people, there simply hasn't been time--or perhaps more importantly--personal space and privacy for writing.

Honestly though, I think I was pretty much due a break from writing, anyway. By...

Fan Art by Fraylim

Whilst not necessarily secretarial, Fraylim's design for this one just seemed perfect for Cindy at work. In this case, the artwork preceeded the writing, and I worked it into a scene. To be honest, it felt like a bit of a waste of such a great image on such a short scene; I should've made more of it, possibly. Nevertheless, ...

Constant 3: Chapter 4-6

Whilst I'm considering this one complete, I'm more than a little uncertain about it. It went through three different versions before settling into it's current state; I'm curious what readers will think of it. Enjoy? And as always, feedback appreciated!

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Six: Icarus (8,434)

There’s somethi...