Comicality

But I'm still here. Either my computer is doing some kind of big update, or it's some certain 'news' that came out this morning that's crashing the country's internet. Hehehe! But, either way, it's sort of working itself out and getting back in line. I'll be back later on tonight when it does. It's just really hard to work like this. Ugh! Seezya then! ((Hugz))

Hahaha! Nooooo! MORE love! I need more! Mwah mwah mwah!!!!

Yeah, yeah, yeah...I know! It takes Comsie an eternity to do ANYTHING!!! Yeah, I get it! No need to try to embarrass me any further! Hehehe! This has been a long LONG time coming, but "S-K-Y-L-I-G-H-T" is a series that I really believed in and wanted to finish, as it was a challenge for me to even pull it off, you know? So I fixed up a few errors in the earlier chapters, and now you guys have a brand NEW chapter to dive into to carry things forward! Cool? I really hope you all like it! And let me know what you think when you get a chance! A little something new, from me to you! Seezya soon! https://gayauthors.org/story/comicality/skylight-phase1impact

"S-K-Y-L-I-G-H-T" Click Thirteen: Walls Close In It took a few moments of panicked squirming across the lake of bloody syrup that covered the hallway floor before Martin was able to scramble away from the dismembered pieces of human flesh in front of him before he felt his tongue swell until it went numb and an overpowering sense of nausea took him over all at once. His sneakers were slipping and sliding all over the place as he fought valiantly to get

https://imagine-magazine.org/releases/ It's the 15th of the month, you guys! And that means a brand new issue of the Shack's online magazine, imagine, is now live and ready to go! So dive right in and have yourselves a private party in your pants! Hehehe! I won't watch...promise! ::Turns on creep camera:: Have fun! And remember to hit that green 'Up Vote' button at the bottom of every page to show the authors some love! Enjoy!

Oh yeah...I don't update the story status on my stuff anymore. Just so you guys know. So, unless the series is 'complete', I don't really waste time trying to keep up with that whole thing. ALL of my stories are always in process, and never 'on hold'. It just takes time to get them right so I can work the kind of magic that I want to work with every chapter. Cool? Just assume that the next chapter for everything I write is just around the corner. Mwah! Love you lots, and I'll seezya soon!

I've got TWO, actually! "2 Below" and "Holiday Rush" in the book section https://imagine-magazine.org/store/comicality/ as well as "Shared Blankets" which is a part of one of the short story "Daydream Lullabye" compilations! Hehehe! I LOVE the holidays!

https://gayauthors.org/story/comicality/a-home-for-christmas/ Hehehe, don't worry, I was listening to my favorite Christmas music the whole time that I was writing this to keep myself in the mood! Especially since it's been a few years since I've seen actual snow! ::Pouts:: I MISS YOU, CHICAGO!!!! Anyway, a brand new chapter of this short series is now up and ready for you guys to (hopefully) enjoy! Check it out, and let me know what you think when you're finished! "Quid pro quo, Clarice!" Hehehe! Bonus points if you get that reference! Seezya soon! We're not done yet! Not by a long shot!

"A Home For Christmas 7" “...Three...” I said the magic words, but felt totally unprepared for the magic they would bring me once I committed to them. I was trembling violently in that moment, and it caused me to hesitate...with Blake sort of trying to mentally push himself forward to meet me half way. But it took a few awkward moments of rocking back and forth before we were able to actually get close enough together to make it happen. I sort of leaned in a bit fas

https://gayauthors.org/story/comicality/gfd-children-of-sunset/ A new chapter of the "Gone From Daylight", gay teen, vampire, Western, spinoff is now live! So go and check it out when you get a chance! Cool? Hehehe, enjoy!

"GFD: Children Of Sunset 15" “Yeah, Colby...” Came a voice from behind me as Tucker and Ahote walked down to meet us at the bottom of the cliff. “...What, precisely do you think you’re rattling off about?” Both of their eyes was glowing mighty bright after all this excitement tonight, and no matter how much you try to tell yourself that you ain’t got nothing much to worry about... ...I can’t stand here and tell you that having all three of them beginning to surro

Whoah...I ummm...did NOT expect this today! 😮 Yeah...Skrulls are a problem. A big...BIG problem! Damn shapeshifters...hehehe! Hehehe, they really went a different route with this one! I kinda like it! (Sooooo...maybe a Moon Knight cameo? ::Fingers crossed::)

Awwww... Wait...are we getting closer to Skynet, or what? It's all cute and fuzzy now, but then the laser guns come out and we start running! LOL!

https://imagine-magazine.org/store/comicality/ Just a heads up for you all! The completed ebook, "Safe Haven", is going in for publishing in its entirety today! So I just have to wait until it's approved and I get the green light for release! Cool? I'll give you all the details as soon as I get them! This is the fourth ebook of the "Shelter" zombie apocalypse prequels! (Along with "Walker Road", "Rotting Apples", and "Miles To Go"!) With the others being stories of teen romance and horror, then drama, and then more lighthearted with comical elements..."Safe Haven" is the Summer Movie action blockbuster of the bunch! So don't miss it! The first ebook version of "Shelter" will be released in a few weeks for Halloween! And you can easily read it by itself! But if you want some more backstory and quite a number of bonuses on what happened before that and how the other events all play into this...be sure to check out the others whenever you get a chance! You'll love 'em! Trust me! Hehehe! Have fun! And if you can, leave a rating and comment on Amazon to make me look cool in front of the cool crowd! K? Seezya then!

Sorry, Butcher...this was a one time deal. Just one complete story. Hehehe, the rest is up to the magic of your imagination. (::Hand sprinkles glitter everywhere::)

https://gayauthors.org/stories/browse/category/156-2022-anniversary/ There is a brand NEW story that I wrote specifically for GayAuthors' Anthology this month, called "If Memory Serves"! It's a one time story, from beginning to end, and it is to celebrate GA's 20th anniversary! Twenty years...wow! Now that's a milestone! Hehehe! Especially since I remember a time if you had a website that lasted more than six months...you were a legend! Congrats, GayAuthors! And thanks for believing in me all those years ago when I needed it most! I'm forever grateful! You guys follow the link above, and it will take you to all of the anthology stories available right now! And keep checking back, as there will more! Enjoy! And, as always with GA, I'm in good company with our writing elite! Hehehe! So drop those hard working authors a comment and a rating to let them know what you think! K? Enjoy! And I'll seezya soon!

Thanks! And all of my love and strength goes out to Mawgrim. I wish him all the best.

One thing that I've come to realize, mostly over the last few years, is that the old addage really does hold true. "Hurt people, hurt people." Nothing could be more true. And what used to really piss me off before seeing it for myself before diving over a counter and wanting to choke them until they pass away and I see the light leave their eyes...now I just kind of shake my head and think about how utterly ridiculous these people are. And it comforts me. Hehehe, sometimes it even amuses me. How do you get into a physical fight with someone working the register at a fast food joint? How does that happen? When I go in, I'm greeted, I let them know what I want, they give me my food, I give them my money, and I leave. There isn't even enough TIME to get into an altercation. And if there's a mistake with my order? You know how you solve that? You say, "Excuse me. There's a mistake with my order." And they apologize and fix it. Done. What's with people throwing a full blown tantrum over this stuff? Simple, they're hurting inside. They hate themselves. So every comment, every mistake, every forgotten birthday, every accidental bump on a crowded train, becomes a fight for life and death for them. Can you imagine living your life like that? All the time? My happy place is simply giving them a wink and a smile and go one about my day. You can hate yourself on your own time. That's not my problem. That's what people do...they get angry and feel like the world is on their shoulders and their first reaction is to lash out and force somebody else to deal with it. NOPE! You deal with your OWN shit, on your OWN time. I've got problems of my own. Go get your attention elsewhere. You look like an idiot. So, like I said, I just stay calm and polite and they don't get any fuel from me. It makes me even happier than I was before, because I know it's KILLING them inside! Hehehe! There's help out there available if they want to get better, but they refuse. So, as far as I'm concerned...the hurt will continue until you do something about it. Yelling at your local Walmart employee or the people in your office or bullying other kids on the playground isn't going to solve anything for you. And it's not my job to carry your baggage for you. You lug it yourself or you let it go. Because if you're having these kinds of issues three or four times a week, feel like the whole world is being so unfair to you, or end up in handcuffs or with a black eye every weekend...guess what...you're the problem. Fix it. Nobody else cares.

I wonder what he’s thinking. I mean, Sawyer’s gotta be thinking it, right? I’m thinking it. It’s not like it’s something that either one of us could just ‘forget’ about, or act like it never happened. It’s not like it was a random moment in time that could just pass by and fade away behind us like the road in the tail lights of my dad’s minivan on our way up here for the weekend. It’s kind of a big deal. At least I thought it was. And I know that he’s thinking about it too. I mean...isn’t h

Three years ago, Sawyer and Josh showed up to help build a park playground as a part of a mutual friend's Eagle Boy Scout project... and ended up sharing a moment that they'll remember for the rest of their lives.

https://gayauthors.org/story/comicality/the-plateau/ My very first experiment in the 'fantasy' department of writing is back with a new chapter tonight! There is still some character development and world building that I want to do with what I'm trying to create here, but I'm sure it'll make you smile along the way! So enjoy! And let me know what you think in the replies below! Cool? Take care!

Chapter 6: "Your Life Is Calling" It was a moment that I really wished that I could spend alone. Even after buying food for our next meal and getting ready to head home, I couldn’t help but to keep my eyes wide open, hoping to catch sight of Cerian’s beauty just once more before leaving the marketplace. He wouldn’t be hard to find. The grace of angel like him would stand out in any crowd. Even the whispered song of his gentle voice was enough to turn heads, pr

https://gayauthors.org/story/comicality/leftwithoutwords/ A brand new chapter of "Left Without Words" is up to welcome everybody back to school for Labor Day! And to give our laborers something nice to help them relax! ::Giggles:: Have fun! And be sure to let me know what you think as soon as you get a chance!

"Left Without Words 27" Deme’s humping was relentless. Feeling his hardness rubbing up against mine was a maddening sensation. Made even more erotic when the rhythmic grind of his hips was enhanced by a soft, boyish moan and a sensual amount of suction applied to the right side of my neck. It seriously left me breathless, and I whimpered helplessly from having him love me this way. So openly. So...shamelessly. Giving me permission to do the same while getting further and

Building A Team For this particular article, I will need some ideas and some feedback from the rest of you guys. Because I definitely know HOW to do this...but it’s not really a practice that I’ve really used myself since I’ve been writing stories online. I guess a part of me was simply too intimidated to really dive in, head first...and another part of me is just too selfish, hehehe...but I DO see the value in making this a part of the writing process and it might be helpful to all of us at some point in the future. If you’re someone who writes to simply express yourself as a hobby or to clear the cobwebs out of your head, then the idea of putting a ‘team’ together may depend on how dedicated you are to having your projects look and read as awesome as humanly possible. And that’s GREAT! Putting that best foot forward is always your best bet. However, if you’re thinking about really going out to make a career out of your writing, submitting to an agent, or publishing work of your own...I would think that the idea of having others around to find all of the blind spots that you may not be aware of in your narrative. I don’t think that’s something any of us can really do alone. It takes different perspectives, different opinions, and a variety of conversations that can hopefully work in tandem with one another to create something that looks professional and worthy of the extra time and effort that you put into it. But it takes the right people, the right ideas, and a decent balance between you, as the author, to be strong enough to say no on occasion...but humble enough to say yes on others. If that makes sense. Like I said up above, while I’ve done this kind of thing before, I don’t work with a team of people behind me to help me pull off whatever touch of magic that I’m able to generate with the stuff that I write. To be honest, I get kind of ‘itchy’ about having anyone else touch my work, hehehe! I can’t explain to you why, but it happens. Something about it feels less personal to me, even if the benefits of having a team to work with would far outweigh my cringy little hangups about it. It’s like...even if I make mistakes and typos along the way, that’s a part of me too. At least I can claim them as being my own. Still...I might be missing out on something, and I just may want to try my hand at going pro with something that I wrote one of these days. I certainly wouldn’t want to charge in with an amateur’s mindset if I decide to go that route. This is my baby...and it takes a village to raise a child, right? So feel free to correct me if I get any of my thoughts tangled up here in this article. I’m writing this more from my thoughts and expectations than I am from any kind of lengthy experience. So let’s see what I can come up with. Feel free to jump in with any thoughts of your own down below. I like to learn new stuff too, after all. The idea of having a team on your side to help you produce your best work is to develop a language that you can use to communicate with creative minds of a particular skill set. We all excel at different parts of the writing process, and by circling up to share ideas with one another, we can discover certain tricks of the trade that we may have never really have considered before. Some writers are really good at finding mistakes, others are amazing with dialogue, and others yet are wizards with plot structure and story building. Having these people in your circle can really help you out when putting a project together, whether you think you’re having any particular difficulties with it or not. I discover so much more about my own work when I get email feedback from readers or see comments left behind somewhere online. The only problem is...by the time I get to reap the rewards of such good advice and insight...the story or chapter has already been posted. Imagine if I had a small group of people that I could work with all the time to help inspire an even better version of the story that I posted. That would be crazy! And that’s what I imagine building a team is all about. This scene is from a series that I used to LOVE when it was still on. It’s called “Sense8”, and I’ll try to keep the explanation as short as I can so we can get back to the task at hand. Basically, the show had this sci fi element to it (Done by the Wachowsky siblings who also did the Matrix trilogy), and it involved 8 different people from different parts of the world. There was a Chicago cop, an Indonesian female chemist, a German street gangster, a transgender woman who was a computer hacker and wiz, an African smuggler who had to out drive from one deal to the next, an actor in Mexico, a martial arts specialist in South Korea, and a London DJ...and somehow their consciousnesses were all linked from different parts of the globe. Basically, they could all use their individual talents by switching back and forth between one another. They’re knowledge, their physical strengths, their attitudes...if you’ve never seen it before, I highly recommend it. It’s really different. Anyway, in this one scene, you get to see a bunch of them all help each other out as the trans hacker is attempting to escape the police in Los Angeles, and they need to switch back and forth to have a chance. They’re an entire TEAM in one body! Check this out! Now...why show you guys this clip? Because this is what getting together and actually building a team of professionals is all about. Notice how each personality knows when to jump in and take the lead to do what they do best. Im sure that each consciousness knows how to throw a punch, and most of them know how to drive a car, etc...but imagine if you had the help of someone who has that skill as their main area of expertise. A Chicago cop that immediately knows police protocol. An actual fighter that knows how to quickly take down and subdue a number of opponents. An experienced smuggle who knows how to outrun a fleet of pursuers and gauge layout and distance, as well as how to shift speeds to take a screeching turn around a curve. And, during the show, some of the combinations get even more complicated than that in certain places. The idea is having a visible representation of what it’s like to have a collective of talents all working with one another. Now, all of these personalities exist inside of my own head, personally...but I don’t excel in all of these areas of creating a story. So a team would be a huge advantage in the long run. If you guys are ever looking to leapfrog ahead of me in this area, then I definitely encourage you to go for it. And then come back and let me know what you leqarned so I can try it out for myself. Hehehe! But, for right now? Let’s put a team together the way that I would imagine it, shall we? ::Begin the ‘Mission Impossible’ theme on loop, starting...NOW:: Alright...you’re going to need the kingpin! If you’re reading this, that would be you! This is your story. You’re in charge of all the ideas, all the characters, the plot and theme and tone of the story, and a majority of the dialogue. It’s up to you to build the foundation that the entirety of your work is going to be based on. It’s your brainchild, and you’re in control. This means that you’re going to have to be able to accept or deny all of the extra info coming your way, and try to bring the entire game plan together in a way that fits your original intention for your project. It’s ok to be flexible in this pursuit...but you’re the guiding light in all of this, and if you feel the need to fight for your original idea, then fight for it. Period. You’re the big gear in this whole machine, so hold it together, and get your message out there the best way that you can. Second? You need a competent, thorough, but collaborative, editor on your team. This is going to be someone who is really good at catching spelling errors, mechanical mistakes in your punctuation, and can easily find catches or stumbling blocks in the way you write out your sentences. Someone who can recognize plot inconsistencies and loophooles that you might have over looked. I think it’s important to have a close and friendly relationship with your personal editor, because we writers tend to be very sensitive about certain things from time to time. Hehehe, don’t doubt it. If you haven’t experienced it yet, you will, eventually. Communicate. Find someone that you trust and can talk to about the choices you’ve made. And LISTEN to their advice! Even if you decide to go ahead and do it your way. It should be a give and take situation, but remember that this is their number one skill. They may know more than you do when it comes to this kind of thing, so pay attention...and keep an open mind. Third and fourth members on the team? You’re going to need Beta readers! I would get at least two of them, preferably with different tastes. These are going to be a vision into your readers’ experience with your work. Pick two people to maybe give your a story a read before anyone else gets to see it, and encourage honest feedback. Always remember that the stories are all in your head and closely connected to your heart at all times. Meaning that your attachment to the characters and the story is a much more intimate experience than what a random reader might have to it. Despite being engaged in the narrative, they are still seeing your work from a distance when compared to how you may see it personally. So keep that in mind. Beta readers can help you out on an emotional level that other members of your team might not be able to recognize in the same way. An editor is looking for mistakes, and the main author is seeing everything through a pair of creative rose colored glasses. Beta readers can tell you when they might be confused by parts of the story, or have a certain reaction to one of your characters that you may not want them to have. They can tell you what makes them smile, what makes them sad, what seems unfair, and what angers them about the story. Seeing as (I assume) the emotional involvement of your story is the most important part of you writing it out in the first place, I would say that their role in the process is pretty significant. So take what they say to heart. And don’t just have them talk to you, but hav them talk to each other if at all possible. Their joint conversations may prove to be of great use to you in the long run. Alrighty then...next step. You need a critic. Hehehe, don’t make that face! If I was building a team for myself, a critic would definitely be someone that I would need in my corner! It’s important. You need someone who can nitpick and deconstruct what your doing to find flaws in your storytelling where others can’t. Even with fans and people trying to help you out...sometimes it helps to have someone dismantle and completely obliterate everything that you’re doing so you can step back and look at it so you can spot room for improvement. You don’t want someone malicious who’s going to be MEAN to you and tear your work apart...but there has to be a voice of reason in the room. It may not be what you want to hear...but keep them close. Even the most harsh critics have the best of intentions, and they can bring you up to the next level if you’ll let them. Expect to fight and fuss and argue with the critic the most. Hehehe! But I’d be happy to have them on board. Next up...get a ‘tech guy’! This is someone who knows computers, programming, formatting, etc. You can write the most incredible story ever...but if the formatting is screwed up? If it looks weird on a mobile device? If the paragraphs aren’t properly lined up with breaks in between? All of that hard work will have been wasted. If that’s not your particular skill, get someone to help you. This is a place where I really fall short, because everything that looks just the way I want it to look on my laptop looks completely different on someone’s cell phone. And that might look different from how it looks on Nifty or GayAuthors. I definitely do my very best, but the thing with ‘techs’ is they are CONSTANTLY changing shit on me! LOL! Which I can’t stand, because the second I learn something, the code changes and they want me to learn all over again! That’s super frustrating for me, because the text of my stories is all that I want to concentrate on. So having computer updates and switching to different servers and having to surrender to changes I never asked for just slows me down like you wouldn’t believe. So...if I’m building a ‘Comsie’ team of my very own...I need a tech guy to keep that part of the process current and speedy so I don’t have to retrain myself every few months. And the last member on my team? I’d need a promo guy! Someone to spread the word, keep me up to date on posting standards for a variety of different websites (They are ALL so different), and can keep me motivate and aware of deadlines and new opportunities as they come along. I’m only human, and I can fall prey to bouts of procrastination just like everybody else. I would get somebody to keep me on schedule, give me the occasional kick in the ass a week or two ahead of time, and motivate me to get shit done. It’s too easy to start slacking and getting lazy when I’m doing everything on my own. I tend to get more focused when I have a bug in my ear telling me to keep going and finish up what I had planned for the day. Got to keep that ambition flowing, after all. Hehehe! SO...if I had to put an expert team together for a professional project, covering all of the aspects of the writing process where I might be lacking...I’d like to think that this would be my particular squad. Hehehe, this would be my Justice League! But that’s just what I’m thinking in my head? What do you guys think? Decent team? Did I miss anyone? Do you guys have a team of your own? And how does that work, exactly? Let us know down below. Because I’m really curious about this. Like I said, I may just need this collective knowledge someday. Anyway, I hope this helps you guys out when you think about your writing! And I hope it helps m out too! Take care! And Ill seezya soon with more!