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I was planning on making this into a full-blown novel. But comedy is so hard to write, and I realised I may have bitten off more than I could chew-eth. Although this style of writing is definitely easier since it's literally just me and my train of thoughts, the humour aspect of it is daunting.

Thanks heap for your wonderful patronage! 😀

Haha. I'll keep you posted after my hibernation. 🙂

Stay tuned for next year's second instalment. I'm writing this next year. Haha.

Thanks heaps for the compliment. And thanks for supporting this story. Lots of love.

CHAPTER 22: DESAFINADO "He’s hidden bodies all across the island, I’m telling you. He’s a serial killer." "I swear," said Albert, his head turning idly while crouching down and tapping the final peg, "if you don’t help me set up this tent, you’re sleeping outside." We were camped up at the edge of a cliff when my intrepid wits of deduction deduced the un-deducible. "He must have hidden bodies all over this island. My tits are tingling. I can feel it." I was behind Albert, ha

Aww. Thanks for that. 😆 Now kneel. Kidding. As for Damien as a helicopter lovah, erm, all I can say is that it'll come to light in the 2nd or 3rd book (which I've yet to write since I'm busy writing Mr. Danvers). I'll probably write the sequel in the third-person POV since I would have to spread my writing and technical skills a bit to fully encompass the whole story. Damien's first-person POV narration is great, but I can't wholly incorporate whatever the frick I need to explain with me living inside his head. He's kind of a dumbass, that's why. A lovable dumbass. His word choices are very limiting. As for Albert, he'll eventually grow as he comes into the second book, more so with Damien. Distance makes the heart grow fonder, as they say. Candy will definitely return for the second installment of the series. She's a key character in zeh plot.

I'm not the original poster, but I'd like to answer on my behalf since I also feel the same way. In 1st person POV, the reader is not informed of events that take place when the protagonist is absent or that affect characters other than the protagonist's inner thoughts and feelings, which makes first-person narrative difficult to read. The reader also isn't able to notice anything that the protagonist cannot. If the protagonist is unaware of anything, then neither is the reader. There are fewer restrictions on the author while writing in the third person, especially in the third person omniscient. Because of this, the third person is more prevalent and is better suited to a larger variety of stories. But the first person is intimate—very intimate, like a friend holding your hand and guiding you through every room in the house. Given these conditions, it's very easy to NOT HAVE a voice when writing 1st POV stories. And the THE VOICE is what makes the 1st Pov distinct from the 3rd person POV. Here's a shite example I wrote: 3rd POV: Ryan walked to the library and felt he was being followed. Eyes, he knew, were following his every step. They followed him wherever he went. Minutes more, and he would've gone crazy. Hiding behind a bush was his best friend, Allan, waiting to surprise him. He chuckled inwardly, holding his mouth from all the laughter his stupid tricks would do his friend in. Ryan shouted, "For the love of God, come out already!" 1st POV: I walked to the library while being followed. EYES! They were everywhere! I took every step with every breath; they followed me wherever I went. A few minutes more, and I would've gone crazy. The splitting wind swished the leaves of a nearby bush; I was sure someone was behind me. Was it crazy to think I was being followed home? My paranoia was soon to set in. But Jesus Christ, for the love of God! Come out already! No one did, so I walked faster. I'm not that stupid to let myself get killed. The defining trait of first-person POV's is the character's voice. In the first few sentences, if you as a reader can't envision who the narrator is, it usually spells trouble that the story is boring AF. That's why it's very hard to read 1st person stories that are badly written. The first paragraph usually helps me to drop the book or not.

CHAPTER 21: THINK ABOUT YOU When lunchtime came, most of us had gathered in the middle for the food spread. Sauteed prawns, steamed red crabs, grilled squid, milkfish, lapulapu, an exclusive grouper in the Philippines, grilled pork that was chopped into strips, baked mussels, a fish ceviche made of Spanish mackerel, salted duck eggs with tomatoes, pinakbet without okra this time, and some tropical fruits cut and sliced in half to look presentable on the table. There was one dish unfamiliar

Yeah, there are only two chapters left. 😞 I will post the final chapter next week on Saturday. Don't worry, they're going to have a lovely ending. (semi-ending since their story isn't exactly yet finished.)

CHAPTER 20: ONE OUT OF TWO The concrete road merged with sand as we neared the pier. Peddlers started appearing, and vendors coasting along the road packed the area, selling their trinkets and wares. Baubles like puca bracelets and necklaces made of seashells dangled across the stalls. Some sold kakanin, bibingka, or coconut sliced in half with their refreshing juice ready for customers to drink. Some stalls had an array of junk food pinned to the netting. Once we saw most of the fore

SO true. Sex scenes should be written in whatever context is required. It doesn't necessitate bodies to be humping and grinding for the sake of it being written as a way to get off: nifty's there for a reason. When I read an ok story, then suddenly am emboldened to read a very graphic sex scene JUST cause it's there, my writer's boner deflates and I'm left thinking, "Teenage sex isn't meant to be this wild," or "Alright. This is just plain rape." I remember writing this sex scene as part of a short story I wrote (I rephrased some things) and my initial desire when writing it, "Do I want it to be lusty, sad, or angry?" and I ended up writing it as sweet. I'd love to think this was sentimental, not overly gratuitous, but has a romantic feel to it. If I had cucked it up by turning it into 650 shades of greyed, grim, and brewed, then I'd have lost the meaning of the scene. I feel like some people generally write sex scenes as overly descriptive. The thing is, if you want people to get off, describe the motion of the ocean. If you want to excise the true nature of the scene in relation to the sex scene happening in the background, talk about their feelings and whatnots. I remember reading this story that was so horribly descriptive that the writer was describing the penis as "meatstick on steroid." It was a nice allegory, though, for boning a guy.

Things I hate to read: Boring sex. When you're writing about two people shagging intimately, there should be a drastic pull in whichever direction you want your readers to experience. Sex + (anger, greed, melancholy, regret, and other emotions) is what makes the scene interesting. Even adulterated erotica has to make sense otherwise. If you're just writing smut—unless that's the intention—then I salute you. But to layer it in a long-winded story and then add smut in between is very jarring without any implication of why it's there is basic Literotica. It's not even that graphic, yet you could feel the scene second by second. The amount of times I've been bored reading sex scenes is beyond me.

How dare you! I'm not a mildly creepy author. I'm a CREEPY author. Period. Only 3 episodes left btw. We're nearing the end guys.

I think tanktop redneck was surprised to see Damien from across the street turn out to be a huge guy. That's why when he shoved the redneck, he tripped on his seat to establish dominance that he was his bitch. 😂 And as for them sexing up, they won't have it in this book, sadly. Hahahaha. It's meant to happen in the next instalment which I'll publish by 2030. My next story will have a lot of sex if you're into that. I'm a horny writer so it can't be helped.

CHAPTER 19: WALKING ON A DREAM "Tapos na," (It’s done,) said the barber. Fingering my hair in the mirror—the cut was sleek. I haven’t had a haircut this short in almost a year. Scissor cut tapered on the sides; that’s what I asked, and this barber delivered. They priced the haircut at around $2.00, so I gave him $100.00 worth of tips. Grinning as though he had just won the lottery, the barber said, "Salamat pards." (Thanks bro.) I grabbed the backpack and headed to the pier to me

I think this thoroughly applies and is more acceptable for romantic-themed novels. Romance requires at least a dashing or pretty lead, unless, of course, the story of romance perpetuates a different outlook of looking average. But for dramatic stories, this is completely unessential.

I'm honestly more judgemental towards someone who has several partners and does not know what to do in bed. If you've had a thousand sex partners, you better blow my mind apart from blowing me up. If not, then go back to the saddle and re-learn everything. You're not leaving the bed until you've sucked a thousand more dicks and got this right.

I'm Necromancing this post. On the 20th Anniversary of his question, someone finally answered his poll, apart from himself. Thank you, HPFanatic for this question. You will be missed, and your wand-wielding ways.

Her songs always hurt.

NO, the story is about to finish. It's going to be a very hopeful one. Until one of them dies. HAHAHA. I'm kidding. This isn't a murder mystery.

CHAPTER 18: GROW AS WE GO A month had passed since Albert stayed with me. He sometimes hangs out at the H.M.S. office here in Limangpulo while I’m there working. It’s a small space with four office tables, filing cabinets, a dining area in the back, and his favourite section, the table with a flat-screen hanging across a wall. Often watching his teleseryes in that cubicle, I spent my days behind my laptop dealing with clients, banks, investors, and other persons of interest related to the

Changed it. Thanks for the heads up.

🤣 I NEITHER will NEITHER confirm nor NEITHER deny that NEITHER allegation, NEITHERLY. I may be an online news writer. Who knows? I may be a penguin down south. There's speculation at this point.

Yes. Why? 🤔 I did three days of research to compound everything and make it sound like it's a real news publication. EDIT: LOL. 🤣 You edited your comment. I thought you were accusing me of plagiarism.