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NIS F&J - Chapter 1 Posted

Chapter 1 of Fred and Jackie - NIS has been posted finally. I started to write this back in early summer and had most of it (4/5ths) done on the first night...but things kept popping up and I couldn't find time to finish it or do much of anything else with my writing. If all goes well, I should be able to post chapters about every 10 days until it's done. There's only going to be 5 total chapters in this one.

I wasn't able to run it by any proofreaders or the editor, so it might still be a bit rough. Let me know if you find something horribly wrong, but also keep in mind that Fred is a country boy so to speak and not fond of 'proper english'.

Krew Positions Available

The positions for editor and reality check have been filled, though I'm still looking for proofreaders and the all important 'Liaison to Feminine Affairs'.

I've had a few inquires from my first announcement for proofreaders back in april of this year, but I haven't been ready to select anyone yet. If you're interested then drop me a line via the contact form on the site and let me know a bit about yourself and why you think you'd be good for the position.

The 'Liaison to Feminine Affairs' is very crucial to some of the stories I have planned and has some very strict requirements. The first and foremost one is that person is female. The second major one involves sexual preference, requiring someone who is either bisexual or a lesbian. Being a past or current writer would definitely be a benefit. There's a very specific reason behind this of course, but I can't really say to much about it since it would let the proverbial cat out of the bag.

NIS Update

After a long and careful thought on the matter, I'm going to delay the Lisa and Kevin story. I think I need to go through the Mike & Megan version first, since it happens during the same week and make sure everything's how I want it first.

I was half way finished with the Lisa and Kevin story and not at all happy with how it was turning out. I was so disappointed with it, I drug it all to the trash and used the secure empty feature so there's no possible way I could get it back.

The Mike and Megan story kinda ran away from me, turning out MUCH larger than I ever expected it to. It's a whopping 212 pages (chapters 1 thru 6) in Word with std. margins on US LTR, 12pt text, single line spacing. All the other NIS author's stories that I looked at usually range in between 100 and 160 pages.

I'm kinda at odds on now...do I write the remaining stories in the series the same size, or do I shorten them. Please feel free to let me know what you think about this, of course. I could use some insight and FAST because...

NIS - Fred and Jackie is now underway. When I finish assembling my krew, we'll make sure to polish M&M first thing, then while they're polishing F&J I'll work on the Lisa and Kevin story. All future NIS stories will be released in their completed form.

News / Blog Section Overhaul

Major changes have been made to the News / Blog section of the site. Here's a short list of some of the improvements:

1.) Comment system now in place.
2.) News Feed system now in place.
3.) Archiving of all posts, only the 7 most recent show up on the main page.

I'm still working on the style sheet, so some things might look a bit weird in this section for the next few weeks...but nothing to bad and it'll be usable.

Proofreaders Wanted

DrWho is about ready to start writing again, but first he's has to get M&M finished. Right now it's still rough and needs some tweaking. If anyone is interested in proofreading, then let him know. The majority of time would be spent on NIS stories. The stories will be provided in RTF format so just about anyone can do it. Send him an e-mail with your qualifications and anything else you feel important for DrWho to know.

Minor Changes

Made some minor changes to the site, just general improvements really