[Update] A Neighborhood of (Only)Fans - Rework (Patreon)

Hi everyone,

First off, I want to say thank you for your patronage and reading my stories and enjoying them. My goal simply is to make fun engaging stories that people can enjoy and I'm always aiming to become better at this craft.

That being said, sometimes the creative process doesn't go the way we think or want. When I set out to write, I don't do so with an outline or much of a plan. I simply have a vision and a direction, and I go. That's how I started off with this series. As I've moved forward with it though, I have come to the conclusion that... I have done it wrong.

Progress on this series has been difficult and I kept wondering why. When I finally sat down and thought about it, I realized that the story was fine, but it was the way I was writing it that was wrong. The structure in which I was telling the story wasn't working. Maybe this makes sense to some of you, maybe it doesn't. Maybe you agree, maybe you don't. I understand if you don't, I was resistant to this conclusion, but as a writer, sometimes you have to "start over" because what you've put down doesn't flow or work quite right.

So, what I've decided to do is essentially "Restart" the story.

What does this mean?

It means I'm going to go back to the beginning and start to restructure how this story flows and how it progresses. This does NOT mean I'm going to re-write everything and start a whole different story/series. This does NOT mean I'm abandoning the story and doing something completely new. The story is the same. What is going to be different is how I put it together. Sorry if that's a bit confusing, but once I get out the new version, you'll probably understand better. The current 0-2 Chapters are going to be pulled apart. Pieces moved around. Some additions, maybe some subtractions, but ultimately the same story.

Think of stories as lego pieces. Sometimes when putting it together you think it's right, but then you realize you forgot a piece, or the colors you used were wrong, or you did it backwards. I've been putting this 'set' together wrong, and I need to dismantle it and start back over so that it doesn't collapse.

I know this can be frustrating and annoying, believe me, it's the last thing I want to do. But I believe in putting out the best product possible and to move forward with something that doesn't feel right or work is a betrayal of my creativity.

What happens going forward?

I'm restarting the series. The current first chapters will still be available to read, but I'm going to shift them to "Alpha" versions.

Because this is somewhat of an inconvenience to my readers, I'm not going to be holding the first three chapters behind any tier hierarchy. When they are done, I will release them to all paid tiers (can't do free because Patreon will flag it). And I will also release them to Literotica.

After I'm 'caught up' I will then resume the regular schedule of Beta tier first, Reader second, then general release.

I appreciate your understanding. I can also appreciate that this may be frustrating. For that I apologize. But this is a creative process and sometimes you've just got to rework what you've done. I want to put out the best quality stories for you and I believe in order to do that in regards to this series, this is the best course of action.

Again, I thank you for your patronage and reading my stories and enjoying them. Please keep an eye out for the new/reworked chapters in the coming weeks.

Happy Reading,

Vivian