My Best Bud - Chapter 8 Update

Chapter 8 has been posted. Check it out HERE.

What Next?

My Best Bud is really going on longer than I planned it. This story was just to be two, maybe three posts. Obviously, it has turned into something bigger. This happened because of you and so many emails I receive wanting it to go on, wanting more. The plan now is to introduce Nathan, come to some plateau in the relationship between TJ and Shane, and send them off to college. The hope is to accomplish this in just a few more chapters. This will bring a close to My Best Bud. Expect a chapter each week.

This doesn't mean an end to Shane's story. I'm sure he will have things to tell us once he is having fun in Stanford, California on and around the Stanford campus. Look for Best Buds on Campus for those tales, coming soon!

What do you want to read? Leave a comment letting me know what piques your interest! There is an idea floating around in my mind for a series about a cruisy spot, maybe a public bathroom, college campus bathroom, or a park. If I go with something like this, should the story have a main character and it center around their experiences? It could be that the story is told by a voyeur who likes to watch the goings-on around the spot. Let me know what you think.

That's all for now. Thank you for your support!

Happy reading,
-Shane

My Best Bud - Chapter 8 Update

Finally, chapter 8 was submitted last night (Pacific Time). Hopefully it is posted in the next couple of hours. Sorry for all of the delays getting it out there. I've been working on quite a few projects lately, so it leaves only an hour or so late in the day to do any writing. Two big projects I was working on are out of the way, so I should have a little more "free time" to write.

My Best Bud - Chapter 8 Update

Yes, it has been a while! There have been a couple of projects taking up my time. I'm back on it today though, and will plow through and get chapter 8 submitted.

Thanks for your emails too! I'm glad there is so much interest. It does keep me motivated.

Happy reading,
-Shane

My Best Bud - Chapter 8 Update

A few pages down for chapter eight tonight before I head up to bed. It's a fun morning for JT and Marc and for Shane and Gregg too. I'll finish it tomorrow and should be able to send it off.

Night everyone!
-Shane

My Best Bud - Chapter 7 Update

Chapter 7 was just posted!
Check it out here.

Let me know what you think!

Happy reading,
-Shane

My Best Bud - Chapter 7 Update

Finally! The finishing words of chapter seven landed on the page just a couple of hours ago. Then, after some re-reading and a few things fixed (hope I found everything), I just sent it off to be posted.

Thank you for your patience with this one. Getting sick was pretty sucky. I couldn't really do much of anything but lay around and sleep! Thank you too, to those that sent me well-wishes! I've got quite a few emails in my inbox from you, and I have read them all from my phone. I will try to sit here now and answer some.

No more story writing tonight though, time for some relaxing.

Happy reading,
-Shane

Among the Living...

Finally, I'm starting to feel a bit better. Now it's all in my chest. A horrid sounding cough is all I'm dealing with during the day. Mornings and nights are a little rough, but we will see how it goes tonight. Still pretty achy and it's difficult to actually sleep, although I've been falling asleep all throughout the day.

Anyway, thank you for your well-wishes! Now it's time to get to some more writing. I'll keep going as long as I can.

-Shane

Under the Weather

Only getting a start with a few paragraphs on chapter seven yesterday, I'm hoping to get a little more writing done this afternoon. Whatever has been going around finally caught up with me and took me out late in the day yesterday. Feeling horrible, I couldn't finish it last night.

This morning I wake up still feeling pretty crappy. It's 1:25 PM here in California and I haven't ventured out of the bedroom yet. I did take a nice hot bath and then shower a few hours ago. That helped the soreness in my neck and muscles all over my body. Yeah, it kinda feels like the flu. After quite a bit of ibuprofen now, my headache has at least decreased. So I'm feeling like maybe I can leave the bedroom and head downstairs. I really want some tea!

Chapter seven will be done when it's done guys. Sorry for getting sick, believe me, I'm really sorry!

My Best Bud - Chap. 6 Update

Noticed was just received that Chapter Six, Heating Up in the Hot Tub, has been posted.

Happy reading, and let me know your thoughts!
-Shane

My Best Bud - Update 3

Chapter six is finished! After doing a couple of read-throughs and making a couple of changes, hope I didn't miss anything, I submitted it for posting.

I'll give another update as soon as it posts.

Thanks everyone!

Happy reading,
-Shane

My Best Bud Update 2 - and How Long Should a Chapter Go?

To everyone that sent an email about chapter five, thank you! It was a short chapter, but I'm so happy everyone that emailed liked it. A few of you suggested a much longer chapter than usual to make up for it. Well, it's already going there. I'm thinking I will need to break it into two parts.

That brings me to another question. What size chapter is appropriate for posting to a website?
When I'm writing erotic stories, not thinking about posting them to a website, my chapters generally run around 9,000 to 11,000 words, around 20 pages. For My Best Bud, I've tried to keep it a bit smaller, around 2,500 to 3,000 words, or just over five pages in the word processor. Comment with your thoughts, please!

Chapter six is already where I would ending a chapter, but there is so much more to happen yet. It's already sitting at 3,500 words, or over eight pages in the word processor, and I've got at least that much more to write! Should it be broken into two parts? Your thoughts and feedback on this would be helpful too!

It was my goal, and I was truly hoping to, finish chapter six yesterday and submit it. I didn't make it. There were a few interruptions, and I also needed to step away and just take a break for a bit at one point too. Around 10:00 PM I decided I needed to stop writing and finish today.

It is just after 10:00 AM now, I'm sitting outside on my back porch with a mocha... Time to write!

Thanks everyone, and as always...

Happy reading,
-Shane

My Best Bud Update 1

Chapter five is up! It's a really quick read, and hopefully not too disappointing to everyone, there's no sex. I needed to write just something quick to develop things a bit and move the story along.

No worries though, Chapter six is flowing out onto the screen right now, and it should have some steam to it. It should be finished in just a bit and I'll submit it tonight.

Thank you for your emails and ideas. Keep them coming!

Happy reading,
-Shane

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year from San Francisco. The hubby and I made the trek over the mountain, through San Jose and traffic, and picked up our nephew visiting from Mexico City.

It was a fun afternoon and night, hitting a few bars and welcoming in the new year together. It wasn't as crowded as we thought it would be.

It's noon, so time to grab a beer and a bite to eat. Heading to Harvey's for that. Then time to be a total tourist. We'll head to the wharf and walk around heading down to Ghirardelli Square.

Have a wonderful, happy, and FUN New Year's Day everyone!

-Shane