The Big Summer Update (2023) (Patreon)

Okay, a lot has changed over the past few months and I feel like I should compile all of the mini-announcements that I've made into one proper post, which I'm going to pin to the top of the page for new users. If you've been here a while, a lot of this may be information that you can skip. 

Mostly, I want to touch on questions that I've been getting very frequently.

Sissy School

Sissy School was put on pause earlier this year when attendance dropped dramatically (we were only getting 2 or 3 submissions per assignment). Sissy School was a great deal of work for both me and Lilly; running the Discord, creating the assignments, marking, keeping grades organized, generating report cards--and a big mistake that I made was opening it up to Twitter. Yes, Twitter brought in a ton of interest: many people signing up each day, but those people were not sticking around for long and many of them also brought along certain 'interests' that I don't want associated with Sissy School (Pedophilia, Black Worship, etc). 

The decision was made to shut it down and overhaul the system. For some, the pace was too slow. For some, it was too fast. Many couldn't find access to the necessary outfits. Many were too shy to post their submissions publicly. 

Now, Lilly and me are working on a new system that will be more work at your own pace. It will be more like a course than a class: you sign up, you get the textbooks and the curriculum, and then you work through the assignments. This should work for most people, and it will take a huge load off of Lilly and me. 

When Sissy School does launch again, and you are interested, I will say this: you will have to be willing to acquire certain items. We had an issue with the last iteration where some students didn't own anything (no female clothing, no wigs), and would ask if they could just submit naked photos. We even had one interested student who didn't own a single pair of panties, and had no interest in shaving the beard--or any part of the body. Unfortunately if this is your situation, you aren't going to be passing Sissy School. We're going to want to see a dress or two, some panties, a bra, a skirt, a bikini, etc. 

New Branding

I'm sure you've noticed the new branding rollout over the past two months-ish. I've been getting this question almost daily, so I will answer it here: Yes, the artwork is AI-generated. Yes, I am still not a fan of AI and maybe I'm coming off as a hypocrite, but back in November/December, I had a big scare that almost led to my Amazon account being terminated, which would have effectively ended my publishing career. 

In the decade that I've been publishing, I've had over ten models complain that their images have been used on my covers, despite the fact that I purchase a valid license for every cover that I use, which permits use on eBook covers. Some of these models have complained directly to Amazon. Not wanting their image being used on something erotic, they claim (lying) that their photos were never for sale. Of course, when Amazon contacts me, I prove that I have rights, but Amazon has no interest in lawsuits and with these models constantly coming forward, I felt like my account standing was at risk.

My account was closed for nearly a month while Amazon investigated an issue that is still a mystery to me. They simply told me that it was a 'rights' issue. Now, this could have been Amazon detecting pirated content (stolen from here on Patreon), or it could have been an issue with these models--I don't know. 

I'm not happy that AI has effectively made thousands of working artists unemployed overnight. I don't love that it uses their artwork to generate images. I don't even consider AI images as artwork, as an artist myself. But AI models don't threaten lawsuits. The rights are clear and simple: I own everything that I generate.  There are no 'only up to a certain number of units sold' stipulations with AI images. And, with AI, I can create models that actually look like the characters in the books. 

Fan Messages

This is sticky territory here, but it's something that I have to address. I had a long talk with my business partner (with Princess Publishing), discussing our plans moving forward. I love getting messages from readers, and I'm always happy to reply, and to answer any questions I get. But over the past year, the number of messages that I get on a daily basis is beyond what I can handle. I know that many of you would like nothing more than to just chit-chat with me, and as much as I like chit-chatting, my productivity has dropped massively. I once had an 8-month buffer between current WIPs and when they would be published. Now, that buffer has fallen to around 8 weeks. I simply can't keep up with my writing schedule when I spend 1-3 hours each day replying to emails and messages.

I want to make everyone happy, but I have to prioritize staying on target, at least until I get a half-decent buffer back, both with my own books, and with the work I'm doing with Princess Publishing. 

Trans Goddess Magazine/Patreon Exclusives

I get constant requests for sequels and character updates. If I cloned myself, my clone wouldn't be able to keep up with the sequel requests--so I've never really written sequels before. 

I'm a big fan of old Playboy magazines and thought that doing a Playboy-style magazine could be a fun way to give y'all what you want, without having to slave over a 20,000 word sequel (often to stories that never sold well to begin with). 

I still have about 40 stories that I unpublished from Amazon last year that I plan to make into Patreon exclusives. A few of you have messaged me pointing out that the Patreon exclusives that I've been publishing have been previously published. I'm sorry, but I thought that I made it clear in the last big update that the next 50-ish exclusives were previously on Amazon, but I deleted them after my account scare because the subject matter was possibly too taboo for Amazon. There will still be NEW Patreon Exclusive tales, but first I need to get the huge number of old tales up and get a clean slate. 

I will be sure to make it interactive, with centerfold voting nominations and polls--and I have a few other ideas to make it more interactive as well. 

Illustrated Books

You've possibly noticed the inclusion of illustrations in recent releases on Amazon. These illustrations are fun to make, though a bit time consuming. They actually make the books a bit less profitable for me, as they increase the delivery fee on Amazon, which is taken from my cut of the 70% royalty. But they've also been bringing in new fans. 

But you are my favourite fans, so I want to know what you think: do you like the illustrations or no?

Simplifying

I'm one of those people who has a new idea every day. I was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult, about 7 years ago--though (not to start an argument) I don't really believe in ADHD. I jump around a lot. I get big ideas and then I chase them, sometimes without thinking first about how they're going to work. This personality trait has gotten me into some trouble over the past few years, biting off far more than I could possibly chew. 

I'm trying very hard to stick to my lane now. I have duties with Princess Publishing: deadlines that need to be upheld. I can't be bouncing all over the place. So for the rest of 2023 (at the very least), I will not be suddenly introducing any big new ideas. What you see in this update is, more or less, what you're going to get:

• A new release on Amazon each week
• Trans Goddess Magazine
• Patreon Exclusive Stories
• Sissy School (coming later)

I hope that this is okay. If you have any questions about any of this, post in the comments!