Tl;dr: I'm stopping commissions (except for ongoing commissions) in favor of Jack's Blacks prompts. If no prompts come, well, I've got a number of my own to work on. A week before the start of 2023, I listened to an audiobook that described the difference in intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivators. Without going into great detail, … Continue reading Trying Something Different
Author: Jack Doe
Thanksgiving 2022
Another year is beginning to close out, and I like to try every year to list the things I'm thankful for. I figure that I might as well post it here so that I can share with others (for those who actually read these things). I have to admit that I'm struggling more this year … Continue reading Thanksgiving 2022
Update: Kindle Vella—Nope!
So, I dutifully tried my hand at Kindle Vella. For those who aren't familiar, you create stories and then release them one chapter ("episode") at a time. So, I created the story, included the more controversial themes that would be included, and submitted it. They don't make it go live until you publish your first … Continue reading Update: Kindle Vella—Nope!
Announcement: Kindle Vella
Update 2022-07-26: Nope! Hey, guys. So, I don't think I've mentioned it on here before (though I did mention it on IB since I seem to get more traffic there), but Amazon has come out with a new writing service called "Vella". Basically, I write and publish chapters individually rather than as a complete story, … Continue reading Announcement: Kindle Vella
Long-Past Due Update
Hey, all. It occurred to me as I was posting the notice about The Service that it's been a long time since I last posted an update. I think I'm due. So, let's see... Work is going well. Very well. I became full-time in March and have recently been designing circuits again, setting up Jira … Continue reading Long-Past Due Update
New Jack’s Blacks: The Service
Hey, all. I know it's been a long time since I've posted—things have been super hectic lately (but in a good way). But, I wanted to let everybody know that I'm waiting for Amazon to approve the latest Jack's Blacks installment: "The Service". Here's the synopsis: Tobias is the model student: athlete, scholar, volunteer, musician, … Continue reading New Jack’s Blacks: The Service
Changes to Commissioned Stories in the Works
Hey, all. Just dropping a quick note to say that I've been working on an app that will let me just about 100% automate the non-writing aspects of my commissions (exporting to Word / PDF, invoicing, sending to clients, and posting online). To that end, the easiest way to address the interface to WordPress is … Continue reading Changes to Commissioned Stories in the Works
New Jack’s Blacks and Other News
Hey, all. Excited to say Amazon published another Jack's Blacks installment this morning, The Family Business, in which the protagonist is from a family of stallions long-rumored to be immune to the village curse, which periodically makes males feel the desperate urge to bottom for other stallions. You can find it here. I also created … Continue reading New Jack’s Blacks and Other News
Random Thoughts
A terrible product idea: nostril epilator. A great novel idea: Moby's Dick, the tragic tale in which Moby ghosts Captain Ahab after an amazing night of passion, and Captain Ahab, unable to get that intensely satisfying fullness any other way, vows that he will have that whale inside him again—dead or alive. Sorry, sorry: that's … Continue reading Random Thoughts
Get the Fucking Shot
My friend died of COVID today. One of only two other furries I know in my tiny, tiny town, he died this morning, one day short of two weeks after his brother died of it. I had been helping his family moving hay bales in my friend's and his brother's absence, and his mom has … Continue reading Get the Fucking Shot
Scatterbrained Ramblings 