Sunday 21 January 2018

No Real McCoy This Week

Hey everyone,

Unfortunately I'm a bit under the weather so I don't think I'll be managing a post for Real McCoy this week; probably for the best really since we didn't have a particularly huge response in the surveys anyway, so this will give people who haven't had a chance to respond a little more time. Just reopened the survey, so have at it. See you all next week (hopefully)!

Letwri

Edit: Feeling a little better so I may take some time to draft out some basic parts of the story for this upcoming week. I'd sort of like to go a bit larger with this post (ideally double the length of the usual) to make up for missing last week but I haven't seen much response and we are in the middle of a multiple-way tie that really probably needs to be resolved. I'd really rather not do another random thing (sorry, not feeling another spin the bottle scene) so I'm playing with some fallback ideas but I'd hate to take the choice out of the reader's hands.

Anyone out there who hasn't responded yet, this may be your time to shine; pretty much anyone responding at this point would be breaking things up so there's a good chance the next person to complete the survey will decide the events of the next post ...

Saturday 13 January 2018

No Real McCoy or Apocalypse High This Weekend

Just a reminder, no post this week for either Real McCoy or Apocalypse High. Had some fairly minimal responses to both so no extra post this month. Oddly, for the first time ever Apocalypse High is tied with Real McCoy in survey numbers, usually it only has about 75% of the number of responses tops ... should Alice be worried?

Also, kind of curious, did you see your suggestions or comments implemented in the Real McCoy last week? As some of my past readers in particular may recall, I am fond of sneaking in little clues and tricks in my stories, which may or may not come out in a big way later in the story.

I sometimes suspect I go with a slightly too soft touch at times though ... if you've made suggestions or comments on the Blogs, mind helping me out by letting me know if you feel like you've been heard? If not, should I do some kind of 'Behind the Scenes' or spoiler type option where you get insight into some of that stuff? Let me know folks!



Letwri

Edit: Actually kind of interesting, we have a four way tie in the Real McCoy survey as of this morning. We still have until next weekend to get that sorted out, but just a heads up that things are pretty close on the 'who should Alice spend time with next' question. If you have a particular person you'd like to see her with, make sure to chime in, every vote counts!

Another Edit: In a rather impressive distribution of new votes for Real McCoy the surveys remain in a tie. It would be rather interesting were I the sort to analyze such things I suspect. As I'm using it for my writing prompt though, I'll just remind folks to keep voting and hope we reach some kind of resolution. Survey will remain open until Friday so fire away when you get the chance. No one wants another spin the bottle scene so soon after the last one, do they?

Monday 8 January 2018

Apocalypse High Part 2 is live!

... I need to start getting these posts out earlier, but hey it's technically up in time! Take a look on the Yahoo groups forum for the latest post, the PDF version to be uploaded shortly. As always, we have a survey for you here.

Also, don't forget about the Real McCoy survey, which can be found here. Next week will be an off week unless I see significant responses for one story or another, so make sure to send in your thoughts if you want to see more!

Letwri

Edit: Hey all, we're mid-way through the week so I just thought I'd do a little update. So far there haven't been too many survey results (less than five for Apocalypse High, only a handful for Real McCoy as well); still holding out for the possibility that we may see some better response over the next few days though. Keep in mind that if we see enough for one story or the other I'll be doing a bonus post this weekend; otherwise this will be an off week. Jump on in and get surveying if you want to see more!

Friday 5 January 2018

Apocalypse High Post: Coming Soon

Hey everyone,

Just a reminder that I will be closing out the Apocalypse High survey to start writing soon. If you want to help influence the story, now is the time; I'll probably be closing it off sometime within the next 6 to 12 hours or so. Some of the more supernatural elements will begin making a more obvious appearance soon, so keep an eye out!

Letwri

Monday 1 January 2018

Real McCoy Part Six is posted!

Happy New Year!

Sorry for the long wait folks, a lot of issues the past few weeks and some serious writer's block caused by said issues. I hope it will never happen again but .. no promises, unfortunately. For those aspiring writers out there suffering similar issues, my personal tip is to power through; you may not feel like you've written the best thing in the world (or at least, I never do) but actually getting something on paper (or screen) is better than nothing.

The survey will follow shortly, I still have to construct it. Next weekend will be Apocalypse High, so make sure those of you who haven't voted yet get around to it. Survey link for Apocalypse High can be found here: https://goo.gl/forms/4NL5hdPZ2fLXpN6w2

Letwri

Edit: The survey for the newest Real McCoy is here: https://goo.gl/forms/yJwgyJHf56pn8XFJ3

Also, for those who haven't seen it yet Bob Arctor has done some amazing additions to the fan art I previously posted. Check it out here.

Another Edit: I will be taking down the Apocalypse High survey tomorrow to begin work on the next bit of the story; anyone interested in influencing the outcome may way to get their surveys in soon!