Alright, I'm back...ish. I think where I go wrong everytime is I try and treat writing smut for the foundry as a job when really it's just a fun hobby. I always try and set up a concrete schedule and figure out exactly when every chapter of everything I post should be done and ready to go up when really I should be writing when I feel like writing. I had a ton of fun in October of last year when I launched this blog and posted 7 chapters across 5 different series as well as 2 one-shots! It was so much fun and the only reason I stopped is because I finished off Harem King.
Whenever I finish a series, especially something as big as Harem King, I always kind of feel like I need a break. Unfortunately that break was over 7 months long. THEN when I tried to get back into writing, I did it because I wanted to launch a Patreon page and turn this fun hobby into an a draining business. That was the wrong thing to do!
I'll be honest, I don't know how consistently I'll post, or for how long I'll be able to keep it up, but for now I'm gonna really try and just have fun with it.
So, what can we expect from you? That's a good question! I'm not really sure, honestly. I want to work more on my Dark Fantasy series, but, and I think this is part of the reason I always get burnt out, the Dark Fantasy series is extremely draining to work on. It's much more story-driven than anything else I do and each chapter is slowly becoming longer and longer as I delve deeper into this little world I'm trying to create. So, as you may be able to tell from these first two chapters I've posted (The Jade Manor and Operation Impulse) I'm trying to create a more diverse cast of stories to write for!
I think a lot of the reason why I kind of stopped writing for the Foundry last year was because without Harem King all I had was Operation Impulse (which got zero attention) and my 3 Dark Fantasy Stories. I wasn't really invested in Operation Impulse at the time, so that left me with Alorna, Cecilia, and Beatrix with not much room for anything else. Trying to keep a solid schedule ONLY writing for those three was stressful and I didn't manage to finish even one Chapter before I took a break.
I really want to post a chapter for The Jade Manor every Monday, as I'm really enjoying writing it. I think it's the perfect mix of story and smut, where one doesn't outweigh the other. I also think, with Chapter 2 of Impulse out, that Operation Impulse is shaping up to be that same mixture that I really enjoy. I don't intend on giving up on Dark Fantasy, in fact I'm working on the next chapter for The Madame "Princess Training" now.
What do you see for the future of Dark Fantasy? Originally I intended them to all connect at the end of their series through Cecilia's story. I won't go into too much detail about it, as I'm not sure if I'm going to stick with the story line I have laid out for her or come up with a new ending yet. But, basically, Cecilia's entire goal is to spark a holy war between the demons she serves and the Gods who reign over the Mortal Realm.
This would of course involve Alorna and Beatrix who, as Crime Bosses, have invested interest in the Mortal Realm. Alorna would end up allying with Cecilia, with promises of her dreams of a cozy retirement coming true. Beatrix however, would be against both of them, trying and ultimately failing to convince Alorna to put a stop to the foolishness.
HOWEVER I've decided that I want Beatrix's story to be much more light hearted and not have anything to do with the end of the world. Her next chapter will include a cameo from another Crime Boss, who is on his way to meet with Alorna in her next chapter, so The Madame Chapter 2 "Princess Training" HAS TO come out before Alorna Chapter 5 "Top Brass"
So really, I don't have many plans for the future. I don't really like planning too much cause it kills my enthusiasm. Winging it has always been my style!
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December 14, 2019
December 10, 2019
Welcome to The Jade Manor
The Jade Manor is meant to be a light-hearted harem story. It is in no way meant to replace Harem King, as I don't feel the need to replace that story, but it will be taking up the role of the story with a male MC.
I'm not quite sure how long The Jade Manor will end up being, just like I don't know exactly how long any of my stories will end up being (Except Tbosk's Adventure which is completely mapped out), but my original intention was a girl for each job Colton has to do, with the exception of Smithing. Rokkaku Inu, "The Ronin", takes care of the guard duty! So all that's left is handy(wo)man, groundskeeper, messenger, errand girl, and chef!
Plans for the rest of the harem? A few! Just from looking at the list of jobs to be filled, you can see that Colton's harem will be just a touch larger than Bennett's. While Bennett, the OG Harem King, "only" had 4 girls in his stable, Colton will, at the very least, have 6! That's 2 whole girls more than his predecessor!
On top of Roe, I intend to have much more playful women than our current stern and bloodthirsty Ronin. Namely Kitsune! Now, I don't want it to come off that I'm ONLY using Japanese or Japanese inspired themes within this series, so the Kitsune won't be our chapter 2 addition! In fact, they may not come until chapter 4, but no later than that. What job would the be doing? Well, it's not certain just yet, as I have to figure out exactly who else will be in it, but right now I've got my eye on Messenger or Errand Girl for our tricky little fox.
One of the biggest differences between Harem King and The Jade Manor's first chapter is diversity. The cast of HK was diverse from the very start, despite there only being 3 characters in the first chapter. The first we meet, (In Chapter 0) is Melval, the curvy, flirty succubus. While Kay's personality and Mel's personality sort of meld together in later chapters, in her debut, she's unique. Kay is a textbook milf with dangerous curves. At first she's light, playful, and excitable, but once she joins the Harem she becomes an insatiable flirt. Finally there's Anne Miller, who's a cold hearted bitch that learns to love Bennett along with us.
In the Jade Manor we have the goofy bandits, who meet a quick end. Then there's Roe, our center piece, a curvy Samurai with a deadly personality. While she DOES have the missing arm and eye, her body is still very much textbook curvy older woman. And so is Azura, the Lady of the Manor. She's a curvy woman as well, who may OR MAY NOT be a witch with a similar deadly presence as the Ronin. While Azura is much much more playful than our Samurai, their personalities are still extremely similar and their presence identically terrifying to Colton.
So, while I intend to include more diversity in the form of body types (as well as at least one character of darker skin tone), for now I simply have these two. You can definitely expect, however, a short, small framed woman when the Kitsune makes herself known!
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The FoundryMay 30, 2019
The Lackluster Return! [Update]
Where does the time go? I fell into another accidental 6 month hiatus, but I'm feeling motivated! I just spent a good two hours setting up an Archive Blog, to post all of my dirty writing, which you can check out at Pen Guy Archives. If you're a fan of mine and kept up with my posts on Hentai-Foundry, then there's nothing you haven't already seen on there! Though, you may want to take a look at the Index post where I've added the chapters I'm currently working on writing. Highlights include a Tsunade One-Shot and a rewrite of the first chapter of Tbsok's Adventure.
So what are you working on? Right now I'm working on finishing the next chapter of High Priestess Cecilia, as well as a One-Shot featuring Tsunade from Naruto. Cecilia is heading out to meet with Arzad the Mad, one of the trio of Demons she serves under. In this chapter we meet Vanya of the Flame, a fellow Priestess that serves a different set of Demon overlords and Jessie gets her first taste of the world of dark arts.
The Tsunade One-Shot takes place just after the time-skip between Naruto and Shippuden. Naruto, as well as the rest of Squad 7 have headed out to assist the kidnapped Kazekage, but you already know that story! We turn our eyes to Tsunade Senju's dealings in the Leaf Village during this time. Namely, her meeting with an old pervy sage.
Both Cecilia's chapter and Tsunade's story are extremely close to being finished, but I want to make sure and have a third post loaded and ready before posting either of them. I'd say that you can expect my first actual post to come out on Monday morning, as I'll be spending all of my free time this weekend writing.
What will the third post be? Good question! I'm not entirely sure. It really depends on how inspiration strikes me. I'm leaning towards Operation Impulse. It hasn't gotten very much attention from me, while the rest of my series are fairly mapped out and just need to be written.
I have a huge problem with starting new series when I really should be continuing ongoing ones... and that hasn't changed! You might remember me mentioning wanting to do a Dark Fantasy Series called "Side Stories" which would be a collection of One-Shots that follow some of the more interesting side characters in the Dark Fantasy world. People like Marnie from The Madame and Vanya in the upcoming chapter of Cecilia.
Another series I want to start is one that follows a Vampire Queen and her dealings with, not only human royalty, but her fellow creatures of the night. Namely Werewolves. And, keeping with the Vampire/Werewolf theme I'd like to do a modern-day series that takes place in a densely populated city where a human (male) joins one of the factions and his adventures in accidentally sparking conflict between them.
Commissions? Yes! I intend to start doing commissions soon, once I get back in the swing of posting regularly. I don't want my writings to become completely commissions, as I see a lot of the super popular (not that I'm super popular) writers on the Foundry do. I'll most likely stick to only a handful of commissions a month, leaving myself plenty of time to work on my own writing. My prices will be the standard, $1.50 per 100 words (a cent and a half per word).
All Commissions requests will be communicated through PennGuy@outlook.com
I will also be opening a Patreon. I don't really expect anyone to pledge to it, but I figured, I may as well give it a shot.
So what are you working on? Right now I'm working on finishing the next chapter of High Priestess Cecilia, as well as a One-Shot featuring Tsunade from Naruto. Cecilia is heading out to meet with Arzad the Mad, one of the trio of Demons she serves under. In this chapter we meet Vanya of the Flame, a fellow Priestess that serves a different set of Demon overlords and Jessie gets her first taste of the world of dark arts.
The Tsunade One-Shot takes place just after the time-skip between Naruto and Shippuden. Naruto, as well as the rest of Squad 7 have headed out to assist the kidnapped Kazekage, but you already know that story! We turn our eyes to Tsunade Senju's dealings in the Leaf Village during this time. Namely, her meeting with an old pervy sage.
Both Cecilia's chapter and Tsunade's story are extremely close to being finished, but I want to make sure and have a third post loaded and ready before posting either of them. I'd say that you can expect my first actual post to come out on Monday morning, as I'll be spending all of my free time this weekend writing.
What will the third post be? Good question! I'm not entirely sure. It really depends on how inspiration strikes me. I'm leaning towards Operation Impulse. It hasn't gotten very much attention from me, while the rest of my series are fairly mapped out and just need to be written.
I have a huge problem with starting new series when I really should be continuing ongoing ones... and that hasn't changed! You might remember me mentioning wanting to do a Dark Fantasy Series called "Side Stories" which would be a collection of One-Shots that follow some of the more interesting side characters in the Dark Fantasy world. People like Marnie from The Madame and Vanya in the upcoming chapter of Cecilia.
Another series I want to start is one that follows a Vampire Queen and her dealings with, not only human royalty, but her fellow creatures of the night. Namely Werewolves. And, keeping with the Vampire/Werewolf theme I'd like to do a modern-day series that takes place in a densely populated city where a human (male) joins one of the factions and his adventures in accidentally sparking conflict between them.
Commissions? Yes! I intend to start doing commissions soon, once I get back in the swing of posting regularly. I don't want my writings to become completely commissions, as I see a lot of the super popular (not that I'm super popular) writers on the Foundry do. I'll most likely stick to only a handful of commissions a month, leaving myself plenty of time to work on my own writing. My prices will be the standard, $1.50 per 100 words (a cent and a half per word).
All Commissions requests will be communicated through PennGuy@outlook.com
I will also be opening a Patreon. I don't really expect anyone to pledge to it, but I figured, I may as well give it a shot.
October 31, 2018
Harem King! Finale [Update]
That's it, Harem King! is finished! Bennett added his "Crown Jewel" Anne Miller to his harem and probably knocked her up. Most likely did. So, that leaves the question...
What's next? Well that's a good question. I'm not sure, really! I liked having Harem King to post, because it was something set in modern day with very light supernatural elements. Of course, the actual "Harem King Powers" took a backseat to the actual story and simply existed to kind of explain what was making these beautiful women go crazy for a dork in a shitty suit.
I think the series I'll replace Harem King with will definitely take place in modern day. Originally I was going to have "Concord" replace it, but I haven't quite fleshed that character, or her story, out very much. Plus, I want to have another male MC, as opposed to having all but Impulse be women.
I'm thinking something with werewolves and vampires in a dark and dreary, New York City inspired, city. The MC would be a werewolf, for sure, as I always find werewolves more masculine and vampires more feminine. There's of course going to be some female werewolves, like Aela from Skyrim, who have a tom-boyish personality. As well as male vampires that are more feminine. Of course, I still have a few weeks to figure out exactly what to do with that very bare bones premise.
I want to work on some of my more neglected stories as well as really get some One Shots done! High Priestess Cecilia will be my next chapter, but after that I want to work on Impulse, as well as Tbosk. For Tbosk, I'll need to do a full rewrite for her first chapter. Tbosk's Adventure was the first story I wrote (on the PenGuy profile) and I feel my style has changed just enough where her story doesn't quite sound like my writing and doesn't appeal to the people who read my stuff.
On top of that, the half a chapter I have written for Tbosk isn't really where I want to take her story anymore. So she'll be getting a rewrite! The plot of the first chapter will remain the same, but involve a little more world building and a better written sex scene. Then I'll take her story in a completely different direction than originally planned.
As for Cecilia, her story isn't that much longer. She has at least four more chapters before her story comes to a close. Alorna, on the other hand, has quite a bit more story left over.
What about your other, currently running stories? Well, I've gone over most of them already. Really, all that's left, is the Dark Fantasy series of stories. I don't think I'll introduce any new MCs to the mix anytime soon. Alorna, Cecilia, and Beatrix all play into the same overarching plotline going on right now. Once their's is done, I'll probably move onto three new MCs that have their own story within the same universe. I am, however, planning on doing a Dark Fantasy series called "Side Stories". Side Stories is exactly what it sounds like. Each chapter will focus on a different side character, giving them a chance to shine. Jessie from High Priestess Cecilia, Marnie from The Madame, and Aanlyn from Alorna the Dragon all have planned chapters. As well as a character that will be introduced in Cecilia's next chapter.
Cecilia's story, like I said, is coming to close fairly soon, It will hopefully end within the next two months, before 2019. In the next chapter she pays a visit to her childhood home in Braconnier before heading to meet with Arzad the Mad to collect the original third member of her imp trio. After that she'll be off to prepare for the fifth chapter, where she meets with Olroros the Wise. Julla, the scholar, will return to her master's astral plane to receive her punishments and in the final chapter Cecilia ends her story where it began. A meeting with Alorna the Dragon.
In Alorna's next chapter, she meets with the crime bosses (except for Beatrix) to discuss The Earl's replacement. I'm not quite sure where she'll head after this chapter, but she'll definitely find herself somewhere in Arme, one of the two kingdoms that hasn't been visited, as Alorna's first chapter takes place in Drogue.
Beatrix's chapter will be titled "Princess Training" and will focus on Beatrix retraining Princess Ava to better serve Alorna once she's returned to the Slaver's care. It features a French Maid costume, as well as Grimoire the Warlock, Magie's resident Crime Boss. Grimoire will be stopping by Beatrix's brothel for a simple hello, before heading off to Araignée to be in Alorna's fifth chapter.
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What's next? Well that's a good question. I'm not sure, really! I liked having Harem King to post, because it was something set in modern day with very light supernatural elements. Of course, the actual "Harem King Powers" took a backseat to the actual story and simply existed to kind of explain what was making these beautiful women go crazy for a dork in a shitty suit.
I think the series I'll replace Harem King with will definitely take place in modern day. Originally I was going to have "Concord" replace it, but I haven't quite fleshed that character, or her story, out very much. Plus, I want to have another male MC, as opposed to having all but Impulse be women.
I'm thinking something with werewolves and vampires in a dark and dreary, New York City inspired, city. The MC would be a werewolf, for sure, as I always find werewolves more masculine and vampires more feminine. There's of course going to be some female werewolves, like Aela from Skyrim, who have a tom-boyish personality. As well as male vampires that are more feminine. Of course, I still have a few weeks to figure out exactly what to do with that very bare bones premise.
I want to work on some of my more neglected stories as well as really get some One Shots done! High Priestess Cecilia will be my next chapter, but after that I want to work on Impulse, as well as Tbosk. For Tbosk, I'll need to do a full rewrite for her first chapter. Tbosk's Adventure was the first story I wrote (on the PenGuy profile) and I feel my style has changed just enough where her story doesn't quite sound like my writing and doesn't appeal to the people who read my stuff.
On top of that, the half a chapter I have written for Tbosk isn't really where I want to take her story anymore. So she'll be getting a rewrite! The plot of the first chapter will remain the same, but involve a little more world building and a better written sex scene. Then I'll take her story in a completely different direction than originally planned.
As for Cecilia, her story isn't that much longer. She has at least four more chapters before her story comes to a close. Alorna, on the other hand, has quite a bit more story left over.
What about your other, currently running stories? Well, I've gone over most of them already. Really, all that's left, is the Dark Fantasy series of stories. I don't think I'll introduce any new MCs to the mix anytime soon. Alorna, Cecilia, and Beatrix all play into the same overarching plotline going on right now. Once their's is done, I'll probably move onto three new MCs that have their own story within the same universe. I am, however, planning on doing a Dark Fantasy series called "Side Stories". Side Stories is exactly what it sounds like. Each chapter will focus on a different side character, giving them a chance to shine. Jessie from High Priestess Cecilia, Marnie from The Madame, and Aanlyn from Alorna the Dragon all have planned chapters. As well as a character that will be introduced in Cecilia's next chapter.
Cecilia's story, like I said, is coming to close fairly soon, It will hopefully end within the next two months, before 2019. In the next chapter she pays a visit to her childhood home in Braconnier before heading to meet with Arzad the Mad to collect the original third member of her imp trio. After that she'll be off to prepare for the fifth chapter, where she meets with Olroros the Wise. Julla, the scholar, will return to her master's astral plane to receive her punishments and in the final chapter Cecilia ends her story where it began. A meeting with Alorna the Dragon.
In Alorna's next chapter, she meets with the crime bosses (except for Beatrix) to discuss The Earl's replacement. I'm not quite sure where she'll head after this chapter, but she'll definitely find herself somewhere in Arme, one of the two kingdoms that hasn't been visited, as Alorna's first chapter takes place in Drogue.
Beatrix's chapter will be titled "Princess Training" and will focus on Beatrix retraining Princess Ava to better serve Alorna once she's returned to the Slaver's care. It features a French Maid costume, as well as Grimoire the Warlock, Magie's resident Crime Boss. Grimoire will be stopping by Beatrix's brothel for a simple hello, before heading off to Araignée to be in Alorna's fifth chapter.
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October 22, 2018
One Shots! [Update]
I did it! I wrote a one shot! I told you I would didn't I? This first one takes place in the Bleach universe, during Ichigo's invasion of the Soul Society. It's the second day and Captain Kenpachi Zaraki has fallen in battle to the Ryoka. Now it's up to Captain Unohana to save him with the help of forbidden kido!
But Unohana wasn't on your list of possible one shot MC's! That's right, she wasn't! However, she's one of my favorite characters from Bleach, as well as an old crush. I came up with an interesting plotline for the story as soon as I saw a random picture of her on the Foundry. Meanwhile, I have no idea what to do with any of the other characters. Really the only idea I have for other one shots is for Harley Quinn, but every time I try to write it, I get bored. If I, as the writer, am bored just thinking of the story, how can I expect people to actually read it?
Do you plan on doing more in the Bleach universe? Absolutely! Bleach was the first anime I watched and it holds a special place in my heart. Not to mention the fact that characters like Kukaku Shiba (best girl), Tier Harribel, and Sui-Feng exist within the universe. Honestly, most of the women of Bleach are quite interesting!
I'd really like to write something with Kukaku next, but I run into the same problem I do with all of the other characters I'd like to write about. What the heck would the story be about!? Actually... I think I have a good idea for it, but I don't want to do two Bleach One Shots in a row. I'll probably try to do one for characters from at least two different franchises before posting one for Kukaku, or any of the other Bleach girls!
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But Unohana wasn't on your list of possible one shot MC's! That's right, she wasn't! However, she's one of my favorite characters from Bleach, as well as an old crush. I came up with an interesting plotline for the story as soon as I saw a random picture of her on the Foundry. Meanwhile, I have no idea what to do with any of the other characters. Really the only idea I have for other one shots is for Harley Quinn, but every time I try to write it, I get bored. If I, as the writer, am bored just thinking of the story, how can I expect people to actually read it?
Do you plan on doing more in the Bleach universe? Absolutely! Bleach was the first anime I watched and it holds a special place in my heart. Not to mention the fact that characters like Kukaku Shiba (best girl), Tier Harribel, and Sui-Feng exist within the universe. Honestly, most of the women of Bleach are quite interesting!
I'd really like to write something with Kukaku next, but I run into the same problem I do with all of the other characters I'd like to write about. What the heck would the story be about!? Actually... I think I have a good idea for it, but I don't want to do two Bleach One Shots in a row. I'll probably try to do one for characters from at least two different franchises before posting one for Kukaku, or any of the other Bleach girls!
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October 18, 2018
What makes a series popular?
Just like anyone else that creates something and puts it out for the world to see, I'm extremely interested in just how popular my work is. As my newest chapter is for "Harem King!" which doesn't belong to a larger world like my Dark Fantasy and Operation Impulse series', I thought I'd make this post about something a little different.
What I've done is taken a look at each of my chapters I've posted over the last 2 weeks and the attention they've managed to get. Using that information I'm going to try to answer the question any writer/artist/entertainer wants to know! What makes a series popular?
Relatability ~ First and foremost, I'd like to focus on the most obvious factor when it comes to writing. How well can the reader relate to the main character? When you're reading something, no matter what it is, it helps to be able to place yourself in the shoes of the main character. I feel this applies ten fold to smut. If the reader can't envision themself as one of the characters in the major scene of a smut story, it most likely won't give them the reaction intended.
Let's look at Harem King! for instance. This story follows Bennett. Bennett is depressed and feels trapped in his dead end job. The second paragraph of chapter one explains just how much he hates life and how he could possibly think selling his soul to the Devil for something as shallow as obtaining a harem would be a good idea.
What I've done is taken a look at each of my chapters I've posted over the last 2 weeks and the attention they've managed to get. Using that information I'm going to try to answer the question any writer/artist/entertainer wants to know! What makes a series popular?
Relatability ~ First and foremost, I'd like to focus on the most obvious factor when it comes to writing. How well can the reader relate to the main character? When you're reading something, no matter what it is, it helps to be able to place yourself in the shoes of the main character. I feel this applies ten fold to smut. If the reader can't envision themself as one of the characters in the major scene of a smut story, it most likely won't give them the reaction intended.
Let's look at Harem King! for instance. This story follows Bennett. Bennett is depressed and feels trapped in his dead end job. The second paragraph of chapter one explains just how much he hates life and how he could possibly think selling his soul to the Devil for something as shallow as obtaining a harem would be a good idea.
"Bennett sat in his ill-fitting supermarket suit with his head in his hands. He was tired, despite sleeping through the night and most of Sunday afternoon. That didn't matter, he was exhausted. He was always exhausted. He hadn't even made very many calls that morning, but the few he had were nothing less than draining. No one was happy to hear Bennett's voice on the other end. Who liked getting called by a scammers? Nobody, that's who, and they made sure Bennett heard about it."
Depression and disliking one's job is about as common as breathing among the the main demographic that would be on the Foundry, reading my work. There's no doubt that the majority of users that frequent the site are young men that can relate heavily to Bennett. People like me who enjoy curvy older women just as much they enjoy mousy librarians. Who have had a crush on a fit girl at the gym as well as their less-than-kind boss. People who are willing to sell their soul just as Bennett has for what, if not less than, he received.
Now let's look at Alorna the Dragon. Alorna started out with a strong following, not nearly as strong as Harem King!, but strong nonetheless. This story follows a powerful, extra curvy, dark skinned Elven slaver that runs a strict scorched earth policy. Admittedly, much less relatable than Bennett. Alorna carries herself with an air of royalty and demands respect from any who even hear her name. This personality is hard to match for most people and Alorna's line of work is, without a doubt, one of the worst things someone can do in the real world. Even if she were the most likable character to ever exist, the fact that she's a slaver definitely deters a large chunk of people from even reading the story. So, while she had a strong start with her first two chapters, she's slowly, but surely being passed by the companion series, "High Priestess Cecilia". I doubt she'll even be the second most popular character in the Dark Fantasy line once the third series begins, because she simply isn't relatable.
So how is Cecilia more relatable than Alorna? Cecilia is a (half) Amazonian woman which towers over everyone. Not to mention she converses with demons in hopes of bringing forth a holy war and has three imp companions. Well that's simple. Cecilia doesn't take herself nearly as seriously as Alorna does. In her intro scene, she showed that not only does she carry the same presence as Alorna, but that she was still willing to have fun. She played tricks and butted heads with the always serious slaver. On top of that, out of all three of these MC's, Cecilia has the most of something just important as relatability. Appeal.
Appeal ~ Appeal is just as important as relatability because without it, there's no reason to read the story. Sure, Alorna is built like a goddess, just as Cecilia and Kay [from Harem King!] are, but her story focuses more on her business than her sex life. While the first and second chapters end with Alorna spending time with a bed mate, the bulk of each chapter focuses on a larger overarching plot. Meanwhile, Cecilia and Bennett have much much more sex driven stories.
Another thing that plays into appeal is just who they are as characters. Bennett's appeal lies in his story and the women he has within in his harem. Everyone can admit that they've, at one point in their life, wanted a harem filled with women of all different shapes and sizes. Meanwhile Cecilia is a priestess. Priestess' are basically the fantasy world's version of a nun and everyone likes nuns. The taboo of one doing certain things is definitely something that draws attention. Once that attention is pulled in enough for someone to actually click the story, they see that, no Cecilia isn't a nun, but the opposite, which is just as good. Not to mention the introduction of Jessie, Cecilia's new Jester sidekick. With the world's fascination of shoving as many dicks as they can into Harley Quinn, it's easy too see why adding a jester to the story would keep people interested.
Voice ~ Voice is something unique to each writer/artist/entertainer. It's all those little quirks added into your work that lets people know its yours. It's something that can be loud within a piece of work, or quite, but it needs to be there. Without it, your work loses a certain factor that keeps people's attention. It makes it seem like you're creating this thing because you feel you have to and not because you want to.
One of the reasons I think Harem King! caught on better than any of my other work, is because my voice is loud within it. A lot of the problems, a lot of the feelings, and a lot of the thoughts Bennett has came from my own life and because of that the story feels more real. When I read through the chapters, I can see myself in Bennett's troubles and I think other people can see themselves too.
Putting your voice into your work is important, no matter what it is. It's what sets your work apart from everyone else in the world. It's what makes your work yours.
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October 14, 2018
The World of "Dark Fantasy" - Basic Map
A quick look at the actual map of the Dark Fantasy world.
So, where does that put Alorna and Cecilia? Good question! Alorna begins her story at a criminal's bazaar in Drogue. The Bazaar would be located where the e in Drogue is on the map. For chapter 2, she travels to the city of Glimmer. Now Glimmer is unique in that it doesn't rest in a single kingdom. Instead it sits on the border of Drogue, Rouge, and Ombre. It's the largest city outside of Araignée and a cultural mecha. In the third chapter, Alorna travels to Eastdrift in Ombre. Eastdrift is far south-east. It doesn't sit on the coast, but fairly close to it. Close enough that one could dig a tunnel from Eastdrift to a cave on the coast. Finally, in Chapter 4, Alorna will be making a quick stop in northeastern Rogue, before heading to Araignée's capitol. The capitol city rests on the small peninsula just above the A in Araignée.
Cecilia also begins at a criminal Bazaar, but hers is in Ombre, just South of Glimmer. After doing some business with Alorna, she heads further south to a remote cave, which rests just below the M in Ombre. In chapter two, Cecilia heads to the mountain tavern, "The Chubby Stag". The Chubby Stag sits just inside the borders of Araignée. The mountain itself divides Araignée, Drogue, and Ombre's territory. In Chapter three, Cecilia and her new assistant Jessie will meet up with the imp trio in Braconnier.
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