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Dungeon Mistress Characters [poll]
Hi!Bit of a quick impromptu poll. (Admittedly, I've got another set of somewhat-similar poll choices for Speedrunner that'll show up on Thursday. Apologies for inundating you all; I'm hoping contributing to the direction character development goes in is fun instead of feeling spammy.)Per the reader poll results, my plan for next month is to write a Dungeon Mistress story, probably the opening chapter of something that I can continue t...
A Tailored Release
Author's Note: As mentioned in one of my other recent posts, I'm still working on the final chapter of Hospital Stay; it'll be released in August at some point as a bonus to the usual cadence of Monday releases. But here's the second June poll-winner -- a stand-alone story, although as you'll see, maybe it leaves room for a sequel at some point. :)---I eyed the racks full of fashionable clothing dubiously. Mannequins dressed i...
The Masseuse (Ch. 24C: Decisions)
Author's Note: if you've for some reason decided just to skip ahead, please understand that this chapter is one of four different endings to the story.They both blinked.Claire spoke first. "Are...are you sure?" She looked me up and down, obviously thinking that I was pretty turned on, that it was her turn, and she'd probably be able to finish me in no time. And she was almost certainly right about that.But I wanted this to go ...
The Thaumaturge [Chapter 15: Good Dreams]
Author's Note: Well, the results are in, and voting puts Matt at a 1.7 on the 1 (forgiving) to 4 (over it) scale that I invented.So he'll land on the forgiving side of distrustful when it comes to Viv and Lauren, for now, at least.Thanks for voting. I may do other, similar, polls going forward, where they're less about an immediate choice and more about establishing a dynamic between characters, attitudes, priorities, or more.There...
The Masseuse (Ch. 24B: Decisions)
Author's Note: if you've for some reason decided just to skip ahead, please understand that this chapter is one of four different endings to the story.---They both blinked.Claire spoke first. "Are...are you sure?" She looked me up and down, obviously thinking that I was pretty turned on, that it was her turn, and she'd probably be able to finish me in no time. And she was almost certainly right about that.Which is what I was h...
July 2025 -- What Should I Write Next?
It's mid-July!So far, this month, I've posted:The Thaumaturge, Chapter 14The Masseuse, 24A (the first of four endings!)Speedrunner 0.3Coming up in the second half of the month:The Masseuse 24B, 24C, and 24DThe Thaumaturge, Chapter 15A stand-alone story: a young man goes to a high-end clothing boutique to get fitted for a suit, but the woman helping him has...other plans.A Hospital Stay, Part 8Initially, I had said I would try to get both ...
Speedrunner 0.3
Author's Note: In reviewing the first few chapters, I realized I've had some inconsistencies in one of the names of the stats; it ought to be called Performance, not Physical. I've tweaked the first few chapters to correct the inconsistency; just wanted to clarify any confusion.---Why now? Ah, this time you're asking the right question, Diane.The computing power and AI models have been good enough for this for a while, you underst...
The Masseuse (Ch. 24A: Decisions)
Author's Note: if you've for some reason decided just to skip ahead, please understand that this chapter is one of four different endings to the story.---They both blinked.Claire spoke first. "Are...are you sure?" She looked me up and down, obviously thinking that I was pretty turned on, that it was her turn, and she'd probably be able to finish me in no time. And she was almost certainly right about that...Which was why I was...
The Thaumaturge [Chapter 14 Poll]
THIS POST CONTAINS SPOILERS!Make sure you are up to speed on The Thaumaturgebefore reading further and voting in this poll, please!.....I just posted Chapter 14; read that first before proceeding. Also, this poll is only open for a week -- I've gotta get a second chapter done this month so I need to know what the answer is!I figured I’d kick off this story arc with a slightly different, more abstract poll that reflects one of the major focu...
The Thaumaturge [Chapter 14: Too Much]
Author’s Note: Well, this one is exposition-heavy. The next few may be as well. But there’s still smut in there, don’t you worry. :)Poll going up alongside this – go ahead and vote!—Diana: FUCK, dude. You had me so worried. I’m glad you’re ok. Text me when you wake up.Blearily, I looked at the timestamp on the text. She’d sent it at 5:53am; probably when she’d woken up or noticed the message.It was now six.Six in the afternoon. ...
The Masseuse (Ch. 21-23: Contests)
Author's Note: If you haven't read this before, I've written four different versions of Chapter 24 -- four different endings for the story. That's why Chapter 23 ends where it does. I'm going to shoot for editing and posting one ending a week for the next four weeks, so you won't have to wait too long for the ends.CHAPTER 21I couldn't focus at work for the rest of the week.First, Natasha and I were hashing out the term...
June '25 recap, July '25 plans
I'm fresh off vacation (which hopefully went mostly unnoticed; I had everything scheduled out to go live at its usual pace!) and now raring to go.Here's what I posted in June:The Thaumaturge, Chapter 12 (and its poll)The Masseuse Chapters 14-20Speedrunner 0.1The Thaumaturge, Chapter 13 (and its poll)The Thaumaturge Ch. 1-13 Q&A/ReflectionsSpeedrunner 0.2Speedrunner 0.25 (including a poll that's still open as of this posting; go vote o...
A Hospital Stay [Part 7]
“Well,” Dr Carlson said, drawing the word out dubiously. “It’s certainly possible that the surgery didn’t work. We discussed that possibility. You feel some sensitivity, you say?”I nodded.I was doing my best to tell myself that what’d happened with Kate wasn’t, uh, dispositive.After all, she’d showed up after I’d been basically edged by Mia, under Dr. Carlson’s close supervision.But cumming so fast with her certainly didn’...
Speedrunner 0.25
Author's Note: Doing this as a short bonus post plus a poll as an addendum to Speedrunner 0.2. It's the first time any of the characters have “leveled up” so there's a bit of a mechanics-dump, and I'm going to treat this as a voting opportunity.If you're hoping for more sex-related game mechanics, you've come to the right place!If you're looking for a sex scene, this is sadly not the post for you; you'll have t...
Speedrunner 0.2
What's that? Ah.Yes, we gave it everything it asked for. Of course we did. Apologies if I sound tired, Diane, but I can see the moral hectoring coming from a mile away. That's the whole point here, the entirety of what makes this little experiment in entertainment interesting: AI led, human assisted. Our role in this production was to get it set up and secure the initial funding for its compute power and the like. Beyond that, we are here...
The Thaumaturge -- Ch. 1-13 Reflections/Q&A
THIS POST IS A REFLECTION/Q&A POST FOR MY SERIES THE THAUMATURGE. IT CONTAINS A FEW SIGNIFICANT SPOILERS ABOUT THE SERIES TO DATE; IT WILL NOT SPOIL OR DISCUSS BEYOND CHAPTER 13. IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE FIRST THIRTEEN CHAPTERS, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU GO BACK AND FINISH THE SERIES FIRST BEFORE READING THIS POST.Well. We’re thirteen chapters in on the Thaumaturge, which is an extremely magical number of chapters, so I figured it was a good mo...
The Thaumaturge [Chapter 13 Poll]
THIS POST CONTAINS SPOILERS!Make sure you are up to speed on The Thaumaturgebefore reading further and voting in this poll, please!.....I just posted Chapter 13; read that first before proceeding.It certainly seems like there are some important, sensitive conversations to have in order to move forward from here. Once Matt’s awake and recovered, who feels most important to him to reach out to talk to? Obviously there are multiple conversations, ...
The Thaumaturge [Chapter 13: In Control?]
Author's Note: If this were an early-2000s television series, I think this would be the Season 1 finale.Author's Note: If this were an early 2000s television series, I think this would be the Season 1 finale. Or maybe the episode right before a midseason break.We've now kind of completed the first story arc I had in mind, with the major characters introduced and the initial conflicts created, addressed and resolved(?).I'll get a Q...
June 2025 -- What Should I Write Next?
Here we are, somehow most of the way through June already!Up top, I wanted to make sure you saw the forthcoming pricing change I posted about yesterday. TLDR: Consider staying subscribed as a Reader and lock in your $3/mo rate, because starting in July it's going to go up to $5/mo for new subscribers.Second, so you're aware, I'm heading out on vacation later this week (someplace with sand, blessedly.) I return at the end of the month!...
Forthcoming update to pricing
Hi all,Apologies if this is a little verbose, but I'm making a few changes in the near future, and being transparent about changes is pretty important to me.First, the most important and most imminent change:The TLDR is that in a few weeks, I'll be moving the current $3/mo Reader tier to a legacy tier. (My target date for this change is July 1-ish, for what it's worth.) New subscribers won't be able to subscribe at that rate anymo...
Speedrunner 0.1
Author's Note: roxas_duh generously sponsored this second chapter of Speedrunner with his story sponsorship last month. Thank you for your support!Also, there's a lot of...very specific formatting in here, as we get into the LitRPG mechanics. Will you let me know how the readability of this presentation works? I may tweak it over time; I want them to be as readable as possible, feel distinct from dialogue/descriptions, but not require an ...
The Masseuse (Ch. 14-20: Betrayals and Blackmail)
CHAPTER 14It was Wednesday night, now. I
The Thaumaturge [Chapter 12 Poll]
THIS POST CONTAINS SPOILERS!Make sure you are up to speed on The Thaumaturgebefore reading further and voting in this poll, please!.....I just posted Chapter 12; read that first before proceeding.This particular poll is pretty consequential; it's not like it's determining who lives and dies, but obviously it's a real choice on Matt's part about where he's putting trust. Vote accordingly! I'm going to leave it open for abou...
The Thaumaturge [Chapter 12: Sparring]
Lauren was looking at me, steadily. "It's your call, Matt, I'm not about to pick for you. Which will it be -- getting her off, or finding some way for you to get off?"It was an easy choice, really.There was no way in hell I was going to sign myself up for making Elana orgasm.One, I didn't think I could do it. Whether it was in the mirror or in person last night, I could barely look her in the eye.And two, her control over me, ...
May '25 recap, June '25 plans
It's almost June!Here's what I posted in May:The Thaumaturge, Chapter 11Summer EndingsThe Masseuse, Chapters 8-13 (a remaster)Dungeon Mistress: Session 5 (the finale!)Dungeon Mistress Q&A/wrap-upSpeedrunner 0.0All told, without the Q&A stuff and the Masseuse chapters, it's nearly 40k words of new fiction, making it my most productive month ever21k of that is the Dungeon Mistress finale. I know. I don't believe it either. Whew.That...
Speedrunner 0.0
The training dataset? Astute question, Diane. Well, as you might imagine, we've got some proprietary things going on under the hood...The training dataset? Astute question, Diane. Well, as you might imagine, we've got some proprietary things going on under the hood, but AI’s competency at any given task, and the output it produces, basically comes down to training. Well, training data and computing power — but at the end of the day, c...
Dungeon Mistress: Q&A and Wrap-Up Thoughts
THIS POST IS A WRAP UP FOR MY SERIES DUNGEON MISTRESS. IT CONTAINS A FEW SIGNIFICANT SPOILERS ABOUT THE SERIES. IF YOU HAVEN'T READ ALL FIVE CHAPTERS, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU GO BACK AND FINISH THE SERIES FIRST!Greetings, intrepid heroes!I've been meaning to do a little more reflection on my writing in general, especially as I wrap up series: thinking about how the process of writing them went, what worked and what didn't, what I might...
Dungeon Mistress: Session 5
Author's Note: Apologies on the delay on th
May 2025 - What Should I Write Next?
Well, this month's off to a raring start, but the things I'm most excited about haven't even actually landed yet!So far this month, I've released:The Thaumaturge, Chapter 11 (and its accompanying poll, which has now closed -- looks like Lauren needs to figure out how someone else might get Matt off.)Summer EndingsThe Masseuse, Chapters 8-13My plan for the rest of the month:Dungeon Mistress: Session 5The first chapter of Speedrunne...
Summer Endings
Authors Note: Well, I'm hard at work on Dungeon Mistress Session 5, but as mentioned, the finale is a real behemoth and I want to make sure to do it justice. As such, I'm releasing a sponsored story this week while I continue to work on it. Rest assured, I'm making good progress against Session 5, and it'll get released this month (hopefully next week!)For now: this is another sponsored story from roxas_duh. A big thanks for suppo...
