Shawn and Lilly?
I've been working on a new story titled "Shawn and Lilly" for quite a while now. It's unlike anything I've written before and I've only sort of batted it around as a side project when, for whatever reason, I wanted to write but wasn't in the mood to work on my other works in progress (i.e. Trailer Trash Teen, Suburban Girl, etc.). I've actually got a bunch of stories like that-- stories I'm unsure I'll ever finish so I don't post (Family Honor was one of those until, one day, it was done!). In truth, I think I have like, three times as much stuff written that I haven't posted than stuff I have posted... shrugs.
Anyway, I've been doing a lot of work on "Shawn and Lilly" recently and I'm 90% sure I'll end up finishing it. So I was thinking that maybe I should start posting it, even though it's only just over halfway done (five chapters complete, ten outlined total).
By the way, here's the synopsis for this story I've come up with (maybe it will help you decide whether or not I should post now or wait until the story is done):
So, should I start posting it? I get e-mails all the time from people who are upset I haven't finished TTT or SG, and if I start posting what I have of "Shawn and Lilly" I'm pretty sure I'll end up with similar e-mails. Unless everyone hates it! :P
I don't really mind the angry/upset e-mails (e.g. "Why don't you finish TTT already?!?") but I was wondering how you, the readers out there, feel about this. Frankly, as a reader myself I don't mind "stories in progress" but I understand that a lot of people do. So rather than make the decision myself I'm giving the choice to you.
Please vote in the following poll to let me know whether or not I should start posting this incomplete/in-progress story or wait until it's completely done before I post word one!
//update: I've removed the poll after leaving it up a solid week... the final results were 263 to 46 (or 85% for, 15% against). Hearing the will of the people I did post Chapters 1 and 2 of "Shawn and Lilly". /update
Shawn Rolland is not an intelligent man. He knows this. He also knows that he's a pedophile, a drunk, and a drug dealer. What he doesn't know is that he's also a murderer. But when Lillian Anderson, his beautiful but crazy teenage lover discovers this last truth she turns him into something far more dangerous and evil than Shawn could ever imagine: a monster.
Like I said above, this story is unlike anything I've ever written. It's very dark and very intense. Plus, both protagonists are really evil... the story codes will include *snuff* and I've never done that before. Still, after rereading the first five chapters the last couple of days, I'm sort of proud of it. It's not going to score well on SOL.net because it's very, very non-"feel good" but I think it's one of the best things I've ever written.
Anyway! I'll leave this poll up for a few days... consider it closed when the poll is gone and replaced with the final results. Thanks!
-shannon-
Labels: shawn+lilly
posted by Shannon at 4:55 PM
7 Comments:
You should start on the new story for sure! Btw, since the inauguration is over, will we get to see your picture yet?
I've never really thought too much of you not finishing a story.
Not untill Daddy's Firm. I'm dieing to know what the aftermath is, and the consequences of the servitude!
Still I clicked yes on showing what you've written yet on the new story, because well why not.
But it looks like you've got quite a backlog of unfinished stories piling up (I can imagine why finishing might be especially difficult), so since you seem interested in feedback. I'd suggest you work on wrapping up a couple things before you get too bogged down into something new.
Also I suspect that you are going to get a lot of harrassment now about showing pictures of yourself now that Obama is president, so let me add myself to the list!
Except I don't want to put a negative whiney spin on it.
I've been following your blog for years! And although I've rarely commented, I've loved it. I especially miss the blogs that are just about your life. I remember your adventures in the rave scenes, and some of your hottest writting has been when you real got into the nasty parts of your life. Like giving guys blowjobs on dates, or describing your stripping adventures.
Some of your fiction has been the hottest I've ever read, plus its just good.
Suffice to say I've been a fan! I've been waiting years to see what you looked like, and I hope you really follow through with the promise with something sexy revealing and honest. I'll be ecstatic.
Take comfort in knowing that your gambit worked, I voted for Obama because of you, even though I had another democrat in mind, and probably wouldn't have bothered to register in the first place.
Now if you decide not to follow through, I won't complain. I understand the difficult situation you put yourself in, and will still be a fan.
flarbas
I'll be honest Shannon. If you don't post a pic, I'll still read your blog, and check it regularly to make sure I don't miss anything. I've been reading your stuff since you first started putting it online, and have liked your stories since the very beginning. The latest crop are a little too extreme for me - but I can still appreciate your writing and look forward to more TTT when you get around to it. I also enjoy your personal posts, but understand that you don't always want to put yourself in here. Just keep being you, and I'll keep reading - and if you do post the pic, all the better. Enjoy the inauguration, it's a good day today.
Shannon explicitly promised a picture of herself, so I'm sure she'll follow through, esp. since supporting Barack Obama and his new vision of truth and honesty has been such an important issue to her.
As far as new stories are concerned, let's see 'em, but please, please, please also show us drafts of TTT's conclusion!
Shannon wrote in "O", "It was because of moments like these that I proudly identify myself as a Civics dork."
Hey Shannon,
Are you Rachel Maddow?
Regarding the President Obama: Congrats to all of us!
—Green Girl
P.S. Very lame on the photo, Shannon. That's not what you promised your friends and fans!
I am naysaying here since you turned off comments on the other post.
Not about Obama, whom I love, but about your photo.
I really wanted to see what you looked like, and that photo doesn't tell me anything. I would rather see a part of your face or a headless body shot that at least gives some sense of who you are!
BTW, I love your stories, and I have *no* problem with partial stories. The more you can post, the better. Your stuff is fantastic — and I'm a writer and editor saying this.
I was disappointed, but it made me laugh, so it evens out. Just keep doing what you're doing, and if you think a pic would be a mistake, then don't post it. Promises made on a blog are not legally binding as far as I know.
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