Wanted: A TTT Superfan to Help with Latest Chapter

Shannon Needs Help!
Believe it or not, I'm back to work on my first story, Trailer Trash Teen! I got inspired when Beth suggested that if I read through the nine (count them: nine full-length) different versions of chapter 12 I've already written, and cherry-picked some stuff from each that I actually liked, then cemented it all together and finally wrote the ending I've always envisioned (a scene that sets up the actual ending of the entire story), maybe I could finally move past this devilish chapter. So I took her advice, and guess what? I think she's on to something! The version of chapter 12 I'm working on now is exactly what I think the story always needed. It's a critical chapter which is why I've never posted any of the former versions (they just didn't "feel" right after I wasted tons of time writing them). Anyway, what would be really really really helpful would to have a sort "research assistant" for this chapter (and further chapters, probably, too). This person would read drafts of TTT12 for me, look for inconsistencies with the rest of the story, etc. Beth is too busy to do it and me? Well, if I keep stopping to go re-read chapters and/or search for minutiae I'll never get it done. Or I'd get lazy and get it wrong. So, without further ado, here's the job-posting! :P

Trailer Trash Teen Superfan / Research Assistant
A TTT Superfan / Research assistant will know the TTT story inside and out. Duties will include reading through drafts of Shannon's current incarnation of TTT Ch. 12 and spotting/noting anything in conflict with earlier chapters; pointing out inconsistencies in characters or emotions; suggesting alternate ways to write a scene/paragraph/sentence in order for it to be more in keeping with the previous chapters; dealing with Shannon's wrath when a suggestion is angrily rejected. :P

Excellent English is required.

Education Required:
HS Diploma or equivalency required. Some college preferred.

Job Title: TTT Superfan / Research Assistant

Primary Skills: Candidates MUST have experience with word-processing programs; intimate knowledge of Google Docs is preferred (though, if you know Word, you know Docs). Obsessive attention to detail required. Intimate knowledge of the first eleven chapters of TTT required. Candidates should be able to answer, as they read this, the following questions without having to look it up: Who did Tina fuck in chapter two (hint: darkroom)? What is Tina's uncle's name? Who is Tina's boss?

Hours: Ideal candidate will check their e-mail at least twice a day and respond within 24 hours after any draft is shared. Ideal candidate will have a Google Talk account as that is Shannon's primary means of chatting.

Salary: Shannon's undying love and affection. Perhaps a special title in the forum. A thank-you at the end of the chapter if and when it is finally posted. Bragging rights. :P

Experience Minimum: Candidate will have read all of TTT at least once. Unless they have a photographic memory, candidate will have read it several times or will do so before applying.

To apply: To apply for this opportunity please contact me via e-mail. Explain to me why you would be the perfect person for this job. Remember that I'm looking for someone who is basically the equivalent of a Trekker: only instead of Star Trek, your obsession has to be TTT! :P

Thanks! Btw, I'll update this post if or when I've found my person (and I'll note it at the very top).

One last thing: I am not looking for an editor. An editor would be someone who has studied English extensively; if you look at the requirements listed above you'll see I didn't ask for that. What I want is a hard-core TTT fan! To the extent that English is important, the candidate should at least know the difference between their/there/they're; your/you're; and to/too/two. That's all I ask! :)

So You Want to Chat with Shannon...

When I'm in the mood to chat online I usually go onto Yahoo Instant Messenger (despite my solemn oath never to login to YIM again a while back, I still do from time to time... sigh!). I still prefer GTalk, but logging into YIM pretty much guarantees I'll find someone to chat with; my friends list there is literally hundreds long whilst my GTalk friends list is a paltry 50-something (and my Hello list is even more pathetic!). :( I guess YIM is just the Instant Messenger of choice for fans of this site! Shrugs.

Anywho, lately I've been in sort of a chatting frenzy on YIM. Chalk it up to boredom, trying to impress Beth with my quasi-online "fame", or whatever, but I've been logging in there a lot the last couple of weeks. And do you know what I've learned?

Guys on YIM have not changed since I last swore it off!!!

Oh, there have been exceptions. I have made a few new friends there, otherwise I wouldn't keep logging in. But that being said, the vast majority of IM's I get are still frustrating, annoying, and downright lame! So, in an effort to cut down on these time-wasting IM's, I decided to write this blog post. Without further ado...

How to Chat with Shannon (a primer)
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1.) Do not ask, "Who are you again?" or any variation thereof.
If I'm on your contact list it's because you added me. Trust me. Asking who I am, or how you met me, etc. just annoys me. Besides, the link to my website is on my YIM profile. If in doubt, read that first. Mystery solved!

2.) Do not ask, "Is that pic in your profile really you?" or "Can I see a pic of you?" or any variation thereof.
If you've read this site for any length of time you already know: I no longer share real pictures of myself with people I meet online! Especially people I've only just met. There are about a billion reasons for this and I won't waste any time explaining them to you. Just know: there is no faster way to get on my ignore list than by pestering me for photos of myself!!!

3.) Do not accuse me of not really being female.
I admit, I've fallen for this line more than a few times. In the past I would either argue for a long time or seek to "prove" myself. But that was when I was a younger, more naive Shannon! The older, more experienced Shannon now knows:

:P In other words, I'm not going to fall for the line "Send me your pic or I'll think you're a guy" line ever again. Nor will I be baited into a long, pointless argument about my gender. If you try either, you go directly to my ignore list.

4.) Do not try and convert me to your religion.
If you're so religious, why were you on a website called "Forbidden Fantasies" anyway? :P

5.) Do not send me a picture of your penis.
I've written about this before but, sadly, this phenomenon persists. If I want to see your penis I will politely ask, but trust me, sending it to me out of nowhere will only get you onto my ignore list.

6.) Do not harass me.
By harass I mean the following: sending me a "BUZZ!!", sending me a flood of messages, talking to me IN ALL CAPS, etc. This usually starts to happen when I haven't replied to a message within 60 seconds, but look! If I'm still online, and haven't put you on my ignore list, I'll probably end up replying. Just because I do not reply right away doesn't mean I don't want to chat anymore!!! Sometimes it's just because I had to go to the bathroom, or answer a phone call, etc.

7.) Do not send me porn unsolicited!
If I'm in the mood to trade pix, URL's, etc. I will tell you. Just make sure to ask first, okay? Otherwise I might think you're a spam-bot and put you on my ignore list accidentally! :)

8.) Do treat me with respect!
Just because I run the site I run doesn't mean I want to be treated like some slutty whore. Saying things like "hey slut tell me how you'd suck my cock" is both a.) unoriginal and b.) insulting. Unless, of course, we're role-playing or cybering. But then I would have already given permission to be talked to in that way... I guess the bottom line is, just be nice unless I specifically mention otherwise, okay? :P

9.) Do feel free to bring up any subject at all to chat about!
I'm not always on YIM or GTalk because I'm horny and looking for porn, etc. Sometimes I just feel like meeting new people and chatting about whatever. Dark fantasies, politics, personal problems, etc., trust me! These are the things that end making a random IMer an online friend.

To sum up: Look, I've met and have become good friends with a lot of people through this site. And most of those friendships started through the magic of IMing. But for every good friend I've met and have had fun with, about a thousand people have so annoyed me that I ended up shunning chatting for weeks or even longer. So please, don't be one of those thousands! Be one of the few, the proud, the cool guys! If you do I bet you'll end up enjoying our friendship as much as me. Thanks!

-shannon-