Kylie Gable's Blog: Kylie's Corner - Posts Tagged "writing"

One statement I make in my Welcome to College series is that it is based on a true story. I guess the big question that leaves people with is "what parts are true?"

I changed several things to protect my identity as well as the identity of the people who inspired the book. I changed names and I also changed actual events both to protect anonymity and for dramatic purposes.

I received a mixed review on Amazon today and I found it interesting that the review thought my protagonist didn't resist. I probably made him resist more than I actually did. Once the girls had so many incriminating pictures of me, I was terrified of getting exposed.

As I write this series, I am wondering how to approach some things. For instance, I eventually do start to enjoy the process, but I don't want to let the girls know it. I think the girls figured out I was enjoying it at least somewhat, but didn't want me to know that they knew.

So, in review, yes I had some amazing feminizing experiences in college and that is the basis for my work, but you won't read everything that happened and you some events may have been altered for dramatic purposes.

With the polar vortex trapping me inside my house in a way even Amanda would have admired, my productivity increased markedly. I have a first draft all done of Welcome to College. I am really proud of the cover, which looks much more like a real book cover than my first one.

1. I have been talking to several women lately with an interest in forced feminization. I've even seen a few on Goodreads. This is fascinating to me as I've always seen this as a 99% male genre. It puts pressure on me to write more well rounded female characters.

2. Pricing - people had a nice workaround today, but it won't work because I'm exclusive with Amazon. I do think I can cut prices very low for a short period of time and that is what I'm going to try next. The first book in any series needs to catch people's attention so that they'll keep reading.

3. As I proofread my second manuscript, I'm starting to think it may be a good idea to proofread the first one more carefully. I don't think I have enough errors to turn off a reader completely, but they are definite blemishes.