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Jun 01, 2024 01:30 pm

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June's Newsletter

Hello, everyone!

We're at the halfway mark of 2024! There's been plenty of hardcore smut this year thus far, and there shall be plenty more in the second half.

Now that I'm almost completely caught on my commissions queue, I want to increase my focus on this page a little and make some changes.

Let us side-walk into this month's newsletter.

Yes, like a crab. It's not awkward if you don't make it awkward.

*Awkwardly side-eyes you during side-walk*

Oh, boy, this was a mistake.

Pipeline For The Month Of June

Here's what to expect for June in terms of Subscribestar-exclusive content.

The OC Prompt Poll Winner from March (which I failed to get out in May because I went a tad too psycho on some commissions - which I hope everyone enjoyed! I most certainly did):

(OC) Rachel won’t stop violently acting out, hating her mother, and only slightly less her father. After he reveals to her that she is adopted, he is surprised at how well she takes it, though it is a problem that she is regularly bringing new female friends over, all of which are highly fuckable. To make things worse, his sleeping pills have been giving all sorts of vivid erotic dreams. It should be fine to indulge, since they are just dreams… (Big Tits, Big Ass, BWC, NTR Wife (Unaware), Inferior Wife, Implied Harem, Dirty Talk, "Daddy Kink", BDSM, "Daughter", Spanking, Insulting Mother/Wife, TitJob, Anal, Creampie, Goth, Teasing Outside Of The “Dream")

The Prompt Poll winner from May:

(RWBY) Blake and Yang have been dating for years. Blake is excited to hear her mom is now recently engaged after secretly dating for about 6 months, which Yang found odd. They plan to visit her. Kali’s lover turns out to be Yang's high school bully, Elm Ederne. At first, Yang had a bad feeling, but Blake wanted to stay. For the next few weeks, Yang's world will turn upside down as the amazon aims to get close to her, and even closer to Blake. (Futadom, NTR, Assisted NTR, MILF, Dubcon, Interracial, Dark Theme, Corruption, Rough Fucking, Mindbreak, Thick Ass, Big Tits, Deep Penetration, Creampies, BDSM, Impregnation Kink, Humiliation, Rimming, Anal, Large cock, Facesitting, Homophobia/Slurs, BBC)

That's right! You read correctly. The MAY Prompt Poll Winner is getting its story released in JUNE, the following month. We are finally back to next-month releases for Prompt Poll Winners. I am so, so happy to have finally gotten here. Thank you all for your patience.

That is not all, however.

That's right! This month, we're having a THIRD Subscribestar-exclusive release.

Something Is Seriously Wrong with Carrie - Chapter 2 (possible finale).

Since Story Continuation Polls were discontinued, I've been eagerly waiting for the time to finally start choosing the next series to get continuations. My intention is to keep every series going as regularly as I can until they reach their ending, though I give myself the freedom to continue some more often than others based on demand or momentum or my whims.

But! There is MORE! We're having a FOURTH Subscribestar-exclusive chapter this month as well.

Adding A BBC To The Family - Chapter 7 OR House of Temptations - Chapter 3 OR Welcomed Into a Depraved Futanari Family - Chapter 5.

I figured we could run a special poll this month, involving these three series. Whichever one wins will get a chapter this month. The losers get a chapter in July. In other words, they're all continuing regardless, but you choose which first.

For those that might ask, this poll will be treated as an exclusive poll, so only accessible to the Fighter tier and beyond.

The reason for the bigger-than-usual pipeline this month is that my commissions queue is ALMOST fully cleared, so I can afford to dedicate bigger chunks of the month to Subscribestar content. Moreover, since I intend to keep these series updating more regularly from now on, I can afford reduced chapter sizes since there shouldn't be such a big wait between them.

I reserve the right to epically overwrite and screw over my monthly word budget, thus ruining everything. If that happens, blame future me, not present me. Alternatively, if I get run over by a car, all bets are off.

Let us continue down the Newsletter!

More Focus On The Page And When Am I Opening Up For Commissions?

Throughout the past several months, I've been making gradual changes to the functioning of this page and its tiers to have more control over queues and content output.

With my commissions queue now almost at its end, I want to focus a little on this page before opening up again. In other words, I want to get out more continuation chapters for our ongoing series and also work on running Prompt Polls more frequently. I mean this not just as a temporary thing, but as a permanent evolution for the page as well.

From now on, we won't have a fixed Prompt Poll every two months because I intend to run them more irregularly/uniquely. I.E, instead of having a fixed Prompt Poll schedule, I'll assess my workload and run Prompt Polls accordingly.

The intention is to run more Prompt Polls, and also more unique ones, such as of specific tags, ideas, themes, fandoms, etc, etc. If needed, the freedom to run less polls and focus on something else is algo good to have. Flexibility on the content of the Prompt Polls is also useful. For instance, if there are too many series, I may focus on Prompt Polls that allow one-shot ideas only; Or, if my workload is too much to keep up, I can adjust accordingly.

I intend to reopen eventually. I know there is a lot of commissioner interest, and I love writing commissions, with many of them being outright banger ideas (I'm sure May was a very popular month for everyone). Plus, a lot of great series that everyone loves - me included - are commissions.

That said, I've been blessed with what I consider to be a lot of subscribers on this page too, so I want to balance a little more time here and a little less on commissions moving forward. So, I'm not reopening just yet.

Now that I have a freer schedule available, I can also be more spontaneous with Subscribestar stories and polls. A few months ago, I watched the entirety of Avatar and Legend of Korra for the first time. I considered running a special poll at the time where everyone voted on prompts for a one-shot story involving Azula or Korra but simply did not have the schedule freedom to fit in.

Maybe I can find a moment to run that in the near future now. Or maybe I'll free-write it. Keep an eye out.

To summarize everything: Moving forward, I'm going to be focusing a little more on Subscribestar content and a little less on commissions, especially in June; Possibly July too. I don't yet know when I'll be opening up for commissions. However, when I do open up, I'll likely make it limited and controlled to ensure I never build up such a big queue again and am able to keep the rhythm going in Subscribestar content too.

I'm not yet sure what that'll entail, but it might mean accepting less commissions than I used to.

Unfortunately, time is a limited resource, so if I put more time here, it means less there. Plus, if I ever want to try my hand at other projects (such as an H-game some time in my life), I need a free and malleable schedule to change things up without having a months-long pre-set agenda. I appreciate everyone's understanding.

An important note: There are still a few last excellent commissions to come from my queue. One of these is a sequel to a very popular series. Be on the lookout.

Another note: I know some subscribers still have their stored words to spend. Rest assured, you're the first ones I'll get to once I reopen commissions.

Anything Else To Expect This Month?

Yes. Two things.

Firstly, I'll be updating some descriptions and images to reflect this new 'era'.

Secondly, another Prompt Poll, and early.

I'll announce the date formally in a few days. It'll be a special Prompt Poll: A rerun of every OC prompt from May's Prompt Poll. All OC prompts from last month will be automatically included with no need to pay any fee. I'll probably open a few slots for new OC prompts too.

I think it's inevitable that fandom prompts have a big advantage - especially Naruto, RWBY, and MHA, which I've written tons of stories on (and intend to keep writing, as they're quite fun). However, I like to write lots of different things, so I figured I'd do a special OC-only prompt rerun this time to promote some variety, since I have so many stories in those fandoms already.

Maybe I'll start separating OC prompts and fandom prompts into their own polls in the future? No idea. On a random note, I kinda wanna write Mirko again. Maybe I should do a Mirko-only Prompt Poll with one-shot prompts.

Many other characters too, now that I think about it. Can you believe I still haven't written a Makima story? Or Asa, for fellow cultured manga readers. That needs to happen.

I Might Add A Third Tier

I haven't fully decided yet, but I want to have three tiers. It sounds nicer and rounder than two.

My current idea is a 10 USD tier that allows the subscriber to submit one prompt every time there is a Prompt Poll. Then, if there are still enough slots available closer to the start date of the poll, they can submit up to two more prompts for an extra 5 USD each.

I'll probably do it but am still thinking on it. Feel free to give me ideas.

I think that's about it! I hope none of you actually side-walked through the whole Newsletter. That'd just be awkward. Also impossible.

Expect the poll about Adding a BBC To The Family/House of Temptations/Welcomed Into a Depraved Futanari Family within the next couple of days! Also, be on the lookout for the a couple of great commissions. June shall be a grand month for hardcore smut.

As always, thank you all for your continued support!

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Usurpman

May 08, 2024 03:15 pm

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May's Newsletter

Hello, everyone!

The year is progressing quickly. Wild, I say.

As a form of protest against the passage of time, let us delve into this month's newsletter with remarkable slowness.

I have no way of controlling your reading speed, but don't give in! Fight!

Pipeline For The Month Of May

Here's what to expect for May in terms of Subscribestar-exclusive content.

The Bleach Prompt Poll Winner from January:

(Bleach) Ichigo and Orihime are happily married in peace. One day, their thick blonde friend Rangiku stops by their home to invite Orihime to a girl's-only trip to America. At first, Ichigo was hesitant in letting Orihime go, but Rangiku made it clear to Ichigo that she needed this; Plus, they would be safe at a close friend’s home. Ichigo gives in. Rangiku totally doesn't have anything planned for Orihime with her hung black futa friend, right? (Futadom, BBC, NTR, Femdom, Tough Love, Reluctance, Corruption, Manipulation, Big Tits, Fat Asses, Womb Fucking, Anal, Rough sex)

The OC Prompt Poll Winner from March:

(OC) Rachel won’t stop violently acting out, hating her mother, and only slightly less her father. After he reveals to her that she is adopted, he is surprised at how well she takes it, though it is a problem that she is regularly bringing new female friends over, all of which are highly fuckable. To make things worse, his sleeping pills have been giving all sorts of vivid erotic dreams. It should be fine to indulge, since they are just dreams… (Big Tits, Big Ass, BWC, NTR Wife (Unaware), Inferior Wife, Implied Harem, Dirty Talk, "Daddy Kink", BDSM, "Daughter", Spanking, Insulting Mother/Wife, TitJob, Anal, Creampie, Goth, Teasing Outside Of The “Dream")

Also, we shall have a Prompt Poll this month. As always, the official announcement will be made around the 20th, and the poll will likely start around the 25th. There are no tag restrictions this month, so go wild!

Removing Some Tiers In June

This is something I’ve been considering since I closed my queue at the beginning of the year. I recently decided on it, so it’s time to make an announcement.

I’m going to undo the Hero, Commissioner, and Noble tiers. Starting in June, they won’t award any more benefits. If you’re on those tiers today, make sure to either switch tiers or cancel your subscription, since you’ll be charged pointlessly once the month turns.

I made this decision to have more control of my queue and schedule moving forward, especially when I finally reopen for new commissions. Because these tiers award words every month, it means I’m indirectly accumulating a backlog, open queue or not; Plus, it feels weird for me to have my queue closed when people have paid for words and can’t spend them because I'm not taking commissions.

In the future, I want to be able to have special periods where I run multiple polls, or publish more chapters of Subscribestar-exclusive stories, or even where I can take time off for one reason or another. That sort of thing is difficult if I'm always accumulating a backlog one way or another, which is a snowball-in-the-making.

Naturally, I am always thankful to everyone for supporting me. I can only do this for a living because of everyone’s support, so I dislike undoing tiers that people have supported me through for so long, but it's something I've concluded I must do. I thank you all for understanding.

Here are answers to questions that might arise:

What happens to my banked words?

Literally nothing. The tiers still have their benefits this month, so you gain your words and are free to spend them in a commission once I reopen my queue. Next month, however, there will be no new words awarded, so don’t forget to switch tiers or unsubscribe.

What does this mean for Prompt Polls?

The Hero, Commissioner, and Noble tiers awarded the right to submit 1/2/3 prompts every time there was a prompt poll. Since these tiers will no longer exist, I’ll increase the number of Prompts I accept from the Fighter Tier to 25.

Those who want to submit prompts in future Prompt Polls will be able to do so via the Fighter Tier, as many subscribers have done for several months now. You send me a prompt, I approve of it, and then you pay 5 USD to include it in the poll.

A change that might occur is the following: I will probably raise the limit of 1 prompt per Fighter to 2 prompts per fighter (assuming the 25 total limit hasn’t been surpassed). That number may go up further or back down to 1 depending on demand.

This change doesn't apply to the current month. Hero, Commissioner, and Noble subscribers are still able to submit their 1/2/3 prompts this month, as the tiers are still valid for May.

Will there be other tiers to replace these three?

I would definitely like to add some other tier in the future, but no relevant benefits come to mind for it, so I currently have no plans for any new tier. For now, I believe this page will only have the Patron and Fighter tiers. If you have any ideas for new benefits that I could award to a supposed new tier, let me know. I'm all ears.

What does this mean for the month of May?

Literally nothing. This month’s subscription is as valid as always, so you get to submit your prompts and gain your discounted words as normal. Starting on June, these tiers award no benefits, so you should switch tiers or unsubscribe. I understand your decision either way and thank you for your support so far.

I had to murder three people to get one of these slots. I’m sad.

I appreciate the sentiment, but know that you have every word you banked through your subscription and can submit your prompts this month as normal. Though the tiers will cease to be from June onward, you’re getting your subscription's worth as normal this month, and are free to spend your banked words in a future commission.

On an unrelated note, please stop murdering people, what the hell.

I am on neither of these tiers. How does this affect me?

It doesn’t. Carry on with your day and take care. There is a murderer on the loose.

Oh, though I do hope this sets the foundation for me to start bringing more Subscribestar-exclusive content and prompt polls forward, since it’ll grant me greater control of my queue and help avoid backlogs.

Does any of this mean you're tired of writing/burning out?

I wonder if anyone's going to think that, so I figured I'd preemptively address it before being asked: Absolutely not.

My head is pre-cooked with tons of ideas for several stories that I reeeeeally want to get out: Adding A BBC To The Family; Welcomed Into A Depraved Futanari Family; House Of Temptations; Living Life Without Regrets and Stacy's Got The Wheel (yes, these two already have their next chapters cooked in my head despite having just come out); A comedic and smutty Spy X Family fic inspired by an old prompt; Something Persona-related with Haru or Makoto, probably; Some crazy OC ideas - the special Usurpman style of 'crazy'; Etc.

I LOVE doing this for a living and it is surreal that I actually get to do it for a living. I want to get better and better at it and maybe even make a NSFW game at some point (not that i have any plans yet). So, don't sweat it.

I think that about covers this subject! Thank you all for your understanding and support!

Any Updates On The Queue?

As may have been noticed, I have almost brought things back to the present! This month marks the last Subscribestar-exclusive stories in the queue, and my commissions queue is almost at its end too.

I hope to soon start announcing which stories will be getting sequels next months and whatnot. Similarly, I hope to open my commissions queue somewhere around the end of June, early July; Maybe.

No promises. I’ll let you all know when I know. That said, when I do open, I’ll be very careful to never snowball again – part of this effort is the tier changes I’ve announced above.

Alright! This concludes this month’s newsletter.

Did you read slowly and carefully in a protest against the passage of time?

It’s okay if you didn’t. The real protest was the friends we made along the way.

Also, careful with that murderer. They’ve killed three people already and are hungry for more.

In terms of content to come, I’m clearing up a few commissions (all of which are large, one of which is very large) before I get started on the Bleach story. It's been a while since I watched Bleach, so I'll need to familiarize myself with the characters a bit. Expect lots of great smut for the month of May!

As always, thank you all for your continued support! Let us have a great month of May!

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Usurpman

Apr 08, 2024 10:43 am

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April's Newsletter

Hello, everyone!

I bring April's newsletter to all.

I considered releasing it on April 1st with an announcement that I was switching my line of work to exclusively family-friendly, wholesome stories of love.

However, that is already what I do. So, instead, I'll be switching my line of work to degenerate, hardcore sexual content with a regular focus on NTR, Corruption, and Femdom. Sometimes, there might be sprinkles of wholesomeness.

Thank you all for understanding and I hope you support me in this journey and difficult career change.

Now, let us delve into this month's newsletter.

Pipeline For The Month Of April

Here's what to expect this month in terms of Subscribestar-exclusive content.

Chapter 2 of Living Life Without Regrets.

Either Chapter 3 of Stacy's Got The Wheel, OR the Bleach prompt that won in January, which can be checked HERE.

I haven't chosen which one it'll be yet. On the other hand, work on Living Life Without Regrets has already begun, with most of the outlining finished and some of the writing too. I hope to whip out drafts soon.

This month has no Prompt Poll.

How's The Queue Going?

Very well! Fully closing my queue was something I should have done ages ago. Having it partially open really did result in a never-ending snowball. As it is right now, I believe it might be possible to consider reopening around June, though I will make no promises just yet.

The Subscribestar-exclusive queue is also almost reaching its end. I am very happy to be bringing everything back to its natural order.

The next time I reopen for commissions, my intention is to only open for an X volume of commissions and then fully close up again. Also, I will be giving priority to those holding my three upper tiers, so they can easily spend their stored words.

In the past, I've said that I wanted to bring Subscribestar-exclusive chapters down to a more reasonable size, which to me is around 10-15k words. That should allow me to give more stories consistent follow-through without long hiatuses, especially now that I'll control the order of releases instead of leaving it to polling.

As I'm sure everyone can tell, I haven't yet done those 'smaller' chapters, but I might start doing so this very month. We'll see. (also, 10-15k is only 'small' because I write such big chapters that all reference has been lost in my head)

I also dream of bringing Prompt Polls back to a monthly frequency, or at least more regular in some way. And I have other things I want to do in terms of events and stories, but I'm still sorting that stuff out. I'll let you guys know!

Use Of Music While Writing

I described my writing proces in a previous newsletter and I think people liked reading it, so I figured I'd add another piece of trivia here for those who care.

Do you often listen to music while reading smut? I actually don't, but I do listen to music while I'm writing. I've found that listening to music that has the same 'tone' as the scene I'm writing is very helpful in giving me a 'mental rhythm'. I don't know better words to describe that.

Oh, but it is essential that the music in question is instrument-only. If there are lyrics, I can't focus.

I wonder if other writers do the same? I'm sure everyone is different.

Out of trivia interest for the curious, here are some examples of OST I like to use:

For hardcore sex scenes:

Any variation of Danganronpa Panic Talk/Heat Up/HOPE VS DESPAIR;
Kaiji's Max Zawazawa;
Nope Nope Nurses's BGM 6;
Umineko's Prison Strip;

For relatively calm scenes:

Umineko's Dead Angle;
AI The Somnium Files' Delegation/Indictment;

For tense/darkish scenes:

Classroom of the elite's Cold Vote;
Jujutsu Kaisen S2 Toji vs Geto battle theme;
AI The Somnium Files' Insane President;
Death Note's Light's Theme;
Nope Nope Nurses BGM 4;

For melancholic scenes:

Umineko's Discolor/Alive;
Higurashi's Birth and Death;

For crazy/bizarre/comedic scenes:

Danganronpa 2's Ms. Monomi's Practice Lesson;
Persona 5's Price;
Jujutsu Kaisen S2 Physical Prowess.

These are not the only ones, of course, and I usually listen to remixes of these songs instead of the original versions. Plus, I've changed the songs in my playlists many times over the last couple of years, so these are more recent ones. I guess it depends a lot on what I'm consuming in terms of media. Recently, I've been enjoying some Legend of Korra OST because I finally went ahead and watched the full show for the first time.

It was great, by the way. My only complaint is I never got to see her abs, if she has any. It is my headcanon that she does, God bless.

In any case, maybe I'll bring more trivia in a future newsletter! For now, though, this concludes April's Newsletter.

I am currently working on a few commissions, one of which is very large and already deep in writing. Also, work on Living Life Without Regrets - Chapter 2 is already underway.

In all truth, I think I went psycho in terms of content output in March, so there's no way April will surpass it. That said, there is plenty of great smut to come either way!

As always, thank you all for your continued support!

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Usurpman

Mar 07, 2024 08:30 pm

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March's Newsletter

Hello, everyone!

This month's newsletter comes with a delay since I've been hard at work.

Let us get into it!

Pipeline For The Month Of March

November's Prompt Poll Winner:

(Final Fantasy 7) Cloud, going to Seventh Heaven after the reactor bombing, was pleased to see his old childhood friend Tifa there. However, she often acts oddly whenever Barret is around. He can't quite put his finger on it, but since he is so busy with dealing with Shinra or saving Aerith, he never quite comes to realize the depths of depravity that her old friend has been getting into with the leader of the Midgar AVALANCHE branch, Barret. (BBC, Corruption, Raceplay, Cucking, Dirty Talk, Moral Degeneration, Body Modification, Womb Fucking, Massive Cock, Huge Tits, Public Sex, Hidden Sex, Clothed Sex, Blowjobs, Titfucks)

I finally finished the first FF7 remake game last weekend, so I feel ready to work on Final Fantasy 7 degeneracy. Work on this story has already commenced and I intend to start posting drafts soon.

Like A Lamb To The Sexual Slaughter - Chapter 3 (FINALE).

This will mark our THIRD futanari series finale in the span of two months. Isn't that wild? Either way, I am excited to write the conclusion of the perverted relationship between Joan, Pyrrha, and Sheila.

Moreover, this month we shall have a prompt poll, which will start around the 25th, as usual. I'll make a formal announcement around the 20th.

A reminder: As I announced in January, this month's Prompt Poll will only accept OC prompts, and BBC tags are banned.

No More Story Continuation Polls

I already talked about this in February's Newsletter, but I decided to formally announce it here. I ultimately decided to stop running Story Continuation Polls. In the future, I intend to manually choose which Subscribestar-exclusive stories will be receiving new chapters and when. This gives me more power to ensure all stories reach their conclusion, and also to free up time to potentially write unqueued special stories (such as Gaslighting Therapist 8).

Voting on Story Continuation Polls was a perk of the Fighter tier (and above). It's been replaced by access to Drafts/WIPs of Subscribestar-exclusive stories as I progress on them.

Let it be known that I still intend to announce which stories will be receiving chapters every month, so that is not changing. However, since there is still a sizable number of Subscribestar-exclusive chapters in the queue, there is no point in me choosing now just to add to a queue that is already snowballed.

As a reminder, here are the current chapters in the queue (other than the ones coming this month):

Living Life Without Regrets - Chapter 2
Stacy's Got The Wheel - Chapter 3
January's Prompt Poll Winner (The Bleach Prompt, found HERE).

Once I clear through all these, I'll start announcing the next to come. My intention is also to reduce chapter sizes in the future to allow more stories to receive continuations at the same time.

That is all for this month's newsletter! Shorter than usual, but there is no need to extend myself when this is all I had to say for now.

I am excited for this month's Prompt Poll. Let us all do our best.

Moreover, I have a popular commission sequel on the verge of completion and another one in the works.

March shall be a great month for smut.

As always thank you all for your continued support!

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Feb 01, 2024 11:08 am

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February's Newsletter

Hello, everyone!

I have a lot of stuff to talk about in this month's Newsletter, so let us brazenly dive into it while being mindful of proper safety equipment usage-

Wait, you forgot the parachuuuuuuuuute!!!! W-woaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!

Pipeline For The Month of February

First of all, I must adjust the initially intended stories for February due to a delay from January.

Learning From President - Chapter 4 (possible finale) was meant to be a January story but wound up being pushed to February due to a lot of my intended word count being focused on other stories. Overcommitting to individual chapters is something I have to work on, or else the queue as a whole suffers.

In any case, this makes the expectation for February to be the following:

Learning From President - Chapter 4 (possible finale).

Either Passing The Sin Along - Chapter 3 (100% definitely finale) or the Final Fantasy VII Prompt Poll winner from November, 2023.

Ideally, I'd like to get all three out, but I already know myself too well to make that promise.

I haven't chosen which one it'll be. We shall find out live. I am still playing the game as well. I am a very slow player, so I am still quite far away from the ending, though I think I know enough about the characters already.

There is no Prompt Poll this month! There may also not be a Story Continuation Poll, as I am considering changing their functioning. I talk more about that below.

Results of January's Character Popularity Poll

January was one surprise after another in terms of polling.

The Character Popularity Poll yielded results waaay outside my initial expectations.

I have run this poll twice before. In both cases, Rebecca (from Adding A BBC Into The Family) beat everyone by a WIDE margin. Yet, this time, she did not make it anywhere near the top.

Ironically enough, I am quite sure that if Rebecca saw the results of the poll, she would lose her mind. In a way, this is the ultimate NTR for her. Do you feel guilty about that?

All that aside, other previously popular characters did not make it anywhere near the top either. I don't see any of this as a problem, though. It's reassuring to know that I can continue writing new and different characters without fear that all interest is anchored in the same characters forever and ever.

Now, let us see the highest voted!

1st place: Rias from The Black King Piece.

Okay, there is zero surprise here. I already expected this result, and I think a lot of people did too. The Black King Piece is easily among my most popular stories. I wonder how much of that is the story itself or just High School DXD popularity among the smut world? Whichever the answer, I am happy that everyone liked Rias' portrayal in the story.

Had this poll been run after Chapter 2, would Akeno have been higher up? We'll find out next time!

Where shall Rias' corruption go?

2nd place: Sheila from Like A Lamb To The Sexual Slaughter.

This result surprised me a LOT. In the last popularity poll, Sheila got nowhere near the top. Interestingly enough, one of the recent Story Continuation Polls also had a massive voting interest in Chapter 3. I wonder if Chapter 2 made her immensely popular?

Regardless, she is a very fun character to write. Ruthless, Amazonian, Futanari muscle mommies deserve love too. I always love writing tall, dominant women, and she encompasses all of that with a full set of thick abs. I'm sure Pyrrha would rate her equally high.

Don't know about Joan, though.

3rd place: Stacy from Stacy's Got The Wheel.

Stacy is likely one of the lightest, if not the lightest, OC characters I've written in terms of Subscribestar-exclusive stories. I have a lot of fun writing her because of her humorous, airheaded nature - with a tinge of immoral depravity. I know gullible/naive MILFs are one of the most popular categories of female MCs (according to a poll I ran in the past), so I'm happy to know you guys love her so much.

Wait, it IS light-hearted to cheat on your husband by getting a train run on you by massive BBCs while snorting cocaine, right?

Oh, good.

4th place: Mirko from Not All Rabbits Are Herbivores.

Dark-skinned futanari muscle mommy with an insatiable sex drive and a hyperactive/aggressive personality, AND from a popular anime. Like Rias, I wonder how much of her popularity was from the original character, and how much was because of the story itself? Nevertheless, it's good to know her portrayal was so well-received. As a femdom muscle mommy lover, I certainly had fun writing her. Mirko instantly conquered me after watching her drive in the show.

Also the thighs.

Once more, I like seeing the roster of popular characters refresh with time. I wonder who the most popular ones will be next time? Only the future can tell.

Seriously, though, don't let Rebecca know she wasn't even in the top 4 this time. She'll snap.

...Again.

Changes To Story Continuation Polls? WIPs? Tiers?

There is something I’ve been considering for a while now. Originally, I created Story Continuation Polls as a way to engage with my patrons (it was Patreon back then) and add a perk to the Fighter tier subscription. Now that I closed my queue and am working on clearing it up, I am also looking for ways to improve aspects of my queue/writing process and increase my flexibility.

For better or worse, leaving sequels to monthly Story Continuation Polls makes it so certain stories continue all the time, and others not so much. That’s just a consequence of niche, variety, and popularity. However, as the one who writes the stories, I want to take all stories to their completion. Plus, I think variety in general is good, and just because a story is not winning on the regular does not mean it does not have interested fans.

So, instead of leaving sequel chapters up to voting and popularity, I am heavily considering doing away with Story Continuation Polls and manually choosing which stories to continue and when. This will allow me to keep any stories from being on hiatuses, which can hurt interest in them due to poor luck or timing. Also, it gives me the flexibility to write unqueued stories and specials – such as I did with Adding A BBC To The Family 5 & 6 or Gaslighting Therapist 8. There have been stories I've wanted to write, but there is just no space to fit them in.

One more thing to take note of is that I tend to write very long chapters because there is such a gap between vote and release, which builds expectations. In the future, as I bring chapters back to quicker release windows, I intend to bring chapter sizes down a bit (10-15k words) to be able to continue more stories at the same time instead of over-focusing on only a couple. I believe this will combo well with manually choosing the continuations myself.

All that said, voting on Story Continuation Polls is one of the perks of the Fighter Tier, so I'd like to put something else in its place if I do go ahead with removing it.

I am considering posting drafts/WIPs of Subscribestar-exclusive stories. A lot of commissioners like receiving drafts of their stories as I progress on them, so perhaps there is interest in the same thing for Subscribestar-exclusive releases.

It might also be helpful in terms of test-reading for a story (beta reading? I see some people use that term). Through the collective power of degeneracy, others might be able to point out plot holes or grammar errors that I missed, and let me know if a story’s quality is up to snuff.

An important thing to note: I have no desire to crowd-source a story’s progress, direction, or plot. I always write with a clear direction in mind, so form no expectations of me changing a story’s general direction due to comments – though I do read feedback and may or may not be inspired by ideas that are offered.

I do not mean to be close-minded; I just want to keep expectations properly aligned. Good or bad, I am unrepetant and unapologetic about whatever vision I have for a story. I think that's a good thing, but I'm obviously biased.

Naturally, once a chapter is completed and is no longer a draft, it will be published for all tiers just as it is right now. In other words, if you like to check a story’s progress along the way, you have the option by joining the Fighter tier (or higher); If you don’t, you can just wait for the same full release that I already have now for all tiers.

I am considering experimenting with this idea in February already. If I do, expect to see drafts of Learning From President – Chapter 4. That might mean no Story Continuation Poll this month either.

In the future, I'd like to bring Prompt Polls back to a monthly frequency as well. Let my dream be registered here. I know many miss them, me included.

Another note: This idea is not a certainty. I am airing it now because I'm interested in trying it out, but I may change my mind entirely depending on how it goes/how I feel about it. It is not set in stone. Please keep that in mind and thank you for understanding.

This Newsletter is quite long already, but I have one more thing to mention! In the past, I’ve mentioned I was considering removing the perk about having my queue (almost) always open for the Hero/Commissioner/Noble tiers. My logic when I created this perk was that subscribers needed to be able to spend their words because there is a storage limit, but keeping my queue (almost) always open is an obligation that gives me too little flexibility and control over my story schedule and results in snowballing too easily.

Therefore, I’ve opted to bite the bullet and cut this perk out. The rest of the tier remains as it is now (i.e., prompt submissions and discounted words). I believe everyone can choose for themselves what they believe to be the best option whenever they hit their word storage limits.

In the future, I will likely work with brief, timed openings of my queue to avoid getting clogged up again. Whenever I do open, everyone is welcome to come spend your stored words, and I’ll prioritize your commissions as best as I can. Whenever the queue is closed and your storage is at limit, do what you think is best.

First Time 1,500 USD Target Hit In January

Whenever one of these records happen, I say the same thing, but I'll just do it again: Thank you all very much for your interest in my writing. I can only do this because of everyone's support, so know that I don't take any of it for granted and feel very lucky and thankful.

Realistically, these milestones are supposed to come with some form of reward, but I already give it my 100%, meaning I've got nothing to offer you other than fervent gratitude.

Therefore, please contend with the sound of someone splattering on the floor after accidentally jumping without their parachute - a crappy joke I set up at the start of the Newsletter.

SPLAT!

Was that satisfying?

it was?

Oh, wow. You're morbid.

No, get away from me, you freak-

SPLAT!
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Alright! This might have been my longest newsletter yet. I hope to beat this record soon.

Do let me know in the comments below if you have any thoughts on anything discussed above.

There are plenty of commissions in the works, and Learning From President – Chapter 4 is progressing nicely. I intend to give February my best, as always!

Thank you all for your continued support!

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Usurpman

Jan 09, 2024 10:10 am

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January's Newsletter

Hello, everyone!

I bring forth 2024's first newsletter!

This one comes a little later than usual because I've been hard at work with outlining, writing, and revising!

Let us dive into it.

Pipeline for January

The Black King Piece - Chapter 2.

I know a LOT of people are really excited for this story! High School DxD seems to be quite popular. I shall do my best to make Chapter 2 as good as Chapter 1.

Learning From President - Chapter 4 (possible finale).

A ton of petty frustration has accumulated between Nagatoro and President from Chapter 1 to 3. I'm sure everyone is excited to witness the climax of that drama, and I'm excited to write it! I am not yet sure if it'll be the finale or not, though. Maybe! There will be no Dual POV this time.

Expect these a little closer to the end of the month, as I am working through several large commissions right now.

Moreover, we have a Prompt Poll this month, starting around the 25th. I will formally announce it around the 20th. Also, as usual, we have our monthly Story Continuation Poll, which will take 1 winner this month.

Plus, lots of commissions! All quite large this time.

Closed Commissions

This month, I did something I've tried to avoid for quite a while but was inevitable: I FULLY closed my queue. In other words, I'm accepting zero new entries to my queue, regardless of tier, sequel status, or any other reason.

I am reluctant to ever fully close my queue because one of the benefits of certain tiers is the accumulation of words and privileged access to my PARTIALLY open queue. However, what inevitably ends up happening is a scalability problem where losing control of my queue takes only a few small missteps along the writing process, resulting in snowball because I'm never entirely closed.

So, I've bit the bullet and fully closed off. My intention is to take zero new commissions until I've cleared out my commissions AND brought my Subscribestar-exclusive stories back to a 30-days window release instead of 90-days.

Furthermore, to prevent this snowball effect from happening again, I may make big changes to my commissioning process once I reopen. I have formed zero solid ideas on what potential changes I'll make, but it might involve changes to tiers or working with batches or whatever else. When the time comes and I have something delineated, I'll let everyone know.

To those who might ask: What happens if you reach the word storage limit of my Hero/Commissioner/Noble tier and I still have not reopened?

The storage limit is what it is. In that case, everyone can decide for themselves if they intend to hold their subscription or not despite not storing any more words. Naturally, even if you unsubscribe, I will give you the opportunity to spend all your wods when I reopen, so don't worry about that.

Thank you all for your understanding.

That is all I have for this month! I hope everyone has a great beginning of year. I intend to run a Character popularity poll in the next few days, as I seem to do every six months.

Also, I've been playing Final Fantasy VII Remake in my free time to learn the characters for next month's Subscribestar-exclusive. Let it be known that the game is very, very good thus far (Spoiler: I just met Aerith again after kabooing Sector 5's reactor).

As always, thank you all for your continued support! I shall give 2024 my best.

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