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xmerer
7 years ago

Clanbuilding for Dummies: now with the last two chapters!

Hi, everyone! Welcome to Clanbuilding for Dummies. It's a humorous story about one guy who tries to make a name for Newcrest (and himself) through extreme measures and mildly fangy practices. The story is told through both written word and comic pages. Chapter 1 is posted below. The rest of the chapters are available on my website. But if you're just looking for the two latest ones, here they are:

http://www.fanfiction.katrinasforest.com/2020/04/03/clanbuilding-for-dummes-chapter-30/
http://www.fanfiction.katrinasforest.com/2020/04/17/clanbuilding-for-dummies-chapter-31/

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Clanbuilding for Dummies, Chapter 1

The two vampires met just before dawn, on the steps of the largest (and clearly, most expensive) abode in all of Forgotten Hollow. One male, white-haired and conservatively dressed. One female, who looked like she had recently been performing at a rock concert. Mohawk and all.

While Forgotten Hollow was normally a quiet place, tonight it was anything but.

http://www.fanfiction.katrinasforest.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Page-P01-70.jpg

http://www.fanfiction.katrinasforest.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Page-P02-70.jpg

The first rays of sunlight began to crack through the dark sky. As neither vampire wished to be lightly roasted with a side of wolfsbane, they quickly brought the conversation to a close, each in their own way.

Gertrude, of course, insisted on yelling. Vladislaus preferred his succinct approach.

http://www.fanfiction.katrinasforest.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Page-P03-70.jpg

And that, dear readers, is how our story begins. And you know what? We prefer the name Miss H over Gertrude. We shall, as the young ones say, stick with that.

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End of Chapter 1.

For more, visit...

http://www.fanfiction.katrinasforest.com/category/sims/?order=asc
to view all the chapters.

Thanks for reading!
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    xmerer
    7 years ago
    Thanks so much for reading, everyone! Sorry I took so long to respond. Halloween+Start of NaNoWriMo+Other general life stuff overwhelmed me a little bit. ^_^;;

    Thank you especially for the blog comment, @LilyParker! My blog is pretty quiet most of the time, so it's always uplifting to see something there. :)
  • LilyParker's avatar
    LilyParker
    7 years ago
    "katrinasforest;c-16816461" wrote:
    Thanks so much for reading, everyone! Sorry I took so long to respond. Halloween+Start of NaNoWriMo+Other general life stuff overwhelmed me a little bit. ^_^;;

    Thank you especially for the blog comment, @LilyParker! My blog is pretty quiet most of the time, so it's always uplifting to see something there. :)

    You're very welcome, @katrinasforest! As a fellow blogger, I know how exciting it is to receive a comment of any kind. They're like gold, aren't they? :D I have the WordPress app on my phone and have gotten out of bed early because I've seen comment notifications on my lock screen and have to grab my glasses to read them.

    I don't remember seeing a "like" button on your blog. My experience has been that readers who don't necessarily comment may be willing to click the "like" button. Is that something you've considered? It lets you know people are reading and like what they see. Not everyone is comfortable commenting or perhaps sharing their email address in order to do so.
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    xmerer
    6 years ago
    @LilyParker Thanks for the advice. I added the "Like" button for my author page on Facebook. Which I know isn't quite the same thing, but it's better than nothing while I figure out how to do it better. ^_^;;

    Anyways, chapter 2 is now up:
    http://www.fanfiction.katrinasforest.com/2018/11/24/newcrest-rising-chapter-2/
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    xmerer
    6 years ago
    I meant to post this on Friday, but better late than never. Here's the third chapter of Newcrest Rising:
    http://www.fanfiction.katrinasforest.com/2018/12/18/newcrest-rising-chapter-3/
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    xmerer
    6 years ago
    Thanks, I really appreciate it. I'll see what I can do to get some more chapters in the queue so I can release them more frequently. I've also been thinking I can probably come up with a catchier title, too. Though the best I've got so far is Escapades of Elliot. ^_^;;
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    LilyParker
    6 years ago
    "katrinasforest;c-16885372" wrote:
    Thanks, I really appreciate it. I'll see what I can do to get some more chapters in the queue so I can release them more frequently. I've also been thinking I can probably come up with a catchier title, too. Though the best I've got so far is Escapades of Elliot. ^_^;;


    You're welcome! As for the story title, it would be great if you could somehow showcase your snarkiness (easier to say than do, I realize). It's what I love best about your story. The second part of the title is what drew me in to read your forum post. 'Playfully Self-Aware' made me think it would be right up my alley, and it is! Adding the photo of Vlad and his "none of your waxed bees" comment was a very smart move.
  • xmerer's avatar
    xmerer
    6 years ago
    @LilyParker Aw, thank you! I suppose I could always just go with the title Clanbuilding for Dummies. ^_^ But I think I've got a better idea.

    Off-topic, but you inspired me to try the toddler mania challenge, and I'm gaining a whole new level of appreciate for how you document everything for your blog. I'm not even sure what my toddlers doing half the time, let alone aware enough to write a story around it.

    Anyways, Merry Christmas, if you celebrate. :smile:
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    xmerer
    6 years ago
    Well, I ran "Clanbuilding for Dummies" and my alternate title by my other half and got a look that just said, "Why are you not picking the first option, again?" So Clanbuilding for Dummies it is. ^_^

    Newest chapter is now up:
    http://www.fanfiction.katrinasforest.com/2019/01/14/856/

    It is labeled as chapter 6. I promise it picks up where my last update left off. I've been trying to keep the chapters a bit shorter, and that included splitting the original chapter 1 in half.

    I'm also experimenting with simply putting the comic pages directly into the posts. I'm thinking less clicking for the reader is a good thing. But as always, I'm open to different opinions.

    Thanks for reading!
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    xmerer
    6 years ago
    Just a quick note that I've updated the format on all previous chapters. Having the comic pages within the posts really does work better. New chapter coming on Friday! Thanks for reading. :)

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