Meowdy folks!

At the end of a month of stories, I wanted to take some time and just share my thoughts and feelings about what I did this month with these stories.
I know I'm a pretty new writer, but I like to take time to reflect on my experiences so I can keep moving forward and growing as both a writer and a person.

Overall, I'm really blown away by all the love and support these little short stories have gotten. I've always been a fan of micro and shrinking stories and I'm really glad people have loved my own contributions to that space. I've always had a desire to create but have struggled to find a medium I felt comfortable with, but this had overall been a huge boost to my own self confidence.

The month wasn't easy by any means. But I managed to push through thanks in no "small" part to comments, messages I received, and friends I made along the way.

The complete gallery of works can be found right here for your convenience.

But without further ado...

By the Numbers

(and no, I'm not talking about heights... this time.)


31 stories
0 stories posted after midnight of their proper day (at least 5 or 6 posted at 11:59PT but hey! It still counts)
> 98,000 words (including story blurbs)

Most Favorited: Mistaken Identity (36 faves)
Most Viewed: Temporary (459 views)
Longest Story: Slow Shrink (4.8k)
Shortest Story: Tabletop (2k)


Surpassed 1,250 total gallery favorites (started ~350-450)
Surpassed 4k page views (started < 3k)

My Top 5

In no particular order, these are my top five stories I wrote this month. There were definitely a few stories that were harder to write, but for one reason or another, I'm personally attached to these stories. For any reason from specific kinks to just being a plan fun concept to write. If there's any up here that are sequels, I definitely want to put the others up here, but wanted to leave space for variety...

1) Revenge
The 2nd sequel to "Temporary" and showing an alternate path forward (vs "Sports")
I had a blast with this one. I enjoy the concept of heightened senses for micros so this one was a dive into scent and playing with the ideas of dirty vs clean. I just had a fun time with this one, and I kind of want to write a longer story about these two characters coming to terms with themselves and growing together in their very mix-matched relationship.

2) Science
If it wasn't obvious, I heavily enjoy clothing in shrinking/growing stories. The idea of a micro growing back up into his oversized clothing was really fun for me

3) Wealthy
A good power play is key to a good shrinking story to me. Rich people and butlers are a great setting here. It also plays with the idea of a very gentle and caring macro that still puts the micro through the wringer for his own good. Plus, the stag in may or may not have been heavily inspired by a new friend of mine... Not that he'll see this of course. Unless...

4) Reversal
I wrote a few self indulgent stories starring my main fursonas. This story was my favorite of them. It was also the first time I explored the "micro in charge" during the month. It's a great way to mess with the power play of size changing.

Honorable mention to Entrapment, it was a hard choice to put this above that.

5) Accident
A sequel I adored making. This couple may have been my favorite of the month. I also am pretty happy with how I used the key word "accident" as a story device other than just growing/shrinking accidentally. It also just was very sweet and I could see myself writing more about them in the future.

Lessons Learned

1) Comments and favorites made me feel very damn good. The flutters I got in my chest seeing the comment notification and realizing someone liked my story enough to actually post a comment. They helped me keep my motivation going to surpass my expectations (of "maybe 15-20 of them" I got through all 31)

2) Stories don't need to be perfect. One of my conditions here was to post without any real editing. Each story went from idea -> draft on the day of posting. I didn't have the time to edit these super carefully. I'm sure some of them would have been better if I had more time, but sometimes, posting a story even if it's not perfect is better than not posting.

3) I don't have to absolutely love a given story to make it something someone will enjoy. There were a few stories I didn't feel as confident in when I posted them, but I posted them anyways, only for someone to tell me it was one of their favorites so far. I tend to get in my own head, and this is just a reminder to be more confident in my work.

What's Next?

A few days at least of a break! I want to continue writing as well as get back to learning how to draw, but I need to relax too.
If anything, my drive to create is stronger than ever, but I need to make sure I don't burn myself out.

I have a few stories that were in progress before the month started that I want to get out soon, namely:
- Some inanimate clothing TF stories
- The finale to the Tiger Wizard's Hubris that I just didn't have time to make this month
- More shrinking stuff for sure!

Also... Tears of the Kingdom came out... I have gotten to play almost none of it...