'Doll Factory' has been released!

My latest novel, 'Doll Factory,' is now available on Amazon and KDP!

Here's the link:

Doll Factory - Kindle edition by Waters, Caroline. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

Story Tags

MC (Mind Control), MF (Male/Female Sex), FF (Female/Female Sex), FD (Female Dominant), FT (Fetish), Bondage, Rubber, Transformation, Doll

This is primarily a lesbian fic, though there are a handful of sex scenes between a married couple intermixed. There are a lot of rubbery bondage/conversion scenes involved, if you're into that!

Synopsis

"As a SERIOUS person, nobody has been able to find a way to treat Hannah’s depression. Desperate to be HAPPY and find her Mistress, she submits herself to an experimental protocol to change herself into a rubber coated DOLL.

As she rediscovers her sexuality with another female DOLL, she struggles to reconcile the various forces that are vying to bring her under their thumb. While being a DOLL may be sublime, deciding how and where she should submit is not so simple.

If she chooses wrong, she might very well become a weapon used to take down all of HAPPY society, including her prospective Mistress.

That fate may already be impossible to avoid, as the DOLLs are reproducing rapidly. The day of DOLLs may soon be upon us."

Doll Factory - Late November Update

Today I finished the first draft of my next novel - 'Doll Factory.' It ran on longer than I had anticipated, landing somewhere around 91K words.

Unfortunately, this means it's going to take longer to edit than it otherwise would. I'm not exactly certain when I'll be able to get through it, but I can promise that it will be released before the end of the year.

I ended up writing a second version of the author's notes and synopsis because I wasn't certain I liked what I had so far. I'll have to determine which version I like the best before release (or perhaps combine the two!)

There will be plenty of bondage predicaments and DOLL conversions to be had when I'm done, so please look forward to it!

Here's a preview of the cover to tide you over until then:

Upcoming Projects

I've looked through my list of story ideas, and I think it's finally time to write the next entry in 'The Rubber Order' series. I've been wanting to re-visit my world of rubber nuns for a while, and I think this is a good opportunity to do so.

This won't be a true sequel, but it will be set in the same universe as my initial novella. I suspect that this one may turn out to be novel length, and if that's true, it's very likely I won't be done with it until sometime in February, at the soonest.

Something to look forward to in 2023!

My next blog update should be when I release 'Doll Factory,' so stay tuned for that!

'Hot Pressed' has been released!

I'm pleased to announce that my first non-erotic fantasy novel, 'Hot Pressed,' has finally been released for publication! (If you're interested in 'Doll Factory,' that one is still being written, I'll have a short update on it at the bottom).

Hot Pressed - Kindle edition by Stockton, James Reed. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

I've released the book under a different pen name, so as to properly separate my different offerings, as I do eventually plan on writing more mainstream novels in the future. Never fear, however, I don't have any plans on deserting my erotic offerings... they are simply different projects, and I never quite know which story idea will be more compelling to work on, or where they might fit in. Today I might be writing more erotica, but in the future I might write more sci-fi and fantasy, depending on what I feel like.

It's been a long journey to get to this point, as the genesis of the idea for this novel came around 2016. At that time, I wrote about 30-40K words, but there it stalled for quite some time. I only picked it up again in 2021, working on it at the same time as 'The Rubber Order', and I believe it was finished a few months after that novella released.

It then languished in editing for another year before I finally had the opportunity to pick it up again recently and get it finished. Significant work needed to be done to create a paperback, as I've never put one of those together (I have notes on this process that I might release as a separate blog post at another time).

Now, it's finally here, my debut novel! Let's dive right in to the details!

Story Tags

MC (Light Mind Control), Snakes, Gods/Goddesses, Steampunk, Airship, Transformation, Masks

Synopsis

"Namzu’s solitary life as a spy ended when a Remenkhemi airship visited the dusty streets of Subartu. The mysterious men and women they sent to find new soldiers to bolster their nation wore metallic animal masks that represented their gods.

Soon after stealing a set of armlets from them, a regal snake goddess took up residence in her head, demanding her loyalty in exchange for information about her past. Worse, she finds that the goddess’ power is changing her, making her more snakelike with every passing moment.

Escaping the city with the King’s guard in hot pursuit, she finds herself mixed up in the power struggles of gods and men alike. Remenkhemi needs a new heir, and her heritage lands her directly in line for the throne.

There are those who seek to use her, including the goddess. It will take all of her wits to navigate the narrow path between faith and family, lest she lose everything she holds dear."

Doll Factory

I did promise a short update on this story, didn't I?

Well, there's not too much to report beyond the fact that it's well into writing. Currently sitting at 65K words, I know for certain that it will be another novel.

It's shaping up pretty well so far, though I've hit a bit of a doldrums with my writing. I think it'll get better once I figure out how to close out the current scene.

The question is, how much more remains? There's about one to two and a half more major scenes to write, then an epilogue. I'm guessing roughly that's going to be 80K max?

That would put completion at around two weeks from now, at which point it will go into editing. I'm guessing a late November release at this point unless something changes on my schedule.

I'm currently posting here monthly, so I'll post an update next month with the progress - or, with any luck, with a release post! Cheers!

'Trancemaker' has been released!

I'm pleased to announce that my latest novel, 'Trancemaker,' is now available on Amazon KDP!

You can find it here:

Trancemaker - Kindle edition by Waters, Caroline. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

Story Tags

MC (Mind Control), MD (Male dominant), MF (Male/Female Sex), BD (Bondage), DS (Dominance/Submission), FT (Fetish), Fantasy, Fae, Transformation

Synopsis

"Kai quit her high-powered job as a lawyer to become a full-time live-in slave for her Master. However, she doesn’t remember how she acquired this Master, and she still isn’t certain why a tattoo is being inscribed on her belly around a ruby red gem.

Her cybergothic friend might help her to discover these answers, but there’s a cost - she’ll be required to visit her club and be dressed as a goth herself. That is the only way she’ll be accepted by the resident Pathwalker and shown her possible futures.

The fae's help does not guarantee success, but failure will ensure that she becomes a jewel slave to a fae lord.

Embracing her new gothic style and potential elf suitor might be the only way for her to navigate the shadowy paranormal world which mirrors our own."

Trancemaker Update V3 and Doll Factory Mk 1!

It hasn't been a month since my last post, but there's a fair bit to show off, so here we go!

Trancemaker

As I mentioned last time, I wasn't satisfied with my cover for 'Trancemaker,' so I've given it another shot, replacing the background and font. An icy background didn't make sense given the fiery themes contained within the novel. Now, at least, it's more neutral and fits the aesthetic without seeming incredibly out of place. I'm happier with it now, so this will likely be the final version:

I'm currently 15 pages into editing this novel, and at ~175 pages total, using an estimate of 5 pages/day, that puts the release for this book sometime around early October. This release date may shift as I continue working on it, but I think that's a reasonable deadline.

Given the gothic themes, an October release would fit, but I have enough ongoing projects that I just want it done! The perils of writing too many things!

Doll Factory

From the (very) limited input I've received, I've begun work on my next story, 'Doll Factory.' It has already breached ~14K words, and appears set to become a novella based on the current outline (unless something significantly changes like it did with Trancemaker!)

This one will have a lot more lesbian elements to it, though there is certainly also going to be some vanilla sex contained within it as well (I'm already in the middle of writing that scene!)

Additionally, I've also put together a cover for this novella, which I am fairly pleased with:

I've just written a synopsis as well (see below). It's time for the rubber dolls to shine!

Doll Factory Synopsis

As a SERIOUS person, nobody has been able to find a way to treat Hannah’s depression. Desperate to be HAPPY, she submits herself to an experimental protocol to change herself into a rubber coated DOLL.

With her new DOLL companions, safe in her faceless rubber shell, she is slated to serve her Mistress in HAPPY society, sealed away from the ravages of the SERIOUS virus.

While she would be quite happy with this existence, one of the developers of the process has plans to solve the SERIOUS problem entirely - plans that will require her to acquire and create far more rubber DOLLs.

As the factory churns to life, the day of the DOLLs will soon be upon us.

Trancemaker Update V2

I thought I'd jot down a quick note now that I know how things are shaping up with Trancemaker. I originally thought that this would be a novella, but the muse does what it wants, and now it's at about 67K words/162 pages.

In theory, this is where I'd stop, as I've just finished writing the epilogue, but a few days ago I had an exciting/hot idea for a post epilogue sequence, and since I'm so close to novel length, I don't see any reason not to include it.

Besides, I think it will round out the book and give it that extra oomph it so much deserves to have.

At any rate, that means this 'novella' has now been promoted to novel length. As a result, that means the next story will be pushed out a bit while I work through the final ending for this piece. The release for 'Trancemaker' will likely be late September at the soonest.

Additionally, I've decided I don't like the font I selected for the cover, so I'm going to have to go through that process again until I find something I like better. That shouldn't slow down the release any, but it's yet another thing on the TO-DO list!

After taking an informal poll (of the two people who responded to me) on the mind control story literature discord, I'm currently thinking my next project will be 'Doll Factory,' a delightful little tale of mind controlled women being turned into rubber drones so that they can be altered enough to fit into HAPPY society. I just hope this one doesn't sprout legs and turn into a novel, too!

The good news there is that I have enough left over stock photos from DepositPhotos that I should be set for the near future. I thoroughly dislike the requirement that you either pay monthly, or buy 100 photos which need to be downloaded in the span of a year before the download license expires.

There was also the hard sell about half way into the subscription where they try to get you to upgrade to a more expensive plan, which really stuck in my craw. Fortunately, that forced me to go find a set of interesting photos to use at the beginning of the year, so I should have plenty for the near future.

I must confess I far more enjoy the process of isolating and blending photos together than I do trying to find them. I always find it a drag to search through pages and pages of dreck to find that one diamond in the rough. Ah well, that's one of the perils of doing it all yourself, I suppose!

Trancemaker Update

There isn't a significant amount to report at the moment, but I figured I'd jot out something quick so that everyone will know that I'm still making progress!!

Trancemaker has made it to around ~58,000 words now, which means it's flirting with novel length. However, I am very close to finishing up the last scene, which leaves only an epilogue to complete.

That means I should be done with the first draft by the end of next week, and then it will go into editing. I know by now not to promise any timelines in particular for editing, but I tend to do more than I intend once I get into a groove, so it seems likely the novella will be released mid-September.

Once that has been completed, I have two stories fully plotted, and I haven't decided which one to work on next - 'The Rubber Order: Sanctification,' which has been on the back burner longer than I'd like and involves rubber nuns, or 'Doll Factory,' which involves a large amount of latex dolls/dollification.

Yes, both stories are going to have heavy rubber this go around. Maybe I'm rubber banding back to old habits after trying to write something a bit more tame? (Joke intended!)

At any rate, those are the two ideas on my pile. If anyone has a preference, feel free to comment below!

These things are always subject to change, of course, in case I get an even better idea between now and then, but there's no way to predict that! And I'm starting to run out of time... !

Containment Restrospective, and future plans!

It's been a week since I've released 'Containment,' so this seems like a good time to do a short retrospective based on the reception it's gotten so far, as well as to talk about my future plans.

In general, 'Containment' has been doing quite good in sales, but 'Sky Trained' has exceeded my expectations. Of course, 'Sky Trained' has been released for longer, so that doesn't really mean much.

I haven't gotten any feedback on either novel, so pretty much all I have to go on is sales to tell me what people are enjoying. If anybody has anything they really like in particular, do let me know, as it's the only way I have of knowing what part people enjoyed the most! Otherwise, I'm just muddling around in the dark here.

Pricing

After seeing how it's been going for my new novels, I'm confident in saying that I'll be pricing my stories in this way going forward:

$2.99 - Shorts, anything less than 30K words

$3.99 - Novellas, anything between 30K-70Kish words

$4.99 - Novels, anything longer than 70K words

That seems fair, given the relative amount of work I have to put in to get these released.

If I had to make a time estimate, it takes a minimum of an hour to produce 1K words, and to be more realistic, on most days, I would say it's about two.

For editing, I can get through about 10 pages per hour, if I'm not working quickly. During editing, I read everything aloud to ensure that it sounds more or less natural, and to ensure that I catch as many mistakes as possible.

Assuming a 70K word novel, that's about 140 hours for writing, and about 18 hours for editing. Once you calculate out how much a novel of that length can make, you're definitely not hitting minimum wage.

Of course, I'm not doing this to get rich, but it's getting more and more obvious that I won't be able to quit my day job to concentrate solely on this.

I will say that the advice 'release often' is definitely the way to go, and I suspect that I would generally do better if I could release more shorts. It's unfortunate that I tend to be so wordy, but my stories simply tend to spiral out of control when I'm working on them. I can't help it!

Oh well. But I'll definitely produce a short at some point, see if I don't!

Trancemaker

My next story is titled 'Trancemaker,' which I'm packing full of gothic goodness.

Cybergoths, leather, neon lights, lipstick, nail polish, the whole shebang.

Never mind the fact that I've never belonged to a gothic subculture or dressed as one. I simply find the work that goes into it and the end product to be super hot.

Because I'm writing for fetish purposes, I'm sure to get everything wrong about these subcultures, but I do hope I'll at least produce an entertaining story!

Mixed into this stew is a good jolt of paranormal romance and fae lords etc, with a lot of slavery and fun brainwashing. I'm fairly pleased with some of the hot scenes I've written so far, and there's quite a few more to go.

This currently sits at 25K words, and I'm estimating there's at least 4 large scenes left to write. If I had to guess, that will make this novella length, almost certainly coming in around 40-50K. I doubt it will be a novel, as the plot simply isn't that intricate. Unless something very cool occurs to me, I suspect this guesstimate will be fairly accurate.

Here's the cover for this novella, which I've already finished:

I also just made an attempt at putting together a synopsis, which of course is subject to change between now and release:

"Kai quit her high powered job as a lawyer to become a full time live-in slave for her Master. However, she doesn’t remember how she acquired this Master, and she still isn’t sure what the purpose of the tattoo being inscribed on her belly is for.

Her cybergothic friend might help her to discover these answers, but there’s a cost - she’ll be required to visit her club and be dressed as a goth herself. That is the only way she’ll be accepted by the Pathwalker and shown her possible futures.

The difficult path does not guarantee success, but failure will ensure that she becomes a jewel slave to one of the fae.

Embracing her new gothic style might be the only way for her to navigate the shadowy paranormal world which mirrors our own."

The Future

After Trancemaker is edited and released (likely late August or sometime in September), there are a couple of options. I'd really like to fit in another short before I start something else, but I currently only have vague ideas on that front. If nothing comes to me, I'll likely start work on 'The Rubber Order: Sanctification,' as I've finally jotted down an outline for that story.

With what I have plotted, it will be significantly darker than the first novella, and it's likely to turn into a novel on me, but we shall see. I'm sure there's some fans out there that wouldn't mind if I wrote more rubbery goodness, and believe me, it will happen. It's only a matter of when.

See you next time! Half Shim, signing off!

'Containment' is now live!

I'm pleased to announce that my newest novel, 'Containment,' has just been released on Amazon!

Rubbery gas mask wearing smoke demons and silvery hive drones abound in this latest outing, with loads of sex and fun transformation scenes. If that's your cup of tea, why not check it out?

Containment - Kindle edition by Waters, Caroline. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

I've been very hard at work on getting this put together lately, and I finished the editing far faster than I  had thought possible!

Please enjoy, and I'll post again another time with news about my next project... but don't expect a month between releases on that one - it just happened to line up that way this time! Cheers!

Raven’s rock band is down on its luck, and seemingly about to split up, until she discovers the extra dimensional entity hiding in her father’s bass guitar. Now, she’s having fun rocking out with her bandmates, but they’ve all been turned into IT’s glossy black rubber smoke demons!

Wendy works for an organization trying to keep IT's transformed Things out of our dimension, but she’s run into a bit of a snag - they’ve recently captured an AI core, which is dead set on converting her and her coworkers into sex starved Hive drones!

In a brutal battle for control of the city and each other’s hearts and minds, if either of them wins, everyone loses!

Sky Trained Retrospective, Looking Ahead to 'Containment'

Sky Trained

The rush of releasing something new is already starting to fade, as it does, though so far I am quite pleased with how 'Sky Trained' has done. It has more or less matched 'The Rubber Order' in terms of sales, making it one of my best sellers (which doesn't say much, as to be quite honest, I'm not exactly going to show up on the New York Time's bestseller list).

Be that as it may, I'm quite pleased with the small niche it has found. It's not wildly successful to the point that I'd try to run out and write a sequel, but at least it's helping me to get a better feel for what sort of thing people are interested in reading in this little niche of ours.

For those who have picked it up, I do hope that you are enjoying it!

Containment

Work has quietly continued on my next story, which currently weights in at 69K words. I am writing the final chapter, after which I have a short epilogue to tack on (and author notes, of course), and then it will be done. I fully expect that to happen within the next week, after which it will go into editing.

Since it's a shorter novel than Sky Trained, a super rough estimate is that it will be released at some point in August.

I don't have any plans for the next writing project yet, though it's likely to either be a short, or a sequel of some kind to 'The Rubber Order.' I'm not planning on using the same characters again, per se, but I will be writing in the same universe.

In the meantime, to whet your appetite, here's a synopsis I recently finished writing for Containment:

"Raven’s rock band is down on its luck, and seemingly about to split up, until she discovers the extra dimensional entity hiding in her father’s bass guitar. Now, she’s having fun rocking out with her bandmates, but they’ve all been turned into a matching set of IT’s glossy black rubber smoke demons!

Wendy works for an organization trying to keep IT’s transformed Things out of our dimension, but she’s run into a bit of a snag - they’ve recently captured an AI core, which is dead set on converting her and everyone around her into sex starved Hive drones.

In a brutal battle for control of the city and each other’s hearts and minds, if either of them wins, everyone loses!"

'Sky Trained' is now live!

 It's been a long time coming, but finally my extensive novel about hucows, ponygirls, and superheroes and villains has been released!

You can find it on Amazon here: Amazon.com: Sky Trained eBook : Waters, Caroline

I've raised the price for this book by a dollar since it's so freaking... long, but there is a possibly I will reduce it at some unspecified point in the future. I'm pretty pleased with this one, so I believe it merits the price increase - especially since it isn't a novella.

I've poured far too many hours into bringing this to life, and I do hope it scratches the itch for some of you!

"Allison thought that she had won the trip of a lifetime when her and her college friends were handed sweepstakes tickets to a tropical island. Her impression soured immediately upon arrival when she discovered that all the visitors were being trained to become latex clad cow women and ponygirls. Worse, her best friend knew this, and was already well on her way towards becoming a prime milker!

Rebecca traveled to the island for a far different purpose. Belonging to the hero agency Blue Stars, she is gathering intel to shut down Mistress Moon's villainous milking operation.

Neither of them know how their special powers will react when faced with Mistress' creamy delights. If they are not careful, they may both end up becoming happy cows in the island’s dairy!"

End Of May Update: Sky Trained + Containment

May is almost over, with summer fast approaching. I think that this is an excellent time to discuss where I'm at with my current projects, though I have no covers to reveal this time, sadly.

I do hope the small number of people who have read 'Transference' have enjoyed themselves. I've heard nothing so far about that release, one way or the other, so it's quite difficult to know what the market is looking for. I suppose I shall have to keep writing stories with different plots to get a sense of what people want in their longer form smut.

Sky Trained

I'm still in the middle of editing Sky Trained, almost literally, at 156/321 pages. At an average rate of 5 pages/day, this process should be complete at the end of June, giving this novel a release date somewhere near the beginning of July.

Depending on how well how the process goes, this may be done a little sooner.

I will say the story is turning out to be fairly fun, and I do hope to get it into everyone's hands as soon as possible. There's a lot of cow milking that's going to happen.

Containment

This story, at 43 K+ words, is starting to turn into a novel. I have a vague idea of where I'm going with it, and I'd like to keep it under 80K words if I can. If that's possible, I might be able to start the editing process for it at the end of June, at about the same time I release Sky Trained.

Just in time to start a new editing cycle! Oh joy!

I haven't given the next project too much thought yet, but it's likely to either be something shorter, or the next installment of the Rubber Order, which is very unlikely to be short.

I like the idea of writing a short, but none of the ideas I've had so far have turned out to be short. Oh dear.

So - nothing too much to report, really, except that I've been working diligently! Cheers!

Sky Trained Editing + Containment

Sky Trained

I've started the editing process for Sky Trained, and it's clear there's no way I'm going to be able to keep the pace I was using while editing Transference without horribly drying out my eyes. As such, I've halved the pace in an attempt to keep my sanity.

At the moment, that means I'm reading about 5 pages a day, which is a little unfortunate, because I expect that means I won't have this done being edited for at least two months. Bummer!

While that will push out my schedule quite a bit, at least it's happening, right? Currently, I'm 20 pages in out of 324, so it's definitely going to be a ride.

That said, there isn't much more to report here. I'll keep plugging away at it and hopefully I'll have good news to share about this (or a release!) eventually.

Containment

I've continued writing this tale, but it still doesn't really have an outline - just a rather vague idea of having two titanic forces clashing against each other. I think that actually is going to work, given the scope of this story is fairly small.

'Small' is a relative term for me, however, as I've already hit 20K words on this one, and I expect it to take at least around another 20 K more to finish it out. It's pretty likely that this will be another novella.

The good news is that I already have the cover done:

What do you think? I'm really quite proud of the result. This took quite a bit of editing, and I added the smoke effects myself with the help of some free paintbrushes in Gimp.

Anyway, there's going to be plenty more latex fun on this one when it's complete.

Of course, that means I'll have ANOTHER huge amount of text to edit before it can be released, but that's just the way it goes with authors, I suppose!

My updates from here on out might be a little sporadic, as I won't really have anything to share until I finish the first draft of Containment or I finish editing Sky Trained. I suspect Containment will be done first, but we shall see!

Rubberily yours, Half Shim