I have been working on this series for months, and the first chapter finally appeared yesterday.
https://malespank.net/viewStory.php?id=58707If the series title sounds a bit familiar, it's because this story features Caleb Stiles, a character who first appeared in Skip Trace's incredible Mr. Anderson Looks Back series -
https://malespank.net/listSeries.php?show=47365.
The first five stories of that series (Caleb 1 - 5) were written as a backstory for a character Skip really liked in another author's series. When he decided to post it on MMSA, he changed the name and altered some details. I have been able to read some of the stories with the character upon whom Caleb was based.
The thing is, the ending to the Mr. Anderson/Caleb stories tore my heart apart. It was a great ending, and it's what the story demanded, not to mention that, with the original character, it's the way the story had to end. I fell in love with both Caleb as a kid I wanted to know, and with Mr. Anderson as the teacher I'd needed in my life. I also became friends with Skip, and, as I got to know him, I wrote some fanfic about both of those characters.
Skip and I were talking about a new story with some characters from his series, when he had the epiphany that Caleb DID NOT have the same history as the character upon whom he was based, so there was no reason for him to wind up in the same place. As a matter of fact, because of changes Skip had made when he changed details for the story, where they original characters ended didn't really make sense for Caleb anymore. When he realized that, he said to me, ", you, (Jack Wells), are free and have my permission to pick up where the “Caleb” series leaves off. Riley ended up at the (location). Caleb could end up anywhere ..."
That was a great deal of trust, and I was kind of scared. I talked about it a lot with Skip, and with Adric, Zyngaru, and Zac especially. There were a number of false starts, but I think I finally came up with the story I wanted to tell and a great way to tell it. I made sure it was loyal to Skip's original story, while also keeping in mind that his story was only what Mr. Anderson saw.
I don't have much else to say except that I think this story might be my magnum opus. As much as I loved All-American Boy and Central Point High School, this one develops a character I loved and involves spanking. It's also about 114,000 words, so definitely novel length.
Hope you all give it a try and please, let me know what you think.
Jack