Max Connors Adventures Season 2

[Just_Jeremy]

Hello again everyone.

As threatened, I have returned to writing the Max Connors Adventures with a few Lessons Learned and a slightly different approach. I'm hoping for 20 chapters this time around, and to hit as many categories as I reasonably can within the structure of my work. Let's see how THAT goes.

Biggest difference? I've got a couple semblances of plot threads that I'm carrying over from the first series and weaving together with a couple of new wrinkles.

While not 100% necessary, I DO suggest you go back and read the 'First Season' if you haven't already because there's going to be a lot of pickup from that. You can find those stories here-
https://forum.literotica.com/threads/max-connors-adventures.1634092/

I'm also going to work with the "Series" formatting a bit closer, so you won't HAVE to refer to a forum thread to follow chapter to chapter (The Monkey CAN be taught ladies and gentlemen!).

Ch 1- Back in the Saddle
Max returns to Philadelphia and tries getting his life back in order. It's not messy, it's not clean, but it moves on.
https://www.literotica.com/s/season-2-ch-01-back-in-the-saddle

Ch 2- Indecent Proposal
Time to learn a bit more about Max's college years and how he plans to move forward with a little help.
https://www.literotica.com/s/season-2-ch-02-indecent-proposal

Ch 3- Cherry Bomb
Max takes a little road trip and finds a cherry new...
https://www.literotica.com/s/season-2-ch-03-cherry-bomb

Ch 4- Close Call
While Max is out grocery shopping, he gets an unexpected visitor who wants more than a cup of sugar.
https://www.literotica.com/s/season-2-ch-04-close-call

Ch 5- Staying Power (A Three Parter!)
Part 1- Max is asked to take part in a charity event. Of a sort.
https://www.literotica.com/s/season-2-ch-05a-staying-power-pt-01

Part 2- Max's time at the Clinic's Charity Event tests his... resolve.
https://www.literotica.com/s/season-2-ch-05b-staying-power-pt-02

Part 3- The last half of the Edge-athon when Max finds relief and is the mysterious woman an ally or an enemy?
https://www.literotica.com/s/season-2-ch-05c-staying-power-pt-03

Ch 6- Foxy Brown
Max tries to take a week off and does more than laundry.
https://www.literotica.com/s/season-2-ch-06-foxy-brown

Ch 7- Cheesecake (Also turning out to be an unplanned 3-part chapter)
Max and company return to the Exxxotica Expo as a bit more than a minor guest it seems.
Part 1-
https://www.literotica.com/s/season-2-ch-07a-cheesecake

Part 2- Arcade Games
https://www.literotica.com/s/season-2-ch-07b-arcade-games

Part 3- Rising Cost
https://www.literotica.com/s/season-2-ch-07c-rising-cost

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[Rob_Royale]

One thing that has me hesitant to jump into these stories is the lack of numbered chapters. Even if they are stand alone stories, readers don't want to have to figure out the timeline. They are rated well though and I'll give one a try.

 

[lovecraft68]

One thing that has me hesitant to jump into these stories is the lack of numbered chapters. Even if they are stand alone stories, readers don't want to have to figure out the timeline. They are rated well though and I'll give one a try.

In this case I'd imagine the date would tell the order.

 

[Rob_Royale]

In this case I'd imagine the date would tell the order.

That's true. I didn't think of that.

 

[Just_Jeremy]

One thing that has me hesitant to jump into these stories is the lack of numbered chapters. Even if they are stand alone stories, readers don't want to have to figure out the timeline. They are rated well though and I'll give one a try.

This new season I'll be addressing that issue by including chapter numbers. The first season was entirely seat-of-my-pants stream of consciousness writing with no overall direction. I wasn't even planning a 'series' until I was 5-6 stories in.

 

[Just_Jeremy]

Just a quick bump now that we're through the first 5 chapters with more to come. Surprised myself with Chapter 5 and there are some big changes coming in the next few chapters.

Still trying to get a chapter in each category too. But I'm thinking that might be working against me this time around. Not sure.

 

[Just_Jeremy]

Well, did not expect this sort of result.

Actually, I expected some sort of result, just not a complete drop-off of readership and ratings compared to my two earlier series.

Trying to convince myself it's a combination of three factors-

1. It's still summer and people are out doing shit instead of reading smut on the interwebs.
2. I'm scattering the stories through various categories and not sticking with one.
3. I'm trying to stick to the format on my titles and not getting descriptive.

I also imagine it doesn't help that I don't tag my work either. I don't understand tagging and I doubt it will help me in any event.

I'm really hoping it's not because my writing has suddenly gotten really bad, but it's hard to know because no one leaves comments.

I can't do anything about 1 or 3- I can't change the seasons or MAKE people read my work, and I'm doing the titles the way I am to make it easy to follow what chapter is next. Only thing I CAN do at this point is dump the genre-hopping and stick with Erotic Coupling from here on out.

If that doesn't revive my readership, I'll probably keep struggling to get through this 'Season' of stories and hang it up for awhile. No point in writing if no one reads it.

 

[Rob_Royale]

In my experience anything after Chapter 1 falls off by 50% or more, even in the most forgiving categories.