So, things are still going in the story and what I am posting is catching up to what I haven't written yet. We still have a ways to go and I am hoping that I am able to stay ahead of the game. It does help that I do occasionally realize that there is a gap in the narrative and create a new chapter, like for this week. There were some issues I had not addressed yet and had to throw them in. Not sure yet if this is going to get pulled yet for submission, but it just might. I like the story and the characters.

The next release of 300 Rains may be Sunday, as I am busy cleaning my house for my Chinese New Year party. So for those who are interested. Gong Hai Fat Choi and welcome to the year of the Rabbit.

Thank you all for the wonderful responses you gave me. They really made me feel a bit better about things. As for some of the issues you listed and possible solutions let me address them.

Well, an early update. I decided to post it now instead of waiting for Saturday or Sunday. The next one will be posted then but since I was sick last week I decided to give you this chapter a touch early. Have fun reading and enjoy the story.

I just watched 'It's a Boy|Girl Thing' and really loved it. The film is a typical body switch story that we have all read at least one. They hate each other, walk a mile in the other's skin and then fall in love with each other. Kind of typical but the acting is superb. I mean both of the main characters were able to convey the gender switch well, with good body language use. They completely sell the story and that made it a lot of fun to watch.

I am just hoping that I am not using too much hyperboly on this.

Okay, this is a bit crazy even for me. Chapter 19 of 300 Rains got posted, then a quick posting of Chapter 20. So two new chapters of that story and then this morning I had an urge to finish up the next chapter of my Ranma fic. Crazy man. So three stories in under 24 hours. Merry fricking Christmas indeed.

So, one more present for you all and things will hopefully return to normal next week for chapter 21 of 300 Rains.

Happy Holidays Everyone!!

I decided to post the story early as tomorrow seems like it will be busy for me. I hope you enjoy the pain and suffering poor Melanie goes through in this chapter. Nothing like suffering for the holidays. :)

Take care everyone and type at you later.

So I have been working on 300 Rains a lot and reading more books on cultural anthropology. I am trying to incorporate plenty of that into the story without overwhelming it. That can be rather tough sometimes, especially when you are in a section where a lot of the dialogue is technical and you have to figure that most readers are not well versed in the specific disciplines speech. That has led to a lot of work trying to make sure things read smoothly.

So I finally have internet again and in celebration I have posted the next chapter.

Also FYI... upon posting this, I realized that I need another new chapter that wasn't in the original. This may cause a delay in next week's chapter, but I will work on getting it out on time. It should be a fairly intense chapter, which seems to be almost standard operating procedure.

Okay... So the one chapter I was worried about, as I hadn't written it at all and it needed new research to fill in a few holes is done and I plan on getting to it sometime this week. That will be nice. As I have been doing these I realized that I had missed something in them and thus I needed to toss in a whole new chapter. It answered a few questions for me in terms of plot and such but also raised a few new questions.

Happy Veteran's Day everyone!

From one proud vet to everyone else. Transvets are people too. Check out Transgender American Veterans Association for more information.

And just to be clear, this is to all Veterans of all nations who put themselves in harms way for the good of their people. All Veterans give of themselves and not just Americans.

But anyway... Happy Veteran's Day.

Well, I decided to upload the chapter early as tomorrow is going to be crazy, what with painting and ritual stuff... so anyway.

I am looking forward to people's comments on this chapter, as there is some fun stuff in there that changes the tide of things and ups the stakes of the game. I figured that it might get some responses and thus it would be nice to see. I actually dig your comments and several of them have actually made me shift some things in the story or add things that were not there to start with. I really value them.

Okay... be forewarned this is a touch rantish...

So, I am a bit confused and irritated by the fact that a lot of readers do not comment or vote on stories and not just mine in general. I know that I don't always comment, because sometimes I don't have anything to say, but I do know that Authors really like getting feedback. 300 Rains has generated some interesting comments about a number of issues that I have really enjoyed reading and that have given me ideas. Comments are like applause and are a great way to open a dialogue with the author.

Well... anther chapter of 300 Rains is up and the plot thickens. Poor Geoff. I am so mean to him. But anyway, This was another fun chapter to work on as this is an interesting change of pace with a shrink, not helping you with you transition but helping you cope with your transformation. I bet any shrink would be a bit overwhelmed by that task. :)

There was not a lot of Anthropology in this chapter, but never fear there is still more Anthropological information that has yet to be discussed. There are some interesting challenges ahead fr our good Professor.

Well, as the story continues I begin to delve deeper into Cultural Anthropology and the crazy coolness of it. It is actually a pretty interesting topic and one that is I had the money I would go back to school for, specifically the Ethnolinguistics, where Culture and Language make sweet, sweet love. :)