It seems that I somehow forgot to post my author notes for “Smooshed” when I finished the story last year. Better late than never, I suppose.
Author notes
The subtitle "The Nine Wives of Marco Diaz" is an homage to The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat (1974), one of the first X-rated animated movies.
This story required more outlining than any other story I’ve written. I had a “character table” to keep track of each character’s sigil, weapon, sexual power, magical power, and source of angst. Then there was a “story table” that listed, for each of the 18 chapters, what would happen in the main story arc, the Tom/Rosa arc, the amount of time that passes in the chapter, Marco’s penis size, Jackie’s breast size, and any important changes that the other girls would undergo. All group sex scenes required their own outlines, and I made a list of bridal outfits for chapter 16 to make sure that none of them was too much like another.
In chapter 11, when the girls are cheering on Marco and Brittany, Janna's cheer ends with "this is just getting corny" because 'corny' is one of the surprisingly few words that rhymes with 'horny.'
Referring to Earni/Mewth as "Susan" was inspired by the end of the otherwise mediocre animated film Titan A.E., in which the MC names the planet he just discovered (or created, I don't remember) "Bob." The name Susan comes from the MC of another mediocre animated movie, Monsters Vs. Aliens; I always remember it because one of the other monsters tries to argue that the MC doesn't need a "monster name" because "Susan" might be scary enough. ("Suuuuuuusannnn...")
According to the Star Vs. wiki (https://starvstheforcesofevil.fandom.com/wiki/Star_vs._the_Forces_of_Evil_Wiki), Daron Nefcy once said that Starfan13's real name is Amanda Jacobs. Whether or not this is true, I decided to use that name in this story – not least because the name Amanda means "she who is loved."
Amanda's shapeshifting power follows T-1000 rules (Yes, I know I'm dating myself here): She can only transform into creatures of roughly equal volume and mass.