Sazbi

Hey gang,
I just wanted to pop on and give you guys an update… and I apologize in advance for not having very good news. Perhaps its the time of year or just my brain once again getting in the way, but if I’m being honest with you all, I just really haven’t felt very great,  emotionally, of late. I haven’t felt much like writing or doing much, other than just mindlessly smashing buttons on a video game, or watching some dumb Netflix show…  I don’t know what else to say, I haven’t really been working on anything since I released my Isabela Merced fic over a month ago.
I wish I had better news. But it is what it is… I hope that I might get back into it soon… But feeling depressed and completely unmotivated by life is a very poor recipe for writing… You guys do inspire me to work though and it is with that thought that I haven’t given up hope of getting back to it. Its just, as of right now, I can’t say when that will be. Things at work will be ramping up and that will certainly play a part in my productivity. I don’t really know what else to say…
Here’s to hoping I feel better soon…
Till next time,
-Mal

Hey gang, just popped on for a quick update.
I’m working on 3 different stories at the same time right now, just kind of working when I feel like it and on which story I feel like writing… One of the three features Sabrina Carpenter in a kind of pseudo post-apocalyptical near future where Trump won the election and the US went to hell in a hand basket… Think of the Purge (never seen those movies) but with some celebrities… It will likely be a multi part story, but so far the only one I’ve got plans to work on is the first chapter that will have Sabrina in it.
The second story is in a kind of similar vein to the first, where some out of control ICE agents take matters into their own hands and detain Isabela Merced. Both of these stories will be of a rough non-con style and will likely be fairly similar in some ways. But I think both will also be very hot in their own ways. These are two ladies I’ve been wanting to write about for a while now and just haven’t found a chance to put hand to keypad in order to put something together.
Finally, I’ve been plucking at Billion Dollar Harem chapter 51 here and there, mostly as ideas take me. I have no idea when any of these stories will be done. I’m fairly obsessed with Cyberpunk 2077 at the moment and it has been occupying a decent amount of my spare time. But I have been trying to at least write a paragraph or so every night when I’m at work. I know that the further I get into writing these stories the more likely I am to feel compelled to write as opposed to sitting around watching Netflix or playing a video game. It is my hope that I can bring one or two of these stories to you by the end of January, but I don’t want to make any promises as I really hate disappointing you guys. 
Anyway, I wanted to let you guys know what I’ve been up to. I hope you all had a happy holiday and that you all have a safe and fun New Years. I’ll briefly respond to the comments and then I’ll get out of your hair.
ArcherNexus: Thank you for your patience and your well wishes. I personally don’t know of any story like BDH. I don’t read a whole lot of fanfiction to be honest because I find most writers who do this just aren’t very skilled and I get pulled out of the stories they are trying to tell by bad grammar, horrible plot holes, or just ludicrously inadequate set up… There are a couple of writers on CSL that I do like. You can search by author on that site. I recommend stories by Dark_Swordsman, Muhabba, and MiamiLyfe. That is by no means me suggesting they are the only good writers on that site… I just don’t read enough to know more. I have read works by all three of these and can attest that they are good. I don’t know if that answers your question lol… but its all I got…
Juan: A guy here at my work seemed to go through something similar where he realized months after the fact that he probably had COVID. It worked out well for him, as I hope it did for you, in so far as his symptoms were so mild he barely noticed, and likely gave him the antibodies to protect him through some of the worst months. I too enjoy Emma’s Blowbang and Going Gonzo. I have every intention of finishing, at the very least, Going Gonzo. And as I’m just sort of tinkering with writing at the moment, I might pluck at these some… But I’m going to try and focus my piddleing to three works at a time lol…. I’m kind of hoping by working on multiple things at once that I don’t get too burned out on any one thing. It might make things slower though for at least a little while…
Sazbi: I didn’t see Ariana’s music video, but she is so hot that I’m sure it was fire… I haven’t gotten far enough into the chapter to be working on any sex scenes yet, but I do plan to at least mention and describe in some detail the important ones. Obviously, the Ari/ Chloe match up will be in great detail, but if Taylor/Ari comes up, I can assure you there will be at least some description. Thank you for the sentiments, I hope not to delay the arrival of chapter 51 too long, but I am, at least for now, planning to continue my plan of working on a few projects at once as the desire and interest takes me.
Alright guys that about does it for now,
Till next time,
-Mal

Take a long as you need Mal, glad that you’re feeling better. We can wait for your mojo to get going on BDH, just looking forward to Chloe and Ari’s night with Alex after seeing the 34+35 video  and based on the last chapter, a possible quick Taylor + Ari scene.

Hey gang,
I wanted to come on and give you guys some much overdue news and I wholeheartedly apologize for how long I took to give this update. First off, I want to preface this by saying I am fully recovered from my bout with COVID-19. What I’m about to say has nothing to do with my sickness.
Okay, I finished my Secret Santa project for CSL a few weeks or so past. I will post that here shortly after it goes live on CSL for my Secret Santa to read. I think it is pretty good. It is certainly very fucked up and nasty I will say that. I can’t really say which celeb the story features or what exact content you can expect from it without potentially alerting the recipient of the story (in case they read my forum). I want it to be a surprise, in the spirt of the event and thus, I will wait to post it until after its been up on CSL for a few days at least.
Now, I know I told you guys that after I finished this Secret Santa project that I would be plunging ahead into Billion Dollar Harem pt. 51, but… I’m afraid that just won’t be the case… I have tried, believe me I have opened the doc more times than I can count with the intention of working on it…. I just can’t seem to find the motivation. These summary chapters can be rough for me because its basically impossible to have a connected story. Its more like writing a dozen mini stories with much less detail. Now, I want to assure you guys, I’m not abandoning the story or anything like that. But I do think that I’ll be taking a break from it until I feel motivated to work on it. Forcing myself to write something I’m just not feeling will only do a disservice to the story and to you guys who want to read it.
I don’t know what I’m going to work on in the meantime. All I know for now is that BDH just isn’t motivating me and trying to force myself to work on it only makes me not feel like writing at all.  I’m going to give it some thought over the next few days and once I’ve decided what I’m going to work on, I’ll likely do another post to let you guys know. Most likely it’ll be a brand new project. Probably a one shot with a celeb I haven’t yet worked with. There is also the potential for me to pull out an unfinished story, Emma’s Blowbang maybe or Going Gonzo… who knows. The point is that my previously posted schedule has been officially thrown out, and I’m going to be working on something other than BDH for the time being. 
Well that’s what I have to say about that. I hope that I can get back to BDH soon, and I really hope you guys are patient with me and maybe willing to read some other stuff in the meantime.
Now I just want to take a moment to address the comments:
Caligula: Hail Caesar! LOL! Great user name! I wanted to thank you for your post. Over the years I’ve found a lot of different places to post BDH, but this is the site I like best. AFF will always be the first place I post my stories with very few exceptions. It really makes me feel good to know that people like you love my story, come back to read it a second time or just simply like it enough to post a simple comment telling me so. It really makes me feel good to hear from you guys and it justifies all the work I put into this story. Its true that I don’t make any money from this work. Partially, that is because I could potentially be sued for doing so, but also, at this point, I work on it more for you fans than for anything else. I want to finish it for you guys and I’d hate to think someone couldn’t finish it because they didn’t want to pay for it. I really appreciate the kind words about my story. I would agree that it is certainly no masterpiece of literature, but I am glad that I can bring a little joy to some people with it. I really appreciate you taking the time to write such a long and thoughtful comment and I thought you should know your “one stroke” comment made me laugh. Hopefully it was good for more than just that LOL! Anyway, thank you again for the comment, and I hope you’ll bare with me while I take some time away from BDH to work on something else.
Sazbi: Physically I am doing just fine. I’m not sure if its the holidays or just shut in fever or something else, but mentally, I have been kind of bleh lately. That feeling might partially be due to anger at myself for not being able to work on BDH, but I really don’t know. I’m hopping that by switching gears and working on something fresh I can turn that mood around. In the meantime, thank you for the comment and the concern and I hope to have an update for you real soon.
Okay guys, that’s about it for me. I know this wasn’t good news, but hopefully it will work out, and maybe whatever I come out with next will tide you guys over till I can get back to BDH…
Till next time,
-Mal

Hope everything’s better than last time Mal, looking forward to hearing any update 

Okay guys, I’m back with a quick COVID-19 update.
Well I ended up having to go into the hospital. My symptoms were all getting worse. Not only was I having trouble breathing and whatnot, but between the chills. body aches and nausea/vomiting, I was faced with the harsh reality that I needed the hospital. I spent nearly the past 6 days there fighting to get better. I’d like to say it was a nice steady recovery, but it really wasn’t. Round about my 3rd night there, my breathing became so bad they had to put me on a CPAP machine. Let me tell you, that was hell. It gave me a severe panic attack as I felt like what I was doing was fighting not to die… 
The next day I went to 8 units of O2 and I refused the CPAP machine after that. Luckily, that was when things started to turn around. The doctors and nurses really helped me, the course of treatment did wonders and when I woke up this morning, they decided to take me down to just 1 unit of O2. By midafternoon, they were talking about me going home. That is where I’m sitting now, writing you guys this message. I would have updated you in the hospital, but this site is blocked by their servers, go figure lol!
I haven’t really gotten any work since this whole thing started, a month or so now. And, quite frankly, I probably won’t be anxious to dive back in right away. I want to take things easy and slowly get back into my routine. I expect I’ll be heading back to work early next month and that is when I plan to fully dive back into my writing, starting with the Secret Santa thing for CSL. Once I get that done, I’ll be back to work on BDH.
Okay gang, I really just wanted to give you guys a quick update and to say thank you so much to everyone who commented something supportive or enthusiastic. I appreciate all the support and I look forward to getting back to work real soon.
Till next time,
-Mal
P.S. I’m not fully recovered, but I hope get back to full strength real soon!

Hope for a speedy recovery, Mal.

Yay, Chloe and Ari won! Can’t wait for that scene and to see the status quo of the harem be setup before Kendall and Alexandra shake things up
 

Hey guys, just a quick update!
Okay, first off the vote. I hope everyone got a chance to cast a ballot for which celeb(s) they wanted to see in the chapter 51 scene. Sorry for not giving too much time on the poll, but I wanted to get started on things right away. It was actually a really close vote between three of the options, but I was remarkably surprised by how many votes some of the individuals got. A total of 108 votes were cast and everyone got at least 2 votes. 
Most all of the individual celebs got between 4 and 5 votes. Only Chloe and my poor Cara got less, each receiving 2.  And sadly in the case of Cara one of those votes was mine lol…. (fyi you can’t easily see the results of a poll unless you vote. My vote would never actually count for anything but a tie breaker...) I found the support for Dove not unsurprising, but still interesting at 11 votes and Taylor got 6 votes.
Next were the three multi celeb options. I was kind of sad to see Margot and Felicity only receive 3votes, but I suppose when faced with the more interesting option of having Felicity watch, its not too surprising. Also not too surprising that Cara/ Emma only got 5 votes, when they just had a F/F scene and have already had a threesome chapter with Alex. (I mostly added this grouping because well I love them both so much and just can’t get enough writing about them lol!) Finally, the last three groupings were where the poll got really heated. While Dove and Bella never got the lead, there was certainly a time where they were right there, close to tieing the vote up. The real competition was between Taylor/Margot (while Felicity watched) and Chloe / Ariana. For much of the poll, The Taylor/ Margot option was fast in the lead. Then like overnight, Chloe/ Ariana  pulled ahead. And while things got close a couple of times after that, Chloe and Ariana never lost that lead.
So there you have it, a quick recap of the poll. Your winners: Chloe and Ariana. Therefore, the next chapter will feature a threesome featuring everyone’s favorite Harem Master, his little girl, Chloe Moretz and the harems kitty cat, Ariana Grande. Should be a ton of fun to write and I can’t wait to get to it.
I want to take a quick second to thank everyone from here who went over to CSL to cast a vote, I really appreciate it. Its so much easier to have a poll over there than to try and get people to respond on a vote here in this forum. So if you made an account to go over there and vote, thanks! You guys rock!
Next, is some housekeeping business. I can tell right now that my schedule is going to go out the window… First, the company I work for just hired two new people and I am going to be mostly responsible for training one of them. Which means my downtime at work will be significantly compromised. Now, I still think I'll get some writing done and hope to stay mostly on track, but I think for now, I’m going to cancel my Sabrina Carpenter project. (makes me a little sad).
The second reason for the delay is because I agreed to write a Secret Santa story on CSL. I did this for two reasons. 1) because I thought it would be an interesting opportunity to write something different, hopefully with a holiday themed and a celeb I’d not yet worked with. I can’t at this point tell you who I’m writing about, but I will say that it is someone I have written about before. 2) my second reason, is because I really wanted to have someone write me a story. As you all know, or might suspect, I have an unnatural obsession with Cara Delevingne. I think she is easily the hottest, funniest, coolest celeb on the planet. So naturally I want to read stories that feature her… Unfortunately there just aren’t that many, hence if I participate in this Secret Santa thing, I can both do something cool for a fellow fanfiction writer, and hopefully get a really hot story featuring my favorite celeb. 
My plan currently is to work on BDH 51 at the same time as I work on this Secret Santa story. The next result will likely delay BDH 51 some, but I still feel confidant I can have it out by mid-November or so. Please keep checking in, I plan to give an update when I get the chapter half way or so done.
Okay, well I hope that catches you all up. Please feel free to drop in if you have any questions or comments on the poll or my up coming projects. I’ll answer what I can.
Till next time,
-Mal

Voted for Chloe and Ari, I feel Chloe’s “dom” side would come out on Ari if she speaks as Chloe would want her to maintain the “role” of being a Kitty.

Loved how far the girls have progressed into their relationships and Cara’s openness to seeing the benefit of her “niece.” Hope with the new schedule plan the punishment room is not abandoned. Liking where this is going with Taylor and Ari  Hope Kendall and Alexandra’s appearance is able to happen in the next one, but sounds like they are being introduced separately. Now to wait for the next one!

Thanks for the update, hope the tentative schedule is able to go as planned. Little thing I noticed was that Ari’s personal schedule and orders were she would be in the main room ahead of the girls to get them used to her being a cat (which by now they seemed to have), but she always came out when they lined up for weigh-ins (think the 9:30AM start for Ari to the 11AM start for the weigh-ins). Maybe one of the ladies can have a moment with Ari past their curfew when she is still out in the main dorm?

Hey guys, I realized it had been a month since my last post, and I wanted to give you guys another quick update. 
Let’s see, first off, things are still pretty busy at work. As I stated above, I do the bulk of my writing at work and I just haven’t had that much time recently. I’ve been training new people and we’ve had a bucket load of policy changes… not to mention just general idiocy from the students on campus. So I haven’t had as much time as I would like. This is normally my busy time of the year, but with everything going on in the world it has been even more so.
The good news: the new people are trained and things have started to get back to a small degree of normal over the last week or so. I have been making some progress with the new chapter. I don’t know if I’ll have it out by the end of the month. But I am hoping to have it mostly done and ready to send off to my editor by then. If things go well, maybe a week or so into October I’ll have it up and ready. The other bit of good news is that like many universities, we are going to have a long winter break and I plan to spend it doing a significant amount of writing.
My goal is to complete several projects by the end of January / early-mid February.  Here is a list:
Billion Dollar Harem pt. 50 (early October) Billion Dollar Harem pt. 51 (late October / early November) Going Gonzo pt. 4 w/ Emilia Clarke and DD/lg (late November) Billion Dollar Harem pt. 52 (mid December) When the World Ends pt. 1 w/ Sabrina Carpenter (late December / early January) Billion Dollar Harem pt. 53 (late January) Going Gonzo pt. 5 the finale (mid February) Obviously this list is subject to change. It is very ambitious but I’ve been kind of itching to write these past few weeks and I hope with the down time over an extended winter break I can make all this happen. I guess we’ll just have to see what happens, but I thought I should let you know what I plan to have in the works. FYI, I expect BDH 52 to feature the introduction of the final celebrity. Also, When the World Ends is a very dark story I’ve been tinkering with here and there for a couple months. It has Sabrina Carpenter in it. I’ve been dying to write something with her for a long time now so this project is of special interest to me. Finally, the finale of Going Gonzo will complete the “story” as it stands. Going Gonzo is mostly about the porn, but there is a very loose story taking place and this will wrap that up. The celeb and scene which it will feature has yet to be decided but when I get ready to post the poll, I’ll let you all know so you can go and vote. Keep in mind that it too will feature some very dark scene tags… So if you’re not into that make sure to avoid it. 
Okay I think that’s about it. There have been so many great comments, I’ll take a moment to address those, and I’ll be done rambling… at least for this post…
Well: Let’s see, your question is complicated. If I could take ANYONE I wanted, I guess I’d take some mechanics and engineers so we could live comfortably on the island till we could figure out a way to escape. If your question is which celebs I’d like to live on an island with as the only man then, lol here is my list:  Cara Delevingne, Emma Watson, Saoirse Ronan, Dove Cameron, Elsa Hosk, Sabrina Carpenter, Alexandra Daddario, Taylor Swift, Freya Allan, Margot Robbie, Ariana Grande, Kiernan Shipka, Chloe Moretz, Kendall Jenner, Felicity Jones, Alexina Graham, Madison Beer, Isabella Merced, Mackenzie Foy, and Bella Thorne. That is my current top 20 so it seems pretty straight forward. 
Juan: We’ve had a ton of policy changes and with a very small security force the problem has been enforcing them. Most partying on this campus has been shut down expeditiously, which means nearly all parties are taking place elsewhere, off campus. But we have had problems with people not wearing masks and maintaining social distancing. (Go figure getting horny college kids to soical distance). We have had some covid cases, luckily we are a fairly small community or I am quite sure things would be far worse. I predict we will either shut down soon, or our quarantine rooms will be packed till November when they go home…
ArcherNexus: I saw the tabloid pics of Emma. The images seem real, but nothing we haven’t seen. That short video of the hack on her phone… when she’s in the bath tub… oh dear lord!  I am looking forward to Lost Girls and Love Hotels. I think it will be a good movie. I loved Takehiro Hira in Giri/Haji on Netflix and I’m sure the movie will be great. Plus… you know, topless Alex… lol.
Guest Gillian: Thanks man! I really appreciate the compliment, my friend. It really helps to motivate me knowing there are fans out there who really appreciate my work. I try hard to write my stories in a way that they are grounded in reality. Where I’m writing fiction and not just my fantasies laid out on a page. I think there is an important distinction between creating a fiction, a story with plot and motive and character arc and not just a stream of consciousness fantasy. Anyway, thanks so much for the kind words and I hope you enjoy the stuff I’ve got in the works.
Zyther: I don’t know Sommer Ray. I do love Madison Beer, and I might write something with her in the future, but as for BDH the cast list is set. Once the final two ladies come in that will be it. We’re ramping up towards the ending and it would be far too complicated to add anymore ladies.
Desert: Thanks man. I have tried to take more time for myself with everything going on. Not easy, but everyone needs me time. (not the kind with lotion...lol). But thanks, I appreciate the sentiment. That said though, I am itching to get some new work to you guys and I hope to do that real soon. Thanks again for the comment!
Alpa: Oh boy! I just wish I could tell you everything I have planned…. Rest assured I do not believe you will be disappointed!
Sazbi: I have some ideas in mind for Taylor, don’t you worry! But I do think she is plenty open to almost anything at this point. I think her one woman sex show more than proved that! Anyway, I obviously can’t go into specifics at this point, but Taylor will definitely have some featured moments before the story comes to an end.
Alright gang, as I promised this is the end of my rambling!
Till next time,
-Mal

Without taking into account if Taylor might have a chance at a relationship with Kendal or Alexandra, I think she’s more open/desperate to have sex so wouldn’t mind doing it in front of everyone...even enough to act like a dog to get a certain kitty  (Still hoping haha)

Well this chapter answered my questions haha. Tense ending, and this is even before Alexandra and Kendall finally join them. Now the wait for the next one!

Updated today!
I absolutely plan to come back on to talk about some things and address the comments, but I’ve been up for like 24 hours and am exhausted… I wanted to get this posted before I find my bed and fall into it face first… But worry not, I shall return!
Till next time,
-Mal

One thing I hope is addressed is how the incident with Alex affect Ari and how she behaves onward. Plus after seeing a video of Dana Vespoli with Jessa Rhodes acting like a cat like Ari, hope one of the girls would be turned on enough they’ll have sex with Ari while she’s still a cat.

Hey gang, just popping on real quick to address some of the comments since my last post.
First off, I want to thank everyone who took the time to write something. I also just wanted to say that my post about the problem I have with fanfiction wasn’t to try and guilt you guys into commenting. But was more to point out that it gets me down when I put so much effort into something and seemingly get no reward. I really do appreciate the comments nonetheless and want to say that I can’t thank you guys enough for supporting me.
Guestish: No, lol I did not catch the plague. I live in a small town in the middle of nowhere, I think we’ve had less than 200 cases during the entire quarantine, and I take all the proper precautions when I got out, mask, hand sanitizer etc. So even though I have an “essential,” and public job, I have avoided it. I also very much appreciate your support over the years and am very glad you’re enjoying the story. Have you read my other works, or do you just enjoy BDH? 
Guest1998: Thank you as well, Guest1998 for your support over the years. I really do appreciate it and I’m very glad you enjoyed the choice of the final girl who will enter the harem. On a side note, if your handle means that you were born in 1998 I feel very old indeed…
Megaman: Thanks for the kind words, Megaman. There is nothing wrong, at the basics with not writing a comment or hitting a like. But it is, unfortunately one of the only ways that readers of fanfiction can show support to the writers. Its nothing to feel sorry for, if it makes you uncomfortable to do so. But I will say that even just a quick: “Loved your story, thanks for writing it!” Goes a long long way to helping those of us who pour so much effort into everything we write. I appreciate the sentiment of “have a nice weekend.” Unfortunately for me, I work every weekend. My “weekend” is in the middle of the week.  
ArcherNexus: I’m very glad to hear you enjoyed the new chapter. Honestly, I probably could have made it a two or even three part chapter, since so much stuff happened. It would have made the ending much more believable too, but I really wanted to get back to the main story so I used  some exposition to cram everything into one chapter. (Coincidentally though, chapter 48 is, by a substantial margin, my longest chapter yet). I have many reasons for selecting Kendall Jenner as one of the two final girls to enter the harem, which I’m sure you know since you’ve been following this thread for a while. But my main reason was her connection to many of the characters and her influence across multiple industries. I think those things made her a very plausible spy to help Alex collect data on his targets. It also doesn’t hurt that, despite what you may think of her as a person, she is incredibly hot. As to the “I love you” at the end. I nearly removed it. My editor suggested I do so, and I did where she said it in an earlier moment in her training. But I decided to leave in the I love you at the end because I figured that it was more an effect of the euphoric feeling that she was experiencing as she was high on Arcadia and had just had the best orgasms of her life than her saying it out of genuine love.
Here is what I have to say about the fanfiction you wrote. I remember reading part of it. I think I even commented on it in a review and I’m pretty sure I enjoyed what I had read up to that point. The main thing that you CAN get out of writing fanfiction, is practice. As a writer, I feel you are wholly unprepared to write a serious, feature length work, something that could be legitimately published, either by you or an actual publishing company until you’ve got at least a thousand hours of writing under your belt. Your work just won’t be sophisticated enough to sell till you’ve had enough practice to refine your own unique technique. I would urge you, that if this is a goal of yours, to continue to work on your fanfiction. Even if you don’t get much feedback you will get practice and that is not an insignificant reward for your hard work.  I want to thank you again for your kind words, and I will reiterate what I said. I will finish it, just the only question is how long it will take… Thanks again, and good luck with your own endeavors.  
Take-Takeoff: Thank you for the kind words. I’m very glad you’ve enjoyed what you read and I’m very happy that you’re looking forward to Alexandra’s upcoming appearance. I haven’t decided exactly how long it will be till she makes it into the harem. I need to have a small amount of time pass before I can bring in Kendall and Alexandra. But I can promise that her entrance will be one to remember!  
Sazbi: I’m sorry that Gal didn’t make it in. I had one spot left, and at least one of the prevailing reasons Alexandra made it over Gal is that I personally find Alexandra much hotter than Gal… Those eyes of Alexandra are just…. well they are just too damn much. I figured that if this is the last fanfiction I write (no idea if that will be the case), but if it was, I just HAD to include Alexandra or I would hate myself  . As to Kendall, I think there are a lot of interesting potential points of tension. There is the question of whether or not the other girls will find out that SHE played such a significant roll in their capture. There is the really close friendships she had with not just Taylor Swift, but Kendall is also BFFs with Cara Delevingne. And how will that play out with Emma being in the picture? And finally, as you said how will Kendall’s addiction to Arcadia effect the others, especially Bella? There are plenty of very interesting opportunities there. I am excited to finally get the entire cast together as I ramp up towards my planned ending and I’m as excited as you to see where everything goes… Should be very interesting!
Okay gang. I’ll be around at least every other day or so to respond to any other comments that might emerge. So if you guys have any other questions or concerns or whatever, let me know and I’ll try to respond to them.
Till next time,
-Mal

Still wish the final member was Gal Gadot, but will be interesting to see how Alexandra and Kendall will fit in. With Kendall being kept loyal with a constant supply of Arcadia, will Bella realize that’s what Arcadia does or just be possibly be kept in control? Also around the time of everyone getting taken, think there can be some fun tension between Kendall and Taylor. Can’t wait for the next one!

Hey gang!
I’m going to try and keep this relatively short, but we’ll see how that goes lol… 
I just want to say a few words about why I was gone for so long and why I was quiet during that time.
So, as some of you correctly deduced, I was feeling more than a little burned out on BDH. I had hoped, to distract myself, and entertain you guys while I dealt with those feelings by trying something new. That new thing was the short lived Going Gonzo series which had quite a significant voter turn out on CSL. But, despite that enthusiasm, it was met with, (at least what seemed to me), a very tepid response. See, here is the thing about fanfiction, and in particular, the problem with celebrity fanfiction.
I want to quickly add an addendum to this mini rant, which is, that if you are one of the people actually reading this, this rant probably doesn’t apply to you.
The thing about fanfiction is that the people who are writing it ARE DOING IT FOR FREE! (sorry for the caps). What I mean by that is that the people who take the time out of their busy, hectic, crazy lives to write shit for the whole universe to see get very few perks for all their hard work. One of those perks for me especially is to see the view count go up, or to interact with you guys as you write all your lovely comments, or, in the case of CSL, to see those likes accumulate.
And, the problem is that not everyone feels the need to hit a like button, and even fewer, the need to comment or drop a review. This is especially exacerbated with celebrity fanfiction because, at least for many, there is a taboo around writing fiction about real people. (I personally feel that once you turn someone into a character they cease to be a real person… but that is a whole different argument which would require many many more lines for me to fully explain)… But I digress. With celeb fanfiction many people don’t mind reading it, but they don’t want their handle (username) associated with it, so they might not comment or like for that reason alone. 
The other problem with celebrity fanfiction stems from the fact that it is inherently easier to write as you already have a real person to base your fictional character off of (and many of the people writing celeb fics omit any sort of character development entirely). This means that the caliber or skill of the people who write it tends to be less. I can maybe name 2 or 3 writers of celeb fiction at best who I would consider to produce quality work. The rest is a giant field of steaming shit.  This lack of quality writing also exacerbates the likes and comments problem because people get used to reading sub-par work and thus get used to the idea that they don’t need to offer the writer any support.
So here is my problem. I put 40 or so (maybe less, but sometimes a little more) hours of work into  a 20 page chapter which I can comfortably produce once a month. Essentially I am adding 1 unpaid work day to my week each and every week during a month to write quality fanfiction. Now, it might be selfish to say this, but I am working, I feel like I should get something out of it. So when I produce a new chapter or whatever the only thing I get out of it is the likes and the comments. But, because (as stated above) readers of celebrity fanfiction tend to be notorious for NOT doing those things and it really gets me down. 
Going Gonzo, saw a very lackluster response, even on CSL, where dozens of people voted to select a star and a scenario. Add to that, I’m already feeling burned out because of the sheer volume of time invested in Billion Dollar Harem. (Which by last count is over 700 pages and nearing 2000 hours to produce.) And I’m not going to lie, I seriously considered being done with writing all together. I however, being the calm, logical person I am, didn’t want to do anything rash. I decided to think about it. Well… that thought process took months.
I would check in here periodically, just to see how the stories were doing and to read your comments. I felt bad about ignoring them I can assure you. But I knew that I just needed to keep my distance while I thought about what I wanted to do. Eventually, the writing bug hit me and I decided to do another chapter of BDH. 
I’d like to say that I’m going to dive back in with both feet and get to work on finishing the story up, but I seriously doubt I will…. Obviously, this chapter doesn’t finish the story and there are many things still unresolved. To that, I say I AM NOT DONE WRITING! But… I’m also not sure that I’m going to buckle down every month and take time from things, when I feel more like doing something else to work on BDH. The bottom line is that I have every intention of finishing BDH, but I also probably won’t be producing a chapter every month (unless I feel like it  ). 
I’d like to emphasize that if you’re one of the people reading this, and you’ve gotten all the way down to here, you are definitely not part of the problem. I want to thank you guys, the ones who do take the time to comment, the ones who read every chapter even when it doesn’t feature a celeb that your “into,” or that on other sites, hits that like button. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, this story would never have gotten to this point without you guys, because honestly you’re the only ones who make it worth the effort.
Thanks again everyone! 
I look forward to hearing from you guys again real soon and seeing your reaction to the new chapter!
Till next time,
-Mal
P.S. I considered taking the time to address all the comments, but its been so long on many of them and in other cases this post answers those questions I chose not to. I would love to address any new comments. So if this post didn’t address your concern, or you have a new question to ask please do so and I will make every effort to answer it.

Damn, well it was a good run . Can you at least give us the ending? 

Excellent news! 

I don’t know who this Guest Mal is lol, but its not over… I’ll have a brief update on why I’ve been silent here in the next few days when I release chapter 28. So, if I may quote Uncle Iroh from Avatar the Last Airbender: “You must never give into despair. Allow yourself to slip down that road and you surrender to your lowest instincts. In the darkest times, hope is something you give yourself. That is the meaning of inner strength.” lol… I’ll have a more in depth update soon.

Initially from the polling I did not care for the new girl, but now I’m for it.  Can’t wait for the training she goes through in the next chapter.  Only now I wonder how she’ll fit in with the rest of the harem.  Will she have to pretend to be kidnapped? Will she be content of not being one of the higher levels even though she is the first slave? Back with the others, I think Ari is the last one to wrap up before the time jump. Hopefully she still stays as a petgirl  . 

Hope everything’s all right, Mal!