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3/31/2026 - Belrye and the Summoner Release and News!

For starters, the new version of Belrye and the Summoner has been released! Yay!

Now for the news part. BatS is officially too big now to be posted to FurAffinity as a single file. And after a careful reading of the ToS, I don't think it will work to post it there in multi-book form. So going forward, BatS will only be available on magicfoxgames.com (it's my site, so the size limit is how much drive space I have, lol) - hopefully not too big of an inconvenience!

So about 5 months ago, burnout hit me extremely hard. You've probably noticed I'm waaay behind on the new Gloria story I promised a while back. While I'm working my way back into things, I've learned I often fall into the trap of trying to bounce back too hard, too fast (giggity), and just end up burning myself right back out again. So I've been trying to ease back into things. Rest assured, it hasn't been forgotten! I might be switching over to monthly, shorter stories though. Not only do those feel a bit less overwhelming, but I have a lot of shorter story ideas for the series that don't really work well in the longer format.

One thing I'm working on is a website revamp, in part to reflect me being MarciTheTechMare now. I need to get a good picture taken to replace the rather old one I have up, so it'll be a work-in-progress for now. I am also going to be trying to get much more active on BlueSky (MarciTheTechMare there, too!) with updates and announcing when a new story comes out.

Anyway, check out the new version of Belrye and the Summoner! :-)

2/21/2026 - BatS Time Again!

It's been a crazy last month or so, so things have been a bit quiet around here. It's time for a new version of BatS, though! This version cleans up quite a few typos and other mistakes I've found, and it also adds quite a few new chunks. :-)

1/24/2026 - Another New Version of BatS!

A new version of BatS is posted and ready to go! Some routes will be able to g a bit further now. Working my way through all the different paths to get them to the current point. I might have some ideas in mind to make that easier to do, so I will be poking at those next month. :-)

12/31/2025 - New Version of BatS!

Just a quick announcement that the new version of Belrye and the Summoner has been posted. Happy New Year! :-)

11/30/2025 - New Gloria Story and Midwest Furfest

Hello again! Just a quick note that a new Gloria story has been posted, and that I'll be at Midwest Furfest next weekend! If you bump into someone wearing a blue "Magic Fox Games" hat, feel free to say hi, give them a knuckle-bump, etc.! You can probably find me around Diana Stein's booth during dealer hours, and after hours you can find me sitting with a laptop working on the next BatS version. If you do, don't be shy - at cons, I only work on stuff where interruptions aren't a problem!

11/26/2025 - Big Announcements

Hello everybody! I have mentioned in a few different posts, places, etc. that I was taking a brief hiatus to deal with some pretty heavy stuff going on in my life. Well, that hiatus is ending - woo! And I've got some announcements, all of which should be good. :-)

First, I'll be at Midwest FurFest! In what is becoming a tradition, I'll be posting a picture of myself on BlueSky (DaveTheFoxMage) when I arrive. If you see me, say hi, give me a knuckle-bump, strike up a conversation about random stuff, etc.!

Second, more frequent stories! Not only is the next Gloria story going to be coming out on the 30th (this Sunday), but I had mentioned before that I wanted to start gradually picking up the schedule on things. Well, starting with December, Belrye and the Summoner is going back to being an every-month update! Gloria stories will (for now) remain every other month, but before long I'll be making those monthly too. The length may end up getting a little shorter, but we will see. :-)

Third, the website is gonna be getting a revamp! With multiple general-audience and 18+ projects going on (including the general-audience game that'll be going public in a few months), I want to reorganize things broadly into those two categories. Whether you're looking for smut or something you can safely read in public, this should make things easier for you. Also, the text and old picture of me on the website itself deeply need a refresh.

Saved the biggest announcement for last. You may see a new name start popping up over the weekend - "MarciTheTechMare". Remember that part about dealing with heavy life-stuff? Well, uh, that's the biggest one right there. (For Gloria fans, no, the name isn't coincidence, but Marci in those stories isn't entirely a self-insert character.) I'm still wrapping my head around a lot of that, and it's going to be a long, gradual process, but... I'm genuinely happy. Even happier than I thought I'd be. :-) And on that bombshell, tune in for Gloria pt. 20 Sunday!

9/30/2025 - New BatS Update

Just a quick update to say a new version of BatS has been posted! :-)

9/27/2025 - BatS Soon, and Game Progress!

First off, the next version of BatS will be coming out on the 30th. Much excitement!

Second, the game has been coming along nicely. It will be called "Post-Modern Alchemy" and will be a text-based game with some modern conveniences and features added. I'm targeting late winter for the first public build, and just like BatS, this will continue to grow over time. :-)

In other news, I'm slowly getting closer to some of my stuff going back to every month, rather than alternating months. It won't be an all-at-once thing when it happens. At first, it will most likely be BatS that goes back to every month. The Gloria series will be going monthly too, but it will be a little while longer. Those stories actually take more time than a BatS update, for me. But those will eventually be back to monthly!

One thing I've been trying this month is having fewer of these "update" kinds of post. Given how long these things take, I imagine weekly "Progress is happening!" updates get a little tedious to read. This way, there's always something interesting to talk about, lol.

For now, I should get back to it over here. Look forward to the new version of BatS in a few days! :-)

8/31/2025 - Gloria pt. 19 Reseased!

Just a quick announcement to say that Gloria pt. 19 has now been released! Woo!

8/25/2025 - Gloria pt. 19 This Sunday, and Announcement!

To start with, the new Gloria story is getting posted this upcoming Sunday! It's almost done drafting, and then it'll be a few days of editing. I'm quite happy with how it's coming out! :-)

Now, the big announcement. I've been poking at Godot for a new game project. Those who have been following my work for quite a while may know that before BatS and the Gloria series, I had a game called Carnal Chemistry. Without getting into too much detail, I ended up taking it offline when a lot of this anti-NSFW stuff started happening. But I really loved that setting and a lot of the ideas I had in mind for it.

So I've started looking at making "Not-So-Carnal Chemistry" (not the real name, of course). It's the same world, but done as a general audience game. Also, unlike that one, it will be single player and a downloaded game rather than web-based. There's a lot of work that is needed before I'll have anything ready to show, especially considering my current writing projects, but I'll be posting more updates as they happen!

Funny enough, I'm looking forward to doing another SFW project. I love both kinds of writing, and having something SFW that I'm working on will be a nice contrast, lol.

Anyway, I just finished the Godot tutorial and some additional poking around, so I think I'm going to call it a night here. Look for Gloria pt. 19 on the 31st! :-)

7/29/2025 - Belrye and the Summoner ver. 202507 Released!

The new version of BatS has been released! This version has a huge number of typo corrections and other fixes, as well as about another two dozen chunks or so. :-)

7/27/2025 - Glora pt. 18 Released!

The long-delayed Gloria pt. 18 has finally been posted!

Also, I'll be at Gen Con this week! As I mentioned a couple days ago, look for me at Diana Stein's booth. If you ask for Dave, FoxMage, DaveTheFoxMage, etc., she'll know who you're referring to, lol. If it arrives before I need to leave for the convention, I'll also have a "Magic Fox Games" hat too. So if you see that, it's me!

7/25/2025 - Two Releases Soon!

I think the worst has passed, and I'm doing much better these last couple days, so I've been back to writing! There's one small part I need to finish for the draft, and then I can edit. Thankfully, editing for Gloria stories is much simpler than editing for Belrye and the Summoner, lol.

Speaking of which, don't think I've forgotten about BatS! While I haven't added much since the last update, I have done a ton of fixes for things like typos, as well as one or two plot-related oversights in a few chunks. Every now and then, I think it's worth taking an update to really focus on finding and fixing any problems that have crept in, even if only a little bit of new content gets added.

This leads to the big announcement! On Sunday, Gloria pt. 18 gets released, and on Tuesday that will be followed by the new version of BatS!

Finally, I will be at Gen Con next week! If you wander past Diana Stein's booth, there's a pretty good chance you'll see me there. Assuming it arrives in time, look for a guy wearing a "Magic Fox Games" hat. ;-)

So yeah, after a couple of weeks with very little progress here, hopefully this makes up for it!

7/13/2025 - One Last Delay

So after the 4th of July, I have really been struggling with a lot more anxiety than normal. I should have expected that after last year, but I really wasn't prepared for it to hit this hard. Gloria part 18 is coming, but just... give me one more week, please. I've learned not to force it when the words aren't coming - it's always better to wait until they're flowing again.

7/6/2025 - Sorry, A Bit Longer Delay

Just a short update to say that the delay is going to run a bit longer. While I did do a bit of writing over this week and weekend, the fireworks all week have pretty much kept me from really being able to relax (even with ear protectors). So I hate to say it, but it's going to be just one more week. Sorry for the unexpected further delay!

6/28/2025 - Gloria Small Delay

There will be a bit of a delay on Gloria part 18 - I am currently planning on having it posted by the end of next weekend. I haven't had as much time to work on my writing this week as I would like, so I am a bit behind. Rather than trying to rush out the story by my normal end-of-month, I want to take a few extra days to really do it right.

Next week is also the 4th of July, so I'll be hiding with my ear protectors. I've been seeing someone about my fear of fireworks, and I'm definitely doing a little better than I was at this time last year, but it sounds like it will probably take years to get it fully under control. I can celebrate the small victories along the way, though! :-)

Other than that, I don't really have much more to add this week, so I should get back to writing. Look forward to the next Gloria story getting posted next weekend!

6/22/2025 - Gloria Progress

Gloria pt. 18 is coming along very nicely. It is definitely a tone shift from the recent stories in the series, and in some ways it feels like coming up for air, lol.

While the NSFW content will be much more tame, this one focuses a lot on character development for a couple of characters who haven't had much time in the spotlight lately. Since needing to move to every other month for Gloria, having a few stories in a row where characters don't show up feels a bit worse. Still, though, I'm trying to think of pacing in terms of books, not in terms of the calendar. After all, down the road we will be back to having a new Gloria story each month.

Having said that, though, the idea did pop into my head recently of doing the series as a mix of novella-length stories and short-stories. I don't know if it is something I would actually do, necessarily, but it's just a random idea that occurred to me at some point.

As a random side-note, I also have been doing a little bit with BatS in the background, this month. Not adding new content, but a lot of proofreading and fixing typos, grammar errors, etc. The worst one is "Summoner" vs. "summoner". A lot had already been written when I went, "Wait a sec - when 'summoner' is being used as the name Belrye calls you, that should actually be capitalized." Turns out, there were a ton of places I had missed when changing it, at the time. So yeah, a ton of various corrections! :-)

Anyway, I should get back to writing. There's a character on a journey of self-discovery, and I shouldn't leave them hanging!

6/15/2025 - Behind the Scenes

This is largely a behind-the-scenes update, this week. A lot of progress has been happening with what will be my future writing area! I've been working on finishing the basement, to turn it into an area for gaming, entertaining, and writing. Things have been going well, so far, and it feels good to work on it! (It's something I'd been planning since moving here back in 2013. It's finally happening, lol!)

Things have started to really ramp up at work lately. While I can't really go into specifics, it has been a whole lot of stuff that isn't exactly my area of expertise, but nothing is on fire yet so I seem to be doing okay. ;-) It doesn't look like it's going to reach the point of impacting my writing or videos, but that is something I am keeping an eye on.

It sounds like we are supposed to have some rainy days, this week. Those are actually my favorite days for writing - it's nice and relaxing sitting down at the desk with my kobold blanket and a big mug of tea or coffee (I'm one of those heathens who likes both!)

Actually, speaking of kobolds, I've had some ideas bouncing around in my head for a story about one. That might eventually become either a one-off, or maybe a second series once things calm down around here. I always run into the problem of having too many stories I want to write and not enough time to write them, lol. In the meantime, you or Belrye will eventually get to be one in Belrye and the Summoner, so you have that to look forward to, fellow kobold enthusiasts!

For now, though, I should be going. I've been taking this weekend to recover after getting a lot done this week. Also, to all the dads out there, Happy Fathers' Day today!

6/7/2025 - Happy Pride!

I hope everyone is having a great Pride Month! Whatever flag you fly, you are both valid and valued! :-)

Progress is going well on writing. It is strangely refreshing writing something more vanilla for a change. Don't get me wrong, there will still be plenty more stories filled with less vanilla things! But sometimes it is good to shake things up.

Behind the scenes, I have been doing some pretty major home reorganization, moving furniture around, etc. I'm exhausted, but it is really good to see things progressing. One thing this is doing is to make my writing area better to work in, with more space for things like bookshelves and whatnot. :-)

This is a pretty short update, this week, but mostly just wanted to wish everyone a happy Pride and talk about what's been going on around here. For now, I'm going to relax a while, lol!

5/31/2025 - New Version of Belrye and the Summoner Posted!

Just a quick announcement that the new version of BatS has been posted. :-)

5/24/2025 - Continuing Work on BatS

Things have been coming along nicely on BatS. There is a new way I will be handling the different story chunks starting with the version after this one, to help with consistency. One thing that has been a struggle since very early on is consistency.

Let's say there are a large number of very similar chunks, where the same basic thing happens. And let's say that somewhere along the way I add an extra paragraph to help flesh things out. I will go and try to add that paragraph every single chunk where it is needed, but it is inevitable some will get missed. So parts that are supposed to be the same start to gradually drift apart.

I've figured out a new way of handling them that solves the issue, though. Rather than each chunk being its own file, similar ones get grouped together. So if two chunks should be identical except for Belrye's pronouns, they appear in the same file. Wheverever a pronoun appears that needs to be different, I have a way of saying "Chunk A gets 'him' and Chunk B gets 'her'." I've already made the little program that takes those and makes them into buildable LaTeX files. :-)

I also got a bit of a start on a new Gloria story, just because I woke up feeling inspired today. This next one is going to be more tame, focusing on Robert and Ally. For those who are more into the hard stuff, don't worry - there will be more of that in the future, lol.

Anyway, I should be going for now. The next version of BatS will be coming out on the 31st, so hopefully everyone is looking forward to it. :-)

5/4/2025 - Gloria pt. 17 Posted!

Behold, Gloria pt. 17 has been posted! I will also be putting it out on FurAffinity when they are fully back up and running. :-)

4/30/2025 - Gloria Delayed

Quick update! Between FurAffinity currently being in read-only mode and still giving the next Gloria some more polish, I'm gonna take a few more days to work on it. It will be posted this Sunday. If FA is still not fully up, I'll post it here and put it on FA when possible again. :-)

4/26/2025 - Gloria Progress

The next Gloria story has had a few false starts, but it is going well now. I've done a couple thousand words today, though I probably won't have a chance to work on it tomorrow. I'm going to SEWERFest tomorrow (It's a big reptile expo - don't let the name fool you, lol), then I'll be recording some Doom for youtube.

My day job will be taking more of my time than normal for the near future - we were just bought out by another company, with all the "fun" that entails. I've been through that particular song-and-dance before, so we will see how it goes. Fingers crossed that it goes smoothly, but if there are any story delays, I apologize in advance!

My current plan is to have the next Gloria story ready to go on the 30th, but I will need to see how things go. If it is going to be delayed, I'll make a post to let everyone know! :-)

I have to admit, I'm looking forward to the next story arc I have in mind for the Gloria series. It will be a much lighter story than the current one has been, as far as tone. I've loved writing the current arc, but I'm ready for something more lighthearted, lol.

Well, I need to get back to things over here. I'll talk to you all later! :-)

4/19/2025 - Writing Progressing Nicely

Writing is going well for the next Gloria story. This one probably more than most I have written recently has been a case of putting the characters together and seeing where it leads. Often when I do that, I'm as surprised as anybody about what happens, lol.

I also may have done a little work on BatS too. Even though I'm doing every other month releases for Gloria and BatS now, I often do some work on both each month. For the most part, it has been proofreading and spell-checking things. On that note, I've discovered that I have a strong tendency to hyphenate things that aren't supposed to be hyphenated - who knew?

So far, my 2025 has been going pretty well. It is pretty much a "rebuilding" year for me, with things like trying to set writing goals that are realistic, continuing exercising, and dealing with other things that I'd call obstacles to happiness. A lot of it hasn't been easy, but I really feel like my life is going in a great direction. :-)

As much as I didn't want to dial back my writing goals, it has really helped. While I didn't want to admit it to myself, I was headed toward burnout. Writing feels much more comfortable, now, and I can take days off without worrying about looming, self-imposed deadlines. Of course, my long-term goal is to get back to both BatS and Gloria coming out every month, but for now that's a long-term thing. There are some things that need to happen before then, to free up more time. I do miss being able to go on 12-hour writing binges when the mood struck!

For now, though, I should be going. Tonight's plan is relaxing (went to see the Minecraft movie today - I really enjoyed it!), and there's a gaming machine calling my name, lol.

4/13/2025 - Working on the Next Gloria Story

Hello again, everybody! Work has been happening on the next Gloria story - this one will be focused on Gloria and Marci, though the next one after this will be switching around to a couple characters we haven't heard from much lately. :-)

It has been a busy couple of weeks here, outside of writing. I was at two conventions, two weekends in a row (Adepticon, and the Midwest Gaming Classic). This was my first time at either of those, and both were awesome! Beyond that, though, nothing too crazy.

The new schedule of alternating between BatS and the Gloria series every other month is bringing me some much-needed sanity, which is good. While it wasn't something I wanted to do, I'm kinda glad I did. Eventually I want to go back to doing both every month, but there are a lot of things that will need to happen before that. Still, that's in the plan!

Also, for those following BatS on FurAffinity, you may have noticed that it was posted in my gallery this time, instead of scraps. When I posted it this month in scraps, it didn't show up on the front page for some reason. When I moved it to the gallery, it appeared. At this point, though, even though it is a work-in-progress, I would say it has hit steady-state. So for the time being, I am planning on posting it to my gallery.

I think that pretty much covers it for this update, so I need to get back to it here! :-)

3/31/2025 - New Belrye and the Summoner Version Posted!

Just a quick update that the new version of Belrye and the Summoner has been posted! :-)