As evidenced by the fact that no emails went out with the last news post, there was an issue with the notifications that I believe I now have fixed. Please let me know either in this forum or through email if you are not receiving emails and remember to set up your email notifications by logging in and clicking the Manage Account link.

And because no email went out with the last post, let me provide a quick update. There is now a Recent Activity section on the homepage showing recent forum posts and recommendations. Also, you now have the ability to sign up for email notifications for all forum postings.

-Matt / fake a smile

I just wanted to make everyone aware of a couple more updates to the site. One update you will see on top of the homepage is Recent Activity, which will alert you of any Forum posts or Recommendations added in the last week.

Also, you now have the ability to subscribe to be emailed to all forum posts. I'm not sure why I hadn't included that option from the start, but you can do so now. You can change your email notification settings by logging in and clicking the Manage Account link in the top right corner of the site.

-Matt / fake a smile

I was never happy with the way the site looked and had planned on remodeling it from the start, so naturally it took me nearly a year to get around to it. It's still not anything special, but I've never had any sort of talent for design so the fact that I don't hate it, to me, is a big plus. I have some other things I'd like to fix as well, if I get the time and inclination, most prevalent on my mind being adjusting the home page to display recent activity on the site. That way you don't see several-month-old bits of news every time you bring up the home page. No idea when that will be ready though.

Let me know what you think about the changes, and if you run into any issues don't hesitate to let me know either in the forums or email.

-Matt

Hello all! After months of agonizing over it, I've finally decided on a tentative title for Taking Control's sequel: Free Life.

The new title is inspired by the song "Free Life" by Dan Wilson, whom music fans might better remember as the lead singer/songwriter of the band Semisonic. If you are interested, you can check him out at http://www.myspace.com/danwilsonmusic.

As for the progress of the actual story itself, I know that word counter has been stuck at 8000 for a while, but that is actually rather close to completion. Hopefully with the title finally chosen, that'll be one less thing for my mind to worry about, and I can finally get back into the grind and get things rolling again. Until then, keep checking back here for updates, and if you haven't read it yet, check out the sneak peek.

-Matt

Hello and welcome to MVS fiction. I built this site myself as a place to post my writing, both fan-fiction and eventually original fiction as well. This will always be the first place I post any and all updates, so it's your best bet if you're following my stories.

If you encounter any problems or have any suggestions for the site, there is a forum thread set up where you can let me know. I hope you enjoy the site.

-Matt