As some of you may know from my IAMA on Reddit a few months ago, I am a software consultant and I consult on a closed-source software I wrote for my ex-employer worked in a specific industry.

My employer went bankrupt from its other business ventures  a few years ago owing me a lot of money (more than 6 figures), and for a settlement, I received both the source code for the software and the right to consult for it.

In short, I inherited the software I was paid to write and which is still in use by major corporations who all now know me personally.

Recently, 3 of those corporations asked for a new version of the software. Not just customization, but a new release with new major features. 

My lawyer confirmed I could make and sell a new version under our settlement (but not sell licenses of the old version).

This can mean a major influx of money going my way in the next year or so, so I have been working heavily on said new version and will me in the next few months.

For you, the bad news is less time for writing new stories. For me, the good news means that I might be financially independent in a few years if all of the people using my software (without giving me money) end up paying me for the new version.

For now, I live on my financial reserves since I am not doing customized development, but I already have enough of pre-orders to finish the new version.

Catherine Reynolds

Meanwhile however, one of the fans of the site came strong. He had been sending me e-mails for almost 3 months, commenting on each of the stories and asking me a lot of questions.

He submitted a few ideas and some of them would have made it into the next Catherine Reynolds (which would occur after the Case of the Funeral).

Recently, he told me he was an independent movie producer. That's his title on his business card anyway, since he hasn't produced any movies yet. He was however an assistant director on a few independent movies.

So, this producer has purchased an option to do a an independent movie on Catherine Reynolds.

I cannot say a lot more. She will still be a naturist in the movie, but Lily and Kyle are out for legal reasons. He wants to do a movie with PG-13 nudity, in other words, with objects blocking the various views and only occasional breasts showing. In fact, on a 90 to 100 minutes of movie, he plans to show less than 5 minutes occurring at the naturist center.

In short, it would be what most of you...[Continue reading on the site]