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The Book of Masks Homepage

by Seuzz

Rated: 18+ · Book · Other · #2156493

A hub for the "Book of Masks" universe.

The Interactives
"The Book of Masks"

: A high school student discovers a grimoire that can make magical disguises.
"The Wandering Stars"

: Sequel to "The Book of Masks."
"Student Bodies"

: A high school student is turned into a blue goo that can possess people.

For non-WdC Members
"The Book of Masks: Archives"

: Dodges the "Servers Busy" barrier!
"The Book of Masks (Abridged)"

: Introductory storylines for new readers.

Community
"BoM/TWS Message Forum"

: Community for readers of the interactives.
"BoM/TWS/SB Wiki"

: Notes and documentation for authors. Spoilers!

Current Polls
None

The Latest
7/1: Interactive: "Solving Other People's Problems"

7/1: Public: "Solving Other People's Problems"

Show Recent Comments

10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

Junas

Sep 27, 2024 at 3:15pm
In response to "From One Female Impersonation to Another"

Dude fell off

Junas

Jul 10, 2024 at 10:46am
In response to "From One Female Impersonation to Another"

Good, go away stalker!!!!!!!!

ThePrussian

Jul 10, 2024 at 9:50am
In response to "From One Female Impersonation to Another"

lol, goodbye low effort troll.

Junas

Jul 9, 2024 at 10:30pm
In response to "From One Female Impersonation to Another"

Liar!!!! GET AWAY FROM ME YOU E-STALKER!!!!!

ThePrussian

Jul 8, 2024 at 11:20pm
In response to "From One Female Impersonation to Another"

Your profile shows the date your account was created.

Junas

Jul 8, 2024 at 9:57pm
In response to "From One Female Impersonation to Another"

How tf do you know how long I've been here.

Nostrum

Jul 8, 2024 at 8:30pm
In response to "From One Female Impersonation to Another"

Wanted to politely answer earlier but because of the attitude...

First, Seuzz does that every now and then. Look at this very blog - he's been away for up to 6 months and has always returned. You can see each time he returns that he apologizes and explains the reasons why he's missing. Sometimes, he calls these breaks in advance; sometimes, like with life, he can't explain them. It has happened several times just during these past two years, it has happened before, and it'll happen again. And yes - we worry that something happens to him whenever he disappears without a trace, but all we can hope is that he's doing okay.

Second, as Prussian said, just because he skips a week doesn't mean the series is dead. Missing 76 days, mostly non-consecutive, out of 190 days is pretty laudable: you can't expect someone to update daily and keep it all by himself. He deserves a break, even if unannounced, to keep the story flowing.

Third, he's not the only one who posts in the series. There are a group of collaborators (myself included) that sometimes post things, but we all have our reasons not to post like crazy. Part of it is trying to keep quality control over what's posted here. There's a reason why the Interactive has had several prizes and mentions over the years. Even if something happens to him, the community will keep the series alive, one way or another.

So no - the series isn't dead, and saying "wrong" as if you knew more than us shows your ignorance. The interactive is quite large, so you can binge on one chapter per day until Seuzz returns - in case you want to refine or consolidate your thoughts on the story. Not going to ask you about what you've done on the rest of the year, 10 months and 20 days since you've been here, but I'm pretty sure you didn't spent it reading the Interactive in-depth, or else we would've heard of you by now. It's a community that's more active than you'd think, but not a terminally online one.

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Junas

Jul 8, 2024 at 8:23pm
In response to "From One Female Impersonation to Another"

Yes. Come on

ThePrussian

Jul 8, 2024 at 8:09pm
In response to "From One Female Impersonation to Another"

Nope

Junas

Jul 8, 2024 at 6:03pm
In response to "From One Female Impersonation to Another"

Wrong

February 22, 2024 at 12:48pm

#1064683

A Case of the Hiccups

There have been a few hiccups over the past few days with my posting schedule, you might have noticed. Nothing serious. Just hiccups.

It's been a couple of things: A few bad nights that destroyed my ability to concentrate, so that I didn't have anything prepared. Yesterday I did have a chapter for you (the one I published today) but I got in deep writing something else, and the time got completely away from me.

And this storyline is evolving in ways I couldn't have predicted, and sometimes that means I'm stuck for an idea, because I've wandered into a cul-de-sac. So there's a chance of a few more hiccups.

But I've no intention of doing a weeks-long fade.

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February 12, 2024 at 12:38pm

#1064072

Plan D for "Doppelganger"

Today's chapter—

* Interactive: "From Plan B to Plan C"

* Entry: "From Plan B to Plan C"

—is a cheap bait-and-switch, I know. The choice was to "circle back" to previous choices, but the story shouldn't reward procrastinators, so any reader who won't go for the first four choices offered deserves to be pitched into something quite different.

Next up:

I closed a poll yesterday, asking if you wanted a story where Will worked as the senior, junior, or equal partner with someone else. The victory narrowly went to "Senior Partner", by 40% - 30% - 30%. So tomorrow I'm going to return to a storyline where Will is in the most senior position possible: "A Junior Partner"

That's the "doppelganger" storyline, where Will has replaced half a dozen classmates with duplicates, and aims to replace a lot more after getting himself some junior partners. So, disguised as Chelsea Cooper, he has recruited ex-cheerleader Michelle Estrich as a partner, and they have replaced Christine Miles, an arrogant bitch in the junior class who has it in for Michelle and her friends. Michelle gets to pick two more people to replace, while Will (as Chelsea) is going to pick three. Michelle has just sent Will the names of five people she wants to replace, giving Will the chance to steer her to one of them ...

EDIT: I have a few authorial notes about the just concluded storyline, in "Re: Commentary: "Just the Typical Hollywood Story""

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February 8, 2024 at 12:13pm

#1063767

Theater of One

Today's chapter—

* Interactive: "Theater of One"

* Public: "Theater of One"

—continues the Hollywood arc and it ends in a choice, but I'm not going to post a poll. My original plan had been to end today's chapter with five possible choices, but I didn't have time to set up five choices without just doing an exposition dump. So I'm going to string things out over one or two (or three?) more chapters. So tomorrow (if things work out) should bring a sequel on the "Just envy" choice. I'll suspend this branch once at least five choices have been set up.

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February 7, 2024 at 1:05pm

#1063705

On the Hook

I think today's chapter—

* Interactive: "Hook and Haul"

* Public: "Hook and Haul"

—is going to bring the "Party of Five" branch to a halt, at least temporarily. Tomorrow I hope to have a sequel to "School Survey"

Oh, right, there a poll that went with that one.

"Snag a student" had a solid lead for most of the time, but GPs and a last minute surge gave the final victory to "One of Gianna's outside friends." Final tally:

* Outside friend: 43%
* Student: 41%
* Teacher: 16%

So, now I have to invent some outside friends for Gianna Johns!

* * *

A few weeks ago I polled readers on what kind of story they wanted to see next, but I forgot to do a follow-up poll. Well, the follow-up is finally up. You can find it here: [Poll completed and deleted.]

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February 3, 2024 at 12:27pm

#1063380

The Party Ends

Today's chapter—

* Interactive: "Party of Five, Chapter 18"

* Public: "Party of Five, Chapter 18"

concludes the "Party of Five" story-within-the-story. It was fun to write (well, adapt). I hope it was also fun to read.

I should have posted another "Hollywood" chapter before concluding "Party of Five," but some scheduling conflicts and one night of insomnia destroyed three consecutive days of writing time, so I had to fill it with "Party of Five" nonsense, and by the time I'd recovered my footing "Party of Five" was so close to concluding that it just seemed best to finish it off. But tomorrow will bring another "Hollywood" chapter (as voted for, the "Wait" option, which won with a GP-adjusted 44% of the vote) along with another poll. Then my plan is to follow with a few more sequel chapters in the "Party of Five" branch that will extend Will's shenanigans vis-a-vis Sean, before capping the Hollywood branch with one last chapter.

And after that? I'm not sure. I'll have to look around.

EDIT: There's a commentary thread on the story in the forums now: "Commentary: "Party of Five""

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