The Haremlit Thing

I’m glad I asked about haremlit. The reason I asked is because I already wrote one. At least a lot of one. Over 100k words.

This was a while ago. I think it was 2018. It never went anywhere at all and I think it made me like a grand total of $35.

Problem is I really like the story. I like it a lot.

It started as a fun erotica, and I wrote it first as a futa story, where this guy ends up at a girls college (more on how the story works later) and all these college girls who are experts in the occult are futanari (you know, with the penises).

But then somewhere near the end of the first arc, I thought it was too good a story for throwaway futa erotica. Like, do futa fans want all this complicated story? Probably not, I figured. I never published it. I let it rest.

Then I rewrote it as a Reverse Harem romance. Why not? It had witches and werewolves and vampires; it seemed like it would work. I threw in a fated-mate storyline and got it rolling. I didn’t think it worked at all once I got into the rewriting. I let it rest.

Then: I have some writing friends who were having a lot of fun in haremlit and litrpg. I did some research and thought, wow, these are some fun-ass books. I read Jan Van Stry’s first book in the Valen’s Legacy and thought, heck, yeah, this is a hoot. So I rewrote my original story as a haremlit and it really worked for me. I had a lot of fun. I couldn’t get too KT with it, because I felt like I was writing for a different audience. So it’s KT but KT in a tight jacket. But, gosh it was fun.

No one else responded to it. No one cared. I put out two books and got a big collective yawn. I let it rest and no one ever asked about if it was coming back. No one signed up for my mailing list. Boo hoo.

Last year, I thought, shit, maybe the readers on Radish would like it. I blew the dust off the Reverse Harem version and began posting it. A couple episodes in, someone complained to Radish that the characters were underage (not even close there, sister) and I had to change it. At least the people at Radish are cool (not like some of the other storefronts) and gave me a nice email about the matter. I pointed out how it was impossible the characters were underage, how the guys are in college and the main female character is an F.B.I. Agent. Anyway, after that debacle, I closed the book on this project.

Then I was like, shit, no way, this story is fun, damn it! Another writer said put it up on Royal Road. So I did that. More crickets.

But I still don’t want to take this fun story and just throw it in the trash. It worked the best as a haremlit, and that’s the way I want to do it. When I put it up on Royal Road I shoehorned RPG elements that weren’t natural, so I should take those out.

What I’m getting at: If you like my writing and you like haremlit and litrpg I’m hoping you might get a kick out of this book. I want to post it here on Patreon (and on Ream) and have you read it, just for some fun. Maybe you could say hey, you know what’s wrong with it, KT?—this: and present me with why no one likes it.

This book is already written and will not get in the way at all of me finishing Reza, Separate Schools, Six Weeks, et al. Maybe I’ll present it like Chelsea’s late night horror show (Chelsea from Chelsea Hates Libby). The book has old movie elements (gosh, right away, maybe that’s where I messed up!).

So can I tell you about my haremlit version? Cool. Okay, get this: a young guy who is a new F.B.I. agent is promoted to Special Agent In Charge, which is like a job he should not have in any way at his young age. But it’s to be in charge of a special occult division. He has to fly out to New Hampshire and work with this girl’s college that has this extensive library and knowledge of the occult. Right away, things in New Hampshire are crazy and unbelievable and he finds himself in this black magic /occult murder mystery (and he might be at the center of it) and it’s probably his imagination, but his nails are growing, he’s getting fangs, he’s getting bigger too, isn’t he? Gosh, he’s not more than he thinks he is, is he?

Here’s the flashy haremlit part: Yes, he’s a werewolf. And those college girls? They’re witches. Turns out witches love wolves, big time. Like, wolves and witches are symbiotic in their power wells; one supplies the other. This is best shared by forming covens (you know: harems), and practicing sex magick. Covens are delicate things, though, and you have to find the right balance in numbers and types of witches. Here’s the thing: someone extirpated werewolves some while back, so the main male character is an incredible find. He’s one lucky guy. Too bad there’s a lot of bad stuff going on around them and it can’t be all about sex. He’s gotta solve a mystery and maybe save the world.

It’s urban fantasy, taking place in our modern world. Its fantasy world is one of Lovecraftian cosmic horror merged with black magic and occult Hammer films out of Britain in the 60s, plus werwolves, witches, and vampires. It’s fun and sexy, but also with dire consequences, and a real genuine mystery... I spent a lot of time working on characters having dialog and working out getting to know one another, etc. It’s very KT. More KT than my romance novels. I think that even if you don’t like haremlit you might still enjoy this book. Plus, my KT writing is the most like how I really like to write. It’s not commercial (obviously!) and I don’t have an editor telling me to change things or get to some scene quicker. This harem writing is also how I like to write (though I did make choices I thought the intended audience might like).

The series is called Warlock Wolf. The first book is called Bring the Night. Here is the blurb from the first episode:

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A magic horror harem serial novella.

Rookie F.B.I. agent Porter Black has been promoted to Special Agent In Charge—but there’s a catch. He’s leaving Drug & Robbery in Tennessee to go to snowy New Hampshire and head up the Occult Branch all by himself. O-Branch is a joke, but the bump will look great on his resume. Two hours off the plane and he’s neck deep in black magic trouble. A bizarre ritual murder with a victim spread out on a bloody pentagram leads to a whole bunch of questions. But once he starts getting answers, he's wishing he was back working robbery.

The job was supposed to be cushy. Sent to replace the almost-retired Agent Otterman, the gig looked like a research and consultation thing, most of his time spent liaising with a local girls’ college and feeding data to agents working serial killers.

One night in New Hampshire and he’s finding out Black Magic is real.

Soon he’s got more trouble on his plate, the most puzzling of which is a hot redheaded college girl who can’t keep her hands off him—and he feels just the same. Only this girl’s from a sorority of occult students his office works with and the things they want to do to each other could get them both in boiling hot water.

A black magic novella series with a young F.B.I. agent in over his head who also thinks there’s a chance he might be turning into a werewolf. There are harem elements, or coven elements to be more specific, occasional gruesome violence, seances, creepy whodunits, ritual murders, magic swords, devil dolls, assassins... And why the heck is his body growing, anyway, and what’s the new obsession with bloody meat?

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Starting this week I'm going to post the chapters and some of the artwork I've already made. I'd sure appreciate some input, and I really hope you enjoy it. This was a lot of work and I want at least a few people to get a kick out of it!