THE BUSINESS | THE PROJECTS
A major update 01.07.26:
1. Why The Euphoria Verse Has Been Rescheduled To 2027
The Euphoria Verse is a large, interconnected fictional universe with multiple storylines, recurring characters and long-term narrative arcs. Creating that experience requires careful planning, consistent world-building and time for refinement.
One of my core creative principles is that every story should stand confidently on its own. Modern franchises sometimes fall into the trap of making every film, episode or book feel like an advertisement for the next one. Audiences can sense when a story exists primarily to set up future projects.
I want each story to answer its own dramatic question. If readers continue, they gradually discover that these stories exist within a much larger world. Every major character deserves to feel like a real person rather than simply a stepping stone towards another storyline. The larger universe should emerge naturally through those individual experiences.
Rather than rushing publication simply to release content sooner, I have chosen to focus first on building Purgatory Publishing through the Moreland Road publications. This establishes the publishing company, develops sustainable income and provides the time needed to continue refining The Euphoria Verse without unnecessary pressure.
This approach also allows me to develop the editorial process that I believe a shared universe deserves. My aim is to build an editorial room rather than rely solely on isolated writers. Timelines across the walls, discussions about character motivations, challenging ideas, identifying inconsistencies and refining every draft before publication are all part of the process. This collaborative approach has helped many successful long-running television series maintain consistency while allowing ideas to evolve through discussion.
As Purgatory Publishing grows, I will continue refining that editorial process, learning how to work with contributors and developing a consistent production workflow. These are not separate goals from The Euphoria Verse. They are part of building the foundation it will ultimately stand upon.
When The Euphoria Verse begins publication, it will do so because it is ready, not because of an arbitrary deadline.
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2. Moreland Road Magazine To Replace Park Bench Magazines
The decision to replace Park Bench Magazines with Moreland Road was made for both practical and creative reasons.
True crime is a subject that almost everyone immediately recognises and understands. Unlike fan fiction, it requires no prior knowledge of an existing universe or characters. Readers can pick up an issue, become immersed in an investigation and enjoy it as a complete publication in its own right.
As an original publication, Moreland Road also provides a legitimate commercial product that can be sold from day one. This is an important step in building a sustainable independent publishing business. My immediate priority is to begin earning an income, establish the publishing company and create a foundation for future projects.
Moreland Road will help fund the stories I ultimately want to tell within The Euphoria Verse. Rather than rushing those stories into publication, I want to give them the time they deserve. A shared fictional universe benefits from careful planning, editorial discussion and collaboration. My ambition is to build a small editorial team that can challenge ideas, identify inconsistencies and help every story reach its full potential.
The long-term vision remains unchanged. I still intend to publish Purgatory Magazine, continue developing The Euphoria Verse and produce Alien: Breathe as a feature-length fan-made film. Achieving those ambitions will require time to establish a network of collaborators, build a production crew and find performers who share that vision.
Moreland Road is therefore not a change in destination. It is the route that makes the destination achievable.
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• AlienPurgatory: The main community and monetisation hub for creators.
• The Writer’s Room: A comprehensive writing course and collaborative community space for skill development and story submissions.
• Purgatory Studios: A dedicated production arm creating bespoke websites and digital platforms for amateur and professional filmmakers, performers and writers.
• The AP Progress Blog: The public-facing creator diary.
• The Manifest Site: The backend team site and prompt directory.
• The Harmony Press: The immersive in-universe interactive game.
THE ORIGIN
As we know, there was a huge climate change in everyone’s working and personal lives in 2020. My dear friend, Amira and I had been putting plans in place to begin a small touring company. We were to be sailing tourists to unique and beautiful locations off the shores of Southern Thailand.
With our local knowledge and the desire to manage a business which would keep us outside in these beautiful tropical sceneries, we believed this would be successful and give us a brand new lifestyle.
My father had become very ill, so he would have loved to spend his final years sailing throughout this paradise. But sadly we all hit the disaster of 2020, my father’s health deteriorated and I had to move to remote working to ensure I could look after him round the clock. But during his last couple of years, it was impossible to guarantee my time for my clients. I stopped work, relied on my savings and spent as much quality time as possible with the greatest friend I’ve ever had.
Fast forward a few years and I’m in the process of creating an entire independent storytelling ecosystem and adding the final touches to my portfolio.
ALIEN PURGATORY: THE COMMUNITY HUB
AlienPurgatory is designed to be the digital hub for creators of fan made and original works. Upon a free sign up and profile creation process, our subscribers are able to provide a collective audience a cinematic experience, whether they’re presenting their new fan made movie or original works of fiction.
With a unique design, never seen before on any fan or community website, creators have full control over their exposure, revenue stream and payment gate.
We want to ensure every creator has the opportunity to earn from their work. While we use Patreon as our primary platform, subscribers are free to link to any funding gateway they prefer, such as Buy Me A Coffee or a dedicated crowdfunding site. Every published story will feature a direct link to the author’s chosen funding platform. Additionally their Subscriber Profile will showcase this link alongside their social media channels and personal website.
PURGATORY STUDIOS
We are making the most out of our new adventurous community hub, by marketing and offering website services specifically for our audience demographic.
Our Social Media Campaign is specifically designed to guide our Visitors and Subscribers into worlds which most appeal to them, then funnel each individual to a product or service of the most benefit.
creating multiple fictional universes across a number of different franchises. I guarantee you’ll be taken aback upon exploring the number of projects we are publishing within this next year alone.
PARK BENCH MAGAZINES
This first series of magazines is our grassroots boutique publication, designed as a premium concept art magazine with each monthly issue containing a chapter from three unique fan fiction stories.
As a creator currently experiencing homelessness in Bath, I am launching this brand in the near future to help fund my way into a home.
I hope to connect directly with my local community. Let’s consider it a form of busking, though I am offering my work.
Park Bench Magazines, the name seeming fitting, will be a series of guide books and fan fiction magazines. Follow me on social media to see when and where I am and will be each day.
PURGATORY PUBLISHING AND THE PURGATORY MAGAZINES
While Park Bench Magazines serves as a physical portfolio of my work, its purpose is as a stepping stone toward the ultimate goal of launching the mainstream Purgatory Magazines alongside major publications.
Two sister issues of Purgatory Magazine will be published each month, ‘Fan Fiction Fulfilment’ and ‘The Original Anthologies.’ Each magazine is to be populated by the work submitted by the Subscribers of AlienPurgatory and The Writer’s Room website / writing course members.
THE WRITER’S ROOM
Once complete this website will offer a comprehensive writing course designed to elevate the Members’s craft. Members will have access to a vast directory of specific prompts tailored to fit multiple genres and intricate character arcs.
The platform will host regular community meet-ups to foster collaboration and provide a dedicated space for subscribers to submit their work directly to our community for feedback and potential publication.
THE AP PROGRESS BLOG
This is my public creator diary for all to follow. Here I document my day-to-day work efforts, creative milestones and the ongoing realities of building this entire publishing network from the ground up.
THE MANIFEST SITE
Serving as the central headquarters for our creative team, this site is built specifically for all writers involved in our various projects. It presents a comprehensive guide on how to build a story from start to finish. I have carefully designed specific prompt frameworks to enable writers to use Gemini effectively as a dedicated writing partner. Furthermore the site acts as our official archive to store and present the current state of all written work and future plans.
THE HARMONY PRESS
Designed as an immersive fan site for The Euphoria Verse, this platform operates as an in-world news and notification system run by The Weyland Corp, for all colonists within the Verridian Solar System.
It is essentially an interactive game where colonists can move up and down the corporate ranks. Credit is awarded for strict compliance, but ruthlessly taken away when subscribers incur penalties. Within this digital ecosystem, work is continuously assigned based on their specific skillset to ensure maximum productivity for “The Company.”
MARKETING VIA THE MAGAZINES AND THE SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES
The Ecosystem Strategy:
To ensure our publications drives continuous growth across our entire brand, all issues will feature dedicated marketing spreads for our core platforms and revenue streams.
By allocating full pages to the AlienPurgatory site, the website creation services, the AP Progress Blog, the Patreon and our overarching social media network, we are actively funnelling our readership directly into our digital ecosystem.
This strategy transforms the physical magazine into a powerful marketing tool which builds community engagement and drives traffic to our primary revenue streams.
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