Slann
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Hey y'all!
I am writing a Seraphon story, and to be honest I am kinda stuck.
So here is the question:
Would y'all prefer reading an unfinished story that might or might not get finished some day?
That would include the possibility of having existing chapters rewritten in case I mess up with the story.
Or would you prefer to wait for the whole thing (which might never come)?
From my own point of view it looks this way:
I once wrote some 40 pages of story for a game mod (I was the only modder) and nobody ever read it because I ran out of Steam and never finished the last chapter. It was a story in the Wing Commander universe, and it was ten years ago. To this day I am sad that it happened that way and I'd like to not repeat that experience.
On the other hand: Had I posted it unfinished or episodic I would probably have created even more pressure (can of course be good or bad) on myself. And when writing the end I might have realized that I screwed up and might have edited changes in, making the whole thing confusing for people who have been reading along all the time during the episodic phase.
But then... who am I even to think about things like that? There is probably only a dozen it so people who would even read the story...
Should I post a story to feel better, to just "let it out"? Isn't that a dick move toward y'all readers?
Meanwhile I chickened out and wrote D&D adventures. At least my three players will experience them and they are short so it is likely I finish them...
Opinions please!
I am writing a Seraphon story, and to be honest I am kinda stuck.
So here is the question:
Would y'all prefer reading an unfinished story that might or might not get finished some day?
That would include the possibility of having existing chapters rewritten in case I mess up with the story.
Or would you prefer to wait for the whole thing (which might never come)?
From my own point of view it looks this way:
I once wrote some 40 pages of story for a game mod (I was the only modder) and nobody ever read it because I ran out of Steam and never finished the last chapter. It was a story in the Wing Commander universe, and it was ten years ago. To this day I am sad that it happened that way and I'd like to not repeat that experience.
On the other hand: Had I posted it unfinished or episodic I would probably have created even more pressure (can of course be good or bad) on myself. And when writing the end I might have realized that I screwed up and might have edited changes in, making the whole thing confusing for people who have been reading along all the time during the episodic phase.
But then... who am I even to think about things like that? There is probably only a dozen it so people who would even read the story...
Should I post a story to feel better, to just "let it out"? Isn't that a dick move toward y'all readers?
Meanwhile I chickened out and wrote D&D adventures. At least my three players will experience them and they are short so it is likely I finish them...
Opinions please!
