Well, there IS enough interest to keep going, (there’s currently 5 positive votes vs. 3 earlier) yet that’s sufficient, though now it’s a question of do I keep plugging away, or continue posting, warts and all. Given the overall story rating, I’m guessing everyone wants the warts free version, which does mean a complete stop until it’s ALL complete.
Again, my main focus in posting the story was as a challenge to the SOL authors to focus on complete stories, rather than just pure pornography. And I have PLENTY of decent stories, in all new genres, but given the reactions, I’m guessing those will best be posted under a new pseudonym, as the stories will likely be given a fairer shot, without my actual name emblazoned across them.
That said, what most pissed off other authors was my repeated emphasis on ‘professional’ standards, yet now, those too are well behind me. I’m healthy enough, yet I’m no longer able to ‘write towards the ending, keeping the whole story arch in mind, so now I’m just fumbling through like everyone else does.
My health is a continuing issue, across a number of fronts, yet there’s no serious illnesses, definitely nothing life-threatening, and while my general cognition is an issue, it’s more of a long-covid symptom than it is any kind of dementia, as it’s most definitely not Alzheimer’s, as the symptoms don’t match in the least.
But I’m hoping to post ch. 7 tomorrow, as planned, though I’ll likely need to switch to once-a-week postings, as I’m already falling behind the twice a week postings. :(
Yet I still have a LOT of partially finished shorties that need some serious revisions, while they're mostly done, they'll also take considerable more time to restart after so long. As, at this point, the sooner I can put this story behind me, the quicker I can move to the new pseudonym, since I seem to have so few long-time fans left on SOL. Still, I’m glad for everyone who has stuck with me, besides I doubt anyone will have any troubles figuring out which stories are mine, no matter what non de plum I employ.