This *always* happens

[lomonaaeren]

"Bastardy/Opportunity" is going to take longer than I thought it would- probably 16- or 20,000 words. The only drawback to this is that that means twelve or fifteen days before I can post it, depending on how long it gets, if I wait until it's finished. So I'm asking for opinions here.

[Poll #1478080]

Comments

[critterel.livejournal.com]

Ah but will this affect the posting of the other two stories I've grown addicted to/dependent on? : ) That is the real question!

I would say whichever you decide works just keep feeding me fic and I'm a happy girl!

Clare

[lomonaaeren.livejournal.com]

No, it wouldn't. I'll be working on "Bastardy/Opportunity" on the third day out of three, thus it shouldn't disrupt the posting schedules.

[jtsbbsps-dk.livejournal.com]

Noo... After reading the comment above I will allow myself to move my "post in parts" vote to the one-shot! *already has Practicing Liars withdrawal*

[lomonaaeren.livejournal.com]

Don't worry, this won't affect it one way or the other.

[hogwartshoney.livejournal.com]

Oooooo. I vote for one big post.... or at least, you could finish 'Liars' and 'Soldier's Welcome'....... and THENNNNN start posting what you have!?

Either way..... MOAR! >O)

[lomonaaeren.livejournal.com]

Both those stories will be much, much longer than this one, I promise!

[neji-chan.livejournal.com]

I went for the big one-shot, becasue I prefer if it didn't affect the posting of Soldier's Welcome (It's become one of my favourites :D). Though I'll be happy no matter what you decide, I'm sure.

[lomonaaeren.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It won't affect it one way or the other, because they're only worked on one day out of three as-is, and "Bastardy/Opportunity" will be worked on on the third day.

[invincible-sum.livejournal.com]

It depends for me as well on whether or not you would continue posting installments of the other stories in the meantime. I cannot go cold turkey! Otherwise, the plot does sound like one that might be best read in one go....

[lomonaaeren.livejournal.com]

Yes, I will.

[(Anonymous)]

Gah, so, the anonymous lurker is going to have to cast her vote down here. Since the only reason I would use an LJ would be to leave comments on your stories.

I say go for the ONE SHOT. I'm one of those people that when presented with a box of cookies, I like to eat them all at once and enjoy myself exponentially, rather than slowly draw out the pleasure one day at a time.

That, and I usually belong in camp WIP-phobe, except for your stuff, cause you update constantly and consistently and let us know when you plan on vanishing.

So yeah. One shot. I can be patient. I think.
-Jolene

[lomonaaeren.livejournal.com]

I think this will probably end up happening, not just because of the poll but because it probably will end up read better that way.

[songquake.livejournal.com]

i like the installment plan -- there's something very mark twain/charles dickens about reading fiction this way. it's like fanfiction has taught me how and why people used to put up with waiting for a month to see the next chapter of a novel from their favorite writer in a magazine.

but i'm a dork. and if you do post it all in one go, i'll probably read it all in one go :-P

[lomonaaeren.livejournal.com]

I think it's taught me a lot about writing as I go along and what I can do to go back later and fix something that other people have pointed out as a mistake, but which those other people have seen, so I can't simply alter an earlier part of the story.

It'll probably be posted as a one-shot, at this point.