Stories

[mkemse]

I have one favor to ask of all authors, if you start a story, be it good or bad, please finish it, i would rather read a story that isn't all that good in full, then read a great story not finished, if you can't finish what you have started to write, don't post the story at all

thank you

[Kallie Thomas]

Some people like pat endings, nicely wrapped up with a little bow, all conflicts resolved, all actions come to a neat, sensible conclusion. Others, myself included, prefer some ambiguity, some loose ends. I don't need an author to lead my by the the nose through a story, giving me a clear cut ending that leaves nothing to the imagination.

If an author wants to give us a 17 chapter tome giving the full history of the characters, great! And if an author wishes to give us a brief glimpse into an isolated incident in a character's life, that's great, too! It's all a matter of taste, and what may be an "unfinished" story to you may be a masterful tale to me.

Kallie

[mkemse]

No Callie,

what i was speaking of and i am sorry for not placing it my message it, alot of authors place at the end of their stories, "To be continued" not to be continued with feedback, but simply "To Be Continued" all i ask of them is they are posting that they will continue the story, please do so, that is all i meant

[Aurelius]

mkemse wrote:

if you can't finish what you have started to write, don't post the story at all

Whilst your reviews are undoubtedly appreciated by many writers here, your comment rankles with this one.

Remember that we writers are unpaid and have many other calls on our time, such as earning a living, raising families, maintaining the bondage barn , etc. If someone has failed to continue their story, perhaps it's because they've found something more rewarding to do with their time? Good luck to him or her.

If a reader thinks a story deserves to be continued how about sending them a nice email as encouragement? I've had a few and really appreciated them.

BTW I LOVE Schubert's unfinished 8th Symphony . Two more movements would have been nice, but sometimes we must be grateful for what we have.

[mkemse]

i love beethoven also, the point i was trying to make is if they post to be continued why not finish, i know writers have "lives to live" all i was doing was expressing my opinoin that if they post to be continued, they should, and yes, i have writen many authors regarding this
if my message upset you my apologies

[mkemse]

Let me please clarify my original post
Yes, authors have lives outside of writing, i know they do not get paid for this, i know this, they also know this, they all have real jobs, i know this, all i was trying to say is if a author posts at the end of the story to be continued, it would be real nice if they found the time to do so
My message was not intened to offend or anger anyone, if you are an author who was offened, hurt or angered by my first post, my aoplogies
And yes, on unfinised to be continued stories, i have writen to authors on this

[Aurelius]

No apology necessary. I'm not in the least bit upset. I just wanted to make the point.

It's like the guy filling in a job application. He had a previous job at Burger King. In the 'reason for leaving' box he wrote "I needed a reason for leaving???"
Same applies here to writers leaving stories unfinished.

[mkemse]

thank you and have a wonder day

[woodsman'sgame]

I am guilty as charged. I have not finished Chantelle's Ordeal and it is obvious that it is an unfinished story, but I want to tell my readers that I plan to continue and I have a very good reason for not finishing it up until now. I had some major surgery right before Christmas and had not felt up to writing this type of literature. I lacked the inspiration so to speak. I am almost fully recovered now and will finish Chantelle. I don't like to leave things unfinished, so it has been worrying me greatly. I have decided that I will not submit anymore unfinished stories in the future.

[Neopadinski]

I am currently writing a story that is, for the moment, unfinished. But every night that I have the chance, I work on the next part in it (currently Part Four, though Jinn hasn't posted Part Three yet). I strongly encourage any and ALL readers of my work to review it!!!! Out of the 10000 readers or whatever it is, I only currently have 8 reviews, if that. But no, this is my first multi-part story, and I fully intend on completing it.

[mkemse]

Thank you for your replies and habe a great day

[Escritor]

Originally posted by woodsman'sgame
...I had some major surgery right before Christmas and had not felt up to writing this type of literature...

I didn't know!! Hope you're fine and well now!

My best wishes to you, and get well soon

Regards

[kittenfemme]

I almost never write all of a story at once. I'll pen a chapter here or a section there and then move on to another story. I'll do the same with the second story... and the third, and the fourth. I'm currently writing two novels and six short stories that way.

That said, I don't like having my characters wandering around in my head. I like to give them some sort of resolution. Though my endings tend to be more realistic. My stories tend to finish like a day (or several) in the life, ending with someone falling asleep to wake tomorrow rather than the neat package with a bow KT spoke of. But that's just because the neat Hollywood movie ending style bugs me. It's a personal preference. I usually wind up leaving a story at a point where I can pick it up again if I or my Domme desire.

[mkemse]

what i meant was, i have seen stories that say to be continues but they are dated in 2001 i would not think in most cases a story can't be started and finished at the same time
All i am saying is somewhere along the line i hope if a story is to be contniued that it is sometime

have a great day

[kittenfemme]

Indeed mkemse. I try not to write "To be continued..." at the end unless I honestly plan to write more. I can see how that could be frustrating to a reader.

[mkemse]

thank you

[kittenfemme]

Out of curiosity, is there a particular story or three you desperately wished to see continued which was marked so? Is there one that broke the proverbial camel's back? Perhaps we could start an e-mail campaign to the author to have it finished, or another author could take up where the first left off? I imagine someone here would be interested in the topic(s) the story involved. Or perhaps you could be the one to complete it... with proper credit given to the original author, of course.

[mkemse]

thank you have a nice day

[Lord Douche]

First off, glad you've recovered from the surgery, WG.

You see stories all around that aren't finished; it comes with Internet Fiction, so get used to it. I have been to many sites that have stories/fanfiction and there's not very many works that are ever finished; the author only posts one piece and that's it.

Although I never finished my first story, I did put a note in the reviews that I did not intend to continue. However, I fully intend to finish Julie. In fact, I think I'll submit Chapter 15 tonight Still debating whether I should leave it open at the end, for a possible sequel.

As for Hollywood endings... the final part of LOTR - Return to the King took ages!

[Phoenix]

Hi Mkemse, don't worry about it mate. I'm an author and I have a number of irons in the fire. There are times I can't write updates to my stories for weeks, and then there are days where I can write heaps.

I don't think anyone is taking offence at what you said. You have a valid point with authors finishing off stories. I agree, but I also know that I have a number of stories I have yet to finish off. I think it's a combination of time, motivation and can-I-be-bothered-right-now-or-not.

I know when I start something I like to finish it if I'm able. I think most of the authors have that in mind when they start a project.

Cheers,
FB

[mkemse]

Thank you for your kind words and you support

[Curtis]

uhm, kittenfemme, as far as getting another author to finh an incomplete story, we had an episode of that about a year ago. The continuation was posted, then Jinn pulled it a couple of weeks later after some protests in the Forum. I believe that at that time a new policy was instituted that continuations of other author's stories will only be accepted if Jinn can be convinced that the original author gave their permission.

Perhaps either Jinn or Tourguide would be kind enough to clarify this point?

Petitioning sounds like a good idea.

[kittenfemme]

Hmm... 'k, scratch that idea then.

[boccaccio2000g]

Originally posted by Neopadinski


IOut of the 10000 readers or whatever it is, I only currently have 8 reviews, if that.

Well, you are far, far ahead of the average here, then. I was commiserating with a fellow author the other day who was crestfallen because he had only had five reviews (in about 20,000 "hits".)

Trying to cheer him up, I did a little quick research and sorted the database by numbers of 'votes' and found that (as of a few days ago) :

Only 224 of the 2165 stories (a little over 10 %) had as many as seven reviews. Only 506 stories (about 1/4) had as many as five reviews. Only 755 stories (about 1/3) had as many as four reviews.

There were 170 stories (some with upwards of 10,000 hits) with no reviews. (Perhaps a dozen of them were quite recent, and may well be reviewed shortly).

I doubt if more than 1 or 2% of the stories here can boast eight reviews with no more than 10,000 hits. Count yourself among the fortunate.

Boccaccio

[nova]

Originally posted by boccaccio2000g
Only 224 of the 2165 stories (a little over 10 %) had as many as seven reviews. Boccaccio

wow..."Elena" has had 9 reviews already. i'm suddenly feeling very happy with life!!!

i'm terrible at finishing stories. i start off all fired up and creative, and then it just dies out. i do love "Elena" though, and am very committed to finishing it, but it's going to take time...lol. i have written a number of one-shots whch are posted elsewhere. i do find these easier to write (i.e. i don't have to worry myself about plots and suff!)

[Neopadinski]

Hm, I suppose so. Still, I do wish more people out there would review what they read. Especially because I specifically asked for people to review my work when they read it...but hey, if my story is good enough to get 8 reviews out of an average 5 or 6, I won't complain.

[mkemse]

i would love to read and review your stories if you would send me some names

[Neopadinski]

Why, can't find anything by Neopadinski? Fear not, I will PM you.

[mkemse]

excuse my ignorance but what is PM ing??

[Curtis]

A question for the FAQ! PMing is sending someone a personal message.