Heh, I was just expecting a prologue, but when I clicked what do I see? A whole COMPLETE story. Whew! Obviously I have not been reading your posts thoroughly. I finally got around to reading ATBT just two days ago (went through a fanfiction reading slump) and if posting a whole novel length story at one go is a common occurrence for you, then I wouldn't know. :X
I have only seen an author do this once! You must be a very merciful author, to not subject your readers to weekly angst in waiting for the chapter to come out. Okay, well, I will stop acting like an idiot and go read it now. Yay!
Every now and then, I give mild rants against WIPs. I don't write them. I do read a few, but nothing like I did when I started the fandom. ATBT was posted in its entirety, too.
AJ Hall posts her novels and stories complete. I can't think of anyone else who does at the moment.
WiPs have the same sort of delight that the HP novels do, with a bit less hype. we get to spend a lot more time trying to figure out what'll happen next, and the waiting for new parts is agony, but also sort of thrilling. even so, i like being able to read novel-lengths all in one go just as much. a problem for me with WiPs is that i forget things after awhile, or i get details mixed up with other fics, simply because i don't have the opportunity to absorb it all at once. this is why i think it's a good idea to reread WiPs once they're finished.
ok, heading down to the bottom of the page to review the last two chapters!
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Date: 2005-05-12 01:14 am (UTC)I have only seen an author do this once! You must be a very merciful author, to not subject your readers to weekly angst in waiting for the chapter to come out. Okay, well, I will stop acting like an idiot and go read it now. Yay!
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Date: 2005-05-12 02:20 am (UTC)AJ Hall posts her novels and stories complete. I can't think of anyone else who does at the moment.
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Date: 2005-05-12 09:13 pm (UTC)ok, heading down to the bottom of the page to review the last two chapters!