My biggest problem with stories posted as serials

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It used to be that a good story was posted a chapter or two at a time and I got sucked into the story and invested in the characters; then without warning, the story was abandoned. That doesn't bother me so much any more. There seems to be very few of them that have had that happen.

No these days it's the posting schedule or lack there of. There are currently about five serials that I'm avidly following. Believe me, I understand about fickle muses. Mine waltzes in and gives me a bit of the story and then remembers that there beaches she hasn't visited in an age and pats me on the head, and leaves for parts unknown. I'm stuck trying to cobble something lucid out of what she's given me and build on it a little. Usually with little success. So I'm trying not to be critical.

Of the five I'm following, only one seems to have a genuine posting schedule the rest turn up in the story queue like hidden treasure found when digging in the sand to make a sand castle.

Emma Tate is amazingly prompt in her posting schedule. I bless her for that. Note I'm only following five serials and also reading interesting solos; I'm retired and have loads of time to read. So Emma posts on Monday and gives me twenty minutes of riveting story and I'm now adrift until Monday or when one of the other gems pop up.

Please disregard all of the as the ramblings of a curmudgeon.

Trust me. I really do appreciate the efforts of the fine authors who share their works with here on BCTS. Keep up the good works. :o)

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