Firstly let me apologise for seeming to commit a type of blackmail in order to extract some response through the comments system.
However, I genuinely did not know whether to continue with DREAMER, as it finishes in a place that might seem appropriate. Her life is all ahead of her, and although I agree, there is mileage in the various challenges she will face, they are relatively ordinary and the sort of thing that everyone could face.
I am truly humbled by the amount of comments and the passion displayed in some of the responses.
Therefore, I shall continue with Dreamer, wherever it might take me.
And to all those who want me to finish all my other unfinished work... I will!
I just need more time, what with all my distractions in life.
I've now stopped working, almost, as the income from my books is sufficient for me to do so. However, elderly parents have grabbed that time back from me.
I think I shall give up sleeping, as thet should give me six hours a night extra.
Tanya
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Sleep is SOOOO overrated, Tanya
And I understand about older parents.
One of my two remaining uncles is in his upper 80s with midddle stage? Alzheimers. This was the first Easter family gathering in decades he did not attend.
THank god my dad at 85 is still resonably healthy and sane. Though he does have artficial knees, corneas, a cow/metal heart valve and most of his teeth have gone. But he does have a lot more hair than me.
So happy your book sales have become almost self suporting. THat is a testament to your skill as a writer as TG lit is admittedly a niche market.
John in Wauwatosa
John in Wauwatosa
Patronising cheekiness
(Tongue firmly in said cheek)
You are, of course, right. There comes a time in any narrative where a story must end, naturally. The tensions have been resolved, the issues confronted, and the sun sets. To continue beyond that point requires a new issue to resolve, and that makes it a different story. Therefore, a different story it should appear as. I have done it deliberately with a couple of my stories for exactly that reason. One, for example, was a dark mystery, which then turned into a simpler love story. Two stories, linked, in two different palettes.
Your story. Your story arc. Your choice. We'll still read it...