So it was roughly six months ago when I first started posting Being Christina Chase, and the response has been pretty good. The story is slowly creeping up in the all time popular content list, and I get a good number of hits on every chapter. All in all, I have to think I'm doing pretty well for a first time writer. That said, Holly has done a great job of cleaning my stuff up.
So back to the hits. I have to think that one of the reasons I'm apparently getting regular readers is that I've kept up with a regular posting schedule. There's been a new chapter every week for the last six months. Now, it may have very well put readers off, to have to keep up with such a long and currently unfinished story, but my guess is that people generally like a serialized delivery, so long as they have faith that the fix will be in week after week.
And frankly the week to week thing isn't easy. Granted, I have a reserve of chapters written, and had a lot of them in the bag before I even started posting, but that doesn't make it easy. Even with a finished chapter, it takes work to prep it for posting, while finding time to write new chapters. Also, it's not always easy to get my head into what's going on x number of chapters ago. On the flip side, I have to fight the urge to just dump everything into the public all at once just to get it out there.
So here we are, right in the middle of the story, with 26 more chapters yet to go. When I first came up with the idea, this is the point in my head where I wanted to be, and it sucked to have to write my way from the very beginning just to get here. I thought it was going to take a couple of weekends. Clearly I have no sense of scale. I'm sure I could have edited a lot out (and I have) and still got here, but it is what it is. I also really wanted to dump the first 26 chapters right to the site from the get go, so everyone who cared, could get there with me. Still
Anyway, thanks to everyone who's been reading since the beginning, or anyone who's taken the time to catch up to where we are now. As always, I'm astounded that people find my tripe interesting. Here's to six months. Six months more, and I can retire.
Comments
Hardly Tripe
Admiral,
You have my respect and gratitude for writing such a wonderful tale. I can also greatly appreciate the amount of work that you must be putting in. So don't think that it all goes unnoticed or unappreciated by myself or the other mostly silent types.
Oh and Holly Logan you deserve a much appreciated thank you as well.
As for calling your work tripe. If I ever get my current story finally written and on this site you will know what tripe is.
Thanks again and keep up the great work.
hugs,
Arwen's Tears
Retire!
Are you kidding me? A break perhaps, but retire? Now that you've proved just how top notch the material you write is, we expect even more! Certainly a well deserved break, but retire?
*Scoffs in disbelief!!!* :)
grover
Definately NOT Tripe!
..Come on Krunch! Please do not put yourself down! Your work is teriffic! You know I would not waste my time in editing and arguing your story our with you to hammer out potential problems if it was just a mere piece of tripe! I love it, and love the mind that put those words down on the screen :) So smile! I am very proud of you for continuing this wonderful tale as well :) And your being here and doing this is Very much appreciated by my self and your family here at BigCloset Topshelf!
Love
Sephrena Lynn Miller
A story thats worth wating a week for each chapter
Admiral I've been following your story from the begining as a guest reader.Between your work and Angharad's I felt a need to register to post comments and vote first as a guest reader than by login in as a registered user.Everyweek when I see the new being Christina chase chapter I dig right in and it never lets me down.You've done a great job for a first story and instead of retiring after this one why not try your hand at it again.I'm sure I'm not alone in thinking you are a capable and talented writer.I've probably read a thousand or more tg ts storys and your story is near the top to me of all of them.I look forward to another six months of waiting for your story to arrive thank you for your work.Amy
A wonderful story
I would just like to echo the comments made about your wonderful story, Being Christina Chase. You have created a cast of believable characters who I, as a reader, have come to care about. I appreciate the sheer hard work, effort and inspiration involved in bringing the story to fruition.
Besides, my copy of Good Housekeeping Cookery Book,1954, states that Tripe ‘…is very appetising…’ I can only concur; your work is very appetising. It is a weekly treat I look forward to reading. Thank you once again
Anne G.