Yes indeed, it's a good thing to have someone who's a driving force for us. Like you, I like a good short story. I'm often reluctant to start reading a series. To often a good story just gets abandoned. I'm reading three serials that are currently being added to on a semi regular basis and there are two that only sporadically get added to. I don't complain, since this is all free. I doubt that I'll start any more until one or more of what I've got going are finished.

To top it all off, I've found the same problem with my Nook. I get into a series of books and find that the final book is still out there. That becomes a bummer when each book is not a standalone story written with the same characters and setting, but leads directly to another story which continues the story line and leaves the tale unfinished. I do like a story with an ending. Probably why I could never get into soap operas.

I personally don't have the patience nor can I feel confident in making the comment to write on a regular basis so I can get the stories finished. I have too many on my hard drive that I've started and not finished for one reason or another.

But thanks Melanie for all your efforts to keep us producing.