NotWise
Desert Rat
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I had thirteen chapters of a novel tentatively titled "Unlikely Angels" sitting in my files when I first came to Lit. I reached a bit of a lull waiting for my third story to publish, and decided to post the first seven chapters in five parts. The story at that point ended with a minor tragedy, and I thought that would be good.
The story was popular among a fairly small group of readers, and I could hear the wails and rending of garments when I ended the series there. They convinced me to continue posting the chapters and I eventually added eight longer chapters over a two-year period to bring it up to twenty-one chapters in twelve parts.
The readership was very small at that point, and the remainder of the story would be a non-erotica religious/political thriller. It was either non-erotic, or I'd have to branch out into places I didn't plan to go. The last posted chapter did the big reveal of what was so special about the main characters, so it was a good stopping place for me.
I left it up for months, then had Laurel pull it down. I always wanted to continue the story, but not on Lit. But you know, there are always new ideas, and maybe I'll never get back to "Unlikely Angels."
The small number of devoted readers have been after me ever since. Today, I got a request by email for a copy of the series. I'm thinking of giving it to him. I'd just patch it all into one big PDF and stick a statement on it that he could use it for his own purpose, but he could not distribute it to anyone, anywhere, or in any form.
Would I just be shooting myself in the foot by doing that?
The story was popular among a fairly small group of readers, and I could hear the wails and rending of garments when I ended the series there. They convinced me to continue posting the chapters and I eventually added eight longer chapters over a two-year period to bring it up to twenty-one chapters in twelve parts.
The readership was very small at that point, and the remainder of the story would be a non-erotica religious/political thriller. It was either non-erotic, or I'd have to branch out into places I didn't plan to go. The last posted chapter did the big reveal of what was so special about the main characters, so it was a good stopping place for me.
I left it up for months, then had Laurel pull it down. I always wanted to continue the story, but not on Lit. But you know, there are always new ideas, and maybe I'll never get back to "Unlikely Angels."
The small number of devoted readers have been after me ever since. Today, I got a request by email for a copy of the series. I'm thinking of giving it to him. I'd just patch it all into one big PDF and stick a statement on it that he could use it for his own purpose, but he could not distribute it to anyone, anywhere, or in any form.
Would I just be shooting myself in the foot by doing that?