Advice needed

[oggbashan]

I am reviewing, editing, rewriting and extending my old but major series 'The Silverbridge Chronicles'. Some episodes were posted over two years ago.

I want to put them together as episodes instead of having them spread out in alphabetical order among my long list of submissions. That is fairly easy. I'll start every episode 'Silverbridge #01, 02' etc.

My dilemma is:

Do I edit and submit the edited versions, keeping the votes, or delete and resubmit as NEW when much will not be new?

The number of votes and the ratings are nothing special so I am not worried about losing them but would I be short-changing the readers by presenting 'new' stories that are 90% unchanged?

The total work at present is close to 150,000 words so I will not post it as a single submission. Some of the episodes will be 20,000 words; some 6,000.

What does the AH think: edited; or deleted and resubmitted?

Og

 

[SensualCealy]

I would submit them as new with a statement made at the beginning saying they are being 'revisited'. Many including myself only read the new stuff unless there is an author that catches their attention.

just my opinion for what its worth.
C

 

[neonlyte]

Pretty much of the same view as SC. Edit, restructure and post an introductory note, submit as new.

 

[pop_54]

Three votes in favour of re-submitting then oggie, I agree with the two staunch litster's above. New work always gets the reads.

 

[Guest]

Yes. Those soccer ladies were nice!

 

[mtnman2003]

Morning Og

You can request with Laurel that the story keep the number of reads and votes from prior version.

Because of the combination of several stories, I am not sure they can combine, or add all reads, votes, etc.

Would be nice.

Either way, success is yours!

Mtn

 

[Black Tulip]

Og,

I had one story chopped up in the SDC and changed it significantly in my opinion.
I did not submit it as new and I am still regretting it, because it hardly got any attention at all after I did such a good job on improving it.

So, do what the rest advised you.

 

[Guest]

 

[eric shawn listo]

The above are absolutely correct. And thanks for the idea!

 

[oggbashan]

Thank you for the responses.

All I have to do now is edit and extend to 150,000 words.

Sigh.

And NaNoWriMo is nearly upon us.

Sigh again.

And a daughter is getting married; my wife has a significant birthday; I'm moving house; I'm on a diet...

Why DO I write?

Og

 

[Black Tulip]

Because it's fun?

 

[oggbashan]

Because it's fun?

'Fun' she says! The hard work of writing coherently; trying to keep the characters to the plot; ignoring diversions; avoiding discrepancies -

Yes. It is fun.

Until you post the story somewhere other than Literotica and it sinks without comment, feedback or trace.

Og

 

[Sabledrake]

Welcome to the wonderful world of Cognitive Dissonance! It _must_ be fun, because why else would we deliberately suffer so?

Sabledrake