It's been 5 years since Shaddoth gave us his masterpiece "Axeman". He last blogged about working on "Axeman 2", but he had personal problems, medical problems, financial problems... and we haven't heard from him in a while. That story was so popular that several (that I know of) others have written follow-on stories set in that universe. I've cranked out a few myself, all short stories about one of the 15yo kids that get caught up in the trouble.
Well, I must have said something stupid somewhere, because every so often some stranger will email me about when I'm setting up an 'Axeman Universe' to collect all those stories. Uh, I really can't. I mean, I can using my own account, but only Shaddoth can add his story to it if it's my universe. And, what would be the point if his story wasn't in it?
So, I've been hassling the site administrator about it for a while. If I create an Axeman universe, will he put Shaddoth's original story in it? If/when he comes back, we'll transfer the damn thing to his account. Naturally, he's always refused. Only the writer should be able to add his stories to another universe.
Well, a few days ago it happened again, so I promptly sent LJ (the admin here) another whine. "Yet another writer is on me to create an Axeman universe!" I guess he got tired of it, because _he_ did it, putting it under Shaddoth's account as an open universe. I can't mess with it, but that's certainly good enough! Although, I couldn't find it. I had to bother LJ again, and he told me that a new universe isn't visible to readers until it has at least TWO stories in it. Someone posting a new story can see it on the list of available universes, but people just reading don't see it.
Oh, okay, sure. Well, here, add this 'Writer's Guide" essay to it. While you're at it, throw in Morningfrost's "Warhammer" story, and I'll go ahead and start posting my first "Missile" story there as well.
And I told James Girvan, who has added all his "Beer League" stories, too. Frankly, his stories should all be listed before mine, but I don't have access to fix that. Only Shaddoth and LJ can do that, and I've bothered LJ enough for this week.
Anyway, it's here: https://storiesonline.net/universe/1426/axeman-universe