First, the poll. Last week it was a dead heat, one chapter a week against two, and I asked you for a tiebreaker. You gave me one. It did not break the way I expected.
153 votes in:
Two chapters a week: 47.7% (73)
Three chapters a week: 30.1% (46)
One chapter a week: 22.2% (34)
One chapter every two weeks: nobody. Not a single vote.
So it was never really slow burn or a little more fuel. Nearly four in five of you asked for at least two chapters a week, and more of you want three than want one. That is faster than I sleep. I am working out what that means for The Long Way Back, and I would rather do it properly than promise something I cannot hold. But I have heard you, and the room has clearly spoken.
The poll is still open if you have not voted. At this point you would be voting for the record rather than the result.
And the news: Available Light is live on ZBookStore.
I told you what it is in yesterday's post, so I will not do it again here. If you missed it, scroll back. What matters for planning your evening: it is a novella, a little under sixteen thousand words, complete and self-contained. One held breath instead of a long walk. No timeline to hold in your head, no waiting on me between chapters.
It is coming here too, on StoriesOnline, in the next few days. Same story, no catch. If you would rather wait and read it here, then wait and read it here. If you want to put a little support behind the work, ZBookStore is the place for that. Both are fine by me. Reading and leaving a comment has always been enough.
Thank you for the tiebreaker. And for arguing with my characters as though they owe you an explanation. Keep doing that. They do.
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