Forum: Author Hangout

A reversal to "Owed to Authors"

ystokes 🚫

It's a good thing I don't care what people think of me as I am sure some of you will not have any kind words to me.

But do authors owe anything to the readers who become involved with the stories?

Case in point, there is a author on SOL that has 13 completed books for sale on bookappy yet on his SOL page he has 10 of those on his page with only one story completed and the other 9 get a new chapter updated weeks or even over a month. I can understand an author taking a long time between chapters on one story. But on 9 at the same time?

Replies: Switch Blayde TMax

Switch Blayde 🚫

@ystokes

But on 9 at the same time?

That was like the author I mentioned in my thread on publishing novels out of copyright. He's doing that with 4 novels. I wonder if when the 4 are complete, another 4 will pop up. He's slow on updates, but a month seems too long. I thought SOL had a rule about how long it could be.

But the only thing he owes his readers is to keep the updates coming and complete the story on SOL. If he doesn't complete it and it's on bookapy, Lazeez will complete it for him on SOL.

Replies: Sarkasmus

Sarkasmus 🚫

@Switch Blayde

I thought SOL had a rule about how long it could be.

Yeah, I complained about that when we had the discussion about the AI-Slop flooding the site. Apparently, that rule only applies if you have stories completed on external sites. Like, if the completed book is on Amazon, or your patreon page.
If the completed books are on zbookstore, you can play the tease-and-milking-game with your readers for as long as you want.

TMax 🚫

@ystokes

taking a slight tangent

Yes, authors owe readers, but they can't always deliver (either side); ultimately, the author/reader relationship is transactional, and not one-way only. Traditionally, and with very good authors (ie: not me :), the transaction is money for story.
When you publish for free and read for free, the transaction is by donation (readers - comments, votes; writers - more chapters, actual good writing :)

Just my thoughts....for what they are worth (ie: given freely, not even asked for).

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A reversal to "Owed to Authors"

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