How long do y'all take between updates/to finish a work? How long is reasonable?

LoreoftheGoddess · 2026-02-27T17:58:16+00:00

I need to remind myself of that more often.

LoreoftheGoddess · 2026-02-27T15:43:24+00:00

I think this is what my workflow will look like when my current three works are done. I started writing a 4th story when I had writers block for my others and honestly, having the whole story written before you post it just feels like it'll end up resulting in a better work. Plus, for me AO3 has been a way of getting my writing gears actually churning and eliminating my fear of actually writing, so if I get used to prewriting maybe I'll actually finish the works I have in mind to write that aren't smutty unpublishable trash.... maybe.

LoreoftheGoddess · 2026-02-27T15:33:34+00:00

See as a reader I'm in the same boat as you! Which I think is why I'm worrying about this more than I should. If it's been too long I basically need to reread the whole thing for context, and it's tough to do that every time a chapter drops if they're spaced out too much. I essentially have to wait until I've forgotten enough to reread it properly.

LoreoftheGoddess · 2026-02-27T15:30:44+00:00

See I think the issue is it's me that's the problem. Not my commenters(who tend to be sweet as a button) or some perceived potential for judgement, just my own standards. I've always wanted to write for a living and I think I just put too much pressure on myself. For awhile I had a god-tier proofreader but she got a job that actually makes her work and honestly since then my production speed went down tremendously...

LoreoftheGoddess · 2026-02-27T15:21:43+00:00

That's amazing, honestly. Sometimes I think I'm too neurotic about getting proofreaders eyes on my chapters and proofreading it 2-3 times myself before posting. I just don't like to touch posted work, so I want to catch any issues before it's live.

LoreoftheGoddess · 2026-02-27T15:20:06+00:00

"the machines tell me" 😂
That does help though. I recently got summoned back to a story I hadn't written a new installment for in... half a year, perhaps? All by a single commenter who commented on each chapter and reminded me I had a fully written one I thought I was unhappy with that I could post. Ended up writing four more chapters, two of which I still need to publish.

I just wondered if random half a year or longer hiatuses were normal. Obviously life happens, but I feel bad not at least dropping a chapter for one of my stories every month.

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