Capes, it's nice to read a story posted in instalments on the boards. When you read a story piece by piece that way, I, at least, often find I savor the individual parts more. When I read a story on the Archive, I tend to sort of skim over certain parts that don't seem quite so interesting... I guess you could say I read it a bit more carelessly!
Of course, if I'm reading a story on the boards, I'll certainly be very happy to see the author post frequently, so that I don't half-forget what has happened while I'm waiting for the next instalment. Two, three or even four instalments a week is just great!
As for stories that don't get finished.... Oh, that is frustrating. I'm not happy to imagine endings to them myself. When a story doesn't get finished, I'm afraid I just sort of discard it in my mind, with a sense of disappointment. I feel like I have been following a murder mystery in the news. The media have shown me all this tantalizing evidence, but then after months of trying to bring the case to a close, the news about it seems to be coming in more and more infrequently. And then it sort of disappears altogether. All you are left with is a frustrating sense of mystery and a realization that you are never going to know whodunnit.
Ann
