i am always slightly bewildered by the angst over unfinished wips. understand that i'm not judging in any way, i can tell that folk really get upset about it. it's just that i can't wrap my head around it.

ironically, i like closure as much as the next grrl. i tend to finish fics/books even when i can't quite get into them, because i'm curious about where the author was going and how it will end. and i'll freely agree that i'd like to see the end of a few fics that never got there. but i can't fault any author for abandoning a story, and especially not an author who is doing it for free and in their spare time.

so my answer is no, i don't think the author has any obligation, and i'm usually just grateful for what i did get a chance to read. so i'll continue to read wips and i'll continue to be thankful i have access to so much really good fiction even if not all of it gets to a conclusion.