The torment that is the WiP - Discuss

[moonlite_tryst]

That's discuss people, not flame!

As an author who has been a bugger for starting to post chaptered fics and not finishing them this may seem a strange post, but here goes.

Whilst spring cleaning my LJ, I clicked on a link for one of the greatest H/D WiPs ever written IMO. Although labelled as catagorically not abandoned, it has not been updated for almost three and a half years *cries* and who knows if it ever will because the author is now writing in another fandom *cries some more*, which leads me to wonder:

If a WiP has been abandoned for a period of time, e.g. over 2 years or more, and the author was close to the end, should said author post a synopsis regarding how things were going to end for the reader's benefit?

Does an author have any obligation to readers who have followed/are following a WiP, or does the label WiP translate into read at your peril?

Thinky thoughts authors, readers?

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[cyn-ful.livejournal.com]

*hugs* Yes, we are doing good overall. Growing like weeds - the little monkeys. Can you believe Ali is old enough to go to Hogwarts now? It just isn't right I tell you!

I know, those just shock me randomly. My first day back truly surfing through LJ (I have escaped the evils of Facebook), I went to one of the communities and one of my finished fics was being rec'd. I was shocked but all excited. It helped remind me that I need to finish a few of them. They are sitting in the front of my head on my todo list.

Oh yes, a short sweet note would be nice. It would be lovely. I should go do that for one or two of mine.

[moonlite-tryst.livejournal.com]

Can you believe Ali is old enough to go to Hogwarts now?

On my! Mind you, it's over 6 years since we first chatted over one of annie's fics. It's been really nice to hear from you again. *hugs*

[cyn-ful.livejournal.com]

I know. It just doesn't seem as if time has flown that much!

*hugs* Always nice to catch up!