"Never let your fear of being criticized stop you from expressing yourself through art." ~Fluttershy.
I've been getting various comments on stories and in PM's from people asking me about the future of stories and whether or not I plan to update things or just generally what the heck is going on, since my stories haven't been updated in like... forever and a half.
So, here's things as they stand.
If only we lived like a hundred or so years in the future, where mankind finally invented devices to record our thoughts straight onto a computer.
"But Aprion, you dastardly daydreaming villain, why do you wish this?" I hear you asking. I shall explain.
Made this a while ago, figured i'd share it here. For the fans. I was originally planning to include it with the next chapter. But it might be a while yet before i can finish that one.
Happy birthday to me. 
Another year closer to being old and decrepit. Maybe i should start looking into Necromancy. Being a lich can't be all that bad can it?
Heres a question to you readers.
Would you prefer a new chapter to be released the second it's ready. 
Or would you prefer it to be released on a set date. like say, every sunday afternoon. Assuming there is anything to release. 
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set date to meany things come out at random and most of the time all story's are cloistered to gather when they get released its realy wired going for no chapters to nine over night
Set date. It encourages you to work on chapters and it means that chapters are regularly updated.
Set date
While there is appeal to having a set date for releasing new content, I'm more of an advocate of the "quality over quantity" worldview.
In short, I'm voting for posting it when it's finished.
It doesn't put undue pressure on you for meeting a self-imposed deadline, and allows you to focus more on making chapters be the best they can be.
I've got no problem waiting.
Put it out when it's done. Rushing things out is how Sonic got where he is today.
Put it out when it's done.
i wouldn't recomend setting a timelimit.
When you feel its ready to release is my vote.
Its a nice story too.
As long as the quality of your work don't suffer. And yourself too.
whatever works best for you in my opinion
Asap
4138897 i absolutely love your avatar. just had to say
I prefer that you aim for a specific deadline but don't stress either way whether its early or late. Having a schedule can really help, but beating yourself up for not making it or rushing things to get things done on time doesn't. You also probably don't wanna start setting dates now, just before the new semester starts. (Unless you already have a job and nothing changes.)
If you think you can release consistently (doesn't have to be every time, just tell your readers of a delay) then I'd say to do that. However if you think you'll fail to update consistently then just release once it's been edited and all that.
As soon as YOU feel it is ready.
A schedule would allow you to work ahead if you finish the upcoming chapter early, but also might be hard to hit the mark, and snowball into a bigger problem if you don't; a risky bet. They already come out at a fairly good pace, so I'm leaning towards whatever helps you write the story.
4139149 What this guy said.
A timeline implies a deadline, and while those do offer some motivation... they mostly just heap undue stress upon the author. So no, I don't think you should impose a schedule, because even one as seemingly harmless as a 'release day' would give you the subconscious desire to rush in order to meet the expectations that you set for yourself.
...And rushing. Is. Bad.
Thanks for the input everyone
it helped 
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Lol, thanks. I didn't draw it, but I did color it. Here's the full version.
https://www.derpiboo.ru/577960
which ever is the most comfortable for you to be honest, there is no greater muse killer than being forced to keep to a deadline, just ask all my college teachers/professors.
I personally wouldn't put a time limit. Having a time limit stresses anyone out in any situation. I guess what I'm trying to say is don't put a time limit no matter what in any scenario. Very few are built well for split second decisions,and I doubt you can deal with the mountain of stress.
4139197 hah awesome
When it is ready. Set dates may give you an impetus to finish a chapter, but RL troubles do crop up at the WORST of times and may throw us all for a loop. So, no pressure. Release it when you're ready.
Well, if you mean ready as in all the editing and fixes you or your editors find are done, then i wouldn't mind when they're ready. But i feel like sticking to a schedule might be be better, being that people will know when they might see it pop up. So long as you don't see it as deadline to rush, then i think i might like the schedule. Though i'll not complain either way.
When finished - a deadline you don't follow is a tease.
Just post when it's done. "Regular" updates that aren't, just don't feel good. To the readers or for the authors from a few that have tried to do it. It just piles on stress. When it's done, it's done, just post it. Most people are on here near-daily checking for updates anyways.
Everyone seems to be in agreement, but allow me to speak from experience and what I've decided to do with my own story The Princess That Equestria Always Had.
For the first 10 or so chapters, I updated each Sunday morning at about the same time. Granted, I was able to do this because the first 8 chapters were pretty much all done before I even published the first chapter. After that, I couldn't keep up with my own deadline, and decided to post the updated chapter the Sunday morning after it's finished. Basically I decided not to have a deadline, but when I did update it would be the same day and time as the other updates.
Unless you've already finished them all and you're posting daily (like Calamity Cordite did with her Ranma-Evangelion crossover) or you can actually maintain a "new chapter written every two days" sprint without sacrificing quality like nonjon did with at least one of the stories in his "Cheekquel Project" Harry Potter series, don't bother.
It's so rare to find that kind of release cadence that, unless an author does what Calamity Cordite did and informs me ahead of time, I just adopt an "out of sight, out of mind" policy. (In fact, I prefer every update to be a pleasant surprise because a story is less enjoyable if it's associated with memories of struggling to operate at maximum productivity because I'm all hyped up about the impending next update.)
...and, as Shigeru Miyamoto said when delaying the Nintendo 64 launch by 3 months, "A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad." (Source: The Guardian via Wikiquote)