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Penalt


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  • EBrightly Lit
    The village of Brightly, British Columbia is a small, isolated place where everyone knows everyone, with a strong sense of community. A community that starts to include colourful little ponies.
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Oct
13th
2019

Quick Poll regarding Brightly Lit · 10:15am Oct 13th, 2019

So as most of you know, I've gone into full writing mode to get Brightly Lit finished this month or near to it. My question is:

1) Would you prefer the final chapters to come out in one push, spaced no more than a day apart?
or
2) Publish them as they are ready?

Just to mention, I have the next chapter almost ready to go and could have it out in the next 12 hours if I pushed. All it needs is formatting and the final edit pass that I always do.

Anyway, let me know in the comments, or via PM if you have me on Discord. Poll will close in 24hrs. So around 3am Pacific Daylight Time tomorrow. Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Canucks!

Comments ( 13 )

As they come, but don't rush. :twilightsmile:

I've been happy with the pace as is, but then you've largely been avoiding cliffhangers as well. If you've a two-parter coming; say, the climactic matinee battle, I wouldn't mind having that expedited.

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Well, I kinda wanted to beat the Canadian Federal Election on the 21st. Just in case Trudeau doesn't win re-election.

One a day. It’ll give us time to digest the story, but don’t put yourself out for it.

5137533 I don't think it would kill immersion if it came out a little after.

I don't mind the pace you've been going at. In fact I like it, because I never know when a chapter is going to come out, and when it does, it really brightens my day.

I say, take your time with it. Full disclosure: Non-Canadian here, though, so I'm not terribly moved by the election results. I wish you a favorable result, though.

Post as you have it.

if you want to rush, do it, but if you are rushing for the sake of the readers, don't

Publish them as they are ready.

Publish them as you get them done. Always worth the wait.

Yes, no need to rush but put them out as they feel ready.
The elections probably don't matter for most readers but if they are important to you then go for that. Feels like another thing to get yourself stressed though and I don't think thats a good idea.

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As they come definitely seems to be the consensus. So shall it be. Expect a chapter in the next 24hrs.

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