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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rel" data-source="post: 1108599" data-attributes="member: 99">Thanks for the thanks from you, Crothian and Paka.  I'll note by way of irony that the post above has gotten more responses than most of my Story Hour posts have.  Maybe I should forego the fiction and stick with technical writing. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> (Nah, what fun would that be.  And besides, like I said above, I'm not in it for the glory.  Much.)In answer to Crothian's question about going back to change post's you've already made, I'd just say that's largely a matter of personal choice.  The only times I did it was if I found out that I made a significant factual error that I might be able to correct before everyone read it who was likely to read it.  The case that I recall most vividly was when I described a character using a weapon that he never actually had (it was a replacement character and he slightly altered the concept shortly before we started playing such that the character used a warhammer instead of a pick as I'd originally described).I think it is enough in most cases to mention the change in GM notes and move forward.  Same thing for alterations to your writing style.  If someone suggests changes and you want to implement them, I'd just do so going forward instead of revising what had been posted before.And on that note, one other thing to remember is that you aren't getting paid for this and, if you've followed my advice above, you are not primarily doing it to please others, only yourself.  As a result, consider whether any changes others suggest are going to be something you think will sit well with you and your writing style.  Most of the time, I try to inject some humor into my SH posts because we spend a lot of our sessions laughing and also because that's just the way I write.  If somebody said, "Hey, Rel, I like your Story Hour, but you should be a bit more serious in tone so that your story has a more dramatic feel." then I'd have to say, "I'm glad you like it, but I'm going to need to leave the humor how it is.  It's just the way I write."Along similar lines, there is the issue of burnout.  I developed a small, but loyal group of readers for my SH and when I started to feel burned out on writing the story, I felt guilty for letting them down when I didn't post.  But ultimately I just had to walk away from it for a while until, early this summer, I got the spark again and finished it in a flurry of writing.If burnout happens to you, my advice is to try, if you can, to get the story to a semi-decent stopping point and then take a break.  That will make it easier on the readers and easier on you if you want to pick it back up again later.  BUT, if you have to, don't be afraid to just let everyone know that you need a break from writing it and walk away for a while.  The people who like your story will be happy to wait to read the conclusion.  If you want proof, check Old One's Faded Glory Story Hour.  He had a child early this year and it has taken up a lot of his time and prevented him from playing or posting much.  But some of his faithful readers have kept bumping it every week or so for the better part of a year, just to let him know that they will be there when he get's a chance to write more story.Anyway, those are just a few more random thoughts.  Take them with a grain of salt because I've never had the best Story Hour on the boards and I'm a LONG way from having one that is heavily read.  But I'm happy with what I've done and that's what really matters to me.</blockquote>

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