Mortepierre
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RangerWickett said:Imagine your favorite storyhour writer decided to hire artists to illustrate his storyhour, and promised weekly updates at least 40 weeks a year. Would you be willing to pay $10 every six months to ensure that writer could consistently provide you with a story you'd enjoy? Assuming each week's post is about the equivalent of ten pages, that's like two novels a year. Would that interest you?
Because I've got some artist friends, and a few spare bucks, and I'm really looking forward to another update in Piratecat's storyhour. I'm wondering if a few greenbacks would help him 'rearrange his schedule.'
There is something you seem to have forgotten. Nearly all the favorite stories across the board are tales of events that actually happened at a gaming table. Certainly, I am confident their authors could write worthy stories without any player to help but the fact remains most of us love those tales dearly because it allows us to witness how fellow players reacted to intriguing adventures. In effect, it's not a "one man's show".
In order for your proposal to work, all the authors would either have to "forge ahead" without further references to what their players did, or convince them to play often enough to gather new materials for the regular updates. Both possibilities seem difficult if not impossible.
Surely, some authors are months (if not years) behind in their respective tale, but I doubt you could find enough people willing to pay to make them quit their job and write full time.
And as much as I am in awe of Sep (and some others)'s stories, I am not willing to pay to read them on an online board. If they published it though, that's another story...