From an author's point of view, I'd consider that a very fair approach. To answer in that vein, things are moving along reasonably well. I've had the slight distraction of the IRS and my taxes to contend with (not to mention those of my mother and my mother-in-law), plus the other random bits of life flying about, but I'm making steady progress on the renders, which is always the biggest part of the job. My big question at this point is that there are two potential stopping points on one of the paths - I haven't yet decided whether to break at the first point, which would let me get the next iteration out sooner, or push through to the second one, which, to my twisted brain, somehow feels like a
slightly better point at which to do the chapter break. So, we'll see.
Yes, completely understand. This is one of the reasons I try to stay engaged here - to reassure people that I haven't abandoned the story. I have my good weeks and bad weeks attitude-wise toward working on it - that's probably completely normal, but I am quite determined to finish it.
(It actually occurs to me that I'm going to feel somehow lost when I finally do finish. Wonder of novelists experience that feeling?)
So far, I've managed to survive without blocking anyone. Again, there's that "tolerance" thing. Plus, what if someone piqued my ire, I blocked them, and then they made some good, reasoned posts? I'd miss them.
Panos24 - apologies if my reaction came across over-harsh. But, also, look at it from my point of view....