Bottom Rung is reaching its end. Chapter 64 is the conclusion, and it was written yesterday, becoming available on my Patreon tomorrow.

I have book 2, Stepping Up, ready to start on, but I need to know something from you, the readers of book 1.

Do you want Book 2 posted here as I write it, or do you want me to wait until I start on draft 2?

As a frame of reference, the majority of Bottom Rung was a draft 2 posting. Chapters 47 and a dozen or see after that are the only ones that are brand new and therefore qualify as draft 1, so you can compare

What are the advantages of draft 1 posting? You get the chapters right now(ish) (I might jump a few days before posting the book 2 chapters.)

This book was originally published on Royal Road. Check it out there for the real experience.

Disadvantage? The story will be clunkier. I do a lot of discovering when I write the draft 1, if I realize an event should have happened in an earlier chapter, I will have the character remember the even happening. Dialogue will have a lot of 'bobbing heads' since I am more focused on getting the discussion down than establishing the body language. Grammar should be to the same level, since run drafts 1 through the same editing tools as I do drafts 2.

Advantaged of waiting until draft 2? A cleaner story with characters who have more consistent personalities.

Disadvantage? An unknown timeframe. I don't know how long book 2 will be. I also don't know what my writing schedule will be like, since I'm returning to work on the 10th unless something happens with my checkup on the 6th. While I'm working, I will only be able to write 1 chapter of book 2 a week.

Regardless of the decision, book 2 will start on my patreon https://www.patreon.com/kindar within a few days, so anyone will be able to catch it there if the decision is to not have me post it here.

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