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Would you like Mutabilis as a complete story, or chapter by chapter at regular intervals?

Just gimme the damn story!
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I thrive on stress, and want to be agonising each week waiting to find out what happens next!
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Mutabilis update

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Just finished chapter eight, and moving into the last chapter (had to add an extra one, as I thought of a couple of extra bits I wanted in...)

Question for you all though....

Mutabilis is in the same style as Status Quo, with a 'cliff hanger' at the end of each chapter.

Whilst the story is soon to be complete, would you like to receive it on mass, or have a chapter dropped regularly (say once a week), rather like a mini-series, and stretch out the fun between now and Christmas?

Some people have commented that they found the chapter by chapter more fun last time, as it was more exciting.

I could upload it bit by bit to the wiki.

Poll option for you to vote on - let me know and I'll go with the consensus.

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I hate cliffhangers. I don't watch telly for just that reason. I get things on DVD or on demand if I want to watch it.

I have no patience. :-)
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Great!

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Post by drew »

pagroove wrote:
Great!

Your Status Quo was a major inspiration source for my Famous Planets.OXP
Hey, thanks for that! Hopefully Mutabilis will inspire some more OXPs!

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Go for it!! Drip feed me, I'm an addict!

I was brought up on Saturday morning kids' cinema, it cost all of 1s 6d...!! (or 7.5p) We were always left with cliff-hangers!
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I've knocked up a cover - not great, but about the limits of my artistic cabability!

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Why not ask some of the talented gents on the boards to make a mock-up page.

Better yet, make it a competition!! Winner gets their picture on the front cover.

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Post by drew »

Sounds like a plan... done!!!

Mutabilis chapter one will be released on
Sunday 14th of September.

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might be missing summat here, but wouldn't it be better to know some of the plot/set-pieces in order to do a really good cover? ie, something relevant to the book. otherwise it's more of a "best screenshot" thing.
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Thanks Killer Wolf - suggestions in the other thread.

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Post by drew »

Well that was fairly definitive... :lol:

7 each way. :roll:

Funny thing really Last time everyone wanted it chapter by chapter pretty much...

Anybody else going to cast a vote?

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drew wrote:
Anybody else going to cast a vote?
Done. ;)
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Post by drew »

Ok! It goes (narrowly!) to the stress meisters! :lol:

This does have the upside that you can start reading the story earlier, as the early chapters are all completed.

I will do the proofreading, grammar checking etc, and will upload the first chapter this Sunday evening (14th September).

I may split the last chapter into 2, so there will be either 9 or 10 chapters and I'll regularly post them up on Sunday evenings ready for the week ahead.

This will take us to the 9th of November, or the 16th.

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Post by Damos »

How about sending the complete work to that publishing site you used for "Status Quo". Those that want the complete work can reach for their wallet instead.

This includes me... I bought the paper book. Just prefer the feel of paper.

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Post by drew »

Fully intend to do that once all the chapters are out, Damos.

The process of sending them out one by one gets a lot of the proof reading errors out of the way, and I can improve and tweak the overall story based on feedback.

The hardcopy then becomes the definitive version. Should be done in time for Christmas!

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