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## What's going on with Delphic?
* Author: u/LimeDog *
* URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/rational/comments/9a79h0/whats_going_on_with_delphic/
* Score: 7
* Created: 2018-08-25T14:43:53
### Post:
I Haven't seen anything in a month.
### Comments:
> **u/None** [+12] (a day later)
>
> Not vanished, I promise.
>
> I'm 1700 words into Chapter 12. Chapter 15 is what should be publishing tomorrow, so I'm three and a half chapters behind.
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> And, yes, that's a real "behind," because I have four Patreon patrons and I promised them a chapter a week. As long as at least one person is sending me money, this is a real obligation.
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> I'd feel worse about it, though, if I had more patrons. To be explicit, the guilt formula is:
>
> G = c*[ln(n) - 1]
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> For c the number of chapters behind, and n the number of patrons. If I don't complete and publish Chapter 12 in the next two hours, my guilt will jump from 1.16 to 1.55. But a single additional patron being added would further increase the guilt to 2.44.
>> **u/kmsxkuse** [+4] (a day later)
>>
>> Guilt is great and all but what's the correlation between guilt and speed of release?
>>
>> What about speed of release and chapter quality?
>>> **u/None** [+3] (a day later)
>>>
>>> The machine learning algorithm is hard to decipher, but I think G is strongly signaled in the fitness function for raising priority of writing over other creative activities and hobbies.
>>>
>>> I don't "push through" just to get a chapter released. As far as I can tell, the chapters don't significantly vary in quality. If you feel otherwise please provide feedback.
> **u/Dent7777** [+6] *House Atreides* (5 hours later)
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> I've been waiting for the thread, can't wait for the next chapter.
>
> With the passing of Aeromancer (???) and disappearence of Bone-Blood-Sinue or whatever, it's down to APGTE and Worth the Candle for me more or less.
> **u/bugwug** [+5] (10 hours later)
>
> The author claims it is just a temporary falling behind schedule
> https://delphicserial.com/2018/07/29/interlude-rebirth/#comment-203
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> I hadn't noticed the demise of Aeromancer, though, and for a reason that doesn't sit well in the context of rational fiction. I'm quite disappointed.
>> **u/LimeDog** [+6] (10 hours later)
>>
>> Aeromancer posted his drafts for 14-17 and the outline for the rest of the story though. At least we get that.
> **u/None** [+1] (2 days later)
>
> Tangential question. Why is this thread getting downvoted by some people?
>
> I still don't have a good sense as to what downvotes signal.
>> **u/vaegrim** [+5] (2 days later)
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>> I didn't downvote, but my guess would be a combination of the meta-element (this isn't posting a rational story so much as *about* a rational story) and an attempt to discourage badgering authors.
> **u/nipplelightpride** [+1] (4 days later)
>
> It's here! [https://www.reddit.com/r/rational/comments/9aunjl/rtwipdelphic\_212\_commitment/](https://www.reddit.com/r/rational/comments/9aunjl/rtwipdelphic_212_commitment/)
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