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What's going on with Delphic?
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Author: u/LimeDog *
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URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/rational/comments/9a79h0/whats_going_on_with_delphic/
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Score: 3
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Created: 2018-08-25T14:43:53
Post:
I Haven't seen anything in a month.
Comments:
u/None [+11] *
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. 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. I'd feel worse about it, though, if I had more patrons. To be explicit, the guilt formula is: G = c*[ln(n) - 1] 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] *
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] *
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 [+7] House Atreides*
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] *
The author claims it is just a temporary falling behind schedule https://delphicserial.com/2018/07/29/interlude-rebirth/#comment-203 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] *
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] *
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] *
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] *
It's here! https://www.reddit.com/r/rational/comments/9aunjl/rtwipdelphic_212_commitment/