[Child of the 7th Age]

Helen,

I would say it's not a deadline, just a deep breath before the final plunge. I personally don't think there's any problem having 'percolating saves' in the thread at this point, as long as we go forward with the landing and the story. Realistically, it will take us at least a few days to tie everything up.

My guess is that the posts to come in saved spaces would enrich the story, but not redirect the main plot line so that we can safely go forward.

If we still have saves when we come to the end of the tale, we could always ask Mithadan to wait a day or two before locking the thread and taking it to Elvenhome or wherever finished threads go for their 'afterlife'. That would give you (or any of us) a window to finish whatever needs finishing.

Plus, worst case scenario, we can always add (or delete!) anything we want to in the fanfiction, if we feel that something needs editing or supplmentation.

One other point......we once talked about having some wrap ups at the end which tie up our character's lives. Since there's going to be a volume 2, it makes more sense to handle that there. Since Radagast will know Cami, Gamba, etc. he will be able to do that even for those characters with tales around the campfire.

The only missing ones would be the Meneltarma crew.

sharon

[ December 09, 2002: Message edited by: Child of the 7th Age ]