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New job still takes time getting used to. Rockbot where anyone can change the music is new. And learning about tanning and stuff.

I have varying reasons for holding off on revealing things. My primary reason is usually because I want situations to happen realistic or organic rather than thrown in just because readers want to see it. Other times, I’m just really evil and want readers to stew in angst for a while. It builds a deeper appreciation for the resolution of that angst in my opinion. Reviews are a funny thing, they can give a distorted picture of how interesting people find your story. My fanfic Secrets of the Hidden Leaf got more reviews when I wasn’t updating than it does now that it’s being updated again(pre-hack) It made me think maybe my new chapters aren’t so great, maybe I should have started the threesome aspect ahead of schedule instead of following my plotted course, but then, on AO3, I’m getting tons of comments and kudos that contradict that thought process. I watch the read count go up, which means several hundred people are reading, but not saying anything, and while it could be taken as a positive that I’m not getting flamed, I also worry the story hasn’t moved them enough to say anything at all. With so much inconsistency, I tend to just go with my gut about when and what to hold back, I tell the story the way I want, taking the reader into account but not allowing them to drive where the story goes, if that makes any sense.

I usually outline my chaptered stories in advance, so by the time a reviewer expresses an opinion about a particular thing they want to see, whether and when that thing will happen in the story has already been decided. Kind of a boring answer, I know.