Unfinished stories in the archive

> The unfinished tales I posted about yesterday are now available in
> the Fiction folder under Files. You'll notice that they are
> individual folders rather than files.
>
> In discussing possibilites regarding the archive on the
> shinsengumihq.com site, it may be that only finished stories will

> archived there. Unfinished stories would remain available here for
> reading (and hopefully encouraging authors to finish them... always

> treat to both author and reader!) When you're posting a story in
> progess, create a folder in the Fiction folder with an indication

> the descripton field that it's not finished (unfinished,

> work in progress, in progess... just something to let us know it's
> not a completed story) and keep the chapters/parts within it. It's
> easier for readers to access and alerts website archive maintainers
> that it's an unfinished story. When the story *is* complete, you

> either upload it in one file (like I did with "Fast Carriage") or

> in and edit the description of the folder to change it from
> unfinished to (yeah!) FINISHED.
>
> I posted up what I had completed so far in one big file for each
> story. If I ever get to write again, you'll see individual

> go up for "Yasou," since they'll be uploaded as I write.
>
> Please bear with me as I try to keep things easy to access
> (especially as newcomers arrive) and easier for Barb and others to
> transfer to the website archive. I know it's a lot to take in all

> once, but once you start doing it, it's a snap. I'm putting my

> up not because I want to reap hordes of praise, but because I know

> have the author's permission (I hope), it's a learning exercise for
> me, and it can provide examples of what can be done with our

> resources here.
>
> phil

> The unfinished tales I posted about yesterday are now available in
> the Fiction folder under Files. You'll notice that they are
> individual folders rather than files.
>
> In discussing possibilites regarding the archive on the
> shinsengumihq.com site, it may be that only finished stories will

> archived there. Unfinished stories would remain available here for
> reading (and hopefully encouraging authors to finish them... always

> treat to both author and reader!) When you're posting a story in
> progess, create a folder in the Fiction folder with an indication

> the descripton field that it's not finished (unfinished,

> work in progress, in progess... just something to let us know it's
> not a completed story) and keep the chapters/parts within it. It's
> easier for readers to access and alerts website archive maintainers
> that it's an unfinished story. When the story *is* complete, you

> either upload it in one file (like I did with "Fast Carriage") or

> in and edit the description of the folder to change it from
> unfinished to (yeah!) FINISHED.
>
> I posted up what I had completed so far in one big file for each
> story. If I ever get to write again, you'll see individual

> go up for "Yasou," since they'll be uploaded as I write.
>
> Please bear with me as I try to keep things easy to access
> (especially as newcomers arrive) and easier for Barb and others to
> transfer to the website archive. I know it's a lot to take in all

> once, but once you start doing it, it's a snap. I'm putting my

> up not because I want to reap hordes of praise, but because I know

> have the author's permission (I hope), it's a learning exercise for
> me, and it can provide examples of what can be done with our

> resources here.
>
> phil