I promised I'd avoid doing this again for the remainder of the story, but... 7 day delay in the posting of the next chapter. Sorry.. I had a busy week with included a business trip, plus it's lightning season here.
However, while we wait, we can all take solace in words that appeared in Low Flyer's e-mail to me; "At least we're at a nice, restful pausing point."
Thereby demonstrating, in a single sentence, the limitations of purely text-based communication!
Wish we could have seen your facial expressions and body language both when you made the statement and when you heard about the delay.
he gives us a cliffhanger followed by weeks delay, followed by chapter, cliffhanger, weeks delay and chapter!!
In a manner of speaking, the next chapter has been posted. I had it in my email box this morning.
On another note, I've started to re-read the story. I finished last night, converting it to pdf format for my Nook eReader. So far it's up to 1362 pages in length and 825,655 words. This isn't the first time I've done this with one of CJ's stories and I've only shared it with one person, the author.
Just finished proofreading the chapter and I can tell you it is worth the wait. Beginning with the title, which C J has not disclosed, it will hold your attention.
Which makes it longer than the Bible...!
And half as long again as War and Peace.
Is MikeL's statement a cliffhanger by extension?
War and Peace contains roughly 550'000 words in English or French translation.
Russian original (current spelling as of 1961 and 1992 rules) consists of 477'736 words in 3'102'505 chars (spaces included).
I see nothing indicated by MikeL to make it a cliffhanger. He's also reminding the Goat about posting the next chapter title.
Well, I was speaking roughly but, my goodness, you're right. He's in 4th place!
CJ, you've written the 4th longest novel ever! And you're not even finished yet.
Benji!!! Oh come on... you know I'd never have anything to do with a cliff (or a cliffhanger)!
The title is "Dead Man's Hand".
I think y'all will like it.
We've got about 8 chapters left... put yipes, I had no idea it was that large. I sincerely thank all who have come along for the ride.
Save a few (if not many) about your cliffhanging abilities in writing!!
Are we saying that if we all weren't reading this online, that CJ could've been single-handedly (editing help please!) deforested the Amazonian rain forest?
What? Poor, innocent me devious???
Now, Frog, yes indeed you are more colorful than most Cliffhanger Chirping Frogs, but a Tennessee Cliffhanger Chirping Frog you be!!
Good grief! Will you never give up and admit your guilt?
Maybe he thinks that he repeats it enough, we will begin believe him.
....................Closing in on 3 years on this story, you'd think the goat would recognize his faults in denial about using cliffhangers. Instead he has used the mantra enough where his denial is firmly entrenched between those evil goat ears.
Guilt? What guilt??? I'm innocent!!!
Won't anyone defend me here??? I'm innocent, I tell ya, innocent!!
Benji!!! Has the Eeeevil conspiracy gotten to you too??
And yep, Circumnavigation has been running for two and a half years... Though with 8 chapters to go, it'll be closer to two years than three when it concludes.
Well with a couple of 'delays' and cliffhangers it could very well reach into 3 years!!!