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And So Writing Resumes

The voters have spoken.

The bastards.

Nah, I'm not upset with the voting results. I was neutral between the choices, which is why I tossed that choice to the readers. When I want the story to go in a particular direction, I keep firm hold of the wheel.

Still, I have to wonder if the voters realized what they were likely to get. The choice wasn't between "Push Frank and Joe front and center" and "Shove Frank and Joe off-page." It was a choice about what Will should do in a particular situation.

And it's not like what Will wants and what Will gets are always going to be the same.

I couldn't tell you the likely consequences of each choice. That would have been a spoiler. But I knew when I made the poll where each choice was going to lead. I would hope that those of you who voted tried thinking about the logic of the situation before you cast your vote.

And if you didn't? Well, then it's up to me to make what comes next feel logical. Inevitable, even.

BTW, contra my headline above, I did do some writing yesterday and the day before, just not in the "sophomore" branch, which had to go on compositional hiatus while the poll was running Instead, I added two chapters to the branch that is currently being published, so it's going to run a little longer than I originally planned. But that's to the good, as those two additional chapters bring it to a better resting place.