|
timmy
|
|
Has no life at all |
Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
Messages: 13756
|
|
|
We have had a wonderful influx of tales. Here is the current status:
Sets 1 - 8: 7 items. That's both good and bad. It means we have a three week queue
Sets 9 - 10: 6 items
Sets 11 - 16: 5 items
Sets 17 - 23: 4 items
Sets 24 - 55: 1 item
Rainbow Boy Challenge: 1 item
Christmas 2016: 1 item
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
|
|
|
|
|
timmy
|
|
Has no life at all |
Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
Messages: 13756
|
|
|
There may be service interruptions as we migrate to our new server. Assuming all is well we will continue to publish on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Set 1 is planned for Monday.
Sets 1 - 7: 7 items
Sets 8 - 9: 6 items. A couple of short stories would be good here
Set 10: 7 items
Sets 11 - 12: 6 items. Space for short stories again
Set 13: 7 items
Sets 14 - 16: 5 items
Sets 17 - 20: 4 items
Set 21: 3 items
Set 22: 2 items
Sets 23 - 53: 1 item
Rainbow Boy: one entry
Christmas 2016: 1 item
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
|
|
|
|
|
timmy
|
|
Has no life at all |
Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
Messages: 13756
|
|
|
We have had to postpone the publishing of stories, scheduled for earlier today, because of the server migration. While the site is functioning well there is one background element we need our service provider to achieve before announcement emails can go out.
What we will do is to compress this week's payload to ensure we just lose a few days
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
|
|
|
|
|
timmy
|
|
Has no life at all |
Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
Messages: 13756
|
|
|
Probably back in business! I think an accelerated publishing schedule is in order if it is certain that we are.
Sets 1 - 12: 7 items
Sets 13 - 17: 6 items
Set 18: 5 items
Set 19: 4 items
Sets 20 - 24: 3 items
Sets 25 - 37: 2 items
Sets 38 - 43: 1 item
Rainbow Boy: 1 item
Christmas 2016: 1 item
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
|
|
|
|
|
timmy
|
|
Has no life at all |
Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
Messages: 13756
|
|
|
The backlog is lessened.
Sets 1 - 8: 7 items
Sets 9 - 13: 6 items
Set 14: 5 items
Set 15: 4 items
Sets 16 - 20: 3 items
Sets 21 - 34: 2 items
Sets 35 - 39: 1 item
Rainbow Boy: 2 entries
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
|
|
|
|
|
timmy
|
|
Has no life at all |
Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
Messages: 13756
|
|
|
As you know, I hate running at an accelerated rate. On Monday we return to Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
Sets 1 - 5: 7 items, which gives us a small and acceptable queue
Set 6: 5 items
Sets 7 - 11: 4 items
Sets 12 - 21: 3 items
Sets 22 - 25: 2 items
Sets 26 - 30: 1 item
Rainbow Boy has three entries
Christmas 2016 has one
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
|
|
|
|
|
timmy
|
|
Has no life at all |
Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
Messages: 13756
|
|
|
We're through the feast and into the famine. But something usually turns up
Sets 1 - 5: 4 items
Sets 6 - 15: 3 items
Sets 16 - 19: 2 items
Sets 20 - 24: 1 item
So, what are you writing right now?
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
|
|
|
|
|
timmy
|
|
Has no life at all |
Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
Messages: 13756
|
|
|
Just published today's set.
Sets 1 & 2: 5 items. ZERO queue length
Sets 3 - 16: 4 items
Set 17: 2 items
Sets 18 - 21: 1 item
Even when the pool of stories is low we never drop the quality. Crap may be found anywhere. We stay at the top end of the food chain.
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
|
|
|
|
|
timmy
|
|
Has no life at all |
Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
Messages: 13756
|
|
|
We seem to be in a good state again:
Sets 1 - 10: 5 items
Set 11: 3 items
Set 12: 2 items
Sets 13 - 15: 1 item
We have a zero length queue.
Who's up for a Halloween tale?
The "May I Help You?" Challenge has one entry so far
Christmas 2016 has one entry, too.
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
|
|
|
|
|
timmy
|
|
Has no life at all |
Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
Messages: 13756
|
|
|
After issuing today's set I notice that things are looking a bit bleak:
Sets 1 - 4: 5 items
Set 5: 3 items
Set 6: 2 items
Sets 7, 8, and 9: 1 item
That is the end of the queue.
We have the next challenge, with three items and a fourth promised. There is one tale for Christmas. No-one has yet thought of Halloween.
Where are all the good writers and good stories?
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
|
|
|
|
|
timmy
|
|
Has no life at all |
Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
Messages: 13756
|
|
|
Not a healthy queue at all
Set 1: 6 items
Set 2: 5 items
Set 3: 4 items
Sets 4 - 6: 3 items
Sets 7 -10: 2 items
Sets 11 - 18: 1 item
"May I help you?" has three entries with one more promised, but time to run
Christmas 2016 has one item.
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
|
|
|
|
|
timmy
|
|
Has no life at all |
Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
Messages: 13756
|
|
|
Ouch. Two years ago, just under, I started to manage the queue tightly. I seem to have been more successful than I intended! We now almost have a negative queue, and, trust me, that is not a benefit!
After today's set, which was only four items itself, this is what we have:
Sets 1 - 3: 3 items
Sets 4 - 7: 2 items
Sets 8 - 15: 1 item
That is not going to get the baby bathed. Unless you know differently, Nifty doesn't have material of the right quality. I may have missed something great, so tell me if I have.
I know of several tales in pipelines, and those cannot be hurried. They will come when they are ready.
The Writing Challenge is doing well. Five tales in and one promised, and we have ten days to go until it closes.
No Halloween tales yet. Sighs.
Christmas has one tale ready to roll
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
|
|
|
|
|
Geron Kees
|
|
Likes it here |
Location: USA
Registered: February 2016
Messages: 148
|
|
|
-- No Halloween tales yet. Sighs.
Oh? None? Would you like one?
|
|
|
|
|
timmy
|
|
Has no life at all |
Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
Messages: 13756
|
|
|
Quote:Geron Kees wrote on Fri, 07 October 2016 15:31-- No Halloween tales yet. Sighs.
Oh? None? Would you like one?
--
Hahahaha Well, there is always Mooi! But yes, please! Of course! And please plan for Christmas and Valentine's day!
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
|
|
|
|
|
timmy
|
|
Has no life at all |
Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
Messages: 13756
|
|
|
Quote:timmy wrote on Fri, 07 October 2016 08:44Ouch. Two years ago, just under, I started to manage the queue tightly. I seem to have been more successful than I intended! We now almost have a negative queue, and, trust me, that is not a benefit!
After today's set, which was only four items itself, this is what we have:
Sets 1 - 3: 3 items
Sets 4 - 7: 2 items
Sets 8 - 15: 1 item
That is not going to get the baby bathed. Unless you know differently, Nifty doesn't have material of the right quality. I may have missed something great, so tell me if I have.
I know of several tales in pipelines, and those cannot be hurried. They will come when they are ready.
The Writing Challenge is doing well. Five tales in and one promised, and we have ten days to go until it closes.
No Halloween tales yet. Sighs.
Christmas has one tale ready to roll
--
There is a major improvement. Phew!!
Sets 1 - 4: 4 items. Still low, but I am hoping for a serial to arrive over the weekend. Depends on the author.
Sets 5 - 6: 3 items
Sets 7 - 9: 2 items
Sets 9 - 12: 1 item
One Halloween tale, don't leave it spookily alone!
Six May I Help You? entries
One Christmas tale
No Valentine's tales
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
|
|
|
|
|
timmy
|
|
Has no life at all |
Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
Messages: 13756
|
|
|
We seem, for the moment, to be back on track:
Sets 1 - 4: 7 items
Sets 5 - 7: 6 items
Sets 8 - 16: 5 items
Sets 17 - 19: 4 items
Sets 20 - 22: 3 items
Sets 23 - 24: 1 item
Christmas now has two items. I think that may go a couple of days before Christmas Eve this year, by popular request
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
|
|
|
|
|
timmy
|
|
Has no life at all |
Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
Messages: 13756
|
|
|
We have a reasonably healthy queue:
Sets 1 - 4: 7 items
Sets 5 - 13: 6 items
Sets 14 - 16: 5 items
Sets 17 - 19: 4 items
Set 20: 3 items
Set 21: 2 items
Close the Lid has one item
Christmas has 2 items
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
|
|
|
|
|
timmy
|
|
Has no life at all |
Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
Messages: 13756
|
|
|
It's odd how we move between famine and feast. After today's set, just published:
Sets 1 - 13: 7 items. This means we have a queue of just over four weeks. At present I am content with that
Sets 14 - 16: 6 items
Set 17: 5 items
Set 18: 4 items
Sets 19 - 22: 2 items
Sets 22 - 48: 1 item
Close the Lid, has one item so far
Christmas now has three items, with, I hope, more to come.
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
|
|
|
|
|
timmy
|
|
Has no life at all |
Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
Messages: 13756
|
|
|
Things are going well, but our queue is too long
As you know, we are running a short accelerated period. Sets will go out over the weekend with normal service being resumed on Monday. Today's set having been published, the following situation obtains:
Sets 1 - 13: 7 items. This is too long a queue for new material
Set 14: 6 items
Sets 15 - 18: 3 items. This is where the drop off in material is evident, but this area and the prior set together is the place for new material now
Sets 19 - 28: 2 items
Sets 29 - 44: 1 item
Christmas: 3 items so far
Close the Lid: 2 items so far
[Updated on: Fri, 25 November 2016 12:21]
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
|
|
|
|
|
timmy
|
|
Has no life at all |
Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
Messages: 13756
|
|
|
As we run towards the new year, the queue is in the following state:
Sets 1 - 9: 7 items, which is a three week queue, starting on Monday
Sets 10 - 13: 4 items, space for three pieces of simultaneous new material, which is good
Sets 14 - 21: 3 items
Set 22 - 30: 2 items
Sets 31 - 38: 1 item
Close the Lid has only two entries so far
Christmas stories has 4 tales, and more are always welcome
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
|
|
|
|
|
timmy
|
|
Has no life at all |
Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
Messages: 13756
|
|
|
This is where we are after today's set:
Sets 1 - 6: 7 items
Set 7: 5 items
Sets 8 - 11: 4 items
Sets 12 - 19: 3 items
Sets 20 - 27: 2 items
Sets 28 - 35: 1 item
Close the Lid has three entries
Christmas has four items
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
|
|
|
|