Many, many pages as often as possible!
But if that's not practical, I like the 10 pgs twice a week schedule. Enough to move the story along, keep me involved, no forgetting what bad things were happening to altClark during the last part...
I used to read long fics solely on the archive. I'm an impatient sort, and that guaranteed no waiting. (And in your specific case, Y., skipping ahead to make *sure* it ended well. At some story points it was really hard to trust you!)
Also, when a new story starts, I like knowing the writer's schedule. And I'll admit if their opening comments start with "Not sure when I'll finish this, how often I can post, etc.." I tend to run the other way.
That said, curiosity often gets the better of me, and if I fall in love with a story, despite my best intentions to remain merely on friendly terms with it, I'll read it however I can get it.
I know this is way more than you wanted, but while I'm here and waxing on...
This is a big point of insecurity for me as a writer. (I guess I worry that a lot of readers have my same attitude!) So, I'll be really interested in your polls results, Yvonne. Once I start posting a fic of my own, I have this *horrible* fear of stopping- for whatever reason. If my characters come to a halt, will the audience grow bored and wander off to greener patures and completed fics?
CC- who in the tradition (albeit a rambling one) of 'do as I say, not as I do' recommends you just jump in. No guts, no glory. Seize the Day, and all that good stuff...
