In Possession of Lost Chapters, what to do?

[OtterlyMindblowing]

So. This is going to be hard.

My friend and mentor AiLovesToGrow passed away early this year. She was the author of the Becoming Monsters series, and I have assumed control of the universe per her wishes upon her death (which is why I write 3-5 chapters of side story content in it each month to this day). I am in possession of several lost chapters of her story, and want to post them here so that if anything happens to me they don’t become lost again.

The chapters used to be Patreon exclusive, however her family took down her Patreon page following her death. It has been nine months, and following her posting pattern she would have made this content public by now.

Do I post them under my own account? Is there a way to post them to her story? Something else? Looking for advice.

 

[Bamagan]

So. This is going to be hard.

My friend and mentor AiLovesToGrow passed away early this year. She was the author of the Becoming Monsters series, and I have assumed control of the universe per her wishes upon her death (which is why I write 3-5 chapters of side story content in it each month to this day). I am in possession of several lost chapters of her story, and want to post them here so that if anything happens to me they don’t become lost again.

The chapters used to be Patreon exclusive, however her family took down her Patreon page following her death. It has been nine months, and following her posting pattern she would have made this content public by now.

Do I post them under my own account? Is there a way to post them to her story? Something else? Looking for advice.

I'd suggest putting what you just said in the 'Notes to the Editor' section of a story submission and ask Laurel to publish it to your friend's account. I'd probably combine them into one submission to make it easier on Laurel, and include a foreword that explains the situation to readers. Worst she can do is say 'no'.

 

[Rob_Royale]

It's a tough situation and only a discussion with Laurel will figure it out.

 

[OtterlyMindblowing]

It's a tough situation and only a discussion with Laurel will figure it out.

Do I just tag her here? Maybe send a direct message? I know she’s got a ton on her plate, but yeah. I was afraid of that.

 

[MelissaBaby]

Do I just tag her here? Maybe send a direct message? I know she’s got a ton on her plate, but yeah. I was afraid of that.

Send her a DM explaining the situation.

 

[ElectricBlue]

Do I just tag her here? Maybe send a direct message? I know she’s got a ton on her plate, but yeah. I was afraid of that.

Send her a PM - Laurel

Seems to me the right thing to do, if your colleague granted you literary executor, would be to publish on her account. You might want to think about the way to manage comments too - I'd talk about that with Laurel.