Is it OK to write a new story while finishing another?

[BlueZen]

I'm not asking for permission, obviously. I'm just asking if ethically, do you feel a responsibility to wrap up a novel before working on anything else? Am I being cruel to the readers who I have hooked into this story? Do I have a moral duty to release them from their suffering as quickly as possible?

Ethically? Yeah, it's ethical. Do whatever floats your boat.

Do you have a moral duty to your readers? No. You owe them the courtesy of finishing the story, but there is no ethical responsibility to put them out of their misery for not knowing the ending of your story.

Not finishing a story fast enough cuts into the people who will finish your work, so if anything, you owe it to yourself to finish in a timely manner.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

Spaceballs was released in 1987

Spaceballs 2 is scheduled for release in 2027

Authors here are concerned about a gap of a few weeks?

 

[lovecraft68]

There are no rules in how you write, do whatever you feel called to do.

 

[SimonDoom]

Is it OK? Yes. Write what you want to write, on your own schedule, however it best tickles your fancy.

 

[alohadave]

He may found the barrel of tar and a bag of feathers by the road, but no one forced him to try and apply those to the OP.

No. I found something concerning, and warned OP. He stated his case, and as far as I was concerned, he addressed the issue.

Then the attitude came. As far as I'm concerned, OP blew it up because he doesn't know how the forum works here and now he's sore about the whole thing. I now have him on ignore because I don't care to ever see their posts again.