Where have all the narrators gone? The wait for inspiration continues.

I’ve talked about this before, the voices in my head that give me the stories and their casual attitude to the job.

There are several stories, series and sequels that I’ve started and not finished, thanks to their intransigence. Because the one telling me the story has wandered off somewhere, leaving me hanging in the wind.

Some of the tales are years old now. For example, part three of Horis Strongman’s adventures dates from 2016. The concluding part of the Balcom series is from 2017, and the sequels to both Survive and Life and Other Dreams were started in 2018.

Where have the narrators gone? Will they ever return?

I have no idea.

I’d like nothing more than to get them all finished, not just because it would be good to get them out of the way, but because I’ve already got so much of them written.

In total, there are over 50,000 words already completed across those four stories, and that’s a substantial amount. About twenty per cent of the total, assuming they will be around the same length as the stories they follow.

There are complete chapters, notes and plot points; all that’s required is to fill in the gaps.

But I can’t do it on my own. Without the narrator to tell me the rest of the story, I’m stuck.

You might wonder why I’m bothered. Nobody is actually asking me for these stories, although they did at the time. I think that most people have forgotten the sequels even exist, so finishing them could be a great way of reminding readers that they’re out there.

Reissues with new covers or box sets are all great possibilities for marketing. Perhaps the books could enjoy a new lease of life?

I feel that the stories are incomplete without the parts that I’ve yet to finish. Even though there was a mostly satisfying ending to the original stories. Never mind about the reader; sequels are required to give the author closure, too.

I did have an idea, I thought I might try to reconnect with the missing narrators. It involved me reacquainting myself with the original stories.

But re-reading nine books takes time, with no guarantee that it would achieve anything. Except for me to see the flaws in what I’ve already written.

And there is so much else to do.

There are voices in my head that are still talking, for the moment.

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