It's all in the tone: "I really like this person's story, gosh I wish they had written more/will write more soon, I really do, I really wanted to see how it ended" - I have no issues. Entitlement ['X author owes his/her fans']goes a stage further and unless there was some sort of promise made, isn't reasonable for all the reasons you state.
But I will be mildly controversial. I'd never post something until it was finished,even a comment fic. Most of my stuff is relatively short so it isn't a huge problem, to me. Part of this is because I edit and re-edit compulsively and can't bear to send stuff out part-polished. But part of it is, yes, I write so others may read, and I want to send out something whole, not in part. Unfinished work stays on the hard drive.
Readers cannot reasonably "require" continuation/completion, but I personally feel a responsibility (and sometimes a wish) to give it. Slightly different.
Requests/begs for sequels, not so much, but I still try to oblige if the muse allows. Sometimes really good fics are written to request in one way or another.
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But I will be mildly controversial. I'd never post something until it was finished,even a comment fic. Most of my stuff is relatively short so it isn't a huge problem, to me. Part of this is because I edit and re-edit compulsively and can't bear to send stuff out part-polished. But part of it is, yes, I write so others may read, and I want to send out something whole, not in part. Unfinished work stays on the hard drive.
Readers cannot reasonably "require" continuation/completion, but I personally feel a responsibility (and sometimes a wish) to give it. Slightly different.
Requests/begs for sequels, not so much, but I still try to oblige if the muse allows. Sometimes really good fics are written to request in one way or another.