I too have felt the anticipation from waiting for episodes to be released, and one of my favorite stories only updates ever couple of months. However I have grown to be patient with the authors because I know they have lives outside of episode. Also, since I too have started writing I completely understand the time it takes to actually write an episode!
I this that many of the people asking these questions don’t write stories and haven’t learned the patience required.
How an author updates should be on their terms because if they are rushed by fans then they could easily lose motivation, and ultimately writing shouldn’t be a burden on the author.
There are some authors that write their whole story before publishing and if you don’t want to worry about all those questions you could easily write out your story first, but there are some (like me) that like releasing episodes as they finish.
I just think that people need to be patient with the author and stop bombarding them for more episodes because it’s not always about them. The author is a major factor into all this and they should be respected
bump 
Nope! It’s a hobby for most people, not a job or chore.
I might be motivated to update frequently if it was my source of income, but it’s certainly not 
It’s hard for readers to understand though if they have never tried to publish here. No concept of just how much time and effort it truly takes until you try it yourself!
I always direct people to my highlights and I try to be as kind as possible when people ask for updates, because I get it. But, it can certainly be frustrating when people message me with nothing else, not even a hello, just “When u gonna update.” I usually ignore those, because I don’t find it a respectful way to go about asking someone something.
I can count on one hand, luckily, the amount of people I’ve had to block due to aggressively berating me about updates.
I do make a (very small) profit writing for Episode, but honestly, that doesn’t motivate me to write more. I have a full time career, family, friends, etc. that will always come first.
I’ve never, as an avid episode reader, asked an author about updates. I love writing but like others have said, the constant asks can be super demotivating. Especially, because I have a few stories, if I update one, there’s always someone upset that I didn’t update their favourite.
Bumping.
I personally don’t, I’m not going to hate them for it because they have a life outside, BUT I’ll probably stop reading their story (If it’s been over a few months) and if they ever come out with another story be hesitant and may not read it. But I think if they know that they won’t be able to upload consistently or are slow, I think they should just write the whole story and then publish it little by little so if anything happens, the story will still be consistent. That’s what I’m doing right now with my story and that’s why u have none, because I know I’d be slow to get one out every week. They can’t get mad at the reader when they knew they wouldn’t have much time. Okay bye, there’s my Ted Talk
And the chapter will be short, and they’ll be like sorry guys I really wanted to get this out for you, or it’s really short and incoherent🧐
Because it’s annoying when you fall in love with a story and then you wait a week for an update and then another and then another and then another till it’s been 2 months and you think ok maybe they posted something, so you check their social media and nothing.
So by this point you’re reading another story and it’s the same thing so you read another, same thing
I understand authors have lives and maybe they can’t publish right away and they’re certainly not obligated too but I don’t think it would be that hard for a quick statement I would accept that over months of nothing
I have 10 stories that I’m currently reading because of it and in the past 7 months only one updated.
I think there should be “last updated” as well before a reader decides to read a story to give some insight
Thank you!! I’m a junior in high school, so I’m really busy with schoolwork, extra curricular, etc. tbh most of my readers/Instagram followers are really understandable and I’m grateful for that. But there’s always a select few who are really pushy about updates 
people need to understand that it is extremely difficult for an episode writer to make a living off of their stories. I don’t get paid for this, I’m doing it and expecting nothing in return. The least readers can do is have a little patience. (That being said, I understand where they’re coming from, as I’m also a reader, but there comes a point when you have to recognize the writer’s standing)