Well, here will be my first post.
I think you can leave a topic open. I myself run some forums, and unless there breaking rules (going off-topic or anything), I just leave the thread open for anybody to read and reply to.
On another note, don't let anyone stress you out. You are a incredible writer, and write at your own pace. You probaly don't think so, but you actually write pretty quick. Even though I am tempted to ask when the next chapters will come out, I won't even ask. Us asking doesn't speed it up and can only slow it down.
Last but not least. I think you should open this forum up a little more. I mean your voyuser forum is great and all, but Invision has always provided top notch forums. It could also create a more community like forum as happens on many other forums. People could activly speculate on your stories (you don't even need to give anything away in them, but specullating is also fun, even if it is just to see if what you thought really happend )
- ClosetReader