I remember the story somewhat, so I found it after searching for 'author writing series almost cancels because piracy uploads incomplete books instead' I found

I remember the story somewhat, so I found it after searching for 'author writing series almost cancels because piracy uploads incomplete books instead' I found the answer and posted in another comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23312970 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23312970