350,000 words? In a single story? That's... amazing. That's also splitting into novels, not novellas.
I'm sorry people were harassing you over this. Nobody should be threatened over a story update. I don't think it's appropriate to pester an author for updates, but to talk like that is absolutely unacceptable. Especially considering that you weren't the author.
I'm sorry people were harassing you over this. Nobody should be threatened over a story update. I don't think it's appropriate to pester an author for updates, but to talk like that is absolutely unacceptable. Especially considering that you weren't the author.