Post by account_disabled on Jan 3, 2024 0:20:55 GMT -5
We have already seen how useful it is for a writer to publish stories on the blog : they are his portfolio, a way to receive criticism and comments, to get noticed. A story can be read more or less quickly, it is usually a short story that entertains readers and breaks up the monotony of blog posts a bit. Two years ago I talked about the possibility of writing serialized stories on the blog , an experiment that I wanted to try at the time, but which then fell into oblivion. The idea was there, a long story in 4 parts. In some writers' blogs, however, I saw that serialized novels were published and I wondered whether it was a good idea or not. More than 4 years have now passed since Ferruccio, in the first writing blog I followed, blocked the publication of the chapters of his novel on the blog.
So, should we publish serialized novels or not? My answer is no and for 4 reasons. A copyright issue Someone talks about using Creative Commons licenses , but before doing so I recommend you read the FAQs regarding whether these licenses can protect a work and whether a work can become public domain . In short, before publishing a free novel on the blog, I would say to inform yourself well about the risks you can run. A question of positioning on the engines But we can't care about that, right? Up to a certain point, though. If our blog only publishes the novel in installments, then my question is: how do readers find it? If we are 100% sure that we already have a good sequel, that's one thing, otherwise the risk, this time, is that no one will read the novel. But we Special Data talked about this in the article on the perfect blog for the writer . A question of follow-up and interest My main doubt is precisely this: how much following can a serialized novel have on the blog? Let me explain: at the beginning maybe yes, the first chapter is read by a certain number of readers. But I am convinced that starting from the second, readers' interest begins to wane and fewer and fewer people will continue to read the novel . There is also the question of periodicity . Typically one chapter is published per week.
Another problem could also arise here: we don't read a chapter a week of the book we're reading. Here therefore is a new obstacle to interest. Aquestion of feasibility Whoever publishes the novel in installments should have the story ready . I hope this is the case, otherwise a publication could be missed, therefore a week, or even more, with the inconvenience of making readers forget what they had read. But if the novel is already ready, isn't it better to publish it as a free ebook ? Free for free, better to release it in one go. A matter of constructive criticism from time to time? This is not one of the reasons I give for discouraging the publication of serialized novels , but the question someone might ask. We publish one chapter a week to receive advice on how to improve the story. But here another problem arises (for a change): it is not possible to listen to every reader, in the meantime, and there is a risk of having to change the entire story , which perhaps has already ended. At this point it is best to create a private reading group for your novel. I would never be able to follow a novel online week by week, even if I was reading Ferruccio's (among other things, well written and interesting). But at that time I followed very few blogs, I had no Blue Pen and I wrote almost at all.
So, should we publish serialized novels or not? My answer is no and for 4 reasons. A copyright issue Someone talks about using Creative Commons licenses , but before doing so I recommend you read the FAQs regarding whether these licenses can protect a work and whether a work can become public domain . In short, before publishing a free novel on the blog, I would say to inform yourself well about the risks you can run. A question of positioning on the engines But we can't care about that, right? Up to a certain point, though. If our blog only publishes the novel in installments, then my question is: how do readers find it? If we are 100% sure that we already have a good sequel, that's one thing, otherwise the risk, this time, is that no one will read the novel. But we Special Data talked about this in the article on the perfect blog for the writer . A question of follow-up and interest My main doubt is precisely this: how much following can a serialized novel have on the blog? Let me explain: at the beginning maybe yes, the first chapter is read by a certain number of readers. But I am convinced that starting from the second, readers' interest begins to wane and fewer and fewer people will continue to read the novel . There is also the question of periodicity . Typically one chapter is published per week.
Another problem could also arise here: we don't read a chapter a week of the book we're reading. Here therefore is a new obstacle to interest. Aquestion of feasibility Whoever publishes the novel in installments should have the story ready . I hope this is the case, otherwise a publication could be missed, therefore a week, or even more, with the inconvenience of making readers forget what they had read. But if the novel is already ready, isn't it better to publish it as a free ebook ? Free for free, better to release it in one go. A matter of constructive criticism from time to time? This is not one of the reasons I give for discouraging the publication of serialized novels , but the question someone might ask. We publish one chapter a week to receive advice on how to improve the story. But here another problem arises (for a change): it is not possible to listen to every reader, in the meantime, and there is a risk of having to change the entire story , which perhaps has already ended. At this point it is best to create a private reading group for your novel. I would never be able to follow a novel online week by week, even if I was reading Ferruccio's (among other things, well written and interesting). But at that time I followed very few blogs, I had no Blue Pen and I wrote almost at all.