Thread: The Return of Pulp Fiction
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Old 11-26-2011, 07:12 PM   #20
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Originally Posted by stonetools View Post
I was thinking about this, and what I would like to see is not only the return of old forms such as the novella but also the return of the SERIAL. I distinguish the SERIAL from the SERIES. WE all know the series- the great, honking fantasy saga that comes out in 1000 page installments every 3 years or so.
I'd like the SERIAL to come back. Back in the olden days, writers would publish their work in novella-sized chunks that came out in magazines every couple of months. Classic novels like Isaac Asimov's FOUNDATION or Harry Harrison's DEATHWORLD came out just like that.
I would like to see some experimentation along that line-novels that would come out in 100 page installments every three months or so over the course of 1-2 years. Hey, it beats waiting 3-5 years of waiting to find out what happens next in the King-killer Chronicles or ASOIAF. The Kindle Single format (Quick Reads in iBooks) would be perfect for it.
I've seen a couple of examples of this from independent authors more recently.
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