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Old 01-12-2016, 01:53 PM   #14
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They are both correct, and it drives me nuts when people like Cinisajoy are condescending over something like this.
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I just published my first episode of a serial I'm writing. By the time I'm done, the number of episodes will total around 20 or so. Should I group five or six of these in anthologies as I go along or just lump them into one big collection?
"Episodes of a serial" does not match the word "anthology".

Cinisajoy is correct.


By using/including the word "anthology", you are indicating to potential purchasers that it is a collection of standalone works with some sort of common theme.

For instance, a collection of short stories set in the same world as a long-running series (many authors do this).
Or, a collection of stories by different authors.

You are not the latter.
You *may* be the former, but not according to the description you gave in your OP.

You sound like you are publishing Part 1, Part 2, Part xx of a single story. That is certainly not an anthology!


If I were to buy an "anthology", and then discover that it doesn't match the generally accepted concept of "anthologies", I would return it if possible and not buy anything else by that author.
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