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ZodWallop · 05-03-2017, 11:17 AM

The other day in the self promotions section an author mentioned a book that sounded promising to me. The problem was that it was "Episode 4 in the such-and-such-cycle." When I asked, the author did confirm that he had a definite end point for the book (6 would be the last).

I know a lot of people here avoid 'installment fiction' and I do myself. I'd prefer to just have the whole book published at once. But that's neither here nor there.

My question is, if the book otherwise sounded interesting, would you be more willing to try one of these books if there was a clearly announced end point? Say, "Episode 4 (of 6) in the such-and-such-cycle"?

05-03-2017, 11:17 AM	#1
ZodWallop Gentleman and scholar Posts: 11,480 Karma: 111164374 Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Space City, Texas Device: Clara BW; Nook ST w/Glowlight, Paperwhite 3	Would you try episodic fiction if it had a clear end point? The other day in the self promotions section an author mentioned a book that sounded promising to me. The problem was that it was "Episode 4 in the such-and-such-cycle." When I asked, the author did confirm that he had a definite end point for the book (6 would be the last). I know a lot of people here avoid 'installment fiction' and I do myself. I'd prefer to just have the whole book published at once. But that's neither here nor there. My question is, if the book otherwise sounded interesting, would you be more willing to try one of these books if there was a clearly announced end point? Say, "Episode 4 (of 6) in the such-and-such-cycle"?