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Roos · 05-10-2017, 08:30 AM

Would you try episodic fiction if it had a clear end point?

Nope, been bitten to much by series seriously over-stretching.
My personal favourite book, 'Dune' by Frank Herbert, and then he dies before finishing the whole story.
And no, i have read, but do not like the expansion on the original by other writers, it does not feel the same.
The Trilogy 'The wheel of Time' that did not stay a trilogy and then he died before finishing it.
Ah well you get what i mean.
Series like many M-SF (Kris Longknife, Honor Harrington and such) are different in that each book tells a separate part of the story, they are better read as series, but pick just one and it still is a nice read, and a complete tale.
They do not let you hang at the end, the sub plot is round and complete.
I have seen some authors try to push selling stories by the chapter, no way, get back to me when it is whole and complete.
As i proofread for a writer, lemme tell you that minds change, changes need to be written to fit, and that just does not work when you already have pushed chapters out.

So a resounding Nope from me.

05-10-2017, 08:30 AM	#50
Roos Groupie Posts: 182 Karma: 2371918 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Almere, Nederland Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Scribe, Phone	Would you try episodic fiction if it had a clear end point? Nope, been bitten to much by series seriously over-stretching. My personal favourite book, 'Dune' by Frank Herbert, and then he dies before finishing the whole story. And no, i have read, but do not like the expansion on the original by other writers, it does not feel the same. The Trilogy 'The wheel of Time' that did not stay a trilogy and then he died before finishing it. Ah well you get what i mean. Series like many M-SF (Kris Longknife, Honor Harrington and such) are different in that each book tells a separate part of the story, they are better read as series, but pick just one and it still is a nice read, and a complete tale. They do not let you hang at the end, the sub plot is round and complete. I have seen some authors try to push selling stories by the chapter, no way, get back to me when it is whole and complete. As i proofread for a writer, lemme tell you that minds change, changes need to be written to fit, and that just does not work when you already have pushed chapters out. So a resounding Nope from me.