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Originally Posted by Hitch
I don't have a problem with the concept. I mean, if it was good enough for Dickens and Doyle, what the hell. (And Black Mask, etc.)
I'm just...really unhappy about the quality of what I'm seeing ATM. Will it change? Sure, most likely but there seems to be an entire swath of would-be writers that DO think it's WIP stuff. They are even evangelizing for "private" comments from readers, like beta readers. It's boggling to me. It's as though they have no distinction between something like Wattpad and serialization.
Generally speaking, for me personally, serials aren't my cuppa. I won't even buy books from any author (any longer) that cliffhangs me. If they do it, they're permanently removed from my list. It's greedy, grasping behavior and I won't reward them for it.
Hitch
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I totally get that. I’m not a fan of that WIP methodology either. That’s why I tend to stick with established favorite writers and am very picky about what I go with in these types of things. A lot of people like being “beta readers” I guess. I have actually been a beta reader, but for actual big 5 publisher writers. That’s a little different quality-wise, usually.
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