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Post by Becca Mills on Apr 20, 2014 22:25:46 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2014 22:42:45 GMT -5
I was just reading this. Such good stuff. Hope she doesn't take too much of a hit for it.
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Post by Becca Mills on Apr 20, 2014 22:55:45 GMT -5
I hope not. It's incredibly generous. She's helping her own direct competitors.
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Post by Rinelle Grey on Apr 20, 2014 23:26:41 GMT -5
Ohh, thanks. My next project is a serial, so I'm off to read in detail.
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Post by Suzy on Apr 21, 2014 3:24:35 GMT -5
Is there difference between a serial and a series? (<------------- question that would ignite a 1000 duh's in that other place.)
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Post by Becca Mills on Apr 21, 2014 13:14:31 GMT -5
Is there difference between a serial and a series? (<------------- question that would ignite a 1000 duh's in that other place.) Yeah. A series is a collection of linked full-length novels. They can be loosely linked, like your Hot series, or they can have plot connections like my series. But each one is a stand-alone work. A serial is a single work broken up into short pieces and issued in rapid succession. Each chunk might be pretty short, especially if it has a lot of sexytime. I think she said 10-20K words. But one thing Viola points out really helpfully is that even though the serial is one large work, each episode needs to have a little internal arc, so there's some satisfaction at the end, even though the major problem of the overall story remains resolved. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2014 13:19:06 GMT -5
The level of thought, the attention to detail, and the accounting for all manner of factors that are present in that post are truly impressive. It's one of the best of its kind I've ever read on KB.
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Post by Becca Mills on Apr 21, 2014 13:22:22 GMT -5
The level of thought, the attention to detail, and the accounting for all manner of factors that are present in that post are truly impressive. It's one of the best of its kind I've ever read on KB. I agree. Viola rocks. And she's like 23, or something. Not to put too fine a point on it, but when I was 23, I was still seeing what the inside of my ass looked like. Good lord does she have her shit together. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2014 13:29:02 GMT -5
The level of thought, the attention to detail, and the accounting for all manner of factors that are present in that post are truly impressive. It's one of the best of its kind I've ever read on KB. I agree. Viola rocks. And she's like 23, or something. Not to put too fine a point on it, but when I was 23, I was still seeing what the inside of my ass looked like. Good lord does she have her shit together. Viola has an old soul. I guess when you face death and win, a certain amount of instaneous life lessons get instilled in you. I hope she rockets straight to the top and stays there. She deserves success. Unfortunately there are people out there who think no one deserves success if they haven't worked for umpteen years at it. I disagree. Life handed her lemons, and she made quick lemonade, thus any rewards she reaps is well-deserved. I wish we could wrap her in bubble-wrap and protect her from any meanies. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2014 9:32:32 GMT -5
I freaking LOVE her. Can we steal her? Offer cookies and bourbon or something to come hang out with us?
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Post by Suzy on Apr 22, 2014 9:57:46 GMT -5
I freaking LOVE her. Can we steal her? Offer cookies and bourbon or something to come hang out with us? If you want to invite her, Alexis, we'd be delighted! |
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Post by shawninmon on Apr 22, 2014 12:47:23 GMT -5
I thought it was such a great post I had to drop her a line and thank her for writing it. If no one else has yet, I'll zip her an invite to the pub.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2014 12:51:38 GMT -5
I thought it was such a great post I had to drop her a line and thank her for writing it. If no one else has yet, I'll zip her an invite to the pub. Go for it, Shawn.  |
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Post by shawninmon on Apr 22, 2014 13:03:00 GMT -5
Done.
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Post by vrabinec on Apr 22, 2014 13:33:49 GMT -5
Okay, she's in the house. Everybody act cool.
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Post by Suzy on Apr 22, 2014 13:35:07 GMT -5
She's here! And I did a special thread for her.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2014 13:49:21 GMT -5
Okay, she's in the house. Everybody act cool. Oh, sugar, that's cute. You may need to act. I, of course, need only act natural. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2014 14:02:12 GMT -5
I can also say that Viola is incredibly giving in sharing her knowledge as well as being incredibly caring about others' success. So happy to have her here!!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2014 14:03:37 GMT -5
I'm glad you guys found the thread useful. It seems weird, giving away all of that information, especially so early in my career, but I gave it a lot of thought. I think more people writing serials and writing them well will take away some of the stigma from them. I also think that every person's writing style is unique, and even if you asked two people to write an identical plot, the stories could be completely different. I don't think anyone could really copy what I could do, no more than I could copy any other author's work, so in the end, my primary competition is always myself.
And 99¢ boxed sets. God, I can't stand them >_<
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Post by Becca Mills on Apr 22, 2014 14:10:54 GMT -5
I think more people writing serials and writing them well will take away some of the stigma from them. I hadn't thought of that. I think it's very likely true. For instance, I bet a lot of writers are not so careful to put a smaller arc inside each episode, so that the reader feels some satisfaction, even if they're itching for the next installment. |
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