My sister is reading the latest iteration of my latest novel, and she asked if I had considered Kindle Vella, which is a new service for serialized works.
Kindle Vella is Amazon’s serialized fiction platform where authors will write stories split into episodes that are released one by one. Readers will have to purchase each episode except for the first few episodes. The first three episodes will be made available for free by Amazon. Readers can read the free content to decide whether they like the story and want to continue or not.
If the readers wish to continue the story and read further, they can purchase the next episode and start reading right from the same screen. (From Everything You Need to Know about Kindle Vella
I had considered it, but it requires a type of writing I’m not used to. Each component would have to enough to satisfy and also compel the reader to keep going.
Which isn’t a bad idea. So I made this list of what I believe each section would need.
- A theme and an arc within the overall arc of the book
- Something progressively scarier (building the tension)
- Something revealed / satisfying
- A hook to make you want to read on
Can you think of anything else?
I might give this a try. It’s not as if my normal strategy has landed me on the best-seller list, so a new approach seems reasonable.
How about a strong or unique protagonist and/or antagonist where their character evolves and interactions changes throughout the series…keeping the reading in a perpetual state of anticipation until the end.
I sorta meant that in my second and third bullet, but I think it helps to call it out specifically as a goal for each section.
In that case, I think you have the bases covered. Hope it goes well.