Edens_heel
Well-Known Member
So, I could use a bit of friendly, or in lieu of friendly, blunt advice. As a few of you out in electronic world we call the "internet" know, I've been working as a writer for a number of years. The bulk of my free time has been obsessing over a story/series that I hope to get to publication.
Okay, now this will take some explaining... The original idea I had was actually for a graphic novel series - 25 books spread out over 5 thematic parts. As it progressed, it became a strictly literary affair and became 5 books, each one split into 5 thematic parts (get it? Still all 25 stories, just compiled in groups of 5). But as I write further and further, fleshing out the mammoth outline into, you know, something that is hopefully exciting to read, I'm starting to wonder if I'm sacrificing something by attempting to do it this way. I tend to write sci-fi/drama/mystery, and everything I do has a kind of "pulp" feel to it.
So what I'm wondering is, based on your own reading preferences, would you be more interested in five larger books, or 25 novellas, each one self contained but still tying into a larger tale (all with cliffhanger endings, of course - it is pulp after all). I personally love the 25 smaller books, but I don't know if something like that would be well received by others or if I'm one of the few that still clings to the pulp ideals of yesteryear.
Hope this makes sense, and I'd appreciate any and all input, obviously more from the fiction lovers in the crowd.
Cheers!
-Andrew
Okay, now this will take some explaining... The original idea I had was actually for a graphic novel series - 25 books spread out over 5 thematic parts. As it progressed, it became a strictly literary affair and became 5 books, each one split into 5 thematic parts (get it? Still all 25 stories, just compiled in groups of 5). But as I write further and further, fleshing out the mammoth outline into, you know, something that is hopefully exciting to read, I'm starting to wonder if I'm sacrificing something by attempting to do it this way. I tend to write sci-fi/drama/mystery, and everything I do has a kind of "pulp" feel to it.
So what I'm wondering is, based on your own reading preferences, would you be more interested in five larger books, or 25 novellas, each one self contained but still tying into a larger tale (all with cliffhanger endings, of course - it is pulp after all). I personally love the 25 smaller books, but I don't know if something like that would be well received by others or if I'm one of the few that still clings to the pulp ideals of yesteryear.
Hope this makes sense, and I'd appreciate any and all input, obviously more from the fiction lovers in the crowd.
Cheers!
-Andrew
