How to write serialised fiction

Write more, write better

This is a 22 chapter rough guide, taking you from understanding the core form of serial storytelling, through plotting and themes, character creation, plot twists and much more, all the way through to hitting the ‘publish’ button. There’s even a chapter all about how to cope when people say nasty things about your writing.

And so, whether you are here to stay, or passing through on your way to parts unknown - welcome. I hope you find this guide useful. If you are writing your own serial, please let me know!

1. The state of serialisation

2. About those unfinished novels

3. Regarding the monolith

4. There’s never been a better time to be a writer

5. Forms of serialisation

6. How to find balance and be a happy writer

7. Reasons to write

8. Writing public first drafts

9. Start building your author list now

10. 9 useful platforms for writers

11. How serial writing works for plotters & pantsers

12. Use themes like a compass

13. Pacing in a serialised story

14. Choosing a narrator in online serials

15. Defining your characters

16. Points of no return

17. We don’t talk about writer’s block

18. Some tips for getting in the zone

19. Titles, covers & blurbs

20. On taking criticism as a writer

21. Preparing for launch

22. One reader is enough

If you want to see what I’m doing with serial fiction, you can head over to my Tales from the Triverse weekly sci-fi/fantasy/crime story: