Thank you for putting together this great resource for wannabe serialized fiction authors. I am a (semi) established author, publishing in a completely different genre than what I am planning to write here on Substack. I have a small newsletter with around 1K subscribers following that genre, but I am not sure they will translate well from Cozy Mystery to LitRPG. Would you recommend building this separably? Thanks!
It's really hard to know, isn't it? Cozy mystery and LitRPG do feel like they're about as far apart in terms of audience as you can get.
You can have separate sections on Substack, though (assuming that's where you're doing this), and people can opt in/out of specific sections. You could theoretically give readers the option and let them choose. There's presumably going to be a Venn diagram with some people in the middle who enjoy both genres, or simply enjoy your writing.
One unsolved 'problem' faced by online creators is that any form of success tends to then push you ever further down that particular route. It's hard to keep trying new and different things.
Exactly. Interacting people in this manner - just like we are here - is ultimately a lot more satisfying and meaningful than on typical social media. I don't mind Twitter and have found a lot of interesting stuff on there over the years, but it's a very particular type of lopsided conversation.
Thank you for putting together this great resource for wannabe serialized fiction authors. I am a (semi) established author, publishing in a completely different genre than what I am planning to write here on Substack. I have a small newsletter with around 1K subscribers following that genre, but I am not sure they will translate well from Cozy Mystery to LitRPG. Would you recommend building this separably? Thanks!
It's really hard to know, isn't it? Cozy mystery and LitRPG do feel like they're about as far apart in terms of audience as you can get.
You can have separate sections on Substack, though (assuming that's where you're doing this), and people can opt in/out of specific sections. You could theoretically give readers the option and let them choose. There's presumably going to be a Venn diagram with some people in the middle who enjoy both genres, or simply enjoy your writing.
One unsolved 'problem' faced by online creators is that any form of success tends to then push you ever further down that particular route. It's hard to keep trying new and different things.
Exactly. Interacting people in this manner - just like we are here - is ultimately a lot more satisfying and meaningful than on typical social media. I don't mind Twitter and have found a lot of interesting stuff on there over the years, but it's a very particular type of lopsided conversation.
Good luck with everything!