![]() ![]() With Last Train Home, I did go with the more subtle angle of dropping the stats and game screens, so the characters don’t realize they’re in a game adjacent world. That one was a true litrpg, and I kinda regret not sticking to that format with its successor. ![]() I was there from the very beginning, with an earlier iteration of Last Train Home. Why would I waste my time and money buying one chapter of a book that may never be finished when I could spend about the same amount for a full novel, such as John Conroe’s “Zone War” at $0.Last year seemed the best (at least for me) time to get on the Vella train. Few authors of any quality will write (and if you’re not already published with an established reader base, I’m talking about you- and your blog doesn’t count.) Because of this, the reflected value is low, so readers won’t buy. If I sound pissy about this it’s because it’s a pathetic Amazon cash grab attempt. It’s not even worth the time to write it. You’re not making a car payment with that. Item: Authors make a payout of around $0.000475 per word. Item: We don’t even wait for entire TV show seasons any more, and you ninnies think someone is going to wait a month for the next chapter to your YA dystopian vampire romance story? John Scalzi was almost dropped by his publisher for missing five deadlines on the “Interdependency Trilogy” because he couldn’t stay off Twitter. Item: Readers will stop buying serial fiction the very first time the author of a book they’re reading misses an update. Wattpad and Blogger are full of two chapter long “novels” abandoned by writers with good ideas and no clue how to organize them or even write them coherently. If they can’t make it work, you won’t, either. Item: Serial fiction has been tried before with writers such as Stephen King and Piers Anthony. Competent professional authors make mistakes with full editing staffs while writing a book as a whole- you want to do it in pieces?! Every “author” (really, they’re all wannabe bloggers) I see gushing over this ludicrous delivery method thinks they can grunt out a chapter and toss it up without considering timelines, flow, editing, continuity, or even consistency within the lore of their own universe. Item: A book is not written chapter by chapter. Vella is an asinine idea and WHEN- not if- it fails, remember that I said it first. Get more helpful free book marketing information in the “Build Book Buzz” e-mail newsletter. There’s nothing for you here.Īre you going to give this a try? Please tell us in a comment why you’ll explore this interesting new platform. For the most part, baby boomers aren’t reading serialized fiction on their phones so if that’s who you want to write for, move along. It’s important to either be writing for young readers already, or be able to do it - not everyone can. Are comfortable using KDP’s publishing platform.Is it for you?Īre you and what you write a good fit for this new Amazon platform? It’s worth exploring if you: He offers a good overview of Kindle Vella competitors - serialization sites that are already well-established with readers who like this format. Murphy is planning to write three serialized stories: CreativIndie, “How to publish serialized short fiction with Kindle’s new ‘Vella’ program”ĭerek Murphy comes at this from the viewpoint of an author who plans to leverage it immediately. Bookmark this one for its nuts-and-bolts perspective. Writer Jason Hamilton’s long article answers all of your questions before you know what they are. Kindlepreneur is great at breaking things down step-by-step, and this article is no exception. Kindlepreneur, “Kindle Vella: Description, Features, and Tips for Authors” ![]() Pay close attention to the section titled, “How do Vella authors get paid?” It offers specifics I haven’t seen in any other Vella analysis. It’s the most thorough explanation of how the program works and whether there’s income-generating potential for you. Reedsy, “What is Kindle Vella? And Should You Join as an Author?” Here’s a quick review of their articles on the subject and a link to the full text of each. This topic is outside mine, but it’s an important one that I don’t want to ignore.īecause of that, rather than researching this myself, I’m connecting you with Kindle Vella summaries provided by experts I trust. When it comes to providing insights and advice, I’m a big believer in staying in your lane. Kindle Villa from the experts’ perspective
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