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.
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 Amazon will launch it to readers this summer. Readers will access Kindle Vella stories in the Kindle iOS app and on .”Īuthors can use it now to begin building an inventory of serialized stories. Have you heard about Amazon’s new Kindle Vella program?Īccording to Amazon’s announcement, “ Kindle Vella is a new storytelling option from Kindle Direct Publishing to self-publish serialized stories, one short episode at a time.