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The idea of charging per-chapter (yes, I know it isn't a new model, Charles Dickens, etc) is interesting for: - the restrictions it'll impose on the authors -
by naomiajacobs 5y ago
The idea of charging per-chapter (yes, I know it isn't a new model, Charles Dickens, etc) is interesting for:
- the restrictions it'll impose on the authors - it means authors will have to know the entire plot up-front and can't redo or rearrange chapters
- the pressure to have every chapter end with a cliff-hanger or something else to get the user to buy the next chapter
- the effect on the reader (will people finish fewer books?)
- bluGill 5y agoThere is opportunity to rearrange things, but it is limited. You need to tell your readers what happened, and make sure the plot works for both readers who accept the change and those who don't. I'm guessing it works best to limit this to corrections ("last week I said that Joe did X, but of course he died last month - it was supposed to be Joe's cousin Frank"), but it is an area that I doubt it well explored to see how much readers will accept.
- richardwhiuk 5y agoYou could write the novel beforehand and then just release it month by month.
- bluGill 5y agoThat is one idea ,but enough novels have made that mistake over the years that I wouldn't trust it