Blog Research

[beckyminor]

Hey Anomalians,

I'm in the process of shifting the content of my blog over from infrequent articles to hopefully more frequent postings of short fiction, and I'm trying to do a little research on what would best serve readers.

Would you visit a blog to read episodic fiction? If not, why not?

If so, how often would you like to see posts, and how long would you like them to be? The options I've posted on my blog as of now are:

• Once a month, posting of an entire story episode. (Usually around 2K words)
  
• Twice a month, story cut in half
  
• Once a week, story cut up into 500 word segments.
  
  
  
  

I'd really appreciate your feedback and ideas if you have time to offer them. If you'd like, you can also visit my blog at www.callofthecreator.blogspot.com and participate in the poll over there.

Thanks a million for your candid opinions!

[metalikhan]

Hey, becky.

I wasn't much of a serial fan until I got hooked on your Windrider series. Although I don't get over there to follow it on a regular schedule, when I do get a block of time just for pleasure reading, I tend to open one "episode" after another, so it gives me more of the continuity than regular reading of one episode at a time does.

I imagine the same would be the case for episodic fiction on a blog. I may not make it over to the blog regularly, but I would read more than one episode in a sitting. So, for me, it doesn't really matter if the episode is split up or not. Maybe some of your other followers are more disciplined than I am.

BTW, I loved A Willing Hand, the short story you posted. Very nice! ;D

[beckyminor]

Awww, metalikan, you made my day! So glad you've been enjoying the stories...that totally makes the time spent writing them worthwhile.

I find your perspective interesting, that you are happy to read in chunks. Some folks swear that reading on the internet can't be done in more than a few minutes at a sitting. I really appreciate your response to the questions, as well as your uplifting words.