Resources for Fiction Authors
Guides, tips, and strategies to help you publish, grow, and monetize your serial fiction.
We Analyzed 277 Web Serials. Short Chapters Don't Perform Better.
"How long should my chapters be?" It's one of the first questions new serial fiction authors ask. And if you've spent any time in writing communities…
What 2,400 Chapters of Shadow Slave Taught Us About Reader Retention
Most serial fiction loses 90% of readers by chapter 50. Shadow Slave's engagement increases after chapter 2,000. I've been reading Shadow Slave for…
What 1,000 Primal Hunter Reviews Reveal About Reader Expectations
I'm a Primal Hunter fan. Like many readers, I had a complicated relationship with the early chapters. We spent a long time in the tutorial, much…
Why Do Great LitRPG Series Fall Off? An Analysis of 1,147 Reddit Comments
A new series drops. The reviews are glowing. Everyone's talking about it. Book 1 is amazing. Book 2 is even better. Book 3... pretty good. Book…
The Reading Experience Matters: Why PDFs and EPUBs Don't Work for Serial Fiction
I've been reading serial fiction for over a decade. From the early days of fan fiction archives to the explosion of web novels on Royal Road, I've…