SFCTaleSpinner
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I've got a story that, at 35K words, seems a little chunky to upload as a single piece. I'm thinking that the size might be off-putting for an audience, whereas 3 or 4 pieces of 9,000 - 12,000 words each might seem more digestible.
I believe I can split it quite neatly into 3 roughly equal segments, but the downside of this is that the first segment doesn't really reflect the essence of the story.
As a whole, the story is about a wild, liberating, no-strings-attached affair that flairs up between a man and woman who are each upset with their separate relationship troubles. If I divided it, part one would mainly be about the development of those troubles; it's messy and unsatisfying, so that the satisfaction can come to fruition in the later parts of the story.
My concern would be that readers might pass judgement prematurely on the first part and give up on the story before they get a chance to find out what it's all about.
What would you suggest?
I believe I can split it quite neatly into 3 roughly equal segments, but the downside of this is that the first segment doesn't really reflect the essence of the story.
As a whole, the story is about a wild, liberating, no-strings-attached affair that flairs up between a man and woman who are each upset with their separate relationship troubles. If I divided it, part one would mainly be about the development of those troubles; it's messy and unsatisfying, so that the satisfaction can come to fruition in the later parts of the story.
My concern would be that readers might pass judgement prematurely on the first part and give up on the story before they get a chance to find out what it's all about.
What would you suggest?