Question about Reposting Story

[AsylumSeeker]

Hi all,

I asked Laurel a question and she suggested I ask it here.

Background: I wrote a 13 chapter series titled Castle Keep, erotic horror. An e-publisher liked it, wanted to e-publish if I removed it from Lit.

Now the e-publisher is going out of business. Never made more than pocket change anyway. Now I would prefer to return it to Lit.

The question is, the story is 106k words long. Should I submit as a novella or as chapters?

Appreciate your input.

Thanks.

 

[PrincessErin]

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[AsylumSeeker]

As a reader I get annoyed at stories that are longer then 4-5 Lit pages. For some reason my attention span is good for up to that and then I end up getting annoyed.

So if I hate complete control over your decision I would split it up so that each part were no more then that length.

Erin

Good input, thx.

I have been experimenting and the finished story was separated into Books, the first being 5 Lit pages long. Had a reader vote me a "1" because it was longer than 2 pages, and for no other reason. Was originally 13 chapters 2-3, maybe 4 Lit pages long. The Books make a good place to stop, but not sure if this will "fly" with the readers.

Thx again.

 

[Weird Harold]

The question is, the story is 106k words long. Should I submit as a novella or as chapters?

Submitting as chapters, spaced out as much as a week apart, will keep your story on the New list and garner more readers.

Submitting as a Novel/Novella will put it in a category where readers expect lots of Lit pages and tend to appreciate plot and character development more
than in the "stroke categories."

It depends on whether you're looking for volume or quality in your readership -- chapter posting gets more readers/votes/comments, but Novella posting gets more thoughtful feedback and fewer trolls.

 

[AsylumSeeker]

Submitting as chapters, spaced out as much as a week apart, will keep your story on the New list and garner more readers.

Submitting as a Novel/Novella will put it in a category where readers expect lots of Lit pages and tend to appreciate plot and character development more
than in the "stroke categories."

It depends on whether you're looking for volume or quality in your readership -- chapter posting gets more readers/votes/comments, but Novella posting gets more thoughtful feedback and fewer trolls.

Thanks much for your input. This is not a stroke story, has sex, but a much deeper plot. An evil plot at that, with some twists. Now will have to think about it. Never posted a Novella and so virgin territory is always a draw for me. But then again I could use a few more fans.

Will mull it over.

Thanks again.

 

[michchick98]

Thanks much for your input. This is not a stroke story, has sex, but a much deeper plot. An evil plot at that, with some twists. Now will have to think about it. Never posted a Novella and so virgin territory is always a draw for me. But then again I could use a few more fans.

Will mull it over.

Thanks again.

As to your original question, I'd go with chapters. Keeps the reader coming back for more and you can leave cliffhangers to be sure they come back to read as well.

Novels and Novellas covers ALL categories if your story has a bit of everything. However, keep in mind, N&N is a low viewed category, so once your story is posted completely (either all at once or chapters) chances are, once it's off the first or second page of the new list, views/reads will go way down.

A lot of times people will post chapters in the categories they belong in (Chapter 1 in Horror, Chapter 2 in Romance, etc.) or if it has once "central" category or theme, then stick with that.

 

[Tyro999]

Good input, thx.

I have been experimenting and the finished story was separated into Books, the first being 5 Lit pages long. Had a reader vote me a "1" because it was longer than 2 pages, and for no other reason. Was originally 13 chapters 2-3, maybe 4 Lit pages long. The Books make a good place to stop, but not sure if this will "fly" with the readers.

Thx again.

FWIW, I cruise the new stories list every day. If the title/tease intrique me, I take a look. If it's 2-3 pages or less, I read it then. [If I've really gotten into it, and it's 5 pages or less when I hit the end of page 1, I'll still read it.] I've hit some "new" stories that are 20 or more pages long. Those, I'll read one page, and if it hooks me with that page, I'll print out the writer's submission page [the one with the new story on it, if he/she has more than one submission page] and stick it in my computer desk drawer for when I have time to "get around to it". I currently have around a half-dozen of these in the drawer waiting for me to find the time.

My recommendation is that you go the same way you did originally as noted above. 13 chapters, 2, 3, or 4 Lit pages long.