KoyukiMegumi
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I have been thinking about how to make my writing more approachable. I love to write long chapters, but I also know that I could break them into smaller chunks. So, I have been thinking of uploading my series in small chunks of chapters. Instead of 43 chapters, I will end up with over 100 chapters by the time I am done uploading the shorter version. Well, in the sense of chapter length. 1-2k words. Original goes from 2k+ up to 16k at one point.
I think 16k is the longest I have ever written a chapter to be. This isn't because I don't see natural stops. I do. I just felt like going and never really thought about how it might look like to others who might not have the time to read a full 10k chapter. Everyone told me to keep doing long, so I did, but I also realize that may scare people away.
At that point, I did not care, but I have gotten to the point that I am impacting my readers. A few have told me that my story has made their day and they look foward to my uploads. At that point, I noticed want everyone to be able to use my story as an escape. To be honest, I did not think anyone would like my story, but I was proven wrong. I realized I would like everyone to have the opportunity to do so. Even if they don't like the large word count or find it intimidating.
In this case, they can be able to have a bite-size version while having the option to read the original length if they get hooked. Or they want to see the end of the story quicker than I upload the short version.
In short, I am planning to cut my chapters for a friendlier format, but don't know if I could upload another series, labeling it as a short version instead of just replacing my long version. I don't want to delete my old one since it is how I started. I would like it to always be there.
Do you think this is a good idea? Or is there a rule that I am not aware of that prevents this?
Thank you for your time guys!
I think 16k is the longest I have ever written a chapter to be. This isn't because I don't see natural stops. I do. I just felt like going and never really thought about how it might look like to others who might not have the time to read a full 10k chapter. Everyone told me to keep doing long, so I did, but I also realize that may scare people away.
At that point, I did not care, but I have gotten to the point that I am impacting my readers. A few have told me that my story has made their day and they look foward to my uploads. At that point, I noticed want everyone to be able to use my story as an escape. To be honest, I did not think anyone would like my story, but I was proven wrong. I realized I would like everyone to have the opportunity to do so. Even if they don't like the large word count or find it intimidating.
In this case, they can be able to have a bite-size version while having the option to read the original length if they get hooked. Or they want to see the end of the story quicker than I upload the short version.
In short, I am planning to cut my chapters for a friendlier format, but don't know if I could upload another series, labeling it as a short version instead of just replacing my long version. I don't want to delete my old one since it is how I started. I would like it to always be there.
Do you think this is a good idea? Or is there a rule that I am not aware of that prevents this?
Thank you for your time guys!