tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29478962.post6503048357606733919..comments2023-10-02T02:52:59.461-07:00Comments on Twigs and Brambles: Daniel Ausemahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00478942286366751753noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29478962.post-34445762549636014372008-05-28T09:52:00.000-07:002008-05-28T09:52:00.000-07:00That's part of the dilemma--the way I envision it ...That's part of the dilemma--the way I envision it now, it's somewhere between the two, neither short stories nor a novel. Probably closer to a novel, with a definite preferred order and overall arc...but I imagine individual episodes (as I'm calling the pieces for now) could also veer away from the overall storyline to follow a minor character or simply to recount an entertaining adventure that doesn't contribute to the main arc in the way different parts of novels usually do.<BR/><BR/>And much as I like the description "mosaic novel,"--VanderMeer's City of Saints and Madmen is among my favorite books of recent years--the image that conjures (for me at least) doesn't quite fit either.<BR/><BR/>But I suppose that's OK with me--I'm curious to try to imagine how to describe such a project, but I'm willing to work on it without having a definite label for it.Daniel Ausemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00478942286366751753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29478962.post-22723418188378883072008-05-27T20:56:00.000-07:002008-05-27T20:56:00.000-07:00In a book, would itbe a novel or a collectionof sh...In a book, would it<BR/>be a novel or a collection<BR/>of short stories?<BR/><BR/>Terry Finley<BR/><BR/>http://theterryfinleysite.blogspot.com/Terry Finleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10059419809921962023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29478962.post-762158313368923982008-05-26T13:17:00.000-07:002008-05-26T13:17:00.000-07:00Yeah, I originally meant to include something abou...Yeah, I originally meant to include something about them and am actually in the middle of a follow-up post about comic books, etc. Thanks for bringing it up (and stopping by)!Daniel Ausemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00478942286366751753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29478962.post-77101735234145621452008-05-26T11:27:00.000-07:002008-05-26T11:27:00.000-07:00Comics, of course, have done serialized fiction fo...Comics, of course, have done serialized fiction for decades -- in comic books, cartoon strips, and web comics.Kynn Bartletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16242332808446766603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29478962.post-32437302685785852322008-05-25T13:06:00.000-07:002008-05-25T13:06:00.000-07:00Thanks for stopping by, Neil. Good examples of pl...Thanks for stopping by, Neil. Good examples of places that could make it work, though most of those probably wouldn't be high in interest for me. If China Mieville started doing some serialized adventures in New Crobuzon, though, I'd be all over that--he seems to have the right mix of popularity and credibility to pull off something that would apply to a broad range of SF/F readers.<BR/><BR/>One key to making it a financial success would probably then be a known name (either of the writer or of the proprietary setting), though possibly a good, intense marketer could get his or her works out there without the immediate name recognition. Me...not so much a salesperson...Daniel Ausemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00478942286366751753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29478962.post-53186701402203193092008-05-24T19:26:00.000-07:002008-05-24T19:26:00.000-07:00Interesting concept. We (Clarkesworld) talked abou...Interesting concept. We (Clarkesworld) talked about the possibility of doing serialized fiction, but nothing as ambitious as what you're suggesting. Definitely takes you in the direction of being a fiction network.<BR/><BR/>I think it could work for some publishers. For example, if Ace decided to launch an online magazine/network, they could do something like this and connect it to the book series they already publish (Shadowrun, Mechwarrior, Age of Conan, etc.) and have an instant in with those readers. It could also work as a direct outlet for some authors. I know some are already serializing novels with a donation quota that needs to be met before the next chapter is posted.<BR/><BR/>As for a current example, I think there is an episodic audio show currently running that set in the Star Trek universe. Can't remember the name, but I think it's based on the Defiant.<BR/><BR/> -NeilAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08040410491144821075noreply@blogger.com