Hi Zo, and thanks so much for subscribing. To be honest I’m kind of developing my process as I go. I’ve written short stories and a trilogy, but this is my first time serializing a story. Enjoying it quite a bit. But to answer your question more directly, basically I work to have a new installment every Monday. For me that means that on Saturday and Sunday mornings, I get a running start into each new section by first reading some unrelated fiction just to get my brain in a fiction space, then going back and re-reading what I wrote earlier to get my mind back in THAT space. Then I literally just let it rip for about 500 words. I’m a pantser - fly by the seat of my pants - so I find out what’s happening in my story as I write it. Not a whole lot of planning except for a general sketch of a scene that I imagine should follow. I also always leave my last sentence unfinished so that it forces me to complete that sentence when I start writi ng again which gets me off and running. Anyway, that’s about it for what I do. Hope that answered your question…? Again, appreciate the support.
Your insight has been truly helpful. My goal is to hold myself to writing at least once a week for 6 months. Right now, the pen is flowing, but it is flowing a little too well and without any guidance.
I want to take my writings and turn them in novels. We'll see lol
Thank you for sharing! I've subscribed to see how you serialize your work on Substack.
What's your process on creating a series?
Hi Zo, and thanks so much for subscribing. To be honest I’m kind of developing my process as I go. I’ve written short stories and a trilogy, but this is my first time serializing a story. Enjoying it quite a bit. But to answer your question more directly, basically I work to have a new installment every Monday. For me that means that on Saturday and Sunday mornings, I get a running start into each new section by first reading some unrelated fiction just to get my brain in a fiction space, then going back and re-reading what I wrote earlier to get my mind back in THAT space. Then I literally just let it rip for about 500 words. I’m a pantser - fly by the seat of my pants - so I find out what’s happening in my story as I write it. Not a whole lot of planning except for a general sketch of a scene that I imagine should follow. I also always leave my last sentence unfinished so that it forces me to complete that sentence when I start writi ng again which gets me off and running. Anyway, that’s about it for what I do. Hope that answered your question…? Again, appreciate the support.
Your insight has been truly helpful. My goal is to hold myself to writing at least once a week for 6 months. Right now, the pen is flowing, but it is flowing a little too well and without any guidance.
I want to take my writings and turn them in novels. We'll see lol