Bethany Michaels | The Return of the Victorian Serial...Sort of

March 14, 2012

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25 comments posted.

Re: Bethany Michaels | The Return of the Victorian Serial...Sort of

I don't think that I would remember to come back and read the next story section on a serial. I don't watch soap operas because I miss so many programs that I can't follow the story line. I don't know if books would be the same or not.
(Kathleen Yohanna 3:43am March 14, 2012)

I think I'd have the same problem: forgetting what the title or the author's name is. It just happened to me recently with a time-travel series for teens that I was reading. I only remembered title having Ruby in it. After a few trials and errors, I have found out the title of the newest book, though apparently it's not available here yet--at least, not in the library.
(Sigrun Schulz 4:10am March 14, 2012)

Oh, I also forgot to say that I prefer waiting until a whole series is out before reading it. I have a hard time remembering what the previous books are about if old characters reappear in new books.
(Sigrun Schulz 4:13am March 14, 2012)

I'm not up for serialized books or stories because I get too impatient for one and the other is I might not be able to get back to it and then I may loose interest. It is sometimes hard just waiting for the next book in a series. I know, patience, patience, patience. I read a lot so I might already have other books lined up and just go with them instead of just a whole lot of pieces.
(Margie Gagarin 6:04am March 14, 2012)

I LIKE MY BOOKS FINISHED..I OFTEN READ A BOOK IN ONE SITTING!
(Silvana Moscato 7:13am March 14, 2012)

Reminds me of the weekly serial films we used to watch as kids at the local theater matinee on Saturday afternoons and those radio serials...had to sit on the floor in front of the radio to listen every week! I have really dated myself with that last one!

Serialized books is another matter. Like you said, people today don't want to wait that long to get the full story. Late last year, a relatively new author published his book in digital format. I entered a contest to win a copy but didn't get chosen. He said he had so many entries, he decided to send an email to several others with a chapter a week attached. 20 chapters, 20 weeks. Interesting way to get his book out!
(Karen Haas 8:12am March 14, 2012)

I don't want to wait long before the next installment. Don't have the patience...
(May Pau 8:53am March 14, 2012)

I can see the appeal back in more leisurely times but I can't even watch sporting events, just tell me the final score!
(Lisa Elwood 9:52am March 14, 2012)

As a reader, I have to agree with y'all. I don't like to
wait if I'm really into something. I work at night and DVR
the television shows I want to watch, but I've gotten so
used to fast-forwarding through the commercials that even
when I'm home, I still DVR my shows rather than watch live
because I can't stand to sit through two minutes of
commercials! Do you think that's the reason not many shows
have cliff-hanger season finales any more? We just can't
stand not to have the ending NOW. --Bethany
(Bethany Michaels 10:43am March 14, 2012)

I enjoy books in a series and can hardly wait until the nex book comes out from a favorite author---I enjoy the anticipation--so I think I would enjoy a serialized novel as long as the time was reasonably short between chapters---I think I chapter a week would be just about right for me.
(Sue Farrell 10:50am March 14, 2012)

I might enjoy a serial book like you are describing...but it would have to be one that gets emailed to me automatically. I read alot, but not alot of erotica, so getting a new chapter every day/week/month would be fine; kinda of like getting something special...a treat, if you will.
(Jan Terry 10:52am March 14, 2012)

I have to agree with the last commenter. It must be automatic email. I have the
time but my memory isn't what it was. To make it a treat to myself would make
me look forward from one day to the next (or week, or month). When I read a
trilogy I find I get impatient and go on to another author rather that get
frustrated waiting. I think I would react to a serial type book the same way.
(Sandra Spilecki 11:31am March 14, 2012)

I like series books when I am sure I can get the whole series.
(Wilma Frana 11:44am March 14, 2012)

Serialized books can be ok, but it really depends on two things. The first thing would be what the story is about. If it is interesting enough, I would take the time to read the next book in the sequence. The other part would be how long it takes before the next book comes out. If the publisher and author take too long to release the next book in the series, I lose interest, and by then I could care less about what happens - that is, unless the story line was so good that I can't wait to get my hands on the next part of the story. Some authors think they have a good thing going, and their story is actually a bomb. It can sit on the shelf and blow up, for all I care. Other authors can't get their book on the shelf fast enough for me!! Congratulations on your book. The story line sounds like it has a good twist to it, and I can't wait to read it.
(Peggy Roberson 12:22pm March 14, 2012)

I love serialized books! If the first book is great then it's almost a bonus to have more to read.
(Holly Sanders 12:24pm March 14, 2012)

I like serialized books as long as the book is a complete story. I will follow the characters into the next book and see how life is affecting them at that point. Just look at how the Joan Collins series made the big time and readers panted for the next book to materialize. Just keep the series close in between books. I will follow your books with anticipation of the out come.
(Rosemary Simm 2:08pm March 14, 2012)

I actually just read The Rake and The Recluse written that way and was really surprised that I enjoyed it a great deal. I would love to read something like that again. I love books in series with a backround story arc that carries through so I guess this isn't very different. These look really good too.
(Patti Paonessa 3:08pm March 14, 2012)

With the amount of reading I do, I'm afraid that a serial would get lost in the shuffle.
(Mary C 5:56pm March 14, 2012)

Thanks for a gerat post. I'm with everyone else. While I love
the idea of a serial, I'd have to have e-mail reminders to
check back for the next edition.
(Erin Fender 7:58pm March 14, 2012)

Right now I'm reading the 6th book in a series, by Lydia Dare. When I finshed the 5th book I wait to B&N to get the 6th,Never been Bit. I love these characters, so it works for me.
(Deb Pelletier 9:28pm March 14, 2012)

it's hard to wait for the next one to come out. but it gives me time to read others!!!
(Jennifer Beck 9:51pm March 14, 2012)

Love them, plain and simple. You read a book and some of the characters deserve thier own stories. From Karen Moning, to Lora Leigh to Kresley Cole, and many other deserving authors, I have enjoyed them immensely.
(Marcelle Cole 10:07pm March 14, 2012)

I just read a serial novel by Jenn LeBlanc. I wasn't sure what I would think but I really enjoyed the short, quick segments. But, I did shake my Kindle when I got done becuase I wanted more!
(Jennifer Beyer 10:22pm March 14, 2012)

I enjoy serials. It's like summertime soap operas from my school days.... following the story. Thanks for the post.
(Lisa Kendall 1:18am March 15, 2012)

I like serial books and getting a hint of the book in a daily blog is what I receive from DearReader.com. Keeping the characters straight is helped by being able to go back and read the previous entry or a short synopsis of the scene.
(Alyson Widen 9:30pm March 15, 2012)

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