Reply To: Stand Alone vs Episodic

[Gabriel]

To put a dime in the pot… Sometimes I like the characters in a story so much, that I want to read more of them. Like the Vampher series, lovely! Or think there’s more to explore (On the hunt 2/ Rayzor), so I really enjoy a follow up.

On the other hand a long stand alone story I also can appreciate, although I’ll have to read in in parts. But, what happens to me is that I’ll skim the story, reading rapidly till I encounter my stuff. Happens when I feel the tension
And wat to know what happens, so I leave parts unread. Most good written stories though I can read several times (filling up the gaps) and get my satisfaction every time (thank you authors!). As a contributor myself, I liked to cut my stories in pieces. The last ones just popped up and needed to be longer. The risk of sequel after sequel is the risk of repeating myself, with other characters. So 2 or 3 sequels I for myself see as possible, for more I lack the variation. I had a question for a nr 4 sequel, thought about it, started but I lack variation…Not finishing feels better then repeating.
But, I’m not as a good as several others here whose work (it is a lot of work! ) I really appreciate. So thank you Dreadlocks, FizzyC, Rayzor Ginger H, Stacey S… for all your stories and efforts. Publish as sequel or stand alone, I’ll read it and reread it.