Tyler Kimball - Lessgently
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Pallesia: Scheduling and chapter length.
🕑 Added 2024-04-12 07:19:41 +0000 UTCSince the beginning of my writing journey, I have posted twice a week, every Wednesday and Saturday at 10:03 AM CST. Each chapter is roughly between 1750-2300 words, usually ending up at around 1850-2100.
I was thinking about swapping to a once-a-week posting schedule but also doubling or even adding a little more (around 5k words) to the chapters.
This is a big change, and it's not like I'm dead set about actually doing this, but I wanted to see what you all thought beforehand.
I am on the 'slower' side of posters for RoyalRoad, with many doing 2k chapters 3-5x a week, but I've seen enough of the horror stories about stories falling off a cliff for several months because of burnout. I am not burnt out, but was just thinking about how longer chapters could do and contain more within them.
It's easy to say 'Just write more per chapter' but two thousand words that flow and have 'actual' content inside is not as simple as spewing words onto a page. I think, on average, it takes between 3-5 hours to finish a chapter. The more action packed chapters, like the most recent Basilisk fight, took closer to 5-6. Simpler chapters, such as when Lee makes a new spell, or teaches some people his magic, are faster.
TLDR: Wanted your thoughts about posting schedule/content count.
Also, new cover.
Comments
Taylor Dickson
Avoiding burnout is best. There can be something said for the psychology of receiving multiple updates a week. I would rather have a tasty treat to snack on throughout the week than one big dessert to glut myself all at once.
Tyler Kimball
I myself can't stand when a story I'm reading isn't consistent. So, I will be consistent, I'm just trying to see if a newer schedule would be a turnoff for people. I understand once a week isn't what some people enjoy. Not everyone is as patient as you. Thanks for the encouragement! It means a lot!
Wintermelody
I'm honestly wouldn't be bothered by any of the options no matter how often you update I'll still read it, I can be patient if needed
