I was originally doing this mostly because I realized book three was going to take longer to do it right. But then I realized that this is the best format for Relic Worlds. First, the whole series is supposed to reflect the feeling of serials, where you follow your characters through multiple stories, each of which getting more severe, and often ending in cliffhangers. When I watch Netflix series, I often feel like they are exemplifying the feeling I want to get across in Relic Worlds; catching their attention, then hooking them at the end to make them want to keep watching.
So I'm purposefully shifting Relic Worlds to have this style. I already had some short stories like that, but now I'm going to bring it to the novels. I'll also be giving them more of a sense of suspense between sections. Up until now, and to an extent, even including book three, I've had a tendency to wrap up chapters and entire sections without any suspense or immediacy. That's a habit of mine where I want to complete things. But the model of hooking the audience that's been exemplified in "binge-worthy" television is to always end making the audience want more.
In addition to breaking up the stories from now on, I've also gone back to the first two books and broken them into three parts. Each one is 99 cents, and the completed book is 2.99. I just think this will be an exciting way to read it. You can find the first one at Amazon here: http://amzn.to/2nYTStU
This isn't entirely a business decision. I genuinely feel the most enjoyable experience for an adventure story like Relic Worlds is to leave the audience on the edge of their seat wondering what will happen next. And so that will be more of the format from now on.
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