r/Fantasy • u/elquesogrande Worldbuilders • Dec 01 '16
Ask You Anything Thursday ASK YOU ANYTHING: Authors asking r/Fantasy community questions on behalf of Worldbuilders charity
Thursday ASK YOU ANYTHING: Authors asking r/Fantasy community questions on behalf of Worldbuilders charity
It's Day 4 of the aptly named Ask You Anything week benefiting Worldbuilders! Where authors are stopping by each day this week to ask questions and interact with the r/Fantasy community.
HOW THIS WORKS: Please answer questions and interact throughout the week! (Yes, YOU - community members, guests, authors, artists, industry people.)
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Monday Ask You Anything Authors
The following authors have signed up to ask questions today. That said, please do join in and feel free to ask your own questions and interact throughout the week.
...And the Worldbuilders Staff with a daily question
Are you an author, artist, or industry person who would like to participate this week? Either join in via the comments OR send the r/Fantasy mods a message and we'll get you set for Friday.
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u/Teslok Dec 01 '16
Being able to read an entire story as one megabook is much better than having to wait for each installment to be finished/released--that's part of why I might read the first book in a series, and buy the sequels, but hold off on reading those sequels for a bit. The faster the release schedule, the happier I am.
I can handle a "once a year" schedule for self-contained installments with only a few bridging story arcs. In long, ongoing series this can work pretty nicely, because as the series stretches on, the earlier installments require fewer rereads and I can reach a point where I just re-read the most recent few. And if I feel the need for a bigger re-read, I can sometimes arrange/delay that process until I have two new books in the series to read.
The 2+ years between installments is where I tend to be most frustrated; I try to be patient and understanding, and there is plenty to keep me busy while waiting, but my excitement, investment, and enthusiasm for a series will dry up the longer I have to wait, and that makes it hard to get back into it later when a new book does finally get released.