I've just finished reading the excellent post on a shared world anthology.
This brought up the question, would some of the same principles apply to a shared world short story collection that is not an anthology. But more like a collection of your middle grade short stories?
I'm finding the only way I can do books is to do it episodically. Sort of like how A Tale Of Two Cities was at one point serialized.
I wouldn't be published it as a serial, it's just written as one for ease of writing.
Though for me, I do have a universe so much as a multi-verse at times.
Try reading Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk. It's a collection of short stories that work together to form a novel, works really well.
I will be sure to check it out.^_- (I read an excerpt of it, I'll do a library visit.)
Man do I feel weird saying that, cause I want authors to be payed for their work.:/
@L.W
I feel that's natural. Maybe it's different for Palahniuk because he's a professional writer. But the library has purchased a copy so view it as a friend has leant it to you. Then maybe leave a review on Amazon or Goodreads (especially for Indie authors)
I'll do that, yea.
Also! Monster, his other books, had me in a weird mixture of total fear and laughing in stitches.:P
If it is all the same author is it really a shared world?
I've wondered something similar. Though in my situation I feel funny calling it a 20,000 word novella though.
There was this one guy in graphic novels, that mentioned each issue had it's own beginning, middle, and end. That's like the only way I can write.
Ending a chapter on a hook, makes me feel dizzy. I've tried it once, but after chapter twenty could not do novellas for like a month.
