tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902154887721919645.post799066611446241207..comments2023-10-14T03:20:43.308-07:00Comments on BK Jackson's Arizona Inspiration: Long Novels vs. Series BooksB.K. Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08911273134690732490noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902154887721919645.post-21377421238080492782010-12-13T10:10:00.298-07:002010-12-13T10:10:00.298-07:00One other thing I forgot to mention where series f...One other thing I forgot to mention where series fiction does work better is if the author uses a different focal character in each story. That lends itself better to series fiction.B.K. Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08911273134690732490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902154887721919645.post-8231567655463854682010-12-13T08:45:28.214-07:002010-12-13T08:45:28.214-07:00I think there are many good reasons for both epics...I think there are many good reasons for both epics and serials. The manuscript I am currently working on was originally planned as a serial, but as I wrote it became clearer to me that I wanted the entire picture between two covers. I hope that is how it will be published one day. However, I do have a few serials planned as well, so for me I think there is a balancing act between the two.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902154887721919645.post-76571327087160444222010-12-12T23:20:04.062-07:002010-12-12T23:20:04.062-07:00Well the good news is, the publishing industry is ...Well the good news is, the publishing industry is on your side. 8-)<br /><br />Funny you should mention large print. I began reading James Michener's Texas this week, borrowed from the library. It was a mass market paperback, so it's little print with very narrow margins, so that the print is very close in to the binding--and subsequently very hard to read. I was thinking to myself, "I wonder how many pages this book would be if it was large print?" <br /><br />Seeing as how the small print version was probably 4-5" thick, a large print would be huge.<br /><br />But the story ends well. I knew I'd never be able to finish the book by the time it was due back at the library, and I was blessed to find a super-clean hardcover copy of the same book at 1/2 Price Books. Now I can read it more comfortably and at my leisure.B.K. Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08911273134690732490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902154887721919645.post-30983072185840862062010-12-12T19:48:02.274-07:002010-12-12T19:48:02.274-07:00As a fan of serials, I can offer one good reason f...As a fan of serials, I can offer one good reason for that format rather than the epic. I need large print books and I have nerve problems in my hands. It is much easier for me to plow through 4 novels of 250 pages each than 1 of 1000 pages. The heavier the book, the harder it is for me to hold onto it without my hands going numb. <br /><br />I'll also mention a preference for anticipating the next volume, which keeps me interacting with the characters (in my mind) for much longer.King J's Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13448566467460557158noreply@blogger.com