Vella is coming soon.
Writers will publish stories in episodes. A single episode may be anywhere from 600 words to 5000 words.
Readers will read stories one episode at a time.
One neat feature that I like is that the author can include optional notes at the end of each episode. An author might share insights into how the story came about or share a personal note. There are many ways that authors can use this space.
Ordinarily, when you read a novel, such notes don’t appear between the chapters, and would seem to break up the momentum of the story. But with Vella, readers aren’t buying the entire book at once, but are reading one episode at a time. I might like some of the tidbits that get included here. Another possible use of author notes is to generate interest in the next episode.
Author notes are capped at…
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