A rock 'n' roll romcom — Jack wants Lucy kicked out of the band, but insists that she get the best VIP seats for the concert that night and takes special care with his costume and makeup
And since you asked for feedback - the line breaks & names to let us know whose head we're in work fine, however the quick recap at the top of this new one was *really* helpful.
After the previous 2 chapters I was slightly confused and made a mental note to go back and re-read the earlier ones (which I haven't gotten around to, yet), so the recap before this round was great. Because you're posting chapters a few days apart it can be tough keeping the details fresh going into a new one, so the "Previously on L.A. Law" introduction before it is great. I use the LA Law reference because that was one of the first shows I knew of to do a recap before each new episode, and my wife enjoyed that show and still jokingly refer to it today. . .
For posting a linear story like your romcom or my record store memoir, Substack is great, but with my stuff I worry slightly about earlier references or characters being forgotten when they come up in a later post (or "chapter"). I try to not repeat myself too much and usually add something like "please see TRSY chapter 22" in parens or even a link, but I sometimes wonder if this gets difficult for readers.
I'm just "thinking aloud" here, no criticism intended - what you're doing is great and well worth the effort of a little re-reading to keep up with it. Looking forward to where the story goes next!
Thanks so much for this feedback, Hugh! Greatly appreciated.
People voted with their fingers as I saw some drop in engagement with the last post, which I attributed to having three chapters in one post (which may seem daunting even though the chapters are all quite short) and, as you experienced, to people being confused about the plot after one week's delay. So that's why the changes this week, and we'll see if that makes any difference. It could also be the photo and description, which I also played around with this time.
But honestly, if there's one person like you who loves it, then I have an audience and that's gratifying and encouraging in terms of writing more of these. And if you ever find yourself waning in your interest and enthusiasm, just let me know as that is data gold for an author about what rock lovers enjoy.
And please tell your wife, L.A. Law rocked, so many wonderful actors and great plots, and I didn't know they were one of the first with recaps but that innovation doesn't surprise me.
Love, love, love it Ellen!
And since you asked for feedback - the line breaks & names to let us know whose head we're in work fine, however the quick recap at the top of this new one was *really* helpful.
After the previous 2 chapters I was slightly confused and made a mental note to go back and re-read the earlier ones (which I haven't gotten around to, yet), so the recap before this round was great. Because you're posting chapters a few days apart it can be tough keeping the details fresh going into a new one, so the "Previously on L.A. Law" introduction before it is great. I use the LA Law reference because that was one of the first shows I knew of to do a recap before each new episode, and my wife enjoyed that show and still jokingly refer to it today. . .
For posting a linear story like your romcom or my record store memoir, Substack is great, but with my stuff I worry slightly about earlier references or characters being forgotten when they come up in a later post (or "chapter"). I try to not repeat myself too much and usually add something like "please see TRSY chapter 22" in parens or even a link, but I sometimes wonder if this gets difficult for readers.
I'm just "thinking aloud" here, no criticism intended - what you're doing is great and well worth the effort of a little re-reading to keep up with it. Looking forward to where the story goes next!
Thanks so much for this feedback, Hugh! Greatly appreciated.
People voted with their fingers as I saw some drop in engagement with the last post, which I attributed to having three chapters in one post (which may seem daunting even though the chapters are all quite short) and, as you experienced, to people being confused about the plot after one week's delay. So that's why the changes this week, and we'll see if that makes any difference. It could also be the photo and description, which I also played around with this time.
But honestly, if there's one person like you who loves it, then I have an audience and that's gratifying and encouraging in terms of writing more of these. And if you ever find yourself waning in your interest and enthusiasm, just let me know as that is data gold for an author about what rock lovers enjoy.
And please tell your wife, L.A. Law rocked, so many wonderful actors and great plots, and I didn't know they were one of the first with recaps but that innovation doesn't surprise me.
Still loving it! Could be on the book store shelf beside Janet Evanovich!
Now there's a thought! Glad you're still enjoying it, Clark.