| Writing your novel online is a great idea. People will | | | | that allows you to email the readers every time a |
| see your work, publishers may see it and you get | | | | new chapter appears. This ensures they return to |
| the personal satisfaction of having your work | | | | your site, read what you have without fear of |
| read. There are just a few problems with this. | | | | them leaving and keeps people wanting more. |
| People don't like reading entire novels from their | | | | If you don't think a membership site is for you, |
| computer screen. In fact, anything over 1500 | | | | try a basic site with a sign up form attached. Put |
| words becomes a stretch for most people. | | | | you first chapter up to perk their interest, then |
| Another problem is getting people back after they | | | | when they sign up for more chapters you can |
| leave. Then there is the small matter of earning | | | | set up an autoresponder to send the chapters to |
| money from your writing. So how does | | | | the person every few days or weekly depending |
| understanding that television and online novels | | | | how often you want your story sent out to |
| being similar help and how are they similar? | | | | them. |
| Firstly, television has stories that go on for years. | | | | Keep the episodes under 2000 words and the |
| Some of the best series would take weeks to | | | | chances are the person will read it all. Which leads |
| watch from start to finish. Think of the great | | | | to the money making side. With repeat business |
| series like M.A.S.H. or Dallas and then imagine | | | | set up, you can sell banner space, put in AdSense |
| watch all the episodes in one or two sittings. You | | | | or a Clickbank advertisement up. All three will earn |
| need to start to think of your online novel in this | | | | you money in such a way as not to annoy |
| light. Sure, publish your work online, but rather | | | | people. It takes a while to build the income up, but |
| than put it all out there, consider turning it into a | | | | it does grow. |
| series. | | | | With time, persistence and some networking, |
| Some simple techniques to have people returning | | | | your story will be seen by those who publish and |
| to your site is to either set up a membership site | | | | then it becomes really interesting. |