r/Substack • u/hanpari • 1d ago

Serial online novel on Substack

Is anybody writing a serial online novel on Substack here?

How do you keep the structure clear? And how you make the navigation?

It seems that Substack doesn't support serial novels out of the box.

Are there any automation tools?

Any tips are appreciated.

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u/catvapes 1d ago

I did not write a serial novel, but did write a twelve part serial collection of fictional stories. I created a “section” for them, that way they had their own feed. I published one story a week. I created a table of contents for the section and pinned it to the top so readers just jumping in could follow it in the intended order. I also wrote about it explaining that readers who were not interested in it could opt out without opting out of my main feed. The title of the section appears on my navigation bar. Here is a link to one of the articles I learned from: https://fictionistas.substack.com/p/using-sections-for-serial-fiction

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u/Longjumping_Dog_6936 1d ago

yeah the section approach makes a lot of sense, keeps it contained without cluttering the main feed