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Tips on how to write serial fiction and be a more productive writer from Simon K Jones. Find more at simonkjones.substack.com. simonkjones.substack.com

  1. 17 DE NOV.

    Figuring out the serial publishing model

    There are many ways of publishing your work, and we’re living in something of a golden age for author choice. My chosen route is to send out chapters in serial form, and I’m now fairly certain that for the last four years I’ve been doing it wrong. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simonkjones.substack.com/subscribe

    14min
  2. Being a copywriter in the AI era

    10 DE NOV.

    Being a copywriter in the AI era

    Earlier today I had a delightful chat with Tom Albrighton in which we both tried to not be grumpy about AI and mostly succeeded. I think? Tom’s been a copywriter for a couple of decades, and is someone I found hugely helpful back when I was starting out doing a lot of copywriting myself back in the day. More recently, he’s been especially vocal about the impact of AI on his area of work, and in 2024 published AI Can’t Write But You Can. Anyway, our chat ended up being about what it means to be a human creator, why we bother doing anything at all, and how it doesn’t really matter how good AI ends up becoming because that’s sort of missing the point. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simonkjones.substack.com/subscribe

    37min

  3. 3 DE NOV.

    Is AI a cure for writer's block?

    Last week The Guardian published comments from Nigel Newton, chief executive of publisher Bloomsbury. “I think AI will probably help creativity, because it will enable the 8 billion people on the planet to get started on some creative area where they might have hesitated to take the first step…AI gets them going and writes the first paragraph, or first chapter, and gets them back in the zone.” Hmm. I have thoughts. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simonkjones.substack.com/subscribe

    13min

  4. 6 DE OUT.

    The best serial storytelling is not on TV

    It’s increasingly hard to care about fiction on TV, with producers of the biggest shows doing everything they can to undermine their own stories. The seemingly inevitable push towards cultural irrelevance is driven by the insatiable hunger of streaming platforms, and all of the issues are entirely self-inflicted. As creators of and audiences for serial fiction, I think it’s worth poking at what’s going on so that we can at least avoid the same traps. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simonkjones.substack.com/subscribe

    16min

  5. 29 DE SET.

    Third acts and meaningless spectacle

    Heroic characters tend to provide diminishing returns. We are often drawn to origin stories because they provide a built-in character arc, where development is part of the package. Once they have reached that apotheosis, going from ordinary person to hero, what then? Often the response is to ramp up the action and spectacle to ever-more absurd levels — and dwindling audience engagement. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simonkjones.substack.com/subscribe

    18min

  6. 8 DE SET.

    What is Tales from the Triverse all about?

    What is Tales from the Triverse? There are so many more of you reading this newsletter now, or passing by on ways to parts unknown, that it’s time for a re-introduction. It's a gritty police procedural set in 1970s London, each case shining a light on the dark corners of society. Each story deals with a particular case and doesn't shy away from difficult topics. People trafficking, drug addiction, illegal immigration, fraud, murder, terrorism, police corruption. It's about the news and the society we live in. It's also science fiction, .diving into the far future to see what becomes of humanity. There are spaceships, flying cars, robots, AI superintelligences. Humanity has colonised the solar system, with stories visiting settlements on Mars, Enceladus and Venus. Go inside the asteroid Ceres, or travel the space elevator into Earth orbit. It's high fantasy, journeying across an unknown land, where magic is real and there are monsters in every cave and canyon. Feudal city states battle with native insurgents lurking in the forests, while fire breathing dragons guard people's houses and dig the mines. The universities rule over everything, pushing at the boundaries of what is possible and the fabric of reality. Tales from the Triverse is, madly, all of those things. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simonkjones.substack.com/subscribe

    8min

  7. 1 DE SET.

    Author + reader = story

    Sometimes a shortcut makes sense, but take too many of them and you might miss something along the route. Going for a walk isn’t always about reaching a destination — sometimes it’s about the walk itself. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simonkjones.substack.com/subscribe

    7min

  8. 18 DE AGO.

    Let's stick together

    “I might have found my tribe.” EasterCon keynote, 2008 Read the news and it’s easy to think that publishing fiction is a waste of time; an indulgence in a world beset by so much horror. Is being a writer a luxury we can’t afford? WELL. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit simonkjones.substack.com/subscribe

    12min
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Tips on how to write serial fiction and be a more productive writer from Simon K Jones. Find more at simonkjones.substack.com. simonkjones.substack.com

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  • Criado por
    Simon K Jones
  • Anos de atividade
    2024 - 2025
  • Episódios
    57
  • Classificação
    Livre
  • Copyright
    © Simon K Jones
  • Site do podcast
    Write More with Simon K Jones