Web serial recommendations
Is anyone else here into web serials or serial fiction more generally? I was first introduced to the medium through Worm, probably the most well-known web serial out there at this point, and I loved it. (Well, okay, if we're getting technical I was probably first introduced to it through fanfiction, but it didn't register to me then that this was a medium used by original works as well.) I've worked my way through a few other serials since reading Worm, and I've continued to enjoy the format. Does anyone have recommendations for web serials (or printed serials!) they like?
For me, I'm currently reading Hate Would Suffice, a story about a teenager and a world frozen in ice. It updates almost daily with chapters around a thousand words long, and while it's a pretty new one I'm thoroughly enjoying it so far.
I'm pretty sure The Martian started out as a web serial. Not sure if it's still available in that format though. I've seen polarizing reviews for it, but I think this xkcd comic pretty much nails it when describing the type of people who like the book.
Do you have any recommendations for someone who's never read a web serial before? To be honest, I hadn't heard of the format until now, but it sounds interesting!
It's not exactly a web serial, but I guess I'll recommend it anyways. I use an app called Serial Reader that breaks classic (public domain) books into smaller 10-15 minute chunks and sends you 1 per day. It's quite helpful for keeping your interested in the more boring books.
Honestly:
Try not to get addicted.
Some things (like Worm) will be more addicting than video games, social media, anything. Watch out.
(The format tends to lend itself to large dopamine hits by having mildly large, but not large enough to where you can't finish them in half an hour or so, chapters. I read until 5am on a lot of the nights I spent reading Worm.)