Serialize is my newsletter and course site. It’s where you (finally!) write and finish a novel or memoir that readers really (really) want to read (and keep reading). You’ll gain the literary mastery, structural expertise, and technical knowledge you need to become the writer you want to be.
To serialize is to give readers a narrative one installment at a time. It’s nothing new. The list of writers who’ve serialized is long and auspicious: Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Richard Wright, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Jules Verne, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Thomas Hardy, Upton Sinclair, Truman Capote, Elizabeth Gaskell, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, Gustave Flaubert, Agatha Christie, Stephen King, Herman Melville, H.G. Wells, William Thackeray, et al.
Today, writers like Salman Rushdie and Chuck Palahniuk for different reasons. Some do it to connect with their readers, others to publish their work and attract readers; others to polish a manuscript to get an agent and a book deal. Either way, successfully serializing a novel or memoir that captivates readers isn’t as simple as just posting chapters and blindly sending them to subscribers.
That’s where Serialize comes in. Here, you’ll find what you need to attract subscribers and keep them enthralled.
How Does Serialize Work?
Serialize is so much more than just a newsletter. Paid subscribers get
a twice-weekly newsletter to keep you inspired and writing to the end—Tuesdays will be in-depth, Fridays short yet inspiring—with publishing advice and prompts to use in what you’re working on (aimless writing exercises are a waste of time)
membership in the Serialize community
guided readings to learn from the master serializers who came before us
Plus,
the Prep-Your-Novel Course (6 classes)
the Prep-Your-Memoir Course (6 classes)
the (Best) Punctuation Course (Ever), which will do more for your confidence than just about anything else can
Free subscribers receive
selected newsletters and posts and
access to certain courses
How Much Does Serialize Cost?
As George Saunders (who also teaches on Substack) says, this is simple commerce. I’ve taught creative writing for twenty years at The University of Iowa, DePaul University, and Northwestern University, and I want more writers to have access to my teaching and guidance. Serialize is
$6/month
$50/year—less than $1/week
Join the Serialize community. Your writing and writing career will thank you.