The introduction to Surviving Serial Fiction, a series of monthly articles about writing serial fiction for Tuesday Serial. 

Introduction to Surviving Serial Fiction for Tuesday Serial

In this column, Claudia Hall Christian talks about how to get your writing done when your life is in chaos. 

Surviving Serial Fiction - Help! Life is attacking!

You've set aside time to write, cleared the house of distraction, and the story has evaporated from your mind. This is my super ninja trick to getting back in the writing mood

Surviving Serial Fiction - Super Ninja Trick to get your writing mood on

Ava and her team work on the Jazz Murderer mystery while only being able to communicate via voicemail. The entire story can be found at: http://www.on-a-limb.com/2015/04/the-jazz-murderer-a-seth-and-ava-mystery-short-story.html

Cast of characters:

Ava:
Claudia Hall Christian

Bob:
Darryl Perry

Fran:
Ginger Oliver
Dee McDaniel
Norma Watson-Gates
Tracy Oswalk Korwald

Nelson:
Michael Moore

Leslie:
Linda
Jameil

Maresol
Anna Denton Ransom


The Jazz Murderer - told on voice mail

What happens when suddenly you are completely unable to write? It's time to talk to your readers. Claudia lets writers know that readers don't really care about what's going on with you. They only care about when they get their story. Be honest. Tell them what's going on. 

2015 0807 SSF - Everythingfallsapart

Here are five ways to help make your writing more readable for your distracted readers.

ClaudiaHallChristian