Hi there! I’m Laura Joy Lloyd, writer of interactive serialized fiction. My wonderful readers directly influence many of the stories I write.
How does it work?
For centuries, people have been telling stories one bit at a time. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, authors often published serialized stories in print magazines or newspapers. Charles Dickens, Alexandre Dumas, George Eliot, Agatha Christie, and others published stories this way.
More recently, technological advances have contributed to a rise in popularity of fast-paced interactive fiction. Authors might publish one bit of a story weekly, daily, or even hourly, while readers jump at chances to instantly influence what happens next.
The interactive serialized fiction experience I offer is a comfy blend of both those styles, plus a little something extra I guess you could call the Laura Joy Lloyd factor.
People who subscribe to receive my emails also get installments of a continuing fiction series a few times a year. Between installments, subscribers are included in behind-the-scenes peeks at the developing story. These readers are asked questions and given time to think through options for how the story might progress. They’re the first to know when a real-life experience or adjustment in thinking might shift how I tell the story. And they’re continually invited to let me know their thoughts about where the story is going.
And, always, readers are right there with me in those special moments (like an impromptu ferry ride synchronizing with transient orcas) when life in the real world inspires another bit of fiction.
Subscribers also receive A Wren Island Companion, packed with interesting tidbits, trivia, behind-the-scenes peeks, and recipes.
With interactive serialized fiction, there’s always more to the story and readers influence what happens next!
[Author photo by Suzanne Rothmeyer.]
