[ SECRET POST #4354 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4364 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

The first couple of chapters in published works might be the most extensively edited, but most fanfiction isn't edited at all, so I don't see the relevance of that.

But you're right -- picking up a book without having a rec or something is a bit of a big ask unless you're already invested in a series.

My favourite series had the first chapter or so up online for free, so it piqued my interest. Without that... I tend to only try things out thanks to Audible.

[(Anonymous)]

It's totally relevant! The first few chapters of a fanfic ARE indicative of the overall quality. That is not true of published fiction (either self or trade). I have been so excited to read something, only to find five chapters down the line there's errors left and right (and enough to throw me right out of the story), or suddenly things make less sense and the plot isn't as well supported as I thought it would be.