As stated upthread, Friendship is Optimal is sort of leaking onto TVTropes so I feel my hand is sort of being forced.
So I’ve further reworked the prologue. (Multiple times actually.) I’m not entirely happy with it, but as per above, I feel like I’ve run out of time. Are there quick things that I can do to improve the quality of the Prologue from where it is now?
Also, given that people outside of LW are discussing this, do you think it would it be better if I post in chunks or post all at once?
The prologue looks much better. I don’t have anything to add except “good job.”
If you’re trying to maximize readers, I suspect that posting in chunks on a regular update schedule is probably the best way to do it, as each update is a chance for new readers to find the story. (That’s based on my intuition, not data; PhilGoetz has actually spent a little time analyzing readership data and might be able to tell you more.) You can remove the gdoc if you’re worried people will track it down, or leave it up for the small minority of people who care enough to search for it.
I’ll commit to reading this version by Saturday at the very latest, and hopefully sooner. In the meantime, rather than posting ahead of schedule, consider making the gdoc private except for readers you specifically allow. (If anyone’s posted a copy of the whole thing, I couldn’t find it with thirty seconds on Google.)
As stated upthread, Friendship is Optimal is sort of leaking onto TVTropes so I feel my hand is sort of being forced.
So I’ve further reworked the prologue. (Multiple times actually.) I’m not entirely happy with it, but as per above, I feel like I’ve run out of time. Are there quick things that I can do to improve the quality of the Prologue from where it is now?
Also, given that people outside of LW are discussing this, do you think it would it be better if I post in chunks or post all at once?
The prologue looks much better. I don’t have anything to add except “good job.”
If you’re trying to maximize readers, I suspect that posting in chunks on a regular update schedule is probably the best way to do it, as each update is a chance for new readers to find the story. (That’s based on my intuition, not data; PhilGoetz has actually spent a little time analyzing readership data and might be able to tell you more.) You can remove the gdoc if you’re worried people will track it down, or leave it up for the small minority of people who care enough to search for it.
When are you posting this on EqD?
I’ll commit to reading this version by Saturday at the very latest, and hopefully sooner. In the meantime, rather than posting ahead of schedule, consider making the gdoc private except for readers you specifically allow. (If anyone’s posted a copy of the whole thing, I couldn’t find it with thirty seconds on Google.)