Wisdom sometimes lies in recognizing when something isn’t working ...

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Wisdom sometimes lies in recognizing when something isn’t working ...

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<h3>&nbsp;&nbsp;...<strong>and you need to do something new.</strong> &nbsp;</h3>
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<p><em><strong>Serializing a novel on Steemit seemed like a good idea</strong></em>. &nbsp;I mean, it was a <strong>Christmas</strong> <strong>themed novel</strong> and 21 chapters would be a kind of Advent Calendar leading right up to Christmas Eve.&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Did I mention it was a full-length novel? Not a novella, or long short story, but a novel offered for sale on Amazon.&nbsp;</h3>
<p>I suppose I pictured people relaxing with a mug of hot chocolate, following Bethany and Griff through the Twelve Days of Christmas as they read the daily chapters.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>It seemed like a good plan but <strong>“The best laid plans of mice and men often go astray.” – Robbie Burns</strong> &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>I know about media literacy—I taught it.&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p>I sat under the guru of modern communications, Marshall McLuhan.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>I know the medium is the message</strong>—I also know the form imitates the content and vice versa.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>What I neglected is the fact the world has radically changed.&nbsp;</h2>
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<h3>A leisurely 5000 word read is not going to happen on social media— it doesn’t even happen on the other site where I post—and those people are serious readers. &nbsp;&nbsp;</h3>
<p><strong>No, I missed the boat.&nbsp;</strong></p>
<h3>The old rules for print media have changed.&nbsp;</h3>
<p>Did you know, as far back as 1944, film and TV media were being referred to as bubblegum for the eye? If old-style technology is bubblegum for the eye, then what are computers and social media—<em>Red Bull</em> for the mind?&nbsp;</p>
<p>Did I really expect someone to spend 20 minutes or more to read a chapter of my book and maybe add a response? &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>I feel a responsibility to the people who were reading </strong><em><strong>Epiphany</strong></em><strong>.</strong> &nbsp;I tried to offer it free on <em>Amazon</em>, but <em>Amazon</em> only offers free on <em>their</em> &nbsp;terms. &nbsp;</p>
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<h3>@creatr suggested I consider publishing it as an illustrated novel but&nbsp;</h3>
<h3>I’m holding out for a <em>Hallmark</em> movie…&nbsp;</h3>
<h3>…and smiling. &nbsp;</h3>
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