Complex Fantasy Novel on Tapas? Yes or No, and WHY?

[MathewCostin]

Okay, so I'm early into a multi-character epic fantasy.

Is it too much for readers to bite off in little pieces? Too much for them to remember?

Would really appreciate any advice you guys/gals may have. Also feel free to critique critique away!

It's a brand spanking new story, so no subs etc YET!

Matty

War Of The Speakers | Tapas

[Penni]

I have a novel here that has a lot of characters. So I have a little cheat sheet at the beginning to remind people of a few things if they need it. And I also try to throw little reminders into the story too.

So far, I've had no one say that can't keep up.

Good luck!

[theovenisfrozen]

I just read the first chapter, and I really liked it! If you having some people who can't keep up, maybe in the Author's Notes you could do a little, "Previously On...".

[juniorguilherme340]

Hello my friend. I can definitely help you here. i liked the prologue so I added the series to keep up.
I also got a fantasy comic which involves mutiple character/arcs with over 27 chapters. So if you into those as creator yourself you could check it out:

Acroalis :: Prologue (remake) | Tapas

So a few things to keep in mind:

These types of story are the ones with the most storytelling capabilities. And trust me a good story is everything above all else.
The pace and exposition shouldnt be shoved into peoples face too much, you wanna some nice dramatic events planned ahead for your characters. Treat them like real people, how they would actually react (to immerse readers).
The proper way to add "New words and exposition" is by introducing them in a very cool and exciting way. So while a character is off to journey somewhere, that could be a good time. Or when a character needs to be saved by something, that could a good time to put expose new information about your world. Just avoid too much exposition just by two characters talking to each other. Remember you want the events of your series to be memorable. Have no fear to have very dramatic things happens, then they will remember your exposition and made words.

[jensrichard77]

Try to ask @Larslaustsen he seems to walk the line perfectly with his Cantmen story

The Catmen Sorceress | Tapas

[KRWright]

People are generally fine with keeping up with complex plot lines. Tapas does have the tropes it likes, but I haven’t found people get lost by big ideas or large casts.

[Kiweevil]

I'm gonna be totally honest, I was lost with your description. The dumber and more easily confused half of the population (where I reside, obviously) may be a little intimidated at first. But once I started reading your novel itself, that pretty much resolved itself. As long as you don't throw every ounce of lore onto the first page and expect your readers to comprehend every unusual name and historical occurrence, I'd say you're game. I think you're doing well so far. A lot of readers love lore and world building as long as they can follow it in manageable and digestible portions. I mean look at fantasy in modern media, it's hella complex but people devour it like hot pizza.

And for the record I tried to leave a like on your work but Tapas mobile is being buggy for me today. So this is for you:

[MathewCostin]

Thanks so much all of you. this is really a wonderful creator community. I'll work on a less clunky series description. Looking forward to exploring your own works!!