I agree with your note that not every section of a serialized piece is going to have big bangs, conflict, and heightened tension. Especially in today’s culture of more and now, even a five minute read has become too much for Substack thanks to the introduction of Notes and now a Reels-like tab (how about a tab the opens just my saved posts!…). A serialized piece that would have been 5000 words 100 years ago could have included the exposition and background. Anyway, the dialogue worked really well for me in this one, very conversational and the repartee between Yun and Ulan was comfortable and relatable.
I agree with your note that not every section of a serialized piece is going to have big bangs, conflict, and heightened tension. Especially in today’s culture of more and now, even a five minute read has become too much for Substack thanks to the introduction of Notes and now a Reels-like tab (how about a tab the opens just my saved posts!…). A serialized piece that would have been 5000 words 100 years ago could have included the exposition and background. Anyway, the dialogue worked really well for me in this one, very conversational and the repartee between Yun and Ulan was comfortable and relatable.