With an increasing number of people searching for entertainment in new directions, many creative folks are realizing the benefits of publishing their own work on the web:

• The satisfaction of having nearly complete control of the product
• Freedom from relying on agents or publishers
• Interacting directly with one's readers
• Facing the challenge of the brave new world of the Internet

But it's not as simple as slapping some words on a page, uploading it to a webspace, and waiting for the millions of surfers to click onto your site.

Creating quality web entertainment series - whether in the form of journals, text-based soap operas, fan fiction, comics/graphic novels, or full-blown streaming video productions - takes a lot of planning, skill, and hard work.

The Episodic receives tons of questions from beginners (and not-so-beginners) about the behind-the-scenes tasks necessary in producing a web series. We've decided to put together a one-stop resource for series creation...every step of the way.