Worm is something of an experiment on my part. While I enjoy writing shorter stories, Worm is my first attempt at something longer. Worm takes the form of a web serial, posted in bite sized reads in much the same way that authors such as Mark Twain would release their works to the public one chapter at a time, back in the days before full-fledged novels. Worm updates twice a week, on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
So, the story. Worm is centered around Taylor, a girl with superpowers a little less conventional than your typical laser eyes and super strength. Worm is divided into a number of arcs, each containing a half dozen to a dozen chapters, and an interlude is inserted between each arc. Each interlude, in turn, features events from a different perspective, or provides some background information on the setting that you wouldn’t get from Taylor’s point of view. Further interludes have been released for reaching donation goals (see Donations, above) and one was released in response to my accidentally releasing an unfinished chapter early, as an apology to those who read the draft & had stuff spoiled.
All that said, be warned – from the beginning of the story, Taylor is dealing with bullying, and the issue receives more attention than the one or two panels in a comic book where Peter Parker deals with being shoved against a locker or called a nerd. Taylor finds escape in her costumed life, but that world isn’t without its problems either. Just the opposite. Supervillains (and superheroes!) don’t always pull their punches and people can die, or worse. There is sometimes extreme violence and rude language, and sex may come up, though it will happen ‘offscreen’. All of this in mind, it probably isn’t a story for the sensitive or the young. Fair warning.
Still interested? Taylor’s story starts here. Enjoy.
You really need a table of contents. I started reading this story before, but now I’ve no idea how to find where I was, or even the latest entry.
There is a table of contents, though fairly minimalist. On the main page, if you check the sidebar, there’s a list, splitting the stories into arcs (ie. Arc 1, Gestation) and listing the chapters within that arc.
As an alternative, if you remember a character that was introduced around the time you stopped reading, you could do a search for a particular tag.
Oh, thank you. I’m not sure how I overlooked that!
One feature I used to see on webcomics that seems to have fallen out of favor is a cookie based ‘bookmark’ built into the page to remember your spot. I suppose it just isn’t as suitable for blog software.