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A '''serial''' fanfic is a story told in successively published segments. The entire story is not revealed at once, and the tale usually is continued as each segment is completed by the author. Serial ''Daria'' tales usually appear on message boards such as [[PPMB]] or [[SFMB]], each segment filling a single message block. Most serials at present are not beta-read for the authors before publication online; when it comes to catching errors in the stories, whether grammatical, spelling, or plot-related, the authors often choose to wing it in order to maintain greater output and a steadier flow of writing.
It is a common practice for each segment of a serial to end with an action-packed or emotional cliffhanger (rather like the old Flash Gordon movie serials) to hook fans into reading the next segment as well and see how the problem is resolved. Segments of a serial can be as short as vignettes, or multipage chapters or episodes. Chapters are not self-contained and cannot stand independently of one another or the larger tale.
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