The golden age of Radio serials lasted well into the 1950’s before television serials took over. The current resurgence of serial story telling through web novels has some similarities with radio storytelling. Like our predecessors, web authors need to release new installments 2-3 times a week. Our stories tend to be longer running with a set group of episodes connected through an overarching storyline. This leaves us free to digress and move into new locations, plots, and points of view. The influence of both radio and TV storytelling can also be seen in our addiction to the cliff-hanger endings to many episodes. With a plethora of reading choices, we need to keep people tuned in to our particular station (story).

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  Anyone engaged in writing a web novel knows the dedication it takes to keep our readers engaged. Consistency is important especially when most web novels are free to read online. In the case of the Lone Ranger radio program this reality had disastrous consequences. Earle Graser was the voice of the Lone Ranger and that meant long studio hours recording. In total he recorded over 1300 segments and had over 15 million listeners. With the show being live, each segment needed to be performed separately for the three time zones across country. After a long night of recording, Earle fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into a parked car. At the time of his death, he was only 32 years of age.

  Since my Cor Series takes place in the 1950’s, it seemed to fit that Tsarek would be a fan of the show and found ways to listen in when he could. Throughout the Cor Series you can expect Tsarek to toss out a few favorite quotes, especially as he begins to take on the role of Corvan’s sidekick and loyal companion.