You may connect to a story 4 times per day. Instant Serials will display your connection times directly under the group’s name and story details.

If you are in the story, click leave story world or x-out of the story screen.

If you are in the discussion board, xing-out of this page will close your story-sharing session and bring you back to the “Your stories and groups” page.

Once you connect to a story, you may move back and forth between the story and your group’s discussions—anytime. Click connect with group to join the conversation. Click back to story to resume reading.

1. Click Story Sharing on the homepage. Then click schedule story episodes to share on the site toolbar. (Log in if you haven’t already.)

2. Schedule a story by selecting a start date, time of day, and how often chapters are to be released. Click confirm to show the full story schedule (right side of screen). You may “edit” any chapter release date. When you are satisfied with the complete schedule, click reconfirm.

3. Next step: Create a group of any size. (We’ll keep track of the details in your cart or in saved items.)

4. Start by inventing a group name (e.g., Dream Team).

5. Click save group name. A member list will be associated with the group name, which is displayed on the right side of the screen.

6. Enter each member’s full name.

7. Enter each member’s email. To send an automatic invitation click, “Yes, please send an email to invite this member.” (The email function is optional.)

8. Click update member list after adding each name.

9. When the member list is complete, click add to cart.

10. A message box will ask, “Do you want to be a member of this group?” Click “okay” or “cancel”.

11. To move the subscription to “saved items” from your cart, click save. Later you can add it to your cart again.

1. Click save to put a subscription on hold in “saved items.”

2. Click remove to delete a subscription from you cart.

3. Click Check Out Now to begin checkout.

1. Log in using your username and password. Click the account link, which is located in the top right corner of any Instant Serials web page.

2. Click the subscription status link on “Your Account” page to view active and past subscriptions. Rest your cursor on the icons (people or calendar) to view a member list or story schedule listed by chapter.

3. OR, click Your stories & groups to view the same information.

1. After logging in, view your list of stories and group subscription details on “Your Stories and Groups” page.

2. Click edit, which is next to the calendar icon. You may reschedule chapter dates as often as you wish. Changes will be made instantly.

3. Select a start date for the next (future) chapter.

4. Automatically reschedule the rest of the story for weekly (e.g., every Tuesday), weekday (m-f), weekend (f-sun), or daily installments.

5. Click [edit] on the schedule list to reschedule individual chapters.

OR, click account, which is located in the top right corner of any Instant Serials web page.

Then click subscription status on your account page to view active subscription detail.

Repeat steps 2-5.

1. After logging in, view the list of group subscription details on “Your Stories and Groups”

2. Click edit, which is next to the people icon. Add new members anytime as the story unfolds. Enter first and last names.

3. To finish, click add this member to the group.

OR, click account, which is located in the top right corner of any Instant Serials web page. Repeat steps 2 and 3.

1. After logging in, click account, which is located in the top right corner of any Instant Serials web page.

2. Then click subscription status on your account page to view subscription details.

3. Click view archive to review past subscription details. Rest your cursor on the icons.

Click the Story Sharing tab on Instant Serials’ homepage. Then click schedule story episodes for sharing on the site toolbar.

To schedule a story for sharing . . .

1. Pick a story

2. Set a start date for the first chapter.

3. Set a time of day for each chapter release. (e.g., 8:00 AM worldwide.)

4. Automatically schedule the pace of the story for weekly (e.g., every Tuesday), weekday (m-f), weekend (f-sun), or daily installments.

5. Click confirm to reserve you choices and to display the schedule.

6. To change the release date of an individual chapter, click [edit] which is located to the right of each scheduled chapter. Click the calendar box to open a calendar. Choose another date. Click [update] to finalize the schedule change.

7. When you finish scheduling the story, click reconfirm. The next screen will help you create a group.

To form a group . . .

1. Start by inventing a group name (e.g., Dream Team).

3. Click save group name. A member list will be associated with the group name, which is displayed on the right side of the screen.

4. Enter each member’s full name.

7. Enter each member’s email. To send an automatic invitation click, “Yes, please send an email to invite this member.” (The email function is optional.)

5. Click update member list after adding each name.

6. When the member list is complete, click add to cart.

7. A message box will ask, “Do you want to be a member of this group?” Click “okay” or “cancel”.

You can move back and forth between the story and your group’s discussions—anytime. Click connect with group (lower blue toolbar) to join the conversation. Click back to story (top right corner on discussion toolbar) to resume reading.

1. Click schedule story episodes or schedule story episodes for sharing on the site toolbar.

2. Pick a story.

3. Set a start date for the first chapter.

4. Set a time of day for each chapter release. (e.g., 8:00 AM worldwide.)

5. Automatically schedule the release of new chapters for everyday, weekly (e.g., every Tuesday), weekday (m-f), or during weekends (f-sun).

6. Click confirm to reserve your choices and to display the chapter schedule.

7. To change the dates of individual chapters, click [edit] which is located to the right of each scheduled chapter. Click the calendar box to open a calendar. Choose another date. Click [update] to finalize the schedule change.

8. When you finish scheduling the story, click reconfirm.

9. The story title will be listed on the Your stories & groups page. Click > go to story to access each episode.