1.   Joe Queenan, one of the five writers of the serial novel, is approaching his assignment in that spirit.

2.   Today marks the debut of a serial novel about six geeks trying to get ahead.

3.   Time Warner Electronic Publishing is running a serial novel on the Internet with no print edition planned.

4.   As for Grisham, he said the response to his serial novel will determine if he drops the legal element from future works.