Prepping Down the Rabbit Hole (Novel)
The origin path of the living series
A living, branching literary universe
What is Prepping Down The Rabbit Hole?
PDRH is a collaborative storytelling platform where readers and writers create a branching, ever-expanding literary universe. Each book is a springboard—continue any tale in any direction and discover a single story with infinite endings.
Five Starter Books
These are entry points into the series. Each is stand-alone and launches a unique path. Writers can connect to any of these in any way.
Your Move (Novella)
A divergent thread exploring pivotal choices
The Back Forty (Novella)
Rural secrets and unexpected turns
Puzzling Puzzle (Novella)
Mind-bending clues; countless outcomes
Danielle Maya (Novella)
A character-driven branch with heart
Readers
How to Use the Website
Visit the homepage to view the five starter books. Click any book to see its summary and all titles connected to it. Follow "attached books" to dive deeper and trace branches through the rabbit hole.
- Read published books via the Amazon links on each page.
- Explore free PDF submissions using the Submit & Read Manuscripts button on each book.
- Keep clicking through attached books to discover new branches.
Writers
Shape the Story
Connect your novella to any published book—at any point in its text. Veer off before a character appears, rewrite a fate, or expand a world. The options are endless.
- Hook up at a chapter, paragraph, sentence, or even a single word.
- Write 23,000–26,000 words in any genre and voice.
- If published, other authors can branch from your novella, fracturing it into new paths.
Submit Your Story
1
Choose a Book
Click on any book you'd like to continue from.
2
Go to Manuscripts
On that book's page, click Submit & Read Manuscripts.
3
Upload Files
Upload a PDF (public display) and a DOC/DOCX (review/editing).
4
Complete the Form
Provide your name/pen name and email, plus a cover page with contact info (optional), a 1–2 paragraph description, where your story hooks up (with paperback page if available), and any trigger warnings.
Waiver & Rights
Publication & Platform
All submitted manuscripts become the property of Stephanie James Publishing. Submitted PDFs are free for all readers. If selected for official publication, the free PDF will be replaced by the Amazon version, you'll receive an author page, and others can hook up to your book.
- We'll make reasonable efforts to contact you to collaborate on edits and cover.
- If we cannot reach you in a reasonable time, we may still publish.
- Only officially published books can be continued by other writers. PDFs cannot be hooked up to.
Why Publish
Join a Living Story Network
Publishing officially weaves your novella into a growing, interlinked universe. Readers discover new authors as they explore branching paths—your story can seed countless futures.
Checklist
1
Click Gerald
Click Gerald, the green monster on the bottom of the screen to access the checklist.
2
Track Progress
Check boxes of books that you've read to track your progress through the rabbit hole.
3
Collect Wonderland Creature
Once you check a box, you release a Wonderland creature and collect it in your personal collection.
4
View Collection
Click the Wonderland Orb at the top of the page to view your personal collection of creatures and book muses.
5
Play Game
Click on a Wonderland Creature from within the Orb or from the Checklist, then click play game.
6
Collect Book Muse
Play the game with your Wonderland Creature, then answer 5 questions about the book to save and collect your Book Muse.
