What is Kindle Vella?

Kindle Vella is a reading platform that specializes in serial fiction, the sort you read in episodic chunks. Each episode runs anywhere from 600 to 5,000 words, and ideally contains a closed storyline within the context of a larger storyline.

It’s a great place to get your young adult vampire werewolf mermaid fantasy romance fix, but if you’re not into young adult vampire werewolf mermaid fantasy romance, then you could always check out my books. They’re listed below.

Note: Due to Amazon’s exclusivity rules for Kindle Vella, I cannot post any story samples on my site. But you can read the first three episodes of any Kindle Vella story for free by visiting its store page. To unlock the fourth episode and beyond, you’ll have to use “credits,” which you can buy in packs of 200, 525, 1100, or 1700 per respective tier. This averages to about $0.88 to $1.00 every 100 credits or 10,000 words.

March 2025 Update: Kindle Vella officially shut down on February 26, 2025, so all links to completed stories will be redirected to Wattpad or other platforms once I begin the transfer process. In the meantime, all Kindle Vella content and information will remain live on this page for archival purposes.

The Move to Wattpad: In March 2025, I will begin uploading previous episodes written for Kindle Vella as chapters for Wattpad at the pace of one new chapter or scene a day until the story is fully uploaded onto the new platform. Part of this process will include uploading scene art with the chapters (something Kindle Vella did not allow) and maybe the occasional video.

If the story does well on Wattpad, I will create a separate page for Wattpad stories and link to it from here. Then I may write new stories for Wattpad to keep readers engaged. Otherwise, if the move to Wattpad proves as unsuccessful as the debut on Kindle Vella, then I may scrap my plans for serial fiction. I’ll update this page with the latest information as needed.

If you want to see the whole story of what happened to Kindle Vella, check out my videos on the topic below.

Kindle Vella Ends (Writing News for October 28, 2024)

Posted October 28, 2024

Amazon has just announced that its Kindle Vella program “did not live up to expectations” and will be shutting down in February 2025. This video breaks down the details on what authors and readers should expect from the platform in the coming months leading to its closure.

The Announcement for Readers

The Announcement for Writers

Last Day of Kindle Vella

Posted February 26, 2025

After several years of struggling to give readers a new way to discover fiction and storytellers a new way to be discovered, Amazon’s Kindle Vella has finally thrown in the towel. This video takes one last look at the platform before it shuts down and disappears into the void forever (not to sound dark or anything).

Did you take a chance on Kindle Vella? What was your experience?

Share or vent in the comments (on YouTube).

Summer 1985, somewhere between L.A. and Seattle, a boy becomes a man.

Buck Star has spent much of his high school career getting bullied by rich kid, Chet Armstrong. So, graduation can’t come soon enough. But when Chet’s final act as bully is to steal Buck’s girlfriend away, Buck decides he’s had enough. He’s ready for payback, and with the help of karate master, Mr. Kabuki, Buck will get his revenge…by challenging Chet to a “business off,” where the loser has to sell his drink business to the winner and become the winner’s slave…er, employee. After all, it’s 1985, and karate’s out, but coffee’s in.

Didn’t see what you want? Then return to the My Books Main Page for additional story options.