Writing a Series: How to Plan and Develop a Series of Novels

De (autor): Paul Tomlinson

What's Better Than a Great Novel? A Series of Them!

Series are popular in most genres and can help boost your visibility as an author. But how do you create one? How do you come up with an idea that will generate multiple stories in the same story world? This book explores all the factors that go into making a successful series, from testing your characters and story premise for series potential to tracking details as you write to ensure continuity.

Content includes:

Series vs. Story - A New Mindset
Types of Series - Episodic, Serial & Hybrid
Soaps & Serials
Creating a Series Premise or Story Engine
Genre & Iconography
Setting or Story World
Themes
Plots & Story Arcs
Characters with Series Potential
Character Development Arcs
Protagonist vs. Antagonist Plots
Romance Plots & Subplots
Buddy Movies & Odd Couple Plots
Friends to Enemies: Betrayal & Revenge Plots
Creating & Maintaining Suspense in a Series
Creating a Series Bible
Writing the First Novel in a Series
Ending a Series & Extending a Series
Spin-Offs & Shared Worlds
Batch Writing & Rapid Release
Writing a Romance Series

In these pages you will see how plot and character arcs can be used to tie novels in a series together, what to do if your series doesn't perform as well as you'd hoped, and where to go next if it exceeds expectations.

By the author of Plot Basics, Character Creation and the multi-volume Genre Writer series

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