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Writing a Series

How to Plan and Develop a Series of Novels

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By: Paul Tomlinson
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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 Words, Language & Grammar Writing & Publishing Romance

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