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

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

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