tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828727132315088852.post2787903516000965724..comments2024-01-18T08:29:25.601+00:00Comments on Writer Revealed: How do you plan a series?Dollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08144739453424963436noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828727132315088852.post-38189400650512759272009-08-25T19:34:30.548+01:002009-08-25T19:34:30.548+01:00C R, I never start out planning a series, but with...C R, I never start out planning a series, but with my fantasy, just the premise was big enough from the beginning to know that this would be more than one book.<br /><br />Midlife,<br />I am starting with loose story arc. I have the final ending in mind, and few bits in between, so that should be enough hopefully.Dollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144739453424963436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828727132315088852.post-86703381306362854672009-08-25T19:08:49.363+01:002009-08-25T19:08:49.363+01:00I'm not a series writer nor have a clue how to...I'm not a series writer nor have a clue how to attempt it. But seems like you could use a story arc just the same encompassing all three books. A loose one, at any rate. Kudos to you for your 37000 words in August. I'm impressed. Write on!Midlife Roadtripperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700277803842883251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828727132315088852.post-17669576185652609102009-08-25T18:30:46.576+01:002009-08-25T18:30:46.576+01:00I never plan a series, they just happen. I starte...I never <i>plan</i> a series, they just happen. I started writing a fantasy short story once and it got longer and longer, and then I started doing maps and detailed character sketches, and before I knew it I had a trilogy on my hands. Then I thought it would be interesting to figure out what happened before my story starts, which is another potential trilogy, and then I started wondering what happens next. All in all, from one short story I've expanded into 9 volumes!C R Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13212244053084461118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828727132315088852.post-13704166582245399932009-08-23T23:54:16.146+01:002009-08-23T23:54:16.146+01:00Thanks Jenna. That's what I am planning to do....Thanks Jenna. That's what I am planning to do.Dollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144739453424963436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828727132315088852.post-61705746318248722692009-08-23T23:03:24.840+01:002009-08-23T23:03:24.840+01:00I have a loose story-arc outline for all of the ma...I have a loose story-arc outline for all of the major characters and events in my series. I also have several pages of notes about where everything needs to go and how each book ties in with the others, to make sure I stay on track. I feel like outlining, while important for single books, is even more important for a series, since everything has to connect. <br /><br />When I wrote the first book, I didn't know it was going to be a series. I started figuring it out about halfway through my second set of revisions, and stopped to make my notes before continuing, so I could include all the little nuances and bits of foreshadowing that lead into the next novels. I didn't know exactly what was going to happen in the next novel, but I knew that the revolution (which is integral to the plot of the first book) continues and then eventually fails. So I made notes about that.<br /><br />Whew, sorry for the long comment! It's almost a post unto itself. Hope it helped! :DJenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670094635770401053noreply@blogger.com