How do you plan a book series? Should you plan a book series? I'm covering a LOT of ground, from why it's harder to sell a book series, pros and cons of writing a series, and then tips for actually writing a series.
BUT NOT JUST THAT! There's more than one kind of book series, so I'm talking about those. Duologies, trilogies, longer series, series that follow a character on different adventures, companion books set in the same universe, and more!
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction
02:00 Series in Traditional Publishing
04:06 Pros & Cons of Series
09:00 Big Bad/Conflict Series
11:57 Layering Conflict
14:21 Building Character Arcs
18:27 Series Conflict Issues
19:58 Character Anchor Series
22:11 Shared Universe Series
25:47 Easter Eggs Tip
26:57 Reverse POV Companions
27:43 DON'T Write the Whole Series (in Trad Pub)
29:09 DO Write the Whole Series (in self-pub)
30:06 Book Covers & Titles
31:42 Bridge Books
34:22 Same Sh*t, Different Story
35:52 Beware Overplanning
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