I admit, one of my favorite parts of writing series is wrapping up the main conflict in the story, only to find out on nearly the last page, that some new, even bigger problem has been triggered as a result of the characters actions. To that end, the through-line conflict must be BIG and MESSY and nearly impossible to solve. If there’s a through-line plot point to the end-it is imperative that the author fully explore where it’s headed up front to make sure the conflict doesn’t wrap up too early, or the story fizzles out. Are the characters going to age? How fast? Jack and Annie in Magic Treehouse series barely age over the 28 books of the series whereas Harry Potter advances a year in each book. If it’s an open-ended series, it’s important to think through how many volumes you anticipate. Think Aheadīefore you write that first book in a series, you need to give some thought to how the series is going to end. Harry Potter epitomizes this, with each novel containing a subplot that drives the storyline closer to the resolution of the main conflict-Voldemort’s unquenchable thirst for power-leaving Harry and Voldemort to face off in the climax of the last book, effectively ending the series. Other series have a plot line that underpins the entire series, driving to an inevitable conflict resolution in the final installment. The Magic Treehouse series is a good example of that-Jack and Annie go on countless similar but charming adventures-28 volumes worth! Each novel follows a similar pattern but has a unique problem the characters have to solve. Some series are open-ended and follow a set of characters on different adventures with no through-line plot. If you’re contemplating writing a series, here are some things to consider: Decide What Kind Of Series You’re Writing At the same time, the character has to be growing and changing so there is room in their character arc for the series to continue to blossom and evolve. That puts a lot of pressure on your main character to be someone your reader is going to be willing to invest time with page after page, which means they have to be likeable on many levels. The difficulty of writing a series is first and foremost making sure your characters are up to the task of carrying a reader’s interest over a long story line. The first book can be the most important-setting your hooks into the reader-until the next book-which has to be just as good if not better to keep them hooked! If the author does a good job with the first book, readers will fall in love with their characters and be hungry for the next volume. The advantages of writing a series is you always know what you’re going to write about next! Your cast of characters is primed and ready to be put to work, and the hard work of world-building has been largely established. It’s all the more heartbreaking to say goodbye when the story finally wraps up-but those characters tend to stay with us for a long time after we turn the final page. There’s something magical about being able to connect with a cast of characters over time, becoming more and more invested in them as the story unfolds.
As the author of four different children’s series, I can attest to my fondness for writing multiple installments of a story! Some of my all-time favorite books were part of a series. This month we are talking about writing series. It is not lost when consuming a Potion of Natural Learning, a Yellow Lotus Potion or resetting the knowledges with the admin panel.Welcome back to another month of The Iron Jaw, a monthly column on writing tips and finding inspiration. Once learned, it is permanently unlocked.Dredger (Knowledge) can be learned from a stele on your right, immediately after entering The Dregs.The existence of this paste is well known among the shamans of the Black Kingdoms, though it is rare in the north where the plants that are used in its production do not commonly grow. Though the sailors were adamant that the naked, beautiful women were fish from the waist down, their reports of "shining smiles" led scholars to suspect that they were native Kushite women chewing a glowing paste that allowed them to prolong their time underwater. Some shipwrecked Zingaran mercenaries stumbled into Khemi, wild-eyed with a tale of beautiful mermaids who lured half of their company to their death on the shallow reefs off the coast. The tunnel debouched into a wide room before the moonlight played out, an empty cavern of no great dimensions, but with a lofty, vaulted roof, glowing with a phosphorescent encrustation, which, as Conan knew, was a common phenomenon in that part of the world.
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