How to Write a Series, Sara Rosett
How to Write a Series, Sara Rosett
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How to Write a Series
A Guide to Series Types and Structure plus Troubleshooting Tips and Marketing Tactics

Author: Sara Rosett

Series: 2 #2

Narrator: Sara Rosett

Unabridged: 1 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: McGuffin Ink

Published: 10/11/2020


Synopsis

Struggling to structure your book series? Learn how to make a series work for you: increase reader engagement and take advantage of the built-in marketing potential a series gives you.
Are you unsure which series structure is best for you? Or are you several books into a series, but you’re stuck? Do you want to expand your literary universe but aren’t sure how to do it? Perhaps you have a series languishing in your backlist, and you need ideas on how to market it.
Get the knowledge you need to make smart decisions about your series with How to Write a Series.
You’ll learn:
The three basic types of series
The benefits and drawbacks of writing each type of series
Tips for extending your series beyond your original plan
Ideas for creating spinoffs and expanding your literary universe
How to know when it’s time to end a series
How to save time writing your series and how to keep track of details
How to deal with the problems that result from being locked into a story world
How to refresh your interest in a series if you’ve grown bored
Creative ways to market your series

I’ve been writing for fifteen years as both a hybrid and independent author. I’ve published over twenty-five fiction books in four different series. Everything I’ve learned about writing a series has been through trial and error. I hope my lessons-learned will give you a shortcut when it comes to writing your series, plus tips for troubleshooting problems, and ideas for promoting your series.
Unlock the power of a series in your author career with How To Write a Series.

About Sara Rosett

USA Today bestselling author Sara Rosett writes light-hearted escapes for readers who enjoy puzzling mysteries, interesting settings, and quirky characters. She is the author of the Murder on Location series, the Ellie Avery series, and the On the Run series.

Publishers Weekly called Sara's books "satisfying," "well-executed," and "sparkling." Sara loves to get new stamps in her passport and considers dark chocolate a daily requirement.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Armand

A lot of great information is packed into less than 150 pages. While most of it is common sense, it gives it to you in a great, concise way that makes it easy to answer some of the tough questions about your potential series before you write the first word. I'll be using this as a refresher course w......more

Mostly common sense that I had already figured out for myself, but the author had a few interesting things to say that provided food for thought, like how to continue a series that seems to have come to a definitive stopping point, or how to create escalating villains for a linked arc (it's the old......more

Goodreads review by Janet

Great practical introduction to writing a series! I’m a new writer embarking on a series based on my first novel, and I had no idea of how to start thinking about future books. This book gave me some great starting points and practical advice.......more

Goodreads review by Jared

This was a quick, light, but useful summary of issues that come up when writing a series. It's the kind of book where you might not explicitly learn a lot of new and groundbreaking information, but that doesn't matter because it's extremely useful to see how someone else organizes their thoughts aro......more