Last Thursday morning, I was thinking about how there’s three major storylines connecting the Matthews Family stories together.
Continue reading “The Spine of The Story: Part 1”Category: Miscellaneous Writing Topics – Series
Timeline Changes
Let’s get talking about timelines, folks!
Continue reading “Timeline Changes”Who’s First? Prequels & Their Place In A Series
Every series starts with Book 1…until a prequel gets involved. What do I mean by that?
Continue reading “Who’s First? Prequels & Their Place In A Series”When NOT To Write Book 2 Before Book 1
Word of advice: Don’t write 2 before 1. And don’t attempt to write it like 2-3-1. Start with 1. Sounds obvious, right?
Writing A Sequel
Sequels are known for not always being as good as their predecessors. I think it’s because there’s an almost invisible pressure to make sure it lives up to the first.
Writing A Series – Trilogies
To start with, there are two kinds of series: episodic and overarching. As per the title, I’ll be using the example of trilogies today.