tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post2916217202271457132..comments2024-03-07T09:26:21.305-05:00Comments on My Hogwarts Sabbatical: Planning For the Next Book In Your SeriesChemist Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09738272332470397248noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-5287013956308665692018-08-22T06:57:54.822-04:002018-08-22T06:57:54.822-04:00You're right in that the villain's utter a...You're right in that the villain's utter and total defeat should not occur in the first arc of a story. He/she can still lose the battle, but not yet the war so you can write a lot more story arcs using the same villain.Cathy Keatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18356112948372149785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-63756446234557008512018-08-22T05:41:58.862-04:002018-08-22T05:41:58.862-04:00Reading book is one of my hobby and I already read...Reading book is one of my hobby and I already read dozens of love romance and fictional books. I am also planning for a new book. After a long time I had decided to get a fictional novel. I will get <a href="http://aazaebooks.com/" rel="nofollow">eBooks download online</a> and read all of my favorite stories as usual I does.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11064780887752189724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-37208601142533168642018-08-21T13:26:25.562-04:002018-08-21T13:26:25.562-04:00Excellent tips. I tend to write open endings becau...Excellent tips. I tend to write open endings because I never know if I'll be revisiting a world or a person in it. :-)<br /><br /><a href="http://emaginette.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow"> Anna from elements of emaginette</a>emaginettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324981140248692448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-55442526949910853812018-08-17T16:18:33.374-04:002018-08-17T16:18:33.374-04:00I don't know how intricate her series long arc...I don't know how intricate her series long arc was, but I do know she knew what each of the seven books would be about when she pitched it to the publisher.Chemist Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738272332470397248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-28463772569421229632018-08-16T20:36:33.510-04:002018-08-16T20:36:33.510-04:00Really great advice! I'm glad I'm already ...Really great advice! I'm glad I'm already thinking about the sequels to my book while I'm still working on it. A character who was supposed to be pretty insignificant in my Book 2 decided he was a main character in Book 3, so that totally changed how I have to approach him in Book 2! If I'd already written the whole thing, it would just be a lot more work!Sarah Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481750127533816819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-78257161345449159782018-08-16T15:36:40.468-04:002018-08-16T15:36:40.468-04:00That thing about Hagrid is my go-to example of gre...That thing about Hagrid is my go-to example of great foreshadowing. It's pretty clear, when you re-read the Harry Potter series, that J.K. Rowling had a plan all along. So much foreshadowing!James Paillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213113363979079375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-10974773597631839232018-08-16T11:22:20.674-04:002018-08-16T11:22:20.674-04:00I know what you mean about the late inspirations. ...I know what you mean about the late inspirations. It's what inspired me to use Google Keep (cloud-based notetaking). I have a tab for each book I'm pondering and add notes as the come. Very quick. Of course, then I have to get them into the book!Computer Tutorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938856237984732342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-19109404519004794392018-08-16T08:26:24.454-04:002018-08-16T08:26:24.454-04:00This is excellent for planning and adding things. ...This is excellent for planning and adding things. It does help to know where you're going and where you've been. I usually go back in my drafts and add things in after something pops up later in the story.Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-86977096222248624652018-08-15T15:06:39.868-04:002018-08-15T15:06:39.868-04:00Nothing wrong with a scary mind. It's what ma...Nothing wrong with a scary mind. It's what makes you a writer.Chemist Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738272332470397248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-19442678790043936342018-08-15T15:06:14.855-04:002018-08-15T15:06:14.855-04:00I'll admit that some of the best parts of my s...I'll admit that some of the best parts of my story kinda happened accidentally. But I'll never admit which parts!<br />Chemist Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738272332470397248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-34896934620947964852018-08-15T14:46:02.304-04:002018-08-15T14:46:02.304-04:00I have a "plan" for my series, though I ...I have a "plan" for my series, though I tend to deviate from my plans most of the time. One of the villains in book 4 is a semi-likable character that's introduced in my current WIP (book 2). And a minor character in the first book is a POV in book 2. And the epilogues of books 1 and 2 point to the villain of book 3!<br /><br />My friends tell me my mind is a scary place. I tend to agree with them. Loni Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126958230703180761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-38786498810937886742018-08-15T14:27:46.319-04:002018-08-15T14:27:46.319-04:00Planning is good. Not that I really planned out th...Planning is good. Not that I really planned out the sequels to my books. I did manage to foreshadow an aspect for the second book in the first one by accident. Of course, readers still complained I didn't have any women on the ships even though it was explained why in the second book...Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com