tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post4889170078191809504..comments2023-05-30T08:29:42.770-04:00Comments on The Erotica Readers & Writers Association Blog: Series WritingCroco Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04417265522875605547noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-83731865438737531652013-08-01T13:23:07.663-04:002013-08-01T13:23:07.663-04:00Hey Lucy - Let me introduce you to the coolest wri...Hey Lucy - Let me introduce you to the coolest writing tool I found to help me track my series and much more. It's called Scrivener, and I can't tell you the countless hours it's saved me, never mind keeping me on track with character profile, lists, plot changes, etc. It's got the most wonderful searching tools and several other functions that will help you keep on top of your stories. And the best thing is that you can create templates - character profiles, etc. - and use them with each book in the series, and all that information is just a click away while you're writing. It's well worth checking out. http://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener.php<br /><br />Happy writing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-8187512583393249012013-07-25T22:58:33.928-04:002013-07-25T22:58:33.928-04:00I'm currently writing a series so this was a g...I'm currently writing a series so this was a good article for me to read. It showed me I was doing things right by having lists, character sheets with complete bios and a world planning diagram.<br /><br />I began with a single story that evolved into multiple characters, each with their own stories to tell about how they got to where they are in the main story that happens later on. So, in a since, I'm building up to the main story from the tellings of the characters that will be in the last.<br /><br />For me, the world is the biggest part of the sci-fi romance series I'm writing. I had to develop it fully in order to know the characters within it. That is where all my notes come into play and character drivers are developed. I started without notes, guidelines or even a character list, letting everything just fall into place somehow.<br /><br />I have two completed and I'm into editing them now which is harder than writing them.<br /><br />Like what you did, my last chapter of my first book will throw you into the next main character of the second book, even though in the timeline, her story occurs first. Sort of the flashback of what she is telling the others from the first story.<br /><br />I really enjoyed reading about how you did yours. So different but similar in so many other ways. Thanks for posting this.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03740398243549661573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-71123726855553427762013-07-24T06:04:53.514-04:002013-07-24T06:04:53.514-04:00Yes, I've heard that series sell better than i...Yes, I've heard that series sell better than individual books - I guess I'll be able to let you know in a few weeks' time, hopefully.<br /><br />Hmm, I know what you mean about interest level, but I haven't written any of mine one after the other, so that's probably why I haven't had an issue there. It's been a case of finishing something else, then thinking about writing the next book in the series. I suspect I would get bored if I was writing them back to back.<br /><br />Also agree with what you're saying about time and effort, but I can never work out why some of my books sell better than others, so I just keep writing and try not to worry about that because you can never predict what will sell, and what won't. You just need to catch someone's interest with a book in a series, it may be the third book, but then hopefully they'll go and read them from the beginning.<br /><br />Good luck!Lucy Felthousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02164383675268417252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-70716808117856925332013-07-24T06:02:30.188-04:002013-07-24T06:02:30.188-04:00I know the feeling. I'm too scared to make a w...I know the feeling. I'm too scared to make a writing schedule because then I'll panic when I see how much I have to do!Lucy Felthousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02164383675268417252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-92195607823387567202013-07-23T23:41:04.028-04:002013-07-23T23:41:04.028-04:00Hi, Lucy,
Your post is very timely. I've been...Hi, Lucy,<br /><br />Your post is very timely. I've been struggling with the idea of doing a series for a while. My publishers tell me that series sell much better than individual books. I don't have so much trouble with consistency - my problem is keeping my interest level up. <br /><br />Anyone who looks at my backlist can see that I tend to jump from genre to genre, world to world. That's definitely at least partly because I get bored!<br /><br />My M/M novel Quarantine ended with an obvious invitation for further books. The trouble is, the book hasn't sold all that well, so do I really want to invest the time and effort into another book in the same world?<br /><br />Sigh. I'm going to have to try it sooner or later. Because I'm running out of new genres and writing experiences! ;^)Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-78283061742708326162013-07-23T15:19:47.418-04:002013-07-23T15:19:47.418-04:00That e-book flexibility has certainly saved my ski...That e-book flexibility has certainly saved my skin more than once, though not my writing schedule...Annabeth Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455191827664110878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-91842038652230993482013-07-23T09:24:11.297-04:002013-07-23T09:24:11.297-04:00I haven't worried about length, to be honest. ...I haven't worried about length, to be honest. I've tried to keep the stories the same length as one another, but as a whole, I don't mind, because with eBooks we don't have to stick to certain word counts, which I love :)Lucy Felthousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02164383675268417252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-16534949162894549902013-07-23T06:50:52.685-04:002013-07-23T06:50:52.685-04:00How do handle planning for series length, or do yo...How do handle planning for series length, or do you plan for that? To me, that's one of the trickiest parts, since I've been known to plot a story, intend it to be X words, then write it to 2X words. I have yet to complete a series, though I have one going, too, but I fear a similar bloat...Annabeth Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455191827664110878noreply@blogger.com