tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363187649278189370.post3553637467485828822..comments2024-03-28T04:07:58.140-07:00Comments on Fiction and Film: Series, why?Kate Larkindalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06202347563426692610noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363187649278189370.post-57549910298208536112012-02-14T22:23:00.603-08:002012-02-14T22:23:00.603-08:00As a reader you get to know a books characters and...As a reader you get to know a books characters and you care about them. So you want to keep on caring about them. That's why I read series.Adam Gaylordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10776176053095754224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363187649278189370.post-23706257501135538202012-02-08T19:45:38.393-08:002012-02-08T19:45:38.393-08:00Thank you for your great article!Thank you for your great article!Jeremy Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00877532315856151843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363187649278189370.post-9218134983230143592012-02-08T11:23:32.419-08:002012-02-08T11:23:32.419-08:00Teens LOVE series. Also - a lot of people who don&...Teens LOVE series. Also - a lot of people who don't read a lot love series. It's an easy way for them to pick out what they'll read next.<br /><br />I TOTALLY shy away from them -if there's a number next to the title, I almost ALWAYS move on.Jolene Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809468564016928636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363187649278189370.post-58655826277001776552012-02-08T11:14:58.705-08:002012-02-08T11:14:58.705-08:00I don't know...I think it depends on the book ...I don't know...I think it depends on the book or the series for me. I write series and standalones, but I prefer to write standalones. I should say: My co-author and I are writing one series. I figured that was WAAAY more than enough for me, so I planned to just write standalones. Good plan, right? Ha. I have a book, Rising Book 1: Resistance, that comes out this month, and it's only book 1 because the darn thing got too long! I was so determined to make it one book, but at about 100,000 words, I wasn't even finished and there was still SO much story left to tell. I went, "Crap, this is going to have to be two books." So...I'm writing the second one right now, but then the story will be tied off and DONE.<br /><br />I think that a story should get whatever is called for--if someone needs eight books to tell a story, great. If it's told in a novella and done, brilliant. But I don't care as much for series that stretch things out forever just because the authors don't want them to end. (That drives me nuts with TV shows, too.)Laura Josephsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04239501665574945313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363187649278189370.post-8976575130043024392012-02-08T10:09:19.555-08:002012-02-08T10:09:19.555-08:00I had a friend tell me once they preferred series,...I had a friend tell me once they preferred series, even in category romance, because once they fell in love with a set of characters, they wanted to keep reading them. I can see that, but I feel the same way about the whole thing you do.<br /><br />For a publisher, that's got to be a marketing dream. Built-in readers just because the characters stay the same.<br /><br />I would suspect an agent or publisher may ask for series potential even if you only offer up a single book, if they see that glimmer of characters that will sell again and again. <br /><br />Companion novels are becoming more popular too. Where the story line isn't continued, but you bring over main characters, themes or settings from another story and they become secondary in the new book. That sounds a lot closer to what you enjoy doing. I think it's a neat way to write.Loralie Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07134452749240292803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363187649278189370.post-31142151850126248132012-02-08T10:07:14.382-08:002012-02-08T10:07:14.382-08:00It bugs me that so many YA books are series now. I...It bugs me that so many YA books are series now. I have a sort of completist attitude I have to get over. I read several books that were entertaining last year, but I have no desire to continue on with the series. It irks me that the story is left unresolved, but there are too many other books I want to read that I don't have patience to invest in a series I'm not excited about.<br /><br />The other issue is when the first book of a series doesn't have enough resolution. I got burned by this twice in recent months; one book I had no idea was the start of a series. Booo. At least book 1 should resolve the plot and not leave off on a total cliffhanger.Stephscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328839483008086049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363187649278189370.post-34223410425807626282012-02-08T09:56:27.672-08:002012-02-08T09:56:27.672-08:00For some reason, all of the books I've written...For some reason, all of the books I've written have naturally been part of a series. It's not that I decided it to be that way- just that the story wasn't finished, yet.Juliana L. Brandthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15903360100714298208noreply@blogger.com