Alexa Donne | Planning a Book Series | Tips, Tricks & Warnings! @AlexaDonne | Uploaded November 2020 | Updated October 2024, 10 hours ago.
How do you plan a book series? Should you plan a book series? I'm covering a LOT of ground, from why it's harder to sell a book series, pros and cons of writing a series, and then tips for actually writing a series.
BUT NOT JUST THAT! There's more than one kind of book series, so I'm talking about those. Duologies, trilogies, longer series, series that follow a character on different adventures, companion books set in the same universe, and more!
How To Title Your Book: youtu.be/dzPrTYS58ME
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction
02:00 Series in Traditional Publishing
04:06 Pros & Cons of Series
09:00 Big Bad/Conflict Series
11:57 Layering Conflict
14:21 Building Character Arcs
18:27 Series Conflict Issues
19:58 Character Anchor Series
22:11 Shared Universe Series
25:47 Easter Eggs Tip
26:57 Reverse POV Companions
27:43 DON'T Write the Whole Series (in Trad Pub)
29:09 DO Write the Whole Series (in self-pub)
30:06 Book Covers & Titles
31:42 Bridge Books
34:22 Same Sh*t, Different Story
35:52 Beware Overplanning
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How do you plan a book series? Should you plan a book series? I'm covering a LOT of ground, from why it's harder to sell a book series, pros and cons of writing a series, and then tips for actually writing a series.
BUT NOT JUST THAT! There's more than one kind of book series, so I'm talking about those. Duologies, trilogies, longer series, series that follow a character on different adventures, companion books set in the same universe, and more!
How To Title Your Book: youtu.be/dzPrTYS58ME
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction
02:00 Series in Traditional Publishing
04:06 Pros & Cons of Series
09:00 Big Bad/Conflict Series
11:57 Layering Conflict
14:21 Building Character Arcs
18:27 Series Conflict Issues
19:58 Character Anchor Series
22:11 Shared Universe Series
25:47 Easter Eggs Tip
26:57 Reverse POV Companions
27:43 DON'T Write the Whole Series (in Trad Pub)
29:09 DO Write the Whole Series (in self-pub)
30:06 Book Covers & Titles
31:42 Bridge Books
34:22 Same Sh*t, Different Story
35:52 Beware Overplanning
Preorder The Ivies from your favorite book retailer!: bit.ly/3mkxyYj
Add The Ivies on Goodreads! goodreads.com/book/show/48896122-the-ivies
+BUY MY BOOKS+
Buy The Stars We Steal from Book Depository (ships worldwide!): bookdepository.com/Stars-We-Steal-Alexa-Donne/9781328948946?ref=grid-view&qid=1603728315664&sr=1-3
Buy Brightly Burning from Book Depository (ships worldwide!): bookdepository.com/Brightly-Burning-Alexa-Donne/9781785659423
Buy BRIGHTLY BURNING on Amazon: amazon.com/Brightly-Burning-Alexa-Donne/dp/1328948935/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1500334638&sr=1-1
Get Brightly Burning on Audible.com! audible.com/pd/Brightly-Burning-Audiobook/B07H41CPVC?asin=B07H41CPVC&source_code=AUDOR2220912189OII
+LINKS+
Goodreads:
goodreads.com/book/show/35065031-brightly-burning
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twitter.com/alexadonne
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Mic: Rode VideoMic Go Light
Lighting: Limo Studio Soft Kit
Editing Software: Pinnacle Studio 22
