How To Write A Series - 02 – Medium and Genre
Chances are, you already have a good idea if you want to write a series or not. But let's say you don't. Let's say you have a bright, shiny idea for a story, but no idea how BIG this idea is -- is this an idea that can last a series, or is it the right size for a book, or is really just a short story. Ideas stretch. So this is kinda a trick question. There are three main factors: 1.) Expanse 2.) Medium 3.) Genre The expanse of the idea is a big topic, so I'll postpone that to a later post. Right now I'm going to talk about medium and genre. First, though, let's get the obvious caveat out of the way: It's less about the idea itself and more about your enthusiasm. I can think of a lot of good ideas for series that I know would bore me after one or two chapters, never mind books or episodes. If you are a novelist, your enthusiasm has to last over the long slog. You can't just shrug it off after a book and ...