Secrets to Writing a Series

How do you write a book series readers binge? Build the foundation before you write Book 1.

Do you dream of writing a series? Readers want novels that are the same but different, and when they find a series they love, they want more. Getting readers to fall in love with your series comes down to one thing: a well-structured series.

Secrets to Writing a Series is a step-by-step guide to planning and writing a fiction series in any genre. It's Book 3 in the Write Novels That Sell series by K. Stanley, founder and CEO of Fictionary, and L. Cooke, Fictionary Certified StoryCoach Editor. Whether you're a discovery writer or you love an in-depth outline, we'll show you how to set up, outline, and write your series.

You'll learn:

• The difference between a closed series and an open series, and how to choose
• How to find the uniting factor that holds your series together
• How to outline a series story arc, or story arc patterns that repeat across novels
• How to set up and resolve each novel so readers reach for the next one
• How to handle backstory, subplots, POV characters, and titles across a series
• How to test your structure with the Series Structure Test

You'll create:

• Skeleton blurbs for your series and at least three novels in it
• Story arc patterns that unite your novels
• Your protagonist and POV strategy
• A series vault you'll use to write every novel in your series

We break down bestselling series, including The Hunger Games, Divergent, Bridgerton, Stephanie Plum, and Agatha Raisin.

"The clear, step-by-step approach of Secrets to Writing a Series will take you from idea to epic, regardless of series length." -Carol Fisher Saller, editor and author

Like every book in the Write Novels That Sell series, we give you the theory-the why behind our recommendations-and actionable advice you can use right away.

Turn your series dream into novels readers can't put down.