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Write a book series
Creativity
David Farland

Writing Your Series, Part 6

Sometimes, readers fall in love with a writer’s characters. It’s hard to say who the reader falls in love with, actually. Sometimes a character becomes imbued with bits and pieces of an author—the author’s quick sense of humor, his or her sense of honor, or the author’s eloquence.

Write a book series
Creativity
David Farland

Writing Your Series, Part 5

As authors we have to figure out ways to keep the reader interested, keep them eager to come back to our world and visit our characters once again.

Write a book series
Creativity
David Farland

Writing Your Series, Part 4

When you begin to write a series, there are a number of strategies that you can adopt. Each has some advantages, and each has some pitfalls. It reminds me of the story of a traveler years ago who was getting ready to take a long dirt road that was filled with ruts. A sign at the beginning of the dirt road said, “Choose your rut wisely. You’ll be in it for the next 22 miles.”

Write a book series
Creativity
David Farland

Writing Your Series, Part 3

When you put out the first novel in your series, you’re trying to get two things—a large number of sales, and a high velocity. In other words, the booksellers are always looking for something that’s “hot.”

Write a book series
Creativity
David Farland

Writing Your Series, Part 2

When you write a series, under ideal conditions you can get some traction with your books and build toward hitting the New York Times Bestseller’s list. In order to hit #1 on the list, you need to do a few things:

Write a book series
Creativity
David Farland

Writing Your Series Part 1

Every week or two, someone asks me whether their first novel should be a standalone or if they should begin a series. The answer to

Writing a Perfect Story, Part 15

As one looks at perfect stories, there is nothing that is “required” for the ending.  The tale doesn’t have to leave the protagonist in a

Writing Wonder David Farland Online Writing Course
David Farland

Writing Wonder Course

From the time when children first began gathering around campfires, we have been seeking tales of wonder–the feeling you get when something is strange and

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Brandon Sanderson
Brandon Sanderson#1 New York Times bestselling author of The Way of Kings and Mistborn
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