Planning a Book Series | Tips, Tricks & Warnings!

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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: https://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!: https://bit.ly/3mkxyYj Add The Ivies on Goodreads! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48896122-the-ivies +BUY MY BOOKS+ Buy The Stars We Steal from Book Depository (ships worldwide!): https://www.bookdepository.com/Stars-We-Steal-Alexa-Donne/9781328948946?ref=grid-view&qid=1603728315664&sr=1-3 Buy Brightly Burning from Book Depository (ships worldwide!): https://www.bookdepository.com/Brightly-Burning-Alexa-Donne/9781785659423 Buy BRIGHTLY BURNING on Amazon: https://www.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! https://www.audible.com/pd/Brightly-Burning-Audiobook/B07H41CPVC?asin=B07H41CPVC&source_code=AUDOR2220912189OII +LINKS+ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35065031-brightly-burning Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexadonne Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexadonne/ Newsletter Sign-Up: http://alexadonne.com/newsletter/ Website: http://alexadonne.com/ Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/alexadonne +FILMING SPECS+ Camera: Canon t6i Mic: Rode VideoMic Go Light Lighting: Limo Studio Soft Kit Editing Software: Pinnacle Studio 22