tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566949302056751431.post8236324588317050474..comments2023-05-18T08:54:00.685-07:00Comments on Love. It. : S-words (stakes, sequencing, sequels)Red Boot Pearlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03015990875361952510noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566949302056751431.post-84282876094240676762011-01-27T20:10:28.806-08:002011-01-27T20:10:28.806-08:00Yeah I think I must be a natural born "play i...Yeah I think I must be a natural born "play it again sammer" I am on book 4 having not sold one and two was better than one and three is just Not where I thought we were gonna land but whew! Finally having a breath on 4 to write two other short stand alones. It took me two years to write one....and two months to finish the rough on the sequel. It gets easier....once you prove to HowLynnTimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07888091432152130146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566949302056751431.post-22539388008455972482011-01-24T17:50:12.299-08:002011-01-24T17:50:12.299-08:00"Overarching storyline" I think is the k..."Overarching storyline" I think is the key word here. I look at some of the most successful stories that shot up into franchises (a dream often spawning tirades of crappy sequels), and they all have this in common. <br />Lord of the Rings--Three books to destroy the ring. One to introduce it.<br />Harry Potter--Seven books to kill Voldemort<br />Twilight--Four books for Bella to get Christine Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08711726941768571495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566949302056751431.post-57367458572290122882011-01-21T19:04:12.779-08:002011-01-21T19:04:12.779-08:00Yeah, I have an idea for a sequel to my WIP, but I...Yeah, I have an idea for a sequel to my WIP, but I'm pretty sure it would be lame. Good point, with the stakes. I don't know how people develop trilogies, honestly.Jeighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09171703860855673581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566949302056751431.post-23272765462017082012011-01-20T19:28:29.375-08:002011-01-20T19:28:29.375-08:00Well I am a crappy blogger... when it comes to tha...Well I am a crappy blogger... when it comes to that other blog. I don't know why it suffers so much neglect, I just never seem to get around to it.Red Boot Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015990875361952510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566949302056751431.post-12944226804764715532011-01-19T17:49:31.888-08:002011-01-19T17:49:31.888-08:00What? All this time I thought you were a crappy bl...What? All this time I thought you were a crappy blogger (since you haven't updated your family blog since last june) and here you have an amazingly entertaining blog that you post on every few days. How did I not know about this? I am glad I found it.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09032722526842124788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566949302056751431.post-72572401679123187042011-01-18T19:27:19.601-08:002011-01-18T19:27:19.601-08:00hahah this is so true. thank you for putting it el...hahah this is so true. thank you for putting it eloquently! S words. hahahMatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11840578299860143420noreply@blogger.com