Our Preptober continues with a discussion of how to plan for NaNoWriMo when you’re writing a series. Whether you’re on the very first book or you’re deeper i…
Tone should stay consistent between books — think about what emotional experience you want your reader to feel
Keep your ideal reader in mind — meet their expectations with consistency in the books in the series
In your Story Bible, take note of where each character left off in the last book / last we saw them — and what arc they’ve already experienced so you don’t repeat it
Track *all* of your characters not just POV, and consider who makes sense to show up in this book
Keep track of which questions remain open and which have been closed so far, and consider which you want to close in this book
Consider whether you need to “bring new people to town” to set up future POV characters