Someone once told me there are two types of writers when it comes to plotting. You have the ''grand arc'' writers, who invent complex plot arcs with subplots, and usually prefer writing novels and series rather than shorts.
And then there's people like me. Where even when I think of a novel, I always find some way to boil it down to under 40k. Every plot I create is short and succinct, and only occasionally do I see a unintentional chance to create a possible sequel, though every work is always self-contained. I'm also not a huge fan of series when it comes to writing, which hasn't helped.
However, I am big on world-building, and recently came up with a series of novellas/short novels that would all take place in the same world. Perhaps in different geographical regions, but would all have overlapping tech, politics, references, etc. There would be minor recurring characters, with MC of earlier books appearing later but never as MCs, but every story would essentially be independent of its successor.
Is that allowed, in the sense that I can refer to it as a ''series?'' Would readers feel cheated? Should I try and create an overall arc that would connect each story?
And then there's people like me. Where even when I think of a novel, I always find some way to boil it down to under 40k. Every plot I create is short and succinct, and only occasionally do I see a unintentional chance to create a possible sequel, though every work is always self-contained. I'm also not a huge fan of series when it comes to writing, which hasn't helped.
However, I am big on world-building, and recently came up with a series of novellas/short novels that would all take place in the same world. Perhaps in different geographical regions, but would all have overlapping tech, politics, references, etc. There would be minor recurring characters, with MC of earlier books appearing later but never as MCs, but every story would essentially be independent of its successor.
Is that allowed, in the sense that I can refer to it as a ''series?'' Would readers feel cheated? Should I try and create an overall arc that would connect each story?
