Question about multi-book deals

RoseColoredSkies · Jun 8, 2009

I'm not sure if this is in the right place (so mods move it about if need be) but I was just curious about mutliple book deals.

If you get say a 3 book deal, does that mean those three books are supposed to be related?

(I'm nowhere near publication...heck not even agented) but it just got me a-wondering.

Memnon624 · Jun 8, 2009

Not necessarily. Mine was a 4-book deal: a trilogy and a standalone. YMMV

Best,

Scott

RoseColoredSkies · Jun 8, 2009

Thanks for the reply, Scott. That's good to know...not that I expect to have mutliple book deals sold but you never know.

Congrats on the deal by the way.

Memnon624 · Jun 8, 2009

You're welcome, and thanks

ChaosTitan · Jun 9, 2009

It depends on your contract and what you're offering. If the book you are shopping is a standalone "with series potential," it's likely they'll expect more of the same. I got a two-book deal, and my contract specified that the second book "shall be a sequel to Book #1, featuring heroine...."

Single, non-series novels won't require the other books contracted be part of a series, or even related.

RoseColoredSkies · Jun 9, 2009

Ah ok, so it depends on the book to an extent. Got it. Well if I end up querying the novel I'm working on, then it definitely has trilogy potential so...cool.

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