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I read that often someone pours their heart and soul into their book. They spend months, possibly years, carefully crafting the story, ensuring all the characters are believable and the reader connects with them. The story is close to being an undiscovered gem.
The publisher loves the story - or (more likely these days) it gets snapped up by a literary agent - as it is so great and they sign up the writer and offer them a three book deal... and that's where the wheels fall off.
That person never thought about books two and three. They had their story as a pet project and really it's a one shot deal. They have nothing left inside them because it all went into this one book.
So, you need to think if you are planning to submit your first novel, should it be accepted, you may well be in the same position of being offered a three book deal. Do you really have books two and three in you?
I am trying to write the first in a series of whodunnits, all based around a police detective, and thankfully, although I am only 10,000 words into book one, I already have ideas bubbling away for books two, three and four.
The publisher loves the story - or (more likely these days) it gets snapped up by a literary agent - as it is so great and they sign up the writer and offer them a three book deal... and that's where the wheels fall off.
That person never thought about books two and three. They had their story as a pet project and really it's a one shot deal. They have nothing left inside them because it all went into this one book.
So, you need to think if you are planning to submit your first novel, should it be accepted, you may well be in the same position of being offered a three book deal. Do you really have books two and three in you?
I am trying to write the first in a series of whodunnits, all based around a police detective, and thankfully, although I am only 10,000 words into book one, I already have ideas bubbling away for books two, three and four.