Hello, i'm very new to writing stories (still starting to work on the first one), but my aim is to complete a trilogy. I basically already have the main plot of the books.
(And, now that i think of it, would it be right to call it a trilogy? Well i hope someone will tell me after reaching the actual question.)
So, in order to better understand my situation i'm going to quickly explain what happens in the most simple way i can put it:
- Book 1 will have the main protagonist (Character A) and his companion, that basically also works as a MC because he's always there (character B). Along with these two there's characters C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J and K, these being characters from a sub plot that accompanies the main plot.
- Book 2: Here B is absent, and A is almost a background character. The main plot follows mainly C and D, with E, F, G, H, I and J as support.
- Book 3 is all about K (and other supporting characters that are out of scene in the first two books... lets call it K's crew.)
So my dilemma is when to end book 2 and when to start book 3. I currently only see three options, but there might be more:
1.- Ending Book 2 with the fall of C and D along with their supports (their alive but in a very precarious position).
2.- Ending with the deaths of C and D along with their supports (that happens shortly after their "fall"), not showing what happens immediately after.
3.- Ending after the death of C and D along with their supports, and with the death of A, marking the rise of K.
So if I end Book 2 on option 1, I'll start Book 3 with option 2... and so on.
I know this seems really premature, specially because i'm still to start actually writing Book 1, but i've been trying to put my timeline in order and I feel that this little subject has been costing me some hours of sleep. So i would like some opinions on the matter. I know that it's a bit complicated because you don't know the plot nor the characters, but other people's opinions might help me make a decision on this.
(And back to the first question. Can it be called a trilogy if every book basically follows a different main plot with different characters?)
Thank you in advance for your time.
(And, now that i think of it, would it be right to call it a trilogy? Well i hope someone will tell me after reaching the actual question.)
So, in order to better understand my situation i'm going to quickly explain what happens in the most simple way i can put it:
- Book 1 will have the main protagonist (Character A) and his companion, that basically also works as a MC because he's always there (character B). Along with these two there's characters C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J and K, these being characters from a sub plot that accompanies the main plot.
- Book 2: Here B is absent, and A is almost a background character. The main plot follows mainly C and D, with E, F, G, H, I and J as support.
- Book 3 is all about K (and other supporting characters that are out of scene in the first two books... lets call it K's crew.)
So my dilemma is when to end book 2 and when to start book 3. I currently only see three options, but there might be more:
1.- Ending Book 2 with the fall of C and D along with their supports (their alive but in a very precarious position).
2.- Ending with the deaths of C and D along with their supports (that happens shortly after their "fall"), not showing what happens immediately after.
3.- Ending after the death of C and D along with their supports, and with the death of A, marking the rise of K.
So if I end Book 2 on option 1, I'll start Book 3 with option 2... and so on.
I know this seems really premature, specially because i'm still to start actually writing Book 1, but i've been trying to put my timeline in order and I feel that this little subject has been costing me some hours of sleep. So i would like some opinions on the matter. I know that it's a bit complicated because you don't know the plot nor the characters, but other people's opinions might help me make a decision on this.
(And back to the first question. Can it be called a trilogy if every book basically follows a different main plot with different characters?)
Thank you in advance for your time.
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