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If you are listening to this on November 11^th, chances are good that you have had some sort of a ceremony commemorating the end of World War 1. Here in Canada that takes the form of Remembrance Day. During the Tips and Typos section of the show, I spend a few moments commenting on what that means to me.

I also have Marc Johnson on the show again. You may remember Marc from episode 64 when we talked about writing, podcasting, eBooks and self-publishing. On today’s show we talk about series writing. It was a fun conversation and we talked about tying books together and some of the challenges of writing a series.

That’s today’s episode. I hope you enjoy it.

Show Notes

00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 96 – Marc Johnson & Remembrance

Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published”

00:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 96 – Marc Johnson & Remembrance

Welcome to the show.

01:01 Promo: BabylonPodcast

02:04 -Tips and Typos

JR Murdock talks about adding depth to characters.

04:45 - Promo – Nutty Bites

05:15 — Get Published Episode 96 – Marc Johnson & Remembrance (continued)

Marc Johnson and Mike talk about writing a series.

50:38 - Promo - Flying Island Press

51:23 — Closing

Thank you for listening.

Websites mentioned in this episode:

Michell Plested - http://www.michellplested.com/

Marc Johnson - http:/www.marcanthonyjohnson.com/

JR Murdock - http://jrmurdock.com/

Babylon Podcast - http://www.babylonpodcast.com/

NIMLAS Studios/Nutty Bites - http://nimlas.org/blog/

Flying Island Press - http://flyingislandpress.com/

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I have come face-to-face with something I had always hoped for but wasn’t sure would ever happen. That is, writing the next book in a series.

Now, before I start sounding all new and everything, the truth is, I have written the first three books of the Mik Murdoch series. Even still, I wasn’t sure what the future of said books would ever be. In fact, I know books two and three are pretty rough so I have to do some serious rewrites.

What is different, is there is now a need for those books. I actually have to take the time to ensure they are as good as they can be so they are publishable. That is the difference.

I’ve also come to realize that another series I’ve started, a trilogy this time, might need some additional attention if I want to sell it. I’ve had some interest in the first book, but the question keeps coming up: “Are the second and third books written too?”

My original plan was NOT to write all three right away. Sell the first one and then write the next two. The fear I am seeing from publishers is, they don’t want to leave their readership in the lurch.

I can understand that.

So, I am now faced with the need to continue working in worlds I’ve already created. Not a bad prospect, but it means I will have to put some of the myriad of other projects I’ve got in mind on the back-burner for a while.

It is both great and sad. I love exploring new worlds. There is nothing wrong with the familiar, but new is always fun. Now, I am the victim of my own success (if victim is truly the right word). More accurate would be, I am the benefactor of my own success and get to play with characters that I’ve created and care about.

Not everyone gets that privilege (at least gets paid to do it), so I’m not complaining. It’s just different.

And Exciting.

I can’t wait to make the next books even better.

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