tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post5072188570862002217..comments2023-11-03T05:49:10.841-04:00Comments on Storytelling Rules: When do you give up on a series?Maureen McGowanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-44652808165845575432008-05-10T19:36:00.000-04:002008-05-10T19:36:00.000-04:00I lose interest in my characters as soon as I fini...I lose interest in my characters as soon as I finish the book, and am eager to move on to new ones, so I can't imagine trying to write them over and over again. <BR/><BR/>But when done well, it can be fascinating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-29128583251732164172008-05-10T15:11:00.000-04:002008-05-10T15:11:00.000-04:00The only continuing characters series I've ever re...The only continuing characters series I've ever read a bunch of I think.. Were the Anne Rice vampire books. I gobbled up the first 3 or 4 and those, too, got dull for me. <BR/><BR/>But while one hopes to never bore or disappoint readers... Another part of me thinks this is my dream. To write a strong enough series that captures readers so strongly they start to take ownership and have opinions about where I've gone right and wrong. The pitfall of the series, i think.<BR/><BR/>And Lost is awesome this season, Sinead, awesome. They're f8cking with time again and this time going forward (and back) and it' so captivating. Haven't seen this week's BSG yet.Maureen McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-72447243211233975812008-05-10T14:21:00.000-04:002008-05-10T14:21:00.000-04:00Personally, I would stop writing the minute the id...Personally, I would stop writing the minute the ideas became hard. No amount of money would convince me to write a book in which I no longer had any enthusiasm. It would be torture.<BR/><BR/>Also, whatever happened to going out on top? Ending when interest and demand is high? I suppose if there are still great sales, maybe these authors aren't even aware that the quality of their work has gone down? Living in a bubble of yes men who make money off of you, so you just don't realize?<BR/><BR/>I haven't read either series...I've also heard the same complaints about Diana Gabaldon. Another one I haven't read. <BR/><BR/>The sad thing is that these writers have such huge fans that I would bet they'd still sell just as many books with a new series or new book. Just because the fan base is there to support it.K J Gillenwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12023089365553324315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-82790903292656935302008-05-10T08:54:00.000-04:002008-05-10T08:54:00.000-04:00I'm so out of the loop, what is this Falco series....I'm so out of the loop, what is this Falco series... I love historical suspense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-35625805736840482812008-05-10T07:59:00.000-04:002008-05-10T07:59:00.000-04:00Oh, I loved that Amelia Peabody series at the begi...Oh, I loved that Amelia Peabody series at the beginning, but it lost me pretty fast and I have heard amazing things about Falco. <BR/><BR/>I think it is incredibly hard to sustain a series based on character - J.D. Robb manages to get it done - though I've never read them. It's got to be a hard decision when fans love them so much and there is a huge wad of cash being thrown your way---man, I'd hate to have those problems....Molly O'Keefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15171236688541657736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-4957740696750090502008-05-09T23:39:00.000-04:002008-05-09T23:39:00.000-04:00The series that sort of became dimmer with time fo...The series that sort of became dimmer with time for me is the Amelia Peabody series of historical suspense set in Egypt. I still read them, but they don't seem to give nearly as much satisfaction as the early books. <BR/><BR/>And the series that still floats my boat like at the beginning is the Falco series of historical suspense set in Rome.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07498466631016466048noreply@blogger.com