Writing a Series: How Much Do We Need to Plan Ahead?

It’s no secret that many authors who have found success write book series. With a series, when readers enjoy one story, they’re more likely to purchase other books in the series than they are to buy unrelated books. So an author who writes a series might see more sales than they would otherwise.

But that brings up the issue of how much a series should be planned in advance of later releases. Should authors have an idea of where the series is going in future books? Should they know how the se...