Fall Round-Up :: 2017 Debuts Talk Second Books

Second Book Syndrome … the Book Two Blues …

As 2018 draws to a close, I’m in the mood to talk second books. We hear a lot about the difficulty of putting a second book into the world—and for good reason. There are so many potential hurdles, especially when it comes to second books scheduled for the year following an author’s debut: the experience of writing under contract; the pressure that comes with seeing reviews for the first book; the compressed timeframe to draft; balancing drafting wit...