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jared
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Dec 24, 2020 07:25AM

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Not even sure what to say to that. All of my series are complete except return of magic which I'm addressing now, in two more three book series.
I suppose you could argue Muranth's tale isn't complete until he takes his bonded home and gains the mantle of King, but he'd conquered all of his largest obstacles and self-challenges, as well as taken out his greatest enemy. I could drag it out and throw new challenges at him for another two hundred books or so until he makes it home, but without harem growth, character internal growth, and further world building it would be kind of boring, wouldn't it? Rather leave some things up to the imagination, that he will be successful there when he goes home.
If a firm believer in series endings, and revisiting series is something I don't do as a rule. Series grow stale after three, four, and sometimes five or even six books. I told myself years ago when I first started writing I wouldn't fall into that trap.
Also, most authors do not start and close series within a three to four month period.
Everyone has their opinion, and I respect yours and wished you liked my endings better, but from my point of view it's a boggling question.