Why Writing the Second Book in a Series is Much Harder than the First Book

In the first blog in this series I talked about starting, major themes of the plot and how I write, or scribble, it down.

That stage is now complete and I am currently engaged in fleshing out the main characters, as well as developing profiles for the newcomers.
As I said before: some good, some very bad. The latter are the most interesting, but also the most difficult to develop. Nevertheless, I have a leading character who is, I hope, going to be very interesting to readers. Because, from the start I have decided that no-one will know if that person is good, or bad. And this is the crux of the novel.

For the main characters, I have been spending time developing their back stories. In the series, ‘The Curiosity Club of St Foy’, there will be five main stories, one for each of the characters, this first one being an event in Bette’s history. So, the revelation of who they are and were, has to be spread over five books, without giving too much away each time. You can see how the complications begin to pile up.
I also want to be sure that the story itself is believable, exciting, intense and enjoyable.

Finally, I have started writing! Just the first chapter, but it’s on its way. With a major revelation in the first chapter.

More next month!