Guest Post: Sarah Cotchaleovitch - The Inner Workings of the Serial Writer

I've always been drawn to series – from my early love ofNancy Drewto Tolkien to Lois Lowry'sThe Giverquartet (and many others). Maybe it's just that when I get into a good story, I hate for it to end.

It's only natural that my writing follows suit. To date, the only novels I've ever finished are parts of series. I'm currently editing the middle novel of a trilogy. After revising the first book four times, I thought I could safely concentrate on editing its sequel – until I woke with a middle-...