Behind the Scenes: Standalone or Series?

As part of my resolve to keep my focus this year, I’ve begun work on a new book and am right in the middle of the fun part of writing.

The dreaming. The imagining. The getting to know my characters and launching them on a journey.

But one question many have asked is if I’m writing a standaloneor series.

My first published novel, Catch of a Lifetime, is a “stand alone” book. A complete story from start to finish that doesn’t require (or benefit from) a previous story in order to understand it...