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I don't know if any of the software packages out there are setup for series? I've ended up with a very large spreadsheet to do that - each column is a book, each row a moment in time. That works very well and lets me see how the books overlap. For example, Book 5 is set entirely in the middle of Book 1, but following mostly different characters in a different location. Although each book is designed to work as a standalone read, I have to make sure that they all tie up and there are no contradictions.
I'm sure my description above sounds much more complicated than it really is. My spreadsheet is more of a continuity aid, rather than direct planning.

For my first few books (none of which have been published) I adopted the obvious approach of planning each book in isolation. With hindsight I think this led to rather flat plot lines and much missed potential.
In the last couple of years, I've taken to planning several books ahead, usually in decreasing detail as you get further away from the next couple on my project list. I did this as my current books are a series and I thought it would help continuity, but it's turned into a wonderful source of inspiration. The amount of times I've come up an idea for one of the more distant books and then ended up using it to enrich the one I'm working on now. Sometimes this can be as extreme as combining two books into one.
The result is often much more intensive storylines, more twists, more 'cool' moments and general (I believe) a better experience for my readers.
So, I'm intrigued to find out if anyone else plans their novels in a similar way?