I do read some crime novel series but I often end up not liking the main character or get tired of them in the long run. I prefer standalones cause they give me more and I'm more excited to read them.
Spot on! Agree 100%. I started The Dark Tower series before King got into his accident and almost never finished. Then he did and it was “meh”. I should have learned my lesson, but NO…. I had to start A Song of Ice and Fear and I don’t think George RR Martin will ever finish. 😢
@@audradriscoll503 omg I know this comment is so late, but I, too, started ASOIAF and never made it through book 1 (because I quickly learned I prefer fantasy tv to books) but would be devastated if I was a reader and knew the end might never come
I'm not really a series kind of gal either... I'm very forgetful, and will have forgotten what happened in the first book when the second comes around, but will probably not feel like re-reading the first one, so I'll just be confused instead. And usually, I feel like stories work better for me if they are more concentrated, just one book with beginning, middle and end. One series I did enjoy in the later years, though, was "The Places"-trilogy by John Ajvide Lindqvist. The books - "I am behind you", "I always find you" and "I am the tiger" as they are called in translation, are connected, but very loosely, we follow different characters in different times and places, and I found it to be a very strange and fascinating journey to be on. Really enjoyed this video, thank you for sharing your thoughts with us!
I agree. I have one series that I like, The Arcane Casebook series. Otherwise, I like standalones because I don't know where it will go. I have written a series, but it's not really a series. It's more like a few stories in a shared universe. But each book features different characters that have nothing to do with each other.
Been watching your videos for past couple of months and love your material and presentation. I agree with you about the whole series scam. I think it has been (and become even more so) and is a marketing scheme. Unfortunately, we live in a system that is all about making money as fast as possible. The drawback of this system is how it impacts the creative process. I'm sure a lot of these writers are forced into series publishing deals and then are under a lot of pressure to crank out books on a pre-ordained timeline. This process will inevitably have a negative impact on the creative process.
I'm not the biggest series fan either except for "vampire kisses" series of 9 novels and 4 manga lol. But if it's more than a duo or trilogy or even a saga of novels eh its a bit much lol. 🧟🎃💀🧛🦇👻😈☕📚🍁🍂
I haven't read many series. The only ones I have read are Darcy Coates Black Winter series and Stephen King's Bill Hodges trilogy which continues on with The Outsider, If It Bleeds and Holly. I loved both but I started both not knowing they were part of a series. I read The Outsider before I read Mr. Mercedes. But I was still able to enjoy all the books even though I already knew (vaguely) some outcomes. I absolutely agree with you on Darcy Coates, she reminds the reader and catches you up on key events from the previous books. I read My Heart is a Chainsaw not knowing it was a series but I didn't really enjoy that book so I chose not to read the other 2.
I do read some crime novel series but I often end up not liking the main character or get tired of them in the long run. I prefer standalones cause they give me more and I'm more excited to read them.
Spot on! Agree 100%.
I started The Dark Tower series before King got into his accident and almost never finished. Then he did and it was “meh”. I should have learned my lesson, but NO…. I had to start A Song of Ice and Fear and I don’t think George RR Martin will ever finish. 😢
@@audradriscoll503 omg I know this comment is so late, but I, too, started ASOIAF and never made it through book 1 (because I quickly learned I prefer fantasy tv to books) but would be devastated if I was a reader and knew the end might never come
@@violetprynne and the HBO ending to GOT was just not what I expected, and not in a good way. 😢
@ omg completely agree!!! It was so frustrating!!!
@@violetprynne yes…. All that wonderful character development, just to completely ruin every story arc. Ugh!
I'm not really a series kind of gal either... I'm very forgetful, and will have forgotten what happened in the first book when the second comes around, but will probably not feel like re-reading the first one, so I'll just be confused instead.
And usually, I feel like stories work better for me if they are more concentrated, just one book with beginning, middle and end.
One series I did enjoy in the later years, though, was "The Places"-trilogy by John Ajvide Lindqvist. The books - "I am behind you", "I always find you" and "I am the tiger" as they are called in translation, are connected, but very loosely, we follow different characters in different times and places, and I found it to be a very strange and fascinating journey to be on.
Really enjoyed this video, thank you for sharing your thoughts with us!
I agree. I have one series that I like, The Arcane Casebook series. Otherwise, I like standalones because I don't know where it will go. I have written a series, but it's not really a series. It's more like a few stories in a shared universe. But each book features different characters that have nothing to do with each other.
@@cliffhamrickwrites2378 Oh wow! I love that take on a series!! And congrats on having a series!! That’s such an accomplishment 🤗
Been watching your videos for past couple of months and love your material and presentation. I agree with you about the whole series scam. I think it has been (and become even more so) and is a marketing scheme. Unfortunately, we live in a system that is all about making money as fast as possible. The drawback of this system is how it impacts the creative process. I'm sure a lot of these writers are forced into series publishing deals and then are under a lot of pressure to crank out books on a pre-ordained timeline. This process will inevitably have a negative impact on the creative process.
You should still be able to get The Wedding Witch on Netgalley! I read it last month, cute-I didn't think it was as strong as the first two.
❤❤❤❤ great review hope you are well
The only series I read are Michael Connelly, Linda Castillo and J.A. Jance.
I started Darcy Coates due to your recommendation, and really enjoyed it.
Erin Sterling's book is likely delayed because she also writes thrillers under a different name, Rachel Hawkins.
I'm not the biggest series fan either except for "vampire kisses" series of 9 novels and 4 manga lol. But if it's more than a duo or trilogy or even a saga of novels eh its a bit much lol. 🧟🎃💀🧛🦇👻😈☕📚🍁🍂
I haven't read many series. The only ones I have read are Darcy Coates Black Winter series and Stephen King's Bill Hodges trilogy which continues on with The Outsider, If It Bleeds and Holly. I loved both but I started both not knowing they were part of a series. I read The Outsider before I read Mr. Mercedes. But I was still able to enjoy all the books even though I already knew (vaguely) some outcomes. I absolutely agree with you on Darcy Coates, she reminds the reader and catches you up on key events from the previous books. I read My Heart is a Chainsaw not knowing it was a series but I didn't really enjoy that book so I chose not to read the other 2.