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Once more into the breach? How to know if your novel is a series starter or a standalone
I was recently on a podcast where the host said, with a little disbelief: ‘Your novels are standalones, aren’t they?’ Standalones. He meant, my books don’t have sequels and aren’t part of a series. In his corner of fiction, sequels are more normal than one-off stories. And we are definitely in a series/sequels world. Netflix… Continue reading Once more into the breach? How to know if your novel is a series starter or a standalone…
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Once more into the breach? How to know if your novel is a series starter or a standalone
I was recently on a podcast where the host said, with a little disbelief: ‘Your novels are standalones, aren’t they?’ Standalones. He meant, my books don’t have sequels and aren’t part of a series. In his corner of fiction, sequels are more normal than one-off stories. And we are definitely in a series/sequels world. Netflix… Continue reading Once more into the breach? How to know if your novel is a series starter or a standalone…
https://nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2026/09/13/once-more-into-the-breach-how-to-know-if-your-novel-is-a-series-starter-or-a-standalone/ -
Once more into the breach? How to know if your novel is a series starter or a standalone
I was recently on a podcast where the host said, with a little disbelief: ‘Your novels are standalones, aren’t they?’ Standalones. He meant, my books don’t have sequels and aren’t part of a series. In his corner of fiction, sequels are more normal than one-off stories. And we are definitely in a series/sequels world. Netflix… Continue reading Once more into the breach? How to know if your novel is a series starter or a standalone…
https://nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2026/09/13/once-more-into-the-breach-how-to-know-if-your-novel-is-a-series-starter-or-a-standalone/ -
Once more into the breach? How to know if your novel is a series starter or a standalone
I was recently on a podcast where the host said, with a little disbelief: ‘Your novels are standalones, aren’t they?’ Standalones. He meant, my books don’t have sequels and aren’t part of a series. In his corner of fiction, sequels are more normal than one-off stories. And we are definitely in a series/sequels world. Netflix… Continue reading Once more into the breach? How to know if your novel is a series starter or a standalone…
https://nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2026/09/13/once-more-into-the-breach-how-to-know-if-your-novel-is-a-series-starter-or-a-standalone/ -
Beta readers: your book’s first reality check and why you need it
I’ve just sent the manuscript of my memoir – the follow-up to Not Quite Lost – to beta readers. I announced this on Twitter and immediately was asked: what do you need in a beta reader and where do you find them? Beta…
https://nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2025/08/10/beta-readers-your-books-first-reality-check-and-why-you-need-it/#Howtowriteabook #beingedited #betareader #betareaderquestions #betareaders
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