E.
asked
Rori I.:
How many books are you planning to include in your current series? And from how many POVs?
Rori I.
[answered again bc I forgot the second part]
This is a big world and I like to write big characters. It might take a while to tell all their stories.
That having been said, the current story-line (which Liana set in motion) should take 6 books (incl. Republic's Chosen, so 5 more). Counting Richard's book Blacklight, that's 7.
[SPOILER INCOMING, I suppose...]
Then of course a novella to tell you what Gareth and Richard are up to. (No 'kill your gays' trope for me, thanks!)
[no more SPOILER]
Maybe I'll end up with as many books as Terry Pratchett trying to wrap-up the Discworld. I think I might like that! ;)
POVs:
First book switches between Marcus and Liana, the second between Richard and Gareth, all in a 3rd person limited.
From the third book on, I write in 3rd person omniscient, mostly focusing on Liana and Richard, but other key characters chime in as well occasionally. When I first tried to combine my two MCs' stories, I discovered I omit too much my trying to have two strangers guess things about each other while both their stories unfold alongside one-another.
Richard is no less important than Liana in this series. His perspective matters, so this was the best solution for what the books needed.
This is a big world and I like to write big characters. It might take a while to tell all their stories.
That having been said, the current story-line (which Liana set in motion) should take 6 books (incl. Republic's Chosen, so 5 more). Counting Richard's book Blacklight, that's 7.
[SPOILER INCOMING, I suppose...]
Then of course a novella to tell you what Gareth and Richard are up to. (No 'kill your gays' trope for me, thanks!)
[no more SPOILER]
Maybe I'll end up with as many books as Terry Pratchett trying to wrap-up the Discworld. I think I might like that! ;)
POVs:
First book switches between Marcus and Liana, the second between Richard and Gareth, all in a 3rd person limited.
From the third book on, I write in 3rd person omniscient, mostly focusing on Liana and Richard, but other key characters chime in as well occasionally. When I first tried to combine my two MCs' stories, I discovered I omit too much my trying to have two strangers guess things about each other while both their stories unfold alongside one-another.
Richard is no less important than Liana in this series. His perspective matters, so this was the best solution for what the books needed.
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