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What determines if an author finishes their story or releases it slowly over time?
I know individual authors are different-
It seems that most write the first book and it is released before they are finished writing the story-
What are the factors that authors use to make this decision?
are they waiting to see if people like the story before they finish it so that they don't feel like they wasted all that time for 3 books people didn't like? Why not finish the story and release the books slowly over time- say two years or so in between books?
Yes I am speaking of the entire story - if it stretches past one book-and I am asking as a fan not an aspiring writer-
as an example-
Take an established author like GRRM with his Song of Ice and Fire- (I know its real long) but it has been over 20 years writing the story- why didn't he (not the specific he) just decide to write the entire story before releasing the first book Game of Thrones-
1 Answer
- TeddyLv 67 years ago
No. wroters don't even send a book to a publisher, until it's ready.
If you're really asking about series,first time writers shouldn't start with a series, because on what base should a publisher determine if the first book will sell?
BUT, some still do have a series in mind. (I do.) So, make the first novel stand alone. If it sells well enough, then you can sell the second. (You write the second in the time it takes to get the first published.) If it doesn't sell, then write a different story, because no one is buying the second in the series.
