Fifteen minutes long, because you're in a hurry, and we're not that smart.

Writing Excuses 7.34: How to Start the Next One

Let’s talk about how to start the next one — not the next book in a series, necessarily. Your next project might not leverage the worldbuilding or characters you used in your previous project. We discuss the challenges each of us have faced, and how we’ve cleared those hurdles.

If you’re having trouble letting go of your previous project, this ‘cast should help you, if only because you can see it’s something each of us had difficulty with as well. Of course, we also offer you some pointers and some tricks to make this transition easier..

Homework:“The Hairy Housewife,” because Brandon didn’t hear Howard correctly the first time he said “harried.”

Thing of the week: The Newsflesh trilogy by Mira Grant, wraps up with Blackout, and is a very satisfying example of a series that does something different with each book.

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