Writing a Series: Challenges and Opportunities Video Download

Series are ubiquitous in science fiction and fantasy, offering both challenges and opportunities. In this session, Michael discusses both the craft and the business aspects of series writing. With regards to craft, he'll discuss how to give each work its own conflict and resolution, and yet still have sub-plots that span multiple volumes. When it comes to the business side, he'll discuss how best to pitch a series and what to expect if you sign on the dotted line.

Michael J. Sullivan is the author of fourteen novels and writes stories of classic adventure with unlikely heroes. His best-selling Riyria Revelations series (Theft of Swords, Rise of Empire, and Heir of Novron) and The Riyria Chronicle prequels (The Crown Tower and The Rose and Thorn) are published by Hachette's Orbit imprint. He has also released a standalone time-travel science fiction thriller, Hollow World. His latest series, The First Empire is a fivebook epic fantasy coming from Random House's Del Rey imprint in the summer of 2016. Michael's works have sold more than half a million English language copies, been translated into thirteen foreign languages, and appeared on more than one hundred “best of" or “most anticipated" lists including those compiled by Library Journal, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads, and Audible.com.