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"Sequels?"
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My first ever story was "Red, White and Blue". It didn't occur to me to write a sequel to mark the 250th 4th July celebrations. What do people feel about sequels? Can you rekindle the old material?
Deeppan9 said:
Clearly you've never read any of my series
morepies_2 said: Can you rekindle the old material?
Clearly you've never read any of my series
A series though is not the same as a sequel. The equivalent would be after completing a series, you went back and revisited the characters.
morepies_2 said: A series though is not the same as a sequel. The equivalent would be after completing a series, you went back and revisited the characters.
This is true but many of my series started as standalone stories that I decide to continue writing. I frequently end my stories with a note of uncertainty as to whether there is more to follow and don't decide until much later whether to do so or not.
I did once revisit a short series (WAM Wrestling) I'd written but found it very hard to maintain the same "voice" as the original set of stories.
It's a good question. Perhaps as with any sequel, there's the risk of diminished interest and diminishing returns, instead of the challenge of creating something new.
On the other hand, there's a certain thrill to wondering what an old character might be into nowadays, or if a correspondent asks for more from one of your characters, etc. In which case, very much yes to sequels
On the other hand, there's a certain thrill to wondering what an old character might be into nowadays, or if a correspondent asks for more from one of your characters, etc. In which case, very much yes to sequels
Y'know, now that someone is asking me to think about it, I'm actually much more in favor of sequels to erotic stuff than sequels to regular stories.
Like, I've been bitten so many times by following a path of sequels past the point where the material falls off. So many creators either run out of fuel or play to the market or just simply fail the promise of their earlier work. It really bums me out, and it makes me want to just not engage with anything past the first or maaaaybe second entry.
But one of the great things about erotic fiction is that it just does not have to carry that weight at all - like, it doesn't have to raise the stakes, it doesn't have to put its characters through powerful growth arcs, it doesn't in any way have to keep building and building and building into something that's grandiose enough to justify all the words that have piled up. It can just be a fun story with another fun story that comes after.
So yeah - I'd say that I'm very much in favor of sequels to WAM stories, if that's what you want to do as a writer.
Like, I've been bitten so many times by following a path of sequels past the point where the material falls off. So many creators either run out of fuel or play to the market or just simply fail the promise of their earlier work. It really bums me out, and it makes me want to just not engage with anything past the first or maaaaybe second entry.
But one of the great things about erotic fiction is that it just does not have to carry that weight at all - like, it doesn't have to raise the stakes, it doesn't have to put its characters through powerful growth arcs, it doesn't in any way have to keep building and building and building into something that's grandiose enough to justify all the words that have piled up. It can just be a fun story with another fun story that comes after.
So yeah - I'd say that I'm very much in favor of sequels to WAM stories, if that's what you want to do as a writer.
larryniven said: Y'know, now that someone is asking me to think about it, I'm actually much more in favor of sequels to erotic stuff than sequels to regular stories.
Like, I've been bitten so many times by following a path of sequels past the point where the material falls off. So many creators either run out of fuel or play to the market or just simply fail the promise of their earlier work. It really bums me out, and it makes me want to just not engage with anything past the first or maaaaybe second entry.
But one of the great things about erotic fiction is that it just does not have to carry that weight at all - like, it doesn't have to raise the stakes, it doesn't have to put its characters through powerful growth arcs, it doesn't in any way have to keep building and building and building into something that's grandiose enough to justify all the words that have piled up. It can just be a fun story with another fun story that comes after.
So yeah - I'd say that I'm very much in favor of sequels to WAM stories, if that's what you want to do as a writer.
Like, I've been bitten so many times by following a path of sequels past the point where the material falls off. So many creators either run out of fuel or play to the market or just simply fail the promise of their earlier work. It really bums me out, and it makes me want to just not engage with anything past the first or maaaaybe second entry.
But one of the great things about erotic fiction is that it just does not have to carry that weight at all - like, it doesn't have to raise the stakes, it doesn't have to put its characters through powerful growth arcs, it doesn't in any way have to keep building and building and building into something that's grandiose enough to justify all the words that have piled up. It can just be a fun story with another fun story that comes after.
So yeah - I'd say that I'm very much in favor of sequels to WAM stories, if that's what you want to do as a writer.
This is a really good differentiation between sequels and series. Even something that eventually turns into a series can still be a set of self-contained stories that just happens to contain familiar characters. It's almost like a long-running sitcom if you think about it.
Back to the OP for a moment. I think you absolutely can, but it's tricky. There's a thin line between "recapturing" and "lowkey copying yourself." If you stray too far away from what people liked about the original, why bother making it a sequel in the first place; but if you play it too safe, why bother writing it at all?
That said, we're back into that previous topic of what you want to accomplish with writing in general. We're not Hollywood execs chasing a dollar with the 10981532th Marvel movie, so for most of us there's unlikely to be a financial benefit to playing it safe.
Ask me about WAM stories
As someone who over thinks thses things.
I think going back to a previous story you enjoyed writing makes sense. You might miss the characters or thing you have a great idea to call back.
Go for it
But for writing just make sure you have enthusiasm and keep up the momentum. Make sure it's not a flash in the pan but someone you actually like the idea of writing beige you commit writing to bigger things
I think going back to a previous story you enjoyed writing makes sense. You might miss the characters or thing you have a great idea to call back.
Go for it
But for writing just make sure you have enthusiasm and keep up the momentum. Make sure it's not a flash in the pan but someone you actually like the idea of writing beige you commit writing to bigger things
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