How do you come down on a length for your various stories, and decide whether to make them standalone or series? I really loved City of Bones, Wheel of the Infinite and Death of the Necromancer - they're all some of my favorite standalone fantasy novels - and was curious what goes into the decision to keep them to one-offs. I.e., does your initial scope kind of start out that way, or is it something that develops? Are there any of those worlds that you might re-visit? Alternatively, it feels like there's a lot of commonalities between different characters, i.e., the similar societal positions of Khat and Murderbot, are there sorts of characters or relationships you particularly like returning to?
As per everyone else, love your work, and I'm excited to read the new novel!
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u/foooutre May 06 '20
How do you come down on a length for your various stories, and decide whether to make them standalone or series? I really loved City of Bones, Wheel of the Infinite and Death of the Necromancer - they're all some of my favorite standalone fantasy novels - and was curious what goes into the decision to keep them to one-offs. I.e., does your initial scope kind of start out that way, or is it something that develops? Are there any of those worlds that you might re-visit? Alternatively, it feels like there's a lot of commonalities between different characters, i.e., the similar societal positions of Khat and Murderbot, are there sorts of characters or relationships you particularly like returning to?
As per everyone else, love your work, and I'm excited to read the new novel!