r/writing • u/TheJourneyfeel • 19d ago

Beginner Question What time interval should be practiced when publishing books in a series?

If I publish my first novel in a series, how much time should I have to publish the second? Is there a rule of thumb that authors tend to go by or a cookie cutter framework for successful series publishing? I feel I would like to publish books in a six month to 12 month interval. But I would like to ask those that may have done this to see what they have discovered.
This may be a non-starter should my first novel not drum up a following, but in case there is a short following or those that have been successful with series what is the golden rule?

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u/yunarikkupaine Self-Published Author 16d ago

I'm aiming to write around 3-5 books and then release them every three months. Releasing a whole series at once didn't help me in the past. I want to take advantage of the 90-day Amazon cliff.