tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677034.post3127572891653238358..comments2023-07-06T09:03:00.051-05:00Comments on K. Z. Snow: A Fond FarewellK. Z. Snowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373906799954038740noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677034.post-28613038626486018162009-12-30T08:54:09.398-06:002009-12-30T08:54:09.398-06:00Time will tell, Jen. For now, yes, although I'...Time will tell, Jen. For now, yes, although I'm probably not through with Jackson and Adin. But their books don't constitute an actual series.<br /><br /><i>Mobry's Dick</i>, which will also be published by Loose Id, is intended as the first story in a duology...unless my editor either a.) doesn't accept the second story or b.) decides they'd work better as two parts of a single novel.K. Z. Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373906799954038740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677034.post-9940596236708730882009-12-30T03:35:58.114-06:002009-12-30T03:35:58.114-06:00Yeah, I can see how that would make you reluctant ...Yeah, I can see how that would make you reluctant to continue the series.<br /><br />Does this mean that you are planning on sticking to stand-a-lone stories for your future projects?Jenrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492693697232134724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677034.post-37263850237411924402009-12-29T18:12:44.885-06:002009-12-29T18:12:44.885-06:00That you are, sweetie, but one person does not a t...That you are, sweetie, but one person does not a teeming horde make. :-)<br /><br />In m/m, contemporaries seem to outstrip other categories in popularity. When it comes to series books, authors who've been writing in the genre for the longest period of time have the best chance of developing a "fandom."<br /><br />Some series titles can be read as stand-alones, but when complicated world-building is involved, it's almost imperative for readers to begin at Book One and proceed numerically. A lot of people are reluctant to make that kind of investment. <i>And</i> it's difficult to sell subsequent books to readers who haven't been with the series from the start. <i>And</i> there's the ever-present possibility that if followers are disenchanted by one story, they'll pass on subsequent installments.<br /><br />So series-writing is a risky venture all around -- unless, as I said, an author is so popular, people will eagerly gobble up whatever s/he produces.K. Z. Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373906799954038740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677034.post-13464957250949342362009-12-29T17:03:55.947-06:002009-12-29T17:03:55.947-06:00I'm loyal and vocal, damnit! :).
I always tho...I'm loyal and vocal, damnit! :).<br /><br />I always though that, in general, series were quite popular. I'm surprised to learn that isn't the case. Personally, I like following a set of characters through a story arc as long as there <b>is</b> a story arc and not just a never-ending set of books which rehash the same story over and over again.<br /><br />*sigh*<br />It looks like I'm just going to have to suck it up and deal with the end of a great series. I may cry.Jenrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492693697232134724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677034.post-21039447882420608842009-12-29T16:57:46.841-06:002009-12-29T16:57:46.841-06:00Yeah, there's probably one in me, Jen, but it ...Yeah, there's probably one in me, Jen, but it wouldn't get published if I wrote it.<br /><br />A lot of readers are averse to series books, especially in an oddball genre like m/m futuristic urban fantasy. Publishers are aware of this. I'd have to have a huge, loyal, vocal following to keep U-X rolling along, and that just isn't the case.K. Z. Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373906799954038740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677034.post-46874355147312462342009-12-29T16:42:49.791-06:002009-12-29T16:42:49.791-06:00Absolutely true, Chris. By the time I began writi...Absolutely true, Chris. By the time I began writing the first Utopia-X book, I'd read plenty of grousing on the Internet about series that drag on so long, they tax readers' patience and ultimately lose their interest. And that's for <i>popular</i> authors. <br /><br />I figured from the start I'd be pushing my luck beyond three books. But the fourth just needed to be written. It serves as a capstone, I guess.K. Z. Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373906799954038740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677034.post-24984578527279765542009-12-29T16:28:41.970-06:002009-12-29T16:28:41.970-06:00Noooooooooooo!!!! Don't finish now. Surely th...Noooooooooooo!!!! Don't finish now. Surely there's a fifth book in your brain somewhere *sob*.Jenrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492693697232134724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677034.post-82104566574986456702009-12-29T16:08:28.453-06:002009-12-29T16:08:28.453-06:00ooooh, can't wait!!!!ooooh, can't wait!!!!Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281267776361355788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677034.post-1011105198506948842009-12-29T15:24:02.738-06:002009-12-29T15:24:02.738-06:00On the plus side, although it can be painful for b...On the plus side, although it can be painful for both readers and author to let go of a beloved series, I really appreciate an author who can recognize when a series should end... instead of dragging it out until all the magic and enjoyment is gone (*cough*LKH*cough*Evanovich*cough*).Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959009113795804133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677034.post-75225582966136589632009-12-29T12:32:27.182-06:002009-12-29T12:32:27.182-06:00You bet, Tam!You bet, Tam!K. Z. Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373906799954038740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18677034.post-59710202086905131582009-12-29T12:28:48.079-06:002009-12-29T12:28:48.079-06:00Ohhh. I can't wait. Kicked to the curb? How sa...Ohhh. I can't wait. Kicked to the curb? How sad. Endings are always sad, but maybe there'll be a new beggining somewhere in there.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495571402942021799noreply@blogger.com