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Sequels and Trologies seem quite popular at present, but they do leave me wondering
1 - Is it a failure on the authors behalf to tell the whole story in one book?
2 - Do they exist because readers of these books enjoy the characters and want to find out more about how the characters lives evolve after the initial story?
or
3 - Has the author hit a seam of gold and it makes sense to keep working?


Maybe its a genre thing or possibly it has come about as a result of television creating shows, where we get weekly updates to an unending story. Is it a sign of the times - never ending stories with rolling news or is it a reflection of a writers ability to tell their stories.

For me it's a mystery, it intrigues me and I would be keen to hear other peoples thoughts and opinions.

I've been trying to figure that out as well DM. I've been trying to figure out to make it, do you need a series/trilogy?

Hello Ottilie,

Can I refer you to another page where the same thread is running, it has got a far better response. Personally, I dont believe you need to write series / trilogies' in order to be a success. I believe that the best writers are more inclined towards creating new stories, new characters and tackling new issues with every new book.

However, I have observed an awful lot of self=published books that seem to roll on and on into trilogies and beyond. I'm not saying their bad writers but I do wonder whether they end up becoming drawn out, un-resolved stories that run and run like a soap opera. Anyway, here is the link so you can have a look through some other peoples opinions -

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

Thank you I'll follow the Link.