tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345165168067011443.post6085255734462219821..comments2024-03-14T03:15:48.450-04:00Comments on Zigzag Timeline: Do YA publishers hate series titles?Mary Fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11280462566854191985noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345165168067011443.post-90465248787937023992015-02-05T19:43:09.609-05:002015-02-05T19:43:09.609-05:00It feels a bit dishonest to me. If the first book ...It feels a bit dishonest to me. If the first book words as a standalone with a complete story arc (like, for instance The Hunger Games), then I get not having a "Book One in the Whatever Series" on that cover and then just writing "Sequel to Whatever Book" on Book 2. But if it ends on a cliffhanger and is clearly meant to be the first book in a series (like Divergent), then the only reason for not saying so is because they want the reader to assume it's just one book, so they're more willing to take a chance on something new (I know personally I get intimidated by long series, since it's such a commitment!)Mary Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11280462566854191985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345165168067011443.post-75093125025549799762015-02-05T09:10:45.366-05:002015-02-05T09:10:45.366-05:00That is a good question. I hate that mystery assu...That is a good question. I hate that mystery assumption that maybe you will pick up the second book (or third or fourth). I get it if you write a book and you think it wont be a series, but if you write a follow up, then label that bastard, so I can eagerly await a third (or fourth or fifth!). <br /><br />Honestly if I am luke-warm about a book, I am more likely to pick up the second one by the author if it is in a series, call me a completionist. But if it is stand alone, I wont bother. If the book is amazing, I will actively search out the author but it helps if they say somewhere, "hey this is a series" and then I can make sure I get them in the right order.<br /><br />I don't know if it is a marketing ploy, or if ya authors just think, YA is big right now, doesn't matter, they will read all of it, we don't need to write that it is a series, they will keep reading.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08933122353356695092noreply@blogger.com