Do you think a series can ever be too long?
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Re: Do you think a series can ever be too long?
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I agree with you that a book series can be too long. Sometimes a series needs to end after 3-4 books, not go to 11 or more. Every book in the series starts to blend in and the plots tend to be all the same. There are many romance series that follow this pattern with their books. Authors after establishing a few profitable books that are largely liked with readers will continue writing what they know will sell. I believe every writer starts writing because they love to write and have a story they wish to tell; they are not writing for a profit in the beginning. Eventually writing becomes a job and profits can alter author's opinion in regards to their writing.
I feel a perfect example of this type of series that has gone on too long is The Carpathian Novels by Christine Feehan. She is a phenomenal writer who had an amazing and original idea. Feehan become popular amongst the romance reader population and therefore the series has gone on well beyond 20 books. I loved the 1st 12 books out of her series each featuring a new Carpathian male and their story. After those 12 books, each book felt like I was reading the same book over and over again.
I am sure there are many others who feel that there are some books series that just go on too long. Don't get me wrong, I still feel Christine Feehan is a great writer; i just won't read anymore of the Carpathian novels.
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I think that 3 to 6 is the best number for a serie.
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The only way that a series can be too long is if it keeps repeating the same themes over and over again without adding a new significant message. Sending a message is the purpose of writing, and once a message is conveyed to the reader, either a new message needs to be conveyed or the series needs to end. One exception to this book may be a series that is more plot and action based than life messages based, like Stars Wars for instance. To be honest, I've never read the Stars Wars books but I have seen the movies, and I was interested in spite of the fact that I didn't see a variety of life messages.
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To me, books should be the same. If they aren't, I won't keep reading! I will naturally get bored and find a different book or series to read!
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