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Tying Plot Lines Into A Series

When I first wrote Red Bow last year, I didn't intend for it to be a series...more specifically, a trilogy. However, I really wanted to write more scenes with two of the characters from the story. That is how I came up with the idea for "Untitled." Now, the tricky part about having a series is that I have to tie in plot lines across the different books. Going back and revamping Red Bow 2.0 is allowing me to do this exact thing. I find it very interesting how a simple line of text, a subtle glance from a character, and even events are going to tie into "Untitled."

One tool that I am going to be using more for Red Bow 2.0 and "Untitled" is a program called MindMapper. It allows you to create a visual representation of an idea and different sub-ideas (is that a word?). It is very important to me to make sure that each book can not only stand on it's own, but also tie into the remaining books.

So you're probably asking yourself, "Wait a minute mysterious amateur writer on the Internets.....you said you're doing a trilogy, but you're already writing three books. What gives mystery man?"

I'm glad you asked that question. I have a rough outline for the third book in the Red Bow series. While the stories are different, they are tied together by common characters in each book. But that's just getting ahead of myself here. I need to finish the remaining two books first before I embark on that journey.

In any case, I am tossing around ideas for ways to weave the plot lines and stories together so that people will not only enjoy the books, but will also enjoy them so much that they want to read another book in the series. All that's left is the execution of said task. Easier said than done though....

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