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Q&A Series: Is there a disadvantage to the number of books?

I'm an aspiring author. Though I am fairly certain of the answer to the question below, I figured I would make sure, or at least collect opinions, since I have not 'been there.' My question is th...

1 answer  ·  posted 10y ago by Thomas Myron‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T03:47:46Z (almost 5 years ago)
I'm an aspiring author. Though I am fairly certain of the answer to the question below, I figured I would make sure, or at least collect opinions, since I have not 'been there.'

My question is this: **In the event that you are writing a series, is there a disadvantageous number of books you can publish in that series?**

Some series are trilogies. Some contain seven books, some four, some five, and some just seem to go on with no end. Is there a disadvantageous number of books you can have in a series? And if so, why?

Thanks in advance.

P.S. I am aware that it can be a bad idea to write more books in a series simply because the first book was successful. This question is aimed more at planned series.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2014-10-08T16:37:04Z (about 10 years ago)
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