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Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/32322
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I have an idea for a novel series that I want to write. I'm into the first one, and I've got a pretty good idea of all that I want to happen in it. I also have some ideas as to events that I want to eventually happen.

But that's the problem: unlike this first installment, I only have these specific, often unrelated events, events that I think would be the climax of a particular story arc, without a coherent way to chart a path between them while telling a good story.

Am I alone in this? Has anyone else struggled here? What helped you?

I read these threads that ask similar questions, but they aren't quite the same:

[How can I create an inter-connected plot across a series?](https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/20718/how-can-i-create-an-inter-connected-plot-across-a-series)

[How can I tell if a novel idea is made for a series or a stand-alone?](https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/20276/how-can-i-tell-if-a-novel-idea-is-made-for-a-series-or-a-stand-alone)

[Should I start writing even if I'm not sure how the story will end?](https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/23480/should-i-start-writing-even-if-im-not-sure-how-the-story-will-end)

Edit: clarifying statements.

Original score: 2