Professional Development – The nuts and bolts of writing series fiction
13 October @ 10:00 - 11:30 BST
Join Author Vaseem Khan as he leads this session covering the essentials of writing series fiction, i.e. fiction that features returning characters and settings.
We will explore examples of brilliant series across different genres such as crime, fantasy and romance, and examine the key ingredients that make such fiction successful. The session will detail how to create narrative arcs that ‘grow’ your characters, how to develop overarching themes, and the elements of world-building that make readers consistently come back for more. We will also discuss what agents and editors are currently looking for in new series pitches.
This session is for authors currently writing or contemplating writing series or episodic fiction i.e. fiction with recurring characters and/or settings.
Online Professional Development events – free for SoA Members | £35 for Non-Members
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What will this session cover?
- What makes for brilliant series fiction, across different genres?
- How to create evolving narrative arcs for your characters
- How to write self-contained plots in each series outing
- The importance of overarching themes
- How to create a world that readers want to revisit
- What do agents and editors want in series fiction?
Programme
- Welcome, introductions and housekeeping from Lilly Brend-Fish – Events & Engagement Manager, SoA (3 mins)
- Presentation by Vaseem Khan (60 mins)
- Comfort Break (5 mins)
- Q&A with audience (20 mins)
- Summary and closing comments (2 mins)
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Send us your questions
If you would like to send questions in advance, email LBrendfish@societyofauthors.org with ‘Writing series fiction’ in the subject header. We will prioritise questions sent in advance and answer as many as we can from the audience on the day.
The Line-up
Vaseem Khan
Vaseem Khan is the author of several award-winning crime series including the Baby Ganesh Agency novels, set in modern Mumbai, and the Malabar House historical series, set in 1950s Bombay. His debut, The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra, was selected by the Sunday Times as one of the 40 best crime novels published 2015-2020. Midnight at Malabar House, the first Malabar House novel, won the Crime Writers’ Association Historical Dagger. He is also the author of Quantum of Menace, the first in a series featuring Q from the world of James Bond.
Website: http://vaseemkhan.com | Instagram: @vaseemkhanwriter | X:@VaseemKhanUK
Accessibility
- Attendees will have the option to turn on the live transcript, to watch with subtitles
- If you require BSL interpretation for this event, please email events@societyofauthors.org
Booking
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Non-Members – £35
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