Episode 222: Writing and Reading Duologies

Notes:

We open by talking about writing and reading a duology vs. series vs. a standalone book. Here’s an article that breaks down the difference:

- The Creative Penn Article “What Are You Writing? (Standalone, Series or Serial) And How Long Should It Be? (Novel, Short Story, Novella)”

The Verbivore mentions Pixar’s Storytelling Rules. The rule is: “Number 7 - Come up with your ending before you figure out your middle. Seriously. Endings are hard, get yours working up front.” Here is a link to them:

- Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling

Here is our other conversation within this series:

- Episode 218: Writing and Reading Book Series

- Episode 221: Writing and Reading Standalones

Books Mentioned:

- Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

- Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

- We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal  

- We Free the Stars by Hafsah Faizal  

- The Wrath and the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh

- The Rose and the Dagger by Renée Ahdieh  

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‘Friendly day’ by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
Licence: CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)