When my first novel, A Deadly Fall, was accepted by a publisher, she urged me to create an overall story arc for the whole Paula Savard Mystery Series I intended to write. I thought, that’s a great idea. J.K. Rowling outlined her seven Harry Potter books before she started the first one and that series was pretty successful.

By Susan Calder, Author

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://opalpublishing.ca/2022/02/07/does-your-mystery-novel-series-need-an-overall-story-arc/