December 14, 2025
Building a Series Through Consequences
I never begin a new book by asking what the next theme is.
I ask what the last decision now costs. Consequence is the bridge between volumes.
If a character made a generous choice in one book, they may face a difficult boundary in the next.
If they avoided a truth once, that debt returns in another form later. That is how I keep the series coherent. The books are connected not by branding, but by moral memory.
Clive