I started out on more of the history of two characters that will be introduced in the second book. They are very close to Esther, but I can't say more without spoiling myself. One of them makes an off handed comment about how the Fae once had an organization similar to the Monster Hunters. That one comment has been ringing in my head all day long. This ringing has somehow turning into a new trilogy.
This whole concept of shared worlds and overlapping stories has always fascinated me. It is a huge part of why I love comics. Obviously there are more people in the universe than your main characters, and I want to explore that. A great modern example I can think of is Gail Carriger. She has two book series set in her steampunk world, and a third one next year. That's pretty much always been my dream. Tapping into short stories helps too.
I am also a sucker for origin stories. I think it's important to see how people become who they are. I would happily read an entire series of origin tales about every single people in Middle-Earth. Hopefully my readers will want this too.
So, for those who are counting...There is a 5 book series about the Hawke family, 3 book series about a secret Fae group, and dozens of short stories. Plus, whatever pops into my head while writing all those.
That still doesn't fit in everything I want to do with the Black and Redd series. I have ideas for so many crimes for them to investigate. I haven't quite decided the length of all of them yet. Though, I have thought about doing one book with alternating chapters of Scarlet and Colby on two different investigations. I've also dabbled with the idea of writing some of their fathers' adventures, or a young adult series about Scarlet and Colby as teens getting into trouble.
It never ends!
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