By Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
I used to be a big fan of writing each book in my different series as a standalone. I liked the fact that readers could pick up any book in my series and understand what was going on. If you have continuing stories throughout your series, then obviously the reader has to find the first book in the series if they want to make sense of the subplots.
And, with mysteries, you really don’t need to have a continuing subplot or continuing plot. Each book is a single mystery—a murder or two for the sleuth and reader to figure out together.Continue reading