Holoman
Troubadour
Hello everyone,
Over the last few years I have been developing (mostly in my head) a story about a man which journeys through his entire life, from late teens until old age which I want to write down. I wont go into the detail but its essentially about someone growing up in a fantasy world filled with social and racial injustice and oppression. The main character almost falls into a destiny of tackling the tyrany and oppression in the world and attempting to end centuries of war.
The problem I have is that it is a very long story, which I have estimated would span about 7 books as it stands now, but I have read that publishers are very unlikely to accept books from unknown writers that are part of a series, and prefer standalone stories. While the plans I have for each book are sorts of mini-stories with main themes and resolutions at the end, they all leave something at the end either unexplained, or unresolved which leads into the next book or leaves the main characters journey incomplete.
Would writing these as currently outlined be a waste of time, and do I need to completely rethink how to write them into being stand alone stories? Or should I just take the risk and write them how I think is best?
Thanks
Over the last few years I have been developing (mostly in my head) a story about a man which journeys through his entire life, from late teens until old age which I want to write down. I wont go into the detail but its essentially about someone growing up in a fantasy world filled with social and racial injustice and oppression. The main character almost falls into a destiny of tackling the tyrany and oppression in the world and attempting to end centuries of war.
The problem I have is that it is a very long story, which I have estimated would span about 7 books as it stands now, but I have read that publishers are very unlikely to accept books from unknown writers that are part of a series, and prefer standalone stories. While the plans I have for each book are sorts of mini-stories with main themes and resolutions at the end, they all leave something at the end either unexplained, or unresolved which leads into the next book or leaves the main characters journey incomplete.
Would writing these as currently outlined be a waste of time, and do I need to completely rethink how to write them into being stand alone stories? Or should I just take the risk and write them how I think is best?
Thanks