When I was first developing the Titan series I spent a great deal of time simply fleshing out all the books and the characters within. Personally, I see no other way to plan out something like this that is going to be a series of books. Even though things throughout each book has changed somewhat the core stories and characters remain. This way I find I don't write myself into a corner and a can gradually building toward bigger arcs that are farther along in the series.
Take Titan's arch nemesis, Mr. Midnight, for example. He was the villain in the first book. 'The Midnight Hour', and is mentioned several times in the second, 'City Under Siege, and will play main villain at least two more times throughout the series. He is a character full of mystery and intrigue and I know all about him. Now, I can write ahead knowing how it all unfolds for him and who he really is. That is my ultimate wish is to have some clues out about certain places the series will go and also use some foreshadowing to hint at others that couldn't possibly be known at the time, but if you go back and re-read it you'll see it there. I am noticing plenty of that paying off now as I delve much deeper into the Titanverse with my first draft of book three.
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