The Bigger Picture: Writing with a Series in Mind • Reedsy

📚 Overview

Extending your book idea into a series doesn’t just give readers more to love – it can make your work more attractive to agents and publishers. In this masterclass, children’s book publisher Lisa Edwards (The Hunger Games, His Dark Materials) will show you how industry professionals spot series potential and how to build it into your story from the very start.

Schedule

EVENT

15:00 - 16:00 EDT

The Bigger Picture with Lisa Edwards

In this hour-long masterclass, you will learn:

Why the possibility of multiple books appeals to publishers
Ways to strengthen your concept by thinking beyond a single book
How to tailor your idea for different age groups and market needs
Tools for planning narrative arcs within individual books and across a trilogy, series, or collection

Following the presentation, there will be a live Q&A with Lisa where you can ask her questions about plotting a series, writing children’s books, and publishing some of the biggest titles of the last three decades.

Speakers

Lisa Edwards

Agent and Publisher

Lisa Edwards brings over thirty years of experience across both children’s and adult books. As Publishing Director of Scholastic UK, her team published bestsellers including The Hunger Games and His Dark Materials. She has been a freelance writer, editor, agent, and publisher for the last seven years.