Conference
Beyond Book One: Writing a Bingeable Series
Nov 3rd, 2026 • 3pm - 5pm EST
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📚Overview
Writing a series not only gives you more space to develop character arcs and intricate worlds, but it can be a fantastic marketing strategy for indie authors. And if you’re going down the traditional publishing route, a stand-alone book with series-potential can make you more attractive to publishers.
In this special two-part workshop, Lisa Edwards (the publisher behind Hunger Games and His Dark Materials) and George Jreije (acclaimed sci-fi and fantasy editor) will teach you how to create characters with room to grow, build worlds that can sustain new storylines, and keep your series feeling fresh across multiple installments.
By the end of this event, you’ll have the tools to create a rich and captivating series that keeps readers coming back, one book after another.
What You'll Learn
Schedule
3pm - 4pm EST
The Long Arc: Writing Characters Across a Series
Writing a character across several books means thinking beyond a single character arc. In this session, award-winning author and editor George Jreije will explore how to give your characters strong internal and external motivations, meaningful agency, and room to change over the course of a series. You’ll learn how to build satisfying arcs across multiple books, and keep readers invested in where your characters will go next.
4pm - 5pm EST
How to Pitch a Series That Sells
Pitching the first book in a series means selling both the book in front of you and the promise of everything that comes next. Drawing from her experience publishing Hunger Games and His Dark Materials, Lisa will give a comprehensive breakdown of everything you need to do to successfully pitch a series, from crafting a query letter and synopsis that sell your story as a must-have brand, to making sure that your sample chapters leave publishers eager to read more.
Speakers
Lisa Edwards
Editor and Former Publisher
Lisa Edwards brings 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.
George Jreije
Author and Editor
George Jreije is the award-winning author of the fantasy series Shad Hadid and Bashir Boutros. He currently serves as the writer-in-residence for the Mechanics' Hall in Maine and has previously served as author-in-residence for the Concord Library.
