: Re: How can I tell if a novel idea is made for a series or a stand-alone? If I have an idea for a novel (consisting, let's say, of a premise and a vague idea of characters), how can I tell

I think you would be better off writing some of the story and discovering along the way where this story fits into the grand scheme of things, or even if it does. I also have a vague plot and some momentum going in the first few chapters that I'm very excited about, but while there is likely potential for a number of stories to be extrapolated from the setting and characters, I don't know yet how quickly my plot will resolve itself.

Perhaps I will understand more about that as I go and ultimately realise it's better left as a standalone.

As far as indicators, how expansive is the scope of your story? For example, adventure, science fiction and fantasy lend themselves to being expanded across a series of novels or films. Dramas and other genres may not be so obvious as they tend to complete their stories in one sitting.

Perhaps your story might only be one of a series of only loosely related and independent stories in the same setting?

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