: Re: Is it a bad habit to cause too many deep permanent changes in the status quo of a story that envisions sequels? I have a story I'm writing which envisions some sequels. However, although the

There are different kinds of series.

Most common are the ones that follow a sequence of events and/or same group of characters. Other works are merely sharing the same universe and they are almost never called "sequels". Moreover, an author may create several independent series in the same universe, and there may be different sequels' installments getting published around the same time, each continuing the particular series' timeline.

You are referring to Status Quo Is God trope, please check out the opposite one - Nothing Is the Same Anymore. You can go either way, but "status quo" is good for short installments only, there are not so many novel-sized works that would adhere to "status quo".

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