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Is it OK to Make theLast Book in a Series the Longest One?

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Collen the cutest lizard from it is a mystery Since: Dec, 2010
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#1: Dec 27th 2010 at 5:58:32 PM

...and have multiple arcs? I was thinking of having the final book in my series being the longest book. Like, it would be separated into multiple arcs, each showing the lives of the different species as they prepare for the inevitable war against themselves.

All the arcs would be occurring simultaneously, and it would end with one big arc that concludes most of the whole series.

I was wondering if this would be sorta inconsistent with the rest of the series.

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OOZE Don't feed the plants! from Transsexual,Transylvania Since: Dec, 1969
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#2: Dec 27th 2010 at 6:01:02 PM

This is standard practice.

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#4: Dec 28th 2010 at 12:39:17 AM

[up] That. I've seen too many authors whose "final installment of the trilogy" turns out to be a two-parter, with each part split in two for publishing reasons.

Pinata from on your ceiling Since: Jan, 2001
#6: Dec 28th 2010 at 3:42:07 PM

I agree with most of the others... as long as you avert Ending Fatigue somehow (or lampshade/deconstruct it until it Crosses the Line Twice, though you can say goodbye to your Fourth Wall if you go that route), making the last book in your series the longest is pretty much expected by your audience, and good from a writing standpoint because it gives you extra time and space to make sure your fans get the closure they want (with the exception of that Sequel Hook of course, and if they're really fans they won't want it to end and therefore won't mind the possibility of a sequel).

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