I wrote the sequel to my book in a month. First draft. It was easy (took me a year and a half to write the first book) because I knew the characters. I pulled some new characters in, killed off some old ones and had a lot of fun with the sequel. Instead of letting one of my male characters gradually build his role up in the book, I have him come on like gangbusters from the beginning.
So now I'm on the third draft of the sequel. Not that difficult, but the editing is a PITA. Always hated that.
The good news is that those who haven't read the first book can still read the sequel and enjoy it. It gives enough background information so the reader knows what's going on. The bad news is that I have to still edit and proofread.
I'm wondering just how long you should wait between books to release a sequel? Any authors write a sequel to their self published books? How long did you wait?
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