K. Pimpinella asked J.N. Chaney:

While waiting for the next audio books for Ruins of the Galaxy and Exodus Ark, I decided to collect and read the paperbacks of Ruins of the Earth. As a writer who is also involved in a series, I'd like to know how much of the series ending you have planned out when you start the first book? And is the number of books in a series already set when you start? Thanks.

J.N. Chaney I usually write in arcs, typically 3-6 books long. If the series does well, then I ask myself if it has legs beyond the first story arc. If it does, then I plot that out and follow the characters after the arc concludes. However, that first arc is almost always plotted out from the beginning, so you can just read that and experience the original story that was intended. If you want more of those characters, then you can keep reading beyond that.

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