A book turning into a series

Primarily when it comes to writing a series your first thought is not, "This book could be the start of a series."  It just doesn't really happen that way.  Generally it takes some thought --a lot of thought--and then once you've decided to turn the book into a series more ideas come into mind and etc.
With the Magicians series I didn't start writing Cursed with Power until after I had decided I was going to write a series.  I realized during the summer that the only series I had written was The Magic of Light trilogy --of course mind you that is a trilogy, as I said.  I wanted to write another series; something new and fresh that could be continued on for more than three books.  It had to be something everybody could get involved in and I wanted it to be entirely different from The Magic of Light.
In June of 2010 this year I pretty much had posted something on Write Here's blog in which I asked for everyone's opinion on the kind of series I should begin.  The options were vague: a series about the last of Dark magicians, in which each book focuses on a different Dark magician and their struggles to stay alive OR an ordinary man with a talent for archery who takes on the most bizarre of adventures.
Evidently I chose my first option because the idea fascinated me.  Dark magicians of some sort are always mentioned in fantasy books but they are rarely ever focused on.  And let's face it, when do you ever learn much about the "bad guy" in a story?  Rarely once again.

Now you've gotten to take a look into my mind for that decision.  This is how the Magicians series came about. What started out as a crazy idea during the summer turned into a series I am now more than ready to dedicate myself to.

Answering a question: "Is each..."

Question: Is each book going to be about one of the five Dark magicians?
Asked by: Tessa Faith at Witty Writer

Hi Tessa, thanks for your question.  I did not expect to have any questions so soon, but I'm glad to see you're already very interested in knowing more.  And I of course will answer any and all of your questions so long as they do not require spoilers.
In response to your question, yes.  Each book has a different Dark magician narrating the story.  This is why it's so essential to read the books in order because while we're all excited about New Life there is a lot that happens in Cursed with Power that is only vaguely mentioned in memories and flashbacks during the sequel. Besides that, you're going to be able to get to know about each Dark magician in a different light.  You'll be able to see the good and bad in them.

If anyone has any other questions please ask away.  I'm currently answering all questions as they come in since there aren't too many followers as of presently.

Chapter six...Departure

Chapter Six
DEPARTURE
A chapter filled with emotion, saddnes, and promises...
In chapter six Celestria comes to a decision because of previous events in the book.  It is this decision that ultimately effects how the remainder of her story turns out.  However, she does not know the impact of her choice in this chapter.  Will she ever realize it?
One of the main reasons this chapter is emotional is because it is a part in the book where the reader has to accept Celestria's feelings and reasonings despite whether the readers agrees with them or no.  While what happens may be upsetting, there is more to come in Celestria's story and the reader must continue to depend on her to tell everything that is occuring.
What is this decision of Celestria's?  Why is it upsetting?  How does it affect her future?
Find out when you read Cursed with Power.
Coming next...
In the following chapters a new element comes into the book...magic.  It's the word that has been mentioned over and over again, yet with little explanation.  What is a Dark magician and what makes them evil?  What powers does Celestria have?  If Celestria hated Dark magic as a child why did she not run away from it?  Perhaps more importantly, why does Celestria not run away from it now to save herself?
Soon the story no longer revolves around Celestria traveling about in search of Ruald, who may or may not be dead.  She clearly has to accept that the world has turned against her and if she does not run for her life she will not survive.  Survival.  She must depend on herself in order to get through the madness that comes her way.  And accpetance.  She must accept what has occured in her past or find a way to coop with her grief and denial.
And two important questions remain as the story continues: What really happened to Dyanna?
AND
Where are these other three Dark magiciains? (I would say four, but Celestria and Leal already found each other hence why I did not include him in that question.)

Hello & Welcome

Last night around 11:58pm the layout for this blog was finished.  I spent the remainder of the night working hard of preparing this blog for you.  I am very excited it is finally public and now I'm going to tell you about everything that will be going on.  This post may be rather long, so if you don't want to read all of it at least skim it over for anything that may catch your eye.
the Magicians series and why there is a blog
The Magicians series I began working on this year.  I recently decided --about a month or so ago--that having a blog will allow the readers of my book(s) to interact with the books themselves and the author.  I know it sounds weird me saying that you can interact with the books, but maybe that will make more sense in time to come...
I hope for this blog to be beneficial for YOU and the series.  One of the main reasons I went through with this was because many of you told me you definitely wanted this blog to go live.  Here it is:)
Who I am and what I do
I'm a teenage writer who writes as if there is no tomorrow when there is free time.  I love to write, not only because I'm dedicated to it and have become passionate about it, but because I love the sense of accomplishment and joy I feel when people read my books and are able to keep the story in the back of their mind.  I aim towards creating memorable characters and unique storylines and if you like what you read then, as my friend Tessie would say, mission accomplished.
On another note, though, I write because there are stories that form in my mind and before long I feel it necessary to come out with the stories.  After all, someone has to tell the story about how one summer day only five Dark magicians were remaining alive.
Cursed with Power
Cursed with Power is the first book in the Magicians series and is currently the only book that is public online to read.  The entire book will be posted on inkpop, though pieces of it have also been posted on mibba and writer's cafe.
This first book focuses on Celestria's story.  You can read the full summary on this blog.
New Life
New Life is the sequel to Cursed with Power, hence being the second book in the series.  It is set to private on inkpop and will not be worked on in great depth until I have finished the first book.  However, a premier --or "teaser" as you may prefer to call it--is posted here on the blog for your entertainment and pleasure.  There may be several premiers posted for the book as I come closer to finishing Cursed with Power.  Premiers DO NOT include spoilers of any kind and while having read the first book might help you understand them better, you are able to read them without fretting about surprises being given away.
Reviews from you good people
Amanda suggested I make a reviews page on the blog for those lovely people out there who loves this series so much that they feel they must express it everywhere.  Now you can express it as much as you like.
I really hope you'll leave a review if you've read some of the book --I'd love to have some sweet comments as I've read on inkpop be posted on here for others to see.
Ask a question
You can ask any question you have and I'll answer it.  I have not determined what days I will spend answering questions, so for now I will answer them as they come.  Answers are given on the blog, which is why I need your email address so I can send you the link to the post.  I look forward to hearing from you.
Contact
Pretty easy to understand.  If you need to or want to contact me you can find a way to here.
Extras
Contests, surveys, personality quizzes....and LIVE CHATS.  I have not determined when the first chat will be but I am using chatzy because it's safe, easy, and simple.  Once I find out a day when I'll mostly be relaxing I will announce a date.  However, I also need to know that people will come onto the chat to talk about this blog, questions, the series, and etc.  I don't want to make the chat and then be all alone, so I need to hear back from you.  You can do that simply by leaving me a comment or sending me an email.

I have to thank you
There are many people who helped make this blog possible.  I would mention them all, but then I fear that would be a very long list.  I'll just list a few: Amanda Bourne, Tessie Jarrett, Tessa Faith, Mia...ooh and so many others!  There were a lot of responses on the survey for this blog and the feedback I got from you was amazing.  I never felt so....so special before.  You guys made me feel like what I write is more than worth my time and despite the times I've thought so I don't write crap. Thank you<3

Posts will be about...
There was a lot of debating with myself until I came to the conclusion of what I will be blogging about on here.  Here's a rough idea of some post topics:

• Updates and editing process (featuring chapter previews)
• Sneak peaks/Premiers
• the books in the series
• Characters  --certain days I will focus on a particular character. Have one you want to hear more about for one entire day? Email me.
• How characters, events, places, etc. came about --again, same as with characters....I will talk about anything for this, but if you have something of particular interest please let me know.
• Answers to questions
• Struggles in the book and successes
• And much more!

If I did not mention everything it's only because I came up with that list off the top of my head.  However, if there's something you're just dying for me to ramble about please email me.

What will NOT be on the blog...

There are primarily two matters that will NOT be on this blog.

First off, NO SPOILERS.  I will not post anything about characters, events, chapters, or the books that could possibly ruin the story for another.  I do not like ruining surprises and if you're interested in knowing what's happened you should read the book.  This also means that the general audience should not give any spoilers in reviews or comments.  Questions that require me giving away information that cannot be told because it gives away vital information will be addressed properly.  If you worry your comment or question might involve a spoiler contact me anyway and I'll let you know if it is or no.  

Official summaries of all the books will not be public until the book before has been completed.  Such as the summary for New Life will not be posted until Cursed with Power is finished; A Greater Destiny's summary cannot be posted until New Life is finished and so on.  I feel uncomfortable with showing the summaries now when I'm only on the first book in the series.  Eventually, though, all of the summaries will be posted.

That seems to be about everything....UNLESS....

I forgot something, which is likely.  I will be posting again later tonight on this blog.  An update on chapter 6 of Cursed with Power will be posted as well as an answer to a question from Tessa Faith.

Hope you like the blog and welcome