Have you noticed? A lot of book series come in threes. For a Baptist that grew up loving baseball, I must confess this has a nice ring to it. The Trinity alongside three strikes, you’re out, three outs to an inning, three outfielders, and three bases before you can come home.

But so far, neither of my two published series, Our Cyber World nor Tracking Jane, stopped at three books. In fact, they’ve blown past that trilogy limit by quite some distance. That leaves me wondering: when should I stop?

The answer for me is simple, actually. I will know that a series has come to an end the same way I know a singular story has reached its conclusion. I must confess I’m feeling that way about Tracking Jane, maybe even about Our Cyber World.

In a way, it has to happen, especially as I look forward to launching yet another series, Quantum Law. But it’s more than than that.

First, I’d like to try my hand at some new stories–maybe some that come as single, non-series books. Second, when it comes to Tracking Jane, I think I’ve reached the end of the exploration into the main character’s journey. She’s getting on with her life, and maybe so should I. Part of me regrets it, given the positive response readers have for such a heart-felt character. I’d hate to terminate that connection readers have made with Jane.

As for Our Cyber World, while its more technical subject matter is nearer to my intellectual wheelhouse, I am sensing fatigue there, too. Since I love to write stories I’m passionate about, I will eventually need to move on.

When this will happen, I am not quite sure yet. I do envision one more story after Jane’s Wounded Heart comes out, and I need to finish Recombinant, a story I keep reworking and setting aside. But none of this should bring me down. My blessing is that story ideas keep coming my way, and I will keep writing them as long as breath, time, and energy remain on my side.