> no longer a fan of epic series because they too often just repeat the same beats over and over again I can't remember the specific phrasing, but I remember a

> no longer a fan of epic series because they too often just repeat the same beats over and over again I can't remember the specific phrasing, but I remember an interview or something with Ken Follett where he basically said "Your readers come to you for a specific reason, the key to success is the find a way to write the same story over and over again without it feeling stale."