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Release Date?
slayn:
I suspect we'll see a new book from Jim every spring, and it'll alternate between a Dresden book and a Cinder Spires book, until the latter series is finished, then back to a 12-18 month cycle for the Dresden Files (until Jim starts a new series).
KurtinStGeorge:
--- Quote from: slayn on June 19, 2014, 06:06:04 PM ---I suspect we'll see a new book from Jim every spring, and it'll alternate between a Dresden book and a Cinder Spires book, until the latter series is finished, then back to a 12-18 month cycle for the Dresden Files (until Jim starts a new series).
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I don't know if it will be that bad. Look at the release dates of the Codex Alera books and the Dresden File books. You don't see an alternating pattern of one book a year. Also, Jim said that as soon as he finishes the Aeronauts Windless he'll start on the next Dresden book, which kind of surprised me, I thought he'd need to take some time off before starting book 16; or Peace Talks if that's what it will be called.
Perhaps because the delay in finishing the first Cinder Spires book was caused by dental problems and not some kind of writers block, which Jim has said he doesn't believe in, he already has a strong grasp of what he needs do to finish the first story off and it won't be a great leap for him to jump back into the Dresden Verse again. He also said it takes about six months to write a novel, not counting exploding teeth and other complications life can throw at you. So here's to Jim having few life complications to deal with so your prediction of either a Dresden or Cinder Spires book per year; but not both, doesn't occur.
slayn:
It's taken Jim a lot longer than six months to write the last three Dresden books, and the series has only grown more complicated in that time. Beyond that, Jim himself has all but stated that a DF book once a year is a thing of the past.
--- Quote from: Jim Butcher ---A few things have changed which have slowed my writing pace. First, I started getting involved in other projects: there was the TV show, there are the graphic novels, the RPG and mostly the accursed short stories. Those are a huge time sink for me, because I really suck at actually producing them. Seriously, they're harder to put together than novels, and eat up a BUNCH more time for their size. I've just finished the last short piece I'm going to write for a while, so hopefully that will help.
Second: In the last three or four years as the series has gotten more popular, it's gotten more attention, which means that I have as well. There is a constant stream of interviews, appearances, tours, events, charity requests, autographings and so on. That doesn't happen forty hours a week, but it sure as hell eats up way more time than it did when I was writing Death Masks or Blood Rites.
Third: The process of writing itself has changed for me. As I learn more about the craft, my process has become more involved and it takes a little more time to write up to the standards that I set for myself, and I at least try to keep setting them higher, to keep learning and growing. I can't make it happen any faster and still call it my best effort.
Fourth: I'm just plain tireder and older than when I got started. My self-discipline is greater, but my energy is probably less ferocious than it used to be. I could turn Dresden into Mack Bolan, from a mental-stamina standpoint, but I don't think I'd much enjoy it, and I doubt most of the readers would, either. My wrists and hands hurt a lot more quickly than they used to when I sit down at the keyboard. It isn't a huge deal, but it does put a limit on how much time I can sit and concentrate.
Fifth: There are way more miscellaneous demands on my time than there used to be, as I've gotten older and taken on more responsibility and stuff. Things like, for example, spending an hour of keyboard time writing frustration-driven fan-relations posts to the web site.
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Now, granted, this was from over two years ago, but I would imagine most, if not all, of this still holds true.
Quantus:
--- Quote from: slayn on June 19, 2014, 08:16:43 PM ---It's taken Jim a lot longer than six months to write the last three Dresden books, and the series has only grown more complicated in that time. Beyond that, Jim himself has all but stated that a DF book once a year is a thing of the past.
Now, granted, this was from over two years ago, but I would imagine most, if not all, of this still holds true.
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Probably so, and all reasonable. That being said he was churning out 2 books a year last time he had two series going, and kept saying at the time that the 2nd project actually helped keep him fresh and motivated, when he'd otherwise burn out on Dresden. So while Dresden may not get a book a year anymore, its still possible that Butcher himself will be able to do more than a book a year overall. Especially if he is dialing back the short story commitments, per your quote they sound like a disproportionate amount of time.
KurtinStGeorge:
This tweet just in from Jim.
"2.5 hours, 4500 words.
Damn, I love it when I get on a roll. :)
Cinder Spires 1, almost done!"
https://twitter.com/longshotauthor
It won't be long before it's finished and the publishing countdown can begin.
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