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Saw a Release Date for Peace Talks, True or Just Another Rumor?
Rasins:
Yeah, and Jim's Beta Readers are AWESOME. They usually pick up any oddities.
KurtinStGeorge:
Of course, different authors and different publishers have their own methods and general timeline in getting a book published, but Benedict Jacka has several pages on his website on the process, in general terms, of getting one of his novels from the idea stage to final publication. Here's an average timeline which Mr. Jacka says applies to most of his novels, and while it doesn't fit Jim Butcher; probably because of the way he uses his Beta readers to do a lot of self-editing, it gives us a good indication of the overall process for most authors.
So what does the full timeline look like?
1. Idea (? months)
2. Planning (1-2 months)
3. First Draft (5-7 months)
4. Waiting for Edits (1-2 months)
5. Edits (1-4 months)
6. Waiting for Copy-Edits (1-2 months)
7. Copy-Edits (<1 month)
8. Waiting for Proofs (1-2 months)
9. Proofs and AQs (minimal time)
10. Pre-Publication (4-6 months)
We can probably cut out the idea and planning stages, as they’re mostly done in the background while I work on other things. So that leaves the writing stage (step 3) and then the road to publication (steps 4 to 10). Adding it all up, we get the following time spans:
First Draft: 5-7 months
Road to Publication: 9-17 months
In practice, the time for the first drafts for the last few books has come in at a consistent 6 months, largely because that’s the deadline I set myself. The time for the road to publication stage has been more variable. Chosen took 11 months, Hidden took 14, and the new book is looking like it’ll be 13. Added together they average to close to a year. So 6 months to write the book, and 12 months to edit it and get it published.
If this seems like a long time, that’s because it is.
You can check out Benedict Jackas website for more detailed descriptions of each step in the process.
mentallooser:
--- Quote from: magnuskn on March 08, 2018, 09:50:39 PM ---Cinder Spires is very good. It's also the first series I've read which actively tries to be Steampunk, so yeah. Very good. :)
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I've tried getting through it about 4-5 times, and even tried the audiobook. Fall asleep or lose focus every time. Still love everything else he's written, so no big loss. I'll celebrate when Peace Talks release is announced. ;D
Rasins:
--- Quote from: mentallooser on March 22, 2018, 12:54:38 AM ---I've tried getting through it about 4-5 times, and even tried the audiobook. Fall asleep or lose focus every time. Still love everything else he's written, so no big loss. I'll celebrate when Peace Talks release is announced. ;D
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I'm with you on that. I'll get through it one day, but I've tried and tried.
KurtinStGeorge:
--- Quote from: Rasins on March 22, 2018, 02:12:11 AM ---I'm with you on that. I'll get through it one day, but I've tried and tried.
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I have to admit I really didn't like Cinder Spires that much until I was fairly deep into the book. I felt it took a while for some of the characters to develop and for the story to draw me in. That's one of the risks with origin story novels with a large cast of characters who all look like they may have important roles to play. For example, it took a long time for me to care about the crazy Folly, but by the end of the story she was becoming interesting and I could start to see that she will be more important as the story moves forward. I also found the Captain Grimm character a little underwhelming at times. The potential is there but other characters often seemed to grab the spotlight away from him. Grimm doesn't have to be Captain Kirk but I thought he should stand out more than he does. Again, I think it's that origin story situation where so many characters have to be introduced and given space to grow.
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