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The Growing Time Gap in DF Releases
Thana†os:
I'm sure my post won't be popular...but at least it's honest, without malice and my opinion.
Yep. I get the not being owed anything. I get he has a life, projects and problems outside of his writing that absorb his time. I get he wants to bask in his success. I get he needs to write side stuff to keep the main story fresh. But at the same time, he said he had a story to tell. He has certainly implied, at the very least, that he'd tell it from start to finish as long as he could make a living doing it.
Fans are holding up their part of the bargain and he should man up and hold up to his side of it. If you are going to tell a story and expect/hope people will support you during it, you're at least making a soft promise to do your best to give them the whole story. If he is tired of writing it he should take a moment to reset his commitment to how many novels and close it up and finish it off in a book or three instead of drawing it out to his proposed 22.
Unfortunately I think success has gotten to him, much like it has with GRRM and we all may be left wanting and hoping he'll finish it or pass it along to someone else to write and finish. I really do hope he finishes, but after so long and with all his many commitments, I'm not sure I have faith he will and I'll have to write the own ending in my head and move on.
Anyway, I waffle on whether or not I'll keep waiting or give up. I hope he defies my expectations and stops treating his fans so poorly and that he completes his commitment to his novels and story. I certainly know my disappointment in this situation means nothing to him and yet I still hope he continues to have his success and good things in his life, no ill will from me.
For now though, still hoping to read the complete story.
finarvyn:
I'll chime in the say that this thread didn't go the way I thought it would go. Somehow from the title I expected thoughts on the Dresdenverse timeline. Since most of the time we assume that Harry's adventures more-or-less occur in "real time" what does a long time gap mean as far as the characters? (e.g. release date for books has always been assumed to correlate somehow with our actual calendar.)
As to why we haven't gotten more DF books, I'm bummed but I can understand that authors have things to do. I just wish they included more writing.
Arjan:
--- Quote from: finarvyn on November 05, 2018, 11:29:00 AM ---I'll chime in the say that this thread didn't go the way I thought it would go. Somehow from the title I expected thoughts on the Dresdenverse timeline. Since most of the time we assume that Harry's adventures more-or-less occur in "real time" what does a long time gap mean as far as the characters? (e.g. release date for books has always been assumed to correlate somehow with our actual calendar.)
As to why we haven't gotten more DF books, I'm bummed but I can understand that authors have things to do. I just wish they included more writing.
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I do not think we can assume real time especially not when we get nearer to the apocalypse, everything will speed up in book time.
Korwin:
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The Dresden Files 16. Peace Talks (Englisch) Gebundenes Buch – 25. Oktober 2018
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jimdastud:
Well, I'm of two minds about this one.
1. First, and most importantly, JB doesn't owe me anything. I don't owe him anything either. He put a great product on the market in the DFs and I bought them for market value. Value for value and money well spent as far as I'm concerned. The thought that he has some sort of real obligation to finish his work on my timeline (or anyones for that matter) is pretty laughable.
2. On the other hand, JB doesn't exactly live a recluses life style. Popping out of the woodwork every year or so to put out another book. He goes to conferences, takes part in Q&A sessions, and has repeatedly promoted his work as a 22+ novel series. So he's promoting his future work to boost sales of his current book. This has been going on for years. Now we are in the middle of a nearly 5 year span of nothing. It's kind of like a kid who comes by and mows your lawn every week for years and you pay him for each cutting. Although there's no formal contract, there's an expectation that the kid will be by next week. I'd be an ass if he showed up and I'd hired a lawn service to replace him without a word. By the same token, the kid simply not showing up with no warning b/c of whatever isn't great either. Neither is a crime or anything, just poor from.
I've heard that JB has had some life issues (divorced and remarried... I've heard about some health issues too). And I can see the problems these things can cause. But when you are showing up at Cons and doing this sort of stuff all the time, life issues aren't what's causing your problems.
Just once, I'd like someone to just flat out tell it like it is and not make a bunch of excuses. Namely:
"I've been busting my ass for years writing these books to make ends meet. Now I've worked hard enough that I really don't have to work anymore. Certainly not at the pace I was doing before I got wealthy. I haven't written a new book b/c I haven't felt like it AND I'm not GOING to write a new book until I do. I have no idea when that might be, but when it comes out, I'll let you know."
Period. Just the plain old truth.
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