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Any news on Peace Talks
AndiSue:
--- Quote ---I really like the updates but I must say I would be enjoying them a lot more if I could read the chapters as he finishes them. :)
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All the beta readers I know say it is much more tortuous waiting between chapters than waiting between books. Think about it this way - how many times have you been reading one of the Dresden Files books, thought to yourself "I will finish this chapter and then go to bed/do whatever" then you get to the end of said chapter and it ends on a cliffhanger? Now imagine you have to wait several weeks or months to get that next chapter instead of just staying up later than you should have.
Fcrate:
--- Quote from: AndiSue on February 23, 2019, 05:39:17 PM ---All the beta readers I know say it is much more tortuous waiting between chapters than waiting between books. Think about it this way - how many times have you been reading one of the Dresden Files books, thought to yourself "I will finish this chapter and then go to bed/do whatever" then you get to the end of said chapter and it ends on a cliffhanger? Now imagine you have to wait several weeks or months to get that next chapter instead of just staying up later than you should have.
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Ah, but on the other hand how many times have you finished reading the book in a couple of marathon sessions and thought: damn, I wish I could've made that last a bit longer.
Besides, chapter by chapter on a half monthly basis should improve self discipline. :D
KurtinStGeorge:
--- Quote from: Snark Knight on February 12, 2019, 07:07:04 PM ---Even aside from the interest, that's probably got enough collector's value that it would have been a shame to just discard.
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I still have that 1942 Atlas and it's in good condition. I have a cousin who chose a first edition (first in English, not French) of the "Story of O" from my grandmother's extra books. I didn't know what that novel was at the time.
By the way, as of a few days ago, Jim is up to chapter 45.
segaily:
--- Quote from: Fcrate on February 23, 2019, 10:12:17 PM ---Ah, but on the other hand how many times have you finished reading the book in a couple of marathon sessions and thought: damn, I wish I could've made that last a bit longer.
Besides, chapter by chapter on a half monthly basis should improve self discipline. :D
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Exactly. Reading it a chapter at a time might be torture but it would keep me from staying up all night reading. :) I am guessing that it would help me slow down and really get all the little details he puts in the first time as well. It always amazes me how much more I notice on a reread.
Arjan:
--- Quote from: segaily on February 25, 2019, 05:17:01 PM ---Exactly. Reading it a chapter at a time might be torture but it would keep me from staying up all night reading. :) I am guessing that it would help me slow down and really get all the little details he puts in the first time as well. It always amazes me how much more I notice on a reread.
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The problem for the beta readers is that they have to keep secrets. If Peace talks was published as a serial, like a lot of books used to be in the past, we could discuss every chapter here and reread them in all detail. It would be a lot of fun.
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