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Peace Talks Update

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oopsboom:
If I was giving him maximum credit I'd guess that he got into some unhappiness with his publisher and for whatever reason isn't writing a new book until it gets sorted out.  Roc/Penguin probably owns all rights to Dresden as a novel, but he can get away with going to other publishers with graphic novels or selling Dresden merch b/c whatever contract they had probably sold rights to the novel series only.  Maybe even novels only for a period of time and hes trying to wait them out.  That would give him the benefit of the doubt on why he's supporting himself via comics, card games, and nic knacks for 5 years instead of writing a book.

If thats hot the case then well, hes probably just decided he has enough money that he can work 2 days a month by rambling at con panels then approving some junk to sell and not have to write anymore.  Which, TBH, has to be tempting if its an option.  I'm not sure i wouldn't take it if it was there.

sayyadina:
There's a brand new update on the Upcoming Works page. http://www.jim-butcher.com/faq/upcoming-works As of December 6, 2018 Peace Talks is now at chapter 36 in draft form! The last 3 books were 51-53 chapters, so if Peace Talks is around the same length then its 68-70% done.

And yes, I ran to my bookshelf as soon as I saw this to literally count the chapters of the last 3 books.  ;)

Fcrate:
Good news at last! Thanks sayyadina :)

wardenferry419:
Sweet news with a bitter aftertaste.

Braincandy:
Copy paste of the whole thing for the lazy among us.

"An explanation, so you can stop emailing complaints to the feedback box, which doesn’t reach Jim, and mainly just frustrates the folks running this site.)

Personal problems/life events spanning the past several years are what gummed up the works.

    Got divorced, with all the fallout that comes from that
    His dog died, who was “the brains of the operation” as Jim tells it
    Got engaged
    Moved to another state to live with his fiancee
    Had to live in an apartment with no private writing space for years longer than intended because the contractor setting up his new house has blown the deadline by a couple years at least

That latter bit made it especially hard for him to get traction on Peace Talks. Thankfully the house is finally inhabitable and Jim’s been back at work.

As of December 10th, 2018 the current draft of the novel is up to chapter 37. Progress!"


I was among those grumbling but I can understand all of this. A divorce alone is rough. Losing your dog is also a heartbreaker. Sounds like Jim has been deep in the crap, I can relate as my 2018 has been the same way. It'll get done when it gets done.

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