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Jim may do a reading this weekend

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KurtinStGeorge:
It could be that a personal or family matter caused the initial delay in finishing off the last chapter.  It's also possible that the beta readers caught something that Jim had to go back and fix and the last chapter simply couldn't be finished until the fix was made, and now the past two weeks have been taken up with visits to far flung Cons.

I know Dragon Con; which Jim will be attending, isn't until the last weekend of August, so hopefully Jim can finally knock out the last chapter of Peace Talks, and anything else that may be required, and do so in the next few days.  Jim said at Westercon that he writes five days (actually he writes at night) a week, so perhaps he's writing as I type this out.  I hope he finish off Peace Talks in the next couple of days.  I won't know what to think if it's not finished by the end of the week.

morriswalters:

--- Quote from: KurtinStGeorge on July 16, 2019, 07:23:06 AM ---It could be that a personal or family matter caused the initial delay in finishing off the last chapter.  It's also possible that the beta readers caught something that Jim had to go back and fix and the last chapter simply couldn't be finished until the fix was made, and now the past two weeks have been taken up with visits to far flung Cons.

I know Dragon Con; which Jim will be attending, isn't until the last weekend of August, so hopefully Jim can finally knock out the last chapter of Peace Talks, and anything else that may be required, and do so in the next few days.  Jim said at Westercon that he writes five days (actually he writes at night) a week, so perhaps he's writing as I type this out.  I hope he finish off Peace Talks in the next couple of days.  I won't know what to think if it's not finished by the end of the week.

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I'm going to point out a bit of irony to you.  Jim has mentioned the delays in finishing his current home as one of the reasons for the delay with the book.  You have to question how Jim felt when the contractor came at him with excuses as to why the work lagged.  I suspect that like his readers Jim felt a little frustration.  Of course the book will be done when it's done.

RobReece:
I think there were better hints in this video as to last weeks...

Wolfeyes:

--- Quote from: morriswalters on July 16, 2019, 12:52:25 PM ---I'm going to point out a bit of irony to you.  Jim has mentioned the delays in finishing his current home as one of the reasons for the delay with the book.  You have to question how Jim felt when the contractor came at him with excuses as to why the work lagged.  I suspect that like his readers Jim felt a little frustration.  Of course the book will be done when it's done.

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You can't assume the "excuses", though. The one thing Jim has said is that when his dog died and he didn't have a proper place to write in, his productivity dived to the point he was only putting out a few hundred words a day. It was only once those issues were taken care of he was back to putting out thousands of words a day and steady updates.

Cons also take a lot out of your day combined with things like travel, prep, and non-writing work. I can't assume that's why the chapter's not done yet but it's a fair assumption to make based on experience. I wouldn't be surprised if the chapter takes a while longer after con for similar reasons.

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