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AMA Questions that might actually be answered (Gathering topic)
Direwolf513:
--- Quote from: Dina on August 19, 2020, 10:34:35 PM ---I just meant that he received money for them. And in the post I've read from Priscellie, she said that she did not know what happened about the changes. I don't know if she said something else after that.
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That's.... actually a little concerning. If the betas found issues with the text and reported them, why would they not be corrected? What's the point of having betas otherwise? Was it simply a question of time - there wasn't time to update the text and still make the publication deadline? Did Jim straight up disagree with the betas? That's certainly his prerogative as the author, but hard to imagine that the notes they sent were that off after years of doing this.
I feel like there's a story with how these books got written and it would be interesting to hear, but we never will.
morriswalters:
--- Quote from: Dina on August 20, 2020, 04:49:54 AM ---You said:
I am saying that is not accurate (it's 5 years without books,but he received money for the short stories too) and that I don't think the book is too expensive. ¿quite messy? yes. But it is clear that is "part 1" of a book. It's like when they did the last Harry Potter movie split in two. I did not think the theater ticket should have been cheaper for movie 1 because it was not complete.
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Okay, five years.
Mira:
--- Quote from: Direwolf513 on August 20, 2020, 12:16:13 PM ---That's.... actually a little concerning. If the betas found issues with the text and reported them, why would they not be corrected? What's the point of having betas otherwise? Was it simply a question of time - there wasn't time to update the text and still make the publication deadline? Did Jim straight up disagree with the betas? That's certainly his prerogative as the author, but hard to imagine that the notes they sent were that off after years of doing this.
I feel like there's a story with how these books got written and it would be interesting to hear, but we never will.
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I fear it is a matter of "Dresden burnout." Simply spreading a series for so many books for so many years is very difficult. Clearly Jim seems to want to move on to other subjects, for a while now, and I mean since Changes, he seems to be merely going through the motions to appease us, but not satisfy. He had five or six years to write Peace Talks/Battleground, but cannot make the corrections the Betas suggested because it cannot be gotten to the publisher in time? He has began a whole new series in those five or six years, writing a pretty long novel, Dresden was clearly on the back burner. If it is due to burnout, I wish he'd edit and finish up the series in a satisfactory way then move on to new projects.
morriswalters:
--- Quote from: Mira on August 20, 2020, 01:12:37 PM ---I fear it is a matter of "Dresden burnout." Simply spreading a series for so many books for so many years is very difficult. Clearly Jim seems to want to move on to other subjects, for a while now, and I mean since Changes, he seems to be merely going through the motions to appease us, but not satisfy. He had five or six years to write Peace Talks/Battleground, but cannot make the corrections the Betas suggested because it cannot be gotten to the publisher in time? He has began a whole new series in those five or six years, writing a pretty long novel, Dresden was clearly on the back burner. If it is due to burnout, I wish he'd edit and finish up the series in a satisfactory way then move on to new projects.
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I don't know that I would jump off that bridge. Cold Days was pretty good and Skin Game showed us a more adult Dresden.
In terms of the beta readers, I don't know what to think. It's odd the she would bring it up as his, well, kinda, spokeswoman, I guess.
Mira:
--- Quote from: morriswalters on August 20, 2020, 04:33:01 PM ---I don't know that I would jump off that bridge. Cold Days was pretty good and Skin Game showed us a more adult Dresden.
In terms of the beta readers, I don't know what to think. It's odd the she would bring it up as his, well, kinda, spokeswoman, I guess.
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Perhaps you are right, but I am nearing the edge..
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