[QuickTidal]

Macros, on 20 January 2017 - 03:23 PM, said:

Im only posting regarding his publishing schedule.
He's written all six books before commencing the releases? That is seriously impressive

Indeed. He did the same with the initial Ryiria books as well (but that was when he was still self-published). I interviewed him way back when, and he said that one of his biggest pet peeves was TV and other media that meandered in the middle section of the story. He likes a beginning, a middle, and an end. As such, he writes all the books before publishing so that he isn't allowed to meander or waffle on his goal. It is pretty impressive.

[Abyss]

QuickTidal, on 20 January 2017 - 03:36 PM, said:

Macros, on 20 January 2017 - 03:23 PM, said:

Im only posting regarding his publishing schedule.
He's written all six books before commencing the releases? That is seriously impressive

Indeed. He did the same with the initial Ryiria books as well (but that was when he was still self-published). I interviewed him way back when, and he said that one of his biggest pet peeves was TV and other media that meandered in the middle section of the story. He likes a beginning, a middle, and an end. As such, he writes all the books before publishing so that he isn't allowed to meander or waffle on his goal. It is pretty impressive.

He's a model to all fiction writers everywhere.

Tho I give him credit for doing so when there's no guarantee he gets paid. Key dif between old school published writers and someone who came up thru self-publishing, perhaps.

[QuickTidal]

Abyss, on 20 January 2017 - 05:20 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 20 January 2017 - 03:36 PM, said:

Macros, on 20 January 2017 - 03:23 PM, said:

Im only posting regarding his publishing schedule.
He's written all six books before commencing the releases? That is seriously impressive

Indeed. He did the same with the initial Ryiria books as well (but that was when he was still self-published). I interviewed him way back when, and he said that one of his biggest pet peeves was TV and other media that meandered in the middle section of the story. He likes a beginning, a middle, and an end. As such, he writes all the books before publishing so that he isn't allowed to meander or waffle on his goal. It is pretty impressive.

He's a model to all fiction writers everywhere.

Tho I give him credit for doing so when there's no guarantee he gets paid. Key dif between old school published writers and someone who came up thru self-publishing, perhaps.

Indeed. I bet it's easier with his most recent series since he's now penning for a publisher.

[amphibian]

QuickTidal, on 20 January 2017 - 03:36 PM, said:

Indeed. He did the same with the initial Ryiria books as well (but that was when he was still self-published). I interviewed him way back when, and he said that one of his biggest pet peeves was TV and other media that meandered in the middle section of the story. He likes a beginning, a middle, and an end. As such, he writes all the books before publishing so that he isn't allowed to meander or waffle on his goal. It is pretty impressive.

What's more impressive is that he could do the first couple series like this. That's an enormous sink of money, time, and energy. He and his family had to eat, pay rent, and cover all the other expenses of living and subsidize his writing. Not everyone can do that (or should do that).

I don't recommend doing this for most authors because authorial evolution can really change the direction of the series if given time to work. There's also the possibility of "nobody picks up this already finished series" and having to either re-do it all or chuck it in the wastebin. There's pluses and minuses to the approach.

[Salt-Man Z]

death rattle, on 20 January 2017 - 07:32 AM, said:

Started Shadow & Claw. 0% in and I'm already enjoying it. GW is hella cheeky in the intro portions.

Worry, as soon as I saw you were gonna do BotNS, I knew you were gonna love it.

[JPK]

I polished off Calamity last night. Overall Sanderson's Reckoners series is a 3/5 for me and it was only the first book that put it over the 2.5 hump. I feel like he had an interesting concept with the whole people get superpowers but it invariably makes them go Darkside and become territorial tyrants idea. I just don't feel he did that much with it post book 1 that wasn't very very predictable. Then again, it was YA so I'm not sure why I was expecting anything more than that.

I'm not really in the mood for anything serious again yet (I have Urth of the New Sun lined up for when I am. ) and I remembered that I've been sitting on Wrath of Betty so I'm going to give that a spin.

[Abyss]

amphibian, on 20 January 2017 - 05:51 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 20 January 2017 - 03:36 PM, said:

Indeed. He did the same with the initial Ryiria books as well (but that was when he was still self-published). I interviewed him way back when, and he said that one of his biggest pet peeves was TV and other media that meandered in the middle section of the story. He likes a beginning, a middle, and an end. As such, he writes all the books before publishing so that he isn't allowed to meander or waffle on his goal. It is pretty impressive.

What's more impressive is that he could do the first couple series like this. That's an enormous sink of money, time, and energy. He and his family had to eat, pay rent, and cover all the other expenses of living and subsidize his writing. Not everyone can do that (or should do that).

I don't recommend doing this for most authors because authorial evolution can really change the direction of the series if given time to work. There's also the possibility of "nobody picks up this already finished series" and having to either re-do it all or chuck it in the wastebin. There's pluses and minuses to the approach.

Tho there's probably an argument that a publisher is more likely to pick up a series that is already complete. No uncertainty re dates, no author implosions derailing schedules, etc etc.

[JPK]

Abyss, on 21 January 2017 - 07:24 PM, said:

amphibian, on 20 January 2017 - 05:51 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 20 January 2017 - 03:36 PM, said:

Indeed. He did the same with the initial Ryiria books as well (but that was when he was still self-published). I interviewed him way back when, and he said that one of his biggest pet peeves was TV and other media that meandered in the middle section of the story. He likes a beginning, a middle, and an end. As such, he writes all the books before publishing so that he isn't allowed to meander or waffle on his goal. It is pretty impressive.

What's more impressive is that he could do the first couple series like this. That's an enormous sink of money, time, and energy. He and his family had to eat, pay rent, and cover all the other expenses of living and subsidize his writing. Not everyone can do that (or should do that).

I don't recommend doing this for most authors because authorial evolution can really change the direction of the series if given time to work. There's also the possibility of "nobody picks up this already finished series" and having to either re-do it all or chuck it in the wastebin. There's pluses and minuses to the approach.

Tho there's probably an argument that a publisher is more likely to pick up a series that is already complete. No uncertainty re dates, no author implosions derailing schedules, etc etc.

Wait, are you saying there are fantasy authors who have years long gaps between books that may make publishers slightly more nervous about signing contacts for series that aren't already completed and ready to sell?

[Abyss]

Madness, I know... but also that I suspect a bunch of series that would not have been published strictly on the strength of the first book got picked up because they were complete.

[Mentalist]

Started "The Mirror Empire"... and it's interesting crazy. Sentient trees, bear cavalry, magic based on 4 moons, weaponized plankton.. and that's only a prologue and 1 chapter in.

Given this is described as "most original fantasy I've read" by Adrian "Shadows of the Apt a.k.a Insect-totem humans" Tchaikovsky, I guess I should not be surprised.

This post has been edited by Mentalist: 22 January 2017 - 06:47 PM

[Macros]

the sharpe short stories, sharpes christmas, ransom and skirmish.
also have sharpes story, think its a kind of a narrative of Cornwells journey of creating and writing sharpe and the surrounding cast etc.

[acesn8s]

Finished Kushiel's Dart. It was good, there's just so much stuff in my queue that I'm not going add the rest of the books to it just yet.

I moved on to The Last Ship by William Brinkley (The TV show is based on this). It's on my phone, and I don't have WiFi access for my Kindle right now.

[Chance]

Finished "Those Below" by Daniel Polansky and must say best book so far this year even if it took some time getting going. Just the right kind of grim I'd expect from him yet which still shocks.

Going to take something less grim on next however...

[Whisperzzzzzzz]

Finished The Library at Mount Char. This was a really fucking good book. No fat, all meat. Read it.

[acesn8s]

Cheesewiz, on 23 January 2017 - 08:22 PM, said:

acesn8s, on 23 January 2017 - 05:20 PM, said:

Finished Kushiel's Dart. It was good, there's just so much stuff in my queue that I'm not going add the rest of the books to it just yet.

I moved on to The Last Ship by William Brinkley (The TV show is based on this). It's on my phone, and I don't have WiFi access for my Kindle right now.

I glanced at the bk after S1. It looked quite a bit dif from the show.

Chapter 1 should have been titled Homage to the Tomahawk Missile (or how it makes me want to touch myself).

[Macros]

Chance, on 23 January 2017 - 06:28 PM, said:

Finished "Those Below" by Daniel Polansky and must say best book so far this year even if it took some time getting going. Just the right kind of grim I'd expect from him yet which still shocks.

Going to take something less grim on next however...

Really??

This makes me want to try it again, I didn't get overly far (15%ish at a guess) and set it down, which annoyed me cause I frickin love the Low Town trilo.

[Chance]

Macros, on 23 January 2017 - 11:57 PM, said:

Chance, on 23 January 2017 - 06:28 PM, said:

Finished "Those Below" by Daniel Polansky and must say best book so far this year even if it took some time getting going. Just the right kind of grim I'd expect from him yet which still shocks.

Going to take something less grim on next however...

Really??

This makes me want to try it again, I didn't get overly far (15%ish at a guess) and set it down, which annoyed me cause I frickin love the Low Town trilo.

Both books are very slow to start up and I put down Those Below twice or was it trice before reading it in a few long sessions. It was so worth it once I got a third into it and the last few chapters were pretty damn epic tragedy and it was a lot like a trainwreck in slow motion for the second half in the good terrible way. It really has a lot in common with Low Town but it isn't the urban-fantasy version but the epic fantasy that get the same treatment.

Makes me want to re-read Low Town...but there is so much else to read.

This post has been edited by Chance: 24 January 2017 - 05:41 PM

[Macros]

thanks, I guess I'll be picking it up again then when I'm finished with The Mabinogion

[Macros]

The Mabinogion is quite bizarre.
It's not heavy going like the Iliad is in places, but there's just too many bloody Welsh names for me to keep track of!

[polishgenius]

I read Senlin Ascends. It rocks. You should read it too.