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AATE Exists!!!!!!!
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 10:33 pm
by renny
from the GI:
"Against All Things Ending" now exists. I have the whole book on paper for the first time. Sadly, I'm behind schedule. I'll try to make up lost time during the revisions. But the airlines always say the same thing, and we all know how THAT turns out. (sigh)
For those who are interested: this first draft is 1179 pages. At the same stage, "The Runes of the Earth" was 1052 pages; "Fatal Revenant," 1209. As with previous books, I'll do one complete revision before I show the book to my editors. After I get their comments, I'll do a second complete revision. When that's done, we can all hope for D&A. D&A will enable my publishers to decide when they'll release the book.
2/18/09
Let the countdown commence - hurrah!
Now can we have an AATE forum?
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 10:38 pm
by Zarathustra
Wow, that's behind schedule?? I thought it wasn't supposed to be out until fall 2010. Surely it won't take a year and a half to edit and publish?
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 10:39 pm
by AjK
Since the initial AATE page count is similar to the previous two, it would be interesting to know the previous time durations between first revisions and actual publication. That would give us an inkling as to how far behind schedule SRD really is. Of course, I am just happy to hear that progress is being made!
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 10:44 pm
by renny
amazon uk has it down for October 2010
please please please
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 10:47 pm
by sindatur
Malik23 wrote:
Wow, that's behind schedule?? I thought it wasn't supposed to be out until fall 2010. Surely it won't take a year and a half to edit and publish?
Probably not a good comparison, because of the volume to be printed, but, Harry Potter last 3 books took a full 5-6 months from being completely finished (ready to publish) to being available for purchase, I believe. So, if it's typical to take 5-6 months for Marketing, printing, stocking, etc, then that only leaves 1 year for the two edits/rewrites
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 5:27 pm
by spoonchicken
What is a "D&A"?
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 7:25 pm
by native
spoonchicken wrote:What is a "D&A"?
Delivery and acceptance if I recall correctly
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 10:06 pm
by IrrationalSanity
Given how many deadline (and corresponding release date) slides my book had, I wouldn't be surprised to see that Amazon date slip a few times...
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 5:02 am
by Orlion
I'd have to look up the exact figures, but I think SRD took a longer time writing FR than AATE... so I don't know what this behind schedule talk of his is about... but October 2010 is looking good! It's a shame though that the world will end in 2012
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 5:09 am
by Ur Dead
Ahhh.. nice...
Orlin bite your tongue!
AATE Exists!!!!!!!
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 6:55 am
by SleeplessOne
I wonder if SRD will give us a 2 chapter teaser on his site like he did with FR ?
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 6:34 pm
by Orlion
I don't see why not, but I think that's the decision of the publisher...
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 6:50 pm
by AjK
Orlion wrote:It's a shame though that the world will end in 2012
I am Against that.
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 6:54 pm
by Orlion
Yeah, if the world last beyond that, it will be because Donaldson fans won't let it end until they've read the entire series...
...After that, there will be no guarentees...
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:07 am
by deer of the dawn
As a Christian, I am supposed to always be hoping for the moment when Jesus comes to take all His children away (the "Rapture", but be careful, popular understanding of that is pretty messed up)... But I do hope SRD gets it in gear before that happens...
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:06 pm
by Zarathustra
deer of the dawn wrote:As a Christian, I am supposed to always be hoping for the moment when Jesus comes to take all His children away (the "Rapture", but be careful, popular understanding of that is pretty messed up)... But I do hope SRD gets it in gear before that happens...
If you are right to expect a rapture, I'm sure the sting of disappointment in not getting to read Donaldson's book will be overwhelmed in eternal life in paradise.
(Won't it?)
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 12:31 am
by Seareach
Malik23 wrote:deer of the dawn wrote:As a Christian, I am supposed to always be hoping for the moment when Jesus comes to take all His children away (the "Rapture", but be careful, popular understanding of that is pretty messed up)... But I do hope SRD gets it in gear before that happens...
If you are right to expect a rapture, I'm sure the sting of disappointment in not getting to read Donaldson's book will be overwhelmed in eternal life in paradise.
(Won't it?)
hehehe...he's got a point!
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 4:08 am
by Ur Dead
AjK wrote:Orlion wrote:It's a shame though that the world will end in 2012
I am Against that.
Wouldn't that make you:
Against All Things Ending
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 4:50 am
by rdhopeca
Ur Dead wrote:AjK wrote:Orlion wrote:It's a shame though that the world will end in 2012
I am Against that.
Wouldn't that make you:
Against All Things Ending
:rimshot:
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 12:47 pm
by AjK
Ur Dead wrote:AjK wrote:Orlion wrote:It's a shame though that the world will end in 2012
I am Against that.
Wouldn't that make you:
Against All Things Ending
That is what I was getting at by capitalizing the word Against and putting in the biggrin icon. Sorry, my sense of humor is not very sharp. (Thank goodness for that point on my head.
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