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| From | djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) |
| Subject | Re: David Weber's plans for the next 22 books ... |
| Message-ID | <rHEvE1.yFn@kithrup.com> (permalink) |
| Date | 2022-08-30 04:34 +0000 |
| References | <tejbm3$18gco$1@dont-email.me> |
| Organization | Kithrup Enterprises, Ltd. |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
In article <tejbm3$18gco$1@dont-email.me>, Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote: > From David Weber's Facebook: > >https://www.facebook.com/david.weber.5621/posts/pfbid02FjnvX56nzzcej5PLiPn6n4fy6KHygEm2LVihw38KXcGyYLAD1sDCSaQpLPoXWKuDl > >I'm 70 this October. I sold the first novel thirty-three years ago. >Since then, I have published (or have currently turned in, awaiting >production) 74 solo and collaborative novels, which works out to roughly >2.24 per year. That doesn't count the anthologies, of course. >I lost roughly 2 years to the concussion, and about a year and a half to >the Covid, so let's call it 30 years, not 33, which brings the >production up to 2.5 per year. And let's assume that I write for another >ten years, which (at the moment, and barring any anticipated encounters >with mortality) seems entirely plausible. (Hal Heydt) Not in the same league in terms of either popularity or volume, but Dorothy was still writing at 80, including her final piece 6 days before she died. (There are several 3-ring binders in the house with either WIPs or finished but unsold works.)
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David Weber's plans for the next 22 books ... Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2022-08-29 16:39 -0500
Re: David Weber's plans for the next 22 books ... djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2022-08-30 04:34 +0000
Re: David Weber's plans for the next 22 books ... Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2022-08-29 23:57 -0500
Re: David Weber's plans for the next 22 books ... scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2022-08-30 13:14 +0000
Re: David Weber's plans for the next 22 books ... Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2022-08-30 12:07 -0500
Re: David Weber's plans for the next 22 books ... Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2025-08-05 15:19 -0500
Re: David Weber's plans for the next 22 books ... Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-08-05 14:24 -0700
Re: David Weber's plans for the next 22 books ... Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2025-08-05 17:49 -0500
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