C. O. Thompson wrote:McGuiness Down Under John Prigent
I'm not 'from the 40s' - I'm from 1940 and hoping to live long enough to see at least one of RFC's series completed and read its ending.
Cheers
John [/color]Yes!! John I'm from 42. I already have two dead brothers one at 73 another at 62, so I do hope MWW does not stretch his current series (Plural) out over too many years.
I can Hope after all both my parents reached 88.
Peter Sadly, RFC's readership is aging along with him, although I'm sure lots of young whippersnappers are discovering the Honorverse and Safehold, especially with the availability of ebooks rather than being limited to the offerings of their local library.
Any of us could be hit by a bus tomorrow, and RFC had a health scare (at least it scared me!) so my concern that either he or I won't be around to see his many series completed is growing year by year.
While he writes, we're waiting as fast as we can. I realize he has a life away from the computer, but I can't help begrudging the time he isn't writing the next of our favorite novels. Greedy of me, I know, but it shows how much he has me hooked, or clearly I wouldn't have spent countless hours reading and commenting on his literary creations.
Dictate quickly RFC. I'd like both of us to be there for the end...
If he doesn't have one already, perhaps it is time that David got a "Watson" on staff. He can call it OWL and have it read all the previous books to check for continuity as he 'dictates the next'
Oh well... I have no problem spending other peoples money but... it seems that it would be a ligament tax deduction as a business expense
Any way, the thing that seems to be driving most of up a wall (as we age) is the length of time it takes for the next installment in Safehold or Honorverse to wend its way through the publication process.
I understand that the muse might refuse to play some day and then he writes the Sword of the South.
David is not the only writer/artist that takes off in a different direction with fans standing in the universe they stepped out of asking... wtf? Like... when will Honor knock out Manpower????
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Age is a strange and how people age is even stranger. I am 65 and my parents are 87 this year and my father’s uncle (five years older) is still alive and well. My grandfather survived Pearl Harbor (USS California) and lived until he was 104 and my great-aunt died at 102, their father died in Belleu Wood (WWI). . Barring any major illness, accidents or war most of my family lives until their late 90’s and early 100’s. IMO how you maintain your health determines your life-span.
With all that being said I think I have a fair chance to living to see all of David’s books written and published as long as he maintains his body and mind like any excellent mechanic maintains a car.
I would rather see David enjoy a long life with family than risk his health trying to quench my thirst for any of his unpublished stories. Just my two-cents for what it is worth.
And by the way, he needs an OWL to help in maintaining his health and the furtherance of his stories.