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Good news!! RFC is making great progress on HFQ!!!

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Good news!! RFC is making great progress on HFQ!!!
Post by Renegade13   » Mon May 19, 2014 9:46 pm

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Posted yesterday by RFC's on Facebook:

"Done 160000 words on Hell's Foundations Quiver the next Safehold book. Clyntan is NOT happy."


I don't know about you, but I really like that!!! :D
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Re: Good news!! RFC is making great progress on HFQ!!!
Post by ksandgren   » Mon May 19, 2014 10:25 pm

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While I'm, happy Clyntan is not happy. It still means either MWW is well behind schedule or that HFQ is going to be short by MWW standards. 160,00 words is about 400 pages. His recent Safehold books have been approximately 250,000 words. If, as he wrote 5 or six weeks ago, he was half done then, he would now have about two full months to go to finish this one at the current rate. That might leave a Feb 2015 release possible, but not likely.
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Re: Good news!! RFC is making great progress on HFQ!!!
Post by Larry   » Mon May 19, 2014 10:49 pm

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ksandgren wrote:While I'm, happy Clyntan is not happy. It still means either MWW is well behind schedule or that HFQ is going to be short by MWW standards. 160,00 words is about 400 pages. His recent Safehold books have been approximately 250,000 words. If, as he wrote 5 or six weeks ago, he was half done then, he would now have about two full months to go to finish this one at the current rate. That might leave a Feb 2015 release possible, but not likely.


I suspect your timetable is probably correct. I really think that we're looking at late winter/early spring (March to May by my reckoning) for publication. I seem to recall some discussion on the last book about publishing time tables and how long after a manuscript is submitted till it can get out to the stores but I forget the exact timetable. I also think there were only certain time periods that the publishers released into. Anyone recall the details?

Larry
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Re: Good news!! RFC is making great progress on HFQ!!!
Post by kbus888   » Tue May 20, 2014 8:50 am

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=2014/05/20=
In the meantime, I'm finding these forums less interesting and don't visit as often.

Oh well, I can chase my other interests 'till next year - - -

R
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Larry wrote:
ksandgren wrote:While I'm, happy Clyntan is not happy. It still means either MWW is well behind schedule or that HFQ is going to be short by MWW standards. 160,00 words is about 400 pages. His recent Safehold books have been approximately 250,000 words. If, as he wrote 5 or six weeks ago, he was half done then, he would now have about two full months to go to finish this one at the current rate. That might leave a Feb 2015 release possible, but not likely.


I suspect your timetable is probably correct. I really think that we're looking at late winter/early spring (March to May by my reckoning) for publication. I seem to recall some discussion on the last book about publishing time tables and how long after a manuscript is submitted till it can get out to the stores but I forget the exact timetable. I also think there were only certain time periods that the publishers released into. Anyone recall the details?

Larry
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Re: Good news!! RFC is making great progress on HFQ!!!
Post by EdThomas   » Tue May 20, 2014 11:21 am

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Snippets would go a long way to eliminating kbus888's problem. might have a similar effect on mine. :)
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Re: Good news!! RFC is making great progress on HFQ!!!
Post by USMA74   » Tue May 20, 2014 1:29 pm

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EdThomas wrote:Snippets would go a long way to eliminating kbus888's problem. might have a similar effect on mine. :)

This is like being between a rock and a hammer. I want my snippets right now (because I am a spoiled brat :lol: ). On the other hand I don't want the MWW/RFC to be distracted from his writing duties :cry: . (This is not the only series of his that I am waiting on.)
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Re: Good news!! RFC is making great progress on HFQ!!!
Post by AClone   » Tue May 20, 2014 5:16 pm

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Actually, I must admit that my greatest disappointment is that, after 160K words, Clyntahn's not DEAD.

But maybe it's the kid in charge of the mortars who's "not happy"...there's a thought!
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Re: Good news!! RFC is making great progress on HFQ!!!
Post by Dutch46   » Tue May 20, 2014 6:51 pm

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I suspect that writing one of these books is not a linear process so it is not clear to me at what stage of completion the book is at.
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Re: Good news!! RFC is making great progress on HFQ!!!
Post by jtg452   » Tue May 20, 2014 7:58 pm

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AClone wrote:Actually, I must admit that my greatest disappointment is that, after 160K words, Clyntahn's not DEAD.

Nah, I want him to last to the very last minute.

That way, there's a chance he gets his just desserts- or at least recognize that his whole life was a complete failure and that he will be immortalized in eternal shame as the Grand Inquisitor that failed in his duties.

I think that could be enough to kill him by itself. That is, if he doesn't follow the route of Hitler and just eat his gun when he realizes that he's lost.
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Re: Good news!! RFC is making great progress on HFQ!!!
Post by DianeSilva   » Tue May 20, 2014 8:14 pm

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Renegade13 wrote:Posted yesterday by RFC's on Facebook:

"Done 160000 words on Hell's Foundations Quiver the next Safehold book. Clyntan is NOT happy."


I don't know about you, but I really like that!!! :D

Renegade13 I am very delighted to hear that. Nothing like Clyntahn being unhappy
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