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Post by TangoLima   » Wed Sep 20, 2017 10:10 pm

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... occasional snippets and RFC writing furiously ?
Or lots of snippets but less writing ?
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Re: Would you rather have ...
Post by kzt   » Wed Sep 20, 2017 11:21 pm

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TangoLima wrote:... occasional snippets and RFC writing furiously ?
Or lots of snippets but less writing ?

Less writing. But only on the books I don’t like.

Other people’s opinion may vary. ;)
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Post by biochem   » Wed Sep 20, 2017 11:33 pm

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How about a happy medium??? I love the books AND enjoy reading his commentary.

I have not seen RFC comments on the subject, but from what I've read from other authors is that one cannot write furiously all of the time. People (including authors) are human.
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Post by MaxxQ   » Thu Sep 21, 2017 12:32 am

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biochem wrote:I have not seen RFC comments on the subject, but from what I've read from other authors is that one cannot write furiously all of the time. People (including authors) are human.


<bold mine>

Tell that to Isaac Asimov. He wrote from the time he woke up each day until he went to bed, not including the time he spent researching subject matter for his books, although, I'm sure he took copious notes (then again, maybe not... it's been said that he had a bit of a photographic memory).
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Post by pappilon   » Thu Sep 21, 2017 3:39 am

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MaxxQ wrote:
biochem wrote:I have not seen RFC comments on the subject, but from what I've read from other authors is that one cannot write furiously all of the time. People (including authors) are human.


<bold mine>

Tell that to Isaac Asimov. He wrote from the time he woke up each day until he went to bed, not including the time he spent researching subject matter for his books, although, I'm sure he took copious notes (then again, maybe not... it's been said that he had a bit of a photographic memory).


If he is going to simultaneously write for however many series he has going now PLUS arcs within each series, I'd settle for snippets. If he would concentrate on finishing the Honorverse, I'd settle for no snippets.
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Post by isaac_newton   » Thu Sep 21, 2017 4:00 am

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TangoLima wrote:... occasional snippets and RFC writing furiously ?
Or lots of snippets but less writing ?


I think RFC has just laid down a big load and is enjoying a break, wriggling his toes in the sand and recharging his batteries before starting refreshed on his other projects... :D

If writing snippets is his way of doing that - then brilliant!
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Post by pappilon   » Thu Sep 21, 2017 4:43 am

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isaac_newton wrote:
TangoLima wrote:... occasional snippets and RFC writing furiously ?
Or lots of snippets but less writing ?


I think RFC has just laid down a big load and is enjoying a break, wriggling his toes in the sand and recharging his batteries before starting refreshed on his other projects... :D

If writing snippets is his way of doing that - then brilliant!


Whyever it is, I'll take it (them).
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Re: Would you rather have ...
Post by cthia   » Thu Sep 21, 2017 4:57 am

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The utility of the Holo tank.

Put into perspective, it answers itself.

'Tis the wrath of the chicken & the egg & which comes first?

The writing comes first.

Snippets are snips of writing. No writing. No snippets.

Logic is soothing.

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Re: Would you rather have ...
Post by TangoLima   » Thu Sep 21, 2017 9:49 am

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Actually snippets are mostly from already written books.
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Re: Would you rather have ...
Post by cthia   » Thu Sep 21, 2017 10:04 am

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TangoLima wrote:Actually snippets are mostly from already written books.

Before they could have become written, there had to be writing.


The inherent problem of studying the chickens and the eggs to determine which comes first will never be solved because we keep eating the chickens and the eggs.

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