July 16th, 2006
When an author releases a large number of books in rapid succession, do you think that’s a good thing? Why or why not?
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Right now I’m into reading Sara Mackenzie’s Immortal Warrior series. She is releasing her whole trilogy within a couple of months apart from each other. I love that because I don’t have to go back to her previous books to remember what happened in each book. If the succession of books are linked to each other, than I think that’s a great idea to release them close together.
If they’re just separate books, with no interlocking storyline, than the spacing doesn’t matter to me. HOWEVER, if it’s a new author it does help that their books aren’t spaced to far apart that the reader forgets who she is
on July 17th, 2006 at 5:55 am
It depends on the author, and also how many books are being released in rapid succession. If you do it like a Nora Roberts’ trilogy, where there’s one every month, that’s great, and then the trilogy ends and there’s no more waiting. But if it’s an ongoing series, well, that can be frustrating.
And as long as the work doesn’t suffer because of it, I can live with the quick releases. If the stories seemed rushed and incomplete, then it’s going to be a waste of my time, and money. So it all depends on what’s being sacrificed in the process.
on July 17th, 2006 at 4:41 am
It may depend on the strength of the author. I’m thrilled that Nora Roberts’ new paranormal trilogy will be released in successive months!
But a new author may need time to hone her craft. If her first book or two are good but not great, readers may not pick up a third or fourth book if they come out immediately, because there might be a sense that she won’t have gotten better because she’s writing so fast.
I think Karen said it best above–more lag time for a new author means there’s time to forget.
It might help if the author writes a couple different kinds of books. If you read only one genre, it won’t seem as quick when the next book in that genre comes out. I know SFF writers who’ve branched out into other genres so they can write/sell more books/year. I’m happy because I read cross-genre and like them. But someone who reads, say, only romance, won’t know/care if the author also publishes a SFF and a mystery in the same year as the romance.
on July 16th, 2006 at 10:10 pm
It’s a mixed blessing.
Del Rey released Naomi Novik’s Temeraire novels spaced a month apart, instead of the usual year for SFF. I devoured them all within the space of two weeks.
Downside? Book 4 is still a work in progress and I have no idea when it’ll be coming out. *grumble*
But if you’re talking specifically about prolific authors, who can easily write and publish several novels a year … as long as that’s the natural speed at which the author writes (meaning, she’s not sacrificing quality for quantity), I think it’s great. When I really like an author, I hate having to wait. (Another year for the sequel to Touch the Dark … sigh.)
I’ve gotten too used to romance series books coming out 6 - 8 months apart, lol. Now the standard year lag time for SFF seems impossibly long.
on July 16th, 2006 at 7:39 pm
Could that have made any less sense? Geesh!
What I was trying to say is, I love your books, you can publish one a week and as long as you can keep them all great I’ll happily buy them.
As long as the quality stays high from any author, the more frequently they come the happier a reader I am.
on July 16th, 2006 at 4:36 pm
If it’s an author I like, it’s a great thing - less time between books to wait! I’m not going to hold off on buying a book because I just read a great book by this author a few weeks ago. If anything, I’m *more* likely to buy the next book if it’s a new-to-me author. Less time to forget how much I liked the last one!
If it’s an author I didn’t care much for, well, the reverse is true. I’ve had less time to forget how much I didn’t like the last one, so I’m probably not going to give this quick follow up a chance. If a year or so had gone by, I might be more willing to at least borrow it from the library and give the author a chance.
on July 16th, 2006 at 4:34 pm