Possible Theory on the Release of Book 6

[annemehr]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "alshainofthenorth" <alshainofthenorth at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "davewitley" 
> <dfrankiswork at n...> wrote:
> 
> > I agree that the summer 2005 date is the most plausible (by the 
> > reasoning that Annemehr has already explained; JKR has said she 
> > expects Book 6 to be shorter than GOF and OOP, FWIW)
>  
> > David
> 
> Alshain:
> 
> Yeah, that was what she used to say about book five while she was 
> writing it (that it was going to be shorter than GoF, I mean). :-) 
> While I'm happy to hear that she's happily writing away (and may the 
> patron saint of all writers protect her from writer's block and plot 
> holes) I think it's going to take the time it takes. 
> 
> Alshain

Annemehr:

Actually, what I said was that I don't think it will take her three years to write this one.  I'd say it's about even money whether it's 
shorter or longer than OoP.  But this time, she's not so burned out, if she takes breaks from writing it they're probably much shorter 
than last time (when IIRC she wrote parts of another novel she said she liked), and she's probably not going to be giving birth again for 
a while.

How important do  people think a summer release is?  I have a feeling that if she misses the window for a summer '05 release, they'd 
actually just hold it for summer '06.  That seems to defy logic, money-wise -- you'd think they'd just publish it ASAP to get the 
revenue.  On the other hand, maybe putting out a blockbuster children's book around the beginning of the summer will result in higher 
sales of other books, because the kids are more likely to buy more books to read after HP during the summer than they would if 
school was on.

Annemehr
taking a break from HP theories to indulge in HP publishing theories