Kids' books - OoP timing - Draco - PoA - Lockhart - PDWDWTSAFAB

[cynthiaanncoe at home.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 25293

> Amy Z wrote:Lisa wrote:
> 
> 
> I don't think this can be true, because JKR has said in interviews 
> that #2 was very, very hard to write because of all the pressure of 
> #1's success.
> 
> She has also been asked about how long it takes her to write a book 
> and I think she has said a year is typical.  Before PS/SS she also 
> worked out the whole story arc, a lot of backstory, etc., and all 
of 
> that & the writing of #1 took 5 years.
> 
> Sorry no references--I can never hunt up the interview I'm looking 
> for.
> 
> I hope OoP is just taking a long time because that's how 
inspiration 
> goes sometimes (or better yet, because it's going to be as long as 
> GoF--I am resisting the urge to put Rictusempra on Ali until she 
> spills all), but I'm sure a serious boyfriend, QTTA/FB, and movie 
> consulting have a lot to do with it.  I would never begrudge her 
time 
> with her boyfriend and I applaud her incredible generosity in doing 
> the Comic Relief books (& I love them), but I hope she scales back 
the 
> movie stuff.  I personally hereby promise not to nitpick about the 
> shape of the torches on the dungeon walls if she will just stop 
> vetting every detail and WRITE!
> 
> Amy Z

OK, OK.  I take it all back.  *deep breath*  JKR should take as long 
as she likes, and I won't vent, rant or otherwise lose my head about 
it again.

That said, I don't know how you all are handling it so well.  I 
didn't start reading Book 1 until last fall.  It took me a while to 
move onto the others, and I didn't finish the series until this 
spring.  Then I reread the whole series to my daughter (Phew!), we 
listened to the tapes this summer and now . . . we've hit the wall.  
No new "fix" until July, unless you count the movie.  Aarg!

Cindy (not very good at waiting, and would offer to help JKR if she 
would take my calls)