JKR's power WAS Re: Diversity in Literature & Media (WAS book differences)

[pamscotland]

No: HPFGUIDX 40655

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "cindysphynx" <cindysphynx at c...> wrote:
> That could well be the delay in OoP.  JKR is sitting in her big 
> mansion pouting and stomping her foot, telling her publicist that 
> they can't have the completed manuscript for OoP unless they change 
> Dean Thomas' race in the U.S. edition of PS/SS *right now!*  ;-)
> 
> Cindy (who finds this idea much more entertaining than the idea 
that 
> JKR is just being slow and careful and deliberate with OoP)

A very entertaining idea!  

JKR's 'power' with the publisher was fairly limited even as late as 
Goblet of Fire.  She has said that she had terrible problems with 
GoF, the famous plot hole, the chapter that was too difficult to 
write,  etc. etc.  But she was tied into a deadline and it caused her 
a great deal of anguish meeting that deadline.  When I went to one of 
her readings, a few months after GoF was published, she shuddered as 
she told us that getting GoF to print was horrible.  She was 
absolutely adamant that she would never, ever let that happen again 
and that the next book would be published when she had it ready and 
she was not going to be rushed about it.  She told us then that it 
would be longer than PoA but not as long as GoF.  There were a lot of 
sighs of disappointment at that - she was amazed that the audience 
(about two-thirds children) actually wanted longer books and would be 
happy with something even longer than GoF.  She told us to write and 
tell the publishers because they wouldn't believe it!  

So I did.

Pam