Just where is JKR getting her info from?/Book 6 progress

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No: HPFGUIDX 115437


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Cathy Drolet" <cldrolet at s...> 
wrote: 

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> DuffyPoo:
> My dear Husband has told me for some time not to get too attached 
to these books as the last two may never make it to the store 
shelves.  She's got all the money she and her children, probably her 
children's children could ever want there is no real pressing need 
to 'go to press' on the rest.  I also have L.M. Montgomery's (Anne 
of Green Gables author) words in my head about how very much she 
hated writing the last few books because she wanted to get on to 
something else but fans kept pressing her for 'more Anne."

I don't think she's actually said this, but yes if she were 'only in 
it for the money' then there wouldn't be. However, this project I'm 
sure is as dear to her as almost anything (children excepted) and I 
cannot see her not finishing, though yes not necessarily fast. But 
then she'd rather it was good and not rushed. Even if she's 'downed 
pen' others have pointed out it'll take a year from there on out. I 
do believe she says she's in it as much because she loves these 
characters and writing them, which s very different from L.M. 
Montgomery or Conan Doyle with Sherlock Holmes. It would be 
different if she hadn't set the 7 book limit, though she has said 
that at times even that was a strain (major hurdle in GoF). Let us 
wish her well and take some pressure off. It is my fear that once 
book 7 is here it'll literally be over and there'll be no more very 
enjoyable (seond) guessing game.

Lastly, apologies to all, especially list elves (haven't checked my 
Email recently, but suspecting waiting howlers) for starting this 
thread which, though about the HP books is mostly not canon and so 
probably better fits in OTchat.

Mac