Since Danielle asked and I've just read this post by David Weber on Baen's Bar.
Paul ===================================================== Guys --
This was supposed to post earlier today, but I seem to have somehow contrived to have it fail. So I'm trying again.
Please note: I do not really have time for this (when do I ever?) but someone (you know who you are) pointed out to me that there are questions about my writing schedule. So here are some answers.
Just finished: Handed in the ms for the new, combined PATH OF THE FURY plus prequel, bound together as one novel, IN FURY BORN. Jim has scheduled it, I think, but I don't remember exactly when for. I'm guessing it would be somewhere around March/April 2006.
Currently: Working on the first of four books for TOR. They're going to be a new departure for me, and I think they're going to be fun. The delivery on book #1 is scheduled for the end of December, and things look good on that front.
Next: I'm anticipating finishing up a collaborative work with Linda Evans. Again, we are launching a new series -- this one here at home under the Baen Banner. I figure that one ought to be done by the end of February 2006, at the latest.
Next #2 (& #3): Eric and I will be working, more or less simultaneously, on 1634: The Baltic War and COS2. I'll be doing the bulk of the writing on one book; he'll be doing the bulk of the writing on the other one, and we'll be telling each other which chapters we need where. I think we're planning on getting started on this sometime in March and finishing up by the end of June 2006.
Next #4: I'll be working on the sequel to Shadow of Saganami. This will be a solo. I need to have both the next COS and the next SI book firmly in place before I can move on to the next mainstream Honor. I'm assuming that I will begin work on SI #2 no later than July of 2006 and probably have it delivered by October 2006.
Next #5: I'll be doing the next TOR book, which is due for delivery in December 2006.
After that?
I expect to have the second collaboration with Linda coming in somewhere around the end of next year, so it might be the number one project for Spring 2007. The next SOLO project for me, however, would be the next mainstream HH novel, which will weave together what's happened in the COS, SI, and HH threads. And, yes, there will be MAJOR changes in the environment in all three threads.
Assuming all of this holds up (and it is, of course, subject to change), I'm thinking you guys should probably see:
March/April 2006: IN FURY BORN
June 2006: Tor Book #1 (current title: OFF ARMAGEDDON REEF)
September/October 2006: 1st Linda collaboration
November/December 2006: 1634:THE BALTIC WAR and COS #2
March/April 2007: SI #2
June 2007: TOR Book #2
September 2007: 2nd Evans Collaboration
October/November 2007: next HH mainline novel
Again, at this point all of this is a best-estimate situation, and things could change and slip-slide around. But that's my current best guest.
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David Weber writing schedule from Baen's Bar
Date: 2005-11-11 06:40 am (UTC)Paul
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Guys --
This was supposed to post earlier today, but I seem to have somehow contrived
to have it fail. So I'm trying again.
Please note: I do not really have time for this (when do I ever?) but someone
(you know who you are) pointed out to me that there are questions about my
writing schedule. So here are some answers.
Just finished: Handed in the ms for the new, combined PATH OF THE FURY plus
prequel, bound together as one novel, IN FURY BORN. Jim has scheduled it, I
think, but I don't remember exactly when for. I'm guessing it would be
somewhere around March/April 2006.
Currently: Working on the first of four books for TOR. They're going to be a
new departure for me, and I think they're going to be fun. The delivery on
book #1 is scheduled for the end of December, and things look good on that
front.
Next: I'm anticipating finishing up a collaborative work with Linda Evans.
Again, we are launching a new series -- this one here at home under the Baen
Banner. I figure that one ought to be done by the end of February 2006, at
the latest.
Next #2 (& #3): Eric and I will be working, more or less simultaneously, on
1634: The Baltic War and COS2. I'll be doing the bulk of the writing on one
book; he'll be doing the bulk of the writing on the other one, and we'll be
telling each other which chapters we need where. I think we're planning on
getting started on this sometime in March and finishing up by the end of
June 2006.
Next #4: I'll be working on the sequel to Shadow of Saganami. This will be a
solo. I need to have both the next COS and the next SI book firmly in place
before I can move on to the next mainstream Honor. I'm assuming that I
will begin work on SI #2 no later than July of 2006 and probably have it
delivered by October 2006.
Next #5: I'll be doing the next TOR book, which is due for delivery in
December 2006.
After that?
I expect to have the second collaboration with Linda coming in somewhere
around the end of next year, so it might be the number one project for Spring
2007. The next SOLO project for me, however, would be the next mainstream HH
novel, which will weave together what's happened in the COS, SI, and HH
threads. And, yes, there will be MAJOR changes in the environment in all
three threads.
Assuming all of this holds up (and it is, of course, subject to change), I'm
thinking you guys should probably see:
March/April 2006: IN FURY BORN
June 2006: Tor Book #1 (current title: OFF ARMAGEDDON REEF)
September/October 2006: 1st Linda collaboration
November/December 2006: 1634:THE BALTIC WAR and COS #2
March/April 2007: SI #2
June 2007: TOR Book #2
September 2007: 2nd Evans Collaboration
October/November 2007: next HH mainline novel
Again, at this point all of this is a best-estimate situation, and things
could change and slip-slide around. But that's my current best guest.
Take care,
David