Xena WP
Xena WP asked Jo Walton:

Jo, now may not be a good time to publish Poor Relations, but is it possible that there may be a good time in the future to publish it? I wonder whether some authors might judge whether the time is ripe to publish based upon pre-orders. Thanks for your answer in advance.

Jo Walton There may well be a good time in the future, indeed, I expect to be able to publish it in five or ten years.

I don't know what some authors do, but this has nothing to do with pre-orders or anything of that order.

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