David F.
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Just hypothetically, if another Vorkosigan novel was in the works, what is the process of discussing the unveiling date with Baen?
Lois McMaster Bujold
There is no Vorkosigan (nor, just at the moment, anything else) in the works, so the question is moot.
As a general rule for all my work, my process is to have the idea and to have worked through at least the first several chapters, and ideally most of the first draft, before discussing contracts or even content with anyone. I want it to feel really solid before making promises.
Historically, this has varied quite a lot, including having sold a work on a one-word outline as part of a 3-book contract and then writing something completely else. (As I dimly recall, it was "Quaddies", a vague notion for a sequel to Falling Free, which actually ended up being The Vor Game. No one complained.) But I'm much more comfortable selling work after it is written.
Ta, L.
As a general rule for all my work, my process is to have the idea and to have worked through at least the first several chapters, and ideally most of the first draft, before discussing contracts or even content with anyone. I want it to feel really solid before making promises.
Historically, this has varied quite a lot, including having sold a work on a one-word outline as part of a 3-book contract and then writing something completely else. (As I dimly recall, it was "Quaddies", a vague notion for a sequel to Falling Free, which actually ended up being The Vor Game. No one complained.) But I'm much more comfortable selling work after it is written.
Ta, L.
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