See, the problem for me with trilogies (and especially with first-time published) is that a) I'm not inclined to trust the author enough to invest that much time and care if I haven't read them before, b) I hate having to wait a LOT, c) if it's going to be a trilogy then I kind of feel like the whole thing should be *done* by the time the first book is published. So maybe it is less the trilogy thing than it is the WIP thing. I um. Was one of the many who got burned by Robert Jordan as a wee me.
And I do totally understand the publishing thing and I'm absolutely willing to buy back catalogue for series and such, but the funny thing with trilogies and stuff like it is that if I can't buy the first book, I won't buy the trilogy *at all*. What's the point? I will have missed all the good stuff! (I am usually a fan of the 1st 2 in a trilogy, not so much the 3rd. IDEK) It just all makes me very grumpy.
eta: when your book comes out here, I will buy it and make everyone else I know who reads fantasy buy it. Just sayin'. Built in audience of 3!
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Date: 2008-07-06 03:35 pm (UTC)And I do totally understand the publishing thing and I'm absolutely willing to buy back catalogue for series and such, but the funny thing with trilogies and stuff like it is that if I can't buy the first book, I won't buy the trilogy *at all*. What's the point? I will have missed all the good stuff! (I am usually a fan of the 1st 2 in a trilogy, not so much the 3rd. IDEK) It just all makes me very grumpy.
eta: when your book comes out here, I will buy it and make everyone else I know who reads fantasy buy it. Just sayin'. Built in audience of 3!