Oddly enough, I read the complete Empire series before finishing the initial Magician series.
On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 11:17 AM, Jeff C Goodhall <[email protected]> wrote: > Apart from the Empire Series , Honoured Enemy is def my fav :) Read it at > least 7-8 times :) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Raymond E. Feist > To: feistfans-l > Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2012 5:01 PM > Subject: Re: Collaborations > > > On Apr 13, 2012, at 11:55 PM, Tim Hickey wrote: > > Ray, > Two questions... > I may have missed it, but how did the opportunities for your collaborations > come up and how did the mechanics of the collaborations work out (who wrote > what, did you have overall decisions on what was written, etc)? > > Thanks! > > The first collaboration with Janny was my idea. I asked and she said no, > and after I worked on her for almost a year, she finally said OK. That > series was 100% give-and-take. I'd write something and send it to her; > she'd edit and rewrite, and the reverse as well, she'd write, I'd rewrite. > Etc. There are parts I can point to and say, "That was Janny's. That was > mine." But there are parts I can point to and say, "I have no idea who did > that." > > The other three came about because another publisher wanted me to do a > series written by other writers from my outline. Harper said "No one else > publishes Feist," and gave me a three book deal. I refused to do a "big > name/little name" or "I direct while they do the work," and insisted it > would be a full collaboration. I visited Bill, Steve, and Joel, and we came > up with ideas. Then they went to work and did the 1st draft and I did the > rewrite. Different results from different writers. Joel, God rest him, > handed me a murder mystery where the three guys got the right results the > wrong way, so it was a lousy murder mystery but otherwise a fun book. Steve > handed me something that looked absolutely nothing like the book we agreed > to, two weeks before deadline, and I scrambled like crazy to beat it into > submission. Bill handed me a book that read like something I would write > and it was as easy to work on as revising one of my own first drafts. Of > the three, I'm happiest with Honored Enemy. > > Best, R.E.F. > ---- > www.crydee.com > > Never attribute to malice what can satisfactorily be explained away by > stupidity. > > > > >
