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RE: 10 Unfinished Works by Terry Pratchett - Crushed!?!
It's very sad news. The thought that there's never going to be another Terry Pratchett book still hurts, but maybe it was mostly works from his later years when he was battling Alzheimer and he wasn't sure of the quality of those writings.
That might be true, and if so, I can see why he wouldn't want them released. On the other hand, it could make the books valuable to Alzheimer's researchers, who could use then to analyze the effects of the disease on language processing in such an amazing mind.
I think that could only work if they were able to study the original, unedited manuscripts of his published works. Even then, as a writer, he would have gained competence as he practiced and therefore, the project wouldn't be a viable or reliable study.
It's all such a shame that we keep losing people to this horrible disease. First their family loses their loved one - in mind if not in body - and then the loved-one loses their life in a world of confusion and doubt, they believe themselves abandoned because they cannot recognise their grieving loved ones.
I think a lot of writers leave rough drafts, letters, and other papers to universities for future study. In this age of word processing, though, "rough drafts" might be a thing of the past.
Alzheimer's is a nightmare. We lost my mother in law to it several years ago.
It's a horrible disease, that's for sure. The sooner we can eradicate it, the better. I'm so sorry for your loss.
I have hard drives littering the place, my icloud is filling up too...
If any of it would do anyone any good once I'm gone, I do hope it would be put to good use... I'm of the opinion, if you can't be a good example, at least be the horrible warning :)
That's very well-put!
Have you actually published any work?
Just curious, I see you saying you are an author(writer of stories); of what?
Please don't take this the wrong way, I am not being negative, I am always looking for new authors to follow. So, if you have something in print, please share, so we can read it.
Be well.
Yes, I have published a few pieces.
My Amazon page.
My second novel, Cruel and Unusual, was entered in the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2012.
I have four full novels in hardback, paperback and ebook. I have a seven-story set of short stories and an anthology out as e-books.
I have written a story which was adapted for film. Plus had my hand in numerous other projects IMDB page.
I appreciate that anyone can be anything they want on the internet (I'd prefer to be a dragon or perhaps a unicorn if I had a choice) and because of one stalker who believed the internet was protection for him in that anonymity, I set a legal precedent in law in 2000 and now the victim can be protected by that anonymity too.
I'm not just a writer, I'm just about anything I set my mind to.
My second novel is being serialised here on Steemit. Please feel free to take a look :)
The links to the three series I'm posting at the moment can be found here.
Links
That should keep you going for a while ;)
Thank you. I appreciate that you took the time to respond.
You can be sure I will follow the links and read what you have.
As an avid reader, I usually discover a new author I like, and then read everything they have written. In this fashion, I have managed to read about nine thousand books (not counting re-reads), but it leaves me always searching for something new and interesting to read. I hope I like what you have written.
Be well.
You're welcome.
I always try to respond to any replies I receive on here.
I find a response, especially to a newcomer on Steemit, will encourage a new user and help them to feel 'at home' rather than the newcomer on the outside, looking in.
This is such a new and young platform, with literally thousands of awesome, brilliant and clever people, you're bound to find something you like.
Have fun :)