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Originally Posted by LuvReadin
it also make me wonder how good a book is likely to be if the author's managed to churn it out in the time taken to publish the previous one
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Not exactly fair.
1- Plenty of authors accumulate a backlist of manuscripts just waiting for the first sale. (C.F. Amanda Hocking -- the reason she became an "overnight" sensation was because she already had a bunch of completed works when she went self-pub so when folks liked her work they found a full suit of books to turn to.)
2- Some authors are very prolific and can readily run out 3-4 titles a year so getting a sequel draft completed while the previous volume is proofed and edited isn't particularly hard.
3- The next book doesn't have to be finished to get the first chapter sample into the print edition of the previous one.
4- More importantly, for tight-knit series, the author might prefer to see how the story develops in the sequel before finalizing the earlier volume.
5- Writing doesn't have to be a linear process; authors can, and often do, write mutiple books in parallel, especially when they are independent.