Thursday, September 02, 2021

#400


Earlier today I sent my 400th novel to my editor. It turned out to be a house-name book. I had thought I might be able to do one of my own for #400, but the schedule wants what the schedule wants. And honestly, I'm fine with it. House-name work has been largely responsible for keeping me in this business for almost 45 years, so I'm just grateful for the opportunities I've had. I might reach 450 books, but I think 500 is unlikely unless I start writing books that are considerably shorter. 400 is a pretty good milestone, though, and I'm proud of it.

11 comments:

Gary Dobbs/Jack Martin said...

Wow....I'm only on 16

JasperAK said...

Congrats on the book. I want that picture on the back of my first hardcover.

Glen Davis said...

Congratulations!

patrick said...

Congrats James!

Adventuresfantastic said...

Congratulations! That's more than Asimov wrote, if you don't count anthologies he edited/co-edited.

Richard said...

Congratulations! You are an inspiration!

Regan MacArthur said...

That's fantastic. Bravo!

Todd Mason said...

Further congratulations! 400 is vastly more than Asimov wrote, if we leave out the re-writes and repackaged collections, too. How many of yours are not novels, vs. collections or anthologies?

Deuce said...

Congrats, Jim!

James Reasoner said...

Thanks much for all the kind words, folks. I wrote outlines for two more novels today, so on it goes. Todd, the 400 is just novels, plus one non-fiction book (DRAW) and a handful of collections.

Caroline Clemmons said...

You are an outstanding example for the rest of us, James. I am in awe of your ability and accomplishments. Onward, ever onward. Best wishes!