Ling and I Have Two Things in Common
My friend and colleague, Ling Liu, and I have two things in common today.
- NaBloPoMo is turning out to be a strain — we’re both running out of stuff to write. Ling’s threatening to inventory her make-up drawer. I’m recapping her blog.
- We hate waiting for authors to write the next book in the series. I’ve got two examples.
| William W. Freehling. The Road to Disunion, Volume I: Secessionists at Bay, 1776-1854 was published in 1990. I bought it a year or two later, and waited for Volume II. And waited. And waited. I even considered writing Professor Freehling to see what the hold-up was. Volume II: Secessionists Triumphant: 1854-1861 was published in April 2007, 16 years later. | |||||||||||||||
Robert A. Caro. The Years of Lyndon Johnson.
I’m starting to worry about whether Caro’s going to live long enough to finish the fourth book. |
