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No no no! I haven't shaken his hand yet! (though I never go to conventions etc. or have the money to anyway but still...) If Terry dies a large piece of me dies with him 
As for Rhianna taking over, the books she creates will never compare to her fathers, though the worst that would happen is mediocrity in my opinion. I doubt I will hate them, I just wont think much of them, granted that will still kill off the series for me but I don't think i'll throw her creations in the bin for example.
As for Rhianna taking over, the books she creates will never compare to her fathers, though the worst that would happen is mediocrity in my opinion. I doubt I will hate them, I just wont think much of them, granted that will still kill off the series for me but I don't think i'll throw her creations in the bin for example.
If and when Rhianna takes over writing DW novels, I have only two hopes: 1. That she writes what SHE feels is important, interesting; in short, that she writes her OWN stories. 2. That she is judged on her own merits.
Literary offspring have more than once taken their parents' written legacy and the results have seemed--at best--like an ill-fitting suit. Brian Herbert springs to mind as another someone who probably should have left off his father Frank's notes and written his own ideas. Some have unfairly been judged harshly simply because they're not their parents.
I hope to be able to keep an open mind. I wish her the courage to follow her own path.
Literary offspring have more than once taken their parents' written legacy and the results have seemed--at best--like an ill-fitting suit. Brian Herbert springs to mind as another someone who probably should have left off his father Frank's notes and written his own ideas. Some have unfairly been judged harshly simply because they're not their parents.
I hope to be able to keep an open mind. I wish her the courage to follow her own path.
I think this is partly speculation/wishful thinking in the article. Terry's mentioned before about her perhaps writing for Discworld 'if she wants' before Narrativia was formed. At the con the focus was all on The Watch and her contribution to the writing for that and working with Guy Burt in the driving seat - I think really that's all this is to do with for the time being.
Writing for games/TV/comics/film (remember she's lead writer for the Tomb Raider reboot) is a different discipline to writing books after all. She did say at the con that she had ideas for new characters like a forensics Igorina for The Watch, so that's something new she wants to do and maybe this will have a knock on effect when her Dad leaves it, but she's not actually said anything about taking on the books side of things, so perhaps the article's making assumptions on Terry's blessing being there for her to pick it up 'if she wants' when he's done?
Or maybe it'll be just be her writing Discworld for a continuing visual media franchise which she is after all known for and obviously excels at, leaving the classic novels to stand as a memorial to her father?
Writing for games/TV/comics/film (remember she's lead writer for the Tomb Raider reboot) is a different discipline to writing books after all. She did say at the con that she had ideas for new characters like a forensics Igorina for The Watch, so that's something new she wants to do and maybe this will have a knock on effect when her Dad leaves it, but she's not actually said anything about taking on the books side of things, so perhaps the article's making assumptions on Terry's blessing being there for her to pick it up 'if she wants' when he's done?
Or maybe it'll be just be her writing Discworld for a continuing visual media franchise which she is after all known for and obviously excels at, leaving the classic novels to stand as a memorial to her father?
1. I was truly worried for him when I read bout the incident in NYC. Although I'm hopeful it's a situation of correcting the medications that caused it and not one of a general health deterioration.
2. I've read both articles and no where do I see that Rhianna will be writing Discworld books. Both hint at that, but what they both actually say is that he is handing over Discworld to her and that she's involved in the BBC show. She may not even attempt to write a DW book, and to be perfectly I honest, who would?
2. I've read both articles and no where do I see that Rhianna will be writing Discworld books. Both hint at that, but what they both actually say is that he is handing over Discworld to her and that she's involved in the BBC show. She may not even attempt to write a DW book, and to be perfectly I honest, who would?
RSoak is right - people are reading more into it than what Terry actually said. Yes, he will hand Discworld over to Rhianna when he goes, but it's never said that she will be writing novels.
I think there's a quote in another interview (with both Terry and Rhianna) where she says she doesn't really want to write Discworld novels as it's her father's creation, not her own.
I think there's a quote in another interview (with both Terry and Rhianna) where she says she doesn't really want to write Discworld novels as it's her father's creation, not her own.
Just copied this from New Statesman Terry interview via twitter.
Run by Pratchett's new production company, Narrativia, The Watch will continue the well-loved City Watch saga where the books left off, and Rhianna will be an important member of the writing team. The author tells me that he will be happy for her to continue writing the Discworld books when he is no longer able to do so. "The Discworld is safe in my daughter's hands," Pratchett assures me.
If you want to read the full thing.
http://www.newstatesman.com//culture/20 ... en-im-gone
Run by Pratchett's new production company, Narrativia, The Watch will continue the well-loved City Watch saga where the books left off, and Rhianna will be an important member of the writing team. The author tells me that he will be happy for her to continue writing the Discworld books when he is no longer able to do so. "The Discworld is safe in my daughter's hands," Pratchett assures me.
If you want to read the full thing.
http://www.newstatesman.com//culture/20 ... en-im-gone
From Discworld Monthly:
On the 14th of October The Sunday Times Magazine featured an article named Relative Values about Terry and Rhianna Pratchett. Each gets to talk about their relationship with the other. Terry tells about Rhianna's childhood, her schools and how she coped with his announcement of his illness and Rhianna talks about her early memories of playing computer games with her dad and how she has worked hard to establish herself as a separate entity. When asked if she would consider taking over writing Discworld from her father Rhianna replied: "They are my father's achievements, and sacred to him, I'd like them to stay that way."
To read the full article you will need to find a library that keeps copies of The Sunday Times.
On the 14th of October The Sunday Times Magazine featured an article named Relative Values about Terry and Rhianna Pratchett. Each gets to talk about their relationship with the other. Terry tells about Rhianna's childhood, her schools and how she coped with his announcement of his illness and Rhianna talks about her early memories of playing computer games with her dad and how she has worked hard to establish herself as a separate entity. When asked if she would consider taking over writing Discworld from her father Rhianna replied: "They are my father's achievements, and sacred to him, I'd like them to stay that way."
To read the full article you will need to find a library that keeps copies of The Sunday Times.
Not Discworld, but an interview with Rhianna - a day in the life, kinda thing.
http://m.stylist.co.uk/people/work-life ... riptwriter
Good news that Terry's still got lots of ideas.
http://m.stylist.co.uk/people/work-life ... riptwriter
Good news that Terry's still got lots of ideas.
