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Now that I understand how publishing schedules work, I can understand why many authors have the sophomore slump. A year is a long time to wait for a sequel, but it's a short, short time to WRITE a sequel.

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Patrick Rothfuss
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: June 6
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