I have noticed an increase in authors recently who write wildly successful series and then they just stop before they are done. The one that has always stuck out to me is George R R Martin but recently I think that you can add Patrick Rothfuss and Jim Butcher.
I get that fame is a terrible burden and that depression is even worse but that doesn’t entitle you to be a dick when asked about it, even if asked daily. If you do anything in the public eye using your fame from that series to boost your following then you open yourself to being questioned about when that next beloved book is coming out.
I feel like a jerk because mental health is paramount but as I have seen several places “having a mental health issue isn’t an excuse to be an asshole”.
by pulpandlumber
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Jim Butcher has done TWO AMAs here [the first AMA](http://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/25q3em/i_am_jim_butcher_author_of_the_dresden_files_the/) & [the second AMA](https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/3lye65/i_am_jim_butcher_author_of_the_dresden_files_and/?) 🙂 [Here’s a link to all of our upcoming AMAs](http://www.reddit.com/r/books/wiki/amafullschedule)
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