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RE: Hard disc with 10 of Terry Pratchett's unfinished novels, crushed.
i never read any of his stuff, but as an author myself, i'd never want anyone to release my UNFINISHED works to the public after my death.
notes and letters to others? sure.
finished, but unpublished stories and novels? sure.
unfinished stories and unfinished novels? absolutely not.
they were his creations and they were his to do with as he pleased.
I do not think everyone's unfinished work should be completed. In this case because the author gave so much to the charity, he could have given much more, using these novels and he would never know how they turned out.
because he gave so much to charity, he could have given more? i mean...i get where you're coming from, but that seems really selfish on the part of someone who's not a family member.
and you're right, he'd never know how they turned out, but that's HIS work and nobody else's. i'd be super fucking pissed if someone finished my work after i explicitly told them not to. what if someone in your family went against your expressed wishes after you died? that'd be a pretty shitty thing to do to someone's memory.
I agree it would be. I think following his wishes was the correct way to go. I am just trying to stir discussion with other points of view. It was something he would have thought of, I am sure. He obviously organised his final days a long time before they came. He also talked of taking his own life and therefore thought of the end a lot and what would happen after.
I guess I just don't like destroying things.
As an Author and your wife...
If I die with anything unfinished and there's a call for such projects to be released to the public, whether that be for charity or to keep my family in a manner to which I'd like them to become accustomed...
DO IT!
With FULL permission. Publish EVERYTHING if it will help someone after I'm gone.
Let's face it, with my track record, there's going to be one or two (hundred) unfinished projects and if someone can benefit from them Please, have at it with a glad heart.