I'm moving some Zero Context Examples from the page here. They fit the trope fine, but just need some context to be good examples. They're free to take and fix up. Just remember to crosswick when they're fixed.
Witness of Gor, the 26th novel in the Gor series was stuck in Development Hell for 13 years.
Gordon Dickson's Childe Cycle had a great scope: a book series that spanned humanity's development, that would have included not only several sci-fi novels, but historical and contemporary works as well. However, Dickson focused more on the Science Fiction novels, and died before he even got a chance to finish his work.
Duke Nukem Forever took 13 years to develop. The answer to whether its quality after those years was worth the wait varies.
I'm moving some Zero Context Examples from the page here. They fit the trope fine, but just need some context to be good examples. They're free to take and fix up. Just remember to crosswick when they're fixed.
- The Thief and the Cobbler is a tragic example of a Magnum Opus crushed by Development Hell and Executive Meddling.
- It took Stephen King decades to finish The Dark Tower series.
- Witness of Gor, the 26th novel in the Gor series was stuck in Development Hell for 13 years.
- Gordon Dickson's Childe Cycle had a great scope: a book series that spanned humanity's development, that would have included not only several sci-fi novels, but historical and contemporary works as well. However, Dickson focused more on the Science Fiction novels, and died before he even got a chance to finish his work.
- Duke Nukem Forever took 13 years to develop. The answer to whether its quality after those years was worth the wait varies.
- House of Leaves took ten years to write.
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