Hi Bernard,
Just a quick note. I came across this site via the now defunct SAS (Sharpe Appreciation Society). Needless to say I am a huge fan and have been for many years. However I need to read more than 1 new Cornwell a year! We are all getting older and although you are not a factory you are producing books too slowly for my liking :) One way to quicken you up may be to limit your replies to your adoring public. Just have a FAQ button on your website and you will not have to endlessly reply to when is the next Sharpe/Warlord/Starbuck etc.
The bottom line is you are too accessible and need to limit this so you can write the ‘good stuff!’ (And make some more money!)
Personally I don’t think the Sharpe TV series was anywhere near as good as your early novels. Just like Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher, Sean Bean was nothing like Richard Sharpe (but we grew to love him anyway.) I would worry about what film makers would do with your other novels, but I would still pay to see them.
I hope this is the last time you waste your time reading/replying to one of your fans. Get writing!
Cheers,
Mark