How Many Is Too Many? Sunday, February 18, 2007

In my last post, I mentioned Mrs. Giggles. One of the things she mentioned last week was about the number of books an author will put out. Then, there was the whole discussion about different publishing houses.
I'm wondering, now that I have two more contracts, how many releases is too many? Personally, I get a little overwhelmed by the promotional chats and other requirements when I have releases close together. It's all part of the job and I enjoy it, but I can forget what I'm doing so easily.
How many books can one publish in a year without flooding the reader? I noticed that Nora Roberts had a sudden spurt and she's released four books in the last six months. That's too many for me and she's HUGE. How many books can a writer come out with and not annoy the reading public?
Discuss.