Urgent-Questions to Douglas Adams' fans, or any one who worked with or known him?

Question

Can you provide me with any details on how the "Salmon of doubt" was made? How many people were employed to extract the several tid bits from his computers to make that story?Were they editors or computer experts? how old were they?When did this process start? Did his wife have any objections to it? etc

Also do you know where can I have resources about adam's personal life, his home , its decorations, his freinds its(sources other than the official DNA website and the Neil Gayman Book)
Thank you very much

Answer 1

I am no fan but got interested:
"There was a previous story about "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" being released on DVD in January. This turned out to be a Region 2 DVD, but the Region 1 DVD was released on or about April 30th. There are two discs, the first of which is the BBC Miniseries, which was adapted from the BBC radio play. It suddenly occurs to me to submit this story, because mine was just delivered within the past hour. Right now it's the 12th most popular DVD on Amazon."

DNA/biography:
http://www.douglasadams.com/dna/bio.html
Adam's Biography:
http://www.douglasadams.se/biography/

OK.
Reading The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time is as close as Douglas Adams fans will ever get to buying him drinks at a pub and listening to his stories. Adams, for those people who have been living with their head under a towel, wrote the incredibly popular Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe series and made a huge impact on comic science fiction and fantasy.

This book takes us on one last spin through a delightfully twisted view of the universe as only Douglas Adams could imagine it. Adams' articles, essays and stories are gathered together to present a balanced picture of the incredibly talented yet quirky writer. Adams' unique style is evident throughout his work, from articles for computer magazines to "The Private Life of Genghis Khan," a hilarious short story about what Khan was really trying to get out of life. Editor Christopher Cerf also keeps it light with revealing anecdotes, and even includes the finished chapters of Adams' last work-in-progress, Salmon of Doubt, a long-awaited book in the Dirk Gently series. Other essays touch on his rather anguished childhood as Adams pokes fun at himself, or stretch the reader's mind as he expertly talks about science and evolution.

For fans who are writers, this book offers Adams' unique advice in regard the business of the craft. Several bits about writing can be found in his essays and in answer to such questions as 'how do you get your ideas?' ("If fiction is your line, then the only real answer is to drink way too much coffee and buy yourself a desk that doesn't collapse when you beat your head against it," he replied.)

Aside from mechanics, Salmon of Doubt provides an extraordinary look into Adams' mind and heart, revealing the truth behind every writer: he loved to dream, and was very good at making other people dream, too. He became passionate about wildlife conservation, and once trekked to Mount Kilmanjaro in a rhino suit to promote awareness and avoid a deadline, combining his insecurities and intrigues in one fell swoop.

Adams was rumored to be not weeks or months, but years past deadlines. ("I love deadlines; I love the whooshing sound they make as they pass overhead," he once said.) At least one editor moved into his house in order to collect a completed manuscript. Adams was a perfectionist, and often rewrote or started complete manuscripts anew; the version of the Dirk Gently manuscript included in this volume was culled from several different computer files, according to Cerf. Adams was an expert at weaving fine strands of coincidence into his plots, and having it all make sense (or nonsense) at the end.

This final Dirk Gently mystery includes a half-visible cat and the impact of a rhino named Desmond, but the reader can only guess the story's outcome. The sudden stop after chapter 11 reminds the reader that Adams' life was cut too short, and even though this book is packed with intriguing views and experiences, his words were too few.

Good luck