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Brandon Sanderson last week posted a video [0] where he said he would come clean. Spoiler: It was him having written 4 new books during lockdown in addition to

Brandon Sanderson last week posted a video [0] where he said he would come clean. Spoiler: It was him having written 4 new books during lockdown in addition to those promised. The Kickstarter [1] for those books is now the biggest ever. He is a machine, also gets a lot of goodwill from the way he interact with fans. He's the one author where I read books before the series is finished, because I feel I can trust him. [0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a-k6eaT-jQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a-k6eaT-jQ [1]: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dragonsteel/surprise-four-secret-novels-by-brandon-sanderson?ref=bva2b9 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dragonsteel/surprise-fo...

OtomotO 5y ago
Yup, he is a machine and I love some of his works, while others I find mediocre at best. It's the same as with all the other "machines" out there, really. Some very good books, many mediocre, some even outright bad. All my subjective taste of course. But you're right, one can trust him that he finishes and that has its merits too.
- mabub24 5y ago
  I agree. The quality of his writing and output is generally on par with someone like Clive Cussler, or Joyce Carol Oates. The method is pretty simple: write a lot and see what sticks. Updike was probably the best writer in the modern era to have used that method. Sanderson generally has some interesting concepts but his characters are pretty simplistic, and he puts an extreme emphasis on "systematic worldbuilding," to the detriment of their plot. His style is really starting to show its limits in the Stormlight books, which are very long, which have some neat scenes, but which are also in incredible need of an editor.
999900000999 5y ago
Thank you. If I have time I plan to read at least one of his books. I've been wasting alot of time on YouTube, and frankly here. Books remove that option, you need to focus on them

OtomotO 5y ago

Yup, he is a machine and I love some of his works, while others I find mediocre at best. It's the same as with all the other "machines" out there, really. Some very good books, many mediocre, some even outright bad. All my subjective taste of course. But you're right, one can trust him that he finishes and that has its merits too.

mabub24 5y ago
I agree. The quality of his writing and output is generally on par with someone like Clive Cussler, or Joyce Carol Oates. The method is pretty simple: write a lot and see what sticks. Updike was probably the best writer in the modern era to have used that method. Sanderson generally has some interesting concepts but his characters are pretty simplistic, and he puts an extreme emphasis on "systematic worldbuilding," to the detriment of their plot. His style is really starting to show its limits in the Stormlight books, which are very long, which have some neat scenes, but which are also in incredible need of an editor.

999900000999 5y ago

Thank you. If I have time I plan to read at least one of his books. I've been wasting alot of time on YouTube, and frankly here. Books remove that option, you need to focus on them