Worldbuilders Write-a-Thon & more Words of Radiance!

This week, there is not one but two awesome new releases for us to enjoy. We have both a four-and-a-half hour long

The first comes thanks to Worldbuilders, an annual charity run by the incredible Pat Rothfuss, author of the Kingkiller Chronicle. Worldbuilders partners with Heifer International to raise money for needy people with drawings and auctions for various fantasy and sci-fi books and miscellaneous nerdery. The stretch goal unlocked at $100,000 dollars was a live Write-a-thon and Q&A with Brandon, sponsored by the Waygate Foundation. Last Friday, Brandon worked on a short story that was brainstormed in concert with the audience. He also spent time in a Q&A about various writing things, as well as a few interesting tidbits, such as a future of White Sand. It's quite a long video, but be sure to check it out if you missed it happening live.

The other release is of three more chapters of Words of Radiance. At this point, around ten percent of the book is available in the preview chapters, so that's fairly awesome. These three new chapters cover more of Shallan's voyage, a first look at the new skirmishes against the Parshendi with Dalinar, and a return to the chasms of the Shattered Plains by Kaladin. The most obviously interesting thing to notice here is the exclusion of Chapter 7. Why did Tor chose to exclude this chapter? Whose point of view is it from? What happens during it? Something tells me that we'll have to wait until March to find out, but I'm sure it will be worth the wait.

Remember, Words of Radiance spoilers are only allowed on the Words of Radiance spoiler subforum. If you want to discuss these new chapters, check out this topic. If you missed out on the other Words of Radiance chapters released by Tor, the Prologue and Chapters 1, and 2 can be found here, and Chapters 3, 4, and 5 are here. Happy reading!