Wyndlerunner

What I am about to write here has been brewing in my head for some time now, and while it may be controversial, I feel that I must put this out there: 

I hate fan entitlement. In fact I absolutely despise this idea that fans of any given thing "Deserve" any given thing (except of course things like, GRRM and Pat Rothfuss actually finishing their series sometime this century). For instance, using an example that may be dear to most of us here on the Shard: The Lost Metal, and Children of the Nameless. Brandon had mentioned several times wanting to write TLM during late 2018 (after Starsight). However, as we now are aware, this didn't happen- because Brandon had accepted an opportunity to write a novella for Magic: The Gathering. Post its release I began noticing reactions of disappointment that Brandon had written this instead of TLM (A reaction I marginally agree with). Disappointment is a perfectly valid reaction, and I have no problem with being disappointed in something. However, it was when these reactions became viscerally more extreme that I began to have a problem in this specific example. Phrases like "A betrayal of the fans" began to be thrown around, along with the implication that Brandon had committed some sort of cardinal sin in accepting an offer to write lore for something he loves. This is where I feel like disappointment becomes something infinitely more irrational; when we get to this point where we feel that Brandon pushing back a Mistborn book is some kind of denial of our birthright (hehe, see what I did there?) Now, I want TLM as much as the next fellow, but in no way is Brandon writing a Free  novella some sort of slight against us. And this is not the only fandom I've seen this whining (it is what it is, no use sugarcoating it), and entitled accusations in. (Star Wars fandom, anyone?) I don't think it's OK, or even warranted to be throwing out these kinds of accusations. I mean at least our favorite author actually writes!

Thank you for coming to my TED Rant, Disagree with me all you may, (Or ya know, agree), but my opinion on this matter is pretty much final.

- Wyndlerunner