king of nowhere Posted April 14, 2013 Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 I read that sanderson was worried that stormlight 2 was proceeding too slowly, and he should have to cut scenes for pacing reasons. Pacing is important because if the story goes too slowly, regular readers will lose interest in it. However, there are also the diehard fans, who will not care if the story is slow and will appreciate the extra bit of caracther interaction even if it don0't further the plot and don't give much characterization. So I'm thinking, brandon could release, after the book proper, a special extended edition (ebook only, probably) that contains all the scenes cut for pacing reasons. All the interactions with the secondary characters that were deemed too unimportant to the main plot, all the info dump that regular readers don't care about but we do. Wouldn't that be great? Any chance of getting something like it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe ST Posted April 14, 2013 Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 I doubt that's likely, he'll probably just feed them into the next book, rewriting them so that they're even more fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Monstrosity Posted April 14, 2013 Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 Isn't there already a deleted scenes section for several books on the website? Don't see any reason why SA would be different in that respect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king of nowhere Posted April 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 Isn't there already a deleted scenes section for several books on the website? That's different: those are scenes that were deleted after the plot was altered significantly. For example the fool prince in elantris, who got cut out entirely, or the variations on the prologue of mistborn, where the evolution of the sequence is shown. Those are chapters that don't fit into the actual narrative anymore. What I was thinking of was chapters that fit into the current narrative and got cut out solely for pacing reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Monstrosity Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 That's different: those are scenes that were deleted after the plot was altered significantly. For example the fool prince in elantris, who got cut out entirely, or the variations on the prologue of mistborn, where the evolution of the sequence is shown. Those are chapters that don't fit into the actual narrative anymore. What I was thinking of was chapters that fit into the current narrative and got cut out solely for pacing reasons. Well, I'm also thinking of the alternate ending for Well of Ascension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethling Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 (edited) It would be a very good idea in theory, but the publishers will undoubtedly mess it up in application. I wouldn't mind paying a "little" bit more for a more conclusive edition, but $100 plus for a special edition is nuts. Wasn't the Legion hardcover originally listed for over $50? All in all, it would probably just be more economical for everyone to just put the deleted scenes on his site. Edited April 19, 2013 by Aethling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voidus Posted April 26, 2013 Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 Well Brandon did at one point IIRC say that he wouldn't mind releasing like an epic collectors edition like they do with Video games, with extra material (I think he mentioned annotations) and like a statue, maybe a fabrial with fake gemstones or something for SA I guess. I'd pay over $100 for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KChan Posted April 26, 2013 Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 Brandon is really good about making sure vital information gets into the book when and where it needs to. If he has to cut any particular scenes, he obviously won't choose the ones that are vital, and I have every faith that he'll give the readers what we need to know however he can. For example, if he has to cut a scene that only contained one or two important snippets of information, he might be able to work them into a different scene, making the whole narrative stronger. As for the deleted scenes themselves, I'm in the "post it on the website" camp. That would be easier for everyone involved. Plus, there are also the annotations, where Brandon talks about a lot of cool stuff that either wasn't vital enough to make its way into the final product, or that we might have missed on our own. I imagine we'll get plenty of cool stuff with those, and they would be an ideal way to talk about what got cut when, and why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windrunner Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 Well Brandon did at one point IIRC say that he wouldn't mind releasing like an epic collectors edition like they do with Video games, with extra material (I think he mentioned annotations) and like a statue, maybe a fabrial with fake gemstones or something for SA I guess. I'd pay over $100 for that.Do you remember where you heard that? It'd be seriously cool, but personally I've never heard anything along these lines. Also, speaking of Stormlight Archive annotations, Brandon's been working on the TWoK ones lately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Monstrosity Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 Well, if he needs a guy to source gems for soulcasters, I know people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voidus Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 (edited) I think it was one of the interviews I transcribed, I'll try to find it.EDIT: Found this about an AMOL special https://twitter.com/BrandSanderson/status/179073183037661185 A kind of 'boxed set' that came with hardcover, ebook, audiobook, a medallion or other keepsake, and maybe some interviews with me & Harriet http://www.theoryland.com/intvmain.php?i=755#29 this is the one I was thinking of, the google+ hangout he did Edited April 27, 2013 by Voidus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethling Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 As much as people hate Eragon, the best example I know of extra materials was in the Extended version of Brisingr, but even that was a bit disappointing. The bottom line is that it would be far cheaper for everyone involved and more readily available to everyone for him or Peter just to put the deleted scenes up on the website. Sadly, there is no way on Earth that I would pay $100 for a few cut scenes and a plastic or pewter trinket. There are people out there that will do that, but I am not one to do so. Now if there was a great value in it like a leatherbound at $50, I would definately consider that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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