Yata he/him Posted October 15, 2015 Posted October 15, 2015 This is a plug, but I made a widget for my phone that shows Brandon's writing progress. It was great for the first few weeks that Stormlight 3 appeared, but that 21% has been there so long it's starting to meld with my wall paper... He is in tour for Shadows of Self, It's an hard moment to write.
Rockbud he/him Posted October 15, 2015 Posted October 15, 2015 He is in tour for Shadows of Self, It's an hard moment to write. I know I know , and its not a bad thing. What ever the wait, it will be worth it.
Orlion Blight he/him Posted November 2, 2015 Posted November 2, 2015 Well, according to a tweet, Brandon has returned to writing Stormlight 3! Think on that and despair! 3
Sharp of Wit and Blade he/him Posted November 3, 2015 Posted November 3, 2015 Just to nitpick: Stormlight three is now Oathbringer, Dalinar's book. A pity, since Highprince of War was a better title in my opinion. I just hate when authors mash words togheter and make a new word. You can't do that in my language without sounding silly./rant I am disappointed about the name for a different reason. The first two books in the series so far have in turn been named after an important book within. Although, thinking about it, Dalinar's book was already used (The Way of Kings), so perhaps something else meaningful to him was needed. And, additionally, it might give a bit of a hint as to his struggle in the upcoming book. He has to be the Oathbringer. He has to unite the other Highprinces. In TWoK, the struggle for many of the characters was acting honorably. Words of Radiance is also phonetically identical to Words of Radiants, which implied that the Knights Radiant will be re-formed and that new Ideals would be spoken.
DreamEternal Posted November 3, 2015 Posted November 3, 2015 I am disappointed about the name for a different reason. The first two books in the series so far have in turn been named after an important book within. Although, thinking about it, Dalinar's book was already used (The Way of Kings), so perhaps something else meaningful to him was needed. And, additionally, it might give a bit of a hint as to his struggle in the upcoming book. He has to be the Oathbringer. He has to unite the other Highprinces. In TWoK, the struggle for many of the characters was acting honorably. Words of Radiance is also phonetically identical to Words of Radiants, which implied that the Knights Radiant will be re-formed and that new Ideals would be spoken. Actualy, Oathbringer is also an in-universe book. 1
soulcastJam he/him Posted November 3, 2015 Posted November 3, 2015 Actualy, Oathbringer is also an in-universe book. Do you have a reference?
Bort he/him Posted November 3, 2015 Posted November 3, 2015 Do you have a reference? Check my posts on page one of this thread. You will find one where I quoted Brandon as saying that he intends to have each book in the Stormlight Archives named after an in-world book. 1
Guest Posted November 4, 2015 Posted November 4, 2015 I am disappointed about the name for a different reason. The first two books in the series so far have in turn been named after an important book within. Although, thinking about it, Dalinar's book was already used (The Way of Kings), so perhaps something else meaningful to him was needed. And, additionally, it might give a bit of a hint as to his struggle in the upcoming book. He has to be the Oathbringer. He has to unite the other Highprinces. In TWoK, the struggle for many of the characters was acting honorably. Words of Radiance is also phonetically identical to Words of Radiants, which implied that the Knights Radiant will be re-formed and that new Ideals would be spoken. As others have pointed out, Oathbringer also is the name of an in-world book. Brandon has also explained how some Shardblade were so famous they came with a name being passed down from one generation to another. Oathbringer likely is such a Blade. My thoughts are the book was written based on the "exploits" of this particular Shardblade, which makes it wholeheartedly interesting. Also bear in mind the "Highprince of War" was perhaps not meant to be Dalinar... It was the name of the 5th book in the series, not the 3rd. It could be Dalinar was planned to die before and the title was completely unrelated to him.
Kaladin al'Thor Posted November 4, 2015 Author Posted November 4, 2015 Brandon Sanderson @BrandSanderson @Link_Law 400k, I'm afraid. Book 4 could be 300, but book 3 has some of the longest sequences in the series. Woot!!! The longer the better! 1
Orlion Blight he/him Posted November 6, 2015 Posted November 6, 2015 23 %! Being this obsessive might be unhealthy...but hey, none of you are my real mom anyway! 4
Curiosity he/him Posted November 6, 2015 Posted November 6, 2015 Brandon keeps on posting on Facebook how much he has written every day for NaNoWriMo. I'm not sure that being this aware of his progress is going to be good for my excited stomach or my overblown expectations. 2
soulcastJam he/him Posted November 9, 2015 Posted November 9, 2015 23 %! Being this obsessive might be unhealthy...but hey, none of you are my real mom anyway! Thats what YOU think! Now go clean your room!
Kaymyth she/her Posted November 9, 2015 Posted November 9, 2015 23 %! Being this obsessive might be unhealthy...but hey, none of you are my real mom anyway! You sure about that? Thats what YOU think! Now go clean your room! Look at my title. 4
ThirdGen Posted November 9, 2015 Posted November 9, 2015 Brandon keeps on posting on Facebook how much he has written every day for NaNoWriMo. I'm not sure that being this aware of his progress is going to be good for my excited stomach or my overblown expectations. Really? I mean, he signed up for NaNoWriLife. 4
Kaladin al'Thor Posted November 10, 2015 Author Posted November 10, 2015 25%!!!!! I don't know if I can make it... Lol
soulcastJam he/him Posted November 10, 2015 Posted November 10, 2015 25%!!!!! I don't know if I can make it... Lol It's OK. All you have to do is nothing.
Guest Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 Considering how many words Brandon is writing each day, an increase in percentage of only 3% seems small... How big will book 3 be?
Alvron Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 (edited) How big will book 3 be? Approximately 400,000 words. Edited November 11, 2015 by Alvron 1
Baine he/him Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 Ugh. I remember all the hype and anticipation I had for WoR. THIS BOOK IS GOING TO BE SO GOOD! Actually, I think the hype might be a bit less this time since there's less of a gap between books.
Orlion Blight he/him Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 At his current rate, assuming he writes the same amount each week and takes no breaks for holidays or goes on tours, we would have the First Draft by the end of April. I am assuming we'll have to add at least a month to that, so First Draft would be done in May. It took Tor three months to publish Words of Radiance after the final draft was finished. That would mean that to get a release of Oathbringer in December, the drafting process would have to take at the most four months (I can not find how long the WoR drafts took). In other words, I would say it's time to come to peace with seeing Oathbringer come out in 2017. 1
PeterAhlstrom he/him Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 (I can not find how long the WoR drafts took). Longer than four months. 2
flying_shadow she/her Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 Only 4 months? That seems like a really short time.
Orlion Blight he/him Posted November 12, 2015 Posted November 12, 2015 Only 4 months? That seems like a really short time. It is, which is why I'm not expecting the book before 2017. If it does arrive next year: fantastic! I'll sacrifice an unblemished goat in celebration. But in my case, I find it's better to expect something later than to expect it sooner and have it end up being later.Shadows of Self being so awesome and having White Sand to look forward to also helps
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