WOR finished (OFFICIALLY) - Launch date confirmed

[Natans he/him]

Brandon didn't say that he is finished with the book. But the draft for copyediting will be finished by December 6th.

 

I stand corrected, Thanks again Mr. Peter.

 

Ops, I jumped the gun a little bit so =)

 

But by the bright side we now have the release date and the date that he will realy finish. So no hard fellings guys

 

And we still can hope that Mr. Sanderson could keep failing to write a smaller book than WOK and add another few chapter. I heard that Dalinar could gain a couple more chapters

 

 

Just Saying

[dionysus]

I used to be able to do a WoT book, for example, in about 12 hours.

 

Now with 2 kids, one an infant, I'll be lucky to finish in a week.

[Argent he/him]

I too am taking days off to enjoy this properly.

[Botanica she/her]

Wow, can't wait!!! WoR longer than WoK?! Yes please!!! Gotta get ready for the book with 1100+ pages!

[The Rooster he/him]

It's up to 70% complete ya'll!

[ADIMORTIS he/him]

Now on 85%  

[dungeonfood he/him]

Does anybody else have those days where they wake up in the morning, remember WoR isn't coming out in January after all, and just fall into a deep and insurmountable despair? It feels like Bridge 4 up in here.

[Cortez he/him]

I do. Not sure I can last another 3 months and 4 days.

 

Not quite ready for the honour chasm yet though

[Aether he/him]

Try to focus on the fact that the longer we have to wait, the more time Brandon has to work on it and (presumably) the better the end-result will be.

 

Doesn't help for the crying, but it does keep the Honour-chasm away.

[Dysphoric Kitten she/her]

My current solution is to go leaping about through the mists of writing, especially those of MBI. I really do recommend it to you all.

Can't. Storming. Wait. For the. Lord Ruling. WoR. To come. Out. *falls from emotional exhaustion*

[Jinxed he/him]

Now 95%    FIST PUMP!!!!                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Yeah I know it doesn't change the wait at all but still I'M SO EXCITED!!!.

[ADIMORTIS he/him]

On 99%..

And first proof tab at 0%..

What does it mean, first proof?

[Aether he/him]

First proof reading. He's done with editing (as in, he is satisfied with the book now and won't change anything) and will now commence proof-reading (spelling, grammar, context etc.).

[The Rooster he/him]

Arrgg! So close yet so far.  This wait is going to be hell.  At least I think there will be increasing amounts of snippets and previews coming out from Tor after the holidays!

[cem he/him]

...aaaand it's done.

 

Brandon Sanderson ‏@BrandSanderson 2h

Just sent the last revision of Words of Radiance to my assistant so he can format it and send it off to Tor. The book is officially done!

[Guest Alaxel]

I can't believe how quickly the next book is coming out. Brandon Sanderson is some sort of story telling machine. An unstoppable machine. With enormous gears that will crush anything foolish enough to get tangled up in them.

When the book was pushed back from January to March, I didn't even bat an eye. I've already suffered through a two year extra delay between when Patrick Rothfuss promised The Wise Man's Fear would be out and when it actually was released. Now I've been waiting for The Doors of Stone for just as long as I waited for The Wise Man's Fear and have yet to find any solid projected date. The best I can find is an interview where he mentions that maybe it will be 2014, maybe it will be 2015. Or maybe 2020. It's quite frustrating.

But I bless Pat Rothfuss slow writing. It was because of that that I turned to Brandon Sanderson. I don't mean to sound like I'm bashing Rothfuss, but I think that Brandon Sanderson writes better stories, writes them faster, and engages his fanbase far, far more than any other author that I know of. So a few months of delay is just a pleasant reminder that Sanderson is, in fact, probably a mortal man.

I've heard that George R. R. Martin is notorious as a slow writing author as well.

[Natans he/him]

I can't believe how quickly the next book is coming out. Brandon Sanderson is some sort of story telling machine. An unstoppable machine. With enormous gears that will crush anything foolish enough to get tangled up in them.

When the book was pushed back from January to March, I didn't even bat an eye. I've already suffered through a two year extra delay between when Patrick Rothfuss promised The Wise Man's Fear would be out and when it actually was released. Now I've been waiting for The Doors of Stone for just as long as I waited for The Wise Man's Fear and have yet to find any solid projected date. The best I can find is an interview where he mentions that maybe it will be 2014, maybe it will be 2015. Or maybe 2020. It's quite frustrating.

But I bless Pat Rothfuss slow writing. It was because of that that I turned to Brandon Sanderson. I don't mean to sound like I'm bashing Rothfuss, but I think that Brandon Sanderson writes better stories, writes them faster, and engages his fanbase far, far more than any other author that I know of. So a few months of delay is just a pleasant reminder that Sanderson is, in fact, probably a mortal man.

I've heard that George R. R. Martin is notorious as a slow writing author as well.

 

Well what say of a man whose idea of vacation after write a big epic book is write some small books to relax o.O

 

At appear that he was two mode - Writing big books mode and Writing relaxing books mode

 

(And the idea of him having multiples clone wasn't abadoned yet)

 

God bless Mr. Sanderson =)

Edited December 6, 2013 by Natans

[The Rooster he/him]

Well what say of a man whose idea of vacation after write a big epic book is write some small books to relax o.O

 

At appear that he was two mode - Writing big books mode and Writing relaxing books mode

 

(And the idea of him having multiples clone wasn't abadoned yet)

 

God bless Mr. Sanderson =)

 

May he always find Shade.

[Cortez he/him]

 I've already suffered through a two year extra delay between when Patrick Rothfuss promised The Wise Man's Fear would be out and when it actually was released.

 

At least it wasn't a ten year delay with the book being split into two along the way.

[PeterAhlstrom he/him]

Way of Kings came out in August 2010. Words of Radiance comes out in March 2014. Brandon thinks that is far too long a gap and he has no intention of ever doing that to his readers again (*cough* except for with Alcatraz *cough*), but it was unavoidable with the Wheel of Time in there.

 

However, the gap seems not to have actually been a problem this time. If anything, anticipation has been building. Of course that meant that book 2 had to be incredibly awesome to live up to the expectation. Which I believe it will.

[Aether he/him]

Way of Kings came out in August 2010. Words of Radiance comes out in March 2014. Brandon thinks that is far too long a gap and he has no intention of ever doing that to his readers again (*cough* except for with Alcatraz *cough*), but it was unavoidable with the Wheel of Time in there.

 

However, the gap seems not to have actually been a problem this time. If anything, anticipation has been building. Of course that meant that book 2 had to be incredibly awesome to live up to the expectation. Which I believe it will.

As you point out, in Brandon's case it is understandable and relatable. Plus he already has an unmatched productivity when it comes to writing - that man is a machine! Now, while I am a huge fan of George R. R. Martin too, the wait between books has become ridiculous, and it is getting difficult to find it excusable. The same, though to a lesser extent, goes for many other authors as well. Brandon has superior credibility and better interaction with his fans - who in turn respect him more.

 

And we love you too, Peter. Don't you forget that  .

Edited December 6, 2013 by Aether

[Shardbearer he/him]

Way of Kings came out in August 2010. Words of Radiance comes out in March 2014. Brandon thinks that is far too long a gap and he has no intention of ever doing that to his readers again (*cough* except for with Alcatraz *cough*), but it was unavoidable with the Wheel of Time in there.

 

However, the gap seems not to have actually been a problem this time. If anything, anticipation has been building. Of course that meant that book 2 had to be incredibly awesome to live up to the expectation. Which I believe it will.

 

Of course it will!

[Swimmingly he/him]

At least it wasn't a ten year delay with the book being split into two along the way.

There was that little issue in which the original author was rather terminally reduced in his capacity to write...

[Aether he/him]

There was that little issue in which the original author was rather terminally reduced in his capacity to write...

He is referring to George R. R. Martin and his a Feast for Crows, not Robert Jordan and a Memory of Light.

[Natans he/him]

Now if only Mr Sanderson and Mr. Ahlstrom could create a experimental program to send some Arc copy for members of the official forum (a.k.a. us) to .......(let think) yes, collect the fan feedback about the book, that would be nice.

I know, I know its is a hard job sit down and read an 1000 pages book of pure awesomeness, But as a fan I fell that is my duty help.So send me a book and I help. Don't need thank me

(What?? A man can dream) =)

Edited December 6, 2013 by Natans