jurble Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 On the topic of editorial intervention Did you guys know that Toriyama initially intended for Androids 19 and 20 to be "the Androids" until his editor was like "cool, but where's the actual villains?" So he added 17, 18 and Cell. And then he intended Imperfect Cell to be Perfect Cell until the editor was like, "So what does he look like in his Perfect form?" And then we got the handsome devil known as Perfect Cell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry of the Lawn Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 They should do a remake of Wonderboys about Rothfuss and the DoS. They could have Seth Rogan play the Rothfuss/Douglass character. I'm thinking McCauley Culkin for Downey Jr. "I had an alternate version of the first chapter..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuenjato Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 I'm still curious about Z.'s info on book 3. I think we can safely assume that a draft of it is complete -- Peter Brett once tweeted that he had a beta copy & was reading it, a long time ago, maybe 6-7 years? -- but the floating idea that it basically sucks would be in line with the extreme delay and Rothfuss's refusal to discuss it. And I just gotta say LOL at the decorum-buttons pushed earlier about criticizing the author. This is a forum where Tairy Yeardkind has 50+ threads bashing his douchery and R. Scott Bakker discussions routinely devolve to dissecting his foot-in-mouth disease. If Rothfuss a) wasn't so popular and thus influential in the gnre, b) if his books were a lot better than his obnoxious fanboi / girls proclaimed, c) he didn't make grandiose statements about the series and seem completely unable or unwilling to back these statements up with evidence other than an utter, utter dogshit slice-of-life novella with a whinging "don't judge me imma unicorn, u can be unicorn too" prologue & epilogue to boot, d) if he wasn't making bank milking the swag of the series to the nth degree while failing to deliver, e) write misogynistic blog posts and hate on series he ripped off wholesale (HP... even then, the decorum button need not be pushed. Polite discussion about overrated authors is not the reason many of us visit westeros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted October 3, 2018 Author Share Posted October 3, 2018 Eh, I dunno, as much as Goodkind is a shitheel, I wouldn't mock him if a parent died or he got cancer or anything. Also good point with E. I hate that Rothfuss' misogyny gets complete ignored. I think he's worse then a lot of people that do get accused of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marquis de Leech Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 I'll criticise Rothfuss for making foolish comments (it's not as if we have much else to discuss about him at the moment), but there are several lines I won't cross. Writer's Block *is* a thing, even if Rothfuss himself denies it - the frustration is less with the delay (I have a love/hate relationship with the books anyway), and more the perceived dishonesty or at least denial about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marquis de Leech Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 I'll also say I really like The Slow Regard of Silent Things. It's the foreword and afterword that are the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unJon Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 1 hour ago, The Marquis de Leech said: I'll also say I really like The Slow Regard of Silent Things. It's the foreword and afterword that are the problem. QFT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lysmonger Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 13 hours ago, Ninefingers said: I dunno. Rothfuss was obviously FOS when he made his infamous "good to go" proclamation all those years back, but he has maintained that he drafted an ending long ago and [at least at one point] knew where he was going with the story. I would be very surprised to learn that book 3 hasn't at least been plotted out to the point where ghost writers couldn't help fill in the gaps. You couldnt get a james patterson writer... You'd have to get someone who is really good at writing like pat and someone who has read a lot of his influences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lysmonger Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 13 hours ago, unJon said: IIRC, there was buzz around the internet at one point that a book 3 manuscript went to beta readers and the feedback was not positive. The implication was that PR has been trying to fix it ever since. The ending he wanted as a 20 something is a whole lot different than what it should be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted October 3, 2018 Author Share Posted October 3, 2018 41 minutes ago, lysmonger said: The ending he wanted as a 20 something is a whole lot different than what it should be. You know this....how? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lysmonger Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 34 minutes ago, Darth Richard II said: You know this....how? I'm assuming the ending he thought up when he was in his twenties may not be the best fit for the story and especially for a larger market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lysmonger Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 12 hours ago, Zorral said: Generally, the way it works when editorial intervention is necessary to get a book from an author, the editor/s get a hotel room, visit the author's home, whatever, and hole up with her, and go through an excruciating, endless process, of q&a and somebody types, preferably the author -- but not always. It hasn't been unknown for the author in this circumstance to take a runner either. So they are kind of brainstorming what could happen or how something could be resolved together? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unJon Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 5 hours ago, lysmonger said: The ending he wanted as a 20 something is a whole lot different than what it should be. So like a Bakker situation?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninefingers Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 12 hours ago, Darth Richard II said: I hate that Rothfuss' misogyny gets complete ignored. I think he's worse then a lot of people that do get accused of it. You're clearly barking up the wrong tree. He used to host meetings of the college feminists and stuff. Misogyny disproved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lysmonger Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Rothfuss hosted college feminists. he did nothing wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninefingers Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 6 hours ago, lysmonger said: Rothfuss hosted college feminists. he did nothing wrong Correct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted October 4, 2018 Author Share Posted October 4, 2018 29 minutes ago, Ninefingers said: Correct Don't encourage it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedEyedGhost Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 6 hours ago, lysmonger said: Rothfuss hosted college feminists. he did nothing wrong Was that in his fifth senior year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lysmonger Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 No seventh year. He was already banned in the freshman dorms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lysmonger Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 5th and 6th year was collegiate dating counselor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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