Pat Rothfuss XVII: Games, Bets, and Minecraft

[IFR]

At this point I wish Rothfuss would fully embrace the antagonism with his fandom. He should do something like announce on March 31 that the third book is finished, it just needs some small bits of editing and it will be ready for submission to his publishers. Then go radio silence for a few months, and when it's later brought up in an interview he can say it was an April fools joke. When it's pointed out that he made the announcement in March, he can shrug and say "Oops, my mistake. Well, the fans should have known better." And continue without apology.

[Myrddin]

I'm going to write a book called "The Windy Regard of Wiseman Stone"

[Ser Not Appearing]

Winds of Stone

A Wise Man's Name

The Fear of Doors

[Teng Ai Hui]

12 hours ago, Gaston de Foix said:

https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250796189/the-doors-of-midnight

Left here without comment. 

31 USD?!?  

[RedEyedGhost]

5 hours ago, Ser Not Appearing said:

The Fear of Doors

I'd read that.

[Garlan the Gallant]

45 minutes ago, RedEyedGhost said:

I'd read that.

I fear it hitting me on the way out

[Rorshach]

12 hours ago, Ser Not Appearing said:

The Fear of Doors

Shouldn't that be Fear of The Doors?

 

[Ser Not Appearing]

4 hours ago, Rorschach - 2 said:

Shouldn't that be Fear of The Doors?

I almost changed it but didn't want to invoke a band name. I'm copying another author ... but I have standards!

[Ompog]

Fear of the bins

[Ser Scot A Ellison]

Has Rothfuss gone fully into hiding?  His last blog post is June 2022.  His twitch stream seems inactive…

[Ninefingers]

4 hours ago, Ser Scot A Ellison said:

Has Rothfuss gone fully into hiding?  His last blog post is June 2022.  His twitch stream seems inactive…

I think it's a combination of personal life problems reaching new and dizzying heights combined with embarrassment over the missing chapter/AWOL charity drive.  

[Myrddin]

"If I close all my browsers, will the Internet stop talking about me?" - Pat, probably. 

[Gaston de Foix]

Pat is on Twitch right now promising a new novella.  He's polling folks about whether they have read the Slow Regard of Silent Things.  Who has?

[Gaston de Foix]

I have, I should say.  Also Auri is pronounced "Aari".  

[Gaston de Foix]

OK, here's the announcement: https://blog.patrickrothfuss.com/2023/05/new-novella-an-announcement-in-three-parts/

He's now talking about getting back into writing things (paraphrase).  Coming out 14 Nov 2023.  Narrow Road Between Desires.  He doesn't love it as much as Slow Regard, but he is *as* proud of it as Slow Regard.  

He's now deconstructing what "canon" is anyway.  

[Gaston de Foix]

Dude has serious ADHD (I sympathize on this). 

He's literally responding in live-time to comments and observations from his Twitch fans as part of his meander from whatever he's trying to say.  We are currently talking about *unhealthy body images in fairies*.  This is a PSA, from me to you, btw.  I expect some sugar.  

[Derfel Cadarn]

When’s he releasing the last third of that novel he wrote almost 15-20 years ago that he said would be out circa 2009?

Edited May 18, 2023 by Derfel Cadarn

[Gaston de Foix]

This is apparently a revised, expanded version of the Lightning Tree in Rogues.  Twice as long, totally rewritten.  

[Gaston de Foix]

4 minutes ago, Derfel Cadarn said:

When’s he releasing the last third of that novel he wrote almost 15-20 years ago that he said would be out circa 2009?

Umm, I wouldn't expect answers to that question on this Twitch stream, although people are asking. What can I say, it's my first Twitch stream.  

We are talking about sexy badgers now.  

Edited May 18, 2023 by Gaston de Foix

[KiDisaster]

Sure, I'll read another novella. I loved Slow Regard.