Occupation: Writer Birth: June 6, 1973
Dawn was coming. The Waystone Inn lay in silence, and it was a silence of three parts..
I don't really have a lot of expensive tastes. What else am I really going to do with my money? Buy a little red sports car? Wear a lot of jewelry? B….
I'm not implying that fantasy is for kids. I'm saying that more and more people are finally realizing that there's more to fantasy stories than elves….
Re'lar Kvothe," he said seriously. "I am trying to wake your sleeping mind to the subtle language the world is whispering. I am trying to seduce you ….
I have known her longer, my smile said. True, you have been inside the circle of her arms, tasted her mouth, felt the warmth of her, and that is some….
There is nothing I can't do writing in Fantasy. I can have romance, I can have mystery, I can have drama, I can have good characters - I can have eve….
I don't feel beholden to follow the real world at all. The important thing is to know WHY things turned out the way they did. You need to understand ….
If your name is getting too heavy, you should have Kvothe give you a new one..
He hesitated, then lifted his head and sniffed. “Have you been drinking?” The question was more curious than accusatory. “No,” Bast said. The innkeep….
What I'd love more than anything is for Worldbuilders to continue to grow and become entangled in all the different corners of the geek community..
The desire for knowledge shapes a man..
It's like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves ….
What were you thinking?" Bast said with an odd mixture of confusion and concern. Coat was a long while in answering. "I tend to think too much Bast. ….
The Chancellor looked down at the empty table for a minute. Then he shrugged, looked up, and gave a surprisingly jaunty smile. "All in favor of admit….
When you read a fantasy novel part of the fun is getting to explore a new world. Everyone knows that. But I believe the same is true about characters….
Pride is always a better lever against the nobility than reason..
One of my favorite artists on Deviantart..
Hours later the blank sheet still stared at me, and I beat my fist against the desk in fury and fustration, striking it so hard my hand bled. That is….
In brief, worldbuilding is different than setting in my opinion. Setting is a room. A backdrop. It's scenery. But without good worldbuilding, you can….
Everything said, you couldn't hope for a nicer day to have a half dozen ex-soldiers with hunting bows relieve you of everything you owned..
It's my opinion that if you're trying to tell a realistic story that centers around realistic characters, you can't help but touch on important issue….