Nofear Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 I actually find his writing quite nice and when I saw him by accident at a book signing, he was very courteous. This author's opinion is not so generous (and it seems, perhaps to partly stem from Sanderson's faith). https://kotaku.com/brandon-sanderson-wired-wheel-of-time-mistborn-1850262249 1 Link to comment
Popular Post SeekingUnderstanding Posted March 26 Popular Post Share Posted March 26 22 minutes ago, Nofear said: I actually find his writing quite nice and when I saw him by accident at a book signing, he was very courteous. This author's opinion is not so generous (and it seems, perhaps to partly stem from Sanderson's faith). https://kotaku.com/brandon-sanderson-wired-wheel-of-time-mistborn-1850262249 The writer is what’s wrong with so much. Dripping with derision, deigning to come down from his ivory tower in San Francisco and forced to watch the horror of a teenage boy adding salt to his food. I think it’s fine to like Sanderson’s writing or not. Art comes down to taste. But this piece was horrible. 11 Link to comment
Nofear Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 11 minutes ago, SeekingUnderstanding said: The writer is what’s wrong with so much. Dripping with derision, deigning to come down from his ivory tower in San Francisco and forced to watch the horror of a teenage boy adding salt to his food. I think it’s fine to like Sanderson’s writing or not. Art comes down to taste. But this piece was horrible. Agreed. And it was a terrible piece about another terrible article. Sanderson's fan came to his defense but Sanderson was like, meh, don't bother, all good (I am boring). 2 Link to comment
Popular Post Kenngo1969 Posted March 26 Popular Post Share Posted March 26 Here, for what it's worth, is what I said about Mr. Kehe's [possible] "hit piece" about Brandon Sanderson [perhaps that's not what it is, but that's what it felt like to me] on reddit: Quote First, some caveats: Fantasy isn't really my thing. (Perhaps that's why I'm depressed: I spend too much time in "the real world." ) Thus, I was aware of Mr. Sanderson and of his books only dimly. So, to that extent, I really don't have "a dog in this 'fight.'" That said, if I were going to try to write a profile like the one Mr. Kehe was assigned (I assume) to write, I would feel a certain responsibility to try to get to know my subject as those who are closest to him know him: It's not about what I, as a writer, find interesting (or not). It's about what MY READERS find interesting. (And the biggest way I, as a writer, could betray my audience is to not have anything interesting--anything that's not interesting to that audience--to say). If I were in Mr. Kehe's position, I wouldn't necessarily have to agree with what my readers find interesting, or with why they find it interesting. The problem I have with Mr. Kehe's approach is that he concluded that how HE feels about his subject is the most important thing in the story, and since HE'S not interested in his subject, there's no way possible anyone ELSE could be interested in his subject, either. Good writing requires that the writer have at least a certain, minimal level of curiosity about one's subject. If the writer isn't curious about one's subject, then the chance that the writer will be able to spark anyone else's curiosity about it is minimal, at best. It's sad that Mr. Kehe approached his subject the way an unwilling sixth grader approaches a writing assignment: "I think this stuff is boring. You should, too. The end." 5 Link to comment
Meadowchik Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 I had a friend who lived near him and got Sanderson to sign a poster for my son who reads all his books. Nice guy. Sanderson creates entertaining worldbuilding. But I wouldn't be surprised if he really is stuck as an artist in terms of developing better prose and deeper characters. Link to comment
Calm Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Good for Sanderson for reacting as he did. If only more people didn’t inflate minor issues into major drama. 3 Link to comment
Meadowchik Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 3 hours ago, Calm said: Good for Sanderson for reacting as he did. If only more people didn’t inflate minor issues into major drama. Yes and a good article writer can be kind without sacrificing literary criticism. Shame that the Wired author seemed to choose clickbaitiness over substance. 3 Link to comment
Navidad Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 I never heard of him. Maybe I am the one who is lame! Link to comment
CV75 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 4 hours ago, Bernard Gui said: No, he is not lame. Is he halt? 2 Link to comment
Meadowchik Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 7 minutes ago, CV75 said: Is he halt? Dad joke, Biblical level. I think that's 100 extra points 😂 3 Link to comment
Bernard Gui Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 (edited) 11 hours ago, Navidad said: I never heard of him. Maybe I am the one who is lame! Very popular and successful American fantasy writer who is also LDS. Along the order of Orson Scott Card, Brandon Mull, [Tracy Hickman], and, of course, Talentissimo Gui. Edited March 27 by Bernard Gui Link to comment
Bernard Gui Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 1 hour ago, CV75 said: Is he halt? It would appear that the criticism hasn’t hobbled him. 1 Link to comment
Dario_M Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Bernard Gui said: It would appear that the criticism hasn’t hobbled him. He is another oldfassion Mormon that has quite bald and old ideas. I have read a bit from his writing online. And i'm afrait i can't be all to stoked about this stories or his philosophical ideas . Edited March 26 by Dario_M Link to comment
SeekingUnderstanding Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 3 minutes ago, Dario_M said: He is another oldfassion Mormon that has quite bald and old ideas. I have read a bit from his writing online. And i'm afrait i can't be all to stoked about this stories or fylosofish idea's. Are you talking of Card? If so I agree. Sanderson not so much. Link to comment
Dario_M Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 1 minute ago, SeekingUnderstanding said: Are you talking of Card? If so I agree. Sanderson not so much. Yeah....i'm so sorry. But i whas indeed talking about...........Brandon Sanderson. So sorry oh my oh my.. You may dislike if you want. Link to comment
CV75 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 1 hour ago, Bernard Gui said: It would appear that the criticism hasn’t hobbled him. I guess I'll stop here, though I was about to make a hobbit pun. Never heard of him before, so I just looked him up on trusty Wikipedia. Since I see nothing controversial about his writing in the article, it must exist only among connoisseurs of the genre, which is probably good for a writer. Link to comment
SeekingUnderstanding Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 (edited) 1 hour ago, Dario_M said: Yeah....i'm so sorry. But i whas indeed talking about...........Brandon Sanderson. So sorry oh my oh my.. You may dislike if you want. But he’s not bald? Edit, oh you meant bad! Sorry for the misunderstanding! Of course you do you! Edited March 26 by SeekingUnderstanding Link to comment
Dario_M Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 (edited) 4 minutes ago, SeekingUnderstanding said: But he’s not bald? I didn't meen that he was literally bald. I whas talking about his book... for me it looked like an bald oldfassion type of storie (at least from what i saw on wiki). Edited March 26 by Dario_M Link to comment
Dario_M Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 5 minutes ago, SeekingUnderstanding said: bad! Sorry for the misunderstanding! Of course you do you! No, bald. Link to comment
Popular Post Stormin' Mormon Posted March 26 Popular Post Share Posted March 26 Writing style aside, Brandon does a couple of things that make him stand out from other fantasy authors. First: he is extremely transpatent with his fans. He communicates regularly and openly about the writing process, tracks the progress of various projects, and engages fans on their theories about his work. Second: He is industrious. While Patrick Rothfuss and George RR Martin take years (or decades) between books, Brandon just keeps writing and writing and writing (like he'srunning out of time). He has a large staff that helps with editing, proofreading, continuity, and all the inicdentals to publishing. This staff is largely people who believed in and supported him when he was still unpublished; it's his way of giving back to the people who made him him. Finally: he's just a respectful class act. We could use more authors like Brando Sando. Fun Fact: back in the day, my wife worked with him as one of three editors at a BYU student-lead fantasy magazine. They weren't super close, but because of that association, we have been avid Sanderson fans since the very beginning. 5 Link to comment
SeekingUnderstanding Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 56 minutes ago, Dario_M said: I didn't meen that he was literally bald. I whas talking about his book... for me it looked like a bald oldfassion type of storie (at least from what i saw on wiki). 👍Which book-just curious Link to comment
Stormin' Mormon Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 54 minutes ago, Dario_M said: I didn't meen that he was literally bald. I whas talking about his book... for me it looked like an bald oldfassion type of storie (at least from what i saw on wiki). Nothing old fashioned about Sanderson's work. His stuff is usually a fresh take on the fantasy genre, stuff you'll never see anywhere else, some weird, some outlandish, some just downright cinematically engaging. But nothing, ever, that's old, tired, or been done before. 2 Link to comment
Navidad Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 13 minutes ago, Stormin' Mormon said: Brandon just keeps writing and writing and writing (like he'srunning out of time). Are you talking about me and my dissertation? I just keep writing and writing and writing and I am running out of time! Also, at least one member of my committee gives me the sense that he thinks it is fantasy! Ha! 🙃 2 Link to comment
Kenngo1969 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 8 hours ago, Bernard Gui said: No, he is not lame. I am, and I haven't seen him at the meetings. Link to comment
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