Seth Fellure
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@derekxdavis54 @de3dsoul MaxTac shows up if you reach a 5 star bounty.
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@BuckyBaratheon @PaupersWeight @fandompulse Would you feel better if I said Steph Curry? Point is, Sanderson is, by all metrics, one of the most successful fantasy authors of our time. He is very good at what he does. You can decide you don't like him. But sales numbers and influence don't lie.
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@SethFellure @PaupersWeight @fandompulse Implying Sanderson is the Goat or at worst top 2 fantasy authors of all time is certainly something lol
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Brandon Sanderson on why he would not finish George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones even if he was asked:
"I wouldn't say yes to finishing ASOIAF, if asked. (And I don't think they'd ask me.) I'd respectfully decline. I wouldn't be right for the job for many reasons. I wouldn't want to put in the content that the series has, and part of that is due to my religious faith, part of it is just who I am. I don't shy away from difficult material, but I prefer not to get explicit.
Honestly, when I read it in George's work, I often just cringe. I don't think it fits in prose; I think it looks tacky. But that's almost 100% due to the my religious leanings. I realize that others don't read such scenes in the same way as I do.
However, I'd suggest that this is actually a minor reason why I'd be a bad writer on this series, despite having enormous respect for GRRM and his talent as a storyteller.
The primary reason has to do with fundamental optimism vs pessimism. I write darkness into my books, but it is darkness as contrast to light, and there is always a spark of hope. George's work seems fundamentally pessimistic--which I don't say as a slam. One of my favorite short stories is Harrison Bergeron, which is also fundamentally pessimistic. Saying George's work is pessimistic doesn't mean that HE is pessimistic, only that he creates a work of art that evokes emotion and discussion through pessimistic themes.
As a comparison, I'm glad that Silver Age science fiction produced both Harrison Bergeron and Star Trek--but I'm Star Trek, not Harrison Bergeron. Calling me in to work on this piece would be like calling in Spielberg to finish a Tarantino film. (Not to imply I deserve to be ranked with either one.) Sure, he could do it, but wouldn't you want someone who themselves makes films with Tarantino-like themes?
My work is also fundamentally different from George's in our use of magic. We've talked about books, and he points out (rightly) that I often use a heavily magical component in my stories--particularly the endings. This is because I'm writing science/magic hybrids, and the idea of magic as progress is fascinating to me. George, however, prefers his magic to be arcane, unknown, and dark--not a tool, but a force you can sometimes (with great danger) apply. This is a small issue, as I'm fond of books that use magic differently, I've just made a stylistic choice in how I do what I do."
Do you think this still holds?
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@Nico_squitter You've improved a lot! I like the new one but I can see the vision in the old one too.
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Redraw of my concept art school project from 2 years ago
This time I gave him a more realistic look and the design is a bit simpler, the color palette is overall darker
Which version do you like best?
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@molly68965 @fandompulse He was asked a what-if question and answered it so I don't see what your problem is.
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@SethFellure @fandompulse sanderson is speaking as if anyone would nominate him to complete the series, but GRRM has repeatedly expressed nobody will finish the series but himself. i never said he would be unsuccessful or forgotten, just that nobody would want him touching this specific series.
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@molly68965 @fandompulse Then what exactly did you mean if not to say that were GRRM active and finishing ASOIAF, Sanderson would then be entirely forgotten?
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@MKwhyamihere @fandompulse GRRM also can't seem to write right now lol
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@fandompulse Popular McDonalds fries cook says he'd decline finishing someone elses michelin meal.
Dude cant write. Thats the actual relevant reason. He sucks at all the things Martin is good at in particular.
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@GothamGroyperAF @fandompulse He is a pretty open minded Mormon.
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@fandompulse Strange how Sanderson is a practicing Mormon yet the majority of his fan base is woke pronoun people
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@jondelarroz @fandompulse And this is by far the worst comment in this entire thread
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@fandompulse Can just do it with AI now anyway.
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@Beau_the_Gooner @fandompulse WaT is just the halfway point of the Stormlight Archive, and Azir survived and the Oathpact was reforged. Dark, but hopeful.
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@fandompulse "The primary reason has to do with fundamental optimism vs pessimism. I write darkness into my books, but it is darkness as contrast to light, and there is always a spark of hope."
Okay, why did Wind and Truth end like that then?
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@Celsius233Books @fandompulse If winds of winter ever releases, it will be the biggest opening day in book sales ever
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@molly68965 @fandompulse One of his first trilogies was Mistborn from the mid/late 2000's, which was back when GRRM was active and Mistborn was still extremely successful. So "Sanderson is only successful because GRRM isn't writing" doesn't really work.
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@fandompulse as if anyone would ever even look in his direction if GRRM couldnt finish GOT
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@GoodLuLuHart @TESwxm1864 @fandompulse Ehhhh not a great argument, LOTR is the greatest and most hopeful fantasy ever told and it is exactly that.
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@TESwxm1864 @fandompulse The white walkers are literally an impending doom that can’t be stopped save for one particular individual doing something about it. Idk that’s pretty pessimistic to me lol
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@BuckyBaratheon @fandompulse i expected as much, there are a lot of people that love when a mormon tries to write fantasy but god knows it's not me
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@druminatorlive @fandompulse That's absolutely not what he said lol
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@fandompulse Why would you (he, you, me, anyone) ever say this publicly? Just say "it would be a great honor but I don't think it's in the cards" or something diplomatic like that! Not "oh actually it's beneath me." WTF
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@toucheclancey @fandompulse I think you're confused, Joe Smith died 200 years ago
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@fandompulse Since he doesn’t seem to have a goddamned clue about the artistic choices being made in ASOIAF, yes, I think that’s a good call, Joseph Smith 🙄
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@achillghost This is entirely untrue and even if it wasn't, he said he wouldn't do it so I am not sure what your point is?
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@fandompulse He supports lgbt people and seems far more progressive. So he must no longer be religious. When was this said? I don’t think he would the right fit regardless.
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@Azel_OhWell @fandompulse Dam bro you right but you triggered the horde
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@fandompulse Critical Drinker is very much a retarded douche. When his content first launched, I thought it was fun and clever. But once he started gaining a hint of popularity, he clearly got full of himself.
Critical Drinker is basically Pirate Software, but for film analysis.
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Matt Dinniman, author of Dungeon Crawler Carl, has choice words for The Critical Drinker:
"I regret that my books have any association whatsoever with him. I hope one day to have his part in book three removed all together. It's a distraction, and the only edgelord douchebag I want people to think of when they read my books is the AI itself."
Why did he feel the need to do this?
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