It's like the query letter problem that I just mentioned, magnified a hundredfold. You might be good at telling a story, but… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
Also, worldbuilding touches all aspects of your story. It touches plot and character as well. If you don't know the culture your… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I know there's a lot of talk about self-publishing right now. Everyone's giddy with the possibilities. And I'll admit that it looks… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
Sometimes I go outside after a long stretch of writing and I'm surprised it's not raining. Or that it's daylight. Or that… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
If you're an actor, you know people are going to recognize you in a restaurant. If you're a rock star, you know… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
The key to good worldbuilding is leaving out most of what you create. You, as the author, had damn well better know… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
The framed tale is, in my opinion, one of the most natural ways to tell a story. If you think of it,… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I don't feel beholden to follow the real world at all. The important thing is to know WHY things turned out the… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
You want to publish with a publisher because a publisher knows how to publish a book. And you don't. You really don't. — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, a lot of fantasy is chock full of sexism and racism. A lot of authors don't even realize they're doing it,… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I've got a solid grounding in history, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, etc etc. That means I actually have a good idea about how… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
Don't get me wrong, hard and soft fantasy stories can both be good. But you need to know which camp you're in.… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I have had a few gentlemen let me know they find my manly beardiness somewhat alluring. Never any ladies though. — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
When you read a fantasy novel part of the fun is getting to explore a new world. Everyone knows that. But I… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
For people who don't know, the fundraiser works like this: people donate to Worldbuilders and they're automatically entered to win geeky swag… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I don't think people need to know much about me to understand the book, or to enjoy it. The book stands by… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
Each woman is like an instrument, waiting to be learned, loved, and finely played, to have at last her own true music made. — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
It's like the query letter problem that I just mentioned, magnified a hundredfold. You might be good at telling a story, but that doesn't… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“Prefiero tocar canciones que divierten a mis amigos que complacer a quienes me juzgan basándose solo en habladurías" - Kvothe” — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“Wilem snorted."That doesn't sound suspicious at all," he said. "And you wonder why people talk about you." "I don't wonder why they talk," I… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“The point isn't to win the game. The point is to play a beautiful game. (paraphrased)” — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I am no poet. I do not love words for the sake of words. I love words for what they can accomplish. Similarly, I… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“There is something deeply satisfying in shaping something with your hands. Proper artificing is like a song made solid. It is an act of… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
He had a bright, reckless tenor that was always wandering off, looking for notes in the wrong places. — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I smiled,"Deoch, my heart is made of stronger stuff than glass. When she strikes she'll find it strong as iron-bound brass, or gold and… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I have a blog where I keep in touch with my fans. I write about things that are important to me. Sometimes on there… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
