His inspiration is so far gone that doing anything else has become a defense mechanism at this point. Imagine the worst period of procrastination you've ever experienced. It has to be like that. His heart isn't in it and the task of getting back in and tying everything up in a meaningful way probably feels insurmountable, but the immense pride that comes with authoring ASOIAF prevents him from passing the work on.

A lot of people think Brandon Sanderson should finish the series but I think that would make for a very stale and sterile end to the series. Sanderson books read like a movie script or something. They just keep moving forward without really slowing down to paint the environment and let the story breathe. It has to be someone else.

[–] Blaze@sopuli.xyz 8 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Sanderson books read like a movie script or something. They just keep moving forward without really slowing down to paint the environment and let the story breathe.

Well put, I read the first Mistborn but never got really immersed in it, that's probably why

[–] voracitude@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

I don't know what "slow down and let the story breathe" means, can you explain a bit please? Myself, I'm not sure exactly what it was but I did notice a difference in style between Mistborn and The Way Of Kings. I thought the latter flowed better and illustrated his improvement as a writer; I'd be curious to hear what you think and how you'd quantify the difference, if you give Stormlight Archives a go!

[–] CHOPSTEEQ@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago

I’ve only read Stormlight so I have no comparison to the other works, but Way Of Kings is like 1/3rd painting scenery of crushing oppression and letting depression breathe. Sanderson is not right to finish ASOIAF, by his own admission, but it’s not for lack of skill.

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