Writers are mad because Brandon Sanderson has fans while being white
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Strangely enough I'm not that big of a fan of his. I had objections to the Mistborn series. I liked the idea and the settings but the ending on the first 2 books were anti-climatic and the third one was boring at places.
But want to hear something very nice, I sent him a letter telling him I liked the books but I did not like some parts and the freaking guy actually answered. It could have been someone working for him so I'm not sure, the answer was in his name.
So props for him for being a decent guy who can take criticism from a nobody.
I think he is on the left but I hope that some leftist backlash will make him stay away from making his books woke.
He is pretty damn close to apolitical. Like, he's just basically a big giant dork who writes the kinds of books that he himself wants to read.
Your story about Brandy Sandy doesn't surprise me at all. I fully agree that he is not the absolute best writer out there. BUT, he is a workhorse and he respects and loves his fans. I don't think anyone can point to an author out there who engages more with his fans. For that, I had mad respect for him.
OTOH, take an author like Patrick Rothfuss. I think The Name of the Wind is an absolutely beautitful book. But the dude shits on his fans, runs a fake charity that leases back warehouse space from a warehouse that Rothfuss personally owns (while giving a startingly small % of income to actual charity). All while going on countless SJW rants (and not finishing his third book). Great writer, shitty author (and seemingly person).
I don't expect Patrick Rothfoss to finish the series, and frankly, I don't know if I want him too. He's just too radical left and I can't see him passing up a chance to make his last book all about The Message tm. It's a shame, because I enjoyed his books, even the Auri novella.
I’m fairly certain he sold the tv or movie rights to the Hamilton guy and imo he’s not allowed to finish the series lest he harm it even further than he did with the second book