Wait a minute....

[madbaker]

Brandon Sanderson, a fantasy author I quite like, did an interview with a French magazine. This jumped out at me:

"I do a lot of notes and plans; I’m what we call an outliner. George R. R. Martin talks about writers and says that you tend to be either what he calls an architect or a gardener."

I'm pretty sure I mentioned that during one of Sanderson's SF signings. It's a question I often ask at signings. I heard Martin use the analogy when he toured for the last Song of Ice and Fire book.

(I do mean "last". George RR Martin may not be my bitch, as Neil Gaiman memorably said, but I have no reason to believe that Martin will ever write another book in this series. Sigh.)

What I'm reading: Charlie Huston, Already Dead

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[tshuma]

I only just discovered Sanderson about two months ago, by randomly browsing the tiny SF/Fantasy section at my local library. So far, we've both been really enjoying his worlds and characters.

[madbaker.livejournal.com]

Elantris and Mistborn are his best, I think. I really like the way he makes his magic systems have limitations and laws.

[tshuma]

Amusingly, both are the first two books I read of his work, and I enjoyed them for very similar reasons. I'm now (sort of, it takes a while what with all the homework) working my way through the second Mistborn book, with the third on hold.