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Interview #372: Brandon Sanderson’s Blog: Answers to Questions, Entry #2

Brandon Sanderson

The other question that popped up several times is this one: Am I including the pages that Mr. Jordan wrote in that wordcount? The answer is yes and no. What I’m doing is writing through the book by viewpoint grouping. That means I start at the beginning, then write through to near the end with a certain set of characters. Then I begin again with a new set of characters. This helps me focus in on those characters so that I don’t have to keep track of QUITE so many things at once.

When I reach a section that Mr. Jordan finished, I insert it, then keep going. So the 200k that I’ve “written” so far includes chunks that I didn’t write. However, the unfinished portions also include large chunks of Mr. Jordan’s writing that AREN’T yet included in the 200k. I’ll include them when I write those characters and get to the parts he has finished. Does that make sense?

And now, since I finished another chapter on Saturday, we have an update to our list below!

A Memory of Light Relative Length Chart: 8/25/08

Alcatraz/Evil Librarians 60,400

New Spring 121,815

Elantris 202,765

—- A MEMORY OF LIGHT 204k So Far!—-

The Final Empire 214,752

The Path of Daggers 226,687

Warbreaker 236,301

Winter’s Heart 238,789

Hero of Ages 244,201

The Dragon Reborn 251,392

The Well of Ascension 252,739

The Great Hunt 267,078

Crossroads of Twilight 271,632

A Crown of Swords 295,028

The Eye of the World 305,902

Knife of Dreams 315,163

The Fires of Heaven 354,109

Lord of Chaos 389,264

The Shadow Rising 393,823

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