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Interview #390: Brandon Sanderson’s Blog: Big Wheel of Time Interview Retrospective, Entry #8

Question

In what ways do you think you’ll have to shift your writing style to match Robert Jordan’s? Will you be trying to write in his “voice”, or will you approach the novel with your own?

Brandon Sanderson

Last year I explained the theory; now I can talk about what it’s actually like. I think the blend I discussed is going very well. I’m writing through this draft as I would normally, with a focus on making the characters sound right. That’s most important to me right now, followed closely by making certain the plot flows well.

In revisions I’m being careful to enhance my descriptiveness and write the book in a way that feels correct for the Wheel of Time. This is going to take a lot of drafting—let me warn you readers, when you see that progress bar hit 100%, we’re still nowhere close to being finished.

However, I’m extremely pleased with how the book is going. I think the blend of my style with that of Mr. Jordan is proceeding very nicely. It’s going to be a fantastic book.

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