Still hard at work on A Memory of Light . Today’s scenes involve lots of loud noises.
Just curious, have you read the end scenes that RJ wrote? Or are you waiting till you get there?
I read them as soon as I got them. I needed to use them as a target ‘goal’ for the book.
Now, on to a scene that finally, at long last, fulfills something Min saw long ago…
I’ve finished all characters except Rand and Mat. (Note, I’m not writing in order; other characters have already-written scenes after this.)
Now, I have to finish Mat’s climax, write a few more Rand scenes, then add in RJ’s ending material. Then we’re done. Very close now.
What are your thoughts on ending the WoT series that Robert Jordan started so long ago? :)
Solemnity.
After a few hours with the family, am back at work on A Memory of Light . It’s slightly possible that I’ll finish it sometime during the night.
Would that make tonight A Memory of Light Eve?
Ha. Yes, I guess it would.
You can follow along, if you wish. I have twenty small points on my outline left to hit. Maybe 10k words or so. I’ll tweet as I pass them.
First scene out of twenty finished. (Note that I’m using ‘scene’ here liberally to mean a point on the plot outline.)
Can you tell us who has the last chapter?
Afraid that would spoil too much.
Note that as I approach an ending, my writing speed goes up, as I get momentum. 10k tonight is not impossible. (Though most days I do 2-3.)
Good luck!
Thanks!
Two out of twenty scenes done. Eighteen left, and A Memory of Light will be finished.
Three out of Twenty of the remaining scenes in A Memory of Light have been finished. (If you’re just now seeing this, check back to my last few posts.)
How long was it after the first two books were finished until they were published?
For the first one, about a year. For the next, about six months. This will probably be closer to the first than the second.
Scene four was slightly shorter than the others. 4 out of 20 finished so far tonight.
Scene #5 finished. 25% through the ending of A Memory of Light . Feeling good about these scenes. All is going very well.
Some of you have asked if I got the Magic cards you sent me off of my Amazon wishlist. I did! I’m waiting to open them until I’m done with A Memory of Light .
A few of these scenes are pretty emotional ones for me. It’s been a long, long road. I started reading the WoT twenty-one years ago.
Just finished scene #6 out of the 20 remaining in A Memory of Light .
Scene seven is done. Thirteen more to go. This one…this one was tough to write.
I’ve apparently inspired a drinking game with this on both Twitter and Facebook. I’d join in, but: 1) Mormon. 2) BUSY WRITING END OF WOT. :)
Scene #8 is a tricky one. I know how it has to go, I just need to do it carefully. Getting close to having it right.
Scene #8 is finished. This is going well. I often build momentum like this during a powerful book ending, and this one is very powerful.
We shall see. We’ve still got three or four hours before I’d normally turn in for bed. If I start to get sleepy, I’ll call it for the night.
No sense in pushing on if the quality starts to flag. Knowing myself, though, I’ll be too excited to be tired for a while yet. Onward!
Glad to hear things are ending well! I can’t wait to read it. Think I have time for a full re-read before A Memory of Light ?
Depends on how quickly you read. :)
Cannot wait, but I agree. Is it really going to take a year to edit and publish?
I’ve done a dozen drafts each of the previous two books. That kind of thing takes a little bit of time…
I just did something to Mat that I’ve been gleefully waiting to do for three years.
Don’t stress the thing I did to Mat too much. It’s a little (and fun) thing I’ve wanted to see him do for a long time.
I have finished scene #9 out of 20 I need to write before A Memory of Light is done.
Best of luck to @BrandSanderson as I turn in for the night. I’m giddy for A Memory of Light .
Hopefully, you will wake to find the book finished.
It’s almost 3:30am here and I SHOULD be in bed, but I feel like I need 2 stay up and cheer you on and also to witness THE END!
Ha. Well, there are still hours left to go, I suspect. I started at…what, 9:00 here? I’m to 1/2 and it’s almost 2:00?
For those asking, it’s almost 2:00 am here. The night is still young.
Just finished Scene #10. Halfway there!
I don’t expect it to go longer than those. After editing, I’m pretty sure we’ll settle at 350-360k words. (About 10% longer than Towers of Midnight .)
Brace yourselves. I just finished the last Mat Cauthon scene that, in all likelihood, will ever be written.
General writing question: after The editor edits, is it typical for an author to add/rewrite, or only the editor?
Only the author rewrites or adds. Never the editor. (in most cases.)
The fourteenth scene was Mat’s, and now I’ve finished the fifteenth scene. Five more to go, and A Memory of Light is done.
Just finished scene #16. Four more to go. Guess I’m not stopping tonight, eh?
Scene #17 is finished. I was a tad on the longer side for the ones I’m doing here, as are the last three. 5:00 am here.
I keep flashing back to times I’ve read the WoT books through my life. Looking back, you could call Rand/Mat/Perrin my oldest friends.
Scene #18 is done. Two more to go.
Scene #19 is done. Deep breath. I’m beginning the last scene I will write in the Wheel of Time, then will add RJ’s ending.
I’ve been listening to Pandora as I do this, but am wondering if I should pick a specific song to listen to as I finish. Suggestions?
My choice for a song to play as I write the last few paragraphs here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-0G_FI61a8
Ladies and gentlemen, A Memory of Light —the final book in The Wheel of Time—has been finished.
Now I’ll open a metric gigaton of Magic cards that have been sent to me by fans, sleep for a day, and rest until next week.Then: revisions!
As for when the book will come out, Tor should do an announcement soon. Revisions will take a good six months. So fall, I expect.
Another common question: How many revisions will I do? The last two took about a dozen. (On non-WoT books, I do about seven or eight.)
Also, it’s going to be tough to give direct replies to questions right now, what with like 1000 people tweeting/facebooking at me. :)
But lots of people are asking about outriggers/prequels. The answer is still the same. We’d rather not risk exploiting RJ’s legacy.
It is a step I don’t think we want to take. Better to stop while we’re ahead. I’m sorry, but they probably won’t ever happen.
And now, yes, I will go to sleep. 7am here. That’s 10 hours of solid writing after a full day of solid writing, so I’m beat.
Thank you all for the good wishes. May you find water and shade.
Ah. Good morning, all. (Yes, it’s five in the afternoon here.) Checking email, and…INBOX EXPLOSION. I guess I was expecting it. :)
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