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Interview #622: Reddit AMA 2011, Entry #10

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What is the hardest part of finishing someone else’s work?

Brandon Sanderson

Getting all of the character voices right. That, and keeping track of all of the side characters. The WoT is a big project. There’s also the sense that in these books—as opposed to others I’ve written—that I “owe” more to the fans, if that makes any sense. With my own works, I don’t think “What will the fan reaction be?” I write the best book I can. With these books, I have in the back of my mind that they don’t belong to me, they belong to the readers—and I need to be aware of that.

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