Mr. Jordan, how did you go about coming up with the story line of Wheel of Time? Did you think about it over several years or did you have a set time frame in which you had to develop it? Any advice for someone trying to write fantasy?
My advice to someone trying to write fantasy is, go see a psychiatrist. As far as how I developed it, I certainly didn’t have a deadline set. Many years ago, more than 15, not as many as 20, certain ideas started poking around in my head, rubbing against one another, and this slowly became what is the Wheel of Time. I really don’t know that I could explain it any better than that. At least not if I don’t go on for hours. For that matter, if I go on for hours, I’m not sure I can explain it any better than that.
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