Patrick Rothfuss
Patrick Rothfuss
Patrick James Rothfussis an American writer of epic fantasy. He is best known for his projected three-volume series The Kingkiller Chronicle...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth6 June 1973
CityMadison, WI
CountryUnited States of America
pain mind faculty
Perhaps the greatest faculty our minds possess is the ability to cope with pain.
numbers crowds matter
After a certain point is reached the numbers cease to matter, and all that remains is the faceless mass of a crowd.
giving pieces dues
When someone tells you a piece of their life, they're giving you a gift, not granting you your due.
thinking way stories
The framed tale is, in my opinion, one of the most natural ways to tell a story. If you think of it, the conceit of the frame-less story is actually the odd way of doing things. Without the frame, how do you know the context for a story?
forever lasts rust
Metal rusts, music lasts forever.
interesting people dying
You can have an interesting story about a person living an interesting life. And if it's done well, that is just as engaging as the end of the world. A million people dying - we can't process. One person, we can process.
kings book half
Half a King is my favorite book by Joe Abercrombie so far, and that's saying something.
speak firm believer
I'm honestly not a big fan of pitching things. I'm a firm believer of letting the product speak for iteself.
hurt pain distance
Sleep marks passing time, giving us distance from the things that have hurt us. When a person is wounded they will often fall unconscious. Similarly, someone who hears traumatic news will often swoon or faint. This is the mind's way of protecting itself from pain.
artist favorite-artist my-favorite
One of my favorite artists on Deviantart.
love comforting fiction
One reason we love fiction is because stories have a comforting shape. They provide a resolution that's lacking in our regular lives.
writing thinking stories
I think the tendency to over-explain and over describe is one of the most common failings in fantasy. It's an unfortunate piece of Tolkien's legacy. Don't get me wrong, Tolkien was a great worldbuilder, but he got a little caught up describing his world at times, at the expense of the overall story.
writing years shining
It's my belief that you should never show your work to anyone in the publishing world until it shines like a diamond. Rough drafts don't shine, as a rule. Mine certainly didn't. That's why I was rejected for years and years.
appearance type
Appearance is a type of power.