Sanderson seems to bang out large novels within 6-8 months of work (as in, writing a first draft).
Who is more of the norm?
Who is more of the norm?
The average length of time to write a novel is about 2 years, so both Sanderson banging them out in a year or less and Martin taking 4-5 years is unusual.
However, with Sanderson all of his solo books up to and including THE WAY OF KINGS existed in some draft form many years before he started being published, so they were a lot easier to finish off and release. He's said himself that his books will now take 'longer' to appear. I think the length of time he's spent working on the WHEEL OF TIME (5 years to produce 3 - admittedly long - novels) will be more representative of what we see from him in the future.
They also have very different working approaches: Sanderson plans and outlines whilst GRRM simply makes it up as he goes along (though he has a very rough roadmap in mind), which results in him going down blind alleys which can take weeks or months to extricate himself from.
GRR Martin: Winds of Winter sample chapter
- 29/12/2011 03:53:21 PM
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I assumed ... (spoilers)
- 29/12/2011 04:58:57 PM
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By the way.....any ETA for Winds of Winter from Mr. Martin? *NM*
- 31/12/2011 08:49:48 PM
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*NM*
I would not even start to expect it before late 2015 at the earliest.
- 01/01/2012 12:46:39 AM
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Is he a very slow writer or is Sanderson very quick?
- 01/01/2012 09:49:08 PM
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Both are outliers.
- 01/01/2012 10:45:31 PM
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Three years seems just possible
- 02/01/2012 09:36:00 PM
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I have to imagine that the content from AFFC and ADWD will be combined.....
- 02/01/2012 09:49:26 PM
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