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Official Announcement: The Campbell Award
A couple weeks ago, I got the following piece of fanmail… Mr. Rothfuss, I’ve been reading your blog for a while now, and I just wanted to drop you a line and let you know that I really loved your book....
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On the Perils of Translation
For those of you who may not know, over this last year we’ve sold the foreign rights to The Name of the Wind in, at my last count, 20 countries. So many countries that when I just tried to make a list...
View ArticleWhat Should I do #6: The Guild.
In recent news, I got my first piece of hatemail the other day. The author, enraged by the fact that the second book wasn’t going to be published on time, told me he wished a dog would bite me on the...
View ArticleConcerning the Hugos
Since the Hugo nominations for this year were announced, I’ve received a surprising amount of mail on the subject. So far it has ranged from friendly consolation to frothy outrage over the fact that...
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Concerning Fanmail: Part One
So while I wasn’t paying attention, I apparently received my 1500th piece of fanmail. Rather, I should probably say I recently received mail from my 1500th fan. There’s been more mail than that,...
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Everyone Hates Their Job Sometimes…
Here’s the truth. Sometimes I hate writing this fucking book. I know this isn’t something most of you want to hear. You want to hear that it’s going well. (Which is it.) You also want to hear that I...
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“And beside her came Andan…”
Back back in March, I got the following E-mail: Dear Pat I’m having my first baby boy with my wife (due date April 13). The only boy name I have found that we both like is “Andan”, found on page 188 of...
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Fanmail and Hummus
I have just now managed to get through the last of my e-mail backlog that built up while I was on tour. Who ever knew that it would take so long to work my way through a mere 2000 messages. Next on my...
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Rothfuss and Brooks: Part IV
Here’s the final installment of the mutual interview I did with Terry Brooks. If you’d like to start at the beginning, here’s Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. And now, without further ado, Part 4…. * *...
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Warm Fuzzies
Today we’re going to take a little break from the day-to-day business of Worldbuilders. We’ve had a busy couple weeks here. We’ve still got a few auctions going on that you might want to take a peek...
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Fanmail: Apocalypse Wow
Mr. Rothfuss, Last night I had the most kick-ass dream that I was living through the zombie apocalypse. In my dream, I saved Oot from zombies and brought him back to my house. Since it was the...
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Concerning Fanmail #3
So a couple months ago, I unlocked another achievement in the great sandbox videogame that is my life. Specifically, I hit 10,000 pieces of fanmail. While I occasionally answer questions people send...
View Article175K Stretch Goal – Music with Vi Hart
When I started Worldbuilders, my main goal was getting people to donate books. I’ve always considered that the heart of the fundraiser, and I spent a lot of time approaching authors and publishers,...
View ArticleConcerning the Hugos
Since the Hugo nominations for this year were announced, I’ve received a surprising amount of mail on the subject. So far it has ranged from friendly consolation to frothy outrage over the fact that...
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Concerning Fanmail: Part One
So while I wasn’t paying attention, I apparently received my 1500th piece of fanmail. Rather, I should probably say I recently received mail from my 1500th fan. There’s been more mail than that,...
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Everyone Hates Their Job Sometimes…
Here’s the truth. Sometimes I hate writing this fucking book. I know this isn’t something most of you want to hear. You want to hear that it’s going well. (Which is it.) You also want to hear that I...
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Fanmail and Hummus
I have just now managed to get through the last of my e-mail backlog that built up while I was on tour. Who ever knew that it would take so long to work my way through a mere 2000 messages. Next on my...
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Rothfuss and Brooks: Part IV
Here’s the final installment of the mutual interview I did with Terry Brooks. If you’d like to start at the beginning, here’s Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. And now, without further ado, Part 4…. * *...
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Warm Fuzzies
Today we’re going to take a little break from the day-to-day business of Worldbuilders. We’ve had a busy couple weeks here. We’ve still got a few auctions going on that you might want to take a peek...
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Fanmail: Apocalypse Wow
Mr. Rothfuss, Last night I had the most kick-ass dream that I was living through the zombie apocalypse. In my dream, I saved Oot from zombies and brought him back to my house. Since it was the...
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