These particular words are brought to you by Patrick Rothfuss, a man who wrote a book that's like reading a song. He's a real craftsman, so if you've ever wondered what a writer's personal revision process is like, check his out. He takes good notes. I particularly like the way he talks about making every word work for its place in the book. I also like the way he revised the fan's letter that spawned the post as an example. Kind of priceless.
His next book
(The Wise Man's Fear)![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_u5oL5RLvIb0T9lRViaD8nGUxcvzMk5gMyYVhKTNh8CUfa--Cg0oFvVVKuRdBUbvCVo2dXLwzBZuQu8QSBfyWNi8jPYThMaavV1aqs4WqzHwaqJtD3cfaatUinTaMGMyhioZjsaHxItmg=s0-d)
is allegedly coming out in March (for real this time), and I hope it's worth every hour of revision he's put into it.
(Once again, I am baffled at the lack of awards for this book. There are over 740 reviews for it on Amazon. Seriously. Was it even nominated for anything? Ah, well, I'm no critic. I guess I should be glad it won that short-lived people's choice Quill Award and was a bestseller.)
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