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Re:Netflix Has Created a Self-Fulfilling Cancelation Loop wi... by SamoyedFurFluff on Monday January 16, 2023 @06:15PM (#34406838)
> Epic fantasy is hard. Look at the middle 6 WoT books, almost nothing of relevance happens in 4000 pages

Reading this makes me kind of sad because the industry right now wouldn’t support that. That author would get pushed right out, epub-only releases, less marketing, etc. I wonder if we’ll ever have a long epic like this again.

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Re:Netflix Has Created a Self-Fulfilling Cancelation Loop wi... by fbdab103 on Monday January 16, 2023 @06:41PM (#34407104)
Do those deserve to exist? Even the most die hard WoT fan would concede that several books could have been cut down significantly, if not entirely. Authors are not getting paid by the word anymore, and they should respect the reader's time.
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Re:Netflix Has Created a Self-Fulfilling Cancelation Loop wi... by _carbyau_ on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @12:23AM (#34409424)
When WoT was into book 3 or 4 or so my friend would hang for every release. I didn't see it as worth my time until it finished coherently. Now I just don't see it as worth my time.

There is so much content out there that I don't see any particular thing as a "must experience" anymore.

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Re:Netflix Has Created a Self-Fulfilling Cancelation Loop wi... by NotACop182 on Monday January 16, 2023 @06:21PM (#34406914)
Brandon Sanderson known for WOT, mistborn, storm archives has positioned himself to be in sole control of the adaption of his books. Which is great if he flops he will set an example even authors can’t be trust with their own material.
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