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
heart my-heart firm
I'm a firm supporter of the word polyamory. But that one is close to my heart.
musician poet
A poet is a musician who can't sing.
song fun thinking
I'd like to do an anthology. Maybe a collection of songs set in my world, or based on my world. I think that would be a lot of fun...
jobs people truth-is
The truth is I've worked a lot of things people would consider shitty jobs but I've never really hated any of them.
book writing years
Some people are going to be impatient no matter what. If I wrote two books a year, someone out there would be pissed I wasn't writing three.
eye men white
I would never normally approach a woman in this way, but I couldn't help but notice that you have the eyes of a lady I was once desperately in love with. " "What a shame to love only once," she said, showing her white teeth in a wicked smile. "I've heard some men can manage twice or even more." I ignored her gibe. "I am only a fool once. Never will I love again.
thinking people marketing
I'm not a big fan of overt marketing. I'd much rather just put things out there for people to see. I'm just putting it out there for people to see. If people think this is cool, I'm hoping they'll tell their friends.
writing speed results
I'm not a speed writer. I write slowly and revise obsessively. The end result tends to be good. That's where my strength is.
growing-up childhood grew-up
The day we fret about the future is the day we leave our childhood behind.
numbers littles sake
I am no poet. I do not love words for the sake of words. I love words for what they can accomplish. Similarly, I am no arithmetician. Numbers that speak only of numbers are of little interest to me.
writing novel
Writing a good query letter has very little to do with writing a good novel. But if you can't write the one, it makes it really hard to get the other published.
mother children moving
Don't get me wrong, magic is cool. But a nervous mother singing to her child at night while something moves quietly through the dark outside her house? That's a story. Handled properly, it's more dramatic than any apocalypse or goblin army could ever be.
book kids writing
I was reluctant to talk about my kids on the blog. I kept telling myself, "People aren't coming here for stories about your kids. They want to hear about the upcoming books, writing advice, conventions..."
truth-is troublesome
Truth is a troublesome motherfucker unless it's handled properly