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I heard Brandon Sanderson talk once and I was like "wow, this is one of the most organized writers I've ever heard of."

I suspect his organization, methodology, and work style are partially responsible for his success.

I kind of wish we had been able to lock Sanderson in a room with George RR Martin to finish Song of Ice and Fire before Game of Thrones went past the novels.

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Or the guy who wrote Name of the Wind.

Patrick Rothfuss

it wouldnt be unheard of to call in Sanderson to finish a fantasy novel series someone else started.

Sanderson would almost certainly not finish GoT. He does high fantasy, not grimdark.

There are plenty of grimdark authors that would be far better suited to finishing GoT.

Not "almost certainly". He has explicitly said he wouldn't do it.

He doesn't like the series, disagrees with Martin's pessimistic take on humanity, and believes the content clashes with his religion.

Quote from him:

"….the point is moot, as I wouldn’t say yes to finishing ASOIAF, if asked. (And I don’t think they’d ask me.) I’d respectfully decline. I wouldn’t be right for the job for many reasons."

https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/4uwjq9/spoilers_eve...

No, thank you. We know broadly how GoT ends. I prefer that we get more Stormlight and Cosmere.

Man, the way he can crank out stories I'd be surprised if him helping GoT would affect his timelines at all

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