• sartalon@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    IIRC correctly, they were so checked out, working on potential future projects (that were also fucking terrible), that they had most of the work passed off to others?

    Honestly though, I blame the author. GOT was great until they ran out of source material. Then you saw how terrible D&D really are at this. MF still hasn’t finished the series. If you can’t finish it, then don’t fucking start it.

    Maybe Sanderson can pick up the mantle for this one too.

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      8 months ago

      Not to disagree on the topic but “if you can’t finnish it, don’t start it” is absolutely horrible advice when its about a creative art like writing.

      If i am not wrong there is a whole writing style about just starting without knowing yourself where its going to end.

      I highly dislike capitalism but i can see that once you have enough material to sell some of it, even if incomplete as a series. Many people would take the opportunity. I don’t know the authors economic background but for a starving artist with high potential that first book sales could be the push required to finish a series.

      I blame capitalism, both for putting artists in this position and for the disrespect of big media towards their own content quality. Its always the money must flow, at every cost!

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        8 months ago

        Even without capitalism I prefer having been able to read the existing books without an ending over not being able to read any of them. I can get some enjoyment from the journey even without a destination

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      8 months ago

      If you have a problem with unfinished works, don’t ingest them until they’re finished. The artist doesn’t owe you anything.

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        8 months ago

        I didn’t say anything remotely close to saying artists owed me anything. Dude bit off more than he can chew.

        I have a right to be frustrated when I’m invested in a story and it just stops.

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          8 months ago

          Similarly he had a right to not finish the book- what you don’t have is a right to tell other people what to do.

          If you can’t finish it, then don’t fucking start it.

          This is neither a simple expression of frustration nor is it a criticism.

          It is a command.

          Hence why you’re being called entitled.

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      8 months ago

      That’s a wild take on writing lmao. If you’re not sure the author will finish it, don’t start reading it.