When are you releasing your new book

When it's done, Tobias. When it's done.

It's a very interesting observation that you can teach your kids sign language and they can talk back to you a lot sooner than they can form words. I have pretty early memories of myself as a young child, and I remember 1. being frustrated at not being able to talk as well as I wanted and 2. being annoyed at adults who did stupid baby-talk to me "why are you talking so badly, you're an adult!". I've never considered that motor control of hands comes sooner than that of the mouth and vocal cords.

As an aside, way to not read the post and comment off-topic, Tobias. ;)

Love the post! Kudos to you for using sign with your boy. This post tickles me as I am a speech pathologist. :)

God, even on *100%* unrelated posts about language and children, the assholes come out.

The eyesore named here Tobias aside, I do wonder, given this blogpost, if Rothfuss has read any or cares much for semiotics.

I love how he is a creatively descriptive little storyteller already.

I wish there was a way Pat could Ban the people who harass him about the 3rd book. Make it so they can never read it or hear it, because they don't deserve it. At this point, I would prefer he never finishes it and starts something else.

So cute! @Boostamonte: I prefer finishing my favourite series even if other people aren't... patient. But hey, if they had to wait additional time for each harrassment I'd be all for it :D

Unfortunately, at least for English, some of the hardest to pronounce sounds are also the most common in the language (such as "r", "l", and "s", which all require very fine tongue control). It's also a lot easier to show a child how to communicate via sign language than via talking (most people can't express exactly how certain sounds are formed; they've been doing it so long it is a habit). Congrats, Pat, on finding ways to understand your kids.

You're making me wish I had gone to meet you while you were in San Francisco.

Boostamonte wrote: "I wish there was a way Pat could Ban the people who harass him about the 3rd book. Make it so they can never read it or hear it, because they don't deserve it. At this point, I would prefer he neve..."

In this thread: more people complaining about complainers than actual complainers.

I don't feel like I was complaining...I was stating an opinion that people that use every opportunity to poke Pat about the third book are complete assholes that don't deserve to get a third book. Complaining (to me) is in the tone of: "God you guys, why do you always have to nag Pat about living his life and being with his family so much? Can't you see he's a human? Ugh, you guys are so stupid."

In that same mindset, and your own logic, your own post is nothing but complaining about the complaint posts made by actual complainers--which makes you a hypocrite for using the same tactic that you complained about. Good job guy, I hope you get a signed ARC of the third book for being better than all of us.


Hey Pat, Sorry you have to put up with all us bitchy fans that can't even agree about who's bitching and who is not.

Boostamonte wrote: "I don't feel like I was complaining...I was stating an opinion that people that use every opportunity to poke Pat about the third book are complete assholes that don't deserve to get a third book. ..."

No, only by your logic am I am hypocrite here. If you think you're not complaining about complainers, so be it. Your wish that complainers be banned from accessing the upcoming book certainly strongly implies that you harbor a complaint about those people.

And to me, there is a difference between simply pointing out some statistics and actively wishing ill upon others. I have no comment/complaint regarding your message; I was merely observing the defense around Pat.

Tobias wrote: "When are you releasing your new book"

Don't be that guy, Tobias.

Ryan wrote: "In this thread: more people complaining about complainers than actual complainers. "

So? The principle here isn't "complaining is always bad," it's "trying to bug Rothfuss about book 3 is irritating." The hope is that if enough people dump on an individual idiot, like Tobias above, that's one less zombie repeating the same question over and over again in the future.

You could broaden it to "endlessly complaining on a blog about the blog-poster is bad" or even "pointless complaining is bad." Either way, no contradiction here, no hypocrisy.

Rob Secundus wrote: "Ryan wrote: "In this thread: more people complaining about complainers than actual complainers. "

So? The principle here isn't "complaining is always bad," it's "trying to bug Rothfuss about book ..."

That's true. And you'll notice that Tobias was the first commenter, and no one has left any similar comments after the defense built up.

To Tobias' defense, though, he could be someone who just finished the second book, is excited about the series, isn't familiar with the concept of tons of people harassing Rothfuss about completing the third book, and simply let his feelings guide his fingers. I mean I doubt it, but...

I ALWAYS loved when my kids started talking. I have 4 & they were all different. It just nevers gets old and they still amaze me. I have one creative writer in the bunch. She's entering college this fall. Poor grammar and incorrect use of words drives her nuts. I can't wait until she's a mother. It's gonna be GREAT! :)