Brandon Sanderson Confirms New Release Timeline For Stormlight Back Five

You know, for centuries, the accepted model of the great author has been inherently mystical. Like, we are practically trained to view the creative process as this impenetrable black box. Oh, totally. A very theatrical way of viewing art. Right. The author retreats into a cabin in the woods or, I don't know, a dimly lit study.

The curtain is drawn completely shut. And you, the reader, you're just expected to wait in the dark. Yeah, and we aren't supposed to see the deleted scenes or the structural dead ends. Exactly. And eventually, maybe years or decades later, they step out, present this massive finished manuscript, and just say, behold, there is no peak behind the curtain. It's just, well, it's magic.