A Writer of Things | Patrick Rothfuss

A Writer of Things | Patrick Rothfuss | Talks at Google

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10 жыл бұрын

The Talks at Google program hosted Patrick Rothfuss in the Cambridge, MA, office on March 21st, 2014. Pat's works are available wherever books are sold, including on Google Play: goo.gl/B7uWM3 . Worldbuilders can be found at www.worldbuilders.org .
The first two books in the Kingkiller Chronicle are a first-person account of the life of Kvothe, a notorious magician, an accomplished thief, a masterful musician, and an infamous assassin. He has made himself a legend - but the creator of a legend can also become its victim. "It is a rare and great pleasure to come on somebody writing the way (Patrick Rothfuss does)." - U. K. LeGuin
Legendary fantasy writer Patrick Rothfuss disappeared from public view some time ago. There is an innkeeper in a small town in the remote province of Wisconsin who looks vaguely like him if the light is dim enough and you've had enough drinks.
You can find more Patrick Rothfuss paraphernalia at his sites: www.patrickrothfuss.com .
As a note to fans, this video contains spoilers and plot discussions for the Name of the Wind, Wise Man's Fear, and the Adventures of Princess and Mr. Whiffle.
Cliff Redeker of the Talks at Google team facilitated the interview.

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@lillydittman6295 10 жыл бұрын

His shadow looks magical.

@conzero 10 жыл бұрын

I could listen to Pat talk for days

@alomejornosasomonami 7 жыл бұрын

I am one of those two thousand people of Barcelona :) I got my two books signed and a photo. Thanks Patrick!

@turtleanton6539 4 жыл бұрын

So cool

@jraiv3 9 жыл бұрын

I have highlighted so many cool quotes in your books that they look more like textbooks than a fantasy novel.

@eldergaming1218 7 жыл бұрын

Storm Bringer id actually like that list.

@redditbombs3158 4 жыл бұрын

yea me too!

@cloudbloom 3 жыл бұрын

That's how I was with the Dune books, it felt like I was jotting down passages of scripture lol

@VivianDanger 2 жыл бұрын

SAME!

@missOhdrey 10 жыл бұрын

I love him so much. He's such an interesting and well spoken man, I could listen to him speak for hours.

@alucario1702 3 жыл бұрын

Pat: Hey, that´s a good question, and that´s why you will never know an answer to it.

@GITMachine 7 жыл бұрын

Man I love this guy's writing. It's well-crafted and nuanced and just plain fun. Can't wait for more from him.

@turtleanton6539 4 жыл бұрын

Well thats too bad😂😂😂

@henry3457 4 жыл бұрын

My friend it's been three years since this comment. Are you jaded yet?

@mitchellbartolo9063 4 жыл бұрын

Turtle Anton 2020 the door of stone let’s do this.

@denizhandeniz5207 3 жыл бұрын

@@mitchellbartolo9063 2021 les go

@GabrielRodriguesYT 2 жыл бұрын

@@denizhandeniz5207 oh boy

@lim0nplays45 9 жыл бұрын

This guy is so lethani

@internetbee2786 8 жыл бұрын

+Agus Tin Hahaha

@gamesofcontent 7 жыл бұрын

Who are you to say what is of the Lethani?

@EirikHasALife 6 жыл бұрын

i Bee Amazin who are *you* to say what is of the lethani?

@soullessswing5223 5 жыл бұрын

@@EirikHasALife Who are you to say what is of the lethani?

@thephoenixsystem6765 4 жыл бұрын

@@soullessswing5223 Who are you to say what is of the Lethani?

@nayunis9289 4 жыл бұрын

I'd really love to read this annotated version of the kingkiller chronicles!

@Regressor13 9 жыл бұрын

That "Serenity" t-shirt though

@ryanaiden 3 жыл бұрын

It is as beautiful as a firefly in the vacuum of space.

@Killerafroman 9 жыл бұрын

gandalf thank you for writing you stories down

@lukac221 10 жыл бұрын

He is absolutely right when he is talking about the translations of his books. At first a read the Slovak version (because i am from Slovakia) a I was like, that was brilliant book. And after that a red the original version and I was like Oh my god that was unbelievable!!! Much more better then the translation. And after my second reading of the original, well it is perfection right there, I mean, man I can not imagine that i am going to read someday better book than is this. (of course except the end of the trilogy witch is going to be amazing, and I am sure that I will laugh and I will cry)

@jjolsson1863 4 жыл бұрын

Damnit i love this man. Protect pat at all costs.

@perkelele 4 жыл бұрын

Commenters often criticise the interviewers on google talks. They are right,they’re not the best. But that’s okay, and they don’t have to be. This man is taking time from his full time job to do this. He might be nervous because he’s geeking out hard in seeing an author he loves. Also not everyone is comfortable with being in front of a camera knowing the video will be seen by thousands. Let’s accept the fact that not every video on KZfaq needs to be rehearsed to the point it might be nominated for an Oscar. Certain things are not perfect, it doesn’t make them any less enjoyable. Interviewer you did well

@heinzregenmann2219 4 жыл бұрын

Well said

@stefanneaga 6 жыл бұрын

Patrick, you sir are a good man!

@pookieandfluffernutter Жыл бұрын

I loved the name of the wind. This is a great talk.

@justy5944 8 жыл бұрын

I LOVE how he hates Rowling's writing

@dambition7495 6 жыл бұрын

he didnt exactly say that but yeah hinted it was "soft" ;)

@turtleanton6539 4 жыл бұрын

Everyone does

@autofocus4556 Жыл бұрын

At least she finished her story.

@erichlauer2002 10 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah! He is such a good writer!!!!! so happy i found this.

@Fayeluria 7 жыл бұрын

Well today I learned why I love his books so much and why "the book is always better than the movie". Its pretty obvious but you never really think about that, because as he said, it is there for you, cause you wrote it in your head. He's great, I can't wait for book 3 (:

@andersonced 7 жыл бұрын

Mm. Fayeluria n m. N.

@NovelistCrim 7 жыл бұрын

lmao totally agree.

@NovelistCrim 7 жыл бұрын

Gahr Dunn im waiting for Jim butcher, scott lynch, kevin earne and a few others to push their stories. but yeah, king killer is frigging amazing.

@michael305m3 3 жыл бұрын

4 years later and still waiting

@janschetters7720 4 жыл бұрын

Great man, I like him very much.

@Lieneepiene 6 жыл бұрын

Who else loves the laugh of the guy in blue. Makes me so happy :D

@SethOmegaful 9 жыл бұрын

Its fun how in the subtitles it appears "[inaudible]" when I could clearly hear the interviewer saying "Auri" name (a character of the book). And I wasn't using Headphones or even watching with the áudio loud enough for clear understanding of the dialog (thats why I activated subtitles in the first place). 22:38

@duartevgc2114 7 жыл бұрын

Damn it! So Rothfuss deceveid me! I really thought he was a musician!

@billhenry7213 5 жыл бұрын

He isn't from ZZ Top?

@turtleanton6539 4 жыл бұрын

Ha!!

@user-nv9vn8fm1d 4 жыл бұрын

Same lol. Based on how lifelike the music in his stories are.

@ethanprescott4683 5 жыл бұрын

the talk about Terry in present tense made me tear up when i realise

@turtleanton6539 4 жыл бұрын

Nooo

@eliwalther4677 8 жыл бұрын

Gosh what i would give to get onto the forum that the translators use

@bndncn 10 жыл бұрын

I wish I could like this video more.

@RoSoliTaire 9 жыл бұрын

The way he casually talks and writes seem very different. It's like Patrick as an author and as a daily person are two very different people.

@yamiyobi 8 жыл бұрын

+Roltaire Solis I agree, he also said he was an introvert wich seems strange when you see and hear him speak. But i think that when he is alone, he is a different person.

@koudacyen 8 жыл бұрын

Perhaps rothfuss's character is puppet

@abeldnite 8 жыл бұрын

+M. Smith Introvert doesn't mean shy. Introverts are just people who don't hang out so much because they prefer doing another things. These things (like writing) take a lot of time usually, so regular people have a lot of mistaken concepts about this .

@eldergaming1218 7 жыл бұрын

Abel S. Phoenix Thank you for this. So many people assume introverts are like hermits from society, it's just they require less social stimuli than most people so they enjoy solitude somewhat, it's not to say they dislike or fear people.

@familiarsting4108 5 жыл бұрын

Can't believe you guys done realize that this is Kote. He is Kvothe when he writes.

@nicolasbrodbelt7193 5 жыл бұрын

Good afternoon, I was wondering if you had a transcript of this interview, as I am doing a piece of research on Patrick Rothfuss and it would be invaluable to have everything that he wrote down so that I can then cite it exactly. Hope it is not too much to ask. Yours sincerely Nicolas Brodbelt

@EtiKateMusic 10 жыл бұрын

Patrick Rothfuss is Brilliant.

@minatchi 7 жыл бұрын

My fav character was Devi

@seaofbloodredroses9940 10 жыл бұрын

So has anyone tried reversing the video and checking the hand gestures?

@jorgealcantara9437 10 жыл бұрын

Thrilling to read, thrilling to listen. I need to say though: Barcelona is smaller than Madrid

@mariaslm8 3 жыл бұрын

Population wise too?

@abduissa4402 4 жыл бұрын

Pat is of the Lethani

@coddingafter30 2 ай бұрын

Do you guys remember the times we loved this dude?

@ipod9771 3 жыл бұрын

Been doing a lot of reading over the past couple years. Some graphic novels, some SciFi, some classic fiction but never experienced any fantasy writing before. "The Name of The Wind" was recommended to me by a friend. I was a little intimidated at first, with the complex writing and multiple characters referred to by multiple names. But I pushed on and became hooked! One of the best books I've read, and not finished yet! So glad it was recommended to me, and thankful I got introduced to the fantasy genre with a phenomenal story. Any other fantasy recommendations are welcomed and encouraged!

@nataliasolis1616 7 жыл бұрын

TImeturner, thank you! just by mentioning that timeturners exist in that world, just with that, you have plot holes. There is a whole Harry Potter book revolving around timeturners, so its not something she just mentions in the passing, and yet it is never addressed again.

@qwerty2269nd 7 жыл бұрын

This was posted in 2014... Anyways it is lazy writing to make a huge loop hole halfway in a series then finally fill it after the series is over.

@turtleanton6539 4 жыл бұрын

@@qwerty2269nd 100%

@jackvancekirkland 4 жыл бұрын

I've never had a book enrage me and have me rolling my eyes every other sentence like the Kingkiller books. Yet I read them both and can't help wanting to know as much as I can about this author and his process. It's so hackneyed and campy that it is irresistible. If I can learn a sliver of what got him famous and apply it to a better world and story then I'm set for life.

@TheRoark Ай бұрын

"A Writer of Things" is so funny now in 2024

@samkeen 9 жыл бұрын

My GOD I want to access that forum

@MultiLuhar 8 жыл бұрын

19:00 - 20:00 what absolute genius

@Rockblue01 8 жыл бұрын

"You can shave a dog, and he's still a dog." =D LOOOL (44:25)

@ImCalebRosengard 9 жыл бұрын

I WANT ACCESS TO THAT FORUM!

@heinzregenmann2219 4 жыл бұрын

Do you happen to know an experienced hacker who could get us in?

@ImCalebRosengard 4 жыл бұрын

@@heinzregenmann2219 Not really, but as a translator myself I'd love seeing what goes on there

@Osigot 4 жыл бұрын

*57:56** hey, but this is literally what Brandon Sanderson said*

@CaptainBureaucrat 9 жыл бұрын

It would suck for him trying to write my first name, it's nine letters five of them are consonants and one of those is a special character. :)

@familiarsting4108 5 жыл бұрын

No one in that room has read Naked Lunch, just a bunch of companionable nerds going with the flow around 20 minutes.

@porrapandaa 9 жыл бұрын

He looks like a Game of Thrones character haha love him and his books

@darkhome 8 жыл бұрын

+Isa P illyrio mopatis!

@Trekattaron 7 жыл бұрын

I think he would fit more in a world of sorcery, rather than in the GoT.. I don't even know what to put GoT under.

@drmartinsboots 3 жыл бұрын

Since been re-titled Patrick Rothfuss The occasional writer of 3 or 4 things

@Mikineitor 9 жыл бұрын

Pretty much every nerd has noted Pat's "Serenity" t-shirt, but I wonder if the android in the host's t-shirt is wearing Jeyne's hat...

@hewcia33 10 жыл бұрын

Can someone tell me Whois are those authors Who his speaking about in 8.30??

@lukasalihein 9 жыл бұрын

What are they talking about at 12:25 - a dune/sandworm reference?

@qwerty2269nd 7 жыл бұрын

the book Dune. I dont know what reference they are citing in the book, but dune is about this mother and child being basically stranded in this desert planet with massive carnivorous sand worms in a nutshell

@bahhesaid 7 жыл бұрын

The storytelling card-game Rothfuss is talking about designing sounds a whole lot like the Once Upon a Time cardgame..

@catthebeautyhunter 8 жыл бұрын

Man, it's a good thing Rothfuss knows how to talk and engage an audience...what an awkward interviewer.

@simplicitas5113 8 жыл бұрын

+catthebeautyhunter He was kinda cute :) A bit shy, but not totally incompetent.

@samfilmkid 8 жыл бұрын

He reminds me of Simmon a little bit.

@turtleanton6539 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah

@culturestudios3500 3 жыл бұрын

We need a panel with Stephen King, Rothfuss, Robin Hobb, Martin, Rowling and Sanderson. Possibly Neil Gilman as well😂

@willgalbreth4511 7 жыл бұрын

i love Euchre!!!

@mikegribanov6105 Жыл бұрын

The interviewer was the inspiration for Zach Woods' character in Silicon Valley

@kingtaj Жыл бұрын

I wish the interviewer could come close to matching Patrick’s energy…

@callum7081 4 жыл бұрын

Did anyone else hear him say “welcome to another exciting toxic google event” at the start?

@shines9290 4 жыл бұрын

I heard it. Sampled it hahahaa

@Dave1507 4 жыл бұрын

24:34 My bet on what most people really want would be book three.

@jagdavies1 8 жыл бұрын

Well that's me had my pants charmed off....

@davidsugich362 7 жыл бұрын

Because the story of the boat ride and the trial will be in book three?

@PerfectionHunter 3 жыл бұрын

Patrick Rothfuss is one of the best persons of our time.

@user-vs6yp5yl6h 7 жыл бұрын

Интересное интервью, круто)

@althaearatliffthereligion 7 жыл бұрын

Let them eat cake Pat, let them eat cake...

@kj01a 9 жыл бұрын

At about 12:30 who is the author they're talking about??

@sherryg17 9 жыл бұрын

J.K. Rowling

@MrIshumaru 4 жыл бұрын

I want Rothfuss to teach me writing

@cloudbloom 3 жыл бұрын

Which author has people foaming at the mouth more intensely for the next book, Rothfuss or Martin?

@BennyGaberMusic 10 жыл бұрын

Wow, I really thought he was a musician.

@kvothethearcane7950 8 жыл бұрын

Lord Tehlu

@darmandez 10 жыл бұрын

A bit unrelated, but I hope Rogues is released worldwide someday :(

@l.u.c.a.s. 9 жыл бұрын

darmandez You can buy the Kindle version on Amazon and read it on a PC, tablet or phone even if you don't have a Kindle.

@fizzyfox 7 жыл бұрын

He took like two hours deciding which T-shirt to wear.

@MrThunderMonky 9 жыл бұрын

FYI, Talks At Google said fast (i.e. when the host says it) sounds like TOXIC Google.

@alexandrarosewolff9922 3 жыл бұрын

I wanna be a translator so I can join this secret forum

@christopherandrew6545 4 жыл бұрын

Pshhh. Google translate dosnt have Adem as an option. Trust me I immediately checked.

@KittyKontrol850 3 жыл бұрын

To be a writer of things you have to write things. Will we ever see a new book!!???

@jaimeschechter7582 9 жыл бұрын

Um...marry me...J/K. You're great, I love WHO you are. Thank you. ;-) Your wife and children are a very LUCKY family. Thank you for your writings. I appreciate your mind...and everything that lurks within it. Keep up the great work. You are brilliant, you just don't know it yet! Thank you. :-)

@MoneyMoss4ever 7 жыл бұрын

16:20 Couldn't help but think of Ready Player One XD

@helium73 5 жыл бұрын

When I see the cover of any fantasy novel these days it appears that the scene on the cover is taken from one of the most boring scenes in Lord of the Rings. Dragons and Goblins are gone. All you have is humans with staffs and cloaks.

@turtleanton6539 4 жыл бұрын

So sad

@mattfoster3570 4 жыл бұрын

Pat's shadow looks like Santa clause.

@BillyxRansom 10 жыл бұрын

dat Serenity shirt

@dirtyflotsam 3 жыл бұрын

I was listening to his shadow

@Tassadar606 2 жыл бұрын

yes but writers dont have to care about budget, politics, or recouping enormous losses, therefore I think precisely described action in books is undervalued.

@Mark_Cadden 5 жыл бұрын

Interviewer and audience a little awkward, but I wouldn’t expect a google talk to go any other way ❤️

@vysearcadia7222 3 жыл бұрын

Talks at Google Event sounds a lot like Toxic Google event and if that isn't the truth with that company

@arthurschuhmann 6 жыл бұрын

Well in my language Kote means poop xD

@sosrope3420 6 жыл бұрын

Maybe this is why he chose the word and the name.

@drewshepherd811 8 жыл бұрын

cant tell if hes high or on painkillers or something. Those eyes are glassy as hell

@Dave1507 4 жыл бұрын

i wouldn't call it a chronicles just yet, bc we may never see day three.

@turtleanton6539 4 жыл бұрын

Sad

@Vofzolne 10 жыл бұрын

12:41 Who IS the author?

@matthiashistory 10 жыл бұрын

i believe it was J K Rowling commenting on Hermione, Ron and Harry love triangle ...

@Vofzolne 10 жыл бұрын

matthiashistory Oh, that, thanks. Though, thinking back to the books, I don't remember there ever being anything between Hermione and Harry.

@Kram1032 5 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't the absence of no cake not so much be cake but rather *all the cake?*

@dinnasynha 9 жыл бұрын

My dream is to be one of her beta readers!

@EdwardHowton 9 жыл бұрын

I would never be one of his beta readers, even if someone offered to pay me for it. His books are perfectly crafted, I wouldn't want to spoil them with works-in-progress! The sacrifice of those who do that job is thoroughly appreciated, but I'd rather wait another ten years for the finished book.

@entredeuxbouchees 5 жыл бұрын

If you ever need some help to get good audio, get me a call Google, I'd be happy to help.

@El_Diablo_12 Жыл бұрын

26:00 hint at book three 37:00 suffering from too many people showing up

@robmitchell152 9 жыл бұрын

Did the emcee open with "Welcome to another toxic Google event"?

@scttschlz 9 жыл бұрын

I heard that mondegreen as well, but it is "talks at Google"

@MarkoPolo530 10 жыл бұрын

HAGRID IN THE SHADOWS!..oops, wrong book.

@Mrwoopwoop 3 жыл бұрын

the google guy wearing a jellybean before they were made popular in 2020. beans rise up!

@simplicitas5113 8 жыл бұрын

Why did they laugh when he said a day or two? That´s how long it took for real.

@JackassJimbo 8 жыл бұрын

+Simplicitas I think because it's kind of an underestimate of how long it would take :P you're not gonna be reading for that many hours a day, or atleast most people wont.

@rhinofenrirson 8 жыл бұрын

I agree with Jimbo, he was just making a joke about how good it was, and that people won't be able to put it down, because most people woudl take longer to read that size of a book if they aren't completely enrapstured by it, so he was making a joke about how good it was, and an assumption that everyone who reads it will feel that way

@jacemachine 8 жыл бұрын

I just read the Wise Man's Fear this week. It took me two days to finished, but I was laying in bed for the majority of both nursing a sore back.

@asheykamp 7 жыл бұрын

I think it's a joke that each book is about the main character telling his story over the course of a day for each book. 2 books = 2 days of storytelling. But as others have said, that's not realistic in the real world. The audio book for the first book is 28 hours long, and the second book is 42 hours long.

@jacemachine 7 жыл бұрын

Andrew If that's the sort of thing that gets your goat... you're a very sad person. I hope that you have a nice life. #jussayin