Heading for the Hills!

1/18/2018

As we speak, I'm headed out the door for a two-week trip!

Week 1: New York City, where I fully expect to meet the Ninja Turtles. If there's time, I'll hop on over to the neighboring New Donk City to see Mario.

Week 2: Israel, where I don't have any idea where we're going and will leave that up to the tour guide. If I meet the Ninja Turtles there, I will be surprised.

I'm coming back on February 1st, but between now and then, I will be dead. RIP.

Know that I died as I lived: on my laptop.

-Will

77 Comments

BlackFlameInSF

1/18/2018 02:08:13 pm

Heh I just met Rob Paulson at an Animaniacs event in San Francisco last weekend. He voiced Yakko.

Tall guy, high voice, white hair. Funny.

Also voiced 50% of the 80s ninja turtles.

Raphael and Donatello

Sam

1/18/2018 02:11:16 pm

Rest in peace Will! If you stop by Boston I will buy you some $35 mac & cheese.

Diego

1/18/2018 03:25:44 pm

It's official. Will is a great elder. How else can he casually die and come back? My votes on Kerlac as he trade with humans. Books for brains. And money on the side.

Polycore

1/19/2018 07:48:14 am

Damn, he fooled us all this time.

Skulldragon7

1/21/2018 07:44:29 pm

What if he is a blood shadow?

Diego

1/24/2018 09:06:07 am

Blood shadows seem to only possess animal level intellect. Such a grand plan is only befitting of a great elder....

Important Question

1/18/2018 07:40:41 pm

Hey Will on wuxiaworld is your username MrVoid?

kaden

1/18/2018 09:44:01 pm

Welp that sets the book back another 2 months

Johnny Wander

1/19/2018 04:53:44 pm

He'll be back better and more refreshed than before. Ready to write tales other-worldly horrors and the heroes that will stop them. Just wait and see.

kaden

1/20/2018 01:16:49 pm

While that's probably true he will also be physically exhausted and have gotten little to no writing done for two weeks.

Deadnettle

1/20/2018 10:50:35 pm

This is true, but everyone needs some down time. Bedsides, there are other things to do to keep occupied! I personally am immensely looking forward to playing the new Monster Hunter game which is coming out next Friday on Xbox One and PS4.

Joseph

1/18/2018 11:10:08 pm

I don't know how you can bear to only visit Israel for just one week! I hope you had a chance to blow someone else's candle in Hezekia's tunnel!

Azqa

1/19/2018 06:29:23 am

Sounds like an awesome trip! Have a great time and we look forward to your undead ascension upon your return.

Fellow Daoist Ji Ning

1/19/2018 11:02:10 am

Ah, I too went on a trip to Jerusalem to meditate on the Dao. May you find enlightenment on your journey.

Ravi

1/19/2018 02:29:10 pm

Enjoy your trip!!!!

Demanding Fan

1/20/2018 11:16:19 am

I expect a full summary of your trip and what you learned when you come back in the form of a five-paragraph essay submitted as a blog post.

John

1/20/2018 11:31:56 am

Wait, don't they have internet in New York? Why are you going completely offline?

TBoy

1/20/2018 02:08:25 pm

He's going on vacation. If he replies to one post then he has to reply to them all. I bet he'll break down and peek in on us at some point, but doing work on a vacation makes it not a vacation.

Will needs to experience new things to find artistic inspiration in the world to fuel his writing. I think. I'm not entirely sure how the process works.

Regardless though Will, you should read Mother of Learning on the plane ride to Isreal

You can find the story in various formats at this link

https://motheroflearninguniverse.wordpress.com/2016/05/15/story-format-converters/

A bookworm on the path of mind manipulation

2/1/2018 01:55:10 pm

Tboy, i equally hate and love you(for suggesting MoL) on one hand the story is amazing and i have to place it somewhere around wills books. On the other hand, the story isn't done, so now I'm waiting on two authors.... I have to find a way to delete my own memories

Tboy

2/5/2018 09:22:36 am

Haha, sorry about that. Have you checked the authors fiction press? There's a few more chapters on there that haven't been added to the ebook version. Failing that, You'll just have to wait for the new chapter this Sunday like the rest of us.

stephen

1/21/2018 10:19:54 am

You can't die yet. You don't have HBO writers to finish your stories for you. Not till then.

Have fun

simon son of kalman

1/23/2018 12:52:23 pm

Cant believe you are visitng israel i live here

Adarsh

1/25/2018 07:45:28 pm

Isn't it already a well-known fact that Will Wight is undead? That means that he isn't really in any sort of a different state between now and feb 1st...

WILL IS DEAD

1/27/2018 12:01:11 pm

IT'S BEEN NEARLY TEN DAYS SINCE WE'VE HEARD FROM WILL. R U DEAD WILL!?!?

AND IF U R, DO YOU THINK YOU'LL STILL BE ABLE TO FINISH YOUR STORIES?

(not) will wight

2/7/2018 02:46:02 pm

yes i b dead. i b rezurected naow but i came bak without teh abbility 2 spell or right, so know moar books. =( =( =(

OKAK release date

1/27/2018 12:05:28 pm

So I did a little algebra to guesstimate Will's progress on OKAK. If he's reached the 7% mark after four moths that means to reach the hundred percent mark he'll need 54.14285 months. Or about 4.76 years.

What I'm getting at is please update the progress bar or I'll be very sad.

DemandingFan

1/28/2018 08:47:36 am

Whenever fans start doing math you know you're in trouble.

David

2/4/2018 09:15:19 pm

Some books take 10 years. It sucks, I know.
I've had to read other books in the meantime.

Depending on your tastes you might like this book series.

The first book is called Red Rising. Originally a trilogy, though the recent release of the 4th book got mixed reviews.

GodKing of the Outer Lithosphere

2/7/2018 02:43:01 pm

Will likes to keep his progress bar low so we're not expecting the book any time soon. In reality the last 60% will probably be done in a blink relative to the rest. He just tends to keep a bit of a buffer in case he needs to say, rewrite half the book because his beta readers really hate it.

See his previous blog posts for proof.

http://www.willwight.com/a-blog-of-dubious-intent/i-have-returned-more-powerful-than-ever#comments

1/28/2018 02:43:07 pm

It makes me sad that he's visited NYC but won't be doing a book signing. Guess it's hard to do one when you're self-published and primarily digital and allergic to cameras.

Demanding Fan

1/28/2018 06:50:02 pm

Yeah, it seems like you really need to hunt for him if you want to meet Will in person. Maybe I can go to Orlando and set up an ambush.

TBoy

1/28/2018 09:10:23 pm

Most of those book signings are set up by publishing houses anyway, which Will doesn't have. Plus were would he go to set one up? He doesn't have any books at Borders, Barns and Noble, or any of the other bookstore chains.

I guess he could cap out at a random coffee house for an hour or two and tweet "Hey, I'm in New York City! If you want a book signed visit table number 12 at Generic Overpriced Coffee joint!"

But then what if nobody shows up? Or even worse, a bunch of people show up and the Coffee joint manager kicks him out for bringing in too many people? Or even worse worse, what if he gets a total weirdo who wants to take him to their home or something? Book signings always have other people with the author who can shuffle off people who aren't conducive to a smooth and pleasant books signing, but Will doesn't have that.

I it would take is one really weird person saying "Will Wight! You're mine now! I shall lock you in my basement now!" and not take no for an answer to ruin the book signing. Great Elder's know we see enough weirdos just on this blog.

DemandingFan

1/29/2018 05:16:03 am

Omg, that's exactly what I was thinking about! Except I don't have a basement so it would be harder for me.

DemandingFan

1/29/2018 07:30:58 am

Alright I've been thinking about it and that last post of mine was kind of creepy. I would delete it but there is no delete button. Everybody just pretend you can't see it.

Illithel

1/28/2018 09:12:15 pm

Will! I made it to the 20,000 word mark on my story but it suddenly got much harder... Idk why but every time I reach this length I end up giving up the story. I just lose my infatuation with it and want to change everything and write a new story with new ideas.

Why is that Will?

Will link

1/30/2018 12:34:27 am

I ascend from Death to answer this one question, and this one alone, before returning to the grave.

This is part of the process. I had many 20k stories before House of Blades, because that’s about the point where the inner critic kicks in and you realize what you’ve written isn’t as good as it was in your head. Now you’ve realized that the REALLY good story is a different idea entirely, or you’ve figured out that you can take the current story in a much better direction as long as you start over from the beginning.

This feeling is not to be trusted. Those are lies whispered into your ears by Book Satan. If you switched ideas or started over, you would once again get about 20k in before facing the same situation.

You cannot evaluate a story until it is finished. Give yourself permission to write a story that you feel is the worst thing ever. Finish it anyway. Push forward. This is where the hard work of writing comes in.

Only when it’s finished can you actually start to judge whether it really is terrible or if it’s actually pretty good. You’re going to feel like it’s terrible throughout the whole middle of the process, and that’s natural. Just don’t let it stop you from putting words on paper.

Kaden

1/30/2018 09:11:36 am

We miss you Will the first can't come fast enough.

Illithel

1/30/2018 09:22:24 am

I see. I suppose this feeling is why 99% of people who try writing never finish. I've always wanted to write the kind of books that I read, but I guess reading developed authors like yourself sets the bar too high for a first novel.

I shall continue upon my journey to write this book, even if it never becomes something I can share with others, it will be good practice so that maybe the next one I write will be.

Thanks Will, somewhere in the back of my mind I knew I'd heard this advice before (Probably in Sanderson's lecture series) but I didn't really believe it until now.

If I am successful I'll let you know, because the book will be dedicated to you. If that's not weird. It might be weird to get a book dedicated to you by some random person who reads your blog.

Also thank you for rising from the dead for me!

Mike

1/29/2018 03:55:07 pm

Hey Will I would like to recommend the game Kingdom Come Deliverance to you. It comes out February 18.

It's a medieval RPG game that looks like it's going to be very good. No magic in it but the level of historical details make up for that.

Unlike most stories, you're just an average guy. You're a farmer at first and maybe when your character gets really skilled you can take on three or four soldiers, but you're never going to reach the point where you can fight whole armies. You've got to play tactically because of that.

Also the NPC's really have their own lives. When you're not there it's not like Skyrim where the NPC's are just waiting around for you to reach the next part of their quest. If you aren't there the NPC's will do the quest without you (Maybe dying alone the way). Part of the idea of this game is that you're playing as an average-ish medieval peasant. All the NPC's have their own lives and stories and they'll go about them with or without you playing a part in them. Even when your character is sleeping the game is keeping track of all the NPC's, their decisions, and the results of their decisions. It's got 16 square kilometers of open world content. Give it a try if you have a chance.

Mike

1/29/2018 04:15:15 pm

Sorry it's actually February 13'th not the 18. And you're the son of a blacksmith not a farmer.

Diego

1/29/2018 06:50:12 pm

It's always a blacksmith. lol

DemandingFan

1/30/2018 09:55:41 am

I too have decided to write a story as part of an elaborate seven stage plan to trick Will into becoming my friend.

I shall call my novel "House of Cool Swords". It shall be about a humble boy with big dreams who discovers he's not actually the chosen one and his village crush is actually the princess of his country.

Then Simon... no wait... Timon? Jimon? Himon? Anyway, he will kick the chosen one to the curb and then give the princess a big kiss and they will all live happily ever after. And then Will Wight will read it and say "Gosh, what a cool and original story. I must email this author and see if she wants to discuss writing with me."

And I will reply and say "Oh, I don't know. I live five states away... ah, what the heck. Why not?"

And then Will will be tricked into becoming my friend.

DemandingFan

1/30/2018 09:58:16 am

Gosh darn-it. Now that I re-read that post it sounds creepy as well. Wordpress really needs to have an edit & delete post feature. I should just go back to lurking.

Nobody look at that! That post doesn't exist!

Awesomepossum

2/4/2018 08:42:42 pm

Perfect recovery!

Void of Pointless Existence

2/5/2018 11:14:57 am

It's not like most of us aren't just as creepy as you.

garbagiel, antediluvian raccoon

2/5/2018 01:45:20 am

Halinhall does have a nice ring to it though. TAKE NOTES WILL!

Timothy

1/30/2018 10:41:11 am

I got a question.
I just signed up for the mailing list.
Should I get soon the latest short story or would I have to ask Will personally if he would send me it?

kaden

1/30/2018 03:59:40 pm

If you want all the stories from the past there is a website somewhere, but all future stories will be emailed to you.

Sword Immortal Darknorth

1/30/2018 07:32:11 pm

https://us11.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=ba4bf39fb09712a9c982f3bc8&id=9a4055d765

Just keep it on the down-low, and don't spread the link around too much. The short stories are supposed to be a reward for people who subscribe after all. I should also point out that there are several short stories that have been buried on this blog.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Iteration110Cradle/comments/7nv24o/buried_short_stories_in_wills_blog/

Timothy

1/31/2018 02:54:55 am

Thanks a lot!

Kaden

2/2/2018 07:37:20 am

Please don't be dead Will. We need your modern classcs

Sword Immortal Darknorth

2/2/2018 08:42:17 am

Hey Will did you ever get back to reading Desolate Era? I know you dropped it fairly early on way back when because it felt like the Ji Ning was the best, but the world has 4 more expansions in scope to bring in stronger enemies after you left, and 20 more books.

I believe you said you left after the tournament arc, but the universe expands dramatically after that to give Ji Ning foes a level higher than him. It might give you some ideas for plotting Cradle books for what should happen after the crew ascends from Cradle. Also, it might give you some ideas for large scale Abidan-level problems. Not many other Wuxia web novels reach the sheer scale that Desolate Era does.

It's on book 40 now, and will be finishing up translation in the next 3-4 months so now is a good time to get started.

http://www.wuxiaworld.com/desolate-era-index/

Adolescent Bookworm

2/6/2018 05:33:02 am

I started reading this thanks to you and it is awesome! Domo Arigato Gozaimasu.

Adarsh

2/6/2018 01:51:35 pm

I first learned of DE from this blog. Took me 2 weeks to read it all.

manty05

2/2/2018 10:55:30 pm

Hey
While we're waiting for Will to reappear, do you think that scales (solidified clumps of madra) serve as a form of near universal currency in cradle.

Frodo Baggins

2/3/2018 06:05:36 am

I don't see why not. They're a decentralized currency because anybody powerful enough can make them. Also, they're always being consumed by less powerful people using them for cultivation.

Skulldragon7

2/3/2018 11:44:00 pm

I thought only pure madra or mining devices could make them with the exception of lord level scales which can be made by any lord.

Frodo Baggins

2/5/2018 09:26:26 am

That's true. I guess what I meant was you don't have a centralized entity who is the only one allowed to make money. Scales are innately valuable so anybody can make them and they're just as good.

Will Wight

2/3/2018 05:09:00 pm

Will have you considered my offer to purchase your books with Garlicoin?

^ Not Will Wight

2/3/2018 05:09:55 pm

Whoops I thought that was the address bar. I'm not Will Wight everybody. I thought that would send my message to Will Wight but it didn't, it posted it as a name.

Paden

2/4/2018 09:20:56 am

This has been a roller coaster.

^ Not Will Wight

2/4/2018 12:36:34 pm

In my defense it was late Saturday night when I posted that at 2 am, right after I came back from the bar. I was too inebriated to understand how technology works.

Cradle Addict

2/4/2018 09:04:28 pm

I visit this site at least once a week to see if there is a news update on when the next Cradle comes out even though I know it won't be for a while..
I got problems..

After the last book came out it was like a daily ritual.
Alas, my addiction fades..
but I don't really want it to ha.

Duke silver

2/5/2018 09:27:35 am

Yeah, I too have a short attention span and if I dont get an update for like 3 weeks I lose the habit of checking.

kaden

2/5/2018 11:55:15 am

It depends on how close a book is to coming out. For example right now he is at 7% (as far as we know its probably like 40% by now) so I only check the website weekly unless I'm bored in which case I'm here scrolling through the comments.

garbagiel the raccoon

2/5/2018 01:42:10 am

Meeting the ninja turtles is fine, but if they ask you if you wanna see their master you should definitely decline. He's a giant rodent that rummages through people's trash. You don't wanna talk to those kinds of people.

...Wait a minute.

JverJohn

2/6/2018 07:33:20 pm

Good afternoon.

I watched your TED talk!

I was wondering what happened between the demo of spore and the release of the game. Why were so many different levels taken out?

Thank you Will!

Chris

2/6/2018 08:28:42 pm

Think you got the wrong person. Based on Google, you must be thinking of Will Wright not Will Wight. No r.

Will Wight is an author of various cool book series'

Adarsh

2/7/2018 02:07:18 pm

Id still watch any ted talk he puts out.

DesprateFan

2/7/2018 02:14:57 pm

Did you by chance mean this video?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU4SDKulqb8

If not you're probably looking for Will Wright, not Will Wight.

Shady Upvote Dealer

2/7/2018 03:13:56 pm

Quick unrelated question,

What's the fastest, easiest, cash-grabby type of book on Amazon KDP. Like, if I needed to make some money fast, don't care about long-term sales or building a brand. Minimum startup expenses for editing + cover. Litrpg? Smut adventure? Also how short a story can I get away with?

Thanks a bunch.
~Shady Upvote Dealer

Shady Upvote Dealer

2/9/2018 09:58:39 am

PS. Asking for a friend.

Question

2/13/2018 09:44:32 am

Does Will usually go inactive for periods of time like this? He's not dead, right?

Answer

2/13/2018 10:02:14 am

No, don't bother him. This happens fairly frequently whenever he's really either focused on writing or reading something new. Or some combination thereof. We will hear from him in a week or two either way when he's ready for a break.

That is, as long as he didn't discover a sudden desire to reread Malzahan or Wheel of Time. Or chose to dive into The Subspace Emmisary's Worlds Conquest (Over 4 million word long fanfiction).

Skulldragon7

2/17/2018 11:18:26 pm

Did anyone else read the Christmas short story and see the part about wei shi kelsa being on the run? Hmm intresting.

Travis l Cole

1/30/2020 05:16:24 pm

Please make more cradle books... are you?????

Philip

12/31/2021 02:43:55 am

of course he is, but he gets to live too

he puts em out faster than any other well edited and put together series you'll find, so no complaints

In which we ramble on.
And by we, I mean me.