Derrik Peterson asked Peter V. Brett:

Hi Peter, My question is less for just Peter V. Brett and more for authors in general but I think you are still qualified to answer. The norm for fantasy novels has long been hefty series of thick books and aggravating wait periods between releases. Why don't more authors write shorter works and have more releases akin to a television series? Still being able to tell the same story just in more 'chunks'.

Peter V. Brett I think because releasing a book in chunks commits you to those chunks. You can't revise as the story develops. When you are writing a large work, it's crucial to be able to be able to go back and edit after you get to the end, streamlining, tightening, and making sure all the plotlines pace, intersect, and tie up properly.

Putting out a book in installments with the rest unwritten might be more satisfying to a reader hungry for material, but in the end it generally results in a weaker work of art.

I realize it can be frustrating to wait for books in a series you love. Believe me, as a Wheel of Time and Dark Tower fan, I've been there. Even my own quintet of books has been eight years in the making, and I am still working on the last one. But when book 5 is done, the work will stand much better on its own for my having taken the time to do it properly, rather than rushing pieces of it to publication before I was ready.

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