In column F we have an event that happens in the book. The white columns are the dates, which I have an entirely separate post about. Here’s a sample of the timeline spreadsheet. On the other hand, the current spreadsheet for the Stormlight books has over 1100 lines. ![]() The timeline only takes up 32 lines in the spreadsheet because there are that many chapters. In some of Brandon’s books, there are a few main characters who spend most of their time together in the same place. I have a massive spreadsheet called the Master Cosmere Timeline (I can hear some of you salivating right now, and no, I won’t let you peek at certain corners of it). There’s so much more to it than that, but it gives you an idea of the level of detail I try to be on top of.Īnother thing I track is the timeline of each book. The next time a person appears, I make sure they have the right eye color and eat the right kind of food. I keep records of every character, place, spren, and piece of clothing to name just a few. You may know that I’m Brandon’s continuity editor. The timeline is one small part of the reason, but it will give you a small glimpse of what is going on at a frantic pace here at Dragonsteel trying to get the book ready to go to press. I asked it myself years ago when I heard similar news about a Harry Potter book. Why do we have to wait until November before it’s on the shelf at the bookstore?” This is a natural question. I know that some of you think, “Brandon posted that he had finished writing Oathbringer months ago. ![]() (Spoiler warning: There may be tidbits of information in this article about the plot of Oathbringer, but I have specifically made up many of the examples I use, so you can’t count on any of it as fact.) I just finished the timeline for Oathbringer, and thought you might like to hear about the process.
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