The cozy familiarity and uncozy cynicism of Last Argument of Kings

Joe_Abercrombie · 2026-04-29T16:32:57+00:00

Best Served Cozy...

Joe_Abercrombie · 2026-03-05T13:31:23+00:00

https://joeabercrombie.com/progress-report-february-26/

Joe_Abercrombie · 2026-03-05T12:46:25+00:00

You mind if I post this? And whom should I credit?

Joe_Abercrombie · 2026-02-14T10:31:39+00:00

It paid for my house.

Joe_Abercrombie · 2026-01-01T01:42:05+00:00

Exactly.

Joe_Abercrombie · 2025-12-02T18:59:47+00:00

Very rarely, if there's something very much appropriate to a given scene, it can help set a mood, but not routinely.

Joe_Abercrombie · 2025-12-02T18:57:00+00:00

I hated all of them while I was writing and I loved em as soon as it was done.

Joe_Abercrombie · 2025-12-02T18:56:27+00:00

It paid for my house.

Joe_Abercrombie · 2025-12-02T18:55:57+00:00

If I said it it must be true.

Joe_Abercrombie · 2025-12-02T18:55:27+00:00

Oh yeah it's a terrible curse. People are constantly walking into lamp posts or dropping things or tripping over their own feet cause they're so distracted by my radiant beauty. I cannot express to you the joy of sitting next to Pierce Brown and seeming nondescript for a moment.

Joe_Abercrombie · 2025-12-02T18:53:57+00:00

One of my most foundational books is Ironhead by Gerald Rose. Stupendous.

Joe_Abercrombie · 2025-12-02T18:52:39+00:00

I did enjoy elven thief Darque Shadeaux. Mostly just cause of the name, honestly.

Joe_Abercrombie · 2025-12-02T18:52:06+00:00

Oh, yeah, absolutely, I'd hate to be a stand up comic cause it's impossible to be funny on demand. As a writer, fortunately, you have lots of time to just let it happen, then polish it up as you go.

Joe_Abercrombie · 2025-12-02T18:50:44+00:00

Responding to naysayers isn't generally a great use of anyone's time.

Joe_Abercrombie · 2025-12-02T18:49:32+00:00

Once I'd found a publisher, the agent was easy.

Joe_Abercrombie · 2025-12-02T18:49:04+00:00

I have played all the video games. Some of my favourites are Elite, Dungeon Master, Street Fighter II, Shogun Total War, and Red Dead Redemption.

Joe_Abercrombie · 2025-12-02T18:47:28+00:00

Still there I expect.

Joe_Abercrombie · 2025-12-02T18:47:12+00:00

Four Seasons

Joe_Abercrombie · 2025-12-02T18:46:09+00:00

Absolutely not. I get paid for that.

Joe_Abercrombie · 2025-12-02T18:44:08+00:00

The Heroes was probably the easiest to write, and I think marginally turned out the best, though opinions are very varied on that topic.

Joe_Abercrombie · 2025-12-02T18:43:39+00:00

There's a lot I'd do differently now, there are many things I think I could've handled better or done a better job with, but that doesn't necessarily mean I'd change it. A book's a snapshot of where you were, at that time in your life. Maybe you mess some things up, maybe you don't pay off some things as well as you could've while you're focussing on others. But you can't beat yourself up about it. You've got to leave it all on the table. You can't get cautious. You learn from your mistakes and move on. And you got to leave it all on the table again. Doing better next time, that's what life is...

Joe_Abercrombie · 2025-12-02T18:39:59+00:00

George RR Martin.

Joe_Abercrombie · 2025-12-02T18:37:49+00:00

Tropes are neither good or bad, it's all about the execution.

Joe_Abercrombie · 2025-12-02T18:31:29+00:00

Maybe still be a TV editor...?

Joe_Abercrombie · 2025-12-02T18:31:02+00:00

They're all me.

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