Summary: Welcome to Episode 24 of Speculate! The Podcast for Writers, Readers and Fans. In this episode we present our second interview with bestselling author <a href="http://www.patrickrothfuss.com/">Patrick Rothfuss</a>, this one conducted at the just concluded <a href="http://renovationsf.org/index.php">Worldcon</a> in Reno. As usual, Pat’s answers are thoughtful and wide-ranging, from a frank discussion about the difficulties of writing “the middle book”–and the psychological impact of trying to follow up on one of the most talked about debut fantasy novels in decades–to a description of how work on his charity Worldbuilders grounded him during a stressful time in his life. We were just glad to set Pat up and watch him go. If you like what you hear and see, please check back next week when we’ll be getting back into our regular show format with a discussion of <a href="http://www.nightshadebooks.com/">Night Shade Books’</a> upcoming anthology <a href="http://www.nightshadebooks.com/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=201">The Book of Cthulhu</a>; until then, thanks as always for listening, and please continue to spread the word about the show!<br>
