Formulaic literature

I was looking at Patrick Rothfuss's blog, whose first novel "The wise man's fear" was an award winning novel in the fantasy section. I read the book on a train journey between Bangalore-Jaipur twice, and seriously enjoyed it.

The second book has been repeatedly delayed. However, he has written a long blog post defending himself. One of the really funny thing is this guide to writing Mill's & boon romances.

http://www.eharlequin.com/articlepage.html?articleId=1102&chapter=0