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Do not misunderstand. Rowling is far from perfect and in those regards is no equal to Tolkien and his like. But in terms of foreshadowing and plotting? She's somewhat unmatched in the modern day.

Yeah, Rowling's worldbuilding leaves a lot to be desired (cough, Slytherin, cough), but as you say there is no one better in terms of foreshadowing and follow through. One of the Deathly Hallows is introduced in book one, for example. She's more than got her "journeyman" papers for the craft...

Seriously, as childish as they can be, the Harry Potter books are structurally tight for the most part. Rowling is not the best writer in the world, but she knows what she’s doing.

Oh you poor, poor, bastard. Him and Martin are classic examples of what happens when you don't have a plan. Rowling meanwhile, for all her faults as a writer, at least had a fuzzy outline she followed.

I find Brandon Sanderson himself does quite well in this regard. He sticks to the trilogy format, but multiple trilogies can exist in the same world and be connected together. Speaking of which, in terms of trilogies, the first three game of thrones books are actually quite good when seen in...

You have an exception to that in Wheel of Time, but in support of your point that’s after poor Robert Jordan shook off his mortal coil (after getting a smidgen lost with his books) and Brandon Sanderson had to finish it.

In Martin’s case he has proved the utter triumph of the “architect” over the “gardener.” He didn’t plan things out well enough, and he brought in a ton of new plot threads in books four and five. Now he has so many characters, arcs, and plots to tie up, he hasn’t got a clue what to do. TL;DR...