Elbereth Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 Hey. I'm going to the signing at Borderlands books in San Francisco, and I'm posting this topic because to my knowledge absolutely no one else (EDIT: one other person) is going. If someone is, and is planning to record there, I would like to know, because I'm planning on doing it and it could be rather awkward if someone else does too. This is also my first time attending a signing, so I'm excited but also somewhat nervous. Thanks for letting me know! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curiosity Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 I wish I were. But it would mean skipping out on class for a second day in a row, something I can't afford to do in chemistry. Maybe for Calamity... Nice profile pic! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corax Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 Hi there! I'll be recording the open Q&A if I can, and my own and my husband's signing line stuff, but I wasn't planning anything beyond that. If you like, I'd be happy to coordinate with you otherwise. This is my first Sanderson signing too, so feel free to come say hi to me. I'll be the woman with the service dog kandra. See you there! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeiryWriter Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 I don't think it would be awkward at all for more than one person to record the signing. In fact it's kind of nice as that helps protect against something going wrong and the audio being lost. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elbereth Posted October 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 In that case, I will be recording the whole thing, including the signing. I'll be the girl in the blue-green tunic thing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corax Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 That's a good point, Weiry. For my part, it's mostly that I have no idea how to go about things in this situation. Advise is always appreciated. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corax Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 (edited) The event was awesome! I have now confirmed that I suck at asking questions, because I become a giddy fangirl. That being said, I've at least confirmed that crem IS spren poop... well, Shard poop... well, some sort of Shardic leavings. Eta: and met awesome Sharders too. I'll post the WoBs I managed to catch, but apparently my memory was only good for half an hour of recording. Limelleth and Firstselector will have managed more than I did. Edited October 9, 2015 by Corax 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argent Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 The event was awesome! I have now confirmed that I suck at asking questions, because I become a giddy fangirl. Eh, I've been going to Brandon's signings for years and I am still having a hard time concentrating on business. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParadoxicalZen Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 Eh, I've been going to Brandon's signings for years and I am still having a hard time concentrating on business. I fear I will be stunned into speechlessness 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weltall Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 I was also there (should have checked for a topic like this in advance) and boy was it a blast. My first such event. I didn't make any recordings but I jotted down some recollections right after the fact. - His intro lecture on the development of Korean writing was fun and while I knew that MaiPon and Forgery were inspired by his time there, I didn't realize he had also based the Aons on the way Korean writing works as well. - Someone in the crowd asked what Copper compounding does during the QA session. He didn't answer specifically but mentioned that not all compounding does neat things, just most forms. Apparently copper isn't one of them. - When he signed my books, he included the phrase 'Hands all red...'. Other people I talked to got the same thing. - I asked about Chromium's ability to affect other forms of Investiture (ie leeching Breath or Stormlight) and got RAFO'd, followed by a general statement that most magics have cross-world effects, like Bronze sensing other forms of Investiture but we already knew about that. I suppose I should have expected that response for a crossover question but hey, now I'm part of the RAFO club. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royishere Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 Apparently, Wayne's conversation with Hoid was potentially important in some way. Asked what it was about (expecting a silly fluff response) and got RAFO'd. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argent Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 - I asked about Chromium's ability to affect other forms of Investiture (ie leeching Breath or Stormlight) and got RAFO'd, followed by a general statement that most magics have cross-world effects, like Bronze sensing other forms of Investiture but we already knew about that. I suppose I should have expected that response for a crossover question but hey, now I'm part of the RAFO club. Welcome! It's a fun place, even if we don't know anything. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corax Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 So, when transcribing what q&a I can, where should I put it? Can someone point me at the right thread, please? Thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slater Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 So, when transcribing what q&a I can, where should I put it? Can someone point me at the right thread, please? Thanks. Good work, and you can post it right in this thread, that's what people usually do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeiryWriter Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 So, when transcribing what q&a I can, where should I put it? Can someone point me at the right thread, please? Thanks. Just put it in this thread, keeping everything related to an event in a single thread makes it easier on those of us who have to index everything. Also if you don't want to transcribe stuff yourself you can just post the audio (Soundcloud is good for that). And really posting the audio is always good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstSelector Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 (edited) I have the complete copy of the audio file (since Limelleth and Corax had to leave and battery issues, respectively). It's in two large files, so I don't know quite where to host them. Let me try soundcloud but if that fails I can hack a solution together. We had a lot of fun! It was fun to meet some other sharders. Afterwards, Brandon took a moment to thank us (the fansite) directly, saying that it was fantastic that we were a friendly and active place for new people to learn about his books. EDIT: Here's the two links, whenever they finish processing. The first is the QA (unfortunately, I didn't think to record his statement about fantasy fans not treating each other like garbage) and the second is the in-line signing. I have the reading from an upcoming book, but he asked us not to post it yet. Edited October 10, 2015 by FirstSelector 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corax Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 I'll upload the half-hour's worth of line q&a tomorrow, in case one device picked up something more clearly than another. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argent Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 (edited) Let's transcribe this bad boy. Edited October 10, 2015 by Argent 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxal Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 Let's transcribe this bad boy. Why are there empty squares at the end? Is it because you haven't finished yet? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argent Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 (edited) "Any questions?" "No." *sobs* Why are there empty squares at the end? Is it because you haven't finished yet? Yeah, I create a template for each questions (bolded Q:, bolded A:, brackets for the timestamp, and a line separator), and I copy it over a bunch of pages so I don't have to type it every time. So when I hit a question I just record the time and transcribe the question. I'll drop the extras once I am done. Edited October 10, 2015 by Argent 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxal Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 Yeah, I create a template for each questions (bolded Q:, bolded A:, brackets for the timestamp, and a line separator), and I copy it over a bunch of pages so I don't have to type it every time. So when I hit a question I just record the time and transcribe the question. I'll drop the extras once I am done. Alright thanks. I thought those were the confidential ones like this tip bit on Renarin you can't tell us 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argent Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 Those are extremely rare - I've heard of only one other case where Brandon has asked a recorder to pause the recording to he can answer a question off the record. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corax Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 (edited) Here's the half-hour I captured, for what it's worth: Here are a couple of clips from the open Q&A: https://youtu.be/zd-qSV75Y9A https://youtu.be/LBkZRgPF0p4 Please forgive the awful quality... I'm very new to this recording business! Edited October 10, 2015 by Corax 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argent Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 Alright, I am done with my transcript. This is from FirstSelector's second file, the personalization line. The way I do transcripts is, I listen to the entire thing, and whenever I hear a question I think might be interesting (either because it gets us more information about a book or the Cosmere as a whole, or because it's just a cool bit of information), I transcribe it. The way I transcribe the questions, I aim for the spirit of the question first, the main idea, and once I have that down, I might change the wording to be closer to what was actually said. I don't transcribe thoughts that don't go anywhere, irrelevant sounds, and other similar things - it's about the information, not the accuracy. If I can't understand or hear a question well enough, I add question marks and/or notes. Italicized text is usually my thoughts (unless it's a book title). This being said, I would highly encourage some of you to go through at least the questions where I couldn't hear or understand things (there are timestamps in my document, they should be accurate down to a few seconds) and fix them up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curiosity Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 Does anyone find it slightly unnerving that Brandon was handing out cookies? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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