This week's Writing Excuses podcast episode is a brainstorming session with Howard Tayler. Check it out.
I've decided on a final title for the second Stormlight Archive book. Tor.com has the reveal and my thoughts. They've also announced that Michael Whelan will return to provide the cover art. And I've uploaded another
. If I can finish the first draft in April, the book should come out in November. We'll know in April. I'm hard at work right now.Source
Just a quick post today. The newest Writing Excuses podcast episode is another where we sat down with Dan's brother Robison Wells. This time we talked about writing and personal health. Give it a listen.
For the fifth of my
, we were able to get permission to include most of the music I listened to while writing this section. Many thanks to the artists, and do consider them when you're trying to decide what to listen to in order to set the right mood while you write!
Robin Spielberg, "The O
The most recent podcast episode of Writing Excuses features Dan's brother Robison Wells talking with us about cliffhangers and icebergs—when it's a good idea to leave people in the dark, and when it's a bad idea. Check it out.
My assistant Peter has uploaded another Twitter posts archive. This one doesn't have as many spoilers as the previous two, but there are still spoilers for A MEMORY OF LIGHT, so stay away from it if you haven't finished the book yet.
Some readers have been asking if my b
The local symposium (read: convention) on science fiction and fantasy starts today. I was planning to be there, but instead I'm on tour. I'll be in Vancouver tonight and Toronto tomorrow. But if you're in Utah, you should check out LTUE!
The guest of honor this year is Megan Whalen Turner and special guests are Tracy and Laura Hickman, Larry Correia, David Farland, L. E. Modesitt Jr., James A. Owen, Eric James Stone, and Brad R. Torgersen. The symposium will be at the Provo Marriott Hotel &
I donated a signed first edition of MISTBORN for an auction at Con or Bust, which helps fans of color attend SFF conventions. Check it out.
The most recent Writing Excuses podcast episode talks about retellings and adaptations. Believe it or not, yesterday was the five-year anniversary of the very first episode. Wow!
I have a bunch of videos for you today. My friend and former roommate Earl Cahill filmed the midnight release Q&A for A MEMORY OF LIGHT from multiple angles, and has produced
In the most recent Writing Excuses podcast episode, Mary Robinette Kowal, Howard Tayler, Dan Wells, and I talk about breaking the rules. We've said that you've got to learn the rules before you break them, so now it's time to talk about why to break them.
Tomorrow I'm starting the second leg of my book tour, and Harriet McDougal will join me for many of the stops. Details on my events page.
Wed Feb 6: San Diego w/Harriet
Thu Feb 7: Los Angeles area w/Harriet
Fri Feb 8: Sacramento area w/Harr
Michael Whelan has put up an awesome post on his process for painting the cover of A MEMORY OF LIGHT. Very, very cool. If you're at all interested in art or illustration you should check it out. You can also buy signed prints in his store.
If you want to be able to nominate works for the Hugo Awards this year (I talked about this a couple of weeks ago) you need to be a supporting or attending member of this year's Worldcon (or last year's or next year's Worldcons) by Thursday, January 31st. The
Pat Rothfuss's Worldbuilders charity drive runs until midnight tonight Central time. Today is the last chance to donate this year, with a good chance to win a cool donated book. The latest batch includes a signed leatherbound copy of my novella LEGION. By the way, last week's THE GATHERING STORM auction went for $300. This week's LEGION just goes into the general pool of prizes for people who donate $10 on the Heifer International page. (Each additional $10 donation gets you another ticket in th
Hey all, this is just a quick post to let you know about the Spectre Kickstarter from Jason Denzel. Remember this awesome
from a couple years ago?Jason (founder of Dragonmount & all-around cool guy) was responsible for making that trailer. Well, he has also filmed a short epic fantasy called Spectre, and he's doing a kickstarter to raise enough money for postproduction. See the video below:
As with other Kickstarters, there are various pledge levels and cool things you can get for pledg
For those who missed the news and are wondering about the A MEMORY OF LIGHT ebook, I talked about it at the bottom of my blog post last week.
Patrick Rothfuss's Worldbuilders charity is auctioning off a signed first edition hardcover of THE GATHERING STORM. The auction includes dragon and sword pins from Badali Jewelry and a T-shirt of your choice from Ta'veren Tees that will be signed by the members of Team Jordan. Worldbuilders is a great charity and they also have lots of cool stuff you have
I'm sitting here on a plane, flying to Minneapolis after signing 1280(!) books last night at the midnight release of A Memory of Light. That marks it as my largest signing ever, though a whole lot of readers (understandably) grabbed their pre-signed books and ran off to read them, rather than waiting for a personalization.
Harriet did a reading, which my good friend Earl filmed (along with the Q&A). I'm sure he plans to post that as soon as the editing is done, and we'll get you a link. I'l
Entertainment Weekly has an exclusive cover reveal for my YA post-apocalyptic novel STEELHEART that's coming out from Delacorte in September. Check it out here.
Also, Tor.com put up the prologue and first chapter of my YA fantasy THE RITHMATIST that's coming out in May. Read them here. (Illustrations by Ben McSweeney, who also did the Shallan's Sketchbook illustrations in THE WAY OF KINGS.)
Right now Harriet and I are busily pre-signing copies of A MEMORY OF LIGHT at the BYU Bookstore for toni
Hugo nomination season is upon us! If you are unaware, the Hugo Award is given by fans attending that year's Worldcon. (This year's convention will be held in San Antonio, Texas. I do plan to attend, as I went to Dragon*Con last year, and I try to vary which one I go to.) To nominate for the Hugo Awards, you have to be a member of this year's convention or the previous year's or following year's convention, and the nomination form is here.
By longstanding tradition, potential nominees avoid agg
Planning to attend the midnight release of A MEMORY OF LIGHT at the BYU Bookstore? Want to see Robert Jordan's wife Harriet McDougal at the event? Then be sure to check out the newest details. Harriet can't stay up for the midnight release itself, but she will be pre-signing the books with me, and we will both appear at a reading/Q&A earlier in the evening of January 7th. This will NOT be at the bookstore itself due to space issues, but will take place at the nearby Provo High School auditor
Just a quick reminder that I have a signing up in West Valley tomorrow, followed by a Magic draft. The signing is focused on the Mistborn RPG, but I'll have my other books there too. Hope to see many of you there! Details below.
Signing & Magic Draft, Epic Puzzles & Games, Salt Lake City
Date: 12.22.12 Time: 1:00 pm-7:00 pm<br/>Place: Epic Puzzles & Games<br/>Address: 3612 West 4700 South #4<br/>West Valley City, UT 84129<br/>Phone: (801) 982-0167<br/>
Writing Excuses has two new episodes this week due to a goof on our part. We had planned to hold Mary's brainstorming episode back until the spring, but we forgot that there was a direct followup episode. The followup got released first and people were confused, so we've gone ahead and made it a two-episode week. Here are the episodes in chronological order: episode 51, Brainstorming with Mary, and THEN episode 50, Outlining the Mary Way.
InkWing has a new blog post up about their December dead
Just a quick note to remind you that I'll be signing at the Jordan Landing Barnes & Noble tomorrow. Details are below. I also have signings this month in Orem, West Valley, and the Salt Lake City Library. Some of those include Magic drafts. See my events page for details.
Date: 12.06.12
Time: 6:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
Place: Barnes & Noble Booksellers - Jordan Landing
Address: 7157 Plaza Center Drive
West Jordan, UT 84084
Phone: (801) 282-1324
Type: Signing
Notes: Brandon will sign an
This post will have quite a few random tidbits. First off, my friend Tracy Hickman wrote to tell me about a holiday serial novel he and Laura are putting up. If you preorder, you can read and comment on the chapters as they're written.
Irene Gallo at Tor.com posted a picture of the first printed copy of A MEMORY OF LIGHT. This is called an F&G (folded and gathered pages). The book comes out next month!
Most of my A MEMORY OF LIGHT book signing tour has been announced and posted on my event
InkWing, which does Mistborn and Stormlight Archive shirts, has a new blog post announcing Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, as well as a limited edition Windrunner pin. Plus they have a contest for a free T-shirt. Check it out.
This week's Writing Excuses podcast episode talks about raising the stakes—putting things at risk for your characters. We have also recorded a couple of pep talks for those of you participating in National Novel Writing Month. Here's one from Mary and me, and here's
This is going to be a long post, so I'm separating it out on its own page. If you want to know how to get numbered copies of the book, scroll down.
ITEM #1: THE TOUR
Tor is almost ready to announce the book tour. When it gets announced, all of the signings will be listed on my events page, so check out that page to see if I'm signing near you. I can tell you now that the tour will contain only US and Canadian cities, and it will be split into two sections.
I do plan to take a trip to Europe s
Since it's been out for a year and the mass market paperback has been released, I'm now putting THE ALLOY OF LAW in my signed hardcovers store. I also have a 6-pack that includes the four Mistborn books, Elantris, and Warbreaker for a special holiday price of $140. I'll sign any and all of my hardcovers in the store and personalize them at your request. Note though that today is the deadline for international orders if you want them to arrive by December 24th.
The Audible version of A MEMORY OF
My novella THE EMPEROR'S SOUL came out in trade paperback a few weeks ago, and the ebook version is out today. You can find it at most of the ebook stores, but we're still waiting to hear from Google Play about this and LEGION. Note: the audiobook has also been released, so enjoy!
Buy the ebook here (DRM-free):
Kindle (US)(UK)
Nook
iBooks (US)(CA)(UK)(AU)(IE)(NZ)
Kobo
Dragonmount
Tachyon Publications trade paperback (+free ebook, see details to the left)
If you bought the trade paperba
I'm flying up to Toronto for the World Fantasy convention. My schedule is below. I'm also doing an off-site bookstore signing at Chapters in Markham on Saturday. See below for details. Hope to see many of you there!
The convention is sold out—but I have ONE WORLD FANTASY MEMBERSHIP TO SELL. Pemberly was going to attend the convention with me after half a week in New York, but Hurricane Sandy changed our plans. So if you are in Toronto but don't already have a membership and are interested in se
I'll be in Halifax, Nova Scotia this weekend for Hal-Con. My schedule is below. Next weekend I'll be in Toronto; I'll post my full schedule next week, or you can check my events page. I'll have two signings in Utah after I get back from there.
I will sign copies of THE EMPEROR'S SOUL in Halifax in the exhibits hall, but it looks like there won't be a dealer selling copies, so it's best to buy one elsewhere. I'll try to bring a few copies myself, but we'll see how that works with Canadian custom
This post will be another run-down of a bunch of different topics.
Weller Book Works is once again handling a signing-by-mail for one of my releases. In this case, since THE EMPEROR'S SOUL is already out in bookstores, it's going to run slightly differently. They are limiting it to 200 copies, and I'll be signing and numbering them the same day I do my in-store signing there, November 6th. They're also experimenting with cheaper shipping this time around (the book is a trade paperback and much
