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  1. Not sure if it's an intentional stylistic choice or not, but there is a slight inconsistency on Chapter 75, page 887, where Pattern is relaying a conversation between Dalinar and Navani to Shallan. In most of the dialogue tags, there is reference to the fact that Pattern is the one relaying the information, e.g. "Navani's voice came from Pattern..." "Dalinar's voice said", etc. (emphasis added) On one of them, though, it just reads "Dalinar said" (specifically, for the line "Nobody else has been able to do this"). I had to do a quick double-take on that one, as all of the other dialogue tags made it clear the voice was coming from Pattern, and this one is just written as if he were in the room with Shallan. Not a big deal, and possibly not even an error (perhaps just avoiding unnecessary repetition?), but it is inconsistent.
  2. Very interesting to see your predictions as you went along. Also, on the "S" pendant - I am also convinced it's meant to be the Superman symbol. I *swear* I've seen a WoB somewhere that went something along the lines of "it's a symbol you'd recognize", but I just spent 15 minutes looking and couldn't find the specific WoB I was looking for.
  3. After writing an entire extra book to get back into the mindset of writing Mistborn, Brandon wrote another novella and had it ready for simultaneous publication, releasing 2 and a half novels (Shadows of Self, Bands of Mourning, Mistborn: Secret History) in the span of just 4 months. Seriously, the amount of material the guy puts out is amazing (also, major props to the rest of his editing/continuity team for getting these all out in such a short time).
  4. When the local bookstore doesn't have copies of Bands of Mourning on release day, so you take a six-hour round trip to get a copy (and still finish the book that night). Totally worth it.
  5. I'm freaking out about it, Argent! It's going to be super cool to actually see where everything is in relation to everything else.
  6. Squee! My highlights: Pretty giddy right now!
  7. When the highlight of your Canadian Thanksgiving weekend is that Brandon re-tweeted your brother's picture of us at Bridge 4 https://twitter.com/KLGuebert/status/653401279960498176 (I'm the one on the left).
  8. When you use your "Floating Holiday" at work to be at the local bookstore when it opens and spend the day reading Shadows of Self. Without spoilers, let's just say that you should all go read it now.
  9. When you name your new (used) Chevy Cobalt "Niter", after the former leader of the Cobalt Guard.
  10. When you get ridiculously excited about 1%. (So giddy for more Stormlight!!!)
  11. I don't have specific quotes/references for this, but here's some info: Brandon has at least thought about releasing a short story collection at some point in the future. He has said that if and when he does that, he would like to include at least one story brand new to the anthology. There's also a couple "convention exclusives" that feature two short stories in one volume. Firstborn and Defending Elysium are available now on his website, and Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell and Perfect State are bundled as another book. This one is still currently a convention exclusive, but there should be copies up on his website once convention season is over. Alcatraz has the first four books published in a single anthology edition, published in the UK. If you're interested, you might be able to track one down online somewhere, but I believe that he also plans to release a second anthology with all five books in it, sometime after the fifth book is actually published. You might also be interested in Shadows Beneath, a collection put together with the Writing Excuses podcast team, that has 4 short stories, and includes early drafts, notes, brainstorming sessions, etc. that help you see the process of four different writers for creating a short story. This is also available on his website. Not exactly what you were asking about, but it's as close as you can get at the moment.
  12. I have all of Brandon's published works, with physical copies of everything other than the anthologies and Infinity Blade novellas. Of those, most are personalized, because the only time (so far!) that I've met Brandon in person I brought a suitcase full of books with me. Totally worth the 18 hour drive (each way). Most of those are generic things, like "I am hope" for the Final Empire, but my favourite is when he wrote "Good question!" in my Hero of Ages as I was pestering him with super-fan theorizing stuff. No pictures, unfortunately, as I am writing this from work.
  13. When you see the SEL edition of the Ford Escape on the road, and it reads "Escape SEL", and you think to yourself "... you know, that's harder than you'd think..." When you see license plates that are palindromic (ala "555 ILI", "969 GJG"), and think "those would make good Vorin license plates" When you intentionally post in the new thread so that you'll keep getting updates from all the lovely people on the forum who make you laugh.
  14. Elantris was the first Sanderson book that I bought, although it wasn't the first one that I read. That honour belongs to Warbreaker, which I read online, in one sitting, after discovering that he would be finishing the Wheel of Time. I was worried about how the series would end after hearing of Robert Jordan's passing; by the time I finished reading Warbreaker, I was no longer worried. Brandon did an outstanding job in bringing to a conclusion one of the greatest epic series of our time, and his own writing has been every bit as satisfying. I have read practically everything he's written - short stories on his website, any and every published novel, anthologies that he's had a short story in, annotations and deleted chapters. I've even read unpublished material, including White Sand, Aether of Night, and portions of Liar of Partinel and Mythwalker. All I'm missing is Dragonsteel, which I'd have to take a trip to the BYU library to read. I've also had the privilege of meeting the man in person. Driving 12 hours to pick up my brother (who I converted to be a Sanderfan as well), then another 6 hours to a convention he was at in Calgary was well worth it. I left with a stack of signed books, and discovered that not only is he a fantastic writer, he's a wonderful human being - passionate about his work, caring for his fans, eager to help aspiring authors. The world is truly a richer place for having Brandon Sanderson in it, and I will continue reading everything he writes as long as he keeps writing.
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