Shardlet he/him Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 There's a fairly high probability that the Seattle event is actually on January 6. The UBooks tumblr post says "Tuesday, January 7" which is a non-existent date (the 7th is Wednesday), but the bookstore's website says "Tuesday, January 6." The website specifically says "Join us as we welcome Sanderson for a reading and signing on the day the book comes out." So... I'm going with the 6th for planning purposes. It also sounds rather like it will be a non-ticketed event held in the bookstore itself. Shardlet? KaraokeAng? anyone else going to be there? I'll see you there Wetlander.
Newan he/him Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 Is anybody going to the San Diego signing? I just moved home from BYU, and I think this is the biggest thing I'll miss about Utah.
Oudeis he/him Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 I'm going to the Philly signing on 11/27, but this sorta affects more than my own signing and I sorta want to get the word out, so I'm posting it here. I would never have thought to do this at my first event, despite all of the people (some of whom personally know him, like Mi'ch) telling me he totally loves being asked questions. However, I've now gone to two events, hearing in person and on the transcripts how excited he gets when he asks his readers, "Do you have any questions?" and how dejected he gets when he says, "Oh... oh, no, that's fine. I'll just sign your book, then." So basically... I plan to show up with a small box filled with questions to ask Mr. Sanderson, which I will put on the table next to my phone, which will record the event. The box will be labeled, "Don't have a question? Ask one of these!" and it will be for people who show up without something to ask. (At the last signing, I met several people who didn't realize that was an aspect of events, and ended up bumming questions off my personal list because they wanted to get in on the action).The simplest way seems to be to use Weiry's Ultimate List. Would anyone mind helping me? Basically, what I'd like would be if people could do some of the grunt work for me. Unless someone can suggest a more efficient mechanism, I figure I'll start a Google Doc, where I can make a table dividing each page into three columns, transcribe all the questions one-by-one into a box on the table. Once all of that is done, I would take it upon myself to print out the document at my home, cut out the questions, and put them all nice in a box. So my two questions, can anyone think of a better way to do this? And two, would anyone be willing to help me plow through all the questions and transcribe them in a printable format? The obvious flaw with my plan... the event I'm going to is almost at the end, meaning by then surely several of the questions would be duplicated. I cannot think of a very good way around that. As transcripts get posted, I'll try to check them against my list and physically remove the questions I've printed. If anyone else looks through them and notices a question on the Ultimate List has been asked, please feel free to PM me and make sure I know to remove it. Honestly, I don't know how many strangers will take me up on this offer, so it's not like it's a big problem, and if a question gets asked twice, not the end of the world. I guess finally... does anyone have a problem with the intent behind the plan itself? Am I "cheating" or betraying the spirit of signing events? If there's a lot of pushback to my plan, or if people as a whole think it's in poor taste or that Mr. Sanderson wouldn't like it, I'll scrap it. 3
KalynaAnne Posted January 5, 2015 Posted January 5, 2015 WHAT IS THIS PLACE Newnan is a suburb south of Atlanta, out along 85. It seems like an odd choice of location to me - if he was going to pick an Atlanta suburb rather than Atlanta proper I would have expected something like Marietta or Roswell - but I'm *hopefully* going to be able to make it even though heading down to Newnan is likely to take up the entire afternoon.
Ashiok Posted January 5, 2015 Posted January 5, 2015 Oudeis, that sounds like an AMAZING idea to me, but it'll be pretty hard. Good luck, and I'll try to help you out. 1
Oudeis he/him Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 A question specifically to Peter, but I'll accept an answer from anyone in the know. What's the best way to support Mr. Sanderson with my purchase of Firefight? I thought I heard from someone that buying a physical copy specifically the first week it comes out gets counted towards some important number that business-type people care about. Is that accurate? Should I buy my physical copy in the store, and should I do it within the next few days?
Argent he/him Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 A question specifically to Peter, but I'll accept an answer from anyone in the know. What's the best way to support Mr. Sanderson with my purchase of Firefight? I thought I heard from someone that buying a physical copy specifically the first week it comes out gets counted towards some important number that business-type people care about. Is that accurate? Should I buy my physical copy in the store, and should I do it within the next few days? The number of copies sold in the first week after release determine how the book will do on the various bestseller lists. It gives bookstores an idea how many additional copies they will order. That's the short version.
Oudeis he/him Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 The number of copies sold in the first week after release determine how the book will do on the various bestseller lists. It gives bookstores an idea how many additional copies they will order. That's the short version. Only physical copies? Do digital copies count for either? How important is it to be on bestseller lists?
Titan Arum Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 I'm going to patiently wait to buy Firefight at the Children's Bookstore in Philly. I like the idea of buying locally for book signings, since they're offering up their space for it. Especially if it's not a big chain store like B&N. As a result, I will wait 21 more days before I can begin reading Firefight. The pain....
Oudeis he/him Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 My plan is infinitely more complicated than that, as most of my plans are. I say this not with pride, but with shame. I plan to buy two physical copies this week, one for me, one for my buddy who can't make it to the signing. I also plan to call the store in the upcoming weeks, hoping that they have other books of his in stock, so I can buy something there. Ideally, they'll have the first Alcatraz book, which I plan to buy for my buddy's kid. She's a little young but I think it would be cool to start her library with a signed book.
hoidhunter he/him Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 Is anybody going to the San Diego signing? I just moved home from BYU, and I think this is the biggest thing I'll miss about Utah. I'm considering making a 4 hour drive to attend the San Diego signing. Haven't made up my mind yet. This would be my first...do I need to sign up or make a reservation or anything?
Newan he/him Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 I'm considering making a 4 hour drive to attend the San Diego signing. Haven't made up my mind yet. This would be my first...do I need to sign up or make a reservation or anything? If you haven't already bought Firefight, you should call Mysterious Galaxy (the bookstore where the signing is going to take place) and buy it over the phone. They'll give you a number for your place in line when you do. I called yesterday morning and got #9.
ccstat he/him Posted January 10, 2015 Posted January 10, 2015 I plan to show up with a small box filled with questions to ask Mr. Sanderson, which I will put on the table next to my phone, which will record the event. The box will be labeled, "Don't have a question? Ask one of these!" ... So my two questions, can anyone think of a better way to do this? And two, would anyone be willing to help me plow through all the questions and transcribe them in a printable format? I think this is a great idea. I have (I think) arranged to be able to attend the 11/24 Atlanta-ish signing, and if I do make it then I will plan on doing this as well. So I'll be very willing to help compile the printable list, and if we're working from the same list then I'll need to update my answers before you print yours off. I agree that waiting until some of the other events have happened is the best idea so that we don't duplicate too much. My thought would be to put most of it together on the Saturday before my signing, and if I have time then I'll update through the week as more Q&A sets are posted. The other idea I had was to break up the questions into 2 or 3 sets. I'm guessing that most of the people who won't have a question of their own will be there for the Reckoners series specifically, and will not be as cosmere-aware. So having Steelheart-specific questions in one box, Cosmere-relevant questions in another, and general writing and/or other non-cosmere questions in a third would let them pick a question which they have a chance of caring about the answer. I thought about having separate boxes for all the series, but I suspect that extra level of choice would make it harder, not easier, for them to choose a question. Have you gotten any other responses from people wanting to collaborate on this at other events?
Argent he/him Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 I had the same idea a while back. Here's the topic where we discussed it, it has some valid and thought-worthy points.
ccstat he/him Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 Thanks argent. I knew the idea sounded familiar! I'd forgotten about reading that thread. Hm, I'll give a bit more thought to implementation, but I do think a steelheart-centric list of questions could be done well while avoiding some of the pitfalls discussed before. As mentioned in the thread you link, a big party of this is publicity for 17S/Brandon's wider bibliography. If anyone from team Sanderson wants to weigh in with an opinion, it would be appreciated.
Oudeis he/him Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 (edited) Maybe I'll try for a middle ground. Have twenty or so index cards with me with questions, and just mingle with people and hand them out if I talk to someone and they mention that they don't have a question. Not as invasive, not as crazy, but still more people asking questions, which seems like something everyone wants, from the author to us here on 17s. EDIT: Also, ccstat, my event is on the 27th, so you'd actually be going before me. Edited January 11, 2015 by Oudeis
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