jtulkas2 he/him Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Hey all, After going to my 4th Sanderson signing yesterday (Yay for Firefight!) and having read most of his published works, I've finally decided to join this awesome community. I am a published author myself, with 2 books being complete. I'm currently working on my first Fantasy novel, the first book in a trilogy. It is coming along nicely. I can't wait to get more involved on these forums, and to meet a lot of you! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mail-mi he/him Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 Welcome! Would you like to take a cookie? (Ignore all those who tell you not to take them, only evil people wouldn't want you to take a cookie.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 Hey all, After going to my 4th Sanderson signing yesterday (Yay for Firefight!) and having read most of his published works, I've finally decided to join this awesome community. I am a published author myself, with 2 books being complete. I'm currently working on my first Fantasy novel, the first book in a trilogy. It is coming along nicely. I can't wait to get more involved on these forums, and to meet a lot of you! Welcome to 17th Shard! What type of books did you write/publish? I'm working on a book series too 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RawToast225 he/him Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 Welcome! We have a writing group on the forum called Reading Excuses. If that sounds like something you'd like to get involved with, message Silk. He leads us. Anyway, welcome to our corner of the internet! It's a pretty friendly community here. Have an up vote. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtulkas2 he/him Posted January 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Thanks guys! I my two previous novels were science fiction. The first book I had published, called Core of the Nations, is a twist on the concept of Adam and Eve. Instead of being names, they are titles. The world is approaching an inevitable end, and the reader discovers that this is actually the 4th time the world has come to an end. The 2 main characters have been chosen to be the next "Adam" and "Eve" and bring about the next world life. It looks at the past and shows how the other Adams and Eves dealt with the human race in their different times. As it was my first book, the writing isn't great... I intend on going back and cleaning up, and making some plot changes to make the story better. The 2nd book I wrote has nothing to do with the 1st. It's called The Network. It was a blast to write, and I spent a lot of time on it. It goes a couple of hundred years into the future and shows what social networking has done to the human race. The series I'm currently writing right now is kind of in the world building stages. I have written the prologue, and I've begun the outline, but mostly, I'm world building, prepping the story to make it awesome (thanks to Sanderson's lectures online! I have a much better understanding on how to make a book/series a lot more cohesive). I've got about 25,000 words out on Characters, Plots, Places, Settings, and Magic System. Over the weekend, I actually decided on how I'm going to end the trilogy, which was pretty monumental. Yay for writing! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RawToast225 he/him Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 You watch those lectures, too! Dude, virtual high five! So you are an architect? I am a gardener myself. I will have to check out your books, friend. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Arum Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 The 2nd book I wrote has nothing to do with the 1st. It's called The Network. It was a blast to write, and I spent a lot of time on it. It goes a couple of hundred years into the future and shows what social networking has done to the human race. Your second book, The Network, reminds me of a book by David Eggers that I read called The Circle. It's about how a Facebook-like company has more or less become so influential in all things that they have begun to shape the world that we live in...for better or worse. The main character drinks the kool-aid and find herself down a crazy, conspiratorial rabbit hole. If you haven't read it, I highly recommend it, seeing that I couldn't put it down on my last work TDY trip. (Oh, that and White Sand, get a copy of that from Brandon if you haven't already). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kipper he/him Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Titan Arum, how long did it take you to get White Sand after requesting it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twenty@20 he/him Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 (edited) I can answer that. I got mine in less than a week after emailing Brandon. However I am guessing if you have sent your request in the last few days it may get delayed because Brandon and his team are busy with Firefight tour. Edit: I asked about 6 months ago. Edited January 13, 2015 by Twenty@20 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kipper he/him Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 I can answer that. I got mine in less than a week after emailing Brandon. However I am guessing if you have sent your request in the last few days it may get delayed because Brandon and his team are busy with Firefight tour. No, I sent my request a couple weeks back, but I suspect it did get delayed. How long ago did you ask for yours? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RawToast225 he/him Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 I asked for mine three weeks ago. I'm about to message him again next week. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtulkas2 he/him Posted January 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 You watch those lectures, too! Dude, virtual high five! So you are an architect? I am a gardener myself. I will have to check out your books, friend. I used to be a gardener, through and through, but I'm finding myself to be somewhere in the middle now. I'm discovering how useful structure really is. If you're interested in any of my books, PM me your email address and I'll send you a complimentary digital copy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtulkas2 he/him Posted January 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Your second book, The Network, reminds me of a book by David Eggers that I read called The Circle. It's about how a Facebook-like company has more or less become so influential in all things that they have begun to shape the world that we live in...for better or worse. The main character drinks the kool-aid and find herself down a crazy, conspiratorial rabbit hole. If you haven't read it, I highly recommend it, seeing that I couldn't put it down on my last work TDY trip. (Oh, that and White Sand, get a copy of that from Brandon if you haven't already). Thanks for the recommendations, Titan Arum! I'll have to check them out! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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