You Know You're a Sanderfan When...

[Truthweaver she/her]

You know you're a Sanderfan when you've been saving a bookstore gift card for over a year, awaiting the magical day when you can finally use it for Oathbringer.

On second thought, maybe I should check if it's expired...

[Tesh Any pronouns]

When you get suspicious whenever words like shard, splinter, drab, breath, mist, shade, iron, spike, splinter, etc. appear. In both Sanderson and non-Sanderson books.

Edited November 8, 2017 by Tesh

[The Voiceless One he/him]

When you decide to create a translator for Artisan's Script because you were curious about how it looked.

 http://www.17thshard.com/forum/topic/62182-artisans-script/

 

[Penumbra]

When you see an ad for a book named "Shadowborn" and you think "Did Sanderson surprise-write a book again?" and then you realize that other authors are also allowed to use words such as "shadow" and "born" in their titles.

It looked like Vin on the cover, okay?

[Tesh Any pronouns]

8 hours ago, Penumbra said:

When you see an ad for a book named "Shadowborn" and you think "Did Sanderson surprise-write a book again?" and then you realize that other authors are also allowed to use words such as "shadow" and "born" in their titles.

It looked like Vin on the cover, okay?

I looked it up! That looks freakishly like Vin!

[Sami she/her]

You know you have successfully got your mom into SA when on Wednesday morning (because in AU they come out on Tuesday midnight) she suddenly asks "Have you read the new Oathbringer chapters yet?" and you both freak out because you totally forgot.

Alternatively, when you are about to buy Snapshot and your mom asks if it's a good book for you to read, and you shrug and go

"It's Sanderson. Of course it's a good book."  

Edited November 9, 2017 by Sami

[Brightness Enna she/her]

When you see a license plate with the word "RADIANT" on it, and spend the next five minutes arguing with yourself about whether it's a Sanderson reference or not. I mean, it's a nice adjective all on its own, right? RIGHT?? But why would they choose that specific adjective, one that isn't used that often? It had to have been Sanderson. Probably.

Okay, just kidding, I apparently have spent more than five minutes arguing about this.

When you're writing a paper, include the phrase "wax and wane" and, at first, misspell it as "wax and wayne". I had to think really hard about the actual spelling of "wane". 

[Elsecaller3414 she/her]

When your mom says you might not be able to read Oathbringer when it comes out (6 days!!!) because you don’t have your drivers license, and you are legitimately terrified because Sanderson is life... seriously, it’s making me anxious!

[Shqueeves]

59 minutes ago, Elsecaller3414 said:

When your mom says you might not be able to read Oathbringer when it comes out (6 days!!!) because you don’t have your drivers license, and you are legitimately terrified because Sanderson is life... seriously, it’s making me anxious!

But why do you need your license before you can read? What kind of logic is this? 

[Tesh Any pronouns]

When you name your alarm clock Amaram.

When this is a conversation you have with @Cel:

Cel: Can I tell you something?

Me: Yes.

Cel: If I tell you will you promise not to hate me?

Me: Yes.

Cel: Are you sure?

Me: Yes!

Cel: Fine. *quietly* I think I like Alexander Hamilton more than Kaladin.

Me: I just want to cry.

[Elsecaller3414 she/her]

40 minutes ago, Shqueeves said:

But why do you need your license before you can read? What kind of logic is this? 

I don’t know? My mom thinks it’s an incentive but the point is to reduce anxiety, not raise it through the roof. Thing is, it isn’t working out so well for me. Maybe she’ll change her mind? (I hope)

Edited November 9, 2017 by Elsecaller3414

[Farnsworth]

4 minutes ago, Elsecaller3414 said:

I don’t know? My mom thinks it’s an incentive but the point is to reduce anxiety, not raise it through the roof. Thing is, it isn’t working out so well for me. Maybe she’ll change her mind? (I hope)

If you’re having trouble getting your license, don’t worry. I failed my test five times. Next Friday is #6. 

[Tesh Any pronouns]

12 minutes ago, Farnsworth said:

If you’re having trouble getting your license, don’t worry. I failed my test five times. Next Friday is #6. 

Good luck!

17 minutes ago, Elsecaller3414 said:

I don’t know? My mom thinks it’s an incentive but the point is to reduce anxiety, not raise it through the roof. Thing is, it isn’t working out so well for me. Maybe she’ll change her mind? (I hope)

We all have our fingers crossed for you. 

[Sami she/her]

Just now, Farnsworth said:

If you’re having trouble getting your license, don’t worry. I failed my test five times. Next Friday is #6. 

Woah good luck with that  

[Sunbird she/her]

12 hours ago, Penumbra said:

When you see an ad for a book named "Shadowborn" and you think "Did Sanderson surprise-write a book again?" and then you realize that other authors are also allowed to use words such as "shadow" and "born" in their titles.

It looked like Vin on the cover, okay?

 

3 hours ago, Tesh said:

I looked it up! That looks freakishly like Vin!

Is this the book you guys are referring to? (Apparently Shadowborn is a popular title for fantasy novels, because I got several results when I searched it on GoodReads.)

Spoiler

Also, you know you're a Sanderfan when you change your Facebook cover photo to the Oathbringer cover art and your profile picture to the Bondsmith glyph.

[Tesh Any pronouns]

3 minutes ago, Sunchicken said:

 

Is this the book you guys are referring to? (Apparently Shadowborn is a popular title for fantasy novels, because I got several results when I searched it on GoodReads.)

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Maybe. I didn't look at who the author was on the picture I looked at.

[Penumbra]

4 hours ago, Sunchicken said:

 

Is this the book you guys are referring to? (Apparently Shadowborn is a popular title for fantasy novels, because I got several results when I searched it on GoodReads.)

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Also, you know you're a Sanderfan when you change your Facebook cover photo to the Oathbringer cover art and your profile picture to the Bondsmith glyph.

I saw a different one with a red cover and a woman with short dark hair. But this one made me think Vin + TenSoon as well to be honest! I don't know if Vin-ish characters are a common thing or if I just see Mistborn everywhere now.

[Tesh Any pronouns]

When this happens and you get ticked off.

 

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(I was really mad. Still am. A little). 

[Podman]

7 minutes ago, Tesh said:

When this happens and you get ticked off.

 

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(I was really mad. Still am. A little). 

You don't even know.

 

And that was a signed personalized copy.

Edited November 9, 2017 by podman36
Spoiler tags are tricky.

[Tesh Any pronouns]

2 minutes ago, podman36 said:

You don't even know.

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/testing

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What do you mean?

[Podman]

Sorry. Fixed it. Like I said in the edit, spoiler tags are tricky.

[King Cole he/him]

When there are 100 visits to the Arcanum link on the forum page, and you caused 12 of them

[Jonathon]

When your trigonometry teacher asks "Does anyone know how to describe compounding?" And you immediately think of Mistborn (and subsequently realize you were the only one in the room thinking of mistborn)

[JoyBlu she/her]

When you are typing a text on your phone and you type the letter “v” and voidbringers is the first auto-fill word that pops up. 

[OrangeJedi he/him]

When you see the word "that" and think, hey a perfect palindrome.