Chaos he/him Posted December 28, 2010 Posted December 28, 2010 That short story Brandon posted for the dialogue exercise was pretty dang funny. "You're making Mother Nature cry." That dragon was awesome. Of course, it's a little forced, but it's a writing exercise, so that's not surprising. I don't know of a story where a dragon commits suicide...
Silus - Shard of Flame he/him Posted December 28, 2010 Posted December 28, 2010 "I get paid in food." "Four percent then." (paraphrased) This exchange was AWESOME. And I believe Skip's ability to hear punctuation and spelling fits under the umbrella of Medium Awareness. 1
Puck he/him Posted December 29, 2010 Posted December 29, 2010 I agree. Brilliant! More favorites: "Funny. I have lots of time. I could sit here all day, so long as it involves not being eaten." "What is it you eat, again?" "Cows. Pigs. Carrots. Very few wolves."
DariusJenai Posted January 6, 2011 Posted January 6, 2011 "I . . . uh . . . don't get invited to parties very often." I love finding short stories in all dialog. It's the ultimate in leaving almost everything to the imagination.
ZeldaDad he/him Posted March 19, 2011 Posted March 19, 2011 Where might this gem be posted? It sounds good from the comments but I haven't heard of it.
Chaos he/him Posted March 19, 2011 Author Posted March 19, 2011 Well, if there's a better cue to link to our 17th Shard mirror of Brandon's blog, I don't know what is. You can find it here:
Eerongal he/him Posted May 6, 2011 Posted May 6, 2011 huh. apparently brandon posted this over on TWG today. Note for those who don't go to TWG: EUOL = Brandon
Chaos he/him Posted May 6, 2011 Author Posted May 6, 2011 huh. apparently brandon posted this over on TWG today. Note for those who don't go to TWG: EUOL = Brandon Could be Peter. He's logged into Brandon's account once before.
FeatherWriter she/her Posted May 7, 2011 Posted May 7, 2011 Dang it! I need to write more. That was amazing for just dialogue. Though did anyone else who's played Portal 2 imagine Mr. Johnston's voice being the same as ? It's only one letter, and it's so perfect!
happyman he/him Posted May 11, 2011 Posted May 11, 2011 He's definitely done a bit of worldbuilding since we last saw that story. I dunno how I feel about it. I mean, I feel like it's kind a build up to a bigger story, and I'm not sure I want him working on that at the moment . Yes, I've been rereading the WoT recently. Why do you ask?
Chachel she/her Posted June 3, 2011 Posted June 3, 2011 I love this story. I want to see what becomes of it. Last night when my little sister wanted a bedtime story, this is what she got. .
Catalyst21 he/him Posted October 24, 2011 Posted October 24, 2011 A extended version has been posted: http://www.brandonsanderson.com/library/129/Recent-Short-Stories-I-Hate-Dragons-andndash-Extended-Version
Silus - Shard of Flame he/him Posted October 26, 2011 Posted October 26, 2011 DEFINITELY a bit of worldbuilding since we last saw it. I'm intrigued as to what the dawnfaces and sixthfaces(?) are referring to. And what's Skip's third knack!? Cliffhanger?! NOOOOOOOO! Goshdangit, Brandon, why must you right so many things I want more of at the same time! I can't decide what I want more of!
Cheese Ninja he/him Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 Oh, the extended version is the one I read on timewastersguide. I was a bit confused about the knack thing as well, is there a 3rd unlisted one, or should we consider hearing punctuation and spelling as two different ones? Theory: Skip is wrong about smelling delicious to dragons as a separate knack though. The dragons have to eat humans for their magic potential/ability, it's why animals won't satisfy them. Consider human magical ability to be for dragons as Vitamin C is for humans, it can't be synthesized by the body, but it's still necessary for survival. So basically, Skip has a lot of magic in him, whether it's an undiscovered or undeveloped ability, or whether the magic system in the world in heavily based off of speech, I'm not sure. Would be interesting to read more of this if Brandon feels like writing more of it.
Aeshdan he/him Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 DEFINITELY a bit of worldbuilding since we last saw it. I'm intrigued as to what the dawnfaces and sixthfaces(?) are referring to. This world is shaped like a cube. The faces are exactly that, the six sides of the world. It's mentioned somewhere in the dialogue with the sorceress.
Aeshdan he/him Posted August 17, 2012 Posted August 17, 2012 And I believe Skip's ability to hear punctuation and spelling fits under the umbrella of Medium Awareness. One problem: I heard myself misspelling words a couple of weeks back. So either this is a real human ability or (far more probable) we're in a fantasy book.
Arcanist Lupus he/him Posted September 9, 2012 Posted September 9, 2012 One problem: I heard myself misspelling words a couple of weeks back. So either this is a real human ability or (far more probable) we're in a fantasy book. Ah, but can you hear other people misspelling words?
happyman he/him Posted September 11, 2012 Posted September 11, 2012 Ah, but can you hear other people misspelling words? Even better: Can you hear other people using the wrong spelling of homophones? Because I'm pretty sure that popped up, and yes, it is quite magical.
Aeshdan he/him Posted September 16, 2012 Posted September 16, 2012 Even better: Can you hear other people using the wrong spelling of homophones? Because I'm pretty sure that popped up, and yes, it is quite magical. Sometimes:
The Rangress Posted July 16, 2013 Posted July 16, 2013 Theory alert!So, when I first read this, my first thought was that Skip's third knack was tripping and that this was set in the Alcatraz-verse. The sorceress would be a future Librarian looking for Glass, the knacks are the same as Talents... 2
Pinpoint he/him Posted December 17, 2013 Posted December 17, 2013 (edited) I think smelling good should be a talent. He could rival Alcatraz Also, here is another connection. knights radiant have access to three abilities. You could call him a Knight Knack. Edited December 17, 2013 by Pinpoint
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