Stormgate he/him Posted February 19, 2016 Posted February 19, 2016 I want to compile a complete list of every way known to Sanderfan for getting a WoB. So far I have for certain: Book signings/release parties Customized signed books AMA's on the Shard (any word on when the next one is btw?) AMA's on Twitter AMA's on other sites like Goodreads, etc. I'm sure there are others. I'm just not sure what they are. The reason I ask is because I have many questions for Sanderson that I personally want to ask him. However, due to circumstances beyond my control, it is very difficult for me to go to a signing, even though I live in Utah.
Shardbearer he/him Posted February 19, 2016 Posted February 19, 2016 A few people have gotten answers on Twitter and Reddit outside of AMAs/scheduled chats.
Blaze1616 he/him Posted February 19, 2016 Posted February 19, 2016 Outside of signings and buying personalized books, it's never guaranteed that you'll get an answer. When he does AMAs, he'll often not answer every question, even ones submitted during the time slot for the AMA. Plus, when he does pick and choose, he never answers too many juicy ones, if you're planning on asking Cosmere/Realmatic heavy questions. So don't put too much faith into AMAs and online Q&As.
Lilamal he/him Posted February 19, 2016 Posted February 19, 2016 (edited) What is a WoB? Actually, could someone explain what all the abbreviations mean? I know WoK and WoR, but I am completely lost on most of the others. Could someone explain of drop a link to a page that already has them? Edited February 19, 2016 by Lilamal
Ted aka WinespringBrother he/him Posted February 19, 2016 Posted February 19, 2016 WoB = Word of Brandon, meaning he gives information about the books in an interview or Q&A. You can contact him through his web site and ask questions, though he may either RAFO you or take a long time to answer or both.
Blaze1616 he/him Posted February 19, 2016 Posted February 19, 2016 What is a WoB? Actually, could someone explain what all the abbreviations mean? I know WoK and WoR, but I am completely lost on most of the others. Could someone explain of drop a link to a page that already has them? WoB - Word of Brandon RAFO - Read and Find Out WoK - Way of Kings WoR - Words of Radiance WB - Warbreaker (not often used) TES - The Emperor's Soul TFE - The Final Empire (First Mistborn) WoA - Well of Ascension (Second Mistborn) HoA - Hero of Ages (Third Mistborn) AoL - Allow of Law SoS - Shadows of Self BoM - Bands of Mourning TLM - The Lost Metal SoD - Sixth of the Dusk SfSitFoH - Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell BS - Brandon Sanderson 17S - 17th Shard (this website normally, as the organization from the books spells out 17, but some still use it for that) I can't think of any other common ones off the top of my head. 3
Khyrindor he/him Posted February 19, 2016 Posted February 19, 2016 IIRC - If I Recall Correctly TL;DR - Too Long; Didn't Read Those are some I see a lot and had to hunt for their meanings once upon a time.
emailanimal he/him Posted February 19, 2016 Posted February 19, 2016 A few people have gotten answers on Twitter and Reddit outside of AMAs/scheduled chats. Yes, Brandon is /u/mistborn on reddit. I keep a tab open and reload it daily to see if he commented on anything. Back to OP: some people occasionally get WoBs from private communications - via email, twitter, reddit PMs, etc....
Guest Posted February 20, 2016 Posted February 20, 2016 Outside of signings and buying personalized books, it's never guaranteed that you'll get an answer. When he does AMAs, he'll often not answer every question, even ones submitted during the time slot for the AMA. Plus, when he does pick and choose, he never answers too many juicy ones, if you're planning on asking Cosmere/Realmatic heavy questions. So don't put too much faith into AMAs and online Q&As. In the AMA, I'd say he tends to mostly answers very generic questions. He doesn't spontaneously answer character related question either unless it's a very low level one. Even with personalized books, you aren't guaranteed to get an answer or even a good one. He often answers questions by generic statements, very few have actually gotten something juicy through those. Best way really seems going to signings.
Voidus Posted February 20, 2016 Posted February 20, 2016 MB:SH (Or just SH) - Mistborn Secret HistoryI doubt Brandon will do any other Shard AMAs anytime soon, we ask too many in-depth questions, it'd let too much information out at once.
Joe ST he/him Posted February 20, 2016 Posted February 20, 2016 We've been using MSH (on the wiki) for the Secret History it's a 'more natural' acronym
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