Bridge4AM

I'll be honest, my first reaction on seeing that Twitter reply was "He remembers me! (kind of)" and then when I got over that I felt a little proud that I asked a question with a contentious answer. I guess I can be content with that for now.

Hello everyone! I'm a long-time lurker who decided to finally register for an account because I had some info to share about the Provo Library event last night. Figured I might as well do this whole thing properly and introduce myself as well. I'm an avid reader and have read everything I can get of Brandon's (most of them multiple times). The name comes from when Words of Radiance was released and I literally stayed up all night reading it, finishing at 4 AM even though I had to start my work day less than two hours later. When I got my copy of Words of Radiance signed I introduced myself to Brandon as "a member of Bridge 4 (AM)" for that reason and he made it semi-official by personalizing it as shown in my avatar pic. Anyway, I'm always happy to discuss books and I greatly enjoy giving or receiving recommendations on what to read next.

I wish that I had been recording his answer or had asked him to write it in my book, but unfortunately I did not (he'd already signed my book by the time I asked). Only other people within hearing distance were my 11-year old daughter and an Evil Librarian. I chose the wording to my question quite deliberately and I'm confident I heard his answer correctly, but I know it can't be considered official without any evidence.

Going to use general terms so I don't have to use the spoiler tags. He admitted that he had just barely written the prologue and it would very likely go through some changes, but it was an interesting perspective and a few new tidbits. I saw several people with their phones out recording the reading so I image the video will surface before too long if it hasn't already.

Long-time lurker, first post, but others who were there can confirm what I say. Most questions were about his writing process and other general topics. The only Cosmere-specific ones I remember were as follows: Does burning cadmium actually slow down time or just slow down the perception of time? (there was a bit more to the question but I was on the opposite end of the room) The answer was it does actually slow time. Is there or will there be a shard for Entropy? That was/is Ruin There were a couple others with obvious answers (Is Odium the same person as Ruin?) but nothing else stood out. There was indeed a reading of the prologue to Oathbringer. POV character is And for my own question while I got a book signed I asked "What would happen if you tried to cut aluminum with a shardblade and as a follow-up how significant is it that Nightblood has a metal sheath?" To which he answered, "It is significant, and a shardblade would not cut aluminum."