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Kurkistan! You are awesome. I searched the forums for the word 'abbreviation'. I didn't think to try 'acronym' xD Ya, I had to resort to urbandictionary or some such to figure out RAFO... btw, its Ravage All Fallen Oreos! wait.. I guess you'll just have to read and find out what it actually stand for....

I saw all the work being done on deciphering all of the fonts and figured it would be cool to have fonts for them as they are discovered. While artistic glyphs isn't every going to work for a font, the basic Thaylen font works pretty good. I included a guide in the zip file that lists what keys make variations of each letter. Other than 'S', the variations are simply different placements. 'T', 'D' and 'L' have variations to make them line up nicely when doubled such as 'TT' and 'DD' and 'LL'. The number of variations are provided so that letters don't mangle each other too much. If you like it and have feedback on what would work better, please say so, so that I can fix it. Enjoy!: thaylen_script.zip For Windows: extract the .ttf into your Windows\Fonts folder. For Mac:

I have trouble figuring out what different abbreviations stand for as I am not aware of all of Sanderson's works, published and unpublished. Would you all mind in helping me create a list of the established and accepted abbreviations for these works? SA = The Stormlight Archive WoK, SA1 = The Way of Kings WoR, SA2 = Words of Radiance LoP = Liar of Partinel BS = Brandon Sanderson WoT = Wheel of Time What is WoP? What others are there? Thanks!

Do you guys have any advice on alignment standards for Thaylen script? I want to make a font with them interconnecting, but it's difficult finding a trending standard of what fits which way with what else.

+ Awesome. Don't for get that. Did I hear somewhere that Warbreaker 2 is going to be titled Nightblood? Sounds like some back-tracking and perhaps explanations on how he ends up on Roshar.

I just read all of this in the last hour or so... I think my mind is missing back on page 5ish. If you find it, please to be returning it to my inbox. Don't worry about how smooth my grey matter appears. I actually know so much now about glyphs and phonemes that the wrinkles in my brain are compacted into one big wrinkle. This is the result of reading said pages. The result is the same as resetting my brain to default knowledgenesslessness. Good days to you.

You are really skilled at making this kind of stuff!

I doubt any type of spren is tied to any surge, except for which Adonalsium shard they come from. If we are going on looks or personality, Shallan could just as easily have bonded with a creationspren, one that had some potential to bind with a Radiant. Why is Syl so important to the Stormfather as opposed to any other windspren? Why could Dalinar bind with the Stormfather? This example shows that the radiant-to-be made the call. Was it because of the Stormfather's relation to surges? Seems more like it was because of his duty and that which he found Dalinar worthy of carrying. Why is Syl an honorspren? Who is to say that any Radiant's bonded spren can't be an honorspren? If some spren are of Odium, some of Honor, and some of Cultivation, are there some that are combos of two or all? Cosmere Spoiler: My feelings are that you could bond with a rainspren, although it would be rather creepy, as a Dustbringer. Nothing is similar here, but the spren is a piece of a piece of god, on Roshar, where power is manifested in a way that allows surges and Radiants. Syl is an honorspren, not because she is is also a windspren, but because she is honorable, or a part of Honor. Does the Stormfather represent tension? Who knows? Does he represent Adhesion? Yep, atmospheric pressure. You could claim he is the type of spren for Bondsmiths, but that implies only one Bondsmith as there is, to my understanding, only one Stormfather. The important part is that every spren has an existence on the Cognitive Realm. Each Radiant order has some way to connect to Shadesmar, though likely different from each other. Shadesmar is an inversion of sorts to the Physical Realm. Perhaps there is more in the topography of Shadesmar, perhaps where each type of spren originates, that has to do with what order they pursue to bind with. I know I'm tossing around some contradictions to a degree, but I simply don't think the connections we are assuming are on the mark. My theory is that each order of the Knights Radiant represents a three-way balancing between Honor, Cultivation and Odium. I also believe Voidbinders represent an inversion to the same. Nothing forces Odium to be evil, he is simply hateful by nature, though Rayse's endearment to this attribute doesn't help avoid that. By the same logic, nothing is forcing Honor to be good. He is simply Honorable. How men use the powers endowed upon them determines good or evil results. By the same thoughts, I believe the Voidbringers' gods include Honor and Cultivation in some form or another. EDIT: And by that I mean they balance out together, but each represents a ratio, perhaps of one order exhibiting almost if not none of a particular shard of Adonalsium.

Words of Radiance spoilers:

Thank you so much for the advice, and the links to extremely helpful articles! I am now going over a new project and adjusting it to work in this format.

Thanks for the feedback and taking the time to read through it all despite the difficulty. I suppose a lot of my problems come from trying out 'discovery writing' whereas I have always outlined everything before writing even a single scene. My problem with outlining is I get so focused on all of the information I have compiled that I feel I can't even write the story without mixing things up. Perhaps I should try to balance it out, outlining the bare scratchings of the whole plot, then handle things scene to scene, outlining followed by writing. I have to admit I didn't realize how much confusion and lack of structure my story contains, so I thank you both for helping me to see these issues. EDIT: On that note, how do you organize what you are planning to write? How much do you know about how the story will turn out and all of the intricacies between? Do you thoroughly map out your character's traits and personalities before beginning, or do you let your actual writing process do most of the work revealing them to you?

Haha! I really like this. The details of a beautiful night followed by the captain's musing of why it should be spoiled had a good effect. It drew me in, making me wonder why, and thus continue reading. The plot twist at the end is perfect. It caught me unaware and made me feel shocked at the choice made. The situation is not original in stories, but it is still good, especially for the length of story you composed. Keep writing, I want to see how you add to the skill you already exhibit in suspense.

This is a fresh project. I have more hope for this one turning out well. What do you think?

Any more openings, by chance? I have something ready whenever a spot is available.

Same here. I was looking through WoK for references to book titles that he might use for the remaining books in the series.

My first try was MEETHH-ee-ee-mum, but I think I settled mostly on meeth-ee-EE-mum. OR-ih-gon, OR-eye for Rilan's nickname for him. rih-LAWN EE-nohs That's how I figure 'em. Ah ya, I forgot to mention this, too. I kept wondering if possibly Origon could have used a sort of 'search engine' on those parameters to narrow it down.

Excellent suggestion! *fingers start twitching to write* There is no greater truth than this.

Wow! I have to say, I am very impressed with the progress this story has made. The first draft had excellent plotting, but I have to admit, I didn't feel much connection with any of the characters, besides a little with Quaros. That has completely changed. You have opened all of them up to us through more involved conversation, and with Sence's thoughts on what she learns and observes. Where I was intrigued before by the poquat race, now, after Quaros' explanation of the purpose of their honey, making it personal for him by the way he told it, I now feel sorry for their race and the bad situation they are in with the downed portal. Without that sense of connection, reading was more like a history book, interesting, and with unique ideas. These are very important, but now you have added in the mastery of the other half, connection to the characters so that I want to see them reach their desires. I can tell that as this story eventually reaches its climactic point and wraps up, I'll be emotionally involved and enjoying the experience! Nice work, keep this going! You owe it to yourself, and to the world.

Very nice work! Ok, to the point, then Character Development: Each character seems to have a unique personality, which is good. I feel like I can connect to Rilan, Origon, and Sam. Enos is still a mystery, but that seems to be the point. Worldbuilding: The Nether is a cool concept, how Origon describes it. The way Sam appears to be the same race as Rilan is also a cool idea, and I'm wondering how that will be explained. The overall 'ten species' thing is also a good setup for your story. The kelhiw sounds cool, but I don't know enough about it yet from what I've read to give any opinion. I guess I better do that catch-up reading. Ha ha! Pacing: I guess I would say the pacing seems like the story is moving on in this chapter smoothly with a sense of "people are getting to know each other" scenario. Nothing exciting, but definitely learning going on. Learning curve: Even though I don't understand how the magic system works yet, you are delivering bits and pieces in a way that allows me to pick up on it pretty well so far. The descriptions of color and how Sam perceives the kelhiw are good. In fact, having Sam as a character who is learning and thinking about what he is learning, alongside us readers, is a perfect tool for helping us see things the right way. If that's all the purpose Sam serves in this story, it will be good enough, though I am interested in seeing how he meets or does not meet his personal goals. Confusion with new words: I didn't notice any, other than 'kelhiw' and some deity names. Those all make sense. You explained them well enough for me to get the gist. Not a new word, but I have to admit, the name of Rilan's race, the Methiemum, is cool, but I am struggling with a proper way to pronounce it in my head. Did I miss a part where Sam learns to pronounce it in an earlier chapter? I guess it doesn't matter, but I personally can't quite settle on one way to say it. xD I guess I'm not used to reading Sci-fi stuff, so alien names aren't my strength. Is it mee-thee-EE-mum or perhaps MEE-thee-mum or maybe METH-ee-mum or meth-EYE-mum? In the overall aspect, I continue to enjoy your work! This story, from what little I have witnessed, has novel-quality written all over it.

This is a completely new work and not a continuation of my last submission. I found an awesome book about character development and I have started trying to use the techniques it illustrates. Anyway, I hope you enjoy

Ok, so I'm posting only after reading the first post, but give me a break, reading through it all and managing to remember my original thought for posting is nigh impossible for one such as I. :P/> That said, if this has been discussed, forgive me :(/> I like this theory! A lot of ideas make the whole Realmatics more sensical to me. (Sensical as opposed to non-sensical :P/> Its a valid word.) Anyway, my idea is that the 'size' of the physical component of a thing is more likely tied to not how much matter it possesses, but how capable that matter is, specifically in relation to how much cognitive-potential it has or more precisely how cognitive-efficient it is. Thus a midget and a giant both have roughly the same physical component rating in the terms of this theory, and a greatshell, though enormous, has less than any of the human-like races of Roshar. Now I'm gonna go back through and read the rest of the posts. :P/> EDIT: @Thought Ah let me explain, as I am also a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (aka Mormon). The belief-concept you are referencing is this: We all started as what are known as 'intelligences.' God added upon those intelligences by giving them each a 'spiritual body'. This allowed us to be further developed, perhaps more intelligent, you might say. Having been tested in this state, those who proved themselves willing to follow God's plan of progression were or will be eventually given a physical body here on Earth, where we will be tested further to see if we truly are willing to make good moral choices. Having achieved that, we will be allowed to enter into one of three 'realms' of heaven, each better than the last, according to our willingness in life to make those good moral choices. So yes, in a sense, Realmatics could be derived from this, though the order of progression might not match, being cognitive>cognitive+spiritual>cognitive+spiritual+physical (not quite the same thing, but I guess it fits the Realmatics in this arrangement).