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Hello! A very warm welcome from all of us! Would love to know which is your favorite book/character/type of magic.  

Welcome! Final Empire is absolutely one on the best books with which to start. Who is your favorite character so far? If you could have any of the powers you have seen what would you pick? I would take Alomantic Pewter personally. 

OK, so I am way behind the curve, I just finished yesterday and the internet when out so I couldn't post my reactions until now. 

It was in the back on my head that Jorgan might be Cytonic, it was mentioned in Skyward that some of his ancestors had the defect. After all that was the reason why his family was instrumental in keeping the knowledge away from the general public. I think it is absolutely awesome that Jorgan's flavor of Cytonic ability ends up looking very different from the variety we got from the Nightshade family. According to the below Wob all Cytonics share some abilities but they also have specialties, so this makes perfect sense. Plus it's just cool that he apparently has a connection to the Teleporting slugs! Like, maybe he can even communicate with them, thus facilitating cruelty free and safe Cytonic travel.   

I am looking forward to more Spensa and Jorgan chemistry in the next book, I ship them hard! Like a lot of you I do wish that Skyward flight had gotten a bit more screen time in this book, but I also like the new alien characters. 

Welcome! I hope you have loads and loads of fun on your upcoming Sanderson voyage! Feel fee to share your reactions with us along the way. Who is your favorite character so far? 

I think that since a metal detector works via nonmagical means then it would be able to find metal minds and Hemerlergic spikes just as easily as it can find any other hunk on metal. Becoming a Hemelergic spike does not alter the chemical or physical makeup of a piece of metal and therefor should have no effect on how it interacts with nonracial forces. Does anyone know of a Wob explaining if Hemerlergic spikes are elected by magnets? 

Thank you for working so hard to bring us this great Podcast! Your effort is always greatly appreciated!  

Lovely! This is a theme that runs through the entire Bridge Four plot line, especially Teft and Kaladin. 

If there is anything to be learned form the above exchange it is that babysitting Nightblood is mostly about directing its energy somewhere else, hopefully somewhere productive if posable. 

"Look over there! I think it's some EVIL!"

"OMG! Where?" 

Look's pretty good to me. I like the dialogue itself but sometimes the exposition around it makes it awkward. Like when Aaron said, "I'd better do what he says, I don't want to be his next victim". This thought makes it sound like he is reacting out of fear but then the way he speaks to Eldraguard doesn't indicate that he's afraid at all. I don't know enough about Aaron to say if this is out of character or not. 

As for the Magic, I like it. It's easy to understand so far and you're doing a great job of revealing it naturally. The Flux magic is clearly quite intricate so familiarizing the audience with it will be a long process, but this is definitely a good start.

If you ever need more suggestions for the novel don't hesitate to ask! I'm definitely down for more of this story.   

16 minutes ago, Wyndlerunner said:

I have the general plot figured out, but this is all I have at the moment.

Also, it is so nice to know that other people besides me find this story interesting.

 

Duly noted on the POV stuff. Generally I want to keep chapters to 1 or 2 POV switches, and in the best case not at all. Also, I'm glad you liked the Innkeeper's song- that little ditty was inspired directly by 'Master of the House' from Les Mis, and was my indulgence in this chapter.

Ha ha! I love it! That's one on my favorite broadway songs, I wouldn't have guessed the influence but I can totally see it now. 

Book was Better but the show is enjoyable. 

The show often chose to communicate with narration what would have been better off shown through visuals. perhaps this is dew to budget, or maybe they were trying to capture the original book's style of humor. 

David Tenant in skinny jeans should be the official 5th horseman on the apocalypse. 

I liked neither Harry Potter nor Hitchhiker's guide.

Hitchhiker was to dark for me, usually I'm down for gallows humor but exploding the earth and then playing it off as a joke was just a little bit much. 

I used to like Harry Potter as a kid back before I read book five, but the last three books just felt so self indulgent and whiney. 

As for unusual likes, Ariana Grande and the John Carter movie. Also the Chronicles of Narnia are not C. S. Lewis's best work, both the Screwtape Letters and Perelandra are better in my humble opinion. 

Calvin and Hobbes is so GOOD! My favorite pages are the poems, especially the Christmas ones. When I was little I cared around a stuffed tiger I named Hobbes. 

15 hours ago, Truthless of Shinovar said:

Though, I don’t have Dyslexia, that is storming awesome!! Way to overcome your trials, that’s honestly something I’m not for sure I could do!!

Thanks! The Cosmere has helped so many people overcome their difficulties! I am now a creative writer and I'm pretty sure I can thank Brandon for that.  

Welcome and good luck at the singing! Try to get us a good WOB! 

Nice set up for a story, occasionally a sentence would feel clunky but that's something to fix in the last stages of editing. The Characterization was nice and I especially liked the little song the innkeeper sings.

The constant POV switching was a bit much for me.

If you feel like posting any more feel free, we're always happy to contribute. Best on luck in you're writing! 

My parents began teaching me how to read when I was five or so. I was homeschooled so Mom was basically in charge of my learning and did a great job in most areas but it was clear something was amiss when it came to my literacy. We tried many different methods and techniques but I simply didn't make much progress. Finally when I was ten and still couldn't read functionally my parents got me tested and we found out I had Dyslexia. Ten is a bit later then preferred to find out about a learning difference but it just wasn't on my families radar until then. Obviously once we knew what the difficulty was and got me some educational therapy my reading began to improve tremendously.  

Ever since I can remember I have loved stories, and I am so glad that I grew up in the age of the audiobook. it's so wonderfull that people with this particular difficulty now have an accessible way to read books. Plenty of people, Dyslexic and otherwise, still prefer physical books or Ebooks to Audiobooks, but I am an audio person through and through. I am so grateful that I have always had this option. 

This may sound crazy, but the first physical chapter book I ever read was the Way of Kings. Talk about jumping in at the deep end. I was twelve and wanted desperately to read this book because my older brother who I look up to tremendously already had. In the end my parents made a deal with me, I could read Twok but I had to actual read it, no audio allowed. 

So I did! 

It's still one of my proudest accomplishments. I can still remember how I could barely muddle through a paragraph in the prologue and first chapter, but by the end of the book I was reading almost at speaking pace. Twok was my first Cosmere book, and still my favorite book of all time. 

My Dyslexia doesn't really effect me much anymore. I'm not in school at the moment and now that it's the more practical skills that matter most in day to day life it's easier to compensate. I don't really think of it as a disability, it's just one of a million different ways of interacting with the world. Some of us will go on to pursue higher education and some of us won't, sure some paths will be more difficult but everyone has different strengths and weaknesses. The only real difficulty I have now is autocorrect not understanding my spellings. Sometimes I actually have to choose a different word form the one I intend because I can't get a spelling close enough for the algorithm to come up with the correct guess.   

So, did anyone else learn how to read with the cosmere? Any good stories or observations about Dyslexic Geekdome, either form personal experience or through a loved one?   

P.S. The Percy Jackson series was great! Hay, representation and diversity in fiction really is important, who would have thought? 

This conversation actual happened in my Orchestra. 

Conductor- Now I want to here this part, just you violists.

Violists- Awwww, no! Someone is expecting us to do something? We didn't sign up for this?

"Don't pick your nose, don't pick your toes."

-My Sensei. 

I'm sure the folks in Era II call him something, can't quite remember what. I'm down for the Philosopher if by some chance we don't have a cononical honorific. 

13 hours ago, Vindo said:

Moash vs. Rock

Though Rock will have to go through some considerable growth first, which would allow him to fight. I always get the feeling that Rock is an incredible warrior and could easily go toe to toe with the best warriors. 

 

I second this, I hadn't thought of it before but I love the idea of how this would go down! The only problem is Rock's continued pacifism. I don't see how he could become a full Wind Runner if he still refuses all combat. 

Hello! Don't worry, people around here are very polite and considerate. Welcome and who are your favorite and least favorite people in the Cosmere?

One cannot run forever. 

She couldn't tell where one monster ended and another began. The claws, fur, tentacles and the shriek all melded onto one. Some of it reached out to cover the tunnel walls around her, overtaking her as she ran. Running wasn't working... wasn't working. Her breath was coming in gasped, her legs wouldn't hold up for much longer, she had run so far but they still followed! A low moan escaped her mouth between gasps for air, her hand reached out to wrap exhausted fingers around the hilt of her sword. She slowed, then stopped, they roared around her, alien limbs writhing in victory. She drew her sword and set her feet against the stone floor. 

"Fight me!" 

This is my story, it isn't fan fiction of anything, it's just where my imagination took me today, hope you guys like it! 

That was good, especially the last sentence. The fact that the POV doesn't have a name was a little distracting near the beginning but the fact that he is the only 'he' in the piece means it isn't confusing. One thing I would advise is giving it a little more action, there's nothing wrong with the guy sitting in a tree but I found myself more curious about the stuff going on below then the stuff going on in his head. There was a whole lot of naval gazing.  

I assume that the rest of the story is either a flashback leading up to the catastrophe or the story on the survivors. Both those sound fun, if you need any more readers I'll always be glad to help. 

Good luck with the story! 

Wow, you're really diving in head first! How long have you been reading Sanderson?