Brandon Sanderson

You guys want to do a writing exercise together? I've been wanting to do some dialogue practice. We could each do five pages on a theme, and I could post my five for you to see, then look at some of the better ones on Writing Excuses and talk over strengths/weaknesses. Write a five- to ten-page two-character dialogue with no tags or blocking. Try to evoke character, conflict, and plot using only dialogue. Include: a problem, two distinct individuals, a fantasy/sf element. Avoid: long monologues, exposition. Use context, not explanations. Terry Bisson did a great job with this sort of thing in his short story "They're Made Out of Meat." (Read it now, if you haven't before. It's a quick read.) And here's another excellent example, from Josh Vogt. No prose. No "He said." No "He walked to the door." Just dialogue. Five to ten pages is just a suggestion—about a thousand words or so— but you don't have to make yours any particular length. It can be a short short, standing on its own, or it can be a short story. Or it can be the start of a novel, or just an excerpt of dialogue from an ordinary story. Basically, this doesn't need to be a complete story. The goal is to see how much you can get across without exposition and with a fast-moving dialogue. I'll post mine Monday, so that's a good deadline. Then later, we'll look at some of them on an episode of Writing Excuses. We won't have time to get to all of them. But, as the Time-Waster's Guide forums are back online, we can post all of them there and give each other feedback. Or you can post on your own blog and post a link on the forum. Or you can just send it to me via email. Source: http://www.brandonsanderson.com/blog/947/Writing-Exercise-Dialogue

BrandonSandrson Thu Dec 02 Yes, "mistborn" on reddit is me. I can't respond to everyone, but--like on twitter and Facebook--I should be able to reply once in a while. joelcorriveau Thu Dec 02@BrandonSandrson "A Making" got me choked up. As a 20-something, spinning my wheels, testing/resisting my destiny. #ToM has been hearty. BrandonSandrson Thu Dec 02 @joelcorriveau Thank you. 17thshard Wed Dec 01@PeterAhlstrom @BrandonSandrson Has the title of Scribbler been changed to "The Rithmatist"? BrandonSandrson Thu Dec 02 @17thshard Yes, it has. KimFalconer Wed Dec 01@specficdb @brandonsandrson I found him on Kindle. Which do I start with? BrandonSandrson Thu Dec 02 @KimFalconer Depends. Elantris and Warbreaker are stand-alones. Mistborn (aka The Final Empire) is first of a trilogy. BrandonSandrson Thu Dec 02 @KimFalconer Elantris = more thoughtful. Warbreaker = more humor. Mistborn = more action/epic. But all three have some of everything. BrandonSandrson Thu Dec 02 @KimFalconer And The Way of Kings is Mega Epic. Mistborn or Elantris is where I usually suggest starting. Mnm_010 Wed Dec 01@BrandonSandrson This is in no way any sort of rush, but will we ever see another book in the #Warbreaker world? BrandonSandrson Thu Dec 02 @Mnm_010 Yes, eventually. It's far away, though. BrandonSandrson Thu Dec 02 Okay, the best transition in the history of webcomics is right here between this page and the next: http://bit.ly/hWYP5J Nygmus Thu Dec 02@BrandonSandrson Holy crap, Brandon Sanderson reads Dr. Mcninja? BrandonSandrson Thu Dec 02 @Nygmus My favorite comic. I went far out of my way at NYCC to go find the author and shake his hand, then buy a few books. depricated Thu Dec 02@BrandonSandrson maybe a silly question - new Mistborn : is it an earlier time in the Final Empire, or after the events of the first 3? BrandonSandrson Thu Dec 02 @depricated Several centuries later. BrandonSandrson Thu Dec 02 There are only 12 of the Mistborn Holiday Bundles left. http://brandonsanderson.com/store/item/42/ BrandonSandrson Fri Dec 03 My father's company sent him a Nook for Christmas. Dad is out of town for a few weeks. (Glances both directions.) Yoink! BrandonSandrson Fri Dec 03 I've wanted to play with an ereader for a while now. Can't decide between Nook/Kindle/Sony. Maybe this will help me decide. BrandonSandrson Fri Dec 03 People keep mentioning ipad. It's an option, but I really like the idea of eink and the really long battery life. BrandonSandrson Fri Dec 03 I like the Kindle/Nook auto-store thingy. I prefer a keyboard, which is a plus for the Kindle. But I like B&N as a company more than Amazon. BrandonSandrson Fri Dec 03 First book bought on my dad's Nook: Wee Free Men by Terry Prachett. Wife is reading it right now while I work. BrandonSandrson Fri Dec 03 Holy ATIUM, Batman. Am looking through mail that came while I was in Idaho for the holiday. Somebody sent me a very nice box of Magic cards. BrandonSandrson Fri Dec 03 There's no name saying who it was from, though. Which of you do I thank? Is this a Koloss Head Munching Day present? awfulagent Fri Dec 03@BrandonSandrson Joshua votes for iPad but if not that a color Nook or a cruzreader.com/ or other gadget with a non-eInk screen BrandonSandrson Fri Dec 03 @awfulagent I thought Joshua liked eink. I know he upgraded to an ipad, but didn't he have both a kindle and a nook? awfulagent Fri Dec 03@BrandonSandrson Joshua had 2 Kindles break, Eddie had a Sony Reader break, & Joshua looks at eInk devices and thinks they all look so 2008. BrandonSandrson Fri Dec 03 Adonalsium.net is giving away 1 Elantris, 1 Warbreaker, and 1 Mistborn paperback box set. Entry deadline December 7th. http://3.ly/8PpS BrandonSandrson Fri Dec 03 Pat Rothfuss is auctioning for charity THE GATHERING STORM signed by me, Harriet, Team Jordan, Tom Doherty & many Tor folks http://3.ly/W3YZ BrandonSandrson Sat Dec 04 ALCATRAZ VERSUS THE SHATTERED LENS is out. Also, Michael Whelan prints of THE WAY OF KINGS cover art are available. http://3.ly/t8kn BrandonSandrson Sat Dec 04 I'll be signing at Dragons & Fairy Tales in Eagle Mountain tomorrow. They'll have copies of Alcatraz 4. http://brandonsanderson.com/events BrandonSandrson Sat Dec 04 Running a little late for my Eagle Mountain signing. Hopefully Dan can keep people entertained. BrandonSandrson Mon Dec 06 Tor.com and Goodreads's fantasy book club are (separately) soliciting questions for me. Also, 30% off sale, signings & more http://3.ly/CvY3 BrandonSandrson Tue Dec 07 InkWing has a new store design, and they're taking preorders for a Happy Koloss Head Munching Day shirt. http://inkwing.com/ BrandonSandrson Wed Dec 08 Back working on some various projects. Threw away everything I wrote yesterday. (Sigh.) It happens. Maybe second try will work. stayawesome Wed Dec 08Do I: a) Watch a long @BrandonSandrson interview, Work on my novel draft from #NaNoWriMo or c) Continue reading BLACK PRISM @BrentWeeks BrandonSandrson Wed Dec 08 @stayawesome Watch 5 min of the interview to give you a kick start, work on your book, read Black Prism as a reward if you hit a word goal? BrandonSandrson Wed Dec 08 Okay, off to work out and use my father's Nook to read Terry Prachett books while on the machine. Let us see if this works for me. BrandonSandrson Thu Dec 09 Michael Whelan sent us The Way of Kings prints to sign. Man, these things are packaged tight. His assistant has great post-office-fu. BrandonSandrson Thu Dec 09 Guys, the little sketches Michael did on the bottom of these things are AWESOME. Really. I'll get you a picture. Just a sec. BrandonSandrson Thu Dec 09 One of the sketches on the bottom of the Kings prints. Limited edition of 12. http://twitpic.com/3efr3p BrandonSandrson Thu Dec 09 For those asking, prints are on his website: http://bit.ly/i2awaS I'm signing all 12 of the limited edition too. I think he has some left. pfchristopher Thu Dec 09@BrandonSandrson Do you know which of those is the one I get? BrandonSandrson Thu Dec 09 @pfchristopher Do you know your number? I could look. The one I showed was the one I'm getting. BrandonSandrson Thu Dec 09 All of the limited edition prints are signed. Denver Paul, yours has a cool picture of a chull. (We asked which # was yours.) BrandonSandrson Fri Dec 10 Just so you know, this auction for charity (Mega-signed TGS copy) still has a few hours left on it: http://bit.ly/fRU9ma Boethius32 Fri Dec 10@BrandonSandrson Mr. Sanderson, I feel the decision to structure the WoT books the way you did, dividing by plotline instead of chronology significantly degraded the dramatical impact of the story. I also feel this was a slightly disrespectful to RJ's intention for the story. Will you consider restructuring the story in a chronological fashion which is more true to RJ's wishes once all the books are written? I mean, I don't have to remind a professional writer that a novel is more than just the sum of its scenes and chapters. The sequence is just as important. I feel this is where you've failed a bit with TGS and ToM. With all due respect, of course. And I don't want you to reply to me publicly on this. I know you can't second-guess this decision in public. However, I hope you will consider publishing "director's cut" editions of the three books where the scenes occur in a more chronological sequence. BrandonSandrson Fri Dec 10 @Boethius32 The thing is, RJ didn't write chronologically himself. He was all over the place. It just wasn't obvious. BrandonSandrson Fri Dec 10 @Boethius32 It's just obvious now because people are coming back together. If I did as you asked--which I have considered--there are only BrandonSandrson Fri Dec 10 @Boethius32 a couple things I'd change. I'd probably interweave Perrin differently. Everything else would be basically the same. BrandonSandrson Fri Dec 10 Final holiday shipping deadline for signed books. http://3.ly/kv7z BrandonSandrson Sat Dec 11 Off to my signing at the Murray Borders! 2-4. Isaac will be there too. BrandonSandrson Mon Dec 13 Need a good book for a Christmas gift? Here's a printable coupon for 40% off any one book at a Borders store tomorrow: http://bit.ly/f3UOtV BrandonSandrson Mon Dec 13 Holiday gift from my agent, @awfulagent, w/a note saying he wished chocolate was allomantic. http://twitpic.com/3fo7oy stephencanbe Mon Dec 13@BrandonSandrson -- Any hints on where I can pay for/get a copy of the ebook version of mistborn in Australia? BrandonSandrson Mon Dec 13 @stephencanbe They will be on ebook very soon. My UK publisher had some trouble with the files, and is working hard to get them out. BrandonSandrson Tue Dec 14 Blog post: Writing Excuses Podcast Award Nomination, Worldbuilders Charity Drive + Updates. http://3.ly/UfRR Source: http://www.brandonsanderson.com/blog/946/Tweets-December-2-13

Writing Excuses has been nominated for a Podcast Award in the Education category. We're up against stiff competition from the likes of Radio Lab and Grammar Girl, so if you think we'd be a deserving recipient, go over there and vote. Apparently you can vote once every day, and the voting deadline is Wednesday, December 15th, at midnight. In the most recent episode of the aforementioned award-nominated podcast, Howard Tayler, Dan Wells, and I offer writing advice to our younger selves, including the following: Stop playing video games. What you're doing is actually working. Keep doing it. Stop waiting on your collaborator. Don't try to write to the market. Try outlining all the way to the end. Try new things. Stop worrying. You can make a living as an artist. If that sort of advice interests you, or if you happen to be one of our younger selves, go listen to the episode. (We still play video games though. I'm currently playing Borderlands.) The most recent annotations for WARBREAKER include a discussion of a most elusive character. That's right, Hoid. It wasn't until I posted this chapter in draft form that people began to notice the Hoid phenomenon. I also discuss Vivenna's decision to learn Awakening. One more note. Pat Rothfuss's Worldbuilders charity drive through Heifer International is ending at noon on Friday. I'm sending him signed hardcover copies of ELANTRIS, WARBREAKER, the Mistborn Trilogy, and THE GATHERING STORM to add to the prize lottery for donators. This hasn't been mentioned on his blog yet but should be soon. I think it's a good cause, so consider donating. Source: http://www.brandonsanderson.com/blog/945/Writing-Excuses-Podcast-Award-Nomination-Worldbuilders-Charity-Drive--Updates

Peter here. Brandon's other assistant Becky wanted me to make one more blog post about signed book shipping. So that books shipped inside the U.S. by Priority Mail may arrive in time for Christmas, all orders must be in by midnight the night of December 12th. Becky will get Brandon to sign everything the next day, after which she will ship all orders. She'll also ship out standard Media Mail orders at that time, but Christmas Eve delivery on those can't be guaranteed. And it's basically too late for international orders to arrive in time, but she'll ship any of those out too anyway. We ran out of our local stock of Mistborn Steel Alphabet Medallions, so the Mistborn Holiday Bundle is sold out. But you can still order the Trilogy or the 5-Pack, and you can also get the Steel Alphabet Medallion separately (like the rest of the jewelry, it will be shipped straight from Badali so we can't throw it in the box with the books). Or you can get separate volumes, including THE GATHERING STORM. Brandon will personalize signed books however you like. Source: http://www.brandonsanderson.com/blog/944/Final-holiday-shipping-deadline

Do you have a question for me? Tor.com is soliciting questions for the next three days which they'll then compile and send my way. I'm also taking questions on Goodreads's Fantasy Book Club this month. They have one thread for questions about THE WAY OF KINGS and another thread for TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT. I'll probably start answering them this week. The Dragons & Fairy Tales bookstore has a 30% off sale on all Brandon Sanderson books through December 17th. They have copies of almost all of my books (they sold out of ALCATRAZ 4, but they do have a bunch of the first three Alcatraz books), and some of them are signed. They will ship. Call them at (801) 789-5014 or stop by the store. I'll be signing in Murray this weekend and in Bountiful the weekend after that. Details are on my events page. Unfortunately, it looks like the Murray Borders will not get any copies of ALCATRAZ VERSUS THE SHATTERED LENS, but the Bountiful Barnes & Noble already received at least 35 copies. If you plan to come to the Bountiful signing but want to buy the book now, stop by the store and pick it up, then bring it back to the signing. They also have a large number of the previous Alcatraz books and my other titles. This week on the Writing Excuses podcast, Howard Tayler and I are once again joined by Scott Westerfeld to discuss steampunk. And recent WARBREAKER annotations talk about Lightsong trying pottery and Vivenna meeting with the slumlords. Both THE WAY OF KINGS and TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT are nominated for best fantasy book of 2010 at Goodreads. You have to be signed up with Goodreads to vote. Also, it looks like Audible listeners already voted on their favorite audiobooks of the year, and both books made the top 10 (that's out of all audiobooks, not just fantasy). THE WAY OF KINGS was also selected as a top 5 Audible.com editor's pick for sci-fi & fantasy. Remember Suvudu's cage match a while back that Rand al'Thor won, narrowly beating Jaime Lannister from the A Song of Ice and Fire series? Well, Suvudu recently did a villains cage match, and its winner, Ser Gregor Clegane (also from ASoIaF) will be facing off against Rand in a hero vs. villain final battle. If you think you know how such a battle would go, Suvudu is soliciting writeups. See their post for details. Source: http://www.brandonsanderson.com/blog/943/Questions-30-Off-Sale-Signings-Awards-and-Updates

One important bit of news is that the fourth Alcatraz book, ALCATRAZ VERSUS THE SHATTERED LENS, was released officially in stores this week. I had reports of it being found on store shelves as early as last week, maybe even the week before. So it’s around. I’m very proud of this book. I think it’s the best in the series so far. You may remember a tweet from me a while back about a book where the dialogue in one chapter is entirely quotes from Shakespeare. That’s this book. It’s off-the-wall, crazy, funny, and yet (hopefully) still has a moving story. They are fantasy books about a family where everyone has ridiculous magical powers. (Think MYSTERY MEN crossed with a quick-paced adventure fantasy.) If you’ve never tried one of the Alcatraz books, they all stand pretty much on their own. There is an overarching story, but you could launch into this one if you want. (Alcatraz might make fun of you for it, though.) These books have been kind of a tough sell to bookstores. They’ve been classified as middle grade, targeted at those around ten years old or so, so you usually won't find them on the shelf next to my adult fantasy books. However, the humor is very broadly based, and scales much older. They’ve found a dedicated following, but it’s not an enormous one. Because of that, finding them in bookstores can be tough. I don’t think Borders is carrying them at all, though Barnes & Noble took a small order. (I’d say any given B&N has a 50/50 chance of having the book in stock, in the children's fiction section.) So, I’d like to suggest that if you haven’t looked into them, you consider giving this one a read. (Or the first one, which is out in paperback.) Call your local bookstore first to find out if they have copies. I think most would be happy to order them in for you. I'll be doing local signings starting tomorrow, but I know attending one of those is not an option for many readers. Some stores I know that carry the books, and are willing to ship them, are as follows: Mysterious Galaxy in San Diego, (858) 268-4747. (They probably have signed copies of the first three, and are an awesome, awesome store. They’ll ship you signed first printings of most of the books, though they won’t have the fourth signed yet. The Barnes & Noble in Idaho Falls, (208) 552-1452, has hardcovers in stock of the first three, maybe the fourth now. They’re willing to ship to you, so if you’ve had trouble finding them, give the store a call and ask for Marybeth’s voicemail. She’ll call you back and take care of you. The BYU Bookstore, (800) 253-2578, always has a nice, large stock of Alcatraz books. You can ask for a signed copy for most of them. And, of course, there’s always online retailers. Thank you for considering the books. I’ve got some sample chapters of the first novel right here. Also, here are some for the new book. Tomorrow I'm going to be signing in Eagle Mountain at the Dragons & Fairy Tales bookstore. They have 20 copies of ALCATRAZ VERSUS THE SHATTERED LENS, and the first one I sign will be numbered #1. I'll number up through the first 50 copies that people ask me to sign, even if that happens after tomorrow. I'll be in Murray next weekend and in Bountiful the weekend after that, so each stop will provide another chance for you to pick it up. By the way, Dan Wells will also be signing there at Dragons & Fairy Tales at the same time. We'll even both sign Writing Excuses CDs if you have them. (Um, there won't be any of those available at the signing.) On a different topic, people have been asking for months how they can buy prints of Michael Whelan's gorgeous cover art for THE WAY OF KINGS. Well, Mr. Whelan has now put up fine art prints for sale in his online store. The fine art prints come in two versions: a signed open edition, and a signed limited edition of twelve with remarque. (That's a small unique drawing to the side, I believe.) The twelve limited edition prints will also be signed by me. Both versions have an art size of 19 1/2" x 32 1/2" and a total size of 24" x 36 1/2". I've posted my thoughts before on the incredible honor of getting a Michael Whelan cover; now, the idea of my signature being near his on a piece of artwork is rather mind-boggling. I can't wait to see this print in person. Source: http://www.brandonsanderson.com/blog/942/Alcatraz-Four-Release--Michael-Whelan-Prints

BrandonSandrson Sun Nov 21 It occurs to me that I need a new acronym for the new Mistborn book. Otherwise, my next two books could be MAoL and AMoL... egonegative Fri Nov 19@BrandonSandrson Wikipedia says WoK is going to be a 10 book series. Is that true? BrandonSandrson Sun Nov 21 @egonegative Yes, that is true. staceydroach Fri Nov 19Just finished #TofM @BrandonSandrson it was awesome! BrandonSandrson Sun Nov 21 @staceydroach Thanks! BrandonSandrson Mon Nov 22 If you reported typos for Way of Kings at the TWG forums, and still have a copy of your list, could you repost at Stormblessed or 17thShard? BrandonSandrson Mon Nov 22 And now, my favorite thing in the world. Spellchecking. (On Mistborn AofL.) Yay. jemron_mcb Mon Nov 22@BrandonSandrson Yeah... I pointed that out to you a few days ago ;-) BrandonSandrson Mon Nov 22 @jemron_mcb Yeah, a lot of people pointed it out, only I wasn't paying enough attention. stormblessed Mon Nov 22@BrandonSandrson @PeterAhlstrom our TWoK typo thread http://ow.ly/1rFnAY BrandonSandrson Mon Nov 22 @stormblessed Thanks, guys! 17thshard Mon Nov 22@BrandonSandrson We've now made a WoK typo thread for you. http://bit.ly/b98BA6 BrandonSandrson Mon Nov 22 @17thshard Great! Thank you. Jason_JW Mon Nov 22@BrandonSandrson your fingers must be tired from tying up all these loose ends in The Wheel of Time: Towers of Midnight BrandonSandrson Mon Nov 22 @Jason_JW Trying to tie them up with Weaves, instead of fingers, when possible... Jason_JW Mon Nov 22@BrandonSandrson Where are you having us report Towers of Midnight typos? I found two. BrandonSandrson Mon Nov 22 @Jason_JW Send them via email, for now. Thanks! PeterAhlstrom Mon Nov 22 @BrandonSandrson TOWERS typos can go to Dragonmount or Theoryland forums. Maria watches those threads. imagechaos Mon Nov 22completely forgot I was following @brandonsandrson BrandonSandrson Mon Nov 22 @imagechaos I'll try to scream louder on occasion to keep you from forgetting in the future... BDGallof Mon Nov 22@BrandonSandrson Halfway through Way Of Kings. Great job! Really growing in your writing and structure. BrandonSandrson Mon Nov 22 @BDGallof Thank you! dwilk87 Mon Nov 22@BrandonSandrson does the new mistborn book come out in the uk also? BrandonSandrson Mon Nov 22 @dwilk87 Yes, it should. They've already asked regarding it, I think. crugus10 Mon Nov 22Join Twitter. Follow @BrandonSandrson . Thank him for aGS and ToM, which were simply awesome. First tweet complete. BrandonSandrson Mon Nov 22 @crugus10 Reply to @crugus10, thank them for their thanks. Wish them well in their future tweets. Response complete. McFrankline Mon Nov 22#NowReading Tower of Midnight By Robert Jordan and @BrandonSandrson #Tofm #WoT BrandonSandrson Mon Nov 22 @Lord_Carfax Hope you enjoy it. Nephlimus Mon Nov 22Introducing people to @BrandonSandrson The Way of Kings, now they wont stop asking me when book 2 is coming out! BrandonSandrson Mon Nov 22 @Nephlimus This is my devious plan to drive all of my readers crazy. shawnp0wers Mon Nov 22@Squish42 do you like fantasy? I just read Elantris by @brandonsandrson, really good. For scifi, I'm currently reading "Altered Carbon" BrandonSandrson Mon Nov 22 @shawnp0wers Thanks for the kind words. Graendal Mon Nov 22@BrandonSandrson Is there a difference between severing and being burned out in regards to one's connection to the power? BrandonSandrson Mon Nov 22 @Graendal Yes, there is a difference. I cannot say yet whether the other can be healed or not. BrandonSandrson Mon Nov 22 Have I mentioned that Mistborn:AofL includes Mistings who burn two of the metals unkown at the end of HofA? DeNomad_ca Mon Nov 22@BrandonSandrson Just finished WoT13:ToM. Great book, you've done Robert Jordan proud! Wish there was more written about the tower of Genji. BrandonSandrson Mon Nov 22 @DeNomad_ca Thank you. BrandonSandrson Mon Nov 22 I think I might have mentioned it. But if I didn't...now I have. And if I did, those who didn't see before now might. Huzzah! EricLake Mon Nov 22@BrandonSandrson In M:AoL, will bendalloy's time dilation result in redshifting of light going in/out of the bubble? #weescience BrandonSandrson Mon Nov 22 @EricLake I've been working on the science of it. Basically, I've been treating it as a gravitational time dilation. BrandonSandrson Mon Nov 22 @EricLake But only focused inward, and equally, on those inside the bubble. It's making my brain hurt a bit, but I think I've got it working EricLake Mon Nov 22@BrandonSandrson In M:AoL, will bendalloy's time dilation result in redshifting of light going in/out of the bubble? #weescience BrandonSandrson Mon Nov 22 @EricLake I think this means yes to a gravitational redshift. But...it gets wacky. Trying to decide just what it would do is tough. HeatherMMuir Mon Nov 22@BrandonSandrson Are you trying to send us a secret message at the beginning of Writing Excuses when you make the typing noises? BrandonSandrson Mon Nov 22 @HeatherMMuir Yes. It means "Go write!" BCoultrup Mon Nov 22@BrandonSandrson My new kitten named Kaladin : ) he's a fighter. Already got scratches on both arms within an hour. http://yfrog.com/5g1hhnj BrandonSandrson Mon Nov 22 @BCoultrup Keep him away from your infused gemstones BrandonSandrson Mon Nov 22 Draft of the new Mistborn novel just went to Isaac and Inkthinker for visual art/maps input and thoughts. sgroman5674 Mon Nov 22@BrandonSandrson how long does it usually take? BrandonSandrson Tue Nov 23 @sgroman5674 It can take hours, depending on the book. This one only took about two. BrandonSandrson Tue Nov 23 Decided it was time for a change of my Twitter icon. Fear the Llama! BrandonSandrson Tue Nov 23 Blog post: Some more on the Superstars Writing Seminar, plus my interview with @PeterOrullian. http://3.ly/mHkq BrandonSandrson Tue Nov 23 All: Alcatraz Versus the Shattered Lense (Fourth in my children's series) has been spotted in the wild at a B&N on the east coast. BrandonSandrson Tue Nov 23 The official release date is December, but they always hit shelves early. Feel free to call your local bookstore and see if they have it. BrandonSandrson Tue Nov 23 If you're looking for Alcatraz 4, please do call the bookstore before driving over. Not all will have it yet, and some won't carry it at all BrandonSandrson Tue Nov 23 A report on my trip to France, plus past and future conventions elsewhere. http://3.ly/QQDE bmoorebooks Wed Nov 24@BrandonSandrson Meander and Ozzy approve of your new avatar. Fear the llama. Buttersby says it wouldn't win any ribbons. BrandonSandrson Wed Nov 24 @bmoorebooks Lol. Did I tell you congrats on the book deal yet? I think I did. But Congrats again. johncleaver Tue Nov 23My new proposed title for my schizophrenia book: The Hollow City. I'm digging it. We'll see what the agent and editors think. BrandonSandrson Wed Nov 24 @johncleaver That's an awesome title. BrandonSandrson Wed Nov 24 Limeboy gets the words "Accident" and "Excellent" mixed up. In most cases, this creates a much more awesome life for him. BrandonSandrson Wed Nov 24 For example, this morning, when he didn't quite make it to the potty: "I went on the floor. It was a EXCELLENT, Daddy." evaneekelen Wed Nov 24@BrandonSandrson while you're spellchecking, you might want to check "bescarved".I've been asking around, but no consensus! #notindictionary BrandonSandrson Wed Nov 24 @evaneekelen honorless Wed Nov 2450% off coupon at Borders?! HELL TO THE YES. Think I'll snag @BrandonSandrson's Mistborn trilogy since the 1-volume Bone GN seems to be OOS. BrandonSandrson Wed Nov 24 @honorless I'm somewhat fond of the colorized Bone volumes Scholastic put out. tordotcom Wed Nov 24Does an author's online personality affect whether you want to read their books or not? Why? cryptographite Wed Nov 24@tordotcom If they're unfriendly, I feel they have less of a connection with their readers. I prefer the @brandonsandrson/@cmpriest type. BrandonSandrson Wed Nov 24 @cryptographite Yes, but if they're REALLY unfriendly, then they connect with their readers more--by way of punches and the occasional kick. lioneldavoust Wed Nov 24Enregistrement du débat des Utopiales sur la guerre avec @brandonsandrson, G. Klein et ma pomme >> http://bit.ly/eOUrOG BrandonSandrson Wed Nov 24 @lioneldavoust Hey, Lionel. Would you remind me what volume your story in translation is in? I lost my note sheet with the info on it. BrandonSandrson Wed Nov 24 RT @KeandeLacy: Alcatraz 4 arrived today in the UVillage BN in Seattle, but not the other Seattle area stores. myyrdneopia Wed Nov 24What to read next? @BrandonSandrson's The Way of Kings, or @seananmcguire Rosemary and Rue? BrandonSandrson Wed Nov 24 @myyrdneopia Do I get a vote? myyrdneopia Wed Nov 24@BrandonSandrson HAHA, sure. BrandonSandrson Wed Nov 24 @myyrdneopia Well, then, uh...I vote for my book. Twice. Mathieulh Wed Nov 24@BrandonSandrson Greetings from a French fan :-) BrandonSandrson Wed Nov 24 @Mathieulh Greetings back! Thanks for reading. technicaltoast Wed Nov 24@BrandonSandrson will you be doing any signings for Alcatraz 4? Any in the Logan, UT area anytime soon? BrandonSandrson Wed Nov 24 @technicaltoast I will be doing a few for Alcatraz 4. I'll post when I have specifics. Logan doesn't look likely this time around. (Sorry.) ericbdavies Wed Nov 24@BrandonSandrson When Vin pulled bracelet off L.R. why did he age? Saze said LR burned storages for youth. Couldn't he have kept burning it? BrandonSandrson Thu Nov 25 @ericbdavies LR exploited an interaction between Allomancy and Feruchemy. Store attribute in metal. Burn that same metal. (more) BrandonSandrson Thu Nov 25 @ericbdavies Get an explosion of power which you then must store in another metalmind to make use of. BrandonSandrson Thu Nov 25 @ericbdavies I'm not convinced I foreshadowed this the right way in the books. If I had it to do over again, I might approach it differently Josbrouns Wed Nov 24@BrandonSandrson are there any plans for an Alcatraz 3 paperback release any time soon? I got 1+2 in pb so I'd like the rest in pb as well. BrandonSandrson Thu Nov 25 @Josbrouns The publisher hasn't given me anything solid on that yet. I'm a little annoyed. I'll post when I know. BrandonSandrson Sat Nov 27 Off to my signing at the Idaho Falls B&N. Will be there til 4 or so. Pass the word; this will probably be my only Idaho signing for a while. BrandonSandrson Tue Nov 30 Playing hide and seek with 3-year-old. This was his hiding place. http://twitpic.com/3boil1 BrandonSandrson Tue Nov 30 Very last chance to report typos in THE WAY OF KINGS to fix in the paperback. Post them at http://ow.ly/1rFnAY or http://bit.ly/b98BA6 Source