Botanica

Ahhh thank you guys for the upvote!!!!! I've never got so many… =) @Aether Yeah I'm the botanicaxu on tumblr and have just arrived here as a newbie. Thanks for the upvote!!!

Wow, can't wait!!! WoR longer than WoK?! Yes please!!! Gotta get ready for the book with 1100+ pages!

At first it did, for me it's always hard to conquer the first pages of any books in another language, but if I make it and find the book is amazing then there's no problem! After flipping through so many English books this year my reading ability is far better than before. I can finally discard my dictionary (in most cases, though), yeah! Since Brandon's writing style is neat and direct, what I've said “struggle” may be inappropriate here. At the beginning of TWoK, yeah kind of, because there're so much information to remember (names, places, history background, mechanism of the magic system…aw…), and I had to make a long glossary and redraw the map in my notebook in case I might forget anything. This is my first time with an epic fantasy in English so it's special! It was sort of exhausting when I first got into it, but wow after a few chapters I was totally obsessed! The reading went more and more smoothly! This is a good sign I think. Ha I'll not be afraid of other books anymore!

Whoa hey Joe!!! Right the whole setting of SA is a great inspiration for me. If I can keep drawing in the future, I'll definitely keep doing fanart! It's incredible to imagine what the artists can do when the whole SA/Cosmere series come to an epic end! *o* (Really hope at that time I would still be drawing!)

Oh yeah dear dA followers! Thank you sooo much! Forgive me! I'm not very active there and always avoid uploading art which is too rough, so I often forget I still have that place…Ahhh Kaladin!!! His story arc encouraged me, too! Never give up! Do right things because they're right! I got so many feelings when reading his chapters and sometimes almost cried for them, so touching! When finishing the book my hard time was also gone. I'm deeply indebted to TWoK (and Brandon of course ^v^), glad that I chose to open it, a book that accompanied me for months and made me strong! This is exactly the reason why I can't understand the people who don't like SA. What?! They don't like it??? It's also interesting that a book written in another language gives me so many feelings and thoughts when I'm struggling with the original text. I believe TWoK is so far the only one among the fantasy books I've read! I can't wait to see how Brandon will handle the future books! They get very huge potential!

Wow really?! That's totally beyond my imagination! I had no idea at first that there're people visit my tumblr… Every time someone likes my post, I'll be nothing but grateful! Thank you, all of you!!! (I just don't know how to say it…)Speak of the translation, yeah there's a lot to tell! Brandon's Cosmere books get almost translated in mainland China. We have Elantris, Mistborn and The Way of Kings. Emperor's Soul gets translated in a sci-fi/fantasy magazine (It took lots of effort to finally get this issue…). But we still couldn't see Warbreaker and Alloy of Law coming out, and that's why I envy the readers in Taiwan - they get all of them! I read Elantris and Mistborn in Chinese first. They were published by a not so eminent publishing house and I have to say that the translation is not satisfying. Everyone can sense it even without reading the original text! Unfortunately! Then I got the ebook version in English and could finally enjoy the story (Sadly time is not enough for me to read through them…). I read Warbreaker only in English thanks to the free download on Brandon's website. It's very interesting! Then come to AoL, I read it in Taiwan version first (It's funny that I read it even before finishing the trilogy…) but the translation difference makes it hard for me to understand the plot well. So I decide to reread it in English later! And still Emperor's Soul and TWoK, I'm so excited that I read them through in both languages! Gold star for TWoK! It took me nearly two months to finish the hardcover in the first half of this year (Reading time was so limited everyday!). I really loved it and it also gave me strength to live a better life 'cause I was undergoing a very difficult time. Then I was totally shocked at the news that the simplified Chinese version would come out in summer (finally, after three years!!). The publisher changes and the translation is so well done, so elaborate that I thought I would almost cry… I collated both versions carefully and trust me our beloved TWoK is fairly treated! Most fantasy readers around me get to know Brandon via this work and I believe the fandom will grow more and more quickly in the future since the publisher says they will absolutely do the whole series. It's also interesting that this publishing house also does ASoIaF and many other awesome epic fantasy series so the readers from other fandoms will probably also join the Cosmere family, amazing! I really love Brandon's writing style and I think I'll surely read his future books in original text first! Another reason is that translation calls for long-time waiting and that's too painful!!! I also have the desire to collect the original version of a book in foreign language that I like then buy the translated copy. Since I study German I really want to read TWoK in German but it's hard to get one… Haha =D The only one who will suffer that is definitely my wallet… And whoa I'm dying to read Words of Radiance!!!

Wow, it's totally awesome!!! Wish to see the final version of the Plates and Blades! I would say they're probably the most difficult things to depict so far (except for those alien creatures)… I couldn't imagine them well in my mind. Innovative design beyond the traditional style, quite a challenge! Your take is worth to be seen! I also like your SA portraits, great work! =)

Yeah, I'll try it hard! Whoa thank you so much!! (People see my fanarts?! *o*) 17S is awesome and I'll surely stay here for a long long time!

Oooh, thank you so much! =) Speak of the cover…I think I can specifically do a cover for you! The former pieces are too much sketches and I need to take things more seriously haha. This time with watercolor not PS! Once I finish it, I'll send it to you and you may use it wherever you want! (We can also talk about it via tumblr message, something like what you'd like to be presented on the cover.)

Say hi to everyone! I've been lurking here for months but dare not to post anything, but it's not fun so I decide to make my first move! My name is Botanica and you can call me Bota for short. I come from China, warm greetings to all of you! I got the chance to know Mr. Sanderson' work at the beginning of this year. When I occasionally picked up Elantris in library, I didn't even know anything anout the author and the worlds he creats. But it was a very enjoyable read, a read so breath-taking that I just couldn't put the book down. After that I gathered almost all of his books and wow I like every one of them! However, only part of the books get translated into simplified Chinese so I had to read the original text to complete my knowledge. Yeah it's another kind of amazing experience! =) I began to read The Way of Kings in March and then finally realized the existence of the vast Cosmere. Thanks to the Coppermind wiki and of course also the 17th Shard forum, I get to know many things around this universe! That's the introduction. It's very nice to meet you guys in this great forum! BTW actually I'm not very good at making speculations or elaborating theories (That's why I always love to read other people's thoughts…I have a slow brain…) but sometimes I do Cosmere fanarts and that's all I can contribute to the fandom. Gotta try my best!

Wow, a fan club, it's amazing! Glad I checked the forum because I probably missed the post on tumblr…Yay a new Shallarin chapter!!! The last scene…I can totally imagine it as a short comic haha. Adorable! Applaud Shallan for her first (?) move!

Renarin turns evil?! Noooo way! If he really does, I'll probably die… Really hope he's on his way to become a KR…