Tweets March 12-April 15, 2012

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BrandSanderson Mon Mar 12
Aspiring Writers: Neil G. did a great post here on how he found value in attending conventions and workshops: link

BrandSanderson Mon Mar 12
New ALCATRAZ VERSUS THE EVIL LIBRARIANS annotation on Smedry Talents and books about boys and their dogs. + Updates. link

BrandSanderson Tue Mar 13
My novella LEGION from Subterranean Press is up for preorder. Proofs are turned in; we should hear a pub date soonish. link

BrandSanderson Wed Mar 14
Tor.com put up another of my Wheel of Time musings, this one on THE SHADOW RISING. link

BrandSanderson Wed Mar 14
I'll be at the Writing for Charity conference at the Provo Library this Saturday. Plus there's a signing at the end. link

BrandSanderson Wed Mar 14
Here's a Q&A with Peter Brett on Reddit. He's a great guy; show him some love, folks. link

cloudsword654 Mon Mar 19
@BrandSanderson Hey, Do you know where I can get a Towers of Midnight dust jacket, I ordered the book used and it didn't come with one :(

BrandSanderson Tue Mar 20
@cloudsword654 I can probably mail you one if you drop me an email. I've got a few extra.

JohnMichalak Tue Mar 20
@BrandSanderson Sitting in #Starbucks & a guy here is reading "The Great Hunt" for the very first time. Pretty cool after all these years . . .

BrandSanderson Tue Mar 20
@JohnMichalak :)

mcseiltz Tue Mar 20
@BrandSanderson please follow for a short time. I would like to ask a question on DM. Thanks.

BrandSanderson Tue Mar 20
@mcseiltz Done

BrandSanderson Tue Mar 20
The ALCATRAZ 2 audiobook is out. Plus a Doom-Con trailer and a fan trailer for THE WAY OF KINGS. & updates. link

BrandSanderson Wed Mar 21
Here are the topics covered at the Superstars Writing Seminar in Las Vegas. If you're serious about publishing, come! link

BrandSanderson Thu Mar 22
This Saturday, come play Magic with me at SLC Nerd. link

Fyodor32768 Thu Mar 22
@BrandSanderson making us wait 3 three months for the aMoL ebook is very obnoxious and shows contempt for the fan base. I have been reading WOT since 1992 and deeply resent this type of staggering.

BrandSanderson Thu Mar 22
@Fyodor32768 I've been working on it. The delay is not Tor, but Harriet, who worries at the implications of releasing an ebook immediately.
BrandSanderson Thu Mar 22
@Fyodor32768 She originally wanted a six month, or longer, delay. I was able to persuade her to move to three months.

Ka0sneph Thu Mar 22
@BrandSanderson message from all your followers who read your books on iPad. Redesign your website for iPad compatability. :-)

BrandSanderson Thu Mar 22
@Ka0sneph Working on it, actually. The iPad not using flash kind of threw a wrench at us.

dputanm Thu Mar 22
@BrandSanderson AMOL e-book release announced with three month gap. Can you explain the rationale behind this? Lot of vitriol on Tor site.

BrandSanderson Thu Mar 22
@dputanm Harriet worries, among other things, about the impact on the bestseller lists by releasing at the same time.
BrandSanderson Thu Mar 22
@dputanm Ebooks make her uncomfortable.

BrandSanderson Thu Mar 22
Working away on AMoL. Lots of back-and-forth with Team Jordan as we work on edits and revisions.

mamontazeri Fri Mar 23
@BrandSanderson oh my goooood Way of Kings was soooo good

BrandSanderson Fri Mar 23
@mamontazeri Thanks!

rj_chap Fri Mar 23
@BrandSanderson can we/I pre-order a signed copy of #AMoL?

BrandSanderson Fri Mar 23
@rj_chap You can if it's a store I'll be visiting on tour. (An indy like Mysterious Galaxy is a good bet.)

Hirsute Fri Mar 23
@BrandSanderson I listened to Alloy of Law months ago and just now caught the joke/allusion in the names of the two main characters. #imslow

BrandSanderson Fri Mar 23
@Hirsute :)

theHappyBrick Fri Mar 23
@BrandSanderson Just finished your Mistborn trilogy, amazing! Along with @brentweeks Night Angel and Prism books, the most gripping, enjoyable and original books I have read in years. Just the long wait till AMOL now. *shuffles off to read some rather average books*

BrandSanderson Fri Mar 23
@theHappyBrick @brentweeks Many thanks!

bryndendavies Thu Mar 22
@BrandSanderson I have seen snippits all around of something called "Mistborn Birthright". Is this legitimate?

BrandSanderson Fri Mar 23
@bryndendavies It is.

BrandSanderson Fri Mar 23
All right. Kelsier and Moiraine are facing each other in the Suvudu cage match next round. Guess I should do a writeup.

BrandSanderson Fri Mar 23
I think I'll just flip a coin to decide who wins, then write something that makes it seem logical.

BrandSanderson Fri Mar 23
Though this is (for a Suvudu Cage Match) actually quite even, I'm going to have to play it very tongue-in-cheek. Just a warning.

BrandSanderson Fri Mar 23
Don't expect an epic battle. I don't have the time to spare to write up something like that in this case.

BrandSanderson Fri Mar 23
Okay, that's done. Quick and dirty, I'm afraid, but it's all the time I could spare. Should be up on Suvudu soon, maybe on my website also.

BrandSanderson Fri Mar 23
Warning: it not only contains huge spoilers for both series, but a lot of WoT and Mistborn in-jokes.

BrandSanderson Fri Mar 23
If you disagree with the results of my coin flip, feel free to vote however you wish in the cage match poll. :)

BrandSanderson Fri Mar 23
Samuel Montgomery-Blinn of Bull Spec interviewed me for Audible SF/F about audiobooks. link

BrandSanderson Fri Mar 23
Writeup I did for Kelsier and Moiraine will go up Monday, I believe. I'll post a link when it goes live.

BrandSanderson Fri Mar 23
On another topic, if you want to play Magic with me, remember to check the blog post on my website about the convention in SLC tomorrow.

BrandSanderson Fri Mar 23
Copies of the anthology ARMORED arrived. My coauthor @EthanSkar and I have a short story in it. link pic

adribbleofink Fri Mar 23
@BrandSanderson You stole my cage match, Brandon! ;)

BrandSanderson Fri Mar 23
@adribbleofink Ha! You were the one who would tackle this, eh?
BrandSanderson Fri Mar 23
@adribbleofink Well, if you had something cool you wanted to do, I'll post it on my site if you still want to write it.

BrigitteReed Fri Mar 23
@BrandSanderson I was wondering if there was any way to convince Tor to be willing to place an ad in the back of aMoL for the WoT comics? They could really use more advertising and I think if more fans knew about it, the sales would increase. : )

BrandSanderson Fri Mar 23
@BrigitteReed I can ask.

daxil96 Fri Mar 23
@BrandSanderson I know that probably you dont manage that, but thanks to port #TheWayOfKings to Spanish!

BrandSanderson Fri Mar 23
@daxil96 I love my Spanish publisher. They've been awesome to work with.

cheeler Fri Mar 23
@BrandSanderson hi brandon - huge fan and BYU alum. Going to reread WoT, only made it through book 9 originally. Any recommendations?

BrandSanderson Fri Mar 23
@cheeler I found that knowing an ending was done and out there made some of the slower books far more enjoyable.

BrandSanderson Sat Mar 24
On my way to the "SLC Nerd" gaming and comic convention in Salt Lake to play Magic and sign books. Details on my blog a few days back.

BrandSanderson Sat Mar 24
I will tweet my location once I arrive. Hope to see some of you there.

BrandSanderson Sat Mar 24
This place is pretty cool. Very relaxed. Magic starts soon.

BrandSanderson Mon Mar 26
We've just announced the Mistborn video game, MISTBORN: BIRTHRIGHT. link

gandy93 Mon Mar 26
@BrandSanderson Should I crush my hopes if I'm hoping for Point&Click game, accessible to heavily handicapped? Devs tend to forget us. :-(

BrandSanderson Mon Mar 26
@gandy93 I'm sorry. :( I just love action RPGs. However, being aware of what you said may spur me to make other decisions in the future.

MIKEYSIMMONS2 Mon Mar 26
@BrandSanderson so I have many plot idea's I struggle with grammer i can never seem to get my ideas off the ground do you have any advice

BrandSanderson Mon Mar 26
@MIKEYSIMMONS2 Grammar is really more about learning to punctuate correctly than anything else. (For most people.)
BrandSanderson Mon Mar 26
@MIKEYSIMMONS2 Have you tried dictating your stories into a recorder, so that you don't get distracted by the punctuation?
BrandSanderson Mon Mar 26
@MIKEYSIMMONS2 Dictate a chapter to get the passion of it down, then listen to the recording and write it out.

BrandSanderson Mon Mar 26
In case you haven't seen it, my Moiraine vs Kelsier writeup is here: link

barry_arnold Mon Mar 26
@BrandSanderson I liked it, it was a fun read, still voted for Moiraine though :P ^_^
BrandSanderson Mon Mar 26
@barry_arnold I actually tried to leave it ambiguous at the end. The thing people should be asking themselves is this:
BrandSanderson Mon Mar 26
@barry_arnold "As the writeup was from Kelsier's viewpoint, can we assume that the whole thing happened as Moiraine wanted it to?"
BrandSanderson Mon Mar 26
@barry_arnold You need to ask yourself that whenever you end a conversation with an Aes Sedai. :)

BrandSanderson Tue Mar 27
I'm the Author Guest of Honor at Gen Con this year. Plus new Writing Excuses, ALCATRAZ annotation, etc. link

BrandSanderson Fri Mar 30
My Australian Schedule: Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Gold Coast. I'll be there most of April. link

BrandSanderson Sun Apr 01
In LA with a long layover before my flight leaves for Australia.

BrandSanderson Mon Apr 02
Writing Excuses, new ALCATRAZ annotation, and I'm quoted in a post on CNN's Geek Out about fantasy media adaptations. link

BrandSanderson Tue Apr 03
I have a new military SF short story cowritten with @EthanSkar in the @johnjosephadams anthology ARMORED. link

BrandSanderson Wed Apr 04
Walked along the water in Perth today. I was not attacked by a single snake, spider, or shark. Australia, you're letting me down.

BrandSanderson Wed Apr 04
Also, PRK from #swancon did indeed warn me about dropbears. I will be sure to wear vegemite behind my ears to protect myself.

Thanosphere Wed Apr 04
@BrandSanderson hi brandon, would you by any chance pass by melbourne? Any book signings? :)

BrandSanderson Wed Apr 04
@Thanosphere Yes! I will be visiting Melbourne next weekend. Details on my website.

brownso13 Wed Apr 04
@BrandSanderson this is my last tweet to ask you this, is there any way i could meet you tomorrow to sign my book?

BrandSanderson Wed Apr 04
@brownso13 Are you in Perth? If you come to the con hotel, I can sign the book.

BrandSanderson Wed Apr 04
At dinner with @Swancon folks. Asked for salt; got this salt shaker: pic (I was told that in Aus, even the salt is deadly.)

brownso13 Wed Apr 04
@BrandSanderson Hi, thanks for replying. Yea Im in Perth, what time would you like me to come to hotel? Anytime from about 10 would be great

BrandSanderson Wed Apr 04
@brownso13 Well, 10 might work. Have the front desk ring me.

BrandSanderson Thu Apr 05
Back at my hotel to work on AMOL after a visit to the Perth Mint. Seeing gold be poured set a story brewing in my mind . . .

BrandSanderson Thu Apr 05
In western Australia? Swancon has a deal tomorrow: link

Hollowson Thu Apr 05
@BrandSanderson Hi Brandon gotta ask is it true what it says on your website, that you answer every email sent to you?

BrandSanderson Thu Apr 05
@Hollowson I get almost all of them. Some fall through the cracks.

BrandSanderson Thu Apr 05
I'll be doing a Google+ Hangout on April 17th/18th. See this post for details: link

BrandSanderson Sat Apr 07
Seen last night at the #Swancon ball. pic

BrandSanderson Sun Apr 08
Magic at #swancon was great! Here's me w/a judge & the guy I played in finals. pic

Indulgent_Words Sun Apr 08
@BrandSanderson are you worried that Little Orbit will botch your mistborn game? Why not go with a more established firm??

BrandSanderson Sun Apr 08
@Indulgent_Words Their pitch was awesome and they offered me a lot of involvement in the project. Worth the risk.

rj_chap Mon Apr 09
@BrandSanderson You have any plans to be in the Phoenix area any time soon/6 months/ever? Would love to get an autograph/picture.

BrandSanderson Mon Apr 09
@rj_chap New Mexico this fall . . .

BrandSanderson Mon Apr 09
New Mistborn movie "mood trailer," plus Writing Excuses Hugo nomination. link

BrandSanderson Mon Apr 09
Here's a direct link to the Mistborn movie "mood trailer" (like a fan trailer, made from clips of other movies).

BrandSanderson Mon Apr 09
Having lunch with my wife in a park in Perth. Man, there are some pretty gardens over here.

BrandSanderson Mon Apr 09
Spotted in the wild: Sanderson novels. Mall on Murray Street in Perth. Yes, I will sign a few. pic

BrandSanderson Tue Apr 10
Neither used bookstore in Fremantle I visited had Sanderson titles in stock. Can't decide if that is a good sign or a bad one. :)

BrandSanderson Tue Apr 10
Tried to do a self shot to show you all my new Aussie hat. Results were . . . explosive. pic

BrandSanderson Tue Apr 10
ALCATRAZ annotation, Suvudu Cage Match, & on release of GLAMOUR IN GLASS we dissect an old outline of @MaryRobinette's link

BrandSanderson Wed Apr 11
Saw some dropbears today. Here they are after feasting on the tall person in our group. pic

BrandSanderson Wed Apr 11
Reminder: I'll do a Google+ Hangout next week. If you're an Aussie who submitted a question, please say your location. link

BrandSanderson Wed Apr 11
There's an interview with @IzykStewart, who did the maps for Mistborn and Way of Kings. Plus a T-shirt contest. link

BrandSanderson Wed Apr 11
I did a short interview at Swancon. link

BrandSanderson Wed Apr 11
Thumbs up to my publisher. Two copies of Sanderson books in the Perth airport. (Near gate 12). Both are now stealth-signed.

jkn Thu Apr 12
@BrandSanderson now that is cool of you! will you sign my nook ebook copy? ;-D
BrandSanderson Wed Apr 11
@jkn Sure—here is an e-signature. Open your ebook. Ready? (Scibble scribble). That works, right?

BrandSanderson Wed Apr 11
Perth airport security took my shaving cream because "it didn't have a lid." I think they tried to be extra crazy to remind me of home.

JWin85 Thu Apr 12
@BrandSanderson Hey, what's the best way to get in touch with you to ask questions regarding your books?

BrandSanderson Wed Apr 11
@JWin85 My website, probably—it can take a while, though.

CodenUX Thu Apr 12
@BrandSanderson Do you list book signings on your site?

BrandSanderson Wed Apr 11
@CodenUX Yes, under the "events" subsection.

MetropolisDoyle Thu Apr 12
@BrandSanderson How does stealth-signing work? Do you just go to places your books are sold, sign them, and not tell anyone? Nice surprise.

BrandSanderson Wed Apr 11
@MetropolisDoyle Yup.

BrandSanderson Wed Apr 11
As some people on Twitter/Facebook still seem surprised that I'm in Australia, I'll be signing in Melbourne all weekend. Details on my site.

BrandSanderson Thu Apr 12
Traveling through Melbourne airport? The newslink store on the way to gates 1-12 has stealth-signed copies of twok and my WoT books.

elspethallison Thu Apr 12
@BrandSanderson Do you want to take a detour through my house and stealth sign my copies of your books?

BrandSanderson Thu Apr 12
@elspethallison lol
elspethallison Thu Apr 12
@BrandSanderson So . . . that's a no? It's only a 12 hour or so drive out of the way . . .
BrandSanderson Thu Apr 12
@elspethallison I'm using my psychic powers right now to sign them with my mind. Using invisible ink, lest I reveal that I'm an alien.

sqooiioo Thu Apr 12
@BrandSanderson how bout coming to New Zealand, just a hop skip and a jump from Melbourne.

BrandSanderson Thu Apr 12
@sqooiioo I feel bad not to get out to see you guys, but this trip is crazy already. Next time.

YoungWerther Thu Apr 12
@BrandSanderson Welcome downunder! Aren't you a little early for the Sydney Writers' Festival in May?

BrandSanderson Thu Apr 12
@YoungWerther Thanks! And, no offense, but I expect to be home with my family by May. :) signing in Sidney early next week.

Jazzprance Thu Apr 12
@BrandSanderson when are you coming to the central coast? Haha . . . Or failing that, Sydney?

BrandSanderson Thu Apr 12
@Jazzprance Sydney early next week. Gold Coast that weekend.

Kakmize Thu Apr 12
@BrandSanderson I'll be heading through the Melbourne domestic tomorrow. Have you been through there recently?

BrandSanderson Thu Apr 12
@Kakmize Passed through today and left signed books. See my earlier tweet.

CoolLikeHanSolo Thu Apr 12
@BrandSanderson I just recently discovered you. I read all the MB novels and went back to Elantris. Great stuff! Looking forward more!

BrandSanderson Thu Apr 12
@CoolLikeHanSolo Thanks!

BrandSanderson Thu Apr 12
Ha! @BurningLizard writes about my lost shaving cream: "Maybe they thought you were trying to smuggle dinosaur dna."

Melday1 Thu Apr 12
@BrandSanderson: When will you be passing through Bromsgrove and doing a stealth signing?

BrandSanderson Thu Apr 12
@Melday1 I'm afraid not.

BrandSanderson Thu Apr 12
Safe in my hotel room in Melbourne. See you guys tomorrow at Supanova.

BrandSanderson Fri Apr 13
Here's my Melbourne Supanova schedule for today, tomorrow, and Sunday. I'll be in Sydney & Gold Coast next week. link

BrandSanderson Fri Apr 13
At Supanova preview night waiting to go on stage. Hope there are some fantasy readers here along with the anime/comics fans.

Feeki_Lin Fri Apr 13
@BrandSanderson if i can go to Aus right now, i will do it.
BrandSanderson Fri Apr 13
@Feeki_Lin It's okay, Feeki. I will come back to Taiwan to see you guys soon.

willowy Fri Apr 13
@BrandSanderson I don't suppose you have any spare dust jackets for Alloy of Law lying around. Someone lost mine :(

BrandSanderson Fri Apr 13
@willowy Might be able to get you one. Drop me an email through my website. :)

TheSethSocial Thu Apr 12
@BrandSanderson I just wanted to say how much I appreciate your hard work and say you inspire many young people thank you

BrandSanderson Fri Apr 13
@TheSethSocial My pleasure.

LanaDraper1 Thu Apr 12
@BrandSanderson will you be signing at the Gold Coast Supernova? Hope you're enjoying Australia!

BrandSanderson Fri Apr 13
@LanaDraper1 Yes, I will be at the Gold Coast Supanova!

BrandSanderson Fri Apr 13
On the bus back from Supanova, listening to Scott Kurtz from PvP talk about what films he would want if he were to be stranded on an island.

BrandSanderson Sat Apr 14
Off to Supanova again. Signing all day here in Melbourne.

BrandSanderson Sat Apr 14
Great signing so far. Fyi, the bookstore has 2 nice hardbound copies of Eye of the World hiding in back. They have slipcases and everything.

BrandSanderson Sat Apr 14
Check it out! Mistborn Llama shirt seen all the way over here at Supanova! pic

BrandSanderson Sat Apr 14
Hand drawn WoT map from a fan here at supanova. pic

The81stShepard Sat Apr 14
@BrandSanderson Are you going to come to So. California on your AMoL signing tour?

BrandSanderson Sat Apr 14
@The81stShepard Yes, mysterious galaxy for sure, maybe an LA store as well.

BrandSanderson Sat Apr 14
Two cool Magic card gifts from fans, who I had sign the cards, for my collection! pic

MmogamerFr Sat Apr 14
@BrandSanderson so if i might ask, when do you start stormlight 2

BrandSanderson Sat Apr 14
@MmogamerFr As soon as I finish revisions on AMOL. July, maybe?

BrandSanderson Sat Apr 14
Had a nice chat in the green room with the Red vs. Blue guys. They were very cool. Now, off to sign again.

BrandSanderson Sat Apr 14
Met some Schlock fans in Aus. They wanted me to relay something to @howardtayler: pic

blewan Sat Apr 14
@BrandSanderson every time u tweet about magiccards I get sad I sold mine, I had 2 original black border chaos orbs (#illegalnowithink)

BrandSanderson Sat Apr 14
@blewan Aw, man. That's the best (illegal) card in the game!

JamesLuckman Sat Apr 14
@BrandSanderson I dropped by to say bye but u were with a fan. Thanks for . . . you know . . . being awesome.

BrandSanderson Sat Apr 14
@JamesLuckman My pleasure. I'm still hoping to find time for the rest of your questions.

BrandSanderson Sat Apr 14
Great first day of Supanova. Even had time for a couple games of Magic. Now off to a VIP party of some sort.

BrandSanderson Sat Apr 14
Seen on the walk back to my hotel: guy in an Elmo costume playing trumpet. (Poorly)

pchelpersAUS Sun Apr 15
@BrandSanderson hey Brandon. I wish I could have made it to one of the capital cities while you were here in Aus to meet you.

BrandSanderson Sun Apr 15
@pchelpersAUS Sorry to miss you. Maybe next time.

BrandSanderson Sun Apr 15
Great mistborn costume at Supanova: pic

Feeki_Lin Sun Apr 15
@BrandSanderson how did she make this? I want to make one too :)
BrandSanderson Sun Apr 15
@Feeki_Lin I believe she is from the 17th shard website. You should visit. They are very friendly.
Feeki_Lin Sun Apr 15
@BrandSanderson visiting the website now, so beautiful! But I think it takes time to find out how to make a mistclock, I'll try. :)
BrandSanderson Sun Apr 15
@Feeki_Lin Post on the forums and tell them I sent you and that they should be extra nice.

siennahooper Sun Apr 15
@BrandSanderson can't believe you aren't doing a book signing in the Gold Coast or Brisbane! So sad I can't meet one of my favourite authors

BrandSanderson Sun Apr 15
@siennahooper But I am. I sign in Gold Coast (Supanova) next weekend.
siennahooper Sun Apr 15
@BrandSanderson the fact you RT made my day! Work is currently in the way but I am going to try my hardest to come to the signing!
BrandSanderson Sun Apr 15
@siennahooper If you can't make it, maybe you can drop the books at my hotel and I can sign them that way.
siennahooper Sun Apr 15
@BrandSanderson you're kidding! sounds great, how can this be arranged??
BrandSanderson Sun Apr 15
@siennahooper Well, it says on my schedule I am at the Hilton Surfer's Paradise on Orchid Ave. Leave the books in a bag or something
BrandSanderson Sun Apr 15
@siennahooper with the front desk and put my name on it somehow. I will sign them and leave them at the desk again for you.
BrandSanderson Sun Apr 15
@siennahooper Make sure to leave instructions for how you want them signed. (If you want them signed to you personally, etc.)

Fyodor32768 Sun Apr 15
@BrandSanderson at least six of these are in mistborn. pic

BrandSanderson Sun Apr 15
@Fyodor32768 Lol. Yes, they actually are. I guess you found my magic system cheat sheet.

BrandSanderson Sun Apr 15
The movie stars are chatting at a table here in the green room. Summer Glau, Morena Baccarin, Edward James Olmos, uh . . . dude from Twilight.

BrandSanderson Sun Apr 15
I'd grab a picture for you, but I don't feel like being paparazzi. Remarkably, they are all quite nice. Summer and Morena in particular.

highbookwyrm Sun Apr 15
I think I missed my opportunities to meet @BrandSanderson at Supanova. =(

BrandSanderson Sun Apr 15
@highbookwyrm Nope. Still here. I will keep an eye out for you. I will be at the bookstore booth in an hour or so.
highbookwyrm Sun Apr 15
@BrandSanderson which bookstore? Thank you and I'll catch you there. :)
BrandSanderson Sun Apr 15
@highbookwyrm On my way to the Dymocks booth now.
BrandSanderson Sun Apr 15
@highbookwyrm Here for another 15 min or so. Tweet me if you need to know where it is. :)

Chainedheroes Sun Apr 15
@BrandSanderson don't suppose you're flying out tonight and would be willing to sign my mistborn books if I saw you as I flew in ??