Tweets May 30-June 30
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bmoorebooks Wed May 30
@BrandSanderson what time and where do you want to do lunch today?
BrandSanderson Wed May 30
@bmoorebooks Can we swing something later rather than earlier? I had big insomnia last night. I'll probably go to bed now.BrandSanderson Wed May 30
@bmoorebooks Maybe like some strange mid-day lunch thing at like three? Or just swap for dinner?
@BrandSanderson Three would be fine. I have t be to my sister's at like 5 or 5:30. Dan is driving me, so as long as it works for him . . .BrandSanderson Wed May 30
@bmoorebooks Okay. The danger here is I don't know how long I'll be out. Are you leaving today? Would you be free at 9 or so?
@BrandSanderson should we just come to your place?BrandSanderson Wed May 30
@bmoorebooks Okay. 3 should be fine. I'll let you know if something goes wrong.
BrandSanderson Wed May 30
Tor.com's science blogger Dr. Lee Falin has another post on the science of Allomancy, on zinc and brass. link
BrandSanderson Wed May 30
This week's ALCATRAZ VERSUS THE EVIL LIBRARIANS annotation covers the very beginning of the Brandon Avalanche. link
BrandSanderson Wed May 30
The most recent Writing Excuses podcast episode is a microcasting one where we cover a bunch of topics quickly. link
BrandSanderson Wed May 30
Supanova put up a recording of my reading (of LEGION) + Q&A that I did in Melbourne. link
BrandSanderson Wed May 30
Scott Ashton uploaded a couple more of my creative writing class lectures. video video
BrandSanderson Wed May 30
There's a Kickstarter to make a Lloyd Alexander documentary. link
BrandSanderson Wed May 30
We made my son a car from a box. He put this bumper sticker on himself. pic
AEMarling Sun Jun 03
@BrandSanderson Not sure if this altered-artwork Magic card will upset or charm you, but I figured you'd want to know: link
BrandSanderson Sun Jun 03
@AEMarling If this were someone who had painted an alter, that would be awesome. Printing it, as they did, seems kind of questionable. [Assistant Peter's note: I verified with Michael Whelan that this was not authorized. AEMarling reported it to eBay as counterfeit, but eBay apparently did nothing.]
dragonmount Mon Jun 04
Finishing @brandsanderson's bio for #LibertyCon program today. Have so far avoided filling it with nonsense for my own amusement. —Jenn L
dragonmount Mon Jun 04
"Sanderson is perhaps best known for his prowess as an MMA fighter, however his true talent lies in swallowing entire watermelons." JL
dragonmount Mon Jun 04
"Seriously, the dude just unhinges his jaw and goes to town like one of those jungle snakes. You know, the ones that eat children."
dragonmount Mon Jun 04
Groooooan. =) RT @tomp115: @dragonmount To measure his huge mouth it isn't enough with a tape measure, you'll need a Lord Ruler. ;)
dragonmount Mon Jun 04
"Like a train runs on coal, Sanderson is fueled almost entirely by Magic cards & Kraft dinner . . . "
dragonmount Mon Jun 04
"Which if you think about it, is far better for the environment. So we applaud him for that."
dragonmount Mon Jun 04
"Once, I saw him eat like ten watermelons & then he played 67 rounds of Magic. He won 68 of them. We're still not sure how."
BrandSanderson Mon Jun 04
@dragonmount I . . . Hm. Okay, then.
@BrandSanderson I promise, none of this is going in the actual bio. Well, maybe one joke . . . —Jenn LBrandSanderson Mon Jun 04
@dragonmount Honestly, I don't mind. I've written silly bios myself. (See Alcatraz book bios.)
Graendal Mon Jun 04
@BrandSanderson Brandon, is Legion going to be on audio? Please say it will be so!
BrandSanderson Mon Jun 04
@Graendal Yup! It will.
adribbleofink Tue Jun 05
So, yesterday was officially the 2nd busiest day in A Dribble of Ink's history. Congrats to @KateElliottSFF for capturing so many readers!
KateElliottSFF Tue Jun 05
@adribbleofink Who beat me?
@KateElliottSFF You were crushed by @BrandSanderson and Robert Jordan, when I leaked the cover for TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT. :)
@adribbleofink @brandsanderson Ha! I'll happily take second to that juggernaut. Perfectly understandable.
@KateElliottSFF Yeah, I suspected you'd be okay with that. ;) @brandsandersonBrandSanderson Tue Jun 05
@adribbleofink @KateElliottSFF :) (Good article, Kate, by the way.)
pretribbeliever Tue Jun 05
Bought the #Kindle version of @BrandSanderson's Mistborn: The Final Empire to read on my #Kindle PC app.
BrandSanderson Tue Jun 05
@pretribbeliever Enjoy!
BrandSanderson Wed Jun 06
Currently about 250,000 words (of 350,000) into my fourth draft of AMoL. This is the hardest of the drafts. Next one should go faster.
RMock88 Wed Jun 06
@BrandSanderson how many drafts do you usually do on your novels?BrandSanderson Wed Jun 06
@RMock88 Between eight and twelve, if you count the proofreads.
AuthorRTkaelin Wed Jun 06
@BrandSanderson Curious . . . How many drafts is typical for you?BrandSanderson Wed Jun 06
@AuthorRTkaelin Between eight and twelve.
Deleios Wed Jun 06
@BrandSanderson Good luck Brandon, I had the chance to meet you in Paris one or two years ago, and hopefully you'll show up again soon :)
BrandSanderson Wed Jun 06
@Deleios Hope so! I loved it there.
paulthegymrat Wed Jun 06
@BrandSanderson Have I got time to make my way through the series again before AMoL is released?!!?!?
BrandSanderson Wed Jun 06
@paulthegymrat Depends on how quickly you read. Last one is coming in January.
oliviakompier Wed Jun 06
@BrandSanderson waiting 4 rand to fall on his knees before Moiraine and cry into her skirts and she says, WITH contractions, "Don't cry" :)
siraaj Wed Jun 06
@oliviakompier @BrandSanderson i think Rands reaction to M should be, "thom merrilyn? Seriously? Was cenn buie not available?"
@siraaj @BrandSanderson Husband, if I had a stout Two Rivers stick I'd rap you with it! At least she can say "My husband is my gleeman" ;)BrandSanderson Wed Jun 06
@oliviakompier @siraaj Lol. :)
MonkeySloth Wed Jun 06
At the Delta Skyclub pretending I travel in style like @brandsanderson.
BrandSanderson Wed Jun 06
@MonkeySloth Lol. Which one? Atlanta?
BrandSanderson Thu Jun 07
Kate Elliott is doing a Q&A on /r/fantasy. Post your questions, she'll return to answer them tonight: link
GrantBHurry Thu Jun 07
@dragonmount @BrandSanderson has there never been talks of a wheel of time film series?? Would be incredible . . .
BrandSanderson Thu Jun 07
@GrantBHurry @dragonmount There have been talks. Universal is working on a screenplay right now.
@BrandSanderson @grantbhurry @dragonmount Have they just been waiting for the ending? They've had the rights for a while, right?BrandSanderson Sat Jun 09
@oliviakompier @grantbhurry @dragonmount Unfortunately, it takes a lot of work and time to get a film made—even if you have the rights.
b_w_whelan Sat Jun 09
@BrandSanderson reading the well of ascension till late in the night has led to an unhappy girlfriend. Well worth it though.
BrandSanderson Sat Jun 09
@b_w_whelan Ha. Well, at least give her my apologies. :)
BrandSanderson Sat Jun 09
Working on a new Rand scene today too. Still a few more I want to add. This is probably the last draft where I will add new scenes, though.
minnmass Sat Jun 09
Just heard a rumor about a new @BrandSanderson novella set on Elantris's world. Looks interesting, if true.
BrandSanderson Sat Jun 09
@minnmass It is true. Same world, but here is minimal connection to the book, as the novella is in another kingdom.
MarcusMCQ Sat Jun 09
@BrandSanderson How long is the book going to be at minimum?
BrandSanderson Sat Jun 09
@MarcusMCQ 350k words, I'd guess. First draft was 360. Next draft trimmed about 30k. I'm slowly increasing it back up.
BrandSanderson Sat Jun 09
New Rand scene turned out great. Now, to revamp the next five to be just as awesome.
BrandSanderson Sat Jun 09
It's funny how time passes when I'm working on writing. It's been four hours since I started on the scene, and I barely noticed.
KikiStarwind Sat Jun 09
@BrandSanderson Or when you want to write, but can't because of writer's block . . . Time seems to just taunt you after that.BrandSanderson Sat Jun 09
@KikiStarwind Yeah, I've been there too.
VegasSurreal Sat Jun 09
we need @BrandSanderson to stay healthy; you're supposed to get up and stretch every 20 mins!
BrandSanderson Sat Jun 09
@VegasSurreal Don't worry. I have a treadmill desk I work at.
Hey @BrandSanderson do you know the game of thrones guy? He could learn something from your work ethic.
BrandSanderson Sat Jun 09
@samnoble Ha. Well, perhaps. But I could learn something from his writing skill, I suspect. We'll see how prolific I am when I'm his age.
BrandSanderson Wed Jun 13
Eddie (from the agency that represents me) is doing a Q&A on Reddit. If you want to know more about agents, ask him: link
BrandSanderson Wed Jun 13
AMOL Update: On page 1500 of 1900 pages in my fourth draft. Still have a few new scenes to add.
BrandSanderson Wed Jun 13
Will do one more major draft after this, and then we will move into more line-edit/small tweaks drafts.
BrandSanderson Wed Jun 13
For those asking, about two manuscript pages become one final hardcover page. (Though it varies.) I'm planning seven or eight drafts total.
BrandSanderson Wed Jun 13
The drafts of this book have been more extensive than those of the previous two, but we will do fewer of them, probably.
hyrumt Wed Jun 13
@BrandSanderson Is the word count still about 370K or has it increased?
BrandSanderson Wed Jun 13
@hyrumt It is hard to say, as my draft has lots of Team Jordan comments that are being counted in the final. I think it's 340k right now.
MRPerry55 Wed Jun 13
@BrandSanderson still on for The 8th of Jan? #countingthedays
BrandSanderson Wed Jun 13
@MRPerry55 Yes.
T3m3r1ty Wed Jun 13
@BrandSanderson how many offers do you get for volunteer proof readers each day?
BrandSanderson Wed Jun 13
@T3m3r1ty At least one a post. :)
Southpaw2014 Wed Jun 13
@BrandSanderson so would u say final book will be around 1000 pages or so?
BrandSanderson Wed Jun 13
@Southpaw2014 That's a good estimate.
rj_chap Wed Jun 13
@BrandSanderson Do you ever sell/auction copies of your drafts? Are you allowed?
BrandSanderson Wed Jun 13
@rj_chap I have done it for charity in the past, but never with a WoT book.
BrandSanderson Thu Jun 14
Writing Excuses episode covering THE WAY OF KINGS in depth. Also new ALCATRAZ VERSUS THE EVIL LIBRARIANS annotation. link
BrandSanderson Thu Jun 14
Benjamin Carlson used a condensed version of my short story "I Hate Dragons" in a speech competition and took second. video
BrandSanderson Thu Jun 14
There are a couple more of my creative writing class lecture videos up. video video
BrandSanderson Mon Jun 18
AMoL teaser: The book contains a new verse to a beloved WoT song. (Just posting to let you all know the revision goes well.)
SquiddlyBop Tue Jun 19
@BrandSanderson First tweet to you, but I wanted to say I'm so very excited for AMoL! Can we change the release to Jan 7th? That's my bday!
BrandSanderson Tue Jun 19
@SquiddlyBop I'll see what I can do . . . ;)
jeff_gray Tue Jun 19
@BrandSanderson Do you revise sections that Mr Jordan wrote, or just your own? No implication, just curious. :-)
BrandSanderson Tue Jun 19
@jeff_gray It's a good question. I initially tried to leave them all alone and let Harriet revise them. (More)BrandSanderson Tue Jun 19
@jeff_gray She told me to be more aggressive in smoothing out scenes to blend them together. I still do try to touch his as little as I can.
BrandSanderson Tue Jun 19
You can preorder BYU's SF/fantasy magazine LEADING EDGE's latest issue, about to go to press. I got my start there. link
BrandSanderson Tue Jun 19
LEADING EDGE also has an interview with me, Dan, Peter, & Karen, under Success Stories. Plus lots of interesting stuff. link
BrandSanderson Tue Jun 26
InkWing is handling the Mistborn vinyl stickers now. Want one of these for your laptop or car? pic link
BrandSanderson Tue Jun 26
InkWing will be selling a Szeth shirt based on Ben McSweeney's design at Comic-Con. pic Contest here: link
BrandSanderson Tue Jun 26
The newest ALCATRAZ VERSUS THE EVIL LIBRARIANS annotation talks about losing sleep because you can't stop reading. link
BrandSanderson Tue Jun 26
Writing Excuses did a podcast last week on writing capers/heists that I didn't mention here before. link
BrandSanderson Tue Jun 26
We also did a live Q&A podcast from LTUE that covered things like Kelsier shrugging, when to stop a chapter, backstory. link
BrandSanderson Tue Jun 26
Tor.com's science blogger Dr. Lee Falin has a theory on how pewter works in Mistborn. link
BrandSanderson Tue Jun 26
Scott Ashton uploaded my creative writing class lecture about agents and publishing contracts. video
BrandSanderson Thu Jun 28
Readers have been asking if my forthcoming novellas LEGION and THE EMPEROR'S SOUL will be in audio too. They will. #JuneIsAudiobookMonth
BrandSanderson Thu Jun 28
Also, Michael Kramer and Kate Reading will return for the A MEMORY OF LIGHT audiobook, which comes out January 8th. link
BrandSanderson Thu Jun 28
All my books are out in audio versions now, even ALCATRAZ 2–4 that were missing for years. link #JuneIsAudiobookMonth
BrandSanderson Fri Jun 29
I just sent my complete revision of A Memory of Light to Harriet. This is the fourth draft, and was a very extensive revision.
BrandSanderson Fri Jun 29
Drafts of this book so far have been more in-depth than on TofM or TGS. I suspect we'll do seven or eight drafts total of this book.
DHStom Fri Jun 29
@BrandSanderson Are you trying to hint at a 2015 release date now? Because now I'm picturing Doc Brown with the book in the Delorean. >_<
BrandSanderson Fri Jun 29
@DHStom No, we'll have it done and ready for January.
BrandSanderson Sat Jun 30
Mary Robinette Kowal set up a form where you can submit topics for Writing Excuses. We're recording this weekend. link
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