Annotation Mistborn 3 Chapter Seventy-Three Cinematic Writing I sometimes wonder just how much writers from my era have been influenced by the visual media of entertainment we’ve experienced. How do I imagine things differently because of my childhood watching television and movies? What have the improvements in special affects done for my ability to visualize…
Annotation Mistborn 3 Chapter Seventy-Two Part 2 Marsh and the Earring Also, here we get a Marsh viewpoint. It’s almost our last one. (I think there is one more in the next chapter.) He didn’t get much screen time, but I hope that what he did get led you to this climax for him. Spook’s…
Annotation Mistborn 3 Chapter Seventy-Two Vin’s Climax Begins I set a high bar for myself with the previous books in this series. I knew I would need a climax to this one which would match the fight between Kelsier and the Lord Ruler in book one, which is undoubtedly the best action sequence I’ve ever…
Annotation Mistborn 3 Chapter Seventy-One Sazed Finds No Easy Answer Now we get to dig deeply into some concepts of theology. Sazed came to the Homeland expecting deus ex religion. (Hee hee.) Instead, he discovers that his lost Terris religion is quite a lot like other religions. There are no easy answers to this question.…
Annotation Mistborn 3 Chapter Seventy The Reason for the Mistsickness So, it finally comes out. I wonder at this numbers plot, as I think many readers will glaze over it and ignore it. I think others will read into it and figure out what it means very quickly, then feel that the reveal here isn’t…
Annotation Mistborn 3 Chapter Sixty-Nine Marsh Finds Goradel And, Goradel dies. I hope Rich appreciates the time and effort I put into this death scene. I mean, if you’ve gotta go, then facing down an Inquisitor in the night, surrounded by ash, and actually giving him some trouble is a pretty good way. Spook’s message…
Annotation Mistborn 3 Chapter Sixty-Eight Sazed Takes Action Ladies and gentlemen, Sazed is back. This is the confident Sazed, the person who—without raising his voice, without seeming to make demands—can control a group and get the information he desires. He’s always claimed that he’s no leader, but he’s actually a fantastic one when he puts…
Annotation Mistborn 3 Chapter Sixty-Seven The Pace Quickens Our chapters are shortening and speeding up. If you’ve read any of my previous books—and I certainly hope you have, if you’re reading book three of this series—then you’ll know that means we’re getting close to the ending. All I can say is this: Hold on tightly.…
Annotation Mistborn 3 Chapter Sixty-Six Talking Horses that Talk about Their Feelings A fun story about this chapters beings by me admitting that I didn’t come up with the “TenSoon digests a horse” trick at first. I tried writing this scene with Sazed clinging to TenSoon’s wolfhound back as they ran to the south. It…
Annotation Mistborn 3 Chapter Sixty-Five Ham Says Not to Attack And, what is this? A climax for Ham? Hammond lovers, your faith has paid off. This is the best I could give him, but it seems to me like it works. All through the series, I’ve had him question and debate, and he rarely comes…
