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Brandon Sanderson / Re: 2011
« on: February 28, 2010, 05:40:06 AM »
I think that what he's doing is so cool--with the worlds that could be their own, but are connected by the fact that they have Shards. I can't wait to see what he does with this.

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: 2011
« on: February 28, 2010, 03:37:55 AM »
Ha. Which one? Is it the "**SPOILERS** Shards of Adonalsium" one?

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: 2011
« on: February 28, 2010, 02:35:45 AM »
Shards...is there a name for the one in Elantris, like the Mistborn trilogy's Ruin and Preservation and Warbreaker's Endowment? From what I can tell it has no name at this point, but I'm not sure if it's been mentioned here on the forums or not.

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: 2011
« on: February 28, 2010, 01:02:54 AM »
Hey, I know this is a little random--especially to post on this thread--but what is The Silence Divine? I've heard it mentioned a couple of times here and there, but nothing specific. Is it a new book that Brandon intends to write/publish after he finishes The Wheel of Time?

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: 2011
« on: February 22, 2010, 01:38:14 PM »
Quote from: Miyabi on February 22, 2010, 05:18:53 AM
Quote from: libraloco on February 22, 2010, 01:04:15 AM

Eragon was a hard book to read, in my opinion. Not comprehension-wise, but because of its wordiness. It read about how my first novel did--poorly.

I am still stuck on the story though. It's kind of sad to say. I mean as poorly as he writes he puts together a nice story. =/

lol

When you think awbout average drafts though you also have to think that there comes a point where if you keep revising it you end up screwing it up by over fixing it.


Yeah. I'll keep reading them to find out what happens, but there are some sections that are just too...much. And I agree--there does come a point where you end up just mutilating your work instead of fixing it.

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: 2011
« on: February 22, 2010, 01:04:15 AM »
Quote from: Wolfstar on February 22, 2010, 12:46:47 AM
I seem to recall Brandon saying somewhere that Elantris was a 4 draft book. I think he was saying it as a comparison to the 16/17 drafts of tGS he did, and how big the project, which looked huge from the onset, was beginning to get.

Actually, he said that Elantris had a total of ten drafts (with the tenth being the copyedit). You can check that here.

Quote from: Miyabi on February 21, 2010, 11:03:23 PM

I'm determined to believe some authors throw a bunch of cut up words at a page, glue them down and publish it without any revision what so ever. (i.e. Paolini.) xD

Eragon was a hard book to read, in my opinion. Not comprehension-wise, but because of its wordiness. It read about how my first novel did--poorly.

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: 2011
« on: February 21, 2010, 03:02:20 AM »
Um...I think I was greatly misunderstood in my initial post. Is there any way to delete this whole thread? Or can someone do it for me?

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: 2011
« on: February 21, 2010, 12:55:20 AM »
I know, I know. Ten years, according to his blog. I've read a lot about all of his things (so just because I joined the forum yesterday doesn't mean I don't know anything...). I was just asking a question is all. No harm in that, right? It's not like I'm criticizing him for anything. I honor him. I just didn't know if he planned on doing something like that (rewriting an older novel) again. Sorry if it came across the wrong way.

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: 2011
« on: February 20, 2010, 06:00:45 PM »
I mean, I understand all of that. He's an amazingly fast and dedicated author. I couldn't imagine popping a novel as good as Mistborn or Warbreaker out in just a couple of months. I was just curious to know if he had any plans to do that (and I am in no way criticizing him for whatever he does). Either way, no matter what he does, I wish him good luck!

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Brandon Sanderson / 2011
« on: February 20, 2010, 03:00:32 AM »
So...I saw a video on YouTube that was a Q&A with Brandon. In it he said that there would more than likely be NO Brandon Sanderson solo book in 2011 because of A Memory of Light. I've heard nothing to the contrary so far.

Granted, I'm a new Brandon Sanderson reader, but I'm already in love with his work. I'm very excited to read The Way of Kings when it comes out, as well as anything else he will publish in the future.

However, I'm curious: If Brandon wrote (or rewrote, I should say) The Way of Kings in 4 months, couldn't he theoretically do that with another one of his previous works, like White Sand, and publish that in 2011?

I understand that writing a novel takes a tremendous effort on the part of the author, and I am amazed at Brandon's skill and speed. I also respect his decision to focus on A Memory of Light. However, I'm just curious to know whether or not he plans to do that or publish something else in 2011.

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