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Local Authors => Brandon Sanderson => Topic started by: Nessa on March 12, 2007, 03:32:45 PM
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Wee hour musings paying off for author. (http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,660202512,00.html)
It's in the B section, but he was referenced from the front page (http://www.vanessakchristenson.com/images/TWG13.jpg).
My favorite line:
""...innocuous hairstyle."
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Freakiest photo of Brandon ever.
I mean, seriously. Doesn't it just look like he's going to bend down and eat your head?
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Awesome!
I can't wait to read this.
"Each of the freedom fighters has an unusual but surprisingly powerful magical skill, such as the ability to arrive late to appointments."
Wow! To discover in my 40's that all these years I've had powerful magical skill.
Go CntlZed!
"and "Mistborn" even has its own alphabet, designed by Isaac Stewart, who also drew each of the maps.
Stewart, a close friend of Sanderson's and a prolific fantasy reader, said he likes Sanderson's fresh take on the genre."
But this should have said " a prolific fantasy reader, AND WRITER"
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Freakiest photo of Brandon ever.
I mean, seriously. Doesn't it just look like he's going to bend down and eat your head?
Is this photo taken from a child's perspective? "Mr. Sanderson, would you sign my book?" It looks like Brandon signed the book but just said, "I'm not giving it back until you promise to obey your mom?"
Or perhaps the photographer used his magical "Camera of Reveal Abilities" to capture Brandon's true stature as an Author.
I'm sure this forum could come up with great captions for the picture. Someone should make a poll.
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Both of Sanderson's published novels include maps to help readers orient themselves in the kingdoms he has created, and "Mistborn" even has its own alphabet, designed by Isaac Stewart, who also drew each of the maps.
Wow that's kind of a snub to the guy who did the Elantris map, though it's probably the reporter's misunderstanding.
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you look like one of the evil librarians...wait a minute! I have disocvered the secret plot!!!!!
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No, I just don't like it when someone is given credit for someone else's work.
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You konw, we specifically told her someone ELSE had done the map for Elantris. I guess she was confused by there being two maps in Mistborn.
Those who read the print article. Did they manage to get news of my reading/signing this saturday into the article? If not, I'm going to cancel the reading.
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The pic's not so bad . . . just looks like you need to get more sun. Now I've got a picture you hold up in some basement furiously typing for your sanity. Good job, keep it up! ;D
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You konw, we specifically told her someone ELSE had done the map for Elantris. I guess she was confused by there being two maps in Mistborn.
No, it's just because reporters are incapable of regurgitating even the simplest set of facts correctly. They always screw something up. Usually it's something bigger than this.
Their jobs are not about facts, their jobs are about spin. In fact...<rant about="media inaccuracies">
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</rant>...on a toadstool.
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Those who read the print article. Did they manage to get news of my reading/signing this saturday into the article? If not, I'm going to cancel the reading.
Yes. The article continued on to B3 and above that section there's a brown boxed-off place that tells about the Barnes & Noble at Jordan Landing at 2 pm on Saturday.
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Are you just holding a print out of the cover? I know you don't have a physical copy of the book yet.
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Sprig,
It's an ARC--review copy sent to reviewers, and I snagged a few to pass around to media outlets here.
Nessa,
Thanks! Looks like the reading will go forward. That's good to hear.
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They already have ARCs out with the full cover? That's why I didn't think it was real, Tor never added the cover on them and Alcatraz's cover was only recently approved.
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In children's books, ARCs tend to have at least near-final cover art. Very few places in children's do what Tor does, with the plain paper covers, because it's so competitive. Sometimes art changes, or it's a cover that gives you an idea of the typeface they'll use, if cover art is slow in coming, but most of the time it's final or close to final.
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Sheesh, Nessa, you should've made EUOL read his own book review article thingie to find out what the reporter did or didn't mention. (sigh) Now he'll never learn to do stuff for himself! ;)
Anyhow, one of the comments that stood out to me was from EUOL's super ninja agent:
"It was clear looking at his work that Brandon had more ideas in one book than a lot of fantasy writers have in their entire career," said Bilmes, of JABberwocky Literary Agency.
That's definitely one reason why I always like discussing his books with others who like the genre.
By the by, as for EUOL's "arch nemesis," I am not too impressed. Old Man's War is rather distant and boring in characterization and action, despite the fact that the author had a cool high concept and all. Sure, this is sci fi, but still, after all the hooplah, I was expecting myself to get a lot more caught up in this book. SCAAAAALLLZIE!
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The article has been picked up on by at least one of the children's lit blog world: http://bookshelvesofdoom.blogs.com/bookshelves_of_doom/2007/03/oh_my_it_isnt_o.html#comment-63334234.
Interesting!