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Local Authors => Brandon Sanderson => Topic started by: kiernan on September 12, 2008, 04:59:50 AM
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I just saw on Brandon's website the list of his '08 book tour. I've never been able to go to one of his signings nor any author's before, but I'm planning to this time around since he'll be in my neighborhood. My question is, how early should I show up? Can I just show up or do I have to buy a ticket or something? I know that may sound like a silly question, but my reasoning is that if they're expecting a large amount of people and have a limited number of space and time, they might limit who gets in.
Thanks :)
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Depending on where you live, you may want to show up 30-60 minutes in advance. Where I live in Idaho Falls, Idaho, we are not super populated (only about 60,000 people) so I can show up at just about anytime and still get some face time with him.
One thing that Brandon is fairly good on, is sticking around until everyone has had their book signed or what not (barring anything unforeseen or multiple signings at different bookstores, etc). He loves meeting his fans and if he has time he will even talk theories/ideas with you.
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The eastern leg sucks! No representing for the southeast?
I'm hoping they plan to expand that up a good bit.
In answer to the OP, I don't think I've ever been to a signing or author meet-n-greet where you were required to do anything but show up and be nice. Bring or buy the books you want signed, ask a question if you got one, don't be a time-burglar. It's polite if you buy a book while you're there, but I don't think it's ever been mandatory, just good manners.
Last one I went to was with Carl Hiassen, where he did a speech and took questions and I got to ask if he felt pressure or had difficulty with a need to continually one-up the craziness of his villains, given that some of them are fairly batshit-crazy, to which he replied that after you've written a character with a weedwhacker attached to the stump of one arm and the decaying severed head of a pit bull with it's teeth buried to the bone in the other, you pretty much stop trying to keep score.
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Man... I would really love to get to any of these signings, but I'm just that out of the way from the Western leg. I'm in Bozeman, Montana. Since I don't have my own vehicle, it's hard to compel a friend to drive that far for a book signing (even to Idaho Falls, it's costly), and I certainly can't fly anywhere on my budget.
My consolation is that there will be signings for other books, and by then, I should have the ability to go out there and get to one.
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I'M TOTALLY GOING TO PROVO! It's not that far away.
I def want to get a numbered copy.
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The eastern leg sucks! No representing for the southeast?
I'm hoping they plan to expand that up a good bit.
I agree, no Boston love. :( However, I am eagerly awaiting sometime in the future when I can finally meet Mr. Sanderson and thank him for ruining my life with his awesome work! ;)
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I think I'll take one of each of my books to each of the signings near my area so I have an excuse to talk to him four times. HA HA. Even though I already have a signed copy of Elantris. So get this. I lent it to my ENGLISH TEACHER and it came back to me damaged. I was like what the heck! You're an ENGLISH teacher. ugh. D: ha ha. I need a new one.
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I'm bummed he's skipping the middle of the country... I doubted he would come to Oklahoma, but not even Kansas or Texas? :'(
Maybe next time...
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I'm bummed he's skipping the middle of the country... I doubted he would come to Oklahoma, but not even Kansas or Texas? :'(
Well, touring is tiring. Plus, it does cost lots of money. Besides which, EUOL has Pem and limebaby at home to miss him when he's out of town. ;)
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What wait! He's not coming to Australia, whats up with that? :P
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Depending on where you live, you may want to show up 30-60 minutes in advance. Where I live in Idaho Falls, Idaho, we are not super populated (only about 60,000 people) so I can show up at just about anytime and still get some face time with him.
Firstly, nice to see another IF native on the boards. But other than that, I'll pretty much agree with what you said. You show up, bring or buy a book (buying is better, you get more copies and it makes bookstores and Brandon happy), and you talk to Brandon about all the cool things he's doing/your crazy theories. That's how all the signings I've been to have worked, even non-IF ones. So I would assume they will be the same.
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Awwww stop making them sound so fun! Makes me sad that I can't attend one. ;D
One day.... ;)
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Depending on where you live, you may want to show up 30-60 minutes in advance. Where I live in Idaho Falls, Idaho, we are not super populated (only about 60,000 people) so I can show up at just about anytime and still get some face time with him.
Firstly, nice to see another IF native on the boards. But other than that, I'll pretty much agree with what you said. You show up, bring or buy a book (buying is better, you get more copies and it makes bookstores and Brandon happy), and you talk to Brandon about all the cool things he's doing/your crazy theories. That's how all the signings I've been to have worked, even non-IF ones. So I would assume they will be the same.
I'm from Poky! Are you guys gonna go down to Provo?
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Probably not. I'll just preorder a numbered copy. Then I'll buy one here. I'll still get the numbered copy, and I'll still get to read it as soon as it comes out. Pretty much the perfect solution.
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I'm excited that Brandon is making his way out to Vegas again. I've been spreading the word myself since Borders doesn't do much to promote these signings, so hopefully he'll get a better turnout than the last one I attended. A little bummed that it won't have a Reading and Q&A, but I guess it's better than feeling ackward when David Farland doesn't get asked any questions.
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I'm excited for the return trip to the Utah Idaho area, because he will probably have time to talk with us. :D
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I live in Salt Lake, so I'm planning on going to the opening-day signing. It'll be a good trip out of the house.
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I live in Salt Lake, so I'm planning on going to the opening-day signing. It'll be a good trip out of the house.
The one in Provo? I think all of going to that one should meet up or something so we can put faces to names. ha ha.
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The one in Provo? I think all of going to that one should meet up or something so we can put faces to names. ha ha.
Yeah. I might also go to the Sam Weller's one though, if they have a reading.
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I'm loving this tour schedule. When I lived in Dallas, no one ever went there. Now that I've moved to Seattle, I get someone new to see at least once a month. And this time, one of my favorite new authors is doing three appearances in the Seattle area. Yep, time to get my stalking shoes on.
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I'm tickled he's coming to Roseville but a bit upset that it means there'll probably be a crowd. Last time he came around Citrus Heights - small enough - but I was unable to attend. :\
I guess I'll just have to give it a go.
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guess i'm lucky i can just hop on the bus and be there anytime ;) i'll be at provo t00!
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Woo! He's coming to DC! I am so totally there! :D
Now if only it said where and when....
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Hey CthulhuKefka no worries about the east coast tour, he posted that his pubisist is working on more sites out there and if shes as good as she sounds shell get it done. I mean I get tours are expensive but you miss some of the most populated areas in the country. **cough** **cough** Boston **cough** **cough**
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All the people going to the provo one, or any others, should get those "Hello My Name Is" and just put our username. lawl that would be funny
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Anyone else here from the Vegas area? Just curious to see what kind of a crowd I can expect.
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All the people going to the provo one, or any others, should get those "Hello My Name Is" and just put our username. lawl that would be funny
HA HA. And all the normal people would be like . . . huh??? It would be VERY entertaining.
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I wish i could drive to the Provo one instead of wait a month for the one in Sacramento area but spending 300+ dollars on gas isn't worth it to buy one book.
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I wish i could drive to the Provo one instead of wait a month for the one in Sacramento area but spending 300+ dollars on gas isn't worth it to buy one book.
oh oh but it is!
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Hey CthulhuKefka no worries about the east coast tour, he posted that his pubisist is working on more sites out there and if shes as good as she sounds shell get it done. I mean I get tours are expensive but you miss some of the most populated areas in the country. **cough** **cough** Boston **cough** **cough**
I would gladly throw some money their way if it helped them get some more locations. :)
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The eastern leg sucks! No representing for the southeast?
I'm hoping they plan to expand that up a good bit.
I agree, no Boston love. :( However, I am eagerly awaiting sometime in the future when I can finally meet Mr. Sanderson and thank him for ruining my life with his awesome work! ;)
From detroit. >:( no one ever comes around here!
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From detroit. >:( no one ever comes around here!
Topeka, KS isn't exactly anyone's dream destination either.
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Topeka, KS isn't exactly anyone's dream destination either.
While it might not be a dream, it's not a bad little spot. Traveled through a couple times and even stayed in Atchison on more than one occasion.
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I'm sure that they are all good spots. I just don't understand the skipping of some of the most populated areas in the country. But what ever even though I would love to go to a signing I know he'll be writing good stuff forever so I'll make it to a signing one day.
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too bad they don't sell mistcloaks, my friends and i would totally nerd-out and come decked in mistborn gear, metal vials and all!
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If you check out the forums there was someone who actually put their own together and posted all of the instructions. It was a while ago, so you'll have to do some real digging to find it though.
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Here's the link to Brandon's blog with pics of the cloak. http://www.brandonsanderson.com/blog/359/Warbearker--Mistcloak
Edit: Google is my friend... http://www.vanessakchristenson.com/ba_aboutmyself.htm#101006
P.S. I feel a little weird posting a link to someone's personal blog here but since I found it via google I figured it'd be ok.
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Well, Nessa is an admin here and Shrain is also a poster, so it's completely appropriate.
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Lol. Didn't think I'd see anyone post that link again. I drew some sketches of what I wanted after collaborating with Nessa, my mistcloak was indeed awesome. 8) Thanks mostlt to Nessa, of course. But I myself made a belt to hold vials of metal flakes, and stocked it with a coin pouch and vials brimming with atium and other allomantic metals. ;)
I even bought two glass daggers--one made from skyscraper glass and one from obsidian. (I <3 Ebay) Both knives have antler handles and were flintknapped (shaped) by hand. They're on my bookshelf in my living room, actually--displayed alongside my antique inkwells, antique poison bottles (yes, really), DVDs, and other collectibles. I figure you never know when you might need a mistblade handy. 8) Maybe I'll post a pic of my accessories
Jakobus, you might be able to convince Nessa to make another cloak or two--if the price is right. Now that her kids are back in school and all, maybe she'd have time to work her magic again.
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Those cloaks were amazing! I would SO buy those if anyone started mass producing them for sale. ;D
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Lol. Didn't think I'd see anyone post that link again. I drew some sketches of what I wanted after collaborating with Nessa, my mistcloak was indeed awesome. 8) Thanks mostlt to Nessa, of course. But I myself made a belt to hold vials of metal flakes, and stocked it with a coin pouch and vials brimming with atium and other allomantic metals. ;)
I even bought two glass daggers--one made from skyscraper glass and one from obsidian. (I <3 Ebay) Both knives have antler handles and were flintknapped (shaped) by hand. They're on my bookshelf in my living room, actually--displayed alongside my antique inkwells, antique poison bottles (yes, really), DVDs, and other collectibles. I figure you never know when you might need a mistblade handy. 8) Maybe I'll post a pic of my accessories
Jakobus, you might be able to convince Nessa to make another cloak or two--if the price is right. Now that her kids are back in school and all, maybe she'd have time to work her magic again.
... you're my hero.... thats so COOL!!!!!!!! i'd buy one too!
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Ok so don't kill me. I loved the cloaks, they looked cool and the vial belt was a good touch. My only issue is I never really pictured the cloaks like that. Have you ever seen a military Gillie suit? Marine recon units use them along with various other parts of the military. The soldiers make them themselves and they are crazy awesome when it comes to camo. I always thought of a mistcloak as something along those lines. Very good at camo but not very neat looking, more of a jumble of different sized strips of different colors meshing and breaking up the outline of the figure. But again that's just me and P.S. your cloaks are great so don't think I'm insulting them.
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Yep, I've seen what you're talking about. Yet from the MB books, the purpose of the mistcloak was more of a status symbol than anything else, really. I mean, okay, the hood would help hide an allomancer's face. Yet from the descriptions, it wasn't meant primarly as camouflage. Besides, the cloak that Nessa created was time intensive enough, believe you me. Oh, and tip to the wise: mistcloaks are very impractical for dancing, much less leaping around on buildings or fighting enraged Inquisitors. Of course, I wasn't burning Pewter at the time, so perhaps I am biased... ;)
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Again not trying to challange you but I thought the cloak was to aid in hiding in the mist and the status symbol was just an added bonus. I mean they were intended to hide you but if you were seen people just ignored you because they knew what you were and they were scared of you.
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Again not trying to challange you but I thought the cloak was to aid in hiding in the mist and the status symbol was just an added bonus. I mean they were intended to hide you but if you were seen people just ignored you because they knew what you were and they were scared of you.
I'm pretty sure it said that as well.
I always saw it them as more of a lite gray-ish brown color. With a solid piece that came over the shoulders and a little bit onto the back then the streamers came from that. I'll doodle a picture later and put it in the art thread.
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Well, seeing as how I'm currently making one of these puppies myself, I emailed Brandon and got some details about the cloaks. Essentially they're just cool-looking uniform-color charcoal gray tassels sewn together. It's more complicated than that, of course, but it gets the basic point across.
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You should should be absolutely amazing and share this knowledge with us. (i.e. quote the email.) That would be mucho amazingo.
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Jonathan,
Sorry to take so long on the reply! Sometimes, my inbox is kind of daunting.
A mistcloak would be hard to get right. I've seen several people try, and they never quite feel right to me. Maybe they are one of those things that work in my imagination, but might not work in the real world.
What I would be looking for is something enveloping, something grand, yet also much more light-weight than most of the ones that people have made. I know that Vin describes hers as heavy, but that's all relative.
But here's my best answer to your questions:
Colors: All the same shade of dark, charcoal gray.
How wide are the strips: Between a half an inch and an inch wide.
Material: Cotton, perhaps. Lighter than canvas or wool, for certain. However, I do imagine each tassel being sewn individually, perhaps with a thicker back and an inside that is of something softer and lightweight.
Are all the tassels the same length: No, but close. Within an inch or two of one another.
Do they drag: No. They're cut so that they obscure the feet, but don't drag.
How many layers of tassels: 1 and a half.
The real trick, I think, to making one work would be to, in my opinion, make a cloak which looks cool on its own. Then, slit the bottom 2/3rds up to about the rib-cage area. Sew these into tassels, then sew some more tassels to the inside. Then, perhaps work with the shoulders/inner layers to make the cloak fall down so that it looks enveloping and the sides can fall straight.
Does that help?
Best,
Brandon
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Mr. Sanderson,
What exactly are the specifications to make a mistcloak? From the book I can gather that they're long strips of material sewn together across the shoulders, chest, and top hem, and that they're made to blend in with the mists. But what color(s) exactly are they? Some parts of the book mention black while others deem it gray. Are the colors mixed? If so, are they mixed in any particular fashion, or just randomly on a tassel by tassel basis?
Is there any particular material the cloak is made out of? How wide and/or tall are each of the strips? Are all the tassels a uniform length/width? How many layers deep is a mistcloak? Should some of the tassels drag on the ground, rest on it, or they all float around?
I know it's a somewhat odd group of questions, but any additional information you can provide me with will be of much help, and that information like this combined with a trip to the local fabric store and some tedious sewing will net me this year's coolest Halloween costume.
Thanks in advance,
Jonathan
Biggest quote ever.
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Well done Czanos.
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How about this one at http://forums.mistbornempire.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=49&sid=7cdf2c15cb92ce09d21e7bf530419b00
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/blucanary/costumes/mistcloak/fullback.jpg)
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I've been picturing it as being similar to the cloaks that the Fellowship wears in the LOTR movies, but black, and in shreds.
Has anyone heard anything further about the Washington DC stop on the Hero of Ages book tour? His website has a date of 11/10/2008, but there is no location.
Thank you.
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Mistborn Empire? Whoa. Where did that come from?
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I know. I was pretty surprised too. It's kind of annoying actually, since it will draw the traffic away from here, where it should be. But hey.... what can you do?
It's also kind of cool though, that other people are setting up Brandon Sanderson Communities.
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I know. I was pretty surprised too. It's kind of annoying actually, since it will draw the traffic away from here, where it should be. But hey.... what can you do?
It's also kind of cool though, that other people are setting up Brandon Sanderson Communities.
Perhaps UtopiaGreen will make his way over there.............
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One more website I'll have to start checking regularly. Sigh.
Fanbase fracturization is inevitable as Brandon's books become more popular. The different websites will either carve out their own niches or fade away. Still, I wonder what kept the members there from signing up here? It can't be lack of discussion, that's for sure. Or depth of theorizing.
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Still, I wonder what kept the members there from signing up here? It can't be lack of discussion, that's for sure. Or depth of theorizing.
I saw that you had registered over there, perhaps you could invite them over. As far as why create their own. Possibly because then when they propose theories, they don't have 100 people tell them it has already been discussed, please view this thread on page 9 but don't resurrect it because we are kind of tired of talking about it.
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Valid points Vegas, I joind like two and a half months ago and it took me a while to really start posting.
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Yeah, that's the unfortunate side effect of all the theorizing.
Ookla, are there are Brandon fansites like Mistborn Empire that you've found, or is this the first one to rise up independently from TWG?
I must say, their website looks fantastic.
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Agreed, they are still new but promissing. Most of them are WoT fans primarily coming from WoT forums. I'm not going to lie but I did join their site.
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Agreed, they are still new but promissing. Most of them are WoT fans primarily coming from WoT forums. I'm not going to lie but I did join their site.
Hey, WoT has a large fanbase. It's great that fansites are popping up.
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I'm gonna join and then post like I haven't finished reading MB1 yet. I'll be all like "I can't wait to see how Kelsier grows as a character throughout the series because he is my favorite character." and "I wonder if Vin will ever find Reen again. Maybe he'll show up in book 3, turn out to be a Mistborn too and together they overthrow the Lord Ruler."
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Your twisted. Really though, most of them seem to be hard core WoT fans. I mean thats how I found this site but thiers is so new its hard to get interested in the conversation. Its all like "Hi my name is" and"What do you do?" type talking between like 20 people. I almost want to go there and ask about how they think Allomancy started or what Hermology does. But I feel that I can't. They also have a thread where people show pictures of themselves. Honestly I don't know what I think about that but I guess I'll find out.
Should be interesting.
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This is the first independently created Brandon fansite as far as I'm aware. I do think it looks good, and yeah, it was pretty obvious it was a lot of WoT people...mostly from Tar Valon. I think a lot of them were...well...at Dragon*Con, where roomfuls of people were reading Mistborn all weekend.
Well, I've now read every thread there. There aren't that many...
I made a post over there that has some info you probably have not heard before.
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Yeah, I've read for a while, and it's interesting to see how they start out. I joined, but my email server seems to be down at the moment, so I can't post. I'm going to have difficulty not posting just about every theory we've ever come up with over here just so I can look like a genius.
And ook, it's not very nice to tell us you made a post with info we hadn't heard before, then not link it or at least tell us where it is.
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I found where it is. It wasn't all that informative, Ookla just talked about what he did for a living. I sort of already knew that to begin with, though.
I'm debating whether I should join. I want to see what they will come up with on their own without our influence.
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Yeah, should be a little fun. It'll be interesting to see where they go with it. They already have a couple of threads on hemalurgy and the origins of allomancy, so they get right to the bottom of things. Except that they are starting from level 0, as opposed to wherever we are, which only Brandon and those few cursed beings known as Alpha readers know.
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I'd imagine we are somewhere in between level 2 and level 2 million. Somewhere in that general range.
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I was thinking 1-9,999,999 myself.
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I found where it is. It wasn't all that informative, Ookla just talked about what he did for a living. I sort of already knew that to begin with, though.
Not that post. :) The one in the "how did you find Mistborn" thread.
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Not that post. :) The one in the "how did you find Mistborn" thread.
I thought you had posted a similar post here. I'll have to compare the two to figure out what is different and what information we can glean from it.
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I have been going over there my self. I don' have a problem with being active with them. I don't quite think that they are ready to start theorizing like us quite yet but its nice to be able to help them out with their questions..
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I don't know....The one guy already said he wants to add our hemalurgy thread to their wiki, and I linked them to the reference thread. They seem pretty into it.
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Hello everyone.
My name is Joe Trimarchi and I am one of the Admins over at Mistborn Empire. Thank you to those of you who have signed up!
Our site is, of course, VERY new. We expect to have our growing pains, but we do welcome you all to post there, if you like. We have no intention of "stealing" folks away from here as this is OBVIOUSLY the place for long time Sanderson Fans. I myself just finished WoA last night. Simply a great read.
Yes, a lot of us are WoT fans, but that is to be expected, with his work on A Memory of Light. Many of us were used to having a certain type of site and when we didn't find it, we simply made our own. We wanted a site that offered the things we were used to (RP, Book based communities, achievements for advancing, ETC). I don't see us actaully competing with this site as we are just simply a different type of site that attracts a certain type of person :D
A number of us (The Admins) took Brandon to dinner during DragonCon and we simply found him to be one of the most down to earth men we have ever met. I myself had the opportunity to have Brandon sign my Mistborn book with a saying that helps me create Fan Art.
I hope, going forward, that all of us can get together online and in forums and discuss HoA after its release. :D
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Thanks Joe, good to hear more on why you guys started up. Myself, I've only posted a couple of times over there and am already enjoying your site immensely.
And after Hero of Ages is released, we're all going to have the biggest I told you so party ever... At least, until AMoL comes out.
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It's less than a month away before Provo!!!! Wooo!
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I can tell you, I am very happy that I got into this series late. Just like one of the other folks mentioned about starting WoT so late, I only have to wait until next month for HoA :D
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It's less than a month away before Provo!!!! Wooo!
Speaking of which, who all is going? I know Miyabi is planning on it, I am, and Jakobus, I think. Anyone else?
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I can tell you, I am very happy that I got into this series late. Just like one of the other folks mentioned about starting WoT so late, I only have to wait until next month for HoA :D
Agreed! I just discovered the Mistborn series, and finished book 2 last week. Now I'm reading Elantris while I wait for the Hero of Ages.
I hate waiting for the next book in a series, so I always enjoye it when I find a new to me series that already has a couple of books written.
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So I just spent around $120 on Sanderson books. -_-
I bought all three of the signed ones on the site and then I also preordered my copy of HoA for the Provo signing.
I already have a signed copy of Elantris but I lent it to my English teacher two years ago and it came back to me all beaten up. D: So I got a new one. :D
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I already have a signed copy of Elantris but I lent it to my English teacher two years ago and it came back to me all beaten up. D: So I got a new one. :D
This is why I don't loan out my books.
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I don't care about the condition of my books, as long as all the words are still legible. I'm a reader, not a collector. For the same reason, I rarely buy hardcovers, because I find paperbacks much easier to read.
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I already have a signed copy of Elantris but I lent it to my English teacher two years ago and it came back to me all beaten up. D: So I got a new one. :D
This is why I don't loan out my books.
But like she was an ENGLISH teacher. I figured it would stay in good condition. :(
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I don't care about the condition of my books, as long as all the words are still legible. I'm a reader, not a collector. For the same reason, I rarely buy hardcovers, because I find paperbacks much easier to read.
I buy the hardcovers since i read my paperbacks so much they fall apart. As for conditions of books I only have one I really care about :) first edition copy of ender's game /flex. Just need to buy a glass case.......
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care about :) first edition copy of ender's game /flex. Just need to buy a glass case.......
:o NO WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is so amazing!
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Miyabi, your story about lending out your book is pretty horrifying.
I don't think of myself as a collector, but I guess I sort of am. I like buying the hardbacks of authors I like. I would buy a lot more of them than I do if I could afford it.
I'm a bit more of a collector when it comes to manga, since I have quite a few that I haven't read the later volumes of yet...but I still get most of my manga for free, which makes collecting much easier...
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I'm a bit more of a collector when it comes to manga, since I have quite a few that I haven't read the later volumes of yet...but I still get most of my manga for free, which makes collecting much easier...
Curse you and your connection!
ha ha.
When I was in Japan two years ago I bough all of the Naruto that were currently out. A few of them got damaged traveling and a few more just from random occurrences. But it's really nice to have all of them. ha ha. :]
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I don't care about the condition of my books, as long as all the words are still legible. I'm a reader, not a collector. For the same reason, I rarely buy hardcovers, because I find paperbacks much easier to read.
I feel the same way... For some reason, when I buy used books, I enjoy it when there are notes in the margins. Now there is a limit to this, if the notes are all over and obscuring the book itself, then I don't enjoy it...obviously.
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It's less than a month away before Provo!!!! Wooo!
Speaking of which, who all is going? I know Miyabi is planning on it, I am, and Jakobus, I think. Anyone else?
I am also going to the Provo signing.
Here's the link to Brandon's blog with pics of the cloak. http://www.brandonsanderson.com/blog/359/Warbearker--Mistcloak
Edit: Google is my friend... http://www.vanessakchristenson.com/ba_aboutmyself.htm#101006
P.S. I feel a little weird posting a link to someone's personal blog here but since I found it via google I figured it'd be ok.
Yep. That's me who made it. Here's the original thread about it:
http://www.timewastersguide.com/forum/index.php?topic=4487.0
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Woo Hoo! We finally have a location for the DC signing! Though its on the complete wrong side of the city for me. :D
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Woo Hoo! We finally have a location for the DC signing! Though its on the complete wrong side of the city for me. :D
I've got the same problem. It is an incredible schlep to get to Bailey's Crossroads from my office, especially on a week night with rush hour traffic.
It will be TOTALLY worth it, though!
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Damn the lack of east coast locations. I still have a hard time with the idea that hes not going that many places. Ah well maybe ill get a chance to see him someday but what ever at least ill have MB3 to hold me over.
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Now he just needs to add a St. Louis stop to... then I'd be a happy camper
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I'm also glad that Brandon is coming to Bailey's Crossroads, VA, which is at least somewhere near where I live/work.
It has been several years since an author I like cane anywhere near here. I'm still hoping that guys like Jim Butcher and Pat Rothfuss make it to my area with their next books.
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I tend to be more of a lurker on this site than a poster, but I'm super excited about tomorrow's release and just wanted to say that I've pre-ordered 2 books (one for me, one for an Aunt in Texas) and will be in line with the rest for Provo's signing tomorrow! I'll see y'all there!
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Hey guys, see you in Provo tonight!!
I'm so pumped. ;D
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If you like, remember to get your picture taken with Brandon and post it in the picture thread (http://www.timewastersguide.com/forum/index.php?topic=6144.0). :)
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COME TO MICHIGAN!
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You can drive to Ohio. You Michganders do it all the time to go to Cedar Point. Brandon is at least as interesting.
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What no Canadian locations?! /sad
Ah well. I'm sure he'll come up here and brave the crazy Canucks at some point during his life.
I've never been to a signing or met any of the authors I liked. Going to have to find one or two I can get at in the future.
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You can drive to Ohio. You Michganders do it all the time to go to Cedar Point. Brandon is at least as interesting.
Why does everyone go to ohio. Almost all the authors i know tour to Ohio. Whats so dandy about Ohio?
Seriously, come to Michigan. *holds a flat, blank gaze.* Come.
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Woo Hoo! Tonight is the DC book signing :)
(I'm not excited...nope, not me...never...)
*dances*
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Cool! Hope it's fun. I wonder if SE will be in attendance...
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I was at the DC book signing last night. Lots of fun.
There were about 30 people there. Brandon read chapter 2 from Hero of Ages, and then, I believe, a excerpt from the series he was working on before the Wheel of Time book deal came along (something about Kings, I can't remember the title right now).
He signed all the books put in front of him, and was very conversational with each person. I really liked the personal interaction, and the eye contact from Brandon. I've been to signing where you never get within 10 feet of the author, and the book you get back signed may or may not be the one you gave the store employee to hand to him.
He answered questions for 45 minutes afterwards, but I had to leave when he started answering spoiler questions about Hero of Ages. I've finished the book, but it was getting late, and I had a long drive to get home.
All in all, a great time.
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He read an excerpt of Way of Kings? Uh, I suspect Brandon is being a bad boy... I'm sure he's picked a good reason to rationalize it though.
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I dunno, he read a little bit of the first chapter of AvEL at the FE realease party, and he had just gotten a contract with Scolastic to sell it. I liked it because it really made me want to read the books, so maybe it's to start building a hype for the books?
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It's just that...he's so drastically changing Way of Kings from the original version that I find it highly unlikely that he read something from the original version.
When we had dinner with Brandon after the Torrance signing, his itch to start writing was palpable. And honestly, his new idea for what to do with the book was very exciting.
I'm sure though that if he is working on it at all, he's doing so in a very controlled fashion and still devoting most of his time to AMoL.
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I wonder if anyone could persuade Brandon to come to South East Michigan for a book signing.... Considering how populated we are and how many book stores there are in the area we never seem to get any authors to come here for signings.... Makes a person downright depressed :'(
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Got to meet Brandon last night in Pittsburg. Not many people there (about 20) so I was excited. Brandon was extremely gracious and as always very transparent. I was bummed that so many people obviously hadn't read his blog or his forum posts, because many of the questions were variations of those he's already answered here and there. Regardless, it was an excellent time.
He read a section from Way of Kings. He prefaced it by saying this exact scene may not make it into any final cut of the books, but something akin to it probably would. There were many names and references to which I was unfamiliar (obviously), but the scene is a dance, and an assassin wearing white (much to-do about the fact he was wearing white), is on his way to "visit" the king who has retired for the evening. The interesting thing that came out of the reading was a cultural moray followed by the people who have sent the assassin - that an assassin should wear white, because you should give the person you are about to assassinate the chance to see you coming. Seems a tad counterproductive, but I liked the principle.
When asked a question about the formations of his magic systems, Brandon answered much the way he has on his posts - but added some detail about the magic in Way of Kings. He has said that he likes linking science, specifically physics, to something arcane or magical and thus creates a very realistic, visceral system. Way of Kings uses the 4 known forces - gravity, magnetism, the strong atomic force, and the weak atomic force, as the "science" behind the system. He marries that to an arcane power derived from oath making (and I'm assuming breaking), to form his magic system. I have absolutely no idea how that works - that why he's writing it and I'm reading it - but it sounds much more intriguing than the "additive and subtractive" magic system found in Goodkind's series.
The two hours flew by, and I found at the end I hadn't said half the things I'd wanted to say, but couldn't help walking away from the experience feeling like I'd just sat down and had coffee with a friend who happens to be a best-selling author.
Well done, Brandon.
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It's just that...he's so drastically changing Way of Kings from the original version that I find it highly unlikely that he read something from the original version.
He mentioned that the part he was reading, if it shows up in the final versions, probably won't be included until book three of what he said was 10 books he was planning (if I remember correctly).
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The two hours flew by, and I found at the end I hadn't said half the things I'd wanted to say, but couldn't help walking away from the experience feeling like I'd just sat down and had coffee with a friend who happens to be a best-selling author.
That is the same feeling that I had when I saw him in DC on Monday! He is such a humble man and very personable.
I wanted to show up at the Pittsburg signing as well because I just couldn't get enough! But alas, time was not my friend this week.
Icarus,I was there too, you may have seen the weirdo drawing a dragon in the 3rd row. :)
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Thanks for the detail, jnktoburen. Icarus, did that sound like the same section he read for you?
I'll retract my guess that Brandon has started writing. As for pre-planning, he was already doing that so that's no surprise. He's doing a pitch of Way of Kings (with some art from Inkthinker) to Tom Doherty when he gets to New York, so had to have it thought out.
I think it's cool he's doing these readings though. Drumming up excitement can't be bad, and with any luck the first book will be out in two years.
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Come on now. You guys are getting me worked up. I like Brandons ideas of linking magic and science. Its one of the reasons I love allomancy so much. It takes something from what we know and tweaks it to make it more. I also love nothing more than a 10 book epic fantasy series. My only issue is the waiting for it to be written and released. It will be 20 years before most of them are out for us to read. Ah well I guess that one of the problems with liking an author who is starting his career, you have to wait for the next great thing they write.
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Sure there is waiting, but with Brandon's work so far, anything he does is destined for awesomeness. I will ride out the waits for anything he writes. He has converted me :)
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I agree but that doesn't make the waiting pleasant. >:(
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You've also got to keep in mind that we won't be left with a five year wait between books. I think he flat out said somewhere that it will be a way of the kings book, then a couple of his other works, then another way of the kings book, then a few more other books, and so on. (Although, if no one can find where he said that, you can all call me a liar, and that my tired brain is messing with me.)
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I'm actually surprised Brandon is going for 10 books, he has a hard enough time with a three book series since he's always wanting to write 10 books at once.
He does write fast but I wouldn't be surprised to see a coupple of years between books after the first three or four.
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Another think Brandon said was that Way of Kings would definitely be his next project, and that he would try to put out a book every year or two, taking time off to write stand-alones occasionally during that time period. He said his focus would be on WoK and that if he did something else during that time it would be for a break. The possibilities he mentioned for those stand-alones included another story set in the Elantris world, and (don't get jumpy now) a story set in the Mistborn world.
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I almost want you to stop saying these things. Really that last thing I need is to spend the next couple of years hoping that either the Mistborn world or the Elantrian world will be re-visited. I would love nothing more than to read more on either of these stories but for the time being I'm going to think of you as a liar or just misinformed. Now this is nothing against you because your are more likely than not telling the truth but it is an effective way to convince myself not to get excited.
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I really hope I can go to one of the signings he does on his Utah/Idaho leg.....I'm in Rexburg right now, but I'm done with the semester on Dec 12. And then I go home. Sure, home is Twin Falls, but most authors don't make a stop there, even though we have a fairly decent B&N....So if he goes to IF after the 12th, I think I'm going to have to beg my dad to take me up there (although I really don't think it'll take a whole lot of begging since he's a fan of Mistborn too and he's actually the reason I heard about Brandon in the first place...). If the IF signing is after that date, though, I think I'll hope that he'll come to Twin. It's the most realistic stop between IF and Boise, since Poky is pretty close to IF.
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There's a lot of talk (including from Brandon) about Mistborn trilogy sequels in the main spoiler thread.
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There's a lot of talk (including from Brandon) about Mistborn trilogy sequels in the main spoiler thread.
Yes, there are. And they all sound deliciously good and make me wish I could travel through time--to when they're published. I'd love to read them right now. But alas, that won't be happening, because as much as I'd love to pull a Hiro, it's just not gonna work...
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I really hope I can go to one of the signings he does on his Utah/Idaho leg.....I'm in Rexburg right now, but I'm done with the semester on Dec 12. And then I go home. Sure, home is Twin Falls, but most authors don't make a stop there, even though we have a fairly decent B&N....So if he goes to IF after the 12th, I think I'm going to have to beg my dad to take me up there (although I really don't think it'll take a whole lot of begging since he's a fan of Mistborn too and he's actually the reason I heard about Brandon in the first place...). If the IF signing is after that date, though, I think I'll hope that he'll come to Twin. It's the most realistic stop between IF and Boise, since Poky is pretty close to IF.
He'll be doing book signings around the IF area during thanksgiving week.
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He'll be doing book signings around the IF area during thanksgiving week.
Thanks. Do you perchance know the day? BYU-I is out of school that whole week, so I won't be in the area for 9 days...Do you also possibly know where ELSE he's going in Idaho? At least, the southern half? South of Boise.....I know it's a ridiculous hope, but I'm crossing my fingers that he'll come to Twin. I really want to meet him to tell him personally what a genius I think he is.
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Ah little wilson join the club. I also would like to go to one of his signings but unfortunately the north east doesn't have enough of his readers or something (speculation). I will have to hope that in his long career I will at one point be able to attend. Or maybe at a future Con seeing how I would like to see what they are about.
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It wouldn't affect me so much if I were in your position. I'd wish he'd be coming to the area, but if he doesn't, there's not a whole lot I'd be able to do except for wait. With this, he's coming within 2 hours of where I live. If I'm in Rexburg, it's 30 minutes....And if I can't make it when he's THAT CLOSE?...Yeah, I'm not going to be happy. In fact, I'll be downright disappointed.....Hence my hope.
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Well I see your issue. I think the closest he came to where I live was like four hours and there was no way I could make it. I am still a little upset but what are you going to do right. Anyway good luck with getting out there.
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Thanks. My fear is that he'll go to Twin, but it will be after I go back to Rexburg....So I miss him both times, barely. Of course, my dad would at least get to meet him, so we'd get signed copies, but still. It's just not the same. And you're right--what can you do? In my case, not a whole lot. That's what happens when you're a poor college student and don't have a car.
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He'll be doing book signings around the IF area during thanksgiving week.
Thanks. Do you perchance know the day? BYU-I is out of school that whole week, so I won't be in the area for 9 days...Do you also possibly know where ELSE he's going in Idaho? At least, the southern half? South of Boise.....I know it's a ridiculous hope, but I'm crossing my fingers that he'll come to Twin. I really want to meet him to tell him personally what a genius I think he is.
I suspect he'll be in Pockatello and IF, I don't know about anywhere else.
I'm not sure on what days but I know you can call the IF B&N to get the time he'll be there.
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He'll be at the IF B&N on Tuesday November 25th, and on Saturday, November 29th.
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He'll be at the IF B&N on Tuesday November 25th, and on Saturday, November 29th.
Sweet!!! Thanks for the heads up Pemberley. I can hardly wait. Is Isaac coming to IF with him again this year??