Mistborn Reads

[EUOL]

Hum.  My spellchecker doesn't notice things spelled in all-caps.  Interesting.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

That's not unusual. The reasoning, I think, is that all caps tends to be reserved for acronyms in business writing.

[Peter Ahlstrom]

no biggie...spelling has never been your specialty. That's what editors are for! Maybe you should have someone other than Jordan edit your postings.

[EUOL]

lol.  That's what you guys are for!  

Seriously, Ninth is one of my banes.  I really think there should be an 'e' in there, so I can never remember which way it should actually be.

[EUOL]

New Cover Quote!

Apperantly, Dave told Kevin J. Anderson about ELANTRIS.  He read it, and decided to give a blurb.  Here's his email to my editor:

Thanks for sending me Brandon Sanderson's ELANTRIS.  Dave Wolverton wasn't
exaggerating when he said this is a fine debut.

With a couple of last-minute book deadlines, and now tomorrow I leave for
three weeks on DUNE book-signing tour, I was only able to read the first 200
pages of the ms., and it's quite engrossing and interesting.  I hope to find
time to finish it, but since you need a quote before your August 20 launch
meeting, I am comfortable in offering the following blurb:

"ELANTRIS is a new BEN HUR for the fantasy genre, with a sweeping, epic
storyline and closely personal characters." -- Kevin J. Anderson, NYT
bestselling coauthor of DUNE: THE BATTLE OF CORRIN.

Nifty, eh?

[Spriggan]

Ya, as long as I don't have to watch you in a loin cloth.

[EUOL]

Heh.  Yeah, I mentioned the quote to Tage and Micah, and they were a little confused about what the quote meant....

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

dude, you have some amazing cover quotes. You rule. You know that, don't you?

[Peter Ahlstrom]

Can you GIVE a quote like that after 200 pages? o.o

Which Brandon book is the most like Ben Hur?

[42]

Can you GIVE a quote like that after 200 pages?

Quotes just imply that the author read the book. They don't actually say that he or she actually read the book. I'm fairly sure that half the cover quotes on a Robert Jordan book come from people who have never read the books. Apparently all is fair in love, war and marketing.

[Peter Ahlstrom]

I meant a quote like that specifically...it just seems iffy to compare a book to Ben Hur after reading the first fifth of it. Actually, it almost seems like a parody of a cover quote. Anderson is probably well aware how much of a joke cover quotes can be...

[42]

Like I said, all is fair in marketing. We compare drinking cola to the greatest moments in life or history, so apparently nothing is sacred.

[EUOL]

I think the BEN HUR reference had to do with the exiled prince idea, which he would have gotten in the first 100 pages.  

In other news--actually on topic with this thread--Joshua read MISTBORN, and gave it a very strong thumbs up.  That's a relief, since he didn't much care for WAY OF KINGS.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

which one's Joshua? the Editor?

[EUOL]

He's my agent.  My editor never saw KINGS--it wasn't yet to the point where I thought I should send it to him.  

Joshua is extremely discerning and critical, which is one of the reasons he makes a good agent.  For him to like the book at this early a draft is a VERY good sign.