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Re: It is Finished! (Mark XIV)
« Reply #30 on: May 27, 2004, 03:54:24 AM »
Congrats!

64 pages in a day...is that manuscript pages? That would be 16,000 words. Or Times New Roman pages? 21,200 words. That's pretty impressive.

I liked Mistborn. And Final Empire is the one modern Brandon novel I didn't read all of (never got the second half). It sounds like you're happy with the way this turned out, so that has to be good news.
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Re: It is Finished! (Mark XIV)
« Reply #31 on: May 27, 2004, 05:56:56 AM »
Yeah, MS pages....

I did the same thing back in November, when I was finishing off the last few chapters of KINGS.  We were doing NaNoWriMo, and so I didn't post my full wordcount on that day.  Didn't want to look TOO arrogant.

(I did 1,500 words!  I did 2,800!   Uh, I did 16,000....)

Like I said, when I get near the end of a book, I just go.  Everything's generally in place plot-wise and image-wise.  I usually plan the endings of my books from the start, and they're among the most well-conceived visually.  When I get there, it's just a matter of putting the words on the page.

And yes, I'm very happy with this book.  Of course, I've been happy with books before that people haven't liked as much as some of my others.  However, I think MBFE is a very strong, 'classic' Brandon novel, in the style of ELANTRIS and WHITE SAND.  I think people will enjoy it.  I'm eager to finish the ELANTRIS rewrite (about 10% done right now) so I can move on to cleaning up MBFE so I can print/mail off review copies to people.
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Re: It is Finished! (Mark XIV)
« Reply #32 on: May 27, 2004, 11:13:53 AM »
Unless Vin gets her act together, psychologically, I'm afraid it's not going to be one of my favorites.
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Re: It is Finished! (Mark XIV)
« Reply #33 on: May 27, 2004, 02:42:41 PM »
Vin's female now?
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Re: It is Finished! (Mark XIV)
« Reply #34 on: May 27, 2004, 02:57:04 PM »
Yes, she's a girl.  When was Vin not a girl?

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Re: It is Finished! (Mark XIV)
« Reply #35 on: May 27, 2004, 03:59:58 PM »
In the first incarnation of Final Empire.
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Re: It is Finished! (Mark XIV)
« Reply #36 on: May 27, 2004, 06:32:35 PM »
Vin has a pretty good character arc, Fuzzy.  Hopefully you won't be disappointed.

Just out of curiosity, which books are your favorites?  I know you didn't care for the original MISTBORN very much, and I assume that DRAGONSTEEL is your favorite.  (It's pretty much everyone's favorite, except for TAGE, who prefers ELANTRIS.)  What would be number two?
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Re: It is Finished! (Mark XIV)
« Reply #37 on: May 27, 2004, 06:44:47 PM »
I do realize I'm only 7 chapters into a 30 chapter book, but her personality doesn't have any real anger.  I find I like female characters who get angry.

She should be angry at the world that's repeatedly screwed her over and she just seems depressed about it.  
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Re: It is Finished! (Mark XIV)
« Reply #38 on: May 27, 2004, 07:32:23 PM »
Yeah, I know.  I hit her personality too hard in the first few chapters--I usually do that with characters, you'll find.  When I'm still working them out in my head, and on the page, I tent to over-emphasize their attributes.  It takes a little while to normalize them.
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Re: It is Finished! (Mark XIV)
« Reply #39 on: May 27, 2004, 08:42:26 PM »
I think "Way of Kings" is my favorite at the moment, actually. It'll be great once it's been revised, I think.
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Re: It is Finished! (Mark XIV)
« Reply #40 on: May 28, 2004, 02:53:49 AM »
Yeah, I'm sorry you got that one when it was so rough, but that's when you can do me some real good.  
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Re: It is Finished! (Mark XIV)
« Reply #41 on: May 28, 2004, 03:50:05 AM »
I like reading them when they're really rough precisely because my comments *are* helpful at that point.

Of course, it's nice to see them when they're polished too...:)
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Re: It is Finished! (Mark XIV)
« Reply #42 on: May 28, 2004, 09:44:25 AM »
And once they're polished I start getting all impatient and wanting them on my shelf to keep my other books company.
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Re: It is Finished! (Mark XIV)
« Reply #43 on: May 28, 2004, 03:08:16 PM »
MtG Prerelease articles are done, so next is my DM session on Monday, but after that I'll start getting to that copy of Way of Kings you sent me in earnest, EUOL.
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Re: It is Finished! (Mark XIV)
« Reply #44 on: May 28, 2004, 04:14:43 PM »
Yeah, I was looking through my emails just the other day, realizing that you hadn't ever gotten back to me.  I'd worried that you hadn't gotten it.

Anway, good deal.  Look forward to hearing from you.
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