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REGARDING AUDIBLE

March 5, 2024

Regarding Audible Hey, all. Brandon here, with what I consider to be some pretty
exciting news. Many of you may remember when I wrote last year about my worries
regarding audiobook royalties (particularly for independent authors). You can
read it HERE, but some of the main bullet points are as follows: I seriously
worried about…

ONE MORE WEEK! + WEEKLY UPDATE

February 27, 2024

One More Week! + Weekly Update Weekly Update One Week Until Launch Hey,
everybody! Time for some updates. Well, we’ll start with the 3.0 of Stormlight
5. We are at, Bing! 65%. It’s looking really good. We’re gearing up for the
finish of the 3.0. I will do a 4.0 after that, which will need…

A VERY BORING BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT + WEEKLY UPDATE

February 20, 2024

A Very Boring Book Announcement + Weekly Update Hey! Weekly Update time. I’m
going to say hang out till the end. We’ve got a very fun announcement at the end
here. But first, our percentages. Stormlight 5, 3.0, is at, Bing! 50%. Made some
good progress on that and am feeling really good about it,…

SHIPPING RATES AND WHAT TO EXPECT + WEEKLY UPDATE

February 13, 2024

Shipping Rates and What to Expect + Weekly Update Hey! Brandon here with your
Weekly Update. Let’s talk about percentages. So, Stormlight 5 is at, Bing! 41%
through the 3.0 revision. Still plugging away on that, making a lot of good
progress. And, Bing! Skyward Flight, I am at 20% on my revision of that.…

ALL LEATHERBOUNDS ARE BACK IN STOCK! + WEEKLY UPDATE

February 6, 2024

All Leatherbounds are Back in Stock! + Weekly Update Hey! Weekly Update time
from Brandon. So, Stormlight 5 3.0 revision is at, Bing! 33%. So, I am moving
along through that, on target for my deadline at the end of April. Feeling very
good about that. I’ve also been working my way through Skyward Flight,…

NEW COSMERE PINS! + 500K SUBSCRIBERS

January 30, 2024

New Cosmere Pins! + 500K Subscribers Hey, everyone! Time for our Weekly Update.
So, Stormlight 5, we are at, Bing! 25% of revisions done on the 3.0. Moving
along at a good clip as I need to. As a reminder, my deadline for the 3.0 draft
is the last day of March. So that’s when…

A FREE SKYWARD SHORT STORY + WEEKLY UPDATE

January 23, 2024

A Free Skyward Short Story + Weekly Update Hey! Brandon here with the Weekly
Update. Let’s start with Stormlight 5. My 3.0 revision is at, Bing! 15%. My
target date for finishing that is the last day of March, and it’s looking pretty
good for doing so. So, I’ll have to do that and then…

NEW FAN BUNDLES ON SALE NOW! + WEEKLY UPDATE

January 18, 2024

New Fan Bundles on Sale Now! + Weekly Update Hey, Brandon here. Weekly Update
time. We’ve been gone for a little while. Thank you for coming back to find out
that Stormlight 5 is at, Bing! 100%. In fact, Stormlight 5’s 2.0 revision is at,
Bing! 100%. That’s right. Because I wrote the 2.0. I…

STORMLIGHT 5 FINISHED! + WEEKLY UPDATE

December 26, 2023

Stormlight 5 Finished! + Weekly Update Weekly Update Stormlight 5 is Finished!

STATE OF THE SANDERSON 2023

December 19, 2023

State of the Sanderson 2023 Introduction Whew, what a year! As I write this, the
first of the December boxes are arriving in the hands of backers—meaning the
Year of Sanderson has come to a close. By the time this goes live, I believe all
of them will be shipped. Twelve boxes, with four books,…

DRAGONSTEEL 2023 LIVE NOW + WEEKLY UPDATE

November 21, 2023

Dragonsteel 2023 LIVE NOW + Weekly Update Hey! Brandon with your Weekly Update.
An exciting one this week. We are at, Bing! 90% on Stormlight 5. And Skyward
Legacy is at, Bing! 77%. So both of those are getting very close to being done.
You can follow along. I’m supposed to turn mine in one…

NEW PRODUCTS SHOWCASE + WARBREAKER BOX NOW FOR SALE

October 26, 2023

New Products Showcase + Warbreaker Box Now For Sale Hey! Brandon here with
Brandon’s merch table, and also our Weekly Update. So, book update first. We are
at, Bing! 84% on Stormlight 5. Going along really well, inching toward that
deadline in December. It might actually speed up a little bit in coming weeks.
We’ll…

LIGHTNING SIGNING REVEAL + WEEKLY UPDATE!

October 19, 2023

Lightning Signing Reveal + Weekly Update! Hey, everybody! Time for our Weekly
Update. Stormlight 5 is at, Bing! 82%. I did get some good writing done while I
was in Hawaii, and I think we’re going to be in a smooth sail to the rest of the
book. We’re probably actually a little bit more…

DEFIANT BUNDLE PREORDER + WEEKLY UPDATE

September 7, 2023

Defiant Bundle Preorder + Weekly Update Hey, everyone! Brandon with our Weekly
Update. All right. We are inching toward the ¾ mark with Stormlight 5. We are
at, Bing! 73%. That means next week, almost assuredly, we will be at 75%. So, we
need a special graphic for that, Taylor, that just like, a little…

PREORDER YOUR DEFIANT BUNDLE NEXT WEEK! + WEEKLY UPDATE

August 29, 2023

Preorder Your Defiant Bundle Next Week! + Weekly Update Hey! Brandon here with
your Weekly Update. Let’s start with the book updates. Stormlight 5 is at, Bing!
71%. That’s right, 3% moved up this week. I am getting to the end of a sequence,
and I have decided to put off doing revisions until I…

LEGALLY DISTINCT METALLIC TICKETS + WEEKLY UPDATE

July 5, 2023

Legally Distinct Metallic Tickets + Weekly Update Hello! Brandon here with your
Weekly Update. So, this is a longer one, all right? So settle in. I’ve got a lot
of things to cover but we will do the book updates first. We are going,
Stormlight 5, Bing! 55%. Only 1% this week. Just kind of…

SECRET PROJECT 3 OUT THIS WEEK! + WEEKLY UPDATE

June 28, 2023

Secret Project 3 Out This Week! + Weekly Update Hello! Brandon here with your
Weekly Update. Sorry I wasn’t here last week. I did a writing retreat. It was
very nice. I was able to get a bunch of Stormlight revised, which means I’ve
sent the first quarter of Stormlight 5 to my editors and…

FROM IMAGINATION TO REALITY: MISTBORN ORIGINS

June 21, 2023

From Imagination to Reality: Mistborn Origins

TAMPA BAY COMIC CONVENTION + WEEKLY UPDATE

June 13, 2023

Tampa Bay Comic Convention + Weekly Update Hey! Brandon here with your Weekly
Update. As you can see, my hair has grown back quite quickly. It was rather
magical. But this has stayed. I did grow this out for a certain video that will
be coming up. A lot of people are guessing that it’s…

CONVENTION REGISTRATION IS LIVE! + WEEKLY UPDATE

June 7, 2023

Convention Registration is Live! + Weekly Update Hey! Welcome to the Weekly
Update. If you are curious what happened to my hair, well, we might have a video
coming up for you in about a month. So watch for that. It’s quite fun.
Otherwise, time for some updates. Stormlight 5 is, Bing! 52% Moving just…

BIG STORMLIGHT MILESTONE! + WEEKLY UPDATE

May 30, 2023

Big Stormlight Milestone! + Weekly Update Hey, Weekly Update time! So, starting
off, Stormlight 5 is at, Bing! 50%. That’s right. I hit 225,000 words, which I’m
calling 50% on this. Hoping for a final book at around 450,000 words. We will
see. But I feel very good at 50%. I warned you last week…

THE WORK CONTINUES! + WEEKLY UPDATE

May 23, 2023

The Work Continues! + Weekly Update Brandon here with your Weekly Update.
Stormlight 5 is, Bing! 48%. So we are moving right along. Next week we will
probably cross that 50% mark. What this means is right now I’m at about 220,000
words. I’m going to hit us at 50% when we hit 225,000. Now,…

TEEN AUTHOR BOOT CAMP + WEEKLY UPDATE

May 2, 2023

Teen Author Boot Camp + Weekly Update Brandon here. Weekly Update time!
Stormlight 5 is at, Bing! 42%. That’s a very auspicious number. Things still
continue to go well with that. I am working away and keeping going. And Janci
has been working on Skyward Legacy, which is at, Bing! 17%. So both books are…

MAY MISTBORN SWAG BOX + WEEKLY UPDATE

April 25, 2023

May Mistborn Swag Box + Weekly Update Hey! Weekly Update time. Stormlight 5,
Bing! 41%. Another 2% this week, which is what we like seeing. I’ve been making
good progress these last couple of weeks, so I feel great about that. I’m
worried about how long the book will be. We’ll deal with that when…

OUTSIDE

April 3, 2023

Outside Snow is falling. So I look up. The world mystifies when you stare up
through falling snow. Even standing still, you can soar. Even alone, you are
surrounded. Even mundane, you find magic. I’ve spent my life chasing the
fantastical, yet everything I’ve ever imagined can be casually matched by
someone tilting their head…

STATE OF THE SANDERSON 2022

December 22, 2022

State of the Sanderson 2022 Introduction Wow. What a year. I can remember
writing this essay last year, and being all giddy about the fact that I was
hiding four secret novels from you all. I said, “Maybe next year, I’ll be able
to explain to you all why my year was so strange.” One…

LIGHTWEAVER ORNAMENT OUT NOW + WEEKLY UPDATE

December 5, 2022

Lightweaver Ornament Out Now + Weekly Update Hey! So welcome back to Weekly
Updates. We took a week off, and it’s been a busy week for me. I had the holiday
here in America, Thanksgiving. But I did get some writing done after that. And
so I met my goal, just squeaked by it, for…

MTG SUMMIT THIS FRIDAY + WEEKLY UPDATE

November 7, 2022

MTG Summit this Friday + Weekly Update Hey! It is time for your Weekly Update.
First off, I have gotten back into Stormlight 5. I actually only got about 2,000
words last week, and so the percentage bar probably hasn’t inched up yet. But I
am working on that full time now because it is…

HALLOWEEN STREAM TONIGHT + WEEKLY UPDATE

October 31, 2022

Halloween Stream Tonight + Weekly Update Brandon here with your Weekly Update.
Secret Project 4 final draft, Bing! is done. I actually finished that mid-last
week a few days ahead of schedule. So I’m feeling pretty good about that one.
That means that all of the secret projects are now a wrap. I have done…

CHARITY MAGIC DRAFT IS LIVE + WEEKLY UPDATE

October 24, 2022

Charity Magic Draft is Live + Weekly Update Hi. I am here with your Weekly
Update again. So first things first, I am working on Secret Project 4, where I
am, Bing! 70% of the way done. This might seem a small amount, since last week I
was 50%, and I should have been a…

PROLOGUE TO STORMLIGHT 5

March 31, 2022

Prologue to Stormlight 5 Introduction Hey, all! We wanted to send one final
excerpt to you to both say thank you, and give a warning that the Kickstarter is
coming to an end. Today is the last day, and it ends at 5:00 MDT. I’m so
grateful to you all for the overwhelming show of…

FIRST LOOK AT SECRET PROJECT FOUR (HINT: IT’S STORMLIGHT ADJACENT)

March 24, 2022

First Look at Secret Project Four (Hint: it’s Stormlight Adjacent) Introduction
Hello everyone! Welcome to the next Secret Project reveal! If you have no idea
what I’m talking about here, I recommend you start here. For full info about our
Kickstarter, you should visit the campaign page. If you missed my reveal for the
first…

FIRST LOOK AT SECRET PROJECT #3

March 17, 2022

First Look at Secret Project #3 Introduction Hello everyone! Welcome to the next
Secret Project reveal! If you have no idea what I’m talking about here, I
recommend you start here. For full info about our Kickstarter, you should visit
the campaign page. If you missed my reveal for the first two Secret Projects,
you…

SOME FAQS YOU MIGHT ENJOY

March 16, 2022

Some FAQs You Might Enjoy Hey, all. It has been, to say the least, a wild two
weeks for me. After seeing some of the discourse around what is going on with
the Kickstarter, I thought you all might enjoy it if I answered a few questions
I’ve been getting. (Or ones I’ve been seeing…

FIRST LOOK AT SECRET PROJECT #2

March 10, 2022

First Look at Secret Project #2 Introduction Hello everyone! It’s been a
mindblowing few weeks. All of us here at Dragonsteel HQ are in awe over the
wonderful support you’ve been showing these quirky little books. If you’ve
somehow stayed out of the loop, we launched a Kickstarter for four secret novels
that I wrote over…

I AM FLABBERGASTED!

March 7, 2022

I Am Flabbergasted! Adam here. I will update this text once the video has been
transcribed.

FIRST LOOK AT SECRET PROJECT #1

March 3, 2022

First Look at Secret Project #1 Hello, all! It’s been a wild few days. If you
somehow didn’t hear about it, we announced a Kickstarter for four secret novels!
It’s live now, and is…well, kind of unbelievable. We will likely soon become the
#1 Kickstarter of all time. You can watch my YouTube announcement here,…

THE LOST METAL (MISTBORN 7) + WEEKLY UPDATE

February 28, 2022

The Lost Metal (Mistborn 7) + Weekly Update Adam here. I will update this text
once the video has been transcribed.

THE LOST METAL WEEKLY UPDATE

February 22, 2022

The Lost Metal Weekly Update Hey! Brandon here with your Weekly Update. Not a
whole lot to talk about this week, just I’ve been plugging away at Wax and Wayne
4, The Lost Metal. I am, bing!, right at 70%, and I am ready for the home
stretch to finish this thing off. I’m very…

UPDATE ON THE LOST METAL

February 14, 2022

Update on The Lost Metal Brandon here with your Weekly Update. I have been
working hard on Wax and Wayne 4, The Lost Metal. I dedicated a lot of time to it
last week and I am at, bing!, 60%, just under the 2/3 mark on that one. I will
cross the 2/3 mark next…

WHITE SAND OMNIBUS NEWS + WEEKLY UPDATE

February 7, 2022

White Sand Omnibus News + Weekly Update Hey, Brandon here with your Weekly
Update. I spent this week working hard on the new Wax and Wayne novel, going
through a pretty significant revision using beta reader comments and my comments
from my editor. So I did about—I’m about a third of the way through that…

DRAGONSTEEL 2022 CONVENTION ANNOUNCEMENT + WEEKLY UPDATE

January 31, 2022

Dragonsteel 2022 Convention Announcement + Weekly Update Brandon here with your
Weekly Update. Sorry to miss one last week. Things got a little hectic. But we
have one for you this week. I have been working mostly on two things. Wax and
Wayne 4 revision, which I’m still not that far in. I’m about 20,000…

DAVE WOLVERTON—A FRIEND AND MENTOR

January 17, 2022

Dave Wolverton—A Friend and Mentor On Friday, my writing mentor Dave Wolverton
(who also wrote under the pen name David Farland) passed away in his sixties
from complications relating to a fall. It’s with complex emotions that I
approach writing a few things here. The community has lost a great and
wonderful man, and I…

STARTED WRITING SZETH! + WEEKLY UPDATE

January 17, 2022

Started Writing Szeth! + Weekly Update So this week, having finished the draft
of Defiant, I have started really getting into Stormlight 5, and I’ve been
working on the outline, just kind of refining the outline for the Szeth
backstory sequence. And today I wrote a little bit of that. I’m not ready for a…

STARTING STORMLIGHT FIVE!

January 10, 2022

Starting Stormlight Five! It’s been a couple of weeks, since we were all off for
the holidays. And I actually took a little bit of a break. I worked half days
through part of the holidays, which left me a little bit behind on Defiant, book
4 of Skyward. And so last week I had…

STATE OF THE SANDERSON 2021

December 20, 2021

State of the Sanderson 2021 Welcome to my yearly wrap-up. In this essay, I’ll
talk about projects recently released, ones upcoming, and ones in limbo. It’s
usually a very long post, so feel free to jump to the section that interests you
most using the following handy set of links. Introduction Part One: My Year…

STATE OF THE SANDERSON IS LIVE! + WEEKLY UPDATE

December 20, 2021

State of the Sanderson is Live! + Weekly Update Hello. Brandon here with your
Weekly Update. So first of all, the State of the Sanderson is out today! What is
the State of the Sanderson? Well, every year around my birthday, which also
coincides with Koloss Head Munching Day in the Mistborn world, we release…

ALCATRAZ AND LOST METAL NEWS + A QUESTION I HAVE FOR YOU

December 15, 2021

Alcatraz and Lost Metal News + a Question I Have for You Hey, Brandon here with
your Weekly Update. I am working my way through Defiant, the fourth book of the
Skyward series. I’m about, bing! 66%, two-thirds of the way there. I have a few
weeks left to finish that, so hopefully I will…

SOME THOUGHTS FROM BRANDON ON EPISODE THREE

December 8, 2021

Some Thoughts from Brandon on Episode Three Hey, all! Sorry I haven’t been able
to post here right when new episodes release. Having a book launch and the
holidays kind of prevented me from digging in deep with the WoT launch. However,
in order to make it up to you, I’ve pulled out my actual…

PACKED WEEKLY UPDATE + LEATHERBOUND DISCUSSION WITH ISAAC

December 6, 2021

Packed Weekly Update + Leatherbound Discussion with Isaac Hey, everybody!
Brandon here with your Weekly Update of all the random things happening in
Sanderland. This week I am up to, bing! 55% on Defiant. A little bit of a slow
week for me this week, just kind of catching up after the holidays and all…

WEEKLY UPDATE FROM THE FESTIVAL OF TREES

December 1, 2021

Weekly Update From the Festival of Trees Hi! Brandon here with our Weekly
Update. We’re a day late because I wanted to show you our tree. This is actually
at the Festival of Trees in Salt Lake. We do one of these every year for
charity. You can actually bid on this tree if you…

CYTONIC OUT TOMORROW! + MINICON STARTS TODAY!

November 22, 2021

Cytonic Out Tomorrow! + MiniCon Starts Today! Hey! Brandon here with your Weekly
Update. I have been busy signing stacks and stacks of copies of Cytonic because
it is out tomorrow. Please go give it a look. This is the third book of the
Skyward series. I’m working on the fourth one now and, in…

SOME THOUGHTS FROM BRANDON ON EPISODE TWO

November 19, 2021

Some Thoughts from Brandon on Episode Two The title is a little bit of a lie.
Because I’m going to do more Episode One first. I finally saw the finished
product tonight–on the big screen, in 4k, with an atmos sound system. I knew
that some of my larger suggestions had been adopted, but…

SOME THOUGHTS FROM BRANDON ON EPISODE ONE

November 19, 2021

Some Thoughts from Brandon on Episode One Haven’t watched the final product yet,
as I wasn’t able to make the premier. Disclosure, I’m one of the producers. My
part equated to reading the scripts and offering feedback directly to Rafe, the
show runner. I’ll be watching tonight, and there are a few details I’m curious…

WEEKLY UPDATE FROM HAWAII!

November 15, 2021

Weekly Update from Hawaii! Hello, everybody. I am Brandon, here for a very
different sort of Weekly Update for you. I am at the Turtle Bay Resort on
beautiful North Shore Oahu in Hawaii. I’ve been writing here for the last week
or so, a little over a week. And I’ve been working on the…

SANDOWRIMO + WEEKLY UPDATE

November 1, 2021

SandoWriMo + Weekly Update Hello, and welcome to Weekly Update. I am still in
costume. If you are wondering why, then go watch the livestream from last
Saturday, the VOD of it. You can see me in full costume. I’ve taken off the wig,
which is why we’ve got some weird stuff up on my…

REDAWN OUT TOMORROW! + LIVESTREAM THIS SATURDAY!

October 25, 2021

ReDawn Out Tomorrow! + Livestream This Saturday! Brandon here with your Weekly
Update. I’m about 80% of the way through the things I need to get done in order
to start the new Skyward book. I anticipate I’m going to get to it pretty soon
here. The goal is still to have that one done…

WEEKLY UPDATE + HOW TO GET INTO MY 2022 BYU CLASS

October 18, 2021

Weekly Update + How to Get Into My 2022 BYU Class Hey! Weekly Update time. It’s
getting to be winter and it’s getting kind of cold, so I’ve broken out the
authorial jacket with the nice patches on the elbows. I feel very professorly
coming to you today. A few quick updates. Skyward news. We…

TWO GIVEAWAYS! + MISTBORN PLAYING CARDS AND REGULAR UPDATES

October 11, 2021

TWO GIVEAWAYS! + Mistborn Playing Cards and Regular Updates Hey, Brandon here
for your Weekly Update. Things are moving along on Wax and Wayne, which I am
finished with the 2.0 draft and people are doing the beta reads. So not much of
an update there. On Skyward 4 I am still in the pre-writing…

LIMITED WAY OF KINGS LEATHERBOUNDS AVAILABLE NOW! + W&W AND SKYWARD 4 UPDATES

October 4, 2021

Limited Way of Kings Leatherbounds Available Now! + W&W and Skyward 4 Updates
Weekly Update time from Brandon. All right. Wax and Wayne 4 is off to the beta
readers. It has begun that process. The 2.0 draft, as I have mentioned, is done.
So that one, bing! 100% on our second draft. I, right…

NEW BOOK OUT TOMORROW! + W&W 4 UPDATE

September 27, 2021

New Book Out Tomorrow! + W&W 4 Update BRANDON: Hey, Brandon here with Janci!
JANCI: Hello! BRANDON: We are here to announce that Sunreach is coming out
tomorrow. We are really excited. Janci, what is Sunreach? JANCI: Sunreach is a
Skyward novella that is all about the members of Skyward Flight. BRANDON: About
six years…

SUNREACH COVER REVEAL + AN APOLOGY

September 20, 2021

Sunreach Cover Reveal + An Apology All right. Brandon here for our Weekly
Update. Two fun things and one apology. Fun thing one, Wax and Wayne, bing!,
75%. This is for draft number two. I should be finishing that this week and
turning it in, which leaves next we me starting on the fourth Skyward…

HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT + W&W AND FANX UPDATE

September 13, 2021

HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT + W&W and FanX Update Hey, everyone! Weekly Update time. This
is a big one. All right? I’ve got a lot of stuff to talk about today. Very
briefly, Wax and Wayne 4 going very well, 2.0 draft. I am somewhere around,
bing!, 70% on that. But we’re going to move off of…

EMPEROR’S SOUL POLL + EVERSHORE AND W&W 4 UPDATE

September 7, 2021

Emperor’s Soul Poll + Evershore and W&W 4 Update Hello, everyone! Back for a
Weekly Update. Sorry about last week. Producer Adam was on vacation, and he had
a very good vacation, and we like him to go on vacation on occasion because we
like to keep our Adam very happy because he’s the one…

TAKING A QUICK BREAK FROM W&W 4 + POLL RESULTS

August 23, 2021

Taking a Quick Break From W&W 4 + Poll Results Hey, Brandon here in theater mode
today with your Weekly Update. Wax and Wayne 4 is, bing!, at 40% on the second
draft. That’s not going to move this week because I am actually shifting gears
to work on the third of the Skyward novellas…

LAUNCHING INTO THE 2ND DRAFT OF THE LOST METAL + CYTOVERSE UPDATE

August 16, 2021

Launching Into the 2nd Draft of The Lost Metal + Cytoverse Update Hey, everyone!
Weekly Update time. Got a couple of cool things for you today. The first is, I
have launched into the second draft of Wax and Wayne 4. This is how I do things.
I finished it and took one day to…

W&W 4 IS DONE! + WAY OF KINGS PRIME AUDIOBOOK AND T-SHIRT POLL

August 9, 2021

W&W 4 Is Done! + Way of Kings Prime Audiobook and T-Shirt Poll Hey, Weekly
Update time. It’s time for some celebrations because Wax and Wayne 4 is done,
100%. I finished it last Wednesday, which is last night to me but a few days ago
to you. That book is moving on to second…

W&W 4 (THE LOST METAL) IS NEARING ITS COMPLETION!

August 2, 2021

W&W 4 (The Lost Metal) Is Nearing Its Completion! Hey, everyone! Brandon here
for our Weekly Update. I am hard at work on Wax and Wayne. We are getting to the
final stretch. I have it at 85% right now as this recording is happening. This
recording is happening on Wednesday (the Wednesday before you…

W&W 4 UPDATE + MAGELLAN VISITS!

July 26, 2021

W&W 4 Update + Magellan Visits! Hey, everyone, Brandon here for the Weekly
Update. I thought I’d bring Magellan along. He’s already bitten the button off
of my jacket. I’m going to try to get him not to bite anymore. So I’m going to
give him a nut. (Magellan, you want this? Yeah. Yeah, you…

LUX IS OUT THIS WEEK + W&W 4 UPDATE

July 19, 2021

Lux Is Out This Week + W&W 4 Update Hey, guys, Weekly Update time. This is going
to be a bit of an outlier of a week. While you’re getting this update, I am
flying home from Atlanta where I was at JordanCon. Hopefully, I had a wonderful
time chatting with my friends at JordanCon.…

SANDERSON T-800 CONFIRMED! + W&W 4 UPDATE

July 15, 2021

Sanderson T-800 Confirmed! + W&W 4 Update I have something fun to talk about
this week. I just did one of the oddest book signings of my life. I was sitting
here, in American Fork, Utah, and I did a book signing in Barcelona, Spain. How
did this work? They set up this thing, and…

W&W 4 (MISTBORN #7) IS 2/3 DONE!

July 6, 2021

W&W 4 (Mistborn #7) is 2/3 Done! Hey, everybody! It is time for another Weekly
Update, and I’m going to talk to you about Wax and Wayne 4. Now, I was reading
the comment section to one of my previous updates, and someone had been a little
confused about how I was writing this book.…

W&W 4 + NEW RECKONERS NOVEL UPDATE

June 28, 2021

W&W 4 + New Reckoners Novel Update All right, everybody. It’s Brandon’s Weekly
Update. So, Wax and Wayne. I passed, bing, 60%. Probably a little past that by
now, but that’s what I am at right now, and really excited with how the story is
going. I have actually—I can’t tell you too much, I…

COVER REVEAL FOR LUX: A TEXAS RECKONERS NOVEL

June 24, 2021

Cover reveal for Lux: A Texas Reckoners Novel Adam here. I’m sure most of you
reading this have been following Brandon’s social media—particularly his YouTube
channel—and have seen/heard him discuss some of his upcoming projects where he’s
partnered with other authors to help tell stories that he’s unable (due to other
writing deadlines) to write…

W&W 4 UPDATE + LEATHERBOUND POLL RESULTS

June 21, 2021

W&W 4 Update + Leatherbound Poll Results Hey, Brandon here for your Weekly
Update. We are super thankful to you guys for filling out the poll last week
regarding the leather bounds. It’s given us a lot of good direction. Today Isaac
and I talked a lot about how, number one, we can get unsigned…

WAX & WAYNE 4 UPDATE + LEATHERBOUND POLL

June 14, 2021

Wax & Wayne 4 Update + Leatherbound Poll Hey, everybody! Brandon here. Couple
things to talk about this week. Wax and Wayne is really close to 50%. But it’s
not quite there yet because I had to take this week off and do something else.
I’m actually pushing the due date for Wax and Wayne,…

THE STRANGELY MELANCHOLY ENDING TO THE GOOD PLACE

June 11, 2021

The Strangely Melancholy Ending to The Good Place I’m a little behind everyone
else when it comes to this show, as my wife and I tend to give television
programs a good rest between seasons, rather than binging the entire thing as
once. So I only just watched the ending to The Good Place, and…

INTENTIONALLY BLANK EPISODE 1 — POPCORNTURE VS STUBAD

June 9, 2021

Intentionally Blank Episode 1 — Popcornture vs Stubad Adam here. If you’ve been
following Brandon’s Weekly Update videos on his YouTube channel, this won’t come
as a surprise. If you haven’t been, well… surprise! Brandon and his good
friend—and NYC Bestseller—Dan Wells have started a podcast together where they
talk about movies, TV shows, videogames,…

NEW PROJECT ANNOUNCEMENT + W&W4 AND KICKSTARTER UPDATE

June 7, 2021

New Project Announcement + W&W4 and Kickstarter Update Brandon here. I have a
lot of updates this week. I have, like, four things I need to talk to you about.
First one is Cytonic. We have announced the name of the third book in the
Skyward series. We have announced a release date. It’s up…

WHY IS KELSIER IN FORTNITE? PLUS CYTONIC AND W&W4 UPDATE

June 1, 2021

Why is Kelsier in Fortnite? Plus Cytonic and W&W4 Update Hey! Brandon here for
the Weekly Update. You might have missed our announcements this week, this last
week, so I’m going to go over them again with you. The first one is Cytonic. We
have a title, and we have a cover for the new…

PROJECT HAIL MARY REVIEW

May 28, 2021

Project Hail Mary Review Hey, guys! I actually have something different for you.
I have a book review. I normally do these on my Goodreads. But I’m here in front
of the camera. I just did my weekly update. And I thought, what if I just did a
vlog version of this. It’s going to…

CYTONIC (SKYWARD 3) COVER AND TITLE REVEAL!

May 26, 2021

Cytonic (Skyward 3) cover and title reveal! Adam here. I know many of you have
been *patiently* waiting for us to finally reveal the cover and title for the
third volume in Brandon’s Skyward Series—many of you correctly guessing this
would be our first announcement after Brandon’s vague teasing in his most recent
Weekly Update…

WAX & WAYNE 4 UPDATE + WARBREAKER GIVEAWAY

May 24, 2021

Wax & Wayne 4 Update + Warbreaker Giveaway All right. Brandon here with your
Weekly Update. We have two announcements coming this week that I can’t announce
right now. One is on Wednesday and one is on Thursday. Watch our website. We’ll
talk about it. One of them you’re expecting. It will not surprise you…

DARK ONE OUT TOMORROW + W&W4 AND KICKSTARTER UPDATE

May 17, 2021

Dark One Out Tomorrow + W&W4 and Kickstarter Update Brandon here for our Weekly
Update. Got some fun things to talk to you about today. First thing is I should
let you know Wax and Wayne still going pretty well. I just went over 20%. And by
Monday, I’m going to guess I’m around 22%-23%,…

WAX & WAYNE 4 UPDATE + BOARD GAME POLL RESULTS

May 10, 2021

Wax & Wayne 4 Update + Board Game Poll Results All right, everybody. It’s time
for our Weekly Update. I didn’t have any sort of recordings yesterday, on
Thursday, so I’m doing this on Friday just in my office again. Which means, I’m
sorry, this probably came up a little bit late since Adam won’t…

WAX & WAYNE UPDATE + STORMLIGHT ARCHIVE GAME QUESTION

May 3, 2021

Wax & Wayne Update + Stormlight Archive Game Question Hey! Brandon here. You
know, I said that these were not going to be weekly probably, even though I was
going to call them weekly, and now we’ve done one every week. So here is our
Weekly Update. I am still working on Wax and Wayne…

WAX & WAYNE 4 UPDATE + COSMERE ART BOOK QUESTION

April 26, 2021

Wax & Wayne 4 Update + Cosmere Art Book Question Hey! Brandon here for our next
Weekly Update. This is an exciting one because I have been writing on the new
Wax and Wayne book, and I am 7,000 words into it. I have had three very solid
days of writing. I want to get…

WAX & WAYNE #4 WRITING HAS BEGUN!

April 21, 2021

Wax & Wayne #4 Writing Has Begun! Hey! Brandon here for your Weekly Update In
this Weekly Update, I have a couple of cool things for you. The first one is to
announce we have gotten the last piece of swag from the Kickstarter rewards, the
playing cards. Or we have been shipped them. They…

WAX & WAYNE UPDATE + STORMLIGHT QUESTION FOR UK READERS

April 12, 2021

Wax & Wayne Update + Stormlight Question for UK Readers Brandon here with your
Weekly Update. I have been working hard on the new Wax and Wayne novel,
prewriting. But I would say, it’s kind of a rough count, that I’m about 40% done
with that. We don’t actually have a progress bar for this…

SKYWARD 3 IS DONE! + NEW SHIRT AND KICKSTARTER UPDATE

April 5, 2021

Skyward 3 is Done! + New Shirt and Kickstarter Update Hey, Brandon here for our
Weekly Update. This is a big one. Skyward 3 is done. Last night, I’m recording
this on Thursday, these go up on Monday, so last night I turned in the book, the
5.0 edition of it finally. It was a…

SKYWARD 3 UPDATE, NEW SOCKS + KICKSTARTER UPDATE!

March 30, 2021

Skyward 3 Update, New Socks + Kickstarter Update! All right. Brandon here with
our Weekly Update. The third book of the Skyward series, I have finished the 4th
draft and immediately started the next draft, last draft, the 5.0. And I’m about
30% through that draft. The goal is to turn that in the 31st…

SKYWARD 3 UPDATE + MINI-HARDCOVER QUESTION

March 22, 2021

Skyward 3 Update + Mini-Hardcover Question Hey, this is Brandon. Time for our
Weekly-ish Update. I am still working on Skyward 3. We came up with a name. It’s
going to be announced eventually. We’re going to let the publisher do it. I’m
working through the 4.0. And I am 10,000 words away from the…

SKYWARD 3 HAS A TITLE. BUT I CAN’T TELL YOU YET

March 16, 2021

Skyward 3 Has a Title. But I Can’t Tell You Yet Hey, Brandon here. Weekly
Update. I am still working on Skyward book 3, which we just named. But I can’t
tell you what the name is yet because the publisher wants to do publicity. It’s
not going to be Nowhere. I’d warned you guys…

SKYWARD DRAFT 3.0 IS DONE + KICKSTARTER UPDATE

March 8, 2021

Skyward Draft 3.0 is done + Kickstarter Update Hey, Brandon here. I want to
start a new thing on my YouTube channel, which is periodically giving you
updates on the books I’m writing. This should happen every other week, sometimes
every week. We’ll call it the Weekly Update. It may not actually be every week.…

MY WORK LIFE BALANCE AS A WRITER

February 22, 2021

My Work Life Balance as a Writer (Video at bottom.) I am a big proponent of a
good balance in life. And this can be hard to do as a writer. Because a lot of
you who want to write professionally, by necessity, have to have another job.
When I took this class back in…

STATE OF THE SANDERSON 2020

December 18, 2020

State of the Sanderson 2020 Welcome to my yearly wrap-up. In this essay, I’ll
talk about projects recently released, ones upcoming, and ones in limbo. It’s
usually a very long post, so feel free to jump to the section that interests you
most using the following handy set of links. Introduction Part One: Mainframe
Announcements…

RHYTHM OF WAR IS OUT!

December 2, 2020

Rhythm of War is Out! Adam here. I know it’s a bit weird to be just seeing a
post about Rhythm of War being released. But between the frantic preparations
(including a hard drive failing at the worst possible time) and the holiday, a
post was something that I kept pushing off in wake of…

DAWNSHARD IS OUT!

November 10, 2020

Dawnshard is Out! Dawnshard is Out! Adam here. The long-anticipated novella is
finally out today! For those of you who haven’t been following Brandon on social
media, or this summer’s past Kickstarter for the 10th-anniversary edition of The
Way of Kings, then this will probably be a very happy surprise for you. If
you’re preparing…

RHYTHM OF WAR ARC GIVEAWAY!

November 6, 2020

Rhythm of War ARC Giveaway! Adam here. And I have another exciting giveaway in
celebration of, not only the upcoming release of Rhythm of War but also because
Brandon’s newsletter just surpassed 100K subscribers. So firstly, thank you so
much for your trust and willingness to deal with the extra form mail delivered
to your…

MONSTERS DON’T WEAR UNDERPANTS KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN

October 6, 2020

Monsters Don’t Wear Underpants Kickstarter Campaign Today, my art director,
Isaac Stewart, opened his Kickstarter campaign for his children’s book Monsters
Don’t Wear Underpants: A Lift-the-Flap Book. Isaac was instrumental in designing
and running The Way of Kings leatherbound campaign, so while the subject matter
is quite different from The Stormlight Archive, I think this…

THE RHYTHM OF WAR RELEASE PARTY DETAILS + SWAG BUNDLE

September 30, 2020

The Rhythm of War Release Party Details + Swag Bundle Hello, everyone! Adam
here. I’ve heard that there has been a bit of confusion surrounding some of the
details that have recently come out regarding signed copies of Rhythm of War and
the release party scheduled for Tuesday, November 17th, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. EST.…

CREATIVE WRITING 2021 AT BYU

September 25, 2020

Creative Writing 2021 at BYU Brandon’s assistant Karen here. It’s that time
again—time to send in your applications for Brandon’s Winter 2021 English 318R
class. Each year Brandon likes to teach a Creative Writing class at his alma
mater, Brigham Young University. The lecture portion of his class (English 490R)
is open to all students,…

100K YOUTUBE SUBSCRIBER THANK YOU + GIVEAWAY

September 18, 2020

100K YouTube Subscriber Thank You + Giveaway Adam here. You’re probably here
after watching Brandon’s recent video on YouTube about his channel reaching 100k
subscribers. We had no idea the channel would grow so quickly and the engagement
be so avid. So first off, we just want to say thank you. Thank you for your…

COVER REVEAL FOR THE ORIGINAL

September 4, 2020

Cover Reveal for The Original Adam here. If you’ve been following Brandon’s Live
Signing Sessions this year on YouTube (also on his Facebook, Twitter, and Twitch
channels), than this won’t come as a surprise, but Brandon has been working on
*yet* another project—this time an audio original—called The Original, which he
co-authored with his friend,…

IF YOU MISSED THE KICKSTARTER + LEGION PAPERBACK

August 21, 2020

If You Missed the Kickstarter + Legion Paperback We’ve heard from some of you
that you didn’t find out about The Way of Kings leatherbound Kickstarter until
after the campaign had ended. We’ve opened a BackerKit store for those who
might’ve missed the campaign or were unable to back it while it was ongoing.
Here’s…

ONLY TWO STRETCH GOALS LEFT!

August 4, 2020

Only Two Stretch Goals left! Adam here. It has been an exciting few weeks since
we launched the Kickstarter last month. So it’s a bit weird to be saying this
already, but our Kickstarter for the special leatherbound edition of The Way of
Kings ends in just a few days! It officially ends Friday at…

FUNDED IN THREE MINUTES!

July 8, 2020

Funded in Three Minutes! Adam here. We are in awe. Everyone here at Dragonsteel
Entertainment is just blown away by the incredible reception of the Way of Kings
leatherbound Kickstarter. Watching the numbers climb so quickly, reaching
funding in only three minutes, was a surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one.
Then to see…

THE WAY OF KINGS LEATHERBOUND KICKSTARTER SNEAK PEEK

June 30, 2020

The Way of Kings Leatherbound Kickstarter Sneak Peek I’m excited to announce my
Kickstarter for The Way of Kings leatherbound. It will go live Tuesday, July 7th
at 9:00 AM MDT and go through Friday, August 7th at 3:00 PM MDT. If you don’t
want to miss out on the first day, check out the…

ANNOUNCING THE OFFICIAL KNIGHTS RADIANT ORDER QUIZ + STORMLIGHT PHONE WALLPAPER

June 9, 2020

Announcing the Official Knights Radiant Order Quiz + Stormlight Phone Wallpaper
We’ve mentioned in a few places that certain pledge tiers on the upcoming
BackerKit campaign will allow backers to choose an Order of Knights Radiant.
Many of the items and add-ons are themed toward these Orders. But what if you
don’t know which Order…

CALL TO ADVENTURE: THE STORMLIGHT ARCHIVE

May 25, 2020

Call to Adventure: The Stormlight Archive Adam and Isaac here. Several months
ago, Johnny O’Neal from Brotherwise came out to Utah to show us an early test
copy of Call to Adventure: The Stormlight Archive. We had a blast. The artwork
was incredible, the gameplay was engaging, and most of all—at least for me
(Adam)—it…

WAY OF KINGS KICKSTARTER: BRIDGE FOUR POSTER REVEAL

May 5, 2020

Way of Kings Kickstarter: Bridge Four Poster Reveal Isaac here. As many of you
know, we’re hard at work preparing for our summer Kickstarter for the
Dragonsteel edition of The Way of Kings. Today we’re kicking off the ramp-up
period before the Kickstarter with a reveal we’ve been holding onto for quite
some time. Several…

ALTERNATE STORMLIGHT SYMBOL REVEAL

April 8, 2020

Alternate Stormlight Symbol Reveal Art director Isaac here with an art reveal
today. Recently Brandon, Kara, and Adam have been discussing publicity for
Rhythm of War, and one thing that Tor has asked for is a simplified symbol to
represent the Stormlight Archive on certain marketing materials. Now, to be
clear, we love the original…

ADVICE FOR MARRYING A WRITER OR CREATOR

March 3, 2020

Advice for Marrying a Writer or Creator Brandon’s wife Emily here. I was
recently on one of Brandon’s livestreams where I was asked for advice in regards
to being married to an author or creator. The below is the (edited for reading)
answer I gave during the livestream. If you’d rather watch it than read…

WHEEL OF TIME ANNIVERSARY AND AWARD SEASON 2020

January 16, 2020

Wheel of Time anniversary and Award Season 2020 Hey, all. This week marks the
30th anniversary of the start of The Wheel of Time! I wanted to write something
up for you, but I ended up using it for a new foreword for The Eye of the World
that Tor is releasing. So you’ll be…

JANUARY YOUTUBE LIVESTREAM

January 10, 2020

January YouTube Livestream In order to get the Way of Kings leatherbound ready
for our Kickstarter this summer, I need to sign thousands upon thousands of
copies of the first signature. (A “signature” in this context means a group of
pages of the book that will eventually be trimmed and bound together. You’ll see
what…

STATE OF THE SANDERSON 2019

December 19, 2019

State of the Sanderson 2019 Introduction Welcome, everyone, to our final State
of the Sanderson for the decade! If you’re not familiar with these posts, each
December I take a look back at my year and talk about the projects I’ve been
working on. Then I turn an eye to the future to see where…

THE WARBREAKER LEATHERBOUND IS HERE (FINALLY)! AND SOCKS!

December 13, 2019

The Warbreaker leatherbound is here (finally)! And socks! Adam here. Many of you
reading this probably already saw my post from a few weeks ago giving you your
first peak at the new Dragonsteel special leather bound edition of Warbreaker.
Well today, I am please to (finally) announce that we have recieved confirmation
from the…

ASSISTANT ADAM RECOMMENDS JAMES ISLINGTON’S THE LIGHT OF ALL THAT FALLS

December 10, 2019

Assistant Adam recommends James Islington’s The Light of All that Falls Those of
you who pay attention to the blog have probably noticed a lot of recommendations
coming from Brandon’s assistants over the last few months. First was Peter’s
recommendation of Brent Week’s Burning White, the final volume in the
Lightbringer series. Then, last week,…

ASSISTANTS ADAM AND ISAAC RECOMMEND BLOOD OF EMPIRE BY BRIAN MCCLELLAN (OUT
TODAY, DECEMBER 3)

December 3, 2019

Assistants Adam and Isaac recommend Blood of Empire by Brian McClellan (Out
today, December 3) Brian McClellan’s final book in the Gods of Blood and Powder
series releases today—Blood of Empire. Not only does this book complete this
latest trilogy, it also completes the second trilogy set in his Powder Mage
world. Fresh off the…

WARBREAKER LEATHERBOUND PREORDERS

November 20, 2019

Warbreaker Leatherbound Preorders Adam here. I know many of you have been
waiting for the day we start talking about the special Tenth-Anniversary
Leatherbound Edition of Warbreaker. Well, today is that day! On top of that, I’m
going to tell you how you can get your hands on one of these beautiful books
(skip to the…

THE M-BOT STICKER YOU NEVER KNEW YOU NEEDED IS HERE!

November 18, 2019

Brandon’s art director Isaac here. My ten-year old daughter—nicknamed “W”—has
been reading Skyward in preparation for the release of Starsight on November
26th. She’s read plenty of books before, but this is the first time I’ve seen
her dive into something this hefty. Of course, I’m terribly proud of her for
reading a book that’s over 500 pages.

STARSIGHT RELEASE PARTY

November 4, 2019

Adam here. We are only three weeks away from the release of Starsight and its
coinciding party. As we’ve said before, if you’re hoping to get a personalized
copy of one of Brandon’s books this holiday season, your only opportunity will
be at the Starsight release party on November 26th.

SIGNED AND NUMBERED COPIES FROM WELLER BOOK WORKS

October 28, 2019

Adam here. In recent years, when Brandon releases a new book, we have offered a
limited quantity of signed and numbered copies to Weller Book Works—a local book
seller—to ship copies around the world for people who are unable to attend
the release party. Starting with Oathbringer, we opted to turn this into a
fundraising event by asking for small donations that will be sent
to Worldbuilders—a geek-centered nonprofit supporting humanitarian efforts
worldwide—which you should definitely check out.

ASSISTANT PETER RECOMMENDS: THE BURNING WHITE BY BRENT WEEKS

October 22, 2019

Assistant Peter Recommends: The Burning White by Brent Weeks Hello again.
Brandon’s assistant Peter here with another recommendation. It’s been a long
time since the last one, whew! Today the fifth and final book in the
Lightbringer series by Brent Weeks, The Burning White was released. If you’ve
read the previous books, the most important thing here…

TIPS & HINTS FOR APPLYING TO BRANDON’S BYU CLASS

October 16, 2019

Tips & hints for applying to Brandon’s BYU class Brandon’s assistant Karen here.
Brandon has asked me to judge the applications for his English 318r class and
choose the 15 writers who will be in his small group workshops. This year I will
only be considering the first 65 applications I receive. Based on the…

FAQ FRIDAY – IS MY STORY TOO DERIVATIVE?

October 4, 2019

FAQ Friday – Is my story too derivative? I, not so recently, got an email asking
me the following question. I hope my response will be useful to my fellow
writers. You can read my last FAQ Friday post here. Question: I’m absolutely in
love with the world I’ve created and have spent years in its…

MISTBORN PAPERBACKS 2019

September 26, 2019

Mistborn Paperbacks 2019 Brandon’s art director Isaac here. The Mistborn series
book covers have had a colorful history of different illustrations: the
beautiful originals by Jon Foster, Chris McGrath’s iconic renditions that we can
probably thank for some of the paperbacks’ success over the years, and of course
let’s not forget Sam Weber’s fantastic covers…

FAQ FRIDAY – ALTERNATIVES TO FLASHBACK SCENES

September 20, 2019

FAQ Friday – Alternatives to flashback scenes A few weeks ago, a Redditor
reached out to me in a direct message to ask a question. I hope my response will
be useful to my fellow writers. You can read my last FAQ Friday post here.
Question: My commute to work has given me the opportunity…

FAQ FRIDAY – HOW DO I NARROW THE GAP BETWEEN STORYTELLING AND STORY WRITING?

September 6, 2019

FAQ Friday – How do I narrow the gap between storytelling and story writing?
It’s been a few weeks since my last FAQ Friday post about the need to start
books with a prologue, as my travel schedule has been quite extensive as of
late. As before, this post will take the same format as…

SALT LAKE COMIC CON SCHEDULE & MAGIC DRAFT

September 2, 2019

Salt Lake Comic Con schedule & Magic draft Thursday through Saturday I’ll be at
the Salt Palace for Salt Lake Comic Con. I’m on various panels and am signing
multiple times all three days. I’ll also be doing a Magic: The Gathering draft
on Thursday night; see details below on how to sign up ahead of…

BRANDON IN ATLANTA FOR DRAGON CON 2019

August 30, 2019

If you’re hoping to get a ticket to a signing not held at Brandon’s booth, check
out Dragon Con’s website for how to acquire tickets.

FAQ FRIDAY – DO I NEED TO START MY BOOK WITH A PROLOGUE?

August 9, 2019

FAQ Friday – Do I need to start my book with a prologue? You may have seen my
first post of this nature a few weeks ago addressing the elephant in the
writer’s room about the nagging feeling of dissatisfaction about the previous
day’s efforts. This post will take the same format as the last,…

FAQ FRIDAY – UNSATISFIED WITH YOUR WRITING?

June 28, 2019

FAQ Friday – Unsatisfied with Your Writing? As I’m sure you can imagine, I get
queried quite frequently about writing advice. Occasionally, when responding to
these emailed requests, I see an opportunity to respond to the writing community
at large. So, while my answer is written in direct response to the sender, I
hope it…

NEW FAN ART + UPDATES

June 18, 2019

New fan art + Updates Reader Nate Kohl sent in these awesome photos of the
woodburning project he did that features Szeth with some Allomantic symbols. In
this week’s Writing Excuses episode, Hooking Young Readers, we sit down with
Kily Snyder, the Media Specialist (school librarian) at Discovery Middle School
in Indiana, to help answer those often asked…

MORE INTERVIEWS FROM GERMANY + UPDATES

June 13, 2019

More interviews from Germany + Updates Adam here. A few weeks ago I posted about
one of Brandon’s (and Isaac’s) interviews in Germany to his social media pages.
You read the interview in Germanhere, or download a PDF of the English version a
few paragraphs down. Brandon was also interviewed by the German site
FantasyBlogger,…

CALAMITY IS DONE!

May 29, 2019

Calamity Is Done! I have finished the second draft of Calamity, the third and
final book of the Reckoners trilogy. As I’ve said before, my second draft of a
story is the one where I do “bug fixing.” Essentially, I read through again and
tweak any problems I know the book has, trying to make it readable by…

GIURAMENTO (OATHBRINGER) IS OUT!

May 17, 2019

Giuramento (Oathbringer) is out! Adam here. Everyone here at Team Dragonsteel is
completely blown away by how great this book looks. Without a doubt, this is one
of the highest-quality foreign editions we’ve seen of one of Brandon’s books.
For a few years now we’ve been hearing the pleas of our readers in Italy, and…

BRANDON AT FANX 2019 + UPDATE

April 19, 2019

Brandon at FanX 2019 + Update Adam here. If you live in the Salt Lake City
vicinity, or you don’t mind traveling, Brandon will be at FanX 2019 this
weekend. You can see his schedule for FanX below, as well as on his Upcoming
Events page which also shows all his future events. Friday, April…

ANNOUNCING DAVRIEL’S MAGIC: THE GATHERING CARDS

April 1, 2019

Announcing Davriel’s Magic: The Gathering Cards Hey, all! If you’ll indulge my
nerd hobby for a moment, I’ve got something cool to share with you. As you may
know, I wrote a little story called Children of the Nameless last year—something
of a gift to the community and a way of being involved in Magic the Gathering,…

HUGO NOMINATIONS CLOSING TONIGHT + UPDATES

March 15, 2019

Hugo nominations closing tonight + Updates Adam here. Nominations for the 2019
Hugo Awards close tonight at 11:59 Pacific Daylight Time. A few months ago
Brandon wrote short blog about his works that were up for various award
eligibility which you can read in full here, but I will give brief bullet points
below. Skyward is eligible…

WRITING EXCUSES WORKSHOP AND RETREAT 2019 + WEEKLY UPDATE

March 7, 2019

Writing Excuses Workshop and Retreat 2019 + Weekly Update Adam here. If you’re
interested in writing you should check out the Writing Excuses Workshop and
Retreat which departs from Houston and sails September 13th through 22nd and is
packed with intensive seminars, writing exercises, small group breakout
sessions, and more. Attendees will also be invited to attend…

TOUR WITH HARRIET, WRITING EXCUSES, STORMLIGHT 2 VIDEO

February 5, 2019

Tour with Harriet, Writing Excuses, Stormlight 2 video In the most recent
Writing Excuses podcast episode, Mary Robinette Kowal, Howard Tayler, Dan Wells,
and I talk about breaking the rules. We’ve said that you’ve got to learn the
rules before you break them, so now it’s time to talk about why to break them.
Tomorrow I’m…

THE HERO OF AGES LEATHERBOUND, PERSONALIZATIONS OPEN + UPDATES

January 16, 2019

The Hero of Ages leatherbound, personalizations open + updates Adam here. We
have some exciting news for those of you who have been waiting to order your
Dragonsteel leatherbound edition of The Hero of Ages: you can now get your copy
signed and personalized! We are still behind schedule so it may still take 8-12
weeks…

AWARD SEASON, SPRING 2019

January 11, 2019

Award Season, Spring 2019 All, I’m hard at work on Stormlight 4. (No title
yet—but you can read my update on Reddit a week or so ago right here, if you
missed it.) In the meantime though, it’s time for the yearly roundup of stories
I’ve released that are eligible for various awards. It was a…

HERO OF AGES LEATHERBOUND, CHILDREN OF THE NAMELESS AMA + UPDATES

December 31, 2018

Hero of Ages leatherbound, Children of the Nameless AMA + Updates Adam here. I
want to begin this final blog post of the year with some good news. The
Dragonsteel leatherbound edition of The Hero of Ages has arrived! Many of the
Dragonsteel Minions have been working long (and often very late hours) to get
these books…

STATE OF THE SANDERSON 2018

December 19, 2018

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A CHRISTMAS PRESENT

December 12, 2018

A Christmas Present Introduction: The Short Version I’ve got a new story out for
you to read. It’s free, and you can dive into it by going to this link. Enjoy!
Once you’ve read it, here are some links of places to talk about it, all of
which are likely to contain spoilers. Discussion on Reddit Discussion…

THE HERO OF AGES LEATHER BOUND, CYBER MONDAY SALE + AUDIBLE SALE

November 20, 2018

The Hero of Ages leather bound, Cyber Monday sale + Audible sale The Hero of
Ages Leather Bound Adam here. We have some exciting news for all of you who have
been “patiently” waiting the arrival of the Mistborn: The Hero of Ages leather
bound. Well… we still don’t have them and we just found out that…

SKYWARD IS OUT TODAY!

November 6, 2018

Skyward is out today! Once in a while, an idea takes hold of me, and I just
can’t be satisfied until I sit down and write it. Skyward was one of those
books. Some of the initial ideas had been floating around in my head for years,
but once everything clicked together in my mind, it consumed…

SKYWARD IS OUT NEXT WEEK!

November 1, 2018

Skyward is out next week! Adam here. With Skyward being released next week I
wanted to go over the few options you have to get a signed and numbered copy as
well as the release party details. If you’ve been paying attention to Brandon’s
social media channels none of what I’m about to tell you…

VOICES IN MY HEAD: PART THREE

September 25, 2018

Voices in My Head: Part Three Hello, all! This is my third and final essay tying
in with the release of my new book, Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds. The
book has been released for about a week now, and I hope you’ve all had a chance
to check it out. This story is…

VOICES IN MY HEAD: PART TWO

September 18, 2018

Voices in My Head: Part Two Hey, all! This is the second part of a three-part
series of essays related to the release of my book, Legion: The Many Lives of
Stephen Leeds. Find Part One posted here. And just in case you haven’t seen
anything about it yet, the book is out right now in fine…

VOICES IN MY HEAD: PART ONE

September 11, 2018

Voices in My Head: Part One Hello, all! My new book is coming out next
week! Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds is a compilation of three stories
that tie together to form a single narrative. Two of the stories
(Legion and Legion: Skin Deep) were available previously, but the third (Lies of
the Beholder) is exclusive to…

THE MANY ASPECTS OF THE LEGION BOOK COVERS

September 4, 2018

The conclusion to Brandon’s Legion series is almost here! In a few short weeks
you’ll get to read the finale to Stephen Leeds’s story, complete with J.C.’s
lovable antics, Tobias’s calming Wikipedia-like knowledge, and Ivy’s
psychological profiling.

SIGNED AND NUMBERED COPIES OF LEGION FOR RELEASE PARTY

September 4, 2018

Signed and numbered copies of Legion for release party Adam here. We are only a
few short weeks away from the release of Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds
which includes the finale of the Legion saga, Legion: Lies of the beholder. The
Legion Release Party will take place at Brigham Young University on…

FANX CONFIRMATION

August 31, 2018

FanX Confirmation All, I have decided for certain that I will be
attending FanX (formerly Salt Lake Comic Con). If you haven’t been following the
drama, I joined in many other authors signing a letter that challenged the
convention to do a better job presenting a safe place for our fans to attend.
While FanX has made a number…

WORLDCON WRAP-UP AND DRAGON AWARDS

August 27, 2018

Worldcon Wrap-up and Dragon Awards I had an excellent time at Worldcon this
year. We got a chunk of Writing Excuses episodes recorded, and I was able to
hang out with a number of friends I hadn’t seen in a while. On top of that, I
felt that the panels went well, even if they were a little crowded…

UNFETTERED III

August 6, 2018

Unfettered III All, Today, I have the opportunity to share with you something
extra special. As some of you know, during the revision process of A Memory of
Light, two lengthy sections ended up on the cutting room floor. The first, which
we titled River of Souls, was included in the first Unfettered Anthology. The
second,…

CALL TO ADVENTURE: STORMLIGHT

August 3, 2018

Call to Adventure: Stormlight As GenCon 2018 is in full swing, I’m reminded of
how much I enjoy attending it. I couldn’t make it this year, but I do have a big
announcement for fans of gaming. Next year, you’ll be able to play a Stormlight
Archive card game. In Fall 2019, Brotherwise Games will…

HUGO VOTING DEADLINE, AUDIBLE SALE + UPDATES

July 30, 2018

Hugo voting deadline, Audible sale + Updates Adam here. I just wanted to give
all of you a little reminder that the Hugo Award voting deadline is tomorrow
(July, 31st). Voting is open to all supporting and attending members of Worldcon
76. If you’re wanting to cast your vote but aren’t a Worlcon member, it’s not…

SIGNING NEAR IDAHO FALLS THIS WEEKEND + UPDATES

July 16, 2018

Signing near Idaho Falls this weekend + Updates Adam here. I have some exciting
news for those of you in driving distance of Idaho Falls, Idaho. This Saturday
Brandon will be appearing at Iona Days just a few miles away. You can see his
full schedule below, as well as on his Upcoming Events page, but it will
include…

NEW WRITING EXCUSES EPISODE + UPDATE

July 9, 2018

New Writing Excuses episode + Update Adam here. In this week’s new Writing
Excuses episode, Characters as Foils, Brandon, Mary, Amal, and Maurice talk
about foils. A foil is a character who serves as a contrast to another
character. The foil might be a sidekick, an antagonist, a romantic interest, or
really any other character who gets enough…

HARASSMENT AT FANX

May 29, 2018

Harassment at FanX All, I don’t normally discuss charged issues on my social
media, but I do find harassment at science fiction conventions a topic that is
very important to discuss. It is also very relevant to my fans, as conventions
are often how they interact with me. Recently, Salt Lake City’s biggest media
convention…

MISCON 32 AND BOOKCON 2018 SCHEDULES

May 25, 2018

MisCon 32 and BookCon 2018 Schedules Adam here. I wanted to make you aware of
Brandon’s travel plans over the next week or so, in case you might be in a
position to say hello. Right now he is in Missoula, Montana for MisCon 32 and
has several events during the event. You can see an abbreviated…

SKYWARD COVER REVEAL

May 10, 2018

Skyward Cover Reveal Hey, all. If you’ve been following along, you know that my
next big project is a book series called Skyward. This is my next YA project
with Random House (though, like Steelheart, it walks the line between YA and
adult–and is being published in my adult line with my other books in…

NEW WRITING EXCUSES EPISODE + UPDATE

April 12, 2018

New Writing Excuses episode + update Adam here. In this week’s new Writing
Excuses episode, Character Nuance, Brandon, Mary, Amal, and Maurice talk about
characters who have conflict built right into them; characters whose attributes
and attitudes might seem to contradict one another; characters who like, y’know…
actual people. Last week, in Tor.com’s continuing reread of Oathbringer, we…

LEGION: LIES OF THE BEHOLDER LIMITED EDITION + UPDATES

April 5, 2018

Legion: Lies of the Beholder limited edition + Updates Adam here. I saw a ton of
questions about Subterranean Press doing a limited edition hardcover printing of
the final Stephen Leeds book, Legion: Lies of the Beholder, that would match the
first two Legion books. In case you missed the announcement that went out
earlier this…

FOIL MAPS + UPDATES

March 28, 2018

Foil Maps + Updates Dragonsteel art director Isaac here. If you follow me on
Twitter, you’ve probably seen me post about the maps for the latest Osten Ard
books by Tad Williams: The Heart of What Was Lost and The Witchwood Crown. The
original trilogy was what hooked me on epic fantasy in the late 80s/early…

WEEKLY UPDATE

March 12, 2018

Weekly Update Adam here. In this week’s new Writing Excuses episode, Handling a
Large Cast, Brandon, Mary, Amal, and Maurice discuss their favorite techniques
for managing large casts of characters, and how their processes differ from when
writing small casts. What does “large” and “Small” mean? Last week, we looked at
foolish oaths, broken oaths, and the necessity…

WHITE SAND VOL. 2 SIGNING TOMORROW

March 9, 2018

White Sand Vol. 2 Signing Tomorrow As most of you already know, my graphic
novel White Sand Vol. 2 was released a few weeks ago. I will be doing a signing
at the Dragons Keep in Orem, at 2 p.m. tomorrow. So if you’ve been wanting to
get your hands on a signed copy of White Sand Vol. 2, feel…

A QUICK UPDATE ON MY WRITING PROJECTS

February 22, 2018

A quick update on my writing projects Hey, all! Just a quick update here on how
things are going. First and foremost, I’ve worked through the rough draft and
the first polish of Skyward. I love the book, and it is off to my publisher; I’m
hoping for feedback soon. That done, I finally had time…

WHITE SAND VOLUME 2 IS OUT TODAY!

February 21, 2018

White Sand Volume 2 is out today! Dragonsteel art director Isaac here. For the
last year, we’ve been working close with Dynamite to bring you Volume 2 of
the White Sand graphic novel, and today it finally releases. Let me introduce
this next volume in the series with a bit of a history lesson. White Sand has an
interesting background.…

THE RECKONERS BOARD GAME, THE WAY OF KINGS VR EXPERIENCE + UPDATE

February 14, 2018

The Reckoners board game, The Way of Kings VR Experience + Update Adam here. If
you’ve been following Brandon’s Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram you will know
that it’s been quite the exciting week for us here at Dragonsteel Headquarters.
For those who haven’t, here’s a quick rundown. In a previous post we showed you
you a bit about the cooperative board…

NEW WRITING EXCUSES EPISODE + UPDATES

February 7, 2018

New Writing Excuses Episode + Updates Adam here. In this week’s new Writing
Excuses episode, Villain, Antagonist, Obstacle, Brandon, Mary, Dan, and Howard
breakdown (you guessed it) villains, antagonists, and obstacles. What’s the
difference between villains and antagonists? How is an obstacle character
different from those other two? How are they alike? And most importantly, how
can we…

AWARDS SEASON 2018

February 5, 2018

Awards Season 2018 Hey, all. It’s awards nomination season again! As is
tradition, I’d like to do a quick post highlighting what I have that is eligible
for the various awards in sf/f. As always, I request that you nominate based on
work, not author. If you are eligible to nominate, and truly think one…

ANNOUNCING THE OATHBRINGER REREAD + UPDATES

January 31, 2018

Announcing the Oathbringer Reread + Updates Adam here. In this week’s
new Writing Excuses episode, Protagonists Who Aren’t Sympathetic, Brandon,
Valynne, Dan, and Howard discuss protagonists who, per writer intent, do not
engender audience sympathy. Alice Arneson and Lyndsey Luther of
Tor.com announced their new reread series for Oathbringer. This week they
introduce themselves but next week they’ll launch…

THE WAY OF KINGS, ESCAPE THE SHATTERED PLAINS VR EXPERIENCE

January 25, 2018

The Way of Kings, Escape the Shattered Plains VR Experience Virtual reality
makes the viewer an active participant in the story, allowing them to step into
the creator’s imagination and explore their world. You are fully immersed in the
experience. And we can’t imagine a better world to enter than that of The Way of
Kings.…

THE RECKONERS BOARD GAME + UPDATES

January 24, 2018

The Reckoners board game + Updates Adam here. In this week’s new Writing
Excuses episode, What Writers Get Wrong, with Aliette de Bodard, Dan, Mary,
Aliette, and Howard discuss “What writers get wrong.” This year the third-week
episodes will follow this theme and each of the episodes will feature an expert
guest who will help us understand what…

KALADIN ALBUM + UPDATE

January 11, 2018

Kaladin Album + Update Adam here. In this week’s new Writing
Excuses episode, Hero, Protagonist, Main Character, Brandon, Mary, Dan, and
Howard start the new season with a quick discussion exploring the differences
between heroes, protagonists, and main characters. Beginning with addressing the
question “wait, aren’t they all the same person?” Because that’s the elephant in
the room.…

WEEKLY UPDATE

January 2, 2018

Weekly Update Adam here. In this week’s new Writing
Excuses episode, Cross-Genres as Gateways, Brandon, Piper, Howard, and Dan talk
about books which have drawn them from genres where they’re most comfortable and
what can be learned about your own writing by reading those gateway books.
Brandon will be speaking at the Superstars Writing Seminar in February. If…

SIGNED BOOKS IN OREM AND SUGARHOUSE (SALT LAKE CITY)

December 22, 2017

Signed books in Orem and Sugarhouse (Salt Lake City) If you’ve been following my
website or social media you will already know that I had two signings this past
week. One at the Sugarhouse (Salt Lake City) Barnes & Noble and another last
night at the Orem Barnes & Noble–they even had a little Oathbringer Christmas
tree which…

STATE OF THE SANDERSON 2017

December 19, 2017

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OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCING: SKYWARD

December 18, 2017

Officially Announcing: Skyward Hey! I’m back from tour, and let me say, it was
quite the experience. I knew you all were excited for Oathbringer—but I didn’t
understand just how excited you were. Oathbringer, as of this writing,
is still the #1 most read book on Amazon’s “what are people reading” chart. (I
guess the length might have something to do…

THE WELL OF ASCENSION LEATHERBOUND EDITION IS HERE!

December 12, 2017

The Well of Ascension leatherbound edition is here! I have some exciting news
for you: after months of waiting, our special leatherbound edition of The Well
of Ascension has finally shipped from the printer. Huzzah! Like our edition
of Elantris, and Mistborn: The Final Empire the Dragonsteel edition of The Well
of Ascension is bound in premium bonded leather, and the pages…

UK TOUR FOR OATHBRINGER + UPDATES

November 27, 2017

UK tour for Oathbringer + Updates I am getting ready to head off to the UK for
the last leg of my Oathbringer tour. You can check out my Upcoming Events page
for full details, but if you’re near one of these tour stops, I’d love to see
you there, but if you can’t make it that’s okay. The…

OATHBRINGER ART ROUNDUP PART 1

November 23, 2017

Oathbringer Art Roundup Part 1 Brandon’s art director Isaac here with some
insights on the art process for Oathbringer. We add a lot of illustrations to
most of Brandon’s books, but the Stormlight Archive gets a special amount of
attention. We fill each volume with sketches from Shallan and Navani, maps of
cities and other locations,…

OATHBRINGER IS (FINALLY) OUT!

November 14, 2017

Oathbringer is (finally) out! Well, the day you’ve been (not so patiently)
waiting for has finally arrived. Huzzah! I know that this has been a long wait
for many of you as my team and I have been working on this book for about 19
months. We thank you for your patience, and we are…

ROSHAR’S DATE SYSTEM

November 1, 2017

Roshar’s Date System [Assistant Peter’s note: This post was written back in May
by Karen Ahlstrom, Brandon’s continuity editor, but again it slipped through the
cracks. I’m sorry, Karen!] I knew I’d have to deal with it sometime, and it
finally caught up with me today. My Master Cosmere Timeline spreadsheet has far
too many…

OATHBRINGER’S TIMELINE

October 27, 2017

Oathbringer’s Timeline [Assistant Peter’s note: This post was written back in
March by Karen Ahlstrom, but it fell through the cracks while we were working
on Oathbringer.] I just finished the timeline for Oathbringer, and thought you
might like to hear about the process. (Spoiler warning: There may be tidbits of
information in this article about the…

HOW TO APPLY FOR BRANDON’S 2018 BYU CLASS

October 20, 2017

How to apply for Brandon’s 2018 BYU Class Brandon’s assistant Karen here. It’s
that time again—time to send in your applications for Brandon’s Winter 2018
English 318R class. We’re going to do things a bit differently this year, so
I’ll go over the changes before I go into the details of how to apply. Because…

EDGEDANCER IS OUT!

October 18, 2017

Edgedancer is out! Edgedancer, a novella that was originally published last year
as part of Arcanum Unbounded, was just released in eBook and (gorgeous) small
hardcover yesterday. For those of you who don’t know, the events that take place
in Edgedancer occur between the closing of Words of Radiance and the
forthcoming Oathbringer and is often referred to as Stormlight 2.5. The…

OATHBRINGER RELEASE PARTY

September 26, 2017

Oathbringer Release Party Brandon’s assistant Kara here with details for
the Oathbringer midnight release party. Further down in the post I’ll outline
how to get your signed and numbered copies of the book. VIP Backstage Party
Tickets We’ve run out of space at the BYU store, so we’re trying something new
this year. BYU is still hosting…

SALT LAKE COMIC CON & LDSPPA

September 19, 2017

Salt Lake Comic Con & LDSPPA Hey, all! Oathbringer’s release feels like it’s
just around the corner–some of you may disagree with me on that–and for those of
you who are reading the excerpts on Tor.com, you can now read chapters 10–12 on
their website. My other project, The Apocalypse Guard, is moving along nicely. I
recently finished…

ROBERT JORDAN TENTH YEAR COMMEMORATION

September 16, 2017

Robert Jordan Tenth Year Commemoration It’s been ten years since Robert Jordan
died. In some ways, I find this a difficult post to write. I’ve known for years
I would want to put something here when this day arrived. At the same time, I’ve
always found it a strange thing to remember the day of…

STORYBUNDLE FEATURING SIXTH OF THE DUSK

September 7, 2017

Storybundle featuring Sixth of the Dusk For those of you who follow my social
media channels, this won’t come as a surprise but Sixth of the Dusk is being
featured in StoryBundle’s annual Truly Epic Fantasy collection which is curated
by Kevin J. Anderson. Along with my work, this bundle will also feature pieces
from the legendary author R.A.…

KALADIN: THE ORIGINAL BOOK SOUNDTRACK FROM THE BLACK PIPER

August 31, 2017

Kaladin: the original book soundtrack from The Black Piper We have some exciting
news coming to you this fall, and no, this is not about Oathbringer (this
time). The Black Piper, a cinematic band from Provo, Utah, has composed their
debut album Kaladin. And as you might have guessed, this original book
soundtrack was inspired by The Way…

OATHBRINGER’S FINAL STEP

August 31, 2017

Oathbringer’s Final Step For those who didn’t see it, right before he left on
vacation a few weeks ago, Peter arranged for his daughter to do the
ceremonial “stair toss” of the new Stormlight book. This is a tradition that
started when she was a baby, and tossed the manuscript of The Way of Kings down
the stairs. Now we get…

GEN CON

August 16, 2017

Gen Con Hey, all! Things are going well with both Oathbringer and other
projects, and I should have a blog post for you about those going up fairly
soon. In the meantime, however, I wanted to let you know that I’ll be
attending Gen Con (Indianapolis) this weekend. Unlike most conventions I attend,
here I’ll have a full-blown booth…

MAKING A MESS WITH PAPERS, FAQ FRIDAY + UPDATES

August 4, 2017

Making a mess with papers, FAQ Friday + Updates In this week’s new Writing
Excuses episode, What Makes a Good Monster, with Courtney Alameda, Howard, Mary,
Dan, with guest host Susan Chang talk Monsters with Courtney Alameda at LTUE
2017. What makes the best ones so good? We discuss some of our favorites, and
how the…

#FAQFRIDAY VOTING AND WEEKLY UPDATE!

July 23, 2017

#FaqFriday voting and weekly update! In this week’s new Writing Excuses
episode, Narrative Bumper Pool, with Bill Fawcett and Carrie Patel, Howard, Dan,
with special guests Bill Fawcett and Carrie Patel who have extensive experience
writing for games. This week they talk about writing for interactive stories,
like tabletop RPG’s, or video games. Last week, in…

FAQ FRIDAY POLL, OATHBRINGER’S UK COVER + UPDATES

July 18, 2017

FAQ Friday Poll, Oathbringer’s UK Cover + Updates In this week’s new Writing
Excuses episode, “Oh Crap, the Cops are Here!”, Howard, Dan, Steve Diamond, and
special guest Joe McKinney tackle law-enforcement. We invited Steve Diamond, who
has been a guest before, and who has some law enforcement background, to help us
grill Joe McKinney, who…

NEW WRITING EXCUSES, #FAQFRIDAY POLL RESULTS + UPDATES

July 12, 2017

New Writing Excuses, #FaqFriday Poll Results + Updates In this week’s new
Writing Excuses episode, Narrative Bumper Pool, with Bill Fawcett and Carrie
Patel, Brandon, Mary, Mary Anne, and Wesley talk revision. Revision: it’s when
you make a too-short piece longer, or a too-long piece shorter. (It’s also a
great many other things, suggesting that this…

NEW WRITING EXCUSES EPISODE + UPDATES

July 6, 2017

New Writing Excuses episode + updates In this week’s new Writing Excuses
episode, Proposals, Pitches, and Queries, Brandon, Mary, Dan, and Howard talk
about selling your stuff. In this episode we discuss query letters, pitches, and
proposals—the tools that you use to present your material to people who can pay
you for it, and who will…

FAQFRIDAY VOTING AND WEEKLY UPDATE

May 31, 2017

FAQFriday voting and weekly update In this week’s new Writing Excuses
episode, Hybrid Outlining and Discovery Writing, Brandon, Dan, Howard, and Piper
answer some questions: what can discovery writers learn from outlining? What can
outliners learn from discovery writing? Is there a balance between the two that
can serve as a happy, productive place for writers?…

#FAQFRIDAY VOTING AND WEEKLY UPDATE

May 16, 2017

#FaqFriday voting and weekly update In this week’s new Writing Excuses
episode, Retrofitting Structure into a First Draft, Brandon, Mary, Mary Anne,
and Wesley speak, at least in part, to discovery writers. In this case, talking
about how to take a non-outlined work and apply a structure to it in revisions.
Last week, in Tor.com’s continuing…

ON MY WAY TO TORONTO FOR AD ASTRA 2017

May 4, 2017

On my way to Toronto for Ad Astra 2017 I will be off to the airport in a few
minutes heading to Toronto for Ad Astra 2017. I would love to see you there this
weekend, but if you can’t make it that’s okay. The greatest compliment you can
give me is to read my books.…

THE BRANDON SANDERSON HUMBLE BOOK BUNDLE

April 14, 2017

The Brandon Sanderson Humble Book Bundle For those of you who have been paying
attention to my various feeds on my social media channels this won’t come as a
surprise, but for those of you who are just seeing this, Humble Bundle has put
together a collection which includes many of my shorter works as well as…

TOR.COM IS OFFERING A FREE DOWNLOAD OF THE WAY OF KINGS

March 23, 2017

Tor.com is offering a free download of The Way of Kings I have some great news
for all the US and Canada readers: in preparation for the Oathbringer release
later this year, Tor.com is offering a free download of the ebook edition of The
Way of Kings, the first volume of the Stormlight Archive, today and…

BRIAN MCCLELLAN’S SINS OF EMPIRE

March 15, 2017

Brian McClellan’s Sins of Empire Adam here. Brian McClellan is a favorite with
members of team Dragonsteel; you can read previous posts from Isaac and me
experience more uncontrollable gushing about The Powder Mage trilogy,
specifically The Crimson Campaign and The Autumn Republic. Brian recently
released his follow-up to The Powder Mage trilogy with Sins of Empire that
builds on the all…

WEEKLY UPDATE!

March 6, 2017

Weekly Update! Adam here. As you can probably imagine, Brandon’s inbox is
flooded daily with questions ranging from inquiries about his favorite color to
asking how everything in the cosmere ends. For obvious reasons, Brandon can’t
answer all of these. What I am going to start doing is to create a weekly poll
of questions—hopefully…

WEEKLY UPDATE!

February 27, 2017

Weekly Update! In this week’s new Writing Excuses episode, Q&A on Viewpoint,
Brandon, Piper, Dan, and Howard answer your questions about viewpoint. Here they
are! Do you have tips and tricks for making 3rd-person omniscient compelling?
How do you make 3rd-person limited compelling? Is it normal to need several
drafts to nail down a character’s voice?…

SNAPSHOT IS OUT!

February 17, 2017

Snapshot is out! Hey, all! I’ve been deep into revisions on Oathbringer. Turns
out, big books don’t just take a long time to write—they take a long time to
revise. (Who knew?) Last year during my trip to the United Arab Emirates, I took
a break from working on Oathbringer to write a novella, as is my habit…

AWARDS SEASON IS HERE! MISTBORN AND THE BEST SERIES AWARD.

February 14, 2017

Awards season is here! Mistborn and the Best Series award. Hello, everyone! I’ve
had my nose to the grindstone working on Oathbringer. However, as awards season
is upon us again, I’m pausing to do my yearly roundup of what I have that is
eligible. I know that to many of you, the science fiction awards (and…

BOSKONE SCHEDULE + UPDATES

February 7, 2017

Boskone schedule + updates Brandon will be in Boston next week for Boskone
54 below is a brief overview of his schedule. You can see all the details,
including his future trips, on his Upcoming Events page. Friday My Toughest Book
Time: 15:00 – 16:00 Signing Time: 17:00 – 18:00 Saturday Mistborn: House War
Game Demo Time: 11:00 – 12:00 Building a…

MGM OPTIONS BRANDON’S FORTHCOMING NOVELLA SNAPSHOT

January 19, 2017

MGM options Brandon’s forthcoming novella Snapshot Adam here. Yes, you read that
right. Snapshot, Brandon’s forthcoming novella, was just optioned by MGM. Broken
Road Productions and Entertainment 360 (Office Christmas Party) are to produce.
If you’re not familiar with Snapshot, you can find a brief synopsis below. You
can use the widget to the right to see preorder…

INTERVIEW WITH BRANDON + UPDATES

January 16, 2017

Interview with Brandon + Updates Brandon, while touring in Italy for his
European tour last fall, sat down for a few minutes with Isola Illyon –an online
publication known in Italy as a central hub for information on fantasy and
gaming– to talk about fantasy, and whatever else came to mind. In this week’s
new Writing Excuses…

NEW WRITING EXCUSES EPISODE + UPDATES

January 4, 2017

New Writing Excuses Episode + Updates In this week’s new Writing Excuses
episode, Variations on First Person, Brandon, Mary, Dan, and Howard spend a few
minutes on the administrative stuff before jumping into January’s structural
topic, the first person voice, with a discussion of the variations in how that
POV is presented. We cover some of…

2017 ENGLISH 318 APPLICATION WRAP-UP

January 3, 2017

2017 English 318 Application Wrap-Up Hi all, Karen here. I’ve just finished
reading and evaluating the applications for Brandon’s English 318R class at BYU.
For those of you who don’t know, Brandon teaches a creative writing class each
winter semester. The lecture portion of the class (English 321R) is open to as
many students as…

ELANTRIS LEATHERBOUND UPDATE + CALAMITY AUDIO & UPDATES

December 29, 2016

Elantris leatherbound update + Calamity audio & Updates So I have some bad news
and some good news: We have officially sold out of the first printing of
the Elantris leatherbound edition. But don’t lose hope; we should have a second
printing shipped early in the new year. I will announce any updates as they
come. I…

STATE OF THE SANDERSON 2016

December 19, 2016

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SNAPSHOT COVER REVEAL, HOW TO GET YOUR HANDS ON THE MISTBORN LEATHERBOUND +
UPDATES

December 16, 2016

Snapshot Cover Reveal, How to get your hands on the Mistborn Leatherbound +
Updates Adam here. You may remember a post that Brandon wrote this past summer
regarding a novella he finished on his trip to the United Arab Emirates. It is
called Snapshot and is a science fiction detective thriller. Normally when
Brandon releases…

ELANTRIS LEATHERBOUND (OFFICIAL)

December 7, 2016

Elantris Leatherbound (Official) It’s here, and it’s beautiful! This is the
official launch, so feel free to retweet, blog, or otherwise share this post
with people you know who are fans of Elantris! I made a little preview post last
week, because of shipping deadlines, but here is the official (with pictures)
post about the Elantris Leatherbound edition! Below you’ll…

TENTH ANNIVERSARY LEATHER EDITION OF MISTBORN: THE FINAL EMPIRE + OTHER GOODIES

November 30, 2016

Tenth Anniversary Leather Edition of Mistborn: The Final Empire + Other Goodies
Kara here with an update on Brandon’s store, just in time for the holidays.
We’ve been busy putting together several new products, and I’m excited to tell
you about them. First off, you might’ve heard rumors about our continuing the
line of books…

ARCANUM UNBOUNDED TOUR STARTS TODAY + UPDATES

November 29, 2016

Arcanum Unbounded Tour Starts Today + Updates Adam here. Brandon is currently
heading out to the airport to start his “short” tour for Arcanum Unbounded: The
Cosmere Collection. If you’re not familiar with what Arcanum Unbounded is, check
out Brandon’s introduction to it here. I have listed his tour stops below, but
if you want to see…

ALCATRAZ VS. THE EVIL LIBRARIANS BLACK FRIDAY SALE

November 25, 2016

Alcatraz vs. The Evil Librarians Black Friday Sale Adam here. Awesome news
everyone! The Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians ebook is on sale (at least in
the U.S.) TODAY ONLY at $2.99 for Kindle users. It may be discounted in a few
other regions as well (check your local region for pricing using the links to
the…

ARCANUM UNBOUNDED: THE COSMERE COLLECTION IS OUT TODAY!

November 22, 2016

Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection is out today! My new book is out
today! Supposedly, it’s a short story collection, but I’m not known for the
“short” part so much as the “story” part. So, really, it’s a collection of long
stories, with some shorter pieces gluing them together. Almost a decade ago, I
decided…

WHAT TO READ WHILE YOU WAIT FOR ARCANUM UNBOUNDED!

November 18, 2016

What to read while you wait for Arcanum Unbounded! Hey, all! I’ve been working
very hard on Stormlight Three, trying to get it done before I go on tour for
Arcanum Unbounded (which comes out next week, hint hint). The tour actually
happens a few weeks later. See the (unfortunately short) list of cities here.
However,…

THE BRANDONSANDERSON.COM FAQ IS NOW LIVE!

November 15, 2016

The Brandonsanderson.com FAQ is now live! Karen here, one of Brandon’s
assistants. I’m usually in charge of continuity: making sure that little
details, like the color of a minor character’s eyes or the shape of each kind of
spren, are consistant from one book to the next. I also keep a master timeline
so that…

TIPS ON GETTING ACCEPTED INTO MY CREATIVE WRITING CLASS AT BYU

November 14, 2016

Tips on getting accepted into my Creative Writing class at BYU I teach a
Creative Writing class at my Alma Mater, Brigham Young University each year.
It’s always winter semester, one evening per week. It should generally be
Thursday at 5:10pm but not necessarily. The class name is English 318R/321R My
class is split into…

CALAMITY & THE BANDS OF MOURNING IN SEMI-FINAL + NEW WRITING EXCUSES EPISODE

November 11, 2016

Calamity & The Bands of Mourning in Semi-final + New Writing Excuses Episode
Adam here. Brandon is not human. I haven’t ascertained exactly what he is. He
could be a robot, which is a common theory posed by many of his readers due to
his prodigious production rate. Maybe he’s an alien or some other…

ARCANUM UNBOUNDED BYU RELEASE PARTY

November 9, 2016

Arcanum Unbounded BYU Release Party On Tuesday, November 22nd at 7:00 p.m., I
will be doing the world’s first signing for Arcanum Unbounded. Please note that
this is not a midnight release, as we’ve done in the past, though there will
likely be midnight release parties for future books, just not this time around.
We’re using the Digital…

EUROPEAN TOUR CONTINUES IN BARCELONA & LISBON, RPG EBOOK HUMBLE BUNDLE + UPDATES

November 2, 2016

European tour continues in Barcelona & Lisbon, RPG ebook Humble Bundle + Updates
Adam here. Sorry about missing last week’s update post; I have been traveling in
Europe with Brandon (mostly, but I will get to that in a minute) and didn’t have
good internet access. So if you have been lost—or as I like…

INTRODUCING ARCANUM UNBOUNDED

November 1, 2016

Introducing Arcanum Unbounded Hey, all. I’m still in Europe on tour. (I’ll be in
Barcelona next, followed by Lisbon.) But I don’t want to get so busy with this
and writing Stormlight Three that I forget to give you a heads-up on Arcanum
Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection, coming out this month. When it became
apparent that Stormlight…

ITALY! LUCCA COMICS & GAMES FESTIVAL THIS WEEKEND

October 28, 2016

Italy! Lucca Comics & Games Festival This Weekend I’ve mentioned this a few
times, and you’ve seen this if you check my upcoming events page, but today
through Monday I’m at the Lucca Comics & Games Festival in Lucca, Italy. I’ll be
doing a lot of panels and signings, so I hope to see many of you there!…

EUROPEAN TOUR STARTS NOW + ARCANUM UNBOUNDED TOUR NEXT MONTH

October 21, 2016

European tour starts now + Arcanum Unbounded tour next month I’m in the process
of flying to Paris, where I will have a signing on Saturday. Please see
my events page for full details. Here’s a breakdown of my European tour: Paris –
Sat Oct 22nd Lucca, Italy – Fri Oct 28th–Tue Nov 1st Barcelona – Thu…

WARBREAKER PROLOGUE REREAD + WRITING EXCUSES ON ELEMENTAL DRAMA

October 19, 2016

Warbreaker prologue reread + Writing Excuses on Elemental Drama In this week’s
new Writing Excuses episode, Elemental Drama as a Sub-Genre, the Writing Excuses
crew turns their focus on elemental drama. This can be tricky as it’s basically
“character change,” and a great many stories use character change in some
way—it’s almost ubiquitous. In this episode…

REVIEW OF GOLDENHAND ON GOODREADS

October 13, 2016

Review of Goldenhand on Goodreads Goldenhand Garth Nix (Note: For an
explanation of my Goodreads policy, please see here.) For Writers The Short
Version Rating Notes Bias Notes Anyone who hasn’t read Sabriel, the beginning of
the Old Kingdom books by Garth Nix, is missing out. I consider reading it,
during the years I was trying…

FINAL 2016 SANDERSON LECTURE + UPDATES

October 10, 2016

Final 2016 Sanderson Lecture + Updates Brandon’s assistant Adam here. Due to the
overwhelming number of people who request for Brandon to work
on Oathbringer (Stormlight 3) and nothing else, I asked Brandon if he wouldn’t
mind if I took the weekly update posts off his plate to give him more time to
devote to the enormous…

UTAH HUMANITIES BOOK FESTIVAL IN OGDEN ON SATURDAY

October 7, 2016

Utah Humanities Book Festival in Ogden on Saturday As it says on my events page,
tomorrow I will be attending the Utah Humanities Book Festival in Ogden, Utah. I
would love to see you there this weekend, but if you can’t make it that’s okay.
The greatest compliment you can give me is to read my books. My…

REVIEW OF INK AND ASHES ON GOODREADS

October 6, 2016

Review of Ink and Ashes on Goodreads Ink and Ashes Valynne E. Maetani (Note:
For an explanation of my Goodreads policy, please see here.) For Writers The
Short Version Rating Notes Bias Notes This excellent YA book sits carefully
nestled between several genres. The packaging lists it as a thriller, and that’s
not a bad…

ALCATRAZ: THE BIG REVEAL

October 5, 2016

Alcatraz: The Big Reveal Any of you who haven’t read the Evil Librarians
series might want to duck out here, because I’m going to talk about the big
reveal at the end of the fifth novel. This is a post that’s been brewing since
2006, so I’m eager to talk about it—but anyone who has read stories…

ALCATRAZ EBOOK SALE + SHADOWS FOR SILENCE IN STORYBUNDLE

September 8, 2016

Alcatraz ebook sale + Shadows for Silence in Storybundle Alcatraz vs the Evil
Librarians book 5, The Dark Talent, came out this week—including the ebook and
the digital audiobook from Audible and iTunes (not in all regions); the CD
version comes out on October 15th. Check the region tabs in the widget to see
what’s available…

ALCATRAZ 5: THE DARK TALENT IS OUT NOW!

September 6, 2016

Alcatraz 5: The Dark Talent is out now! Hey Hushlanders, Alcatraz Smedry here.
The fifth and final volume of my autobiography is now available in print, ebook,
and audio form! The Librarians will try to stop this information getting out if
they can, so as in the past we’ve made this book look like a…

DRAGON CON THIS WEEKEND!

September 1, 2016

Dragon Con this weekend! I’m on my way to Dragon Con in Atlanta, and I’ll be
doing events Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. My full schedule is below. By the
way, The Missing Volume booth will have early copies of the fifth book in the
Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians series, The Dark Talent, available for
purchase. It doesn’t…

REVIEW OF GHOST TALKERS UP ON GOODREADS

August 30, 2016

Review of Ghost Talkers up on Goodreads Hey, all. I’ve long wanted to start
using my Goodreads account, and it seemed like reviews would be a good place to
begin. Eventually, I hope to be able to get some more questions answered
there—for now, I’m just going to try to post periodic book reviews. Be warned,…

MISTBORN BOARD GAME KICKSTARTER ENDING + UPDATES

August 19, 2016

Mistborn board game Kickstarter ending + Updates Tomorrow (Wednesday) is the
final day to back the Mistborn: House War board game Kickstarter campaign. All
stretch goals have been unlocked, including an expansion covering the time
period of The Well of Ascension called Mistborn: The Siege of Luthadel, which is
now available as a $30 add-on. The fifth installment of the 2016…

AUDIBLE’S MUCH LOVED SALE + UPDATES

August 16, 2016

Audible’s Much Loved Sale + Updates Firefight, from the Reckoners series, was
selected to be featured in Audible’s Much Loved Listens 2-for-1 sale, which
began this Sunday and runs until Monday, August 22nd. You can check the entire
selection of titles available for Audible members to get 2 books for only 1
credit here. In this…

MISTBORN: HOUSE WAR PLAYTESTS AT WORLDCON + UPDATES

August 10, 2016

In this week’s new Writing Excuses episode, The Element of Humor, we ask, what
is the driving force that gets readers to turn pages in a book that is primarily
a work of humor? More importantly, how do we as writers get that driver into our
books? We cover this, and provide some starting points for writers seeking to
improve their humor writing, along with a bunch of neat techniques and a long
example for deconstruction.

READER MAIL: SURVEY OF AWESOMENESS

August 5, 2016

Reader Mail: Survey of Awesomeness Occasionally I receive some very cool, and
creative, emails from my readers from around the world. Recently I received a
survey from a few of my (self-described) weirdest, nerdiest, and most number one
fans: Jessica, Matthew, and Jared Ashcraft. I thought it would be fun to share
it with all…

NEW ELANTRIS MAPS POSTER SET + UPDATES

August 2, 2016

New Elantris Maps Poster Set + Updates The new Elantris maps poster set is now
available in my online store for those who have been asking. These maps were
composed by Isaac Stewart for the 10th anniversary and leatherbound edition
of Elantris. The seventh installment of the 2016 Sanderson Lectures,
“Character,” is now live! If you missed last week’s episode,…

LUCCA COMICS & GAMES FESTIVAL + UPDATES

July 26, 2016

Lucca Comics & Games Festival + Updates For my European readers (or those of you
interested in going to Italy this fall!) I will be in Italy at the end of
October as the guest of honor at the Lucca Comics & Games Festival. I will
announce my exact festival schedule once it is finalized. For…

LIMITED EDITION OF NEW NOVELLA NOW UP FOR PREORDER

July 22, 2016

Limited edition of new novella now up for preorder It’s time to talk novellas. I
commonly do one or two of these a year (this year, I did Mistborn:Secret
History and the Stormlight novella Edgedancer, coming out in November in Arcanum
Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection). These shorts are ways for me to explore cool
or intriguing ideas in a…

NEW WORLDBUILDING LECTURE + UPDATES

July 12, 2016

New Worldbuilding Lecture + Updates The fourth installment of the 2016 Sanderson
Lectures, “World Building,” is now live! If you missed last week’s episode, “The
Illusionist Writer,” you can catch up on all the videos here. Enjoy! In this
week’s new Writing Excuses episode, Impostor Syndrome, with Alyssa Wong, the
Campbell Award nominee and Nebula Award winner joins…

NEW WRITING LECTURE + UPDATES

July 6, 2016

New Writing Lecture + Updates The third installment of the 2016 Sanderson
Lectures, “The Illusionist Writer,” is now live! If you missed last week’s
episode, “Cook vs. Chef,” you can catch up on all the videos here. Enjoy! In
this week’s new Writing Excuses episode, The Elemental Thriller, we discuss the
difference between the drivers in thrillers, horror…

WHITE SAND RELEASE & SIGNINGS STARTING TONIGHT!

June 28, 2016

White Sand Release & Signings Starting Tonight! Many of you have been asking for
details about the release of White Sand. For those who don’t know, this is a
book I wrote around the same time as Elantris—but which I didn’t ever sell. It
needed a solid revision before I could send it out, and there were…

YALLFEST 2015 + UPDATES

June 23, 2016

YALLFest 2015 + Updates For those who haven’t heard, I will be a keynote speaker
at YALLFest in Charleston this November along with Brandon Mull, Richelle Mead,
and R.L. Stine. Back 2010, Elbakin.net in France gave an award to the first
Mistborn book. This year, The Way of Kings has been nominated for the 2015
version of the same award. Best of…

2016 SANDERSON LECTURES

June 22, 2016

2016 Sanderson Lectures All, Several years back, grad student Scott Ashton asked
me if he could record my BYU lectures and post them for an online curriculum as
part of a project he was doing. I said yes, and it was never supposed to be “a
thing,” not really. It was a student doing a…

PERFECT STATE DELETED SCENE + MISTBORN: HOUSE WAR KICKSTARTER

June 20, 2016

Perfect State deleted scene + Mistborn: House War Kickstarter I mentioned a few
weeks ago that I wanted to post a deleted scene for Perfect State (which is
nominated for the Hugo Award for best novella, and voting is now open for all
2016 Worldcon members), as well as annotations. My assistant Peter has finally
gotten around to…

THE BANDS OF MOURNING SIGNED COPIES + UPDATES

June 14, 2016

The Bands of Mourning signed copies + Updates If you were unable to get your
hands on a signed and numbered copy of The Bands of Mourning, now is your
chance! Weller Book Works has announced that they have some available to
purchase, and they ship worldwide. Click here to see more details and order
your…

BARNES & NOBLE B-FEST THIS WEEKEND

June 10, 2016

Barnes & Noble B-Fest This Weekend I will be at the Orem Barnes & Noble this
Saturday, June 11th, for the first ever B-Fest. This is a national teen book
festival that will take place in Barnes & Noble stores all over the country June
10th–12th. Hundreds of authors of teen books will be making…

NEW FAN ART, EBOOK SALE + UPDATES

June 7, 2016

New Fan Art, Ebook Sale + Updates As I shared on Twitter and Facebook yesterday,
one of my readers from Australia, David Fonti, for his visual effects class made
a cool video of himself in Shardplate. Great work, David. I’ve embedded the
video below. As a quick reminder, today is the last day to get your copy of
the Elantris ebook for…

WRITING EXCUSES, SIGNED BOOKS & UPDATES

June 6, 2016

Writing Excuses, Signed Books & Updates Just a quick update before the weekend.
On Monday I will have a big post for Magic: The Gathering players, so look
forward to that! The latest Writing Excuses writing advice show episode talks
about worldbuilding without breaking viewpoint. We’ve also uploaded this year’s
submission for the Hugo Voter Packet…

TWO PHOENIX EVENTS STARTING TONIGHT

June 1, 2016

Two Phoenix Events Starting Tonight I’m heading to Phoenix today along with the
entire Writing Excuses team to attend a massive bookstore signing (it’s free!)
and for Phoenix Comicon (registration required). You can see my event schedule
below or on the upcoming events page on my website. I hope you can make it to
either event (or both!) Elevengeddon…

EBOOK SALE CONTINUES + UPDATES

May 31, 2016

Ebook Sale Continues + Updates As I mentioned last week, the Elantris ebook is
on sale for $2.99 until June 7th, and then from June 6th to the 16th The
Rithmatist will be only $1.99. My Hugo Award-nominated novella Perfect State is
also still priced at 99¢, worldwide! If you have not done so already, consider
checking these out. In this…

2016 WRITING EXCUSES CRUISE PRICE GOING UP IN JUNE

May 27, 2016

2016 Writing Excuses cruise price going up in June I haven’t mentioned this
year’s Writing Excuses retreat (September 17th–24th) very much, but I thought
I’d drop a note about the impending price rise. Due the the cruise line’s
requirements, May 31st is the last day to register at the current rate, and we
hear it will…

EBOOK SALES, B-FEST SCHEDULE + UPDATES

May 26, 2016

Ebook Sales, B-Fest Schedule + Updates The Way of Kings ebook is on sale for
just $2.99 (this may be US-only, but you can check your region’s pricing using
the links to the right). This sale ends on May 30th, so don’t delay! Also on May
30th, the Elantris ebook goes on sale for $2.99 until June 7th,…

READER MAIL: ANXIETY ABOUT WRITING

May 13, 2016

All, I’ve been wanting to post reader mail responses more often, but it keeps
falling through the cracks. Hopefully I’ll be able to make this more frequent in
the future.

VOLUNTEERING AT MY BOOTH AT PHOENIX COMICON + UPDATES

May 12, 2016

Volunteering at my booth at Phoenix Comicon + Updates I’m going to be heading to
Phoenix at the beginning of June with the Writing Excuses crew for Phoenix
Comicon. Our schedule is still being finalized, but as soon as that’s done the
details of my part of the schedule will be posted on the upcoming events…

PERFECT STATE AT 99¢ + UPDATES

May 2, 2016

Perfect State at 99¢ + Updates As I mentioned last week, my standalone
novella Perfect State has been nominated for this year’s Hugo Award. In honor of
that nomination, the ebook is now on sale at 99¢ worldwide (with some local
variation). Check your region by using the widget to the right. I’ll soon post
the deleted scene…

HUGO AWARDS 2016

April 27, 2016

Hugo Awards 2016 Introduction I’m pleased, and proud, to announce that my
novella Perfect State has been nominated for a Hugo Award. I look forward to
seeing many of you in Kansas City, at this year’s Worldcon. I’ve prepared a
deleted scene and annotation for Perfect State, which I’ll be releasing soon in
celebration. I would normally put this…

JORDANCON THIS WEEKEND

April 20, 2016

JordanCon this Weekend I’m heading to Atlanta tomorrow to attend JordanCon (you
can register at the door). The Guests of Honor are Catherine Asaro and John
Picacio with Linda Taglieri as Toasmaster. You can see my event schedule below
or on the upcoming events page on my website. I hope to see many of you there!
JordanCon Place: Atlanta Marriott Perimeter Center Address: 246 Perimeter…

NEW WRITING EXCUSES + UPDATES

April 18, 2016

New Writing Excuses + Updates In this week’s new Writing Excuses
episode, Adventure as a Subgenre, we explore using the element of adventure as
an ingredient in something that has far more than adventure going on in it. Why
do we like adventure? What draws the reader forward? Last week, in Tor.com’s
continuing reread posts for Words…

READER PHOTOS FROM RECENT CONVENTIONS + UPDATES

April 14, 2016

Reader photos from recent conventions + Updates Yesterday I announced the
forthcoming Mistborn board game, Mistborn: House War. If you haven’t read that
post yet, check it out! I hit two conventions recently, first Salt Lake City
FanX and then up to Wisconsin for Odyssey Con this past weekend. (I will be
at JordanCon in Atlanta next weekend.) Here’s…

ANNOUNCING THE MISTBORN: HOUSE WAR BOARD GAME

April 13, 2016

Announcing the Mistborn: House War board game Mistborn fans, here’s some news
that you probably didn’t know we’ve been waiting to announce. And that’s
the Mistborn: House War board game coming out from Crafty Games, the makers of
the Mistborn Adventure Game. Take a peek at the game’s cover art below. Crafty
has been planning, designing, and playtesting…

WISCONSIN THIS WEEKEND + UPDATES

April 7, 2016

Wisconsin This Weekend + Updates I’m heading to Wisconsin tomorrow to
attend Odyssey Con (registration required). I will be a Guest of Honor
alongside Margaret Weis and Marjorie Liu. You can see my event schedule below or
on the upcoming events page on my website. I hope to see many of you there!
Saturday, April 9 Interview with Brandon Sanderson Time: 2:30–4:00 p.m.…

ALCATRAZ IS BACK!

March 31, 2016

Alcatraz is Back! I’ve been touring around so much lately, I haven’t had a
chance to do write about something very important to me. My middle grade fantasy
series, Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians, is finally back in print. Huzzah!
These goofy books have quite the devoted following, and over the years one of
the number…

WRITING EXCUSES PATREON + UPDATES

March 28, 2016

Writing Excuses Patreon + Updates Writing Excuses, my podcast, now has
a Patreon. Patreon is a different kind of crowdfunding vehicle. Here, instead of
giving money to fund some product, you give a little money each month to support
an ongoing artistic endeavor. In turn, based on how much you are pledging each
month, you get…

FANX TOMORROW + HUGO NOMINATION DEADLINE

March 25, 2016

FanX Tomorrow + Hugo Nomination Deadline Hey, everyone. This is a reminder that
I’ll be at FanX this weekend, for Saturday only. This is basically Salt Lake
City’s spring Comic Con, so it’s bound to be a lively experience. Here is my
schedule, which you can also find on my events page: Salt Lake Comic…

GRAPHIC AUDIO OF THE STORMLIGHT ARCHIVE + UPDATES

March 22, 2016

Graphic Audio of The Stormlight Archive + Updates Most of my novels are
available as unabridged audiobooks, and some are also available from Graphic
Audio as dramatized editions. So far they’ve put out Elantris, Warbreaker, and
the Mistborn trilogy, with The Alloy of Law coming in May. Well, this week also
marks the release of their production of the first part…

EMIRATES LITERATURE FESTIVAL + UPDATES

March 7, 2016

Emirates Literature Festival + Updates I am currently in the air, on my way to
the Emirates Literature Festival in Dubai, and I have been getting questions
about the schedule for the festival. My assistant Adam has updated it on my
website, so if you want to see full details, take a look at my Upcoming…

THE APOCALYPSE GUARD

March 3, 2016

The Apocalypse Guard All, I’m back from tour, and slowly recuperating (and
getting ready for my trip to Dubai). Calamity, I’m proud to say, did
fantastically. Thank you all for your support! I didn’t think we had much of a
chance on the bestseller lists this time, as—because of quirks in the system—we
were up against…

BRANDON’S CALAMITY TOUR… SO FAR

February 24, 2016

Brandon’s Calamity Tour… So Far Hey everyone! Brandon’s assistant Adam here. As
you probably know, Brandon has been on tour for his latest release, Calamity,
which is the final book of The Reckoners series. While on tour, he likes to take
pictures of people who show up in costume, or bring in something that stands
out.…

THE CALAMITY TOUR CONTINUES + UPDATES

February 22, 2016

The Calamity Tour Continues + Updates The Calamity tour has been going strong
for about a week now, and I have been fortunate enough to visit with some
awesome people so far. The rest of my brief schedule is below; check my events
calendar for full details on the tour. I hope to see many of you at the…

CALAMITY IS OUT!

February 16, 2016

Calamity is Out! The Calamity Release Party at the Orem Barnes & Noble is just a
few hours from now. This is the final book of the Reckoners trilogy that began
with Steelheart, and I’m looking forward to seeing what you think of the end.
You can see my brief schedule below; check my events calendar for full details
on…

LTUE IN PROVO THIS WEEKEND

February 11, 2016

LTUE in Provo This Weekend I’m getting ready to walk out the door to head
to LTUE (Life, the Universe, and Everything), the local convention in Provo, UT.
I’ll be there over the next three days, and you can see a brief listing of my
schedule below. My full schedule is on my events page, and for more…

CALAMITY PREORDER

February 10, 2016

Calamity Preorder Hey, all! Shockingly, there’s another book launch around the
corner! Calamity releases one week from today. I feel like I just did
this…because I did. The Bands of Mourning, as you know, was a somewhat
accidental book—and Tor slotting it in January meant that my normal release
schedule of fall book/spring book has been somewhat upended.…

CALAMITY TOUR + UPDATES

February 4, 2016

Calamity Tour + Updates The Calamity release is just two weeks away! Check
my events calendar for full details on the Calamity tour. I hope to see many of
you at the signings. Here’s a quick summary of the tour: Tuesday, February
16: Orem Wednesday, February 17: Seattle Friday, February 19: Denver Saturday,
February 20: Philadelphia Monday, February 22: Chicago Tuesday, February
23: Milwaukee Wednesday, February 24: Houston…

MISTBORN RELEASES + AWARD NOMINATION SEASON

January 29, 2016

Mistborn Releases + Award Nomination Season On Monday night we had a very
successful release party for the newest Mistborn novel, The Bands of Mourning.
It’s now available worldwide in print, audio, and ebook, and you can find links
to where to get it in the tabs at the upper right of the post. If you…

THE BANDS OF MOURNING LAUNCH PARTY + UPDATES

January 25, 2016

The Bands of Mourning Launch Party + Updates Tonight is the night! The official
launch party for The Bands of Mourning starts tonight at 10:00 pm at the BYU
Bookstore. Don’t forget to swing by and get your number before 8:00 so you don’t
lose your place in line (bring an ID and your proof of purchase).…

THE BANDS OF MOURNING BYU MIDNIGHT RELEASE PARTY

January 14, 2016

The Bands of Mourning BYU Midnight Release Party At 12:00 a.m. on January 26th,
I will be doing the world’s first and only signing for The Bands of Mourning. In
past years some readers have enjoyed camping out at the bookstore to get a
low-numbered copy. But at the Shadows of Self release for various reasons, we
tried something…

THE BANDS OF MOURNING NUMBERED EDITION

January 13, 2016

The Bands of Mourning Numbered Edition It’s quickly approaching book release
time again! The Bands of Mourning, the new Mistborn book, comes out in roughly
two weeks on January 26th. (January 28th in the UK/Ireland/Australia/New
Zealand.) Sample chapters can be read on Tor’s site. Be aware, they contain
spoilers for the previous books! Because of the extensive tour I did…

WRITING EXCUSES NEWS + UPDATES

January 12, 2016

Writing Excuses News + Updates It’s 2016 and time for Writing Excuses to embark
on a new season. This year we are going to explore what we write and why we
write, but our guidepost will be the concept of Elemental Genres. In January
we’ll stay high-level and firm up the framework. Starting in February…

STATE OF THE SANDERSON 2015

December 18, 2015

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NATIONAL NOVEL WRITING MONTH RECAP

December 4, 2015

National Novel Writing Month Recap Hey, all! I’ve got some interesting tidbits
about Stormlight Three to share, relating to what I’ve been writing this month.
Before we get to that, though, I do want to draw your attention to the items we
have in the store. In addition to the Elantris leatherbound, as usual we’ve got
most of…

THE RITHMATIST EBOOK SALE + UPDATES

December 1, 2015

The Rithmatist ebook sale + Updates Awesome news everyone! The Rithmatist ebook
is on sale (at least in the U.S.) TODAY ONLY at $2.99 on most platforms (Nook
users get a slightly better deal at $1.99). It’s being discounted in a few other
regions as well (check your local region for pricing using the links to the
right). For…

ELANTRIS LEATHERBOUND UPDATE

December 1, 2015

Elantris Leatherbound Update We’ve had quite the time getting
the Elantris leatherbound in stock! It was supposed to be here a week and a half
ago—but the shipping company lost the crates. (Yes, lost them.) As of this
morning, they’ve been found, and we’ve been promised that they’re going to
arrive tomorrow. We’ll be doing a real “official launch” blog post…

THE ALLOY OF LAW EBOOK AT $2.99!

November 25, 2015

The Alloy of Law ebook at $2.99! Tor announced this week that the ebook for The
Alloy of Law, the first book in the second Mistborn sequence, is on sale at
$2.99 for the rest of the year. (At least in the US; other countries may see
slightly different prices. I’ve heard people say it’s $4.99…

GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS VOTING ENDS TONIGHT + UPDATES

November 23, 2015

Goodreads Choice Awards Voting Ends Tonight + Updates First off, thanks to
everyone who has taken the time to vote for the Goodreads Choice Awards already.
The final round ends tonight. Firefight is nominated in the Young Adult Fantasy
& Science Fiction category, and Shadows of Self is nominated in
the Fantasy category. Best of luck to all the nominees! In this week’s…

GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS FIRST ROUND + UPDATES

November 5, 2015

Goodreads Choice Awards First Round + Updates In this year’s Goodreads Choice
Awards, Shadows of Self is nominated in the Fantasy category and Firefight is in
the YA Fantasy & SF category. The first round of voting wraps up this weekend.
Congratulations to all of the nominees! And for those of you who didn’t see the
post on my Twitter and Facebook…

THE WHEEL OF TIME COMPANION AND MYSTIC

November 4, 2015

The Wheel of Time Companion and Mystic Hey, all. I’m back from tour at long
last, and am hard at work on Stormlight 3. In fact, because it’s national novel
writing month, you might see me posting daily wordcounts on social media. Back
in 2002, I finished the original draft of The Way of Kings over NaNoWriMo.
(Finished…

SHADOWS OF SELF TOUR ENDS + UPDATES

October 26, 2015

Shadows of Self tour ends + Updates My tour for Shadows of Self wrapped up
yesterday, and it was awesome to see so many of you! I will be posting some of
the highlights from my tour over the next few weeks. If you were unable to come
to one of my tour stops, it’s okay—the greatest…

UK TOUR CONTINUES + UPDATES

October 19, 2015

UK tour continues + Updates My tour for the release of Shadows of Self continues
this week in the UK. As always, if you would like me to send you an email when
I’ll be appearing near you, tell me your metro area here. Tuesday, Oct 20:
Sheffield & Newcastle Wednesday, Oct 21: Edinburgh Thursday, Oct 22: Leeds &
Nottingham…

SHADOWS OF SELF AND THE MISTBORN MEGA-SERIES

October 15, 2015

Shadows of Self and the Mistborn Mega-Series Shadows of Self is out today in
hardcover in the UK, and I’m touring the UK this week and next. I talked in
a previous post about the book release, and will point you toward that one if
you’ve not read much of the Mistborn series. (Or if you’re not interested in…

I’M ON TV!

October 9, 2015

I’m on TV! [Note, I’m still on tour for Shadows of Self. If you’ve somehow
missed the fact that I have a new book out, then read these blog posts, and come
see me on tour! Events are listed here.] Last year, we got a very intriguing
offer. A production company in Minneapolis was filming a series on mythology…

SHADOWS OF SELF IS OUT!

October 6, 2015

Shadows of Self is out! The newest Mistborn book, Shadows of Self, is out. (In
hardcover, ebook, and audio in the US and Canada; in the UK the ebook and
audiobook come out on Thursday the 8th, but the hardcover there comes out on the
15th to coincide with my UK visit starting the next day.) My job…

ELANTRIS TENTH ANNIVERSARY EDITION

October 5, 2015

Elantris Tenth Anniversary Edition Huzzah! Shadows of Self (Mistborn five, the
second in the Wax and Wayne era of books) is out tomorrow! I’ll have a blog post
about that, and my tour, tomorrow. Though if you’re curious, the dates are on
the events page of my website. Also, if you live in Utah, please consider coming
to the midnight…

SHADOWS OF SELF CHAPTER SIX PREVIEW + UPDATES

September 28, 2015

Shadows of Self Chapter Six Preview + Updates Tor.com has put up chapter
6 of Shadows of Self. This newest Mistborn book, the sequel to The Alloy of Law,
comes out in print, ebook, and audio next week. (Though in the UK, as we
recently learned, the official print release date is October 15th, even though
the UK ebook…

SIGNED COPIES OF SHADOWS OF SELF + UPDATES

September 21, 2015

Signed copies of Shadows of Self + Updates As I mentioned last week, the
midnight release at the BYU Store for the next Mistborn book, Shadows of Self,
is using a digital line. If you plan to come to the midnight release, sign up
for a line number now at this link. Last Thursday I went up to Weller…

September 18, 2015

Sign up NOW for the Shadows of Self BYU midnight release digital line As I said
in my blog post earlier this week, we are going to be doing the signing at the
October 5–6 BYU Store midnight release party for Shadows of Self a little
differently from previous signings. In past years some readers have enjoyed
camping…

SHADOWS OF SELF RELEASE EVENTS

September 15, 2015

Shadows of Self Release Events This is going to be a long post. If you want to
know how to get numbered copies of Shadows of Self, scroll down to the
general release events info, the info on the BYU signing, on the Denver signing,
or on the Weller Book Works signing-by-mail. Item #1: The Tour Here are the
places…

WRITING EXCUSES EPISODE ON PLOT TWISTS + UPDATES

September 8, 2015

Writing Excuses episode on plot twists + Updates In this week’s new Writing
Excuses episode, How Does Context Shape Plot Twists?, we talk about plot twists.
This episode covers the way in which the type of plot twist is dependent on, or
signaled by, the context of the story. Getting plot twists right may mean
surprising…

A THOUSAND FACES

September 2, 2015

A Thousand Faces Hey, all. I’ve just finished revisions on Calamity, and have
turned the book in to my publisher. Which means the Reckoners as a series is a
wrap! I’m very pleased with the result and with the beta reader reactions, and
am very much looking forward to you all getting to read the book.…

SALE PRICE FOR SHADOWS FOR SILENCE IN THE FORESTS OF HELL ENDING + UPDATES

August 31, 2015

Sale price for Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell ending + Updates My
Cosmere novella Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell has been on sale on
Kindle in the US, and a few other vendors, during August. The 99¢ price is
ending soon, so take a look if you haven’t already. In this…

WRITING EXCUSES Q&A ON PACING + UPDATES

August 25, 2015

Writing Excuses Q&A on Pacing + Updates The previous Writing Excuses episode on
pacing covered the sense of progress. In this week’s episode, Q & A on Pacing,
we wrap up this month’s discussion of pacing. Here are the questions we received
from Twitter for answering during the episode: What are some early indications
of a…

TIME CHANGE IN DENVER

August 25, 2015

Time Change in Denver Hey, all! I need to make you aware of a time change to one
of my events on the upcoming Shadows of Self tour. Soon after announcing the
schedule, I had a reader mention to me that they were sad to have to choose
between me and Jim Butcher, who was apparently going to be signing…

99¢ EBOOK, SPOKANE WORLDCON SCHEDULE + UPDATES

August 19, 2015

99¢ ebook, Spokane Worldcon Schedule + Updates My Cosmere novella Shadows for
Silence in the Forests of Hell is on sale at 99¢ in the US on Kindle and a few
other ebook vendors, for the rest of August. (And several people have been
asking about audiobooks for this and for Perfect State. Those aren’t available
yet, but they are in the…

SHADOWS OF SELF TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT + UPDATES

August 10, 2015

Shadows of Self tour announcement + Updates For the Shadows of Self release on
October 6th, I’ll be touring several cities in the US. You can see my tour stops
on Tor.com, and full details (such as bookstore ticketing policies) will be
posted on my events page as they come in. (And you can also see on that page my…

NEW WRITING EXCUSES EPISODE + UPDATES

August 3, 2015

New Writing Excuses episode + Updates This month the Writing Excuses Master
Class divides the concept of pacing into two parts: the sense of progress within
the story, and the sense of the passage of time. In this week’s episode, How Do
I Control the Reader’s Sense of Progress?, we tackle that first part, and
discuss…

STEELHEART NEWS + UPDATES

July 30, 2015

Steelheart News + Updates Steelheart has been nominated for another regional
award, the 2016 Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Readers’ Choice
Award, the oldest children’s choice award in the U.S. and Canada. It was
established in 1940 by Seattle bookseller Harry Hartman, who believed every
student should have an opportunity to select a book that gives him…

CALAMITY COVER REVEAL & PREVIEW CHAPTERS + UPDATES

July 21, 2015

Calamity cover reveal & preview chapters + Updates As I tweeted about a couple
of weeks ago, io9.com revealed the cover for Calamity. They also posted the
prologue and first two chapters for you to sink your teeth into. We have some
more fantastic news about Steelheart: it received another nomination for a state
book award. This time it’s the Green Mountain…

AWARD UPDATES!

July 15, 2015

Award Updates! Over the last few months I’ve mentioned various awards that some
of my books have been up for or won. Here’s some more news and a few award
photos for you. It’s been a particularly exciting time for Steelheart as it has
been nominated (along with The Rithmatist) for the 2016 Oklahoma Sequoya
Award (one of the oldest…

SHADOWS OF SELF PREVIEWS + UPDATES

July 13, 2015

Shadows of Self Previews + Updates In case you missed my tweets about it,
Tor.com has put up a few excerpts from Shadows of Self, which will be released
in October. You can read the prologue, chapter one, and chapter two here. At
Comic-Con this past weekend, Joel Cunningham of Barnes & Noble interviewed me
about this book and its…

MY COMIC-CON SCHEDULE THIS WEEKEND

July 10, 2015

My Comic-Con Schedule This Weekend I’m at Comic-Con today and tomorrow doing a
couple of signings and panels. Hope to see a number of you there! For future
events, keep an eye on my events page. San Diego Comic-Con International 2015
Date: Fri, Jul 10, 2015 – Sat, Jul 11, 2015 Address: San Diego Convention Center
111 W…

STEELHEART AWARDS + UPDATES

June 9, 2015

Steelheart Awards + Updates I have some more exciting news: the students of
Kentucky have chosen Steelheart as the 2015 winner of the Kentucky Bluegrass
Award in the 6–8 category. It has also been selected as an Evergreen Teen Book
Award nominee for 2015–2016. I was fortunate enough to sit down with Adrià
Guxens at Spain’s Celsius 232 Festival a while…

WORDS OF RADIANCE & AWARDS + UPDATES

June 2, 2015

Words of Radiance & Awards + Updates Words of Radiance has made it past the
first round of voting for the 2015 David Gemmell Legend Award and is one of five
nominees on the short list. (You may remember that The Way of Kings won this
award back in 2011.) The polls are open from now until July 17th, and…

KANSAS CITY THIS WEEKEND + UPDATES

May 20, 2015

Kansas City this weekend + Updates Tomorrow I’m off to Kansas City for
the ConQuesT convention that starts on Friday. My complete schedule (including a
“Play Magic with Brandon” game) down below. Also, copies of the Perfect
State/Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell con exclusive double hardcover
will be available at the Basement Books booth in the…

NEW WRITING EXCUSES + UPDATES

May 5, 2015

New Writing Excuses + Updates In this week’s new Writing Excuses episode, Build
an Entire World? Are You Crazy?, we address those of you who who start writing
the story before you finish building your world. Letting the story drive the
worldbuilding can often be more efficient. Last week, in Tor.com’s continuing
reread posts for Words of…

NEW WRITING EXCUSES EPISODE + UPDATES

April 27, 2015

New Writing Excuses episode + Updates In this week’s new Writing Excuses
episode, Q&A on Beginnings, we answer some of your questions on the matter. Here
are some of the questions: What are there differences between the beginnings in
different forms? How do you begin in media res when you’re not writing action?
What’s the biggest…

SIGNING TONIGHT IN SHARJAH!

April 25, 2015

Signing tonight in Sharjah! Tonight I will be doing a signing; details can be
found below and on the events page. This will be my last public event for this
trip to the UAE and I want to sign your books! As always, if you want email
reminders of when I’ll be appearing in a city…

SHARJAH CHILDREN’S READING FESTIVAL + UPDATES

April 20, 2015

Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival + Updates This afternoon I am heading off to
the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival in the United Arab Emirates. For those
of you who are in the vicinity, I look forward to seeing you there! So far I’ve
listed a panel on Thursday the 23rd on my events calendar, and I’ll try to add…

THE RITHMATIST EBOOK SALE IN THE UK + UPDATES

April 13, 2015

The Rithmatist ebook sale in the UK + Updates Good news for everyone in the
UK! The Rithmatist is on sale on Kindle (and may be price-matched at other
vendors) until May 4th. I have country-specific links in the tabs here. And for
everyone else (including those in the UK), my novella Perfect State came out a
couple of weeks…

NEW WRITING EXCUSES EPISODE + UPDATES

April 6, 2015

New Writing Excuses episode + Updates There is a new Writing Excuses episode
this week: How Much of the Beginning Needs to Come First? We all have cool
things we want to put in our stories, which means we need what sets it up
earlier. In this episode we talk about how to determine which of these elements
needs…

MINICON 50 STARTS TODAY!

April 2, 2015

Minicon 50 starts today! Minnesota! I’m in Minneapolis for Minicon starting
today, and I’m also signing in St. Paul on Saturday. Here’s my complete
schedule. My assistant Peter will also have copies of the Perfect State/Shadows
for Silence in the Forests of Hell hardcover double that you can pick up at the
convention for $20.…

NEW NOVELLA: PERFECT STATE

March 31, 2015

New novella: Perfect State Today marks the release of a new novella of
mine, Perfect State. This one is a bit different from anything else I’ve
written, and I think you’ll enjoy it. Here’s the blurb: God-Emperor Kairominas
is lord of all he surveys. He has defeated all foes, has united the entire world
beneath his…

NEWSLETTER COMING TOMORROW + UPDATES

March 30, 2015

Newsletter coming tomorrow + Updates My almost quarterly newsletter is being
sent out tomorrow; you can see past ones here. It will have an exclusive preview
of one of my future books, so if you’re not on the list, now is a good time
to sign up. If you fill in the “Metro Areas” field in the…

NEWSLETTER COMING NEXT WEEK + UPDATES

March 23, 2015

Newsletter coming next week + Updates I usually send out three or four
newsletters each year; you can see past ones here. In the last couple of
newsletters I included just for newsletter subscribers an exclusive preview of a
future book, and that trend will continue with the next newsletter that I’m
sending out next week.…

BRANDON MULL LAUNCH PARTY FOR CRYSTAL KEEPERS TONIGHT

March 15, 2015

Brandon Mull Launch Party for Crystal Keepers Tonight Just a quick note to say
that tonight in the Salt Lake City area I’ll be at the launch party for my good
friend Brandon Mull’s book Five Kingdoms: Crystal Keepers. Come join Brandon
Mull and me along with: Richard Paul Evans (Michael Vey series), Chad Morris
(The Cragbridge…

NEW WRITING EXCUSES + UPDATES

March 15, 2015

New Writing Excuses + Updates If you missed it, my novella Shadows for Silence
in the Forests of Hell is available as an independent ebook. I talk more about
that here. In this week’s new Writing Excuses episode, Project In Depth:
“Parallel Perspectives”, we discuss the 13-page graphic story (“comic book”)
found at the end of Schlock Mercenary: Massively Parallel and focus on…

GOODBYE, SIR TERRY

March 12, 2015

Goodbye, Sir Terry I woke to the news that Sir Terry Pratchett has passed away.
I knew this was coming, but—as with the passing of Robert Jordan almost eight
years back—it still hit me like a slap to the face. Many of you know of my
fondness for Pratchett’s works. If you aren’t aware, here’s a…

HUGO NOMINATION DEADLINE, SHADOWS FOR SILENCE EBOOK RELEASE + UPDATES

March 9, 2015

Hugo nomination deadline, Shadows for Silence ebook release + Updates Don’t
forget, the deadline to nominate anything for the Hugo Awards (if you’re a
member of the 2014, 2015, or 2016 Worldcons) is tomorrow! For more details see
my award eligibility post here. My Cosmere novella Shadows for Silence in the
Forest of Hell is now out as…

THREE STORIES IN NEW FORMATS

March 6, 2015

Three Stories in New Formats Words of Radiance launched in paperback this week,
so if you’ve been waiting to grab it, now might be a great time! (The ebook
price was supposed to drop at the same time, but due to a glitch that won’t
happen until Monday or Tuesday.) I don’t usually do much of…

WRITING EXCUSES EPISODE ON STORY STRUCTURE + UPDATES

March 2, 2015

Writing Excuses episode on story structure + Updates This month’s Writing
Excuses syllabus topic is story structure. In Where is my Story Coming From?, we
talk about where the story starts for the writer. The deadline for the 2015
Writing Excuses Retreat Scholarships is fast approaching. You can see the
application details for the Carl Brandon Society Scholarship…

STEELHUNT CONTEST WINNERS!

February 27, 2015

Steelhunt contest winners! For those who were not aware, I ran some contests
through Facebook and Twitter a few weeks ago. Winners receive a set of Epic
stand-up die-cut cards, and all are collected below! One contest was for people
to tweet their favorite of David’s bad metaphors from Steelheart and Firefight.
Here are the winners (selected randomly). You can find a…

SHADOWS OF SELF COVER REVEAL + UPDATES

February 23, 2015

Shadows of Self cover reveal + Updates Shadows of Self, my new Mistborn novel
coming out in October, now has an awesome cover by the ever-talented Chris
McGrath. Tor.com has the full reveal. I have more exciting news for the
Reckoners series. Steelheart was nominated for the 2014-15 Georgia Peach Book
Award for Teen Readers. In this week’s Writing Excuses episode, Q&A on…

CHICAGO SIGNING TONIGHT. HUZZAH!

February 20, 2015

Chicago Signing Tonight. Huzzah! When Firefight came out last month I didn’t
have a stop in the Chicago area, but I’ll be there tonight at Anderson’s in
Naperville, before recording some Writing Excuses episodes in the next few days
and doing a school visit early next week. If you’re in the area, stop by the
signing, but…

NEW WRITING EXCUSES + UPDATE

February 16, 2015

New Writing Excuses + Update We at Writing Excuses are continuing February’s
focus on characters in this week’s new episode, Who Are All These People?, where
we explore some of the challenges involved in building a cast for your story.
You need to know why you are putting your characters in your book and what the
purpose each…

BRIAN MCCLELLAN’S THE AUTUMN REPUBLIC

February 12, 2015

Brian McClellan’s The Autumn Republic Isaac here with the promised reminder
that The Autumn Republic—the third volume of Brian McClellan’s Powder Mage
Trilogy—was released this week. Those of you who enjoy Brandon’s fantasy novels
will likely find a lot to sink your teeth into with Brian’s. As we’ve mentioned
before, Brian was a student of Brandon’s…

TAIWAN + UPDATES

February 9, 2015

Taiwan + Updates Greetings from Taiwan! I will be attending the Taipei
International Book Exhibition (TIBE) this week. I’ll have more information on my
exhibition schedule later this week. Watch this space for details. For those who
want to attend, here’s address: Taipei World Trade Center 10F., No.180, Section
1, Keelung Road Taipei City, Taiwan 110…

NEW WRITING EXCUSES, FIREFIGHT TOUR PHOTOS + UPDATES

February 2, 2015

New Writing Excuses, Firefight tour photos + Updates In this week’s Writing
Excuses episode, What Do You Mean My Main Character Is Boring?, we lead off
February’s Master Class with the exploration of a common problem: the main
character is often the least interesting person in the story. It’s something
that each of the hosts has struggled with,…

COME SEE ME AT SALT LAKE COMIC CON FANXPERIENCE TOMORROW!

January 30, 2015

Come see me at Salt Lake Comic Con FanXperience tomorrow! Hey everyone in Utah,
I’ll be at FanX on Saturday, so you should come on down. I know a lot of you
want to get Firefight signed—the booth I’m signing at won’t have copies (though
we will have some of my older big titles), but the Shadow…

WOVEN MAP REVEAL, MORE MCCLELLAN, A SECOND STAVELEY, AND LEGOS!

January 27, 2015

Woven Map Reveal, More McClellan, a Second Staveley, and Legos! Assistant Isaac
here with a cornucopia of cosmopoietic cartographies. (Yes, I searched the
dictionary for that second word. I’m pretty sure it has something to do with
worldbuilding.) When I started working directly for Brandon, I pretty much
finished up all my freelance projects and…

PHILLY SIGNING CANCELED, NEW WRITING EXCUSES EPISODE + UPDATES

January 26, 2015

Philly signing CANCELED, new Writing Excuses episode + Updates I have some bleak
news for everyone in Philadelphia: The signing tomorrow is canceled due to snow
and the airlines canceling flights. I was going to be signing at Children’s Book
World in Haverford. Instead, we will be trying to reschedule. But in the
meantime, we’ll send them…

FIREFIGHT TOUR, AWARD NOMINATION SEASON + UPDATES

January 21, 2015

Firefight Tour, Award Nomination Season + Updates My tour
for Firefight continues through the rest of this week: Find the full tour
schedule and details here. Tonight (1/21) at the Changing Hands Bookstore in
Tempe, Arizona at 6:00 p.m. Friday, January 23 at Murder by the Book in Houston,
Texas at 6:30 p.m. (They also have hardcovers of Mitosis available,…

AWARD NOMINATION SEASON!

January 19, 2015

Award Nomination Season! Hey, all! It’s the time of year again when nominations
have opened for the Hugo and Nebula Awards. To nominate for the Nebula Awards,
you need to be a member of SFWA, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of
America. To nominate for the Hugo Awards this year, you need to be a member of…

FIREFIGHT TOUR, A NEW WRITING EXCUSES EPISODE + UPDATES

January 14, 2015

Firefight Tour, a new Writing Excuses episode + Updates Firefight was released
last week in the US and UK and the tour is underway. You can see the full tour
schedule here. My next tour stop will be at Powell’s in Beaverton, Oregon on
January 16th at 7:00 p.m. It looks like this isn’t a ticketed event,…

STEELHEART EBOOK SALE ENDING

January 9, 2015

Steelheart ebook sale ending With the release earlier this week of Firefight,
the second book in the Reckoners trilogy, the publishers put the ebook of the
first Reckoners novel, Steelheart, on sale at $2.99 in the US and £1.99 in the
UK. Well, tomorrow is the final day for that special discount in the US, and
then…

FIREFIGHT RELEASED IN THE UK/IRELAND/AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND ETC. + STEELHUNT
CONTEST

January 8, 2015

Firefight released in the UK/Ireland/Australia/New Zealand etc. + Steelhunt
contest Today is the official release date of Gollancz’s edition of Firefight in
print, ebook, and audio in the UK and Commonwealth or former Commonwealth
countries. Check out the tabs to the right for links to where to find the book.
To celebrate the release of the Gollancz…

BRANDON SANDERSON NEWSLETTER FOR JANUARY 2015

January 7, 2015

Brandon Sanderson Newsletter for January 2015 Happy New Year, everyone! Brandon
here, thanking you once again for supporting my writing. You’re getting this
because you signed up for the newsletter on my website. We send around three or
four of these a year. If you’d rather not get the letter, just send a reply
asking…

FIREFIGHT IS OUT + STEELHUNT 2015!

January 6, 2015

Firefight is out + Steelhunt 2015! Last night we had the first signing
for Firefight, and I hope everyone who came out had a great time. The book is
now available in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook in the United States, Canada,
Europe, and many other places. (The official release date for the UK, Ireland,
Australia, New…

FIREFIGHT RELEASE TOMORROW! EARLY UTAH RELEASE TODAY, NEW WRITING EXCUSES SEASON
+ UPDATES

January 5, 2015

Firefight release tomorrow! Early Utah release today, new Writing Excuses season
+ Updates Firefight comes out Tuesday in the US and Canada (and it comes out on
Thursday in the UK, but some stores there already have it on shelves). I’ll say
more about the book tomorrow, but you can see my full tour schedule here. The…

FIREFIGHT BOOK TOUR & IO9 POST ABOUT SUPERHERO BOOKS

January 1, 2015

Firefight book tour & io9 post about superhero books Happy new year! The release
of Firefight is next week. I did a post yesterday at io9 talking about writing
superhero books that you should check out, and they also announced the dates for
the book tour. Full details are on my events page, but a summary is below.
Monday, January…

THE WAY OF KINGS EBOOK GIVEAWAY ENDING + UPDATES

December 30, 2014

The Way of Kings ebook giveaway ending + Updates All, this is your last chance
to get The Way of Kings ebook for free from the iBookstore (with a US-linked
iTunes account). This deal only goes through December 31st 2014, so you should
hurry up and get it here! (If you don’t see The Way of Kings on that…

LEGION: SKIN DEEP FREE ON AUDIBLE + UPDATES

December 22, 2014

Legion: Skin Deep free on Audible + Updates If you haven’t heard yet, Legion:
Skin Deep is free on Audible (outisde the UK/Aus/NZ etc.) until Wednesday
December, 24th. Use the link to the right. Firefight‘s release is two weeks
away, and Audible has put up an audio preview that you can hear below. Links for
preordering are here.…

APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR MY BYU CREATIVE WRITING CLASS IS MONDAY

December 20, 2014

Application deadline for my BYU creative writing class is Monday It’s that time
again, so I’m just going to post the same thing I did last year. Many of you
know that I teach a creative writing class at Brigham Young University once per
year, Thursday evenings each Winter semester. As an undergraduate I took…

STATE OF THE SANDERSON 2014

December 18, 2014

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STEELHEART EBOOK SALE + MISTBORN DICE KICKSTARTER

December 16, 2014

Steelheart ebook sale + Mistborn dice Kickstarter The release of Firefight is
just three weeks away! My book tour should be announced very soon. And for the
next few weeks up until the Firefight release, the first book in the Reckoners
trilogy, Steelheart, has its ebook on sale for $2.99 in the US and Canada.
(Check the country tabs to…

NEW WRITING EXCUSES EPISODE + UPDATES

December 15, 2014

New Writing Excuses Episode + Updates In this week’s new Writing Excuses
episode, From the Page to the Stage, we were lucky enough to have Allison W.
Hill and Austin Hill sit down with us to talk about turning A Night of Blacker
Darkness, by Dan Wells, into a stage play. Words of Radiance has been selected
for…

WORDS OF RADIANCE AMONG AUDIBLE’S BEST OF 2014 + UPDATES

December 9, 2014

Words of Radiance among Audible’s Best of 2014 + Updates It was a close call
this year, but thanks to your voting, Words of Radiance is #1 in Listener
Favorites and Fantasy on Audible’s Best of 2014. It’s a great way to follow up
2013’s Listener Favorites win with Steelheart. Thank you!
The Legion sequel, Legion: Skin Deep, was released a couple…

SATURDAY SIGNING AT THE OREM LIBRARY

December 5, 2014

Saturday signing at the Orem Library Just a quick update before the weekend. I’m
working on a new State of the Sanderson post talking about various things such
as Shadows of Self being finished, but it’s not quite ready. Hopefully next
week. If you missed it yesterday, the Altered Perceptions ebook is out, with
deleted scenes from…

CHAPTERS FROM THE ORIGINAL DRAFT OF THE WAY OF KINGS IN THE ALTERED PERCEPTIONS
ANTHOLOGY

December 4, 2014

Chapters from the original draft of The Way of Kings in the Altered Perceptions
anthology Earlier this year I told you about an IndieGoGo project to produce an
anthology that would contain chapters from my original 2002 version of The Way
of Kings (sometimes called Way of Kings Prime). Well, the anthology is finished,
and IndieGoGo backers received…

CORY DOCTOROW ON WRITING EXCUSES + UPDATES

December 2, 2014

Cory Doctorow on Writing Excuses + Updates If you missed it last week,
the Legion sequel, Legion: Skin Deep, has been released (except for in the UK
and associated territories). Go get it now in all formats! Cory Doctorow joined
the Writing Excuses crew at Westercon 67 to talk with us about the Neurobolics
of Characters—the techniques and methods…

LOW-PRICED EBOOKS INCLUDING THE ALLOY OF LAW

November 29, 2014

Low-priced ebooks including The Alloy of Law As I mentioned yesterday, I’m
signing today in Idaho Falls. But there are some ebooks at low prices that I
want to talk about. For links to where you can buy these books, click on the
titles below. The second Legion book, Legion: Skin Deep, which came out this
week,…

BLACK FRIDAY + SIGNING IN IDAHO FALLS ON SATURDAY

November 28, 2014

Black Friday + Signing in Idaho Falls on Saturday I hope everyone is having a
great Black Friday—as a reminder, my store has some awesome new items.
See here for details. And my book Legion: Skin Deep was released this week. See
my previous post for details on that. Tomorrow, I’m signing in Idaho Falls.
Details are below. Idaho Falls, ID – Barnes…

INTRODUCING LEGION: SKIN DEEP

November 25, 2014

Introducing Legion: Skin Deep About two years ago, I wrote a little novella
called Legion about a man with a very strange psychological makeup. Part of my
goal in writing it was to see if I could make my personal brand of . . .
whatever it is I do work in a more contemporary story. The greater goal (as…

ISAAC STEWART ON THE ARTWORK FOR SIXTH OF THE DUSK

November 21, 2014

Isaac Stewart on the artwork for Sixth of the Dusk Brandon’s assistant Isaac
here to talk about the process of creating the ebook cover for Sixth of the
Dusk. We knew from the beginning of the Shadows Beneath anthology project that
at some point we wanted to release Brandon’s story by itself, especially for
those who just wanted the…

MITOSIS RELEASED IN THE UK/AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND/IRELAND

November 20, 2014

Mitosis released in the UK/Australia/New Zealand/Ireland Rejoice! My Reckoners
short novelette Mitosis was finally released today by Gollancz in the UK,
Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland (and other Commonwealth countries, plus
everywhere outside the US/Canada). Check the store links in the various tabs to
the right. Mitosis takes place between Steelheart and Firefight, which will be
released on January 6 in…

NEW IN THE BRANDON SANDERSON STORE + UPDATES

November 18, 2014

New in the Brandon Sanderson Store + Updates New Brandon Sanderson Store items
are below, but first some updates! Words of Radiance is in the final round of
voting for the Goodreads Choice Awards in the category Best Fantasy of 2014.
It’s up against nine other books, so if you’ve read many of them, consider
voting for the one…

HOLIDAY SHIPPING DEADLINES + UPDATES

November 3, 2014

Holiday Shipping Deadlines + Updates Below you’ll find the holiday deadlines for
the Brandon Sanderson Store. But before then, some updates! Writing Excuses has
three episodes I haven’t mentioned yet. All were recorded at Westercon or
FantasyCon. First up, Mette Ivie Harrison and J.R. Johannson joined us to talk
about writing for the mystery genre. Next, the…

THE RITHMATIST EBOOK ON SALE TODAY

October 29, 2014

The Rithmatist ebook on sale today Just a quick note: the ebook of The
Rithmatist is on sale today for $1.99 in the US and Canada, and it looks like
it’s €1.78 in continental Europe. Check your local region to see the price
there—links are on the right. I don’t know how long this lasts, but I’m guessing
it’s…

GRAMMY AWARDS NOMINATIONS: MISTBORN

October 28, 2014

Grammy Awards Nominations: Mistborn This is something that doesn’t apply to many
of you, but if you’re a voting member of The Recording Academy, and you’re a
Mistborn fan, you may want to take a look at your ballot. 57th GRAMMY AWARDS For
Your Consideration: MISTBORN – THE FINAL EMPIRE by Brandon Sanderson in 5.1…

MISTBORN ADVENTURE GAME ALLOY OF LAW SUPPLEMENT, NEW ALLOMANCER JAK STORY +
GIVEAWAY

October 21, 2014

Mistborn Adventure Game Alloy of Law supplement, New Allomancer Jak story +
Giveaway A few weeks ago, Crafty Games, the makers of the Mistborn Adventure
Game, released their second supplement for the game (after the Terris
supplement). This new one covers the Alloy of Law era. As in the original
adventure game book, where I wrote a short story for the…

SIXTH OF THE DUSK SOLO EBOOK OUT NOW!

October 20, 2014

Sixth of the Dusk solo ebook out now! Today marks the worldwide release of the
standalone ebook for my Cosmere novella Sixth of the Dusk. It’s the same novella
that I included in the ebook and hardcover of Shadows Beneath: the Writing
Excuses Anthology, which also has stories from Mary Robinette Kowal, Dan Wells,
and Howard Tayler.…

WRITING EXCUSES EPISODES & CARIBBEAN RETREAT

October 15, 2014

Writing Excuses Episodes & Caribbean Retreat There are two new Writing Excuses
episodes to talk about: Fan Writing, with Chris Garcia The Convention-Author
Relationship, with Deirdre Saoirse Moen Both episodes were recorded at
Westercon/FantasyCon earlier this year in front of a live audience. Chris has
worked in fanzines for years (and won a Hugo Award…

THE ACCIDENTAL HIGHWAYMAN

October 14, 2014

The Accidental Highwayman I blurbed a book! I know, I know. That doesn’t happen
very often these days, but Susan, my YA editor at Tor, approached me with a
project she is very excited and passionate about: The Accidental Highwayman by
Ben Tripp. And after reading it, I have to highly recommend it—Susan has
discovered a gem.…

MITOSIS AUDIOBOOK FREE ON AUDIBLE

October 9, 2014

Mitosis audiobook free on Audible I’m happy to announce that Mitosis (the
novelette that takes place between Steelheart and Firefight) has been released
as an audiobook. What’s more, Audible is putting it up for free for a limited
time. The talented Macleod Andrews returns as the audiobook’s narrator—and he
will return for the Firefight audiobook as well, which comes out in January and
which you can…

MISTBORN TRADE PAPERBACKS + NEW YORK COMIC CON SCHEDULE

October 8, 2014

Mistborn Trade Paperbacks + New York Comic Con Schedule Back in May
I mentioned the new trade paperbacks for the Mistborn trilogy that were coming
out, starting with the first book. Since then, The Well of Ascension was
released in August, and The Hero of Ages came out this week. All three books
have gorgeous Sam Weber cover art, and Isaac Stewart…

October 2, 2014

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) starts in November, and tons of people
all over the world will take the challenge to write a 50,000-word novel within
the month. To help keep you motivated as you write, I’ll be contributing a Pep
Talk this year (also check out my 2011 Pep Talk). One of this year’s sponsors is
StoryBundle, and they’re…

BRANDON SANDERSON NEWSLETTER FOR SEPTEMBER 2014

September 30, 2014

Brandon Sanderson Newsletter for September 2014 Hey, all. Brandon here with a
quick newsletter. I’ll be heading out to the Writing Excuses retreat very soon,
and after that will be at New York Comic Con. But before I go, I wanted to
mention a few books to keep your eyes out for. (And at the…

WRITING EXCUSES EPISODES, INTERVIEW WITH BUZZY MAG & UPDATES

September 30, 2014

Writing Excuses episodes, Interview with Buzzy Mag & Updates I’m behind on
mentioning the episodes of the Writing Excuses writing advice show that have
aired recently. Many of these episodes were recorded in front of a live audience
at Westercon and FantasyCon in Salt Lake City. Science Fiction as Science
Education (with Brad Voytek) What…

MISTBORN EBOOK ON SALE

September 25, 2014

Mistborn ebook on sale Hey, all. The Mistborn ebook (first book in the Mistborn
trilogy, sometimes titled The Final Empire) is on sale for $2.99 at all vendors
(in the US)—and I just found out that the sale ends on Sunday the 28th. After
that it will go back up to its regular price. See the links on…

STEELHEART PAPERBACK RELEASE!

September 24, 2014

Steelheart paperback release! This week marks the release of Steelheart as a
trade paperback in the US and a mass market paperback in the UK. We received our
copies, and they look great! There’s a picture below. The new paperback cover
matches the cover for the sequel, Firefight, and I think it looks great. It’s
hard to tell…

THE WAY OF KINGS FREE ON ITUNES! (UPDATE: AND KINDLE IN THE US)

September 18, 2014

The Way of Kings Free on iTunes! (Update: And Kindle in the US) Back in June,
Tor approached us and asked if we’d be willing to let Apple give away The Way of
Kings for free as part of a promotion to encourage people to update their Apple
devices to iOS 8. I was enthusiastic about the…

ASSISTANT PETER RECOMMENDS: CITY OF STAIRS BY ROBERT JACKSON BENNETT

September 9, 2014

Assistant Peter Recommends: City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett It’s
Brandon’s assistant Peter again with another book to recommend to you. I first
read Robert Jackson Bennett’s City of Stairs (which was released today) back in
November when an early copy was sent here to the Dragonsteel offices. Ever since
then, I’ve been trying to think…

INFINITY BLADE FAN FILM KICKSTARTER

September 5, 2014

Infinity Blade fan film kickstarter Hey all. I found out about this recently,
and it looks pretty cool to me. A couple of fans want to make a live-action fan
film for the Infinity Blade story. (If you’re not familiar with Infinity Blade,
it’s a series of iOS games by ChAIR Entertainment/Epic Games that I also wrote…

SHADOWS BENEATH ON SALE THIS WEEK FOR SALT LAKE COMIC CON

September 1, 2014

Shadows Beneath on sale this week for Salt Lake Comic Con This weekend is Salt
Lake Comic Con, and at the Dragonsteel booth I’ll have hardcovers of the Writing
Excuses anthology Shadows Beneath on sale for $20. Howard and Dan will also be
at the convention, so you’ll be able to get the signatures of three of the…

ASSISTANT PETER RECOMMENDS: THE BROKEN EYE BY BRENT WEEKS

August 28, 2014

Assistant Peter Recommends: The Broken Eye by Brent Weeks Hello there! Brandon’s
assistant Peter here. This is the start of a sporadic feature on Brandon’s blog
where I recommend something to you. But don’t worry, this probably won’t happen
very often. I am also going to recommend something else to you in two weeks,
but…

TOUR REPORT: EUROPE AND CANADA

August 25, 2014

This was Conspiracy, and I had a really solid control deck. I was dominating the
board against the fan, whose name I believe was Jason. (Might be some other
J-name. Sorry if I got it wrong!) Well, I was feeling pretty confident and then
suddenly, he played . This wiped out all creatures, but more importantly, wiped
out the little creatures I was using with to create white mana.

ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE

August 19, 2014

Ice Bucket Challenge So, both Donald Mustard and Jason Denzel called me out on
the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. I figured since I was on tour for that whole
strange scavenger hunt thing and couldn’t participate, I should do something for
this one. Besides, it turns out we could kill two birds with one stone. We here
at Dragonsteel Entertainment…

THE WHEEL OF TIME DID NOT WIN A HUGO. (AND THAT’S OKAY.)

August 18, 2014

The Wheel of Time Did Not Win a Hugo. (And that’s okay.) For those who haven’t
yet seen the results of the 2014 Hugo Awards, they have been posted here. The
Wheel of Time, despite displaying a fine showing for first place votes,
ultimately did not prevail in winning a Hugo Award. (Though Mary’s excellent
novelette,…

TWEETS AND WRITING EXCUSES EPISODES

August 12, 2014

Tweets and Writing Excuses episodes My assistant Peter has uploaded the July
Twitter posts archive, as well as the beginning of the August archive. Writing
Excuses has two new episodes up. First is one on Adjusting Character
Proactivity. Next we have a microcasting episode that touches on the following
topics: Are there biases against non-English writers submitting manuscripts in
English?…

MY CALGARY SCHEDULE STARTING TODAY—THREE EVENTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

August 7, 2014

My Calgary schedule starting today—Three events open to the public I’m in
Calgary, Alberta, Canada today through Sunday. The When Words Collide convention
is sold out, but there are three events that are free and open to the public.
See full details below. Thursday, August 7, 7:00–9:00 p.m. Fish Creek
Library Signing (open to the public) Address: 11161…

MY UK SCHEDULE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

August 4, 2014

My UK schedule today through Wednesday I arrived in the UK late Saturday night,
and I have five events in three days. Hope to see many of you there! This is my
only trip to the UK this year. Please note: The evening signings on Monday and
Tuesday will have more time for running over if…

MY CELSIUS 232 SCHEDULE IN SPAIN

July 30, 2014

My Celsius 232 schedule in Spain Next week I will be in the UK, but right now
I’m in Avilés, Spain for the Celsius 232 convention (which has free admission,
so come on out). Here’s my complete schedule! Aquí está mi agenda completa.
Address: Plaza Domingo Alvarez Acebal, 2 33402 Avilés, Spain THURSDAY/JUEVES,
July 31 Time: 10:00–12:00 Place:…

HUGO VOTING DEADLINE THIS WEEK + GRAPHICAUDIO WELL OF ASCENSION & UPDATES

July 29, 2014

Hugo voting deadline this week + GraphicAudio Well of Ascension & Updates The
deadline for voting in the Hugo Awards is Thursday night at 11:59 p.m. Pacific
time. The online ballot can be submitted here by all World Science Fiction
Society members, either who will be attending Loncon 3 from August 14th through
18th, or who have a supporting membership. I posted…

SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON FREEBIES

July 24, 2014

San Diego Comic-Con Freebies Comic-Con International has started in San Diego
this weekend, but I’m not there this year. Instead, I’m flying out tomorrow
morning to Spain for Celsius 232, and then flying to the UK. But that doesn’t
mean Comic-Con is bereft of things Sanderson. There are two great freebies that
you can pick up. The Firefight chapter…

AWESOME PRIZES FROM WIZARDS OF THE COAST + MAGIC IN SPAIN & UK

July 22, 2014

Awesome Prizes from Wizards of the Coast + Magic in Spain & UK Warning! This is
a Magic: The Gathering post. If you’re interested in the game, particularly if
you want to play some Magic with me in Spain or the UK in the next few weeks,
read on. Otherwise, I promise I’ll post a…

LEGION: SKIN DEEP COVER REVEALED!

July 9, 2014

Legion: Skin Deep cover revealed! I’m pleased to present to you Jon Foster’s
cover illustration for the second Legion novella, Legion: Skin Deep, coming
later this year from Subterranean Press. I think Mr. Foster did a fantastic job
with this illustration, and I like it even better than his cover for
Subterranean Press’s edition of the original Legion.…

STORYBUNDLE CONTESTS + MISCELLANEOUS UPDATES

July 8, 2014

StoryBundle contests + Miscellaneous Updates The SciFi ebook StoryBundle with my
novella Legion is available only until Wednesday night, so the clock is ticking.
I’m running three giveaway contests (ending very soon!) where you can win the
DRM-free ebook bundle: One on Twitter, one on Facebook, and one on Google+. The
rules for each are slightly different, so check out the posts…

SALT LAKE CITY! WESTERCON/FANTASYCON TODAY!

July 3, 2014

Salt Lake City! Westercon/FantasyCon today! Starting today I (and the rest of
the Writing Excuses crew) will be at two conventions in Salt Lake
City, Westercon and FantasyCon! “Two conventions?” you say. “But which one shall
I attend!” I know, it’s a bit strange, but being a member of either convention
will also get you into the other…

INTRODUCING THE WRITING EXCUSES ANTHOLOGY!

June 30, 2014

Introducing the Writing Excuses Anthology! Ladies and gentlemen, I’m beyond
proud to introduce to you Shadows Beneath, a collection of four stories written
by the members of Writing Excuses, my podcast. In it, I present “Sixth of the
Dusk,” a brand-new Cosmere novella. The stories you will find in Shadows
Beneath are: “I.E.Demon,” by Dan Wells. US soldiers in…

LEGION SEQUEL PREORDER + STORYBUNDLE AVAILABLE NOW

June 20, 2014

Legion Sequel Preorder + Storybundle Available Now A couple months ago my
novella The Emperor’s Soul was available as part of a fantasy-themed DRM-free
ebook bundle from Storybundle. A lot of readers enjoyed getting the book that
way, so now I’m repeating the experiment with my thriller novella Legion,
available for the next three weeks along with eight other…

INTRODUCING AUGMENTED DRAFT

June 9, 2014

Warning! This is a Magic: The Gathering-related post, so those of you not
interested in my random hobby need not read further. (Well, not much further,
since I ended up putting a writing update next. For those wondering, I’m
currently doing the last revisions on Firefight—sequel to Steelheart—and working
on the sequel to The Rithmatist. I’m still planning to start Stormlight
Three, Stones Unhallowed, late summer. Follow along on the progress bars!)

HUGO VOTER PACKET WITH THE WHEEL OF TIME, CONVENTION DEADLINES, WHITE SAND
GRAPHIC NOVELS

May 30, 2014

Hugo Voter Packet with The Wheel of Time, Convention Deadlines, White Sand
Graphic Novels The Hugo Voter Packet (including all of the Wheel of Time ebooks)
is now available. If you’re a Worldcon member, go to this link to download it.
It’s not too late to join—Supporting Memberships to Loncon 3, the 72nd World
Science Fiction Convention…

LEGEND AWARD VOTING, WRITING EXCUSES, DEFENDING ELYSIUM AUDIO, SHALLAN’S LULLABY

May 28, 2014

Legend Award Voting, Writing Excuses, Defending Elysium Audio, Shallan’s Lullaby
Voting for the David Gemmell Legend Award ends on Saturday, and anyone can vote
for free. If you’ve read the nominated works, I encourage you to vote. The
nominees are: The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch Emperor of Thorns by Mark
Lawrence The Daylight War by Peter V. Brett…

SIGNED THE RITHMATIST HARDCOVERS, NEW PAPERBACKS, NEW UK ARTWORK + EBOOKS

May 23, 2014

Signed The Rithmatist hardcovers, new paperbacks, new UK artwork + ebooks It’s
now been a year since The Rithmatist was released, so my assistant Kara has made
signed hardcovers available in my store. For those of you who prefer paperbacks,
Tor has released a new trade paperback that you can find in the teen section of
the bookstore.…

WANT TO JOIN BRIDGE FOUR? THE ALTERED PERCEPTIONS ANTHOLOGY FINAL WEEK DRIVE

May 22, 2014

Want to join Bridge Four? The Altered Perceptions anthology final week drive
Last month I talked about Altered Perceptions, the anthology to benefit my
friend Robison Wells who’s suffering from mental illness. Well, the IndieGoGo
campaign is in its final week, and I’ve added a few perks to the campaign. More
on those farther down. The anthology…

BALTICON SCHEDULE + PLAY MAGIC WITH BRANDON + NEW MISTBORN YA TRADE PAPERBACK

May 22, 2014

Balticon Schedule + Play Magic with Brandon + New Mistborn YA Trade Paperback In
less than an hour I’m leaving to fly out to Baltimore for Balticon. My schedule
is below. I want to specifically highlight the “Play Magic: The Gathering with
Brandon” event on Saturday night. We’ll be doing a draft at a cost of…

BRANDON SANDERSON NEWSLETTER FOR MAY 2014

May 21, 2014

Brandon Sanderson Newsletter for May 2014 Hey, all! Brandon here. It’s been a
few months since the release of Words of Radiance, and the book was a smash
success. Thank you all for your continued support and enthusiasm. I’m unlikely
to tour again until early next year, so I wanted to drop you all a…

MISTBORN ADVENTURE GAME TERRIS SUPPLEMENT & GIVEAWAY CONTEST

May 6, 2014

Mistborn Adventure Game Terris Supplement & Giveaway Contest The first
supplement to the Mistborn Adventure Game pen-and-paper RPG has been released.
Called Terris: Wrought of Copper, Crafty Games describes it as providing a
detailed look at the history of the Terris Dominance and its people. Inside
you’ll find a guide to the city of Tathingdwen, the heart of…

VIDEO CHAT TODAY, PASTE MAGAZINE ARTICLE + UPDATES

May 1, 2014

Video Chat Today, Paste Magazine Article + Updates Today I’ll be doing a Google+
video chat hangout with fellow fantasy author Brian McClellan. The event
description says: Join these two writers as they talk about their newest books,
the epic fantasy genre, and writing as a career in a live, online event on May
1st! We’ll…

CHAPTERS FROM THE ORIGINAL DRAFT OF THE WAY OF KINGS AVAILABLE IN ANTHOLOGY TO
BENEFIT ROBISON WELLS

April 23, 2014

Chapters from the original draft of THE WAY OF KINGS available in anthology to
benefit Robison Wells A lot has been happening this week for me, including Hugo
nominations and cover reveals. While all of this is awesome, I’ve been worried
about the Altered Perceptions anthology getting lost, and I’d like to take a
moment to speak…

FIREFIGHT COVER REVEAL AND GIVEAWAY CONTEST

April 22, 2014

FIREFIGHT Cover Reveal and Giveaway Contest Firefight has a cover! And I think
it’s awesome. It was revealed yesterday at Entertainment Weekly Shelf Life,
which has a short interview with me explaining the new direction for the covers.
The book turned out really, really well and we want to get a copy into your
hands! Because…

THE WHEEL OF TIME NOMINATED FOR A HUGO AWARD

April 21, 2014

The Wheel of Time Nominated for a Hugo Award The Wheel of Time, as a whole, has
been nominated for a Hugo Award for best novel. I am thrilled, honored, and
excited—and when Harriet heard the news, she lit up as I’ve never seen her do
before. Thank you. Congratulations to all of the other nominees! I…

SALT LAKE FANXPERIENCE THIS WEEKEND + JEWELRY & UPDATES

April 16, 2014

Salt Lake FanXperience This Weekend + Jewelry & Updates The Salt Lake City Comic
Con FanXperience starts on Thursday, and I’ll be there this Saturday only. My
schedule is at the bottom of the post, but first some updates! The Brandon
Sanderson Store has some new jewelry. One item is the Bondsmith Glyph and
another is the Oathbringer Shardblade Pendant. The most recent…

MY JORDANCON SCHEDULE

April 10, 2014

My JordanCon Schedule Tonight I’m flying to Atlanta (along with my assistants
Isaac and Peter) for JordanCon. This year’s author guest of honor is Patrick
Rothfuss, and there are many other great guests as well. I hope to see a lot of
you there! My schedule is below, including the live writing session that will
be…

ONLINE EVENTS THIS WEEK + UPDATES

April 8, 2014

Online Events This Week + Updates I have two online events to talk about:
the Booktalk Nation Video Chat on Wednesday, and the second
writing/brainstorming livestream on Friday. The Wednesday event is hosted
by Booktalk Nation, and it will run for half an hour starting at 5:00 p.m.
Mountain time (7:00 p.m. Eastern, 4:00 p.m. Pacific, 23:00 GMT).…

GAMES CREATURES PLAY IS OUT THIS WEEK!

April 3, 2014

Games Creatures Play is out this week! I have a new short story out this week in
the horror anthology Games Creatures Play, edited by Charlaine Harris and Toni
L.P. Kelner. When Charlaine invited me to be part of this anthology and
explained what it was going to be about, I knew I had to write…

DELETED INTERLUDE FROM WORDS OF RADIANCE

April 1, 2014

Deleted Interlude from Words of Radiance For your reading pleasure, here is an
interlude that I decided to cut from Words of Radiance. It offers new insight
into a minor character who is very important to the book, and I believe that
readers will want to experience it. It is called Interlude: Stick.

HUGO NOMINATIONS DEADLINE TONIGHT

March 31, 2014

Hugo Nominations Deadline Tonight Back in January I put up a long post about
award nominations, with a particular mention of Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of
Time. Well, if you’re a member of the 2013, 2014, or 2015 World Science Fiction
conventions, it’s time to submit your nomination form for the Hugo Awards. The
deadline is tomorrow morning at 7:59 a.m. BST—since this…

STORYBUNDLE LAST CHANCE, SUGARHOUSE SIGNING, SHARDHUNT, LEGO SHATTERED PLAINS

March 26, 2014

StoryBundle last chance, Sugarhouse signing, Shardhunt, Lego Shattered Plains
Today is the final day to get the Epic Fantasy Bundle (which includes The
Emperor’s Soul if you’re outside the UK and associated territories)
from StoryBundle. After 11:00 p.m. Mountain time today, the bundle will no
longer be available. By the way, the winners of yesterday’s contest are Ashley…

STORYBUNDLE CONTEST, SIGNED WOR, WRITING EXCUSES

March 25, 2014

Storybundle Contest, Signed WoR, Writing Excuses Wednesday night is the last
chance to name your price for StoryBundle‘s Epic Fantasy Bundle. They’ve given
me fifteen download codes to give away. Five of them are being given away
on Twitter and five on Facebook. I’ll also give away five here on the blog. My
assistant says I have to put…

BRANDON SANDERSON NEWSLETTER FOR MARCH 2014

March 24, 2014

Brandon Sanderson Newsletter for March 2014 This is Brandon, and welcome to my
newsletter. Words of Radiance Is Out! My Essay on Epic Fantasy Stormlight
Merchandise Words of Radiance Book Tour and Worldwide Conventions The Shardhunt
Words of Radiance Is Out! At long last, Words of Radiance (book two in the
Stormlight Archive) is out…

SIGNED BOOKS, SHARDHUNT, MIDNIGHT RELEASE VIDEO, WRITING EXCUSES & UPDATES

March 17, 2014

Signed books, Shardhunt, midnight release video, Writing Excuses & updates
Tomorrow I’m signing at Joseph-Beth in Lexington. This is a numbered signing,
but if you don’t have a ticket they’ll let you sneak in at the end. Still, it’s
nice to buy something from the store while you’re there. Signed Michael Whelan
art prints will also…

TOUR GOODIES FROM READERS

March 14, 2014

Tour Goodies from Readers Hello, Sanderson fans! This is Emily, Brandon’s wife
and business manager. Brandon is on tour for Words of Radiance (tonight and
tomorrow he’s in Arizona), so I’m posting on his behalf today. The purpose of
this post is to say thank you. People are so kind to Brandon at signings, and
I’m grateful for that.…

SIGNING IN TX, NE, AZ; STORES THAT SHIP SIGNED COPIES; STORYBUNDLE & UPDATES

March 11, 2014

Signing in TX, NE, AZ; Stores that ship signed copies; Storybundle & Updates My
book tour for Words of Radiance continues today. Tonight I’m in Houston, and
later in the week I’m in Omaha, Phoenix, and Tucson. My whole tour is listed
here. If you don’t live near one of the tour cities and want…

MISTBORN: THE FINAL EMPIRE A £1.49 DAILY DEAL IN THE UK FRIDAY ONLY + TOUR
UPDATES

March 7, 2014

Mistborn: THE FINAL EMPIRE a £1.49 Daily Deal in the UK Friday only + tour
updates Just a quick note to let you know that in the UK today only
(Friday), Mistborn: The Final Empire is the Kindle Daily Deal at £1.49. If
you’re in the UK but you prefer to buy your ebooks somewhere other than Amazon,
check…

THE EMPEROR’S SOUL AT STORYBUNDLE + WORDS OF RADIANCE TOUR NOTES

March 5, 2014

THE EMPEROR’S SOUL at Storybundle + WORDS OF RADIANCE tour notes Words of
Radiance came out yesterday. I’m on tour now; today I’m signing in the Los
Angeles area and tomorrow I’ll be in the Bay Area for a lunchtime signing and
an evening signing. We had a great turnout at the midnight release, and the BYU
Bookstore ordered enough copies that they…

BRANDON SANDERSON NEWSLETTER FOR MARCH 2014

March 4, 2014

WORDS OF RADIANCE RELEASE PARTY TONIGHT + UPDATES

March 3, 2014

WORDS OF RADIANCE release party tonight + Updates Writing Excuses has two new
episodes: “When is your handwavium good enough?” and “What to do when truth is
stranger than fiction.” Also, all of my February tweets have been uploaded here.
Words of Radiance comes out tomorrow in the US and Canada in hardcover, ebook,
and audiobook (the…

UPDATE: GAMING FOR A CAUSE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT IN SLC

February 26, 2014

UPDATE: Gaming for a Cause this Friday night in SLC ans have asked about
tonight’s event: Why pay money to play Magic with me when they often can come
and play Magic with me for free? So in lieu of me coming tonight, I’m sending an
early signed copy of Words of Radiance to auction off for…

ONE WEEK LEFT! SPOILER-FREE REVIEWS OF WORDS OF RADIANCE

February 25, 2014

One week left! Spoiler-free reviews of WORDS OF RADIANCE Words of Radiance comes
out in one week. Here are some early non-spoiler reviews: Alice at Tor.com, Carl
at Tor.com, Eric & Josh at 17thShard. On Saturday I went up to Weller Book Works
and signed 500 copies of Words of Radiance. So if you ordered from them, it’s in
the process of…

NEW STORMLIGHT MERCH AND A MEMORY OF LIGHT HARDCOVERS IN THE STORE

February 24, 2014

New Stormlight merch and A Memory of Light hardcovers in the store Hello
everyone! This is Kara, the manager of Brandon’s online store. With the upcoming
release of Words of Radiance, we’ve added some awesome new products, and I’m
pretty excited about them. T-Shirts You might remember our Bridge Four and
Stormlight Archive shirts from the days of InkWing.com.…

MISTBORN FILM RIGHTS

February 21, 2014

Mistborn Film Rights As many of you know, a Mistborn film has been in the
development stages for several years now. The producers, Paloppa Pictures, were
wonderful to partner with and worked very hard to bring a Mistborn vision to the
big screen. However, their rights have just lapsed. They’re still interested in
the project, but we’re in this…

WRITING CLASS VIDEOS & UPDATES

February 20, 2014

Writing Class Videos & Updates First some updates on Words of Radiance, which
comes out in less than two weeks. It’s almost here! Tor.com has posted what it
was like to be a beta reader (note: I’m not currently looking for additional
beta readers) and spoiler-free reactions to the book, and they’re mailing
out daily context-free snippets. You can see…

I’M THE TOASTMASTER AT LTUE THIS WEEKEND

February 12, 2014

I’m the toastmaster at LTUE this weekend LTUE starts tomorrow (Thursday) in
Provo, with guest of honor Orson Scott Card, and I’ll be playing in the Magic
tournament on Thursday night. I’ll also be on a couple of panels on Friday and
Saturday, and I’ll do a reading and signing Saturday afternoon. Saturday evening
I’ll…

WORDS OF RADIANCE RELEASE EVENTS

February 7, 2014

WORDS OF RADIANCE Release Events This is going to be a long post. If you want to
know how to get numbered copies of Words of Radiance, scroll down to the
general release events info, the info on the BYU signing, on the San Diego
signing, or on the Weller Book Works signing-by-mail (now sold out—see below for
more info). Item…

THE WAY OF KINGS AT £1.99 IN THE UK, SALE ENDS TODAY

January 31, 2014

THE WAY OF KINGS at £1.99 in the UK, sale ends today It’s evening there in the
UK, but I’ve so far neglected to mention the £1.99 ebook sale on The Way of
Kings on Kindle. And now it’s the final day of the sale, as far as we know. Some
of the other ebook stores have…

REGARDING AWARDS

January 28, 2014

Regarding Awards I’m a little late to the party this year, but I wanted to post
a few words about awards season. If you want to nominate for the Hugo Awards you
either need to have had a membership to last year’s Worldcon in San Antonio, or
you need to be registered for this year’s Worldcon…

PREVIEW CHAPTERS, WRITING VIDEO, WRITING EXCUSES & UPDATES

January 24, 2014

Preview Chapters, Writing Video, Writing Excuses & Updates The Words of
Radiance audiobook is now available for preorder on Audible in the US, as well
as on CD via the links at the right. Kate Reading and Michael Kramer are well
into recording the narration, and it will be released the same day as the
hardcover and ebook. The…

FRIDAY’S THE DAY!

January 15, 2014

Worldbuilders hit its goal, so we’re going to give this write-a-thon thing a
try. I’ve settled on this Friday, January 17th, from 2:00 p.m. Mountain time
until 7:00 p.m.

SIGNING ON SATURDAY AT THE SANDY COSTCO!

January 10, 2014

Signing on Saturday at the Sandy Costco! Sorry for the late notice on this—my
assistants have been busy getting a book ready. Tomorrow at noon I’m signing in
the Salt Lake City area, at the Costco in Sandy. This probably won’t be a good
venue for me to do a reading and group Q&A, but…

MY CLASS STARTS TODAY

January 9, 2014

My Class Starts Today For those who aren’t aware, I teach a course entitled “How
to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy” at Brigham Young University. The course is
focused on the nuts and bolts of having a writing career. Characterization,
worldbuilding, plotting, and publication. In previous years, a graduate student
recorded my lectures as a…

WORDS OF RADIANCE PREVIEW CHAPTERS & SHALLAN ART

January 8, 2014

Words of Radiance preview chapters & Shallan art Just dropping in to say that
the first preview chapters of Words of Radiance are now up on Tor.com. This is
the prologue and first two chapters. More preview chapters will follow in the
coming weeks. There’s also a post about the Shallan endpapers that Michael
Whelan painted for the book. Plus you can…

STEELHEART AT $1.99 TODAY IN THE US

January 1, 2014

STEELHEART at $1.99 today in the US Just a quick note that Steelheart is $1.99
today only, in the US Kindle and Nook stores. You can also check the other
stores to see if anyone is price-matching. Happy New Year!

LAST-MINUTE HOLIDAY ITEMS

December 23, 2013

Last-Minute Holiday Items It’s too late to have things shipped in time for
Christmas from the store, but you can send gift certificates. These are sent by
email to whoever you want to receive one, and you can buy them here.
The Sugarhouse Barnes & Noble has signed copies of The
Rithmatist, Steelheart, The Way of Kings, and all three of my Wheel…

APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR MY BYU CREATIVE WRITING CLASS IS MONDAY

December 20, 2013

Many of you know that I teach a creative writing class at Brigham Young
University once per year. As an undergraduate I took this class from David
Farland when he was teaching it, and it was invaluable to me as a budding
writer. When Dave moved on, I took over the class as I feel that it’s…

WORLDBUILDERS

December 16, 2013

Worldbuilders Hey, all. As the holiday season is here, I wanted to give a
shout-out to Worldbuilders, Pat Rothfuss’s yearly, F&SF-themed charity drive.
Pat puts a great deal of work into the charity, and I love how it brings the
community together to do something great. The charity he supports (Heifer
International) is quite worthy, and…

WORDS OF RADIANCE IS DONE! + SIGNING IN OREM SATURDAY

December 13, 2013

Words of Radiance is done! + Signing in Orem Saturday First off, keep in mind
that the shipping deadline for signed books and other nifty things is tomorrow!
Look here for more details. I’m also appearing at the Orem Library Holiday
Author Extravaganza tomorrow morning; see my events calendar. For those who
missed my posts on social media…

SIGNING AT HILL AFB (TODAY!), IDAHO FALLS, POCATELLO

December 5, 2013

Signing at Hill AFB (Today!), Idaho Falls, Pocatello This (long) weekend I have
three signings for you. Today at Hill Air Force Base (military ID required to
get on base—sorry for the short notice!), Idaho Falls on Saturday, and Pocatello
on Monday. Details are below. I’ll sign any book I wrote that you bring, and…

TWO SHORTS RELEASED!

December 3, 2013

Two shorts released! All, I’ve got some fun news for you here in the holiday
season. I have not one, but two different stories coming out today. The first
is Mitosis, a novelette set between books one and two of The Reckoners. If you
enjoyed Steelheart, I think you’ll enjoy this story—but I do have to warn…

2013 HOLIDAY SALES

November 29, 2013

2013 Holiday Sales My store manager Kara has set up some sales in the Brandon
Sanderson store that I’ll tell you about below. But first I want to mention that
the Steelheart ebook is $2.49 today in the US on Amazon and the Google
Play store. The Way of Kings is also on sale at $2.99 in the US across all ebook
vendors; for links…

SIGNING TONIGHT IN OREM & PLAYING MAGIC

November 21, 2013

Signing Tonight in Orem & Playing Magic Hey, all! This evening I’m going down to
Dragon’s Keep’s Orem store. They’ll have books for sale, including the The
Emperor’s Soul hardcover and the Firstborn/Defending Elysium hardcover. You can
also bring any number of books from anywhere else. I’ll sign books and talk to
you, even if you’re not interested in…

NEW YORK EVENT VIDEO + UPDATES

November 19, 2013

New York Event Video + Updates Did you know you can get this cool Allomantic
Table Medallion and other jewelry in my store? There are also books signed &
personalized by me (including hardcovers of The Emperor’s Soul and this year’s
“Firstborn”/”Defending Elysium” combo), T-shirts, Feruchemical Table prints,
and Allomantic symbol decals. If you’re interested in giving any of those things
as a gift this holiday…

NEW YORK CITY ON SATURDAY!

November 14, 2013

New York City on Saturday! Steelheart is still on sale for $4.79 on the
US Kindle store, Nook, and Google Play. Additionally, The Way of Kings is on
sale for $1.99 on the US Kindle store and the iBookstore—and they’ve now been
joined by Nook at the same price. This Saturday I’ll be in New York City with
Christopher Paolini and James Dashner.…

EBOOKS ON SALE, WRITING EXCUSES, GOODREADS & UPDATES

November 13, 2013

Ebooks on sale, Writing Excuses, Goodreads & Updates As of this
writing, Steelheart is still on sale for $4.79 on the US Kindle store, Nook,
and Google Play. Additionally, The Way of Kings is on sale for $1.99 on the
US Kindle store and the iBookstore. As these are sales that the individual
stores are putting on rather than the publisher, they’re not something…

STEELHEART EXCLUSIVE EDITIONS + STEELHUNT PHOTOS & UPDATES

November 6, 2013

STEELHEART Exclusive Editions + Steelhunt Photos & Updates I mentioned a while
back that Steelheart has four exclusive editions in different stores. I’d like
to take a few minutes to tell you about each one. Barnes & Noble: Chapter 1
annotation My website has chapter-by-chapter annotations that I wrote for many
of my books, and people often tell me…

PLAY MAGIC WITH BRANDON, FIRSTBORN/DEFENDING ELYSIUM HARDCOVER, HOLIDAY SHIPPING
DEADLINES, KINDLE MATCHBOOK + UPDATES

November 5, 2013

Play Magic with Brandon, Firstborn/Defending Elysium hardcover, Holiday shipping
deadlines, Kindle MatchBook + Updates Lots of news for you today! First off,
I’ll be doing two Magic: The Gathering drafts this month that you can sign up
for if you’re local to Utah. I’ll be at Epic Puzzles & Games in West Valley this
Thursday, and…

THE WHEEL OF TIME RETROSPECTIVE: A MEMORY OF LIGHT: THE BLACK TOWER

November 1, 2013

The Wheel of Time Retrospective: A MEMORY OF LIGHT: The Black Tower Just a
reminder, all. Steelheart—my new novel—is out right now! It hit #1 on the New
York Times bestseller list in the Young Adult category. If you’re curious, you
can read about the book here, and listen to a cool audio sample here. And as a…

THE WHEEL OF TIME RETROSPECTIVE: A MEMORY OF LIGHT: PERRIN AND EGWENE

October 30, 2013

The Wheel of Time Retrospective: A MEMORY OF LIGHT: Perrin and Egwene Just a
reminder, all. Steelheart—my new novel—is out right now! It hit #1 on the New
York Times bestseller list in the Young Adult category. If you’re curious, you
can read about the book here, and listen to a cool audio sample here. For an
explanation…

TWO MORE MISTBORN NOVELS

October 29, 2013

Two More Mistborn Novels Hey, all. I’m neck-deep in Stormlight revisions, but
wanted to pause and give you a little update on other books I’m working on. On
my tour, I frequently read from the first chapter of a new novel in the Mistborn
world, a sequel to The Alloy of Law. (In fact, you can…

STEELHEART RELEASE IN THE UK + UK TRAILER

October 27, 2013

STEELHEART Release in the UK + UK Trailer Steelheart was released Thursday in
the UK! In the upper right of this post are tabs where you can see links to buy
the book in the UK and associated territories. I wrote a blog post for my UK
publisher, Gollancz, which you can see here. Fantasy Faction also…

THE WHEEL OF TIME RETROSPECTIVE: TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT: WHAT I LEARNED

October 24, 2013

The Wheel of Time Retrospective: TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT: What I Learned Just a
reminder, all. Steelheart—my new novel—is out right now! It hit #1 on the New
York Times bestseller list in the Young Adult category. If you’re curious, you
can read about the book here, and listen to a cool audio sample here. For an
explanation of…

2014 CHARITY FANTASY AUTHOR CALENDAR NOW AVAILABLE

October 23, 2013

2014 Charity Fantasy Author Calendar Now Available Way back in January I talked
about a Kickstarter campaign by photographer Lauren Zurchin for a calendar
featuring fantasy authors in costumes. Well, the kickstarter was successful, the
calendar has been finished, and it’s now available for you to preorder, with an
expected shipping date in the second week of November. Here is…

THE WHEEL OF TIME RETROSPECTIVE: TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT: WRITING PROCESS

October 22, 2013

The Wheel of Time Retrospective: TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT: Writing Process Just a
reminder, all. Steelheart—my new novel—is out right now! It hit #1 on the New
York Times bestseller list in the Young Adult category. If you’re curious, you
can read about the book here, and listen to a cool audio sample here. For an
explanation of my…

LIBROS EN ESPAÑOL, WRITING EXCUSES & STEELHUNT UPDATE

October 21, 2013

Libros en Español, Writing Excuses & Steelhunt update For my readers who prefer
books in Spanish: I found out last week that four of my books are currently
priced at 2,84€ on Kindle in Spain. You can also get them on other Kindle stores
(such as Mexico or elsewhere), but the price will vary according…

THE BIEBERLLAMA

October 18, 2013

The Bieberllama Well, the results are in: whose book sold best, James’s or
Brandon’s—and the winner is Brandon. … Brandon Mull. That’s right, Brandon
Mull’s Wild Born has defeated both Steelheart and The Eye of Minds. Brandon Mull
is a good friend of mine and James Dashner’s, and his book outsold both of ours
last week, so I’m declaring him…

THE WHEEL OF TIME RETROSPECTIVE: THE GATHERING STORM: WHAT I LEARNED

October 17, 2013

The Wheel of Time Retrospective: THE GATHERING STORM: What I Learned Just a
reminder, all. Steelheart—my new novel—is out right now! It hit #1 on the New
York Times bestseller list in the Young Adult category. If you’re curious, you
can read about the book here, and listen to a cool audio sample here. For an
explanation of…

VODNÍK AT $1.99 + STEELHUNT UPDATE

October 16, 2013

Vodník at $1.99 + Steelhunt update Hey all. I found out that Bryce
Moore’s Vodník, a book I really enjoyed (so much that I wrote a cover quote for
it: “Vodník is compelling, interesting and darkly humorous. I think you’ll love
it.”) is on sale right now as a $1.99 ebook. See the links on the right.…

THE WHEEL OF TIME RETROSPECTIVE: THE GATHERING STORM: WRITING PROCESS

October 15, 2013

The Wheel of Time Retrospective: The Gathering Storm: Writing Process Just a
reminder, all. Steelheart—my new novel—is out right now! It hit #1 on the New
York Times bestseller list in the Young Adult section. If you’re curious, you
can read about the book here, and listen to a cool audio sample here. For an…

SIGNED STEELHEART AT POWELL’S + STEELHUNT UPDATE

October 11, 2013

Signed STEELHEART at Powell’s + Steelhunt update The Steelheart tour continues.
Today and tomorrow I’m in the Bay Area, and next week I’m in Seattle and San
Diego. See my full schedule for details. I’ve also arranged for Steelhunt codes
to be hidden at a few more stores. (See these posts for a Steelhunt explanation
and other participating locations.) Latest on…

THE WHEEL OF TIME RETROSPECTIVE: THE PROCESS

October 10, 2013

The Wheel of Time Retrospective: The Process Just a reminder, all. Steelheart—my
new novel—is out right now! It hit #1 on the New York Times bestseller list in
the Young Adult section. If you’re curious, you can read about the book here,
and listen to a cool audio sample here. For an explanation of my Wheel of Time…

THE EYE OF MINDS + STEELHUNT UPDATES

October 9, 2013

THE EYE OF MINDS + Steelhunt updates Two weeks ago I talked about a bet I have
with James Dashner that hinges on how many copies Steelheart and The Eye of
Minds sell in their first week of release. Well, The Eye of Minds came out
yesterday. You should totally check it out, especially if you want to see me
forced to become…

THE WHEEL OF TIME RETROSPECTIVE: THE NOTES

October 8, 2013

The Wheel of Time Retrospective: The Notes Just a reminder, all. Steelheart—my
new novel—is out right now! It’s sitting at #1 on the New York Times bestseller
list in the Young Adult section. If you’re curious, you can read about the
book here, and listen to a cool audio sample here. I usually do a Q&A session
as…

WRITING EXCUSES CATCH-UP & UPDATES

October 7, 2013

Writing Excuses catch-up & Updates Writing Excuses has put up a couple of
episodes that I haven’t mentioned yet. There’s an episode on dystopian
fiction featuring Cherie Priest, one on publishing featuring Subterranean
Press’s publisher Bill Schafer, and a Q&A session from our Out of Excuses
writing retreat talking about these questions: How have your opinions on
self-publishing changed in the…

MORE PLACES TO GET SIGNED BOOKS

October 3, 2013

More places to get signed books All, Looking for a place to get a signed copy
of Steelheart? The bookstores I’ve been visiting might be a great place to
look—and they are eager to ship to you, if you live out of the area. I posted
about a few on Tuesday. Here are some more: Chicago, Anderson’s BookshopThis…

STEELHUNT, WEEK TWO

October 1, 2013

Steelhunt, Week Two We have entered week two of Steelheart’s release—by
Wednesday, we’ll know what the opening week numbers were, and that will become
the benchmark that Dashner will try to beat with The Eye of Minds. The loser
will then become Justin Bieber. Many thanks to all who checked out the book last
week. Of course, you’re…

THE STEELHEART BIG IDEA + GAMES CREATURES PLAY

September 26, 2013

The STEELHEART Big Idea + Games Creatures Play I’ve started my tour
for Steelheart! After two very successful Utah signings, I’ve flown off to Texas
where I will have events in Houston and Austin. You can check out my full
schedule here. To accompany the Steelheart release, I’ve posted a guest Big Idea
essay over at John Scalzi’s Whatever blog. It starts off like…

SANDERSON’S THIRD LAW OF MAGIC

September 25, 2013

Sanderson’s Third Law of Magic We’re celebrating the release of Steelheart, my
new novel! It’s out this week. If you missed yesterday’s post, you can read up
on the book here, listen to the first five chapters of the audiobook here, and
watch the trailer here. Please consider going to your retailer of choice and
looking at the novel.…

BRANDON SANDERSON NEWSLETTER FOR SEPTEMBER 2013

September 24, 2013

Brandon Sanderson Newsletter for September 2013 Hey, all! Brandon here, writing
my own newsletter this time around. Just wanted to keep you up to date on what’s
happening in the Sanderverse these days. Contents Steelheart is out today! Words
of Radiance progress Steelheart Tour and Release Party Steelhunt and Blog Posts
Welcoming Isaac and Kara…

STEELHEART LAUNCH DAY

September 24, 2013

Steelheart Launch Day It’s here! Steelheart is out! The trailer is here, if you
haven’t seen it. Also, if you live in Utah, please come see me tonight at the
Orem Barnes & Noble! 5–8:00 p.m., with signed and numbered copies. Yesterday I
talked about the tour and the Steelhunt I’m doing along with it. Now, I’ve got
to admit something to you…

INTRODUCING THE STEELHUNT

September 23, 2013

Introducing the Steelhunt Steelheart comes out tomorrow! If you live local to
Utah, please consider coming to the launch party at the Barnes & Noble in
Orem from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. All copies will be numbered and pre-signed, so you
won’t have to wait in line unless you want a personalization. I would really
like to see this…

INFINITY BLADE VIDEOS, IB:III OUT TODAY, & LETTER TO ROBERT JORDAN

September 18, 2013

Infinity Blade videos, IB:III out today, & Letter to Robert Jordan First some
updates. The Writing Excuses podcast had episodes on transitioning characters in
prominence and on when fail happens in your career. This week I added some
videos to my YouTube channel. First is a letter to Robert Jordan that I recorded
for Google Play. Then there are some videos…

HUGO AWARDS COMIC & VIDEO

September 13, 2013

Hugo Awards Comic & Video The Hugo Awards UStream page has posted the full
recording of this year’s ceremony, with no pesky gaps from technical
difficulties. You can find it here and it’s embedded at the bottom of this post.
The entire ceremony is a celebration of science fiction and fantasy fandom
featuring luminaries of the field,…

STEELHEART BOOK TRAILER & FREE 5-CHAPTER SAMPLE EBOOK/AUDIOBOOK

September 12, 2013

STEELHEART book trailer & free 5-chapter sample ebook/audiobook Random House has
released their book trailer for Steelheart, and it’s pretty awesome! Check it
out below. They’ve also released a 5-chapter sampler ebook (and Audible has a
sampler audiobook) that you can see download links for here. (Ignore the text
that says “Buy the Book”—it’s a free download.) Right…

A QUESTION FOR MY GERMAN AND OTHER FOREIGN-LANGUAGE READERS

September 11, 2013

A question for my German and other foreign-language readers If you haven’t seen
the Steelheart book trailer, the prologue, or the teaser chapters (Chapter
Ten and Chapter Eleven), please go give them a look! The release date is fast
approaching, so think about preordering the book from your favorite
vendor. Weller Book Works has a few signed & numbered copies left. You…

HUGO AWARDS!

September 4, 2013

Hugo Awards! Everyone, I come to you today deeply humbled and appreciative. Over
the weekend at Worldcon in San Antonio, I was honored with not one, but two Hugo
awards. Though I’m thrilled to have Writing Excuses finally win after several
years of losses, I’m beyond flattered to have been given a fiction award in…

INFINITY BLADE: REDEMPTION + UPDATES

September 3, 2013

Infinity Blade: Redemption + Updates Hey, all! I had an exciting time at
Worldcon, as you might have heard. I’m working on a long blog post about the
experience, and it will go up tomorrow. (Actually, be sure to check my site
tomorrow regardless…) For today, though, I wanted to announce the release of my…

WARBREAKER RIGHTS AND DOWNLOADS

September 2, 2013

Warbreaker Rights and Downloads RIGHTS VERSIONS COMPARISONS For older versions
of the book, scroll down to the bottom. You can also find PDF and Mobile Reader
versions of the book there. For rights explanations, read on. RIGHTS I am
releasing each draft of WARBREAKER under a Creative Commons non-commercial,
non-derivative work license. For an official…

INFINITY BLADE: REDEMPTION PRE-ORDER STARTS TODAY

August 20, 2013

Infinity Blade: Redemption Pre-Order Starts Today ChAIR ENTERTAINMENT & NEW YORK
TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR BRANDON SANDERSON ANNOUNCE NEW CHAPTER IN INFINITY
BLADE SAGA, INFINITY BLADE: REDEMPTION Pre-Order the Novella Now Exclusively on
iBooks Salt Lake City, UT (August 20, 2013) — ChAIR Entertainment, a division of
Epic Games Inc., today announced Infinity Blade: Redemption, the second in a…

STEELHEART PREORDERS FROM WELLER BOOK WORKS START TODAY + MY GEN CON SCHEDULE

August 15, 2013

Tomorrow and Saturday I’ll be at Gen Con. My schedule is below. See you there!
But first, if you haven’t seen the STEELHEART teaser trailer, the prologue,
or teaser chapters, please go give them a look! The release date is fast
approaching, so think about preordering the book from your favorite vendor.
(Amazon, Barnes & Noble, IndieBound, Audible, Apple, Kobo, Google Play.) If you
would like a signed and numbered copy, Weller Book Works will begin accepting
orders TODAY for delivery on or very shortly after September 24th. (Or you can
come to the release event at the Orem Barnes & Noble on September 24th. More
details later.) Mysterious Galaxy and Shawn Speakman’s The Signed Page will also
have signed books available to preorder, but they won’t be shipped until I sign
them in October.

SIGNED PERRIN T-SHIRT CHARITY AUCTION & UPDATES

August 12, 2013

Signed Perrin T-Shirt Charity Auction & Updates Some quick updates today. But
first, if you haven’t seen the STEELHEART teaser trailer, the prologue,
or teaser chapters, please go give them a look! The release date is fast
approaching, so think about preordering the book from your favorite vendor.
(Amazon, Barnes & Noble, IndieBound, Audible, Apple, Kobo, Google Play.) If you
would…

STEELHEART PREORDER AND MEGA VAULT WINNERS

August 9, 2013

Steelheart Preorder and Mega Vault Winners It’s time to announce the winners of
the STEELHEART Mega Vault Fan Art contest. First, if you haven’t seen the teaser
trailer, the prologue, or teaser chapters for STEELHEART, please go give them a
look! STEELHEART Preorders The release date for STEELHEART is fast approaching,
so think about preordering the book from…

SPOKANE THIS WEEK!

August 7, 2013

Spokane this week! Tomorrow I’m heading out to Spokane for SpoCon, and I’ll also
be signing at Barnes & Noble. Details are below. There’s no signing listed at
SpoCon itself, but I will sign books if you find me between panels. See you
there! As always, see my future events on my events page. Barnes &…

UPDATES CATCH-UP + MICHAEL WHELAN STORMLIGHT 2 COVER

August 5, 2013

Updates Catch-Up + Michael Whelan Stormlight 2 Cover Playing catch-up with the
Writing Excuses podcast, we did episodes on both Writing Reluctant
Characters and Combining Dialogue, Blocking, and Description. We also did a Q&A
session at the Out of Excuses Retreat that touches on these questions: To Dan:
How did you go about selling your first trilogy in Germany before…

HUGO AWARDS VOTING DEADLINE IS JULY 31, 2013

July 26, 2013

Hugo Awards Voting Deadline is July 31, 2013 The Hugos are one of the most
prestigious awards in our field, and they are given out by the readers
themselves. The deadline for voting for the Hugo Awards is approaching quickly.
Less than a week left! For a ballot to be counted, it needs to be…

STATE OF THE SANDERSON 2013

July 24, 2013

JTVCcmNibG9jayUyMGlkJTNEJTIyMjU2OSUyMiU1RA==It has been quite a busy time these
last six or seven months. Too busy, maybe? A lot of great experiences, but it
has cut into my time to be at home writing. Let me give you a little update of
what I’m doing writing-wise.

READ PREVIEW #2 OF STEELHEART, STEELHEART POSTER, STEELHEART BOOK TRAILER!

July 19, 2013

Read preview #2 of STEELHEART, STEELHEART poster, STEELHEART book trailer! So,
I’m at Comic-Con in San Diego right now. You can see my schedule here. Among the
other things I’m doing at the con is an interview with MTV Geek. That’s not a
public event at the convention, but they will be streaming it live on their…

MY SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL SCHEDULE

July 18, 2013

My San Diego Comic-Con International Schedule I’m leaving today for Comic-Con,
and I’ll be there Friday through Sunday. See you there! There will also be
a Steelheart trailer reveal online on Sunday with MTV Geek; I’ll add the link
later. Date: July 19-21, 2013 Place: San Diego Convention Center Address: 111
West Harbor Drive San Diego, CA 92101 Schedule: Friday,…

THE RITHMATIST TOUR SWAG

July 17, 2013

THE RITHMATIST Tour Swag Recently I got back from the The Rithmatist tour, so
it’s time for me to post some pictures of some of the cool things I saw and some
of the neat things you all gave me. I appreciate the time and thought put into
the gifts. Take a look at this Steel Inquisitor…

THIS IS HOW YOU DIE, STORIES OF THE INSCRUTABLE, INFALLIBLE, INESCAPABLE MACHINE
OF DEATH

July 16, 2013

THIS IS HOW YOU DIE, Stories of the Inscrutable, Infallible, Inescapable Machine
of Death The anthology THIS IS HOW YOU DIE, sequel to THE MACHINE OF DEATH, was
released today. I don’t have a story in it (I was considering submitting
something, but I’m way too busy), but my friend and alpha reader Karen Stay…

STEELHEART FAN ART CONTEST ENDS TONIGHT + UPDATES

July 15, 2013

STEELHEART fan art contest ends tonight + Updates This week’s Writing Excuses
podcast episode is entitled “Your First Contract” and it’s about exactly that!
We’re not lawyers so don’t consider this to be legal advice, but as a writer
you’re a a small business owner who should be thinking about this sort of thing.
The STEELHEART…

MY CONNECTICON SCHEDULE

July 11, 2013

My ConnectiCon Schedule I’m in Connecticut this weekend for ConnectiCon. Below
is my schedule! But also, the STEELHEART fanart contest (you can win books!) is
still ongoing, with a deadline of Monday. Details here, and the first entries
from readers are up here. ConnectiCon, Hartford Place: ConnectiCon
Address: Connecticut Convention Center 100 Columbus Boulevard Hartford, CT 06103
Phone: 860-249-6000 Type: Convention…

RANDOM HOUSE MEGA VAULT CONTEST + UPDATES

July 8, 2013

Random House Mega Vault Contest + Updates Below I have info on a contest
that’s Steelheart-related (sorry, for the US and Canada only). But first some
updates. This week’s Writing Excuses podcast episode covers chapter
breakdowns—what determines our chapter breaks? How do we handle POV shifts,
scene/sequel balance, and other considerations when we’re carving our stories
into…

UPDATES FOR THIS WEEK

July 1, 2013

Updates for this week In this week’s Writing Excuses episode, Mary, Dan, Howard,
and I talk about Space Opera. Give it a listen. My assistant Peter has uploaded
another Twitter posts archive. There will be another one next week; we’re a bit
behind. As always, you can follow me on Twitter and Facebook (both have
basically the same content) for up-to-the-minute…

GUEST POST BY ELISE MATTHESEN: HOW TO REPORT SEXUAL HARASSMENT

June 28, 2013

Guest post by Elise Matthesen: How to Report Sexual Harassment (A friend of mine
wrote this, and I and a few other people in the community are posting her
narrative to raise awareness. —Brandon) How to Report Sexual Harassment by Elise
Mattheson We’re geeks. We learn things and share, right? Well, this year at
WisCon…

UNFETTERED (WITH A MEMORY OF LIGHT DELETED SEQUENCE) NOW OUT + UPDATES

June 25, 2013

UNFETTERED (with A MEMORY OF LIGHT deleted sequence) now out + Updates The ebook
for UNFETTERED, which contains the A MEMORY OF LIGHT deleted sequence “River of
Souls,” has now been released. Details below. Tor.com’s reread of THE WAY OF
KINGS reached chapters 16 and 17, the first flashback with Laral and Tien, and
Kaladin leading…

SATURDAY SPANISH FORK COSTCO SIGNING TIME CHANGE

June 21, 2013

Saturday Spanish Fork Costco signing time change Hey there, everyone who was
planning to come to my signing tomorrow—I just found out that it’s going to
start an hour earlier than previously announced. So if you can swing it, please
try to come at 11:00 a.m. instead of noon. I’ve never done a Costco signing…

JUNE IS AUDIOBOOK MONTH + UPDATES

June 18, 2013

June is Audiobook Month + Updates This week the Writing Excuses podcast has
a “project in depth” episode on Mary Robinette Kowal’s novella “Kiss Me Twice,”
which was nominated for the Hugo and Nebula last year. Give it a listen, though
you’ll probably want to read the novella first. Tor.com had a couple of The Way
of Kings articles last week. First…

ALCATRAZ IN THE UK & UPDATES

June 11, 2013

Alcatraz in the UK & Updates ALCATRAZ VERSUS THE SHATTERED LENS has now been
released in the UK (and presumably also in Australia and New Zealand). That
means all four books are now out, and since they all came out this year, it
should be relatively easy to find them on shelves and in ebook…

BOOK TRAILER FOR THE RITHMATIST & KICKSTARTER FOR HEX

June 5, 2013

Book trailer for THE RITHMATIST & Kickstarter for HEX Tor made a book
trailer for THE RITHMATIST (which is out now). Enjoy! There’s also a
cool Kickstarter campaign (well past its goal, ending in two days) from
Cryptozoic Entertainment for a digital TCG/MMO called HEX. The developers of the
(targeted for fall 2014) MISTBORN: BIRTHRIGHT video game, Little Orbit,…

SIGNING TONIGHT AT THE PROVO LIBRARY + UPDATES

June 3, 2013

Signing Tonight at the Provo Library + Updates This week’s Writing Excuses
episode talks about prewriting with our guest E.J. Patten, author of RETURN TO
EXILE and THE LEGEND THIEF. Check it out. The Tor.com reread of THE WAY OF KINGS
has reached chapter 12, covering the introduction of Dalinar and Adolin. I’m
signing tonight at the Provo Library, with books sold…

THE RITHMATIST ILLUSTRATIONS, BOOK EXPO AMERICA & UPDATES

May 29, 2013

THE RITHMATIST Illustrations, Book Expo America & Updates The newest Writing
Excuses podcast episode is called “What The Avengers Did Right.” It has a bunch
of spoilers for that movie and talks about it from the point of view of a
writer. I’ve uploaded all of Ben McSweeney’s awesome illustrations for THE
RITHMATIST. This includes the map (which…

MY PHOENIX COMICON SCHEDULE

May 23, 2013

My Phoenix Comicon Schedule Today through Sunday I’m in Phoenix for Phoenix
Comicon. Here’s my schedule. Thu, 6:00-7:00PM (Room 104B) Books & Authors
Phoenix Comicon Kickoff Kick of Phoenix Comicon 2013’s Books and Authors
programming with a brief look at what all is going on this weekend and a group
interview with several of our author…

BRANDON SANDERSON NEWSLETTER FOR MAY 2013

May 21, 2013

Brandon Sanderson Newsletter for May 2013 In this newsletter: The Rithmatist is
out! The Rithmatist Tour Steelheart is coming in September. (Prologue going live
Thursday!) Baby Melvin is here, and growing up too quickly Words of Radiance
(Stormlight 2) update From Brandon. You’re receiving this because you signed up
or sent me fan mail. If…

HUGO VOTER PACKET OUT NOW, SIGNED THE RITHMATIST + UPDATES

May 21, 2013

Hugo Voter Packet Out Now, Signed THE RITHMATIST + Updates A few weeks ago I
talked about the Hugo Voter Packet and how for a $60 supporting membership to
Worldcon you could get copies of most of the Hugo Award-nominated works. Well,
the packet was finally released today, so if you’re already a member go
download…

STEELHEART PROLOGUE + SIGNED THE RITHMATIST

May 16, 2013

STEELHEART Prologue + Signed THE RITHMATIST Tor.com’s reread of THE WAY OF
KINGS reaches chapter 11 today, which is Kaladin’s low point. My YA dystopia
STEELHEART comes out in September. Today the Onion AV Club put up the prologue
of the book. Check it out! I’m in the middle of the tour for my YA fantasy THE…

THE RITHMATIST OUT NOW

May 14, 2013

THE RITHMATIST Out Now The Rithmatist is out! Buy it from the links to the right
or visit your local bookstore. (In the UK/Australia, the release date is May
23rd.) My book tour starts tonight in New York and continues in Philadelphia,
Denver, Omaha, New Orleans, Houston, San Jose, Albuquerque, Phoenix, Provo, and
Spanish Fork. For…

QUICK UPDATE

May 13, 2013

Quick Update Just a quick update today. I’m on my way to New York for the
release of THE RITHMATIST on Tuesday. More about that in another post tomorrow,
but The Book Smugglers have an interview with me where I talk about it and about
writing YA, among other things. This week’s Writing Excuses podcast
episode talks about the…

THE RITHMATIST AUDIOBOOK, THE EMPEROR’S SOUL EBOOK AT $2.99 & UPDATES

May 8, 2013

THE RITHMATIST audiobook, THE EMPEROR’S SOUL ebook at $2.99 & Updates My YA
fantasy novel THE RITHMATIST comes out next week. Read the first 5 chapters here
and check out my signing tour schedule here. Tor.com also put up an article
today talking about the book’s magic system. I’m also pleased to report that
Michael…

JORDANCON SWAG

May 3, 2013

JordanCon Swag I got back from JordanCon a few days ago. Often times at cons and
signings, my readers bring me small gifts. I’m deeply grateful for the time and
thought put into these, and I try to post pictures of some of them from time to
time. JordanCon was no exception. Here are some…

MY ESSAY ON TERRY PRATCHETT + UPDATES

May 1, 2013

My essay on Terry Pratchett + Updates On Saturday Tor.com posted an essay of
mine entitled “Terry Pratchett’s Discworld Might Be The Highest Form of
Literature on the Planet.” I’ve mentioned my love of Terry Pratchett a few times
on the blog before, but in this essay I lay out my whole case. Michael Whelan…

THE RITHMATIST BOOK TOUR + SIGNED COPIES

April 24, 2013

THE RITHMATIST Book Tour + Signed Copies My YA fantasy novel THE RITHMATIST
comes out on May 14th in the US/Canada, and May 23rd in UK/Commonwealth
countries. (Read the prologue and first five chapters here.) This book tour’s
stops are listed at the bottom of this post, and included are a bunch of cities
I haven’t…

STORMLIGHT VIDEOS + UPDATES

April 23, 2013

Stormlight Videos + Updates This past weekend I had a great time at
JordanCon. Next year‘s Author Guest of Honor will be Patrick Rothfuss, with
Artist Guest of Honor Larry Elmore. It should be awesome. While I was there I
signed a number of books for two booksellers, The Missing Volume and Basement
Books. They each…

MY JORDANCON SCHEDULE + UPDATES

April 17, 2013

My JordanCon Schedule + Updates This weekend I’ll be at JordanCon in Atlanta. My
schedule is below, and the full schedule is here. Guests of Honor this year are
Seanan McGuire (a.k.a. Mira Grant) and Michael Whelan. Team Jordan will also be
participating. Stormlight/Mistborn/Rithmatist artists Isaac Stewart and Ben
McSweeney will also be there. They have a…

REDDIT AMA + UPDATES

April 15, 2013

Reddit AMA + Updates I’m doing a Reddit AMA (ask me anything) right now
at /r/fantasy. Ask away. This week’s Writing Excuses podcast episode talks
about narrative rhythm. Here’s the penultimate video of me writing the Rysn
interlude from WORDS OF RADIANCE, the next Stormlight book. Next week I’ll put
up the conclusion and the sped-up version with everything…

A MEMORY OF LIGHT EBOOK + UPDATES

April 11, 2013

A MEMORY OF LIGHT ebook + Updates A few random pieces of catch-up news for
today. The ebook for A MEMORY OF LIGHT came out this week, if you didn’t notice.
You can find it at the usual vendors. This week the Writing Excuses podcast has
another brainstorming episode, where I come up with a concept…

HELPING BEN WOLVERTON

April 10, 2013

Helping Ben Wolverton Many of you know that a certain author, Dave Wolverton
(who also writes as David Farland), was an important mentor to me early in my
career. Well, Dave has run into some difficult times recently, as his son Ben
had a longboarding accident and is now in a coma. Dave, like many…

WITHOUT A SUMMER + UPDATES

April 4, 2013

WITHOUT A SUMMER + Updates This week’s Writing Excuses podcast episode is called
“Fake It Till You Make It” and in it Mary, Dan, Howard, and I talk about the
things we do or have done to feel professional. Also, as I mentioned earlier
this week, Writing Excuses has been nominated once again for the…

THE EMPEROR’S SOUL NOMINATED FOR A HUGO AWARD!

April 2, 2013

THE EMPEROR’S SOUL Nominated for a Hugo Award! The nominations for the 2013 Hugo
Awards were recently released, and I’m elated to announce that The Emperor’s
Soul has been nominated for Best Novella. This is, quite frankly, awesome. It’s
my first major award nomination in a fiction category. Alongside it, Writing
Excuses has been nominated for Best Related Work for…

2013 CONVENTION EXCLUSIVE: FIRSTBORN & DEFENDING ELYSIUM

March 28, 2013

2013 Convention Exclusive: Firstborn & Defending Elysium This year I’ll be going
to several conventions—JordanCon, Phoenix Comicon, ConnectiCon, and SpoCon
(among others not yet announced). Last year I started doing convention
exclusives, which I’d been wanting to do for a while—something to make it worth
the effort for people to go out of their way…

PODCASTS, STEELHEART & THE RITHMATIST COVERS, WRITING VIDEO

March 27, 2013

Podcasts, STEELHEART & THE RITHMATIST Covers, Writing Video A couple new podcast
episodes for you. This week’s Writing Excuses podcast episode is an in-depth
discussion of “Deus ex Nauseum,” Howard’s bonus story at the end of Schlock
Mercenary: Emperor Pius Dei. Also, on the Farland’s Authors Advisory Conference
Calls, artists Isaac Stewart and Ben McSweeney (whose work has appeared…

STORMLIGHT 2 VIDEO + WRITING EXCUSES

March 18, 2013

Stormlight 2 Video + Writing Excuses In this week’s Writing Excuses podcast
episode, Robison Wells joins us once again to talk about abnormal psychology.
There are a lot of depths there to plumb for characterization, so check it out.
My assistant has uploaded another Twitter posts archive. And there’s a new video
up of me writing WORDS…

WAY OF KINGS EBOOK FOR $2.99, GIVEAWAY, & TOR.COM REREAD

March 14, 2013

Way of Kings ebook for $2.99, Giveaway, & Tor.com Reread Today Tor.com announced
they’re doing a reread for THE WAY OF KINGS. You can read the announcement here.
Buy the $2.99 ebook here (DRM-free): Kindle (US)(CA) Nook iBooks (US)(CA) Kobo
Dragonmount If you’re not familiar with Tor.com’s rereads, which they’ve done
for The Wheel of Time and other…

WRITING EXCUSES & WRITING VIDEO

March 11, 2013

Writing Excuses & Writing Video Just a quick update today. This week’s Writing
Excuses podcast episode is another brainstorming episode. This time Mary, Dan,
and I help Howard brainstorm for a comic. Though apparently the end result was a
failure! Check it out. I’ve also uploaded another video of me writing WORDS OF
RADIANCE, the sequel to…

HUGO NOMINATION DEADLINE + SIGNED COPIES OF AMOL

March 5, 2013

Hugo Nomination Deadline + Signed Copies of AMoL Below I have bookstore listings
where you can find signed copies of A MEMORY OF LIGHT (and a few have THE
EMPEROR’S SOUL as well). They will ship to you, so give them a call! This Sunday
night is the deadline for nominating for the Hugo Awards,…

WRITING EXCUSES & STORMLIGHT ARCHIVE WRITING VIDEO

February 25, 2013

Writing Excuses & Stormlight Archive writing video Just a quick post today. The
newest Writing Excuses podcast episode is another where we sat down with Dan’s
brother Robison Wells. This time we talked about writing and personal health.
Give it a listen. For the fifth of my Stormlight Archive volume two writing
videos, we were able to…

STORMLIGHT WRITING VIDEO & MUSIC + UPDATES

February 18, 2013

Stormlight writing video & music + Updates The most recent podcast episode of
Writing Excuses features Dan’s brother Robison Wells talking with us
about cliffhangers and icebergs—when it’s a good idea to leave people in the
dark, and when it’s a bad idea. Check it out. My assistant Peter has uploaded
another Twitter posts archive. This…

LIFE, THE UNIVERSE, & EVERYTHING 31 STARTS TODAY IN PROVO

February 14, 2013

Life, the Universe, & Everything 31 starts today in Provo The local symposium
(read: convention) on science fiction and fantasy starts today. I was planning
to be there, but instead I’m on tour. I’ll be in Vancouver tonight and Toronto
tomorrow. But if you’re in Utah, you should check out LTUE! The guest of honor
this year…

VIDEOS & UPDATES

February 11, 2013

Videos & Updates I donated a signed first edition of MISTBORN for an auction at
Con or Bust, which helps fans of color attend SFF conventions. Check it out. The
most recent Writing Excuses podcast episode talks about retellings and
adaptations. Believe it or not, yesterday was the five-year anniversary of
the very first episode. Wow! I have…

STORMLIGHT 2 WRITING VIDEO, HUGO NOMINATION DEADLINE, DANGEROUS WOMEN & UPDATES

January 29, 2013

Stormlight 2 Writing Video, Hugo Nomination Deadline, DANGEROUS WOMEN & Updates
Michael Whelan has put up an awesome post on his process for painting the cover
of A MEMORY OF LIGHT. Very, very cool. If you’re at all interested in art or
illustration you should check it out. You can also buy signed prints in his
store.…

WORLDBUILDERS, TOUR DATES & UPDATES

January 21, 2013

Worldbuilders, Tour Dates & Updates Pat Rothfuss’s Worldbuilders charity drive
runs until midnight tonight Central time. Today is the last chance to donate
this year, with a good chance to win a cool donated book. The latest
batch includes a signed leatherbound copy of my novella LEGION. By the way, last
week’s THE GATHERING STORM auction went for $300. This week’s…

SPECTRE KICKSTARTER FROM JASON DENZEL

January 18, 2013

Spectre Kickstarter from Jason Denzel Hey all, this is just a quick post to let
you know about the Spectre Kickstarter from Jason Denzel. Remember this
awesome Towers of Midnight trailer from a couple years ago? Jason (founder of
Dragonmount & all-around cool guy) was responsible for making that trailer.
Well, he has also filmed a short epic fantasy…

PHOTOS & UPDATES

January 16, 2013

For those who missed the news and are wondering about the A MEMORY OF LIGHT
ebook, I talked about it at the bottom of my blog post last week.

IT’S FINALLY OUT.

January 9, 2013

I’m sitting here on a plane, flying to Minneapolis after signing 1280(!) books
last night at the midnight release of A Memory of Light. That marks it as my
largest signing ever, though a whole lot of readers (understandably) grabbed
their pre-signed books and ran off to read them, rather than waiting for a
personalization.

YA NOVELS + AMOL 8:00 Q&A MAP + UPDATES

January 7, 2013

YA Novels + AMoL 8:00 Q&A Map + Updates Entertainment Weekly has an exclusive
cover reveal for my YA post-apocalyptic novel STEELHEART that’s coming out from
Delacorte in September. Check it out here. Also, Tor.com put up the prologue and
first chapter of my YA fantasy THE RITHMATIST that’s coming out in May. Read
them here. (Illustrations by Ben McSweeney, who…

HUGO NOMINATION SEASON

January 4, 2013

Hugo Nomination Season Hugo nomination season is upon us! If you are unaware,
the Hugo Award is given by fans attending that year’s Worldcon. (This year’s
convention will be held in San Antonio, Texas. I do plan to attend, as I went to
Dragon*Con last year, and I try to vary which one I go to.)…

AMOL Q&A TIME CHANGE! ALSO, WAYGATE FOUNDATION & UPDATES

December 31, 2012

AMoL Q&A time change! Also, Waygate Foundation & Updates Planning to attend the
midnight release of A MEMORY OF LIGHT at the BYU Bookstore? Want to see Robert
Jordan’s wife Harriet McDougal at the event? Then be sure to check out the
newest details. Harriet can’t stay up for the midnight release itself, but she…

SIGNING & MAGIC DRAFT IN SALT LAKE AREA SATURDAY

December 21, 2012

Signing & Magic Draft in Salt Lake area Saturday Just a quick reminder that I
have a signing up in West Valley tomorrow, followed by a Magic draft. The
signing is focused on the Mistborn RPG, but I’ll have my other books there too.
Hope to see many of you there! Details below. Signing &…

UTAH EVENTS THIS WEEK + UPDATES

December 12, 2012

Utah events this week + Updates Writing Excuses has two new episodes this week
due to a goof on our part. We had planned to hold Mary’s brainstorming episode
back until the spring, but we forgot that there was a direct followup episode.
The followup got released first and people were confused, so we’ve gone…

SIGNING THURSDAY IN WEST JORDAN

December 5, 2012

Signing Thursday in West Jordan Just a quick note to remind you that I’ll be
signing at the Jordan Landing Barnes & Noble tomorrow. Details are below. I also
have signings this month in Orem, West Valley, and the Salt Lake City Library.
Some of those include Magic drafts. See my events page for details.
Date: 12.06.12 Time: 6:30…

A MEMORY OF LIGHT HAPPENINGS + UPDATES

December 3, 2012

A MEMORY OF LIGHT happenings + Updates A MEMORY OF LIGHT happenings + Updates
This post will have quite a few random tidbits. First off, my friend Tracy
Hickman wrote to tell me about a holiday serial novel he and Laura are putting
up. If you preorder, you can read and comment on the chapters as…

BRANDON SANDERSON NEWSLETTER FOR DECEMBER 2012

December 1, 2012

Brandon Sanderson Newsletter for December 2012 In this newsletter: Brandon’s new
novella The Emperor’s Soul is out now! December signings A Memory of Light book
tour schedule Other events Hi there. It’s Brandon’s assistant Peter again (plus
a few words from Brandon). Brandon’s new novella, The Emperor’s Soul Brandon
says: I’m extremely proud of this…

FAN ART, SHIRTS, NANOWRIMO

November 20, 2012

Fan Art, Shirts, NaNoWriMo InkWing, which does Mistborn and Stormlight Archive
shirts, has a new blog post announcing Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, as
well as a limited edition Windrunner pin. Plus they have a contest for a free
T-shirt. Check it out. This week’s Writing Excuses podcast episode talks
about raising the stakes—putting things at risk…

A MEMORY OF LIGHT RELEASE EVENTS

November 14, 2012

A MEMORY OF LIGHT Release Events This is going to be a long post. If you want to
know how to get numbered copies of the book, scroll down. ITEM #1: THE TOUR Tor
is almost ready to announce the book tour. When it gets announced, all of the
signings will be listed on my events page,…

THE ALLOY OF LAW SIGNED HARDCOVERS, THE EMPEROR’S SOUL EPISODE + UPDATES

November 13, 2012

THE ALLOY OF LAW signed hardcovers, THE EMPEROR’S SOUL episode + Updates Since
it’s been out for a year and the mass market paperback has been released, I’m
now putting THE ALLOY OF LAW in my signed hardcovers store. I also have a 6-pack
that includes the four Mistborn books, Elantris, and Warbreaker for a special
holiday price…

TWO UTAH SIGNINGS THIS WEEK, THE EMPEROR’S SOUL EBOOK, WRITING EXCUSES RETREAT
SCHOLARSHIP

November 5, 2012

Two Utah signings this week, THE EMPEROR’S SOUL ebook, Writing Excuses Retreat
scholarship My novella THE EMPEROR’S SOUL came out in trade paperback a few
weeks ago, and the ebook version is out today. You can find it at most of the
ebook stores, but we’re still waiting to hear from Google Play about this…

TORONTO THIS WEEKEND: CHAPTERS MARKHAM & WORLD FANTASY (SOLD OUT, 1 MEMBERSHIP
AVAILABLE!)

November 1, 2012

Toronto this weekend: Chapters Markham & World Fantasy (sold out, 1 membership
available!) I’ve flown up to Toronto for the World Fantasy convention. My
schedule is below. I’m also doing an off-site bookstore signing at Chapters in
Markham on Saturday. See below for details. Hope to see many of you there! The
convention is sold…

CANADIANS! HALIFAX, TORONTO

October 24, 2012

Canadians! Halifax, Toronto I’ll be in Halifax, Nova Scotia this weekend
for Hal-Con. My schedule is below. Next weekend I’ll be in Toronto; I’ll post my
full schedule next week, or you can check my events page. I’ll have two signings
in Utah after I get back from there. I will sign copies of THE EMPEROR’S SOUL…

EMPEROR’S SOUL SIGNING-BY-MAIL, AMOL AUDIOBOOK PROMO, HOLIDAY SHIPPING DEADLINE
+ UPDATES

October 23, 2012

EMPEROR’S SOUL signing-by-mail, AMoL audiobook promo, Holiday shipping deadline
+ Updates This post will be another run-down of a bunch of different topics.
Weller Book Works is once again handling a signing-by-mail for one of my
releases. In this case, since THE EMPEROR’S SOUL is already out in bookstores,
it’s going to run slightly differently.…

THE EMPEROR’S SOUL NOW AVAILABLE

October 18, 2012

The Emperor’s Soul Now Available Though the official release date is still two
weeks away, it appears that B&N, Amazon, and a number of indy bookstores all
have copies of The Emperor’s Soul in stock. I’d like to take this chance to
introduce the book to you. You can read an excerpt here on Tor.com. In working
on the Wheel of Time…

UPDATES, CONTESTS, RANDOM LINKS

October 15, 2012

Updates, Contests, Random Links This week’s Writing Excuses episode features
Janci Patterson and talks about writing contemporary YA fiction. I mentioned
Janci’s book CHASING THE SKIP a couple of weeks ago. She has a lot of great
insights, so give it a listen! I’ve got a rather random collection of links for
you today. First up, my friend…

LEGION EBOOK AVAILABLE NOW!

October 12, 2012

LEGION ebook available now! As I write this, my novella LEGION is being uploaded
to the various ebook stores. It should now be for sale everywhere at $2.99.
Check out the beautiful cover of the ebook version by the talented Isaac Stewart
(also known for his work on the maps and symbols for many of…

A MEMORY OF LIGHT DELETED SEQUENCE “RIVER OF SOULS” TO APPEAR IN UNFETTERED
ANTHOLOGY

October 10, 2012

A MEMORY OF LIGHT deleted sequence “River of Souls” to appear in UNFETTERED
anthology Shawn Speakman has put together a great anthology coming out in early
2013 that features a bunch of big names in the fantasy field (including Terry
Brooks, Pat Rothfuss, Tad Williams, and others). He asked the authors to record
videos to promote…

A MEMORY OF LIGHT SIGNING-BY-MAIL (SOLD OUT) + UPDATES

October 8, 2012

A MEMORY OF LIGHT Signing-by-Mail (SOLD OUT) + Updates First some housekeeping.
I should mention that Subterranean Press has a handful of the leatherbound
signed limited edition of LEGION leftover and available for order on their site.
In completely unrelated news, my assistant has uploaded another Twitter posts
archive. There are two Writing Excuses episodes up that I…

LEGION (FREE) ON AUDIBLE + GOOGLE HANGOUT WITH PAT ROTHFUSS, CHERIE PRIEST &
TERRY BROOKS

October 2, 2012

LEGION (free) on Audible + Google Hangout with Pat Rothfuss, Cherie Priest &
Terry Brooks My novella LEGION came out a month ago in hardcover and two weeks
ago as an ebook. Now the audio version is available for download. Until the end
of 2012, the Audible version of LEGION comes at a price of $0.00. (Steep, I
know.)…

CHASING THE SKIP BY JANCI PATTERSON

October 1, 2012

CHASING THE SKIP by Janci Patterson I’ve got a special announcement today.
Perhaps not as special for you as it is me, but hopefully you’ll find it
interesting enough to read onward. You see, one of my good friends—and former
students—is releasing a book tomorrow. Her name is Janci Patterson, and the book
is called CHASING…

THE RITHMATIST COVER ART + UPDATES

September 25, 2012

THE RITHMATIST Cover Art + Updates I sent out a newsletter over the last couple
of weeks, which you can see here. If you want to be on the mailing list (I send
maybe three or four of these per year), sign up here. And if you want me to
email you when I’m signing near…

BRANDON SANDERSON NEWSLETTER FOR SEPTEMBER 2012

September 23, 2012

Brandon Sanderson Newsletter for September 2012 In this newsletter: Introduction
Brandon’s new novella, Legion, is out now! A new Sanderson on the way A Memory
of Light is Done A Memory of Light book tour Stormlight Two progress Two YA
books to be released next year INTRODUCTION Hi, all! Brandon here, writing my
own newsletter…

LATE NOTICE SIGNING!

September 21, 2012

Late Notice Signing! Hey, all. It’s last minute, but I’ll be joining the mass
signing at the Orem, UT Barnes and Noble tomorrow (Saturday.) The event is at
4:00, and I should be there for at least an hour. Maybe two. Event: Signing
Where: 330 East 1300 South, Orem, UT 84058 Phone: 801-229-1611 Time: Saturday…

LEAGUE OF UTAH WRITERS ROUNDUP THIS WEEKEND

September 11, 2012

League of Utah Writers Roundup This Weekend The most recent Writing Excuses
episode is entitled “Pantsing.” In it, Howard, Mary, Dan and I talk
about discovery writing (a.k.a. “seat-of-your-pants” writing). Check it out. I’m
doing two events on Saturday at this weekend’s Roundup in Park City. First at
12:00 noon, Pemberly and I will join Howard and Sandra Tayler…

WRITING EXCUSES PARSEC + A MEMORY OF LIGHT EXCERPT

September 4, 2012

Writing Excuses Parsec + A MEMORY OF LIGHT Excerpt In the most recent Writing
Excuses podcast episode, Mary, Howard, and I help Dan brainstorm ideas for a
military thriller short story. The working title is “I.E.Demon” and you can hear
us hash it out. This past weekend, at the Parsec Awards ceremony at Dragon*Con,
Writing Excuses…

MAGIC WITH BRANDON AT DRAGON*CON + LEGION OUT NOW

August 31, 2012

Magic with Brandon at Dragon*Con + LEGION out now Hey, all! This is kind of late
and all, but here are the details on this year’s Dragon*Con Magic draft. I think
we’ll go ahead and go with the 8:30 time on Friday. The location is the WoT
track room—Roswell 1-2 in the Westin. (Same place…

MY DRAGON*CON SCHEDULE

August 29, 2012

This week’s Writing Excuses episode was recorded live at Gen Con and features
Monte Cook talking with Mary, Howard, and me about writing gaming fiction. On a
related topic, this weekend we will learn the fate of the two awards Writing
Excuses has been nominated for: the Hugo Award in the Best Related Work
category, and the Parsec Award in the Best Podcast about Speculative Fiction
Content Creation category. Mary and Howard will be at the Hugo Awards ceremony
at Worldcon in Chicago, and I will attend the Parsec Awards ceremony
at Dragon*Con in Atlanta.

MY ALBUQUERQUE BUBONICON SCHEDULE

August 22, 2012

My Albuquerque Bubonicon Schedule This week’s Writing Excuses podcast episode is
titled “How to Start the Next One.” Dan, Mary, Howard, and I talk about how to
move from writing one project to another, specifically something that’s not a
sequel or is very different in tone from your previous book. Tomorrow I’m flying
out to…

MY GEN CON SCHEDULE

August 15, 2012

My Gen Con Schedule I’m heading to Indianapolis for Gen Con today, and my full
schedule is below. This con runs quite a bit differently from other conventions
I’ve been to. For one thing, each event or panel is individually ticketed
(though the book signings are not ticketed). And since the panels I am on…

FERUCHEMICAL TABLE PRINTS WEDNESDAY

August 14, 2012

Isaac and Kara at InkWing have news about the Feruchemical Table prints and
Szeth shirts. I’ll just quote from their blog post here.

THE WAY OF KINGS DELETED SCENE + UPDATES

August 13, 2012

THE WAY OF KINGS Deleted Scene + Updates This week’s Writing Excuses podcast
episode with Mary Robinette Kowal, Howard Tayler, Dan Wells, and me focuses
on writing authentic emotion. Give it a listen. Since the ALCATRAZ VERSUS THE
EVIL LIBRARIANS annotations are all posted now, I’m running out of bonus content
to show you. If you…

AUGUST CONVENTIONS, LEGION & UPDATES

August 7, 2012

August Conventions, LEGION & Updates A reminder about the conventions I’ll be
attending this month. I’ll be in Indianapolis for Gen Con August 16th through
19th, Albuquerque for Bubonicon the 24th through 26th, and Atlanta
for Dragon*Con the 31st through September 3rd. I’ll put up more details and my
full schedule as each convention approaches. My novella LEGION comes out from…

MISTBORN ADVENTURE GAME RELEASE EVENT IN PROVO SATURDAY

August 3, 2012

Mistborn Adventure Game Release Event in Provo Saturday As I mentioned a couple
of weeks ago, Game Den in Provo is going to throw a release event on August 4th
(tomorrow) for the Mistborn Adventure Game from Crafty Games, and I will be
there signing. Hopefully you called them to preorder a copy—they will only…

TODAY I GOT UP, AND I DID NOT HAVE A WHEEL OF TIME BOOK TO WORK ON.

August 1, 2012

Today I got up, and I did not have a Wheel of Time book to work on. I finished
the final revision on A Memory of Light early in the morning Saturday, then sent
it off to Team Jordan. And I was done. Team Jordan will handle the copyedits and
proofreads; I might have a chime-in now…

HUGO VOTING DEADLINE TOMORROW + UPDATES

July 30, 2012

Hugo Voting Deadline Tomorrow + Updates Somehow I missed announcing that Writing
Excuses Season Six was nominated for a Hugo Award in the Best Related Work
category. The voting deadline is tomorrow (Tuesday the 31st), and you
can vote if you are a supporting or attending member of this year’s World
Science Fiction convention in Chicago. Other nominations from the…

MY CHATTANOOGA LIBERTYCON SCHEDULE THIS WEEKEND

July 19, 2012

My Chattanooga LibertyCon Schedule This Weekend Today I’m flying out to
Chattanooga to be Literary Guest of Honor for LibertyCon this weekend. Below is
my schedule. See you there! And remember that I’ll be at Gen Con, Bubonicon, and
Dragon*Con in August. Date: July 20-22, 2012 Place: LibertyCon 25 Address: The
Chattanooga Choo-Choo 1400 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402 Phone: (800)…

MISTBORN ADVENTURE GAME RELEASE EVENT IN PROVO

July 17, 2012

Mistborn Adventure Game Release Event in Provo The printed version of the
Mistborn Adventure Game from Crafty Games has finally shipped, and everyone who
preordered should have received their copy by now or should receive it very
soon. Gam Den in Provo is going to throw a release event on August 4th for the
book, and I…

INTERVIEWS + UPDATES

July 16, 2012

Interviews + Updates The most recent ALCATRAZ VERSUS THE EVIL LIBRARIANS
annotation covers the penultimate chapter, including the meaning of the name
“Rashid” as in the Sands of Rashid. This week’s Writing Excuses podcast episode
with Mary Robinette Kowal, Dan Wells, Howard Tayler, and me talks about the
villain problem. By that we mean when the hero…

SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON!

July 11, 2012

San Diego Comic-Con! (NOTE: Scroll all the way down for my booth schedule.)
(PLEASE NOTICE: The Friday spotlight panel starts at 1:00, not at noon as
previously announced!) This is the first year I’ve been a Special Guest at SDCC.
On top of that, Gen Con has me as their Author Guest of Honor and Dragon*Con is…

FINAL 2012 CREATIVE WRITING LECTURE + UPDATES

July 9, 2012

Final 2012 Creative Writing Lecture + Updates There’s a new ALCATRAZ VERSUS THE
EVIL LIBRARIANS annotation on the site. There are only three left after this
one, which mentions that the end of a book is the best and worst part, among
other things. My assistant has also uploaded another Twitter posts archive. Two
more Writing Excuses…

MY COMIC-CON SCHEDULE

July 5, 2012

My Comic-Con Schedule I’m a Special Guest at Comic-Con International in San
Diego next week. My schedule is below. I’ll also have a table in Artist’s Alley
(#II-10) where I will often hang out (and maybe play some Magic if it’s
feasible) when I don’t have a scheduled event. Kara and Isaac from InkWing will
be manning…

M13 PRERELEASE

July 5, 2012

M13 Prerelease For those who enjoy hanging out and playing Magic, it looks like
I’ll be able to swing going to the prerelease of the new core set this weekend.
I’ll be doing it at Epic Puzzles & Games in SLC, like previous prereleases, at
midnight on Friday night. No need to sign up this…

THE HOLLOW CITY RELEASE PARTY TONIGHT

July 3, 2012

THE HOLLOW CITY Release Party Tonight My good friend and Writing Excuses cohost
Dan Wells’ new book THE HOLLOW CITY is out today. The release party is tonight
at Weller Book Works (the bookstore formerly known as Sam Weller’s, at their new
location, which has parking!) in Trolley Square. Mary, Howard, and I are going…

JUNE IS AUDIOBOOK MONTH

June 28, 2012

June is Audiobook Month Readers have been asking if my forthcoming
novellas LEGION and THE EMPEROR’S SOUL will be released in audio versions. The
answer is that they will be—we have deals made for these, but I’m not sure how
quickly the audiobooks will be released compared to the book versions. I’ll let
you know when I have more…

SZETH T-SHIRT CONTEST, LECTURE VIDEO + UPDATES

June 26, 2012

Szeth T-Shirt Contest, Lecture Video + Updates InkWing has another T-shirt
contest going on at their blog, for a shirt that will be available at Comic-Con
in San Diego. They don’t have a picture of the shirt yet, but it’s going to use
Ben McSweeney’s image of Szeth from THE WAY OF KINGS. InkWing has also…

I HATE DRAGONS SPEECH COMPETITION + UPDATES

June 14, 2012

I Hate Dragons Speech Competition + Updates My assistant uploaded a new ALCATRAZ
VERSUS THE EVIL LIBRARIANS annotation. This one covers chapter sixteen, which
has various obscure references including a dinosaur eating the “C” section of
science fiction books. There are two new episodes of the Writing Excuses podcast
up. First Mary, Howard, Dan, and I…

LLOYD ALEXANDER DOCUMENTARY KICKSTARTER, CREATIVE WRITING LECTURES + UPDATES

May 30, 2012

Lloyd Alexander Documentary Kickstarter, Creative Writing Lectures + Updates
When Lloyd Alexander (author of many novels including the Chronicles of Prydain)
passed away, he left his papers to the BYU library, which has an exhibit that is
a recreation of Alexander’s home office. BYU student Jared Crossley is making a
documentary on Lloyd Alexander, the…

BAY AREA THIS WEEKEND: BAYCON, INCLUDING MAGIC

May 24, 2012

Bay Area this weekend: BayCon, including Magic Here’s my schedule as Writer
Guest of Honor of this weekend’s BayCon. There’s not a signing on the schedule,
which means that I’ll sign books whenever you catch me somewhere at the con,
unless I’m running to get somewhere else. I’m also doing a Magic: The Gathering
draft,…

UPDATES + READER MAIL

May 21, 2012

Updates + Reader Mail The most recent Writing Excuses podcast episode starts a
new “Project in Depth” series where Mary, Howard, Dan, and I take a project that
one of us has completed and grill the creator about it. These episodes
necessarily contain spoilers. The first one covers
Howard’s Hugo-nominated Schlock Mercenary volume Force Multiplication. In future
episodes (not all in…

PLAY THE MISTBORN ADVENTURE GAME WITH ME AT GEN CON + UPDATES

May 14, 2012

Play the Mistborn Adventure Game with Me at Gen Con + Updates There’s a new
ALCATRAZ VERSUS THE EVIL LIBRARIANS annotation up. This one talks about chapter
thirteen, when Alcatraz breaks out of the Librarians’ holding cell. This week’s
Writing Excuses episode is another one that was recorded at Life, the Universe &
Everything in…

MORE CREATIVE WRITING LECTURES + UPDATES

May 8, 2012

More Creative Writing Lectures + Updates The most recent ALCATRAZ VERSUS THE
EVIL LIBRARIANS annotation covers the chapter where Alcatraz gets tortured.
Check it out. This week’s Writing Excuses podcast episode features Q&A with
James Dashner at Life, the Universe & Everything. We cover the following
audience-supplied questions: Why is the ARC of James’s first book so different…

CLASS LECTURE ON CHARACTERIZATION + UPDATES

April 30, 2012

Class Lecture on Characterization + Updates Right now I’m in Las Vegas for this
year’s edition of the Superstars Writing Seminar where I’m an instructor. I
posted about this several times over the last few months, so I hope it’s not a
surprise to anyone! Hal-Con in Halifax, Nova Scotia has been added to my events
calendar for October this…

MAGIC WITH BRANDON AND DAN: AVACYN RESTORED

April 26, 2012

Magic with Brandon and Dan: Avacyn Restored Hey, all! This weekend is the Avacyn
Restored prerelease, and as with the previous two sets, Dan and I are going to
head up to Epic Puzzles & Games for their midnight release party. We’re hoping
you are all interested in playing with us again, because as long…

MARY ROBINETTE KOWAL SIGNING IN SLC TONIGHT

April 25, 2012

Mary Robinette Kowal Signing in SLC Tonight Just a quick note that my good
friend and Writing Excuses cohost Mary Robinette Kowal will be appearing tonight
in Salt Lake at Weller Book Works. This is Sam Weller’s new store in Trolley
Square, where there’s actually parking unlike at their old location. Go see her
and…

CREATIVE WRITING CLASS LECTURES + UPDATES

April 24, 2012

Creative Writing Class Lectures + Updates I arrived home from Australia
yesterday to find that yet another surprise home makeover had taken place.
(The previous one was after my New York Comic-Con trip.) In this week’s Writing
Excuses podcast episode, Larry Correia joins Mary, Howard, Dan, and me in front
of a live audience at Life, the Universe &…

MY GOLD COAST SCHEDULE, JORDANCON, SUPERSTARS WRITING SEMINAR

April 19, 2012

My Gold Coast Schedule, JordanCon, Superstars Writing Seminar Supanova Gold
Coast 2012 Date: April 20-22, 2012 Address: Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition
Centre 2684 Gold Coast Highway Broadbeach QLD 4218, Australia FRIDAY 6:00 p.m.:
Opening Ceremony SATURDAY 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Signing at Dymocks booth #67
1:50-2:35 p.m.: Panel in Filmink Features room B 3:10-5:30 p.m.: Signing at…

SYDNEY SIGNING + UPDATES

April 16, 2012

Sydney Signing + Updates This week’s Writing Excuses continues our discussion
of Mary Robinette Kowal’s outline of a middle-grade novel she planned back in
2003. At twenty-five minutes it’s a lot longer than our typical episode, but if
you’re wondering about outlining, a listen will be worth your while. My
assistant has put up another of my…

MY MELBOURNE SCHEDULE; SYDNEY & GOLD COAST NEXT WEEK

April 12, 2012

My Melbourne Schedule; Sydney & Gold Coast Next Week Supanova Melbourne 2012
Date: April 13-15, 2012 Address: Melbourne Showgrounds Epsom Road Ascot Vale
Victoria 3032 Australia FRIDAY 6:00 p.m.: Opening Ceremony SATURDAY 10:30
a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Signing 1:30-3:30 p.m.: Signing 4:10-5:00 p.m.: Panel in the
Supanova Seminar Room SUNDAY 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Signing 1:30-2:00 p.m.:
Signing 2:20-3:05 p.m.:…

GLAMOUR IN GLASS, SUVUDU CAGE MATCH FINALS, ALCATRAZ ANNOTATION

April 10, 2012

GLAMOUR IN GLASS, Suvudu Cage Match Finals, ALCATRAZ Annotation Today marks the
release of Writing Excuses cohost Mary Robinette Kowal’s novel GLAMOUR IN GLASS,
which you should read. On this week’s podcast episode, Mary offers up an outline
from 2003 (of a middle-grade fantasy Mary was planning) for us to dissect, and
it’s an educational…

MISTBORN MOVIE UPDATE AND HUGO NOMINATION

April 9, 2012

Mistborn Movie Update and Hugo Nomination Two big updates today! First off, we
at Writing Excuses are proud to be Hugo nominated in the Best Related Work
category for our second year in a row. Huzzah! Thank you to all who nominated.
(You can see the other nominees in all categories here, and you can also watch
recordings…

GOOGLE+ HANGOUT ON APRIL 18TH

April 5, 2012

Google+ Hangout on April 18th I’ll be hanging out on Google+ from the Google
offices in Sydney, Australia on Wednesday, April 18th at 1:00 p.m. Australian
EST. (In US Eastern Time, that’s 11:00 p.m. on April 17th.) If you would like to
join the Hangout, post a question in the comments of this post on Google+ and…

SWANCON $1 GOLD COIN DAY FRIDAY IN PERTH

April 4, 2012

Swancon $1 Gold Coin Day Friday in Perth All! I just wanted to give an extra
shout-out for Swancon this weekend, particularly for what’s happening this
Friday. The convention has been given a grant to run Friday as a “gold coin day”
where you get into the convention for the day by paying a single…

NEW MILITARY SF STORY WITH ETHAN SKARSTEDT IN ARMORED

April 3, 2012

New military SF story with Ethan Skarstedt in ARMORED When editor John Joseph
Adams invited me to contribute a story to his ARMORED anthology focused on power
armor, I naturally thought of Ethan Skarstedt, a friend in my writing group who
specializes in military science fiction and has the combat experience to back it
up–he’s…

WRITING EXCUSES, ALCATRAZ ANNOTATION, CNN’S GEEK OUT

April 2, 2012

Writing Excuses, ALCATRAZ annotation, CNN’s Geek Out Just a quick update for
today. I’m currently flying to Australia. Yesterday’s Writing Excuses episode is
all about writing excuses—all those handy tricks that the great authors use to
prevent themselves from finishing any book before its time. There are a couple
of quotes from me in an article on…

MY AUSTRALIAN SCHEDULE: PERTH, MELBOURNE, SYDNEY, GOLD COAST

March 30, 2012

My Australian Schedule: Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Gold Coast On Sunday my flight
leaves for Australia, and I arrive on Tuesday. It’s a long flight. My schedule
is below. I hope to see many of you there! Doom-Con, Swancon 37, Perth,
Australia Date: April 5-9, 2012 (Easter weekend) Place: Doom-Con, Swancon 37
Address: 207 Adelaide Terrace Perth, Western Australia…

MOIRAINE VS. KELSIER, GEN CON INDY, INTERVIEW + UPDATES

March 27, 2012

Moiraine vs. Kelsier, Gen Con Indy, Interview + Updates If you missed it
on Twitter or Facebook, here’s the link to my Suvudu Cage Match writeup
of Moiraine vs. Kelsier. Don’t expect an epic battle. I don’t have the time to
spare to write something like that in this case. Instead, I played it very
tongue-in-cheek. I flipped a…

ANNOUNCING THE MISTBORN VIDEO GAME

March 26, 2012

Announcing the Mistborn Video Game Today we’re officially announcing Mistborn:
Birthright, an action-RPG set in the Mistborn world. To those who have been
paying close attention, much of this may not be surprising. The MB:B website
went live earlier in the month, and I have tweeted several times about the
impending game. In short, we’re…

PLAY MAGIC WITH BRANDON AT SLC NERD

March 22, 2012

Play Magic with Brandon at SLC Nerd Hey, there’s a gaming convention in SLC this
weekend, and the friendly folks at Epic Games have invited me to play some Magic
during it! This will be at a downtown Salt Lake convention center called The
Complex, and it looks like there will be a lot of…

TOPICS WE’LL COVER AT THE 2012 SUPERSTARS WRITING SEMINAR

March 21, 2012

Topics we’ll cover at the 2012 Superstars Writing Seminar I’m one of the
instructors at the upcoming Superstars Writing Seminar in Las Vegas (April
30-May 2). Since the writing and publishing world has changed a lot over the
past few years, when planning this year’s seminar we looked carefully at the
past lectures and panel…

ALCATRAZ 2 AUDIOBOOK, TRAILERS + UPDATES

March 20, 2012

ALCATRAZ 2 Audiobook, Trailers + Updates In the most recent Writing Excuses
podcast episode, Howard, Mary, and I talk about writing the omniscient
viewpoint. (Dan wasn’t there; he was off saving his son from ninjas or something
like that.) The newest ALCATRAZ VERSUS THE EVIL LIBRARIANS annotation discusses
my use of prison names, the setting, and Bastille. And…

WRITING FOR CHARITY CONFERENCE THIS SATURDAY

March 14, 2012

Writing for Charity Conference This Saturday This Saturday I’ll be participating
in the Writing for Charity conference at the Provo Library. For more information
and how to register, check out their site. My schedule is below. There’s a book
signing at the end of the day that’s open to the public. Writing for Charity
Venue: Historic Provo…

PODCASTS + UPDATES

March 12, 2012

Podcasts + Updates Last week I appeared on the Atomic Array podcast with
the Crafty Games folks to talk about the Mistborn Adventure Game tabletop RPG.
This week’s Writing Excuses podcast episode is another one where Howard, Mary,
Dan, and I cover a bunch of questions very quickly: Is it better to include
romance, horror, SF, or other genre elements to…

HUGO NOMINATIONS DEADLINE, SUVUDU CAGE MATCH & UPDATES

March 5, 2012

Hugo Nominations Deadline, Suvudu Cage Match & Updates The most recent Writing
Excuses episode features David Brin talking with Dan and Mary at the World
Fantasy convention about the importance of criticism. The Hugo Awards nomination
deadline is the end of this week. If you’re already a member of the 2011, 2012,
or 2013 Worldcons, be…

UPDATES + MORE T-SHIRTS

February 28, 2012

Updates + More T-Shirts The newest ALCATRAZ VERSUS THE EVIL LIBRARIANS
annotation covers chapter two and talks about how The Simpsons already did
everything. In this week’s Writing Excuses podcast episode, Dan, Howard, Mary,
and I cover these questions from Twitter in a rapid-fire fashion: What do you do
if you don’t like your characters? How do you keep your plot…

UPDATES + BRIDGE FOUR SHIRTS

February 20, 2012

Updates + Bridge Four Shirts Just a very quick update today. If you didn’t read
my post about the A MEMORY OF LIGHT release date, it’s here. This week’s Writing
Excuses podcast features Mary and Dan speaking with Sarah Pinborough in an
episode entitled The City as a Character. The most recent annotation for
ALCATRAZ…

A MEMORY OF LIGHT RELEASE DATE

February 16, 2012

A MEMORY OF LIGHT Release Date Tor and Harriet have set the release date for A
MEMORY OF LIGHT. Again. While I’ve been working on the book, this has happened a
half dozen times, with varying levels of publicity surrounding the date. This
time we’re saying January 8th. How likely is this one? Well, honestly, I don’t…

SANDERSON’S SECOND LAW

February 16, 2012

Sanderson’s Second Law A few years back, I wrote an essay on creating magic
systems that I titled Sanderson’s First Law. It had to do with the nature of
foreshadowing as it relates to solving problems with magic. In that essay, I
implied that I had other “laws” for magic systems that I’d someday talk…

ALTERNATE ALCATRAZ CHAPTERS + UPDATES

February 13, 2012

Alternate ALCATRAZ Chapters + Updates The most recent ALCATRAZ VERSUS THE EVIL
LIBRARIANS annotation talks about why I shifted the book from third person to
first person. My assistant has also uploaded the third person versions of
the first two chapters, which you can compare with the published versions. I’ve
spent all day recording new episodes of the Writing…

TAIWAN TRIP HAUL

February 9, 2012

Taiwan Trip Haul Hey, all! I had a wonderful time in Taiwan, and I thought I’d
post some of the things I came home with. I always mean to do this following a
tour, and hopefully I’ll make a habit of it from here out. First up, I wanted to
show a few of the…

MY LTUE SCHEDULE

February 8, 2012

My LTUE Schedule Life, the Universe & Everything, the local SF
convention/symposium, starts tomorrow at Utah Valley University. I’ll be
attending on Friday and Saturday, and my schedule is below. Venue: Sorensen
Student Center Utah Valley University 800 W University Pkwy Orem, UT 84058
FRIDAY 1:00-3:00 p.m., Center Stage Writing Excuses Podcast (2 hours) Brandon…

NEWSLETTER + UPDATES

February 6, 2012

Newsletter + Updates This is just a quick update as I recover from my Taiwan
trip and get back into the swing of the second draft of A MEMORY OF LIGHT. First
off, this week’s ALCATRAZ VERSUS THE EVIL LIBRARIANS annotation talks about
the dedication page. The most recent Writing Excuses episode draws back the
curtain…

BRANDON SANDERSON NEWSLETTER FOR FEBRUARY 2012

February 6, 2012

Brandon Sanderson Newsletter for February 2012 2012 Conventions: Taiwan, Orem,
Australia Australia Australia, Las Vegas, BayCon, SDCC, Chattanooga, Gen Con
Indy, Albuquerque, Dragon*Con Hello again. It’s Brandon’s assistant, Peter. This
newsletter is mostly about the conventions Brandon is going to attend this year,
so if you keep up with the blog regularly and have already…

BRANDON SANDERSON NEWSLETTER FOR FEBRUARY 2012

February 6, 2012

NEW NOVELLA “LEGION” UP FOR PREORDER AT SUBTERRANEAN PRESS

February 3, 2012

New novella “Legion” up for preorder at Subterranean Press “Legion” is a novella
I wrote on the flight home from France last summer. It came from an idea I’d
been kicking around in my head for a few months, and the time seemed right to
explore it on paper. As it turned out very well,…

SUPERSTARS WRITING SEMINAR PRIZE DRAWING

February 2, 2012

Superstars Writing Seminar Prize Drawing The upcoming Superstars Writing Seminar
in Las Vegas that I’ll be an instructor for at the end of April/beginning of May
is having a drawing. For details, I’ll just quote their press release below. The
first time I taught at this seminar, I was blown away by how awesome an…

2012 CONVENTIONS

January 30, 2012

2012 Conventions 2012 Conventions: Taiwan, Orem, Australia Australia Australia,
Las Vegas, BayCon, SDCC, Chattanooga, Gen Con Indy, Albuquerque, Dragon*Con
Peter here filling in for Brandon since he’s on a flight to Taiwan for the book
expo. Below you’ll find most of Brandon’s convention schedule for 2012. There
might be a couple more one-day stop-ins with…

ALCATRAZ ANNOTATIONS + UPDATES

January 24, 2012

Alcatraz Annotations + Updates In this week’s Writing Excuses podcast episode,
Dan, Mary, Howard, and I talk about brevity. Since all the chapters of my
abandoned novel MYTHWALKER have now been uploaded, it’s time to start dishing
out something else for your weekly bonus content. So my assistant has put up
the first annotation for ALCATRAZ VERSUS THE EVIL LIBRARIANS.…

MAGIC: DARK ASCENSION PRERELEASE

January 23, 2012

Magic: Dark Ascension Prerelease Hey, all. The new Magic the Gathering set is
coming out in a little while, and the prerelease is this weekend. Dan and I had
a lot of fun at the prerelease last time, so we’re going to be doing it
again–with a twist. Like for Innistrad, we’ll be going to…

SIGNED, LEATHERBOUND THE GATHERING STORM AND TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT AUCTION FOR
WORLDBUILDERS CHARITY

January 20, 2012

Signed, leatherbound THE GATHERING STORM and TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT auction for
Worldbuilders charity Every year for the past several years, NAME OF THE WIND
and THE WISE MAN’S FEAR author (and good buddy of mine) Patrick Rothfuss has run
a charity drive where he matches at 50% donations to Heifer International
through his Worldbuilders team…

SANDERSON’S SECOND LAW + UPDATES

January 17, 2012

Sanderson’s Second Law + Updates This week’s Writing Excuses podcast episode
covers more on fauna and flora. Check it out. My assistant Peter has uploaded a
new Twitter posts archive and the final chapter of my abandoned 2001 novel
MYTHWALKER. He’s also put up my Sanderson’s Second Law article, which was first
printed in the June 2011 issue of LEADING EDGE SCIENCE FICTION…

UPDATES + HUGO-ELIGIBLE WORKS & GEMMELL AWARD NOMINATION

January 9, 2012

SOULCASTER FAN JEWELRY, WRITING EXCUSES SEASON 7 & MYTHWALKER

January 5, 2012

Soulcaster Fan Jewelry, Writing Excuses Season 7 & MYTHWALKER Forum member
FeatherWriter posted this image of the Soulcaster that her mother made her for
Christmas. Cool! Season 7 of the writing advice podcast Writing Excuses that I
do with Mary Robinette Kowal, Howard Tayler, and Dan Wells has just kicked off.
In the first episode,…

FIRST DRAFT FINISHED + UPDATES

December 27, 2011

First Draft Finished + Updates This week’s Writing Excuses episode is titled
“Help, I Can’t End My Book!” This is the final podcast of this season for
Howard, Mary, Dan, and me. Check it out. There’s a new chapter of my abandoned
2001 novel MYTHWALKER up. My assistant has put up a new Twitter posts
collection that includes my…

MISTBORN ADVENTURE GAME OUT NOW + UPDATES

December 19, 2011

Mistborn Adventure Game Out Now + Updates My assistant has uploaded another
chapter of my abandoned 2001 novel MYTHWALKER. He also put up a new Twitter
posts archive. This week’s Writing Excuses podcast episode features Mary, Dan,
Howard, and I talking about character foils. Give it a listen. The biggest news
for this week is that the long-awaited Mistborn…

UTAH SIGNINGS THIS WEEK

December 13, 2011

Utah Signings This Week I’ll be signing twice in Utah this week in the run-up to
Christmas. Details are below. Sorry, Idaho Falls folks, but I don’t currently
plan to go there as I usually would this time of year. I need to keep buckling
down here and finish writing A MEMORY OF LIGHT. As…

WHERE TO BUY SIGNED COPIES OF THE ALLOY OF LAW + UPDATES

December 12, 2011

Where to buy signed copies of THE ALLOY OF LAW + Updates First some updates. The
naming rights auction for a Stormlight (or other) character that I talked about
last week ends in 38 hours, as do most of Orion’s other auctions benefiting the
UK charity Samaritans. My assistant Peter has put up another chapter…

STORMLIGHT (OR OTHER) NAMING RIGHTS CHARITY AUCTION

December 7, 2011

Stormlight (or other) Naming Rights Charity Auction I know we just finished one
of these for A MEMORY OF LIGHT and JordanCon, but while I was in the UK, Marcus
from Gollancz/Orion told me about the charity auctions they were going to be
doing. 100% of their proceeds go to the Samaritans charity there in…

DARRELL SWEET

December 6, 2011

Darrell Sweet For those who do not know, Darrell Sweet—illustrator of all of the
Wheel of Time covers—has passed away. The first of his covers I can remember
seeing was his beautiful cover for THE EYE OF THE WORLD. I’m sure it wasn’t
actually the first, however. Mr. Sweet was one of the premier fantasy…

INTERVIEW, GIVEAWAYS, ORDERING DEADLINE & UPDATES

December 5, 2011

Interview, Giveaways, Ordering Deadline & Updates In this week’s Writing Excuses
podcast episode, Dan, Mary, Howard, and I build fantasy settings that you can
use. It was a bit of an experimental episode; I hope you enjoy it. The deadline
to order signed books and have them shipped to U.S. addresses in time for the…

MAGIC WITH BRANDON, MONDAY THE 5TH EDITION

December 2, 2011

Magic with Brandon, Monday the 5th Edition So, I’m going to be heading up to
Epic Games on Monday to do a spot on Dungeon Crawlers Radio. (Listen live from
6:00 to 7:00 on Monday. Details below.) I realized that if I’m going to be in a
game store, I must play some Magic! I…

OFFICIAL NANOWRIMO PEP TALK + UPDATES

November 28, 2011

Official NaNoWriMo Pep Talk + Updates My assistant Peter has uploaded a new
Twitter posts collection and another MYTHWALKER chapter. This is a novel that I
abandoned back in 2001, but I cannibalized the parts that were working into
WARBREAKER when I started writing that. This chapter contains the first scene
that another scene in…

BRANDON SANDERSON NEWSLETTER FOR NOVEMBER 2011

November 28, 2011

Brandon Sanderson Newsletter for November 2011 Hi all! A note directly from
Brandon here. I’m proud to present the new Mistborn book for you all, THE ALLOY
OF LAW. You’re receiving this because you signed up or sent me fan mail. If
you’d prefer not to get emails like this in the future, just reply…

MISTBORN & STORMLIGHT GAMER BAGS + UPDATES

November 21, 2011

Mistborn & Stormlight gamer bags + Updates In the most recent Writing Excuses
podcast episode, Dan, Mary, Howard, and I talk about characters who do dumb
things. There are a lot of traps that writers fall into involving this, and we
talk about how to avoid them. InkWing has a limited number of Mistborn- and…

ALLOY ILLUSTRATIONS, BLOOD AND BLOODY ASHES SHIRT + UPDATES

November 15, 2011

ALLOY illustrations, Blood and Bloody Ashes Shirt + Updates I’m in the middle of
my tour for THE ALLOY OF LAW right now; I’m in Houston today and will be in
London by Saturday. If you want email reminders when I’ll be near you, sign up
and tell me your city. Meanwhile this year’s Great…

MYSTERIOUS GALAXY CAN SHIP YOU THE ALLOY OF LAW

November 10, 2011

Mysterious Galaxy can ship you THE ALLOY OF LAW Hey all, just a quick note that
Mysterious Galaxy, where I signed last night in San Diego, now has a bunch of
autographed copies of THE ALLOY OF LAW. If you want a copy and couldn’t get one
from Sam Weller’s before they sold out, give…

NEW WHEEL OF TIME GREAT HUNT

November 9, 2011

New Wheel of Time Great Hunt Well, I’m off on my tour. The THE ALLOY OF LAW
release party was a blast, even though the bookstore was a little light on
copies. We managed to get everyone a book, I think. So huzzah, and forward. One
of the things I announced yesterday on Twitter and…

THE ALLOY OF LAW MIDNIGHT RELEASE TONIGHT, FAN TRAILER + UPDATES

November 7, 2011

THE ALLOY OF LAW midnight release tonight, Fan Trailer + Updates This week’s
Writing Excuses podcast episode features Jonathan Mayberry talking with Mary,
Howard, and Dan about avoiding pigeonholing yourself as a writer. There’s a new
chapter of my unfinished 2001 book MYTHWALKER up. The big news, of course, is
the release of my new…

MISTBORN: THE ALLOY OF LAW COMES OUT IN ONE WEEK

November 1, 2011

Mistborn: THE ALLOY OF LAW comes out in one week First, on an unrelated topic,
the charity auction for getting your name in A MEMORY OF LIGHT is now live.
There will be one winner, and the auction ends November 10th. You can also still
donate to the drawing through December 1st and have a…

ALLOY OF LAW T-SHIRT, INFINITY BLADE NOVELLA ON NOOK + UPDATES

October 31, 2011

Alloy of Law T-shirt, Infinity Blade novella on Nook + Updates My assistant
Becky wanted me to do one last shout-out for international signed book orders.
The deadline is tonight, if you want them signed before I leave on tour.
Anything you order after right now I won’t be able to sign until I return from
the UK…

HOLIDAY DEADLINE, MISTBORN PUMPKIN & UPDATES

October 25, 2011

Holiday deadline, Mistborn pumpkin & Updates Here’s a really cool Mistborn
pumpkin by deviantART member joh-wee. She calls it “Survivor of the Flames.” Be
sure to check out the full image and the unlit version. My assistant Becky
wanted me to remind international readers that the deadline for ordering books
so I can sign them before…

MISTBORN UK EBOOKS, BULGARIAN ALLOY RELEASE, MISTBORN METAL MUSIC

October 19, 2011

Mistborn UK ebooks, Bulgarian ALLOY release, Mistborn metal music I’m very happy
to report that the Mistborn trilogy ebooks are now, at long last, available
again in the UK (and Australia and New Zealand) in what should be error-free
editions (unlike the old versions that used to be available). This has been
longer in coming…

PLAY MAGIC WITH ME: SATURDAY THE 22ND EDITION

October 18, 2011

Play Magic with Me: Saturday the 22nd Edition I had so much fun with the draft
we did at Epic Games last month that Dan and I decided we’d do it again, only
try to make it more accessible to people. So, we’re going to be going back to
Epic Games (in West Valley Utah)…

THE ALLOY OF LAW IN THREE WEEKS + UPDATES

October 17, 2011

THE ALLOY OF LAW in three weeks + Updates In the most recent Writing Excuses
podcast episode, award-winning editor Lou Anders joins Dan, Mary, and Howard to
discuss writing endings. Give it a listen. My assistant posted another chapter
of my abandoned novel MYTHWALKER from 2001. MISTBORN: THE ALLOY OF LAW will be
released in…

MY NEW YORK COMIC CON SCHEDULE

October 12, 2011

My New York Comic Con Schedule NYCC is this weekend, and I’ll be there Saturday
only. Here’s my schedule. Hope to see you there! But if you live in the area and
can’t make it to the convention, I’ll be back in November for the THE ALLOY OF
LAW tour. Check out my events calendar.…

A MEMORY OF LIGHT NAMES + UPDATES

October 10, 2011

A MEMORY OF LIGHT names + Updates I’ve put up another Twitter archive post. And
as I continue writing the first draft of A MEMORY OF LIGHT (now up to 75% of my
300,000-word projection), keep your eye on Twitter and Facebook. Each time I
come across a spot in the book where I need to insert…

GET A PERSONALIZED COPY OF TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT + HOLIDAY SHIPPING

October 6, 2011

Get a personalized copy of TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT + Holiday shipping Now that the
mass market paperback of TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT has been released, I’ve added signed
hardcover copies of the book to my online store. I will personalize each copy to
your request—you can have me write something like “Music to dazzle” or “Iron…

A MEMORY OF LIGHT NAMING RIGHTS FOR JORDANCON AND THE MAYO CLINIC

October 5, 2011

A MEMORY OF LIGHT Naming Rights for JordanCon and the Mayo Clinic Short version:
I’m going to be drawing a bunch of names to adapt for use in A MEMORY OF LIGHT.
To add your name to the pool, donate here. — EDIT: The donation period is over,
now! Sorry. We will do something like…

NEW NOVELLA INFINITY BLADE: AWAKENING + UPDATES

October 4, 2011

New novella INFINITY BLADE: AWAKENING + Updates First some updates. There’s a
new MYTHWALKER chapter up, and this week’s Writing Excuses episode features Pyr
editorial director Lou Anders talking about the Hollywood Formula. In addition,
Ta’veren Tees has a new shirt up for preorder, Tai’shar Manetheren, and they
also have a coupon code. SHORT VERSION…

FANTASY MAGAZINE INTERVIEW WITH LEIGH BUTLER + UPDATES

September 26, 2011

Fantasy Magazine interview with Leigh Butler + Updates Leigh Butler interviewed
me for Fantasy Magazine. The interview talks about THE ALLOY OF LAW, the
Stormlight Archive, the Wheel of Time, THE RITHMATIST, and rules of magic among
other topics. It’s fairly extensive, so check it out. This week’s Writing
Excuses podcast episode features Patrick Rothfuss’s…

MAGIC: THE GATHERING TONIGHT IN WEST VALLEY

September 23, 2011

Magic: The Gathering Tonight in West Valley Tonight is the prerelease for
Innistrad, which features mechanics such as double-faced cards. The set looks
cool, so I’ve decided to head up to Epic Puzzles & Games and try it out tonight.
The details are below. If you plan to come, please get there around 11:30 and…

MISTBORN FAN TRAILER + UPDATES

September 19, 2011

Mistborn Fan Trailer + Updates There’s a new chapter of my unfinished 2001 novel
MYTHWALKER up. This is the chapter where things really start to happen. I’ve
also uploaded a new collection of Twitter posts. This week’s Writing Excuses
podcast episode is another that was recorded at the World Science Fiction
Convention this year, and…

NOVEMBER 2011 UK SIGNING TOUR

September 15, 2011

November 2011 UK Signing Tour My new Mistborn book, THE ALLOY OF LAW, will be
released on November 8th in North America and November 10th in the UK,
Australia, and New Zealand. (See here for how to get a signed copy of the U.S.
hardcover, and you can read the first six chapters for free…

THE ALLOY OF LAW GIVEAWAYS & EBOOKS + UPDATES

September 12, 2011

THE ALLOY OF LAW giveaways & ebooks + updates This week’s Writing Excuses
podcast episode is another one that was recorded at the World Science Fiction
Convention. It features Lauren Beukes and talks about writing other cultures.
Check it out. There’s a new MYTHWALKER chapter up. This one introduces Vvenna,
who eventually became Vivenna in…

UPDATES + ALCATRAZ EBOOKS IN FRENCH

September 6, 2011

Updates + ALCATRAZ ebooks in French At the World Science Fiction Convention in
Reno a couple of weeks ago, we recorded a few Writing Excuses podcast episodes.
The first one features Patrick Rothfuss, and we discussed suspension of
disbelief. Check it out. I’ve put up the third chapter of my unfinished novel
MYTHWALKER from ten…

THE WAY OF KINGS INTERIOR ILLUSTRATIONS NOW UPLOADED

September 1, 2011

THE WAY OF KINGS interior illustrations now uploaded Here are all the interior
illustrations from THE WAY OF KINGS. This should be especially useful if you’ve
been squinting at the illustrations in the ebook. There’s also a link to the
cover illustration wallpapers, which you can download if you are a Tor.com
member.

REDDIT IAMA, SIGNED THE WAY OF KINGS + UPDATES

August 31, 2011

Reddit IAmA, Signed THE WAY OF KINGS + Updates This week’s Writing Excuses
podcast episode with Mary, Dan, Howard, and me covers worldbuilding
communications technology. The state of communications technology can have a
wide-reaching effect on your story, so give it a listen. My assistant has
uploaded another chapter of my unfinished and abandoned novel…

A NIGHT OF BLACKER DARKNESS

August 25, 2011

A NIGHT OF BLACKER DARKNESS My buddy and Writing Excuses cohost Dan Wells
recently released his hilarious gothic vampire novel A NIGHT OF BLACKER DARKNESS
as an ebook. I’m embedding a preview of it below, and you can get it on Kindle,
Nook, iBooks, and Smashwords. This is still one of my personal favorite
novels—quirky…

FORUM MOVE, ALLOY PREVIEW, WORLDCON COSTUMES + UPDATES

August 24, 2011

Forum move, ALLOY preview, Worldcon costumes + Updates The site that has hosted
my forums for years, the Official Time-Waster’s Guide, has now officially gone
offline. The front page hadn’t really been updated in years as staff members
moved on to other projects, and few areas of the forum were still active, so
it’s not…

THE ALLOY OF LAW RELEASE EVENTS

August 16, 2011

THE ALLOY OF LAW Release Events This is a long post. If you want to know how to
get numbered copies of MISTBORN: THE ALLOY OF LAW, scroll down. ITEM #1: THE
TOUR This year’s tour will have two legs: A North American tour (for the first
time it’s not just a U.S. tour—there’s a…

MYTHWALKER PROLOGUE + UPDATES

August 15, 2011

MYTHWALKER Prologue + Updates This week’s Writing Excuses podcast episode covers
making descriptions serve multiple purposes. This helps keep your descriptive
passages from being dry, among other things. Give it a listen. I haven’t
mentioned it here yet, but Tor.com put up chapter five of my new Mistborn book,
THE ALLOY OF LAW. There will…

MY WORLDCON SCHEDULE

August 12, 2011

My Worldcon Schedule Next week I’ll be at Renovation, the 69th World Science
Fiction Convention, in Reno. My schedule is below, with a few comments from me
interspersed. Worldcon is a great place to meet industry pros, so I’m looking
forward to seeing many of you there. Highlights for me this year include the
live…

FINAL WARBREAKER ANNOTATION + UPDATES

August 9, 2011

Final WARBREAKER Annotation + Updates On this week’s Writing Excuses podcast
episode, Mary, Dan, Howard, and I talk about Orson Scott Card’s M.I.C.E.
Quotient. That stands for Milieu, Idea, Character, and Event, and it is a
valuable tool for improving your writing. The final WARBREAKER annotation is up.
Next week my assistant Peter will start…

SIGNING TONIGHT IN WEST JORDAN WITH PETER ORULLIAN

August 4, 2011

Signing tonight in West Jordan with Peter Orullian Just a quick reminder that
I’ll be signing in West Jordan tonight. I’m going to be driving back from Idaho,
so if I end up a tiny bit late that will be why. But I shouldn’t be late. I’ll
try to bring some of the Elendel Daily…

MISTBORN ADVENTURE GAME PREORDERS + UPDATES

August 1, 2011

Mistborn Adventure Game preorders + Updates Today’s WARBREAKER annotation covers
the epilogue. There’s just one annotation left, folks. The WARBREAKER html
version is also now completely uploaded. This week’s Writing Excuses podcast has
another of our microcasting episodes. Mary, Howard, Dan, and I fielded questions
from people on Twitter and answered them briefly. We discussed…

LAST CHANCE TO VOTE FOR THE HUGOS

July 29, 2011

Last chance to vote for the Hugos The deadline to turn in your filled-out
ballots for the Hugo Awards is this Sunday night, July 31st, at midnight Pacific
time. I’ve talked about this before, but if you weren’t aware and would like to
vote for the Hugos, you can still become a registered member of…

THE ALLOY OF LAW SIGNING TOUR

July 27, 2011

THE ALLOY OF LAW Signing Tour THE ALLOY OF LAW, my new Mistborn novel set 341
years after the events of THE HERO OF AGES, is coming out on November 8th. If
you haven’t been aware, there are preview chapters up at Tor.com; chapter four
just went up today. Below is my U.S. and Canada…

AUSTRALIA 2012 VISIT, SIGNINGS + UPDATES

July 25, 2011

Australia 2012 visit, Signings + Updates I’ve added some events to my events
calendar. First up is a joint signing with Peter Orullian (The Unremembered) in
West Jordan on August 4th. I also added three conventions I’ll be going to in
Australia in April 2012; there will probably be bookstore signings between these
events, but…

Q&A RECORDING, T-SHIRTS & UPDATES

July 19, 2011

Q&A Recording, T-Shirts & Updates I had a great time at Polaris in Toronto this
past weekend. If you couldn’t be there, you can check out an mp3 of the Q&A
session that I did, which @Thesleepingwolf has posted online here. (If you want
to download it and can’t figure out which link to use,…

THE ALLOY OF LAW SAMPLE CHAPTERS

July 15, 2011

THE ALLOY OF LAW Sample Chapters First a couple of updates. There’s a new
Warbreaker annotation up covering chapter 54 (with more about Old Chaps’s
background, aside from the usual discussion about the climax), and there’s a new
collection of Twitter posts. And the second Writing Excuses podcast episode with
Mary Robinette Kowal as an…

MY SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON SCHEDULE

July 15, 2011

My San Diego Comic-Con schedule I’m on my way to the Polaris convention in
Toronto right now (the schedule for that is here, with one correction: the
Details, Filler, and Plot panel is now Saturday at 11 and the Ethics and the
Wheel of Time panel is Sunday at noon). But since Comic-Con starts earlier…

MY TORONTO CONVENTION SCHEDULE

July 12, 2011

My Toronto Convention Schedule It’s been listed on my events calendar for
months, but in case you live near Toronto and weren’t aware, I will be there
this weekend for Polaris 25. My schedule is below. Address: Sheraton Parkway
Toronto North 600 Highway 7 East Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada L4B 1B2 FRIDAY
06:00 p.m., York…

UPDATES + SANDERSON’S SECOND LAW IN THE LEADING EDGE

July 11, 2011

Updates + Sanderson’s Second Law in The Leading Edge Fantasy Faction did a video
interview of me while I was in Europe. The result is over 30 minutes long, and
covers topics such as the Way of the Kings, the Alloy of Law, Mistborn as a
series, my writing process, The Wheel of Time, and…

THE WAY OF KINGS WINS THE DAVID GEMMELL LEGEND AWARD

June 22, 2011

THE WAY OF KINGS Wins the David Gemmell Legend Award I’ve put up a new
WARBREAKER annotation about chapter 55. Plus there’s also a new Writing Excuses
episode up on professional organizations. As our cohost Mary Robinette Kowal is
also the vice president of SFWA, she has many useful things to say on the
topic.…

FRANCE SCHEDULE + MARY ROBINETTE KOWAL JOINS WRITING EXCUSES

June 7, 2011

France Schedule + Mary Robinette Kowal Joins Writing Excuses The rest of my
France schedule is below. But first a couple of updates. Writing Excuses enters
its sixth season with an exciting announcement: Mary Robinette Kowal joins
Howard Tayler, Dan Wells, and me as our fourth full-time cast member. For the
first episode of the…

SIGNING IN OSLO TOMORROW

May 31, 2011

Signing in Oslo Tomorrow Today my flight out of Strasbourg was delayed, so I
missed my connecting flight to Oslo in Amsterdam. The result of that was an
eight-hour wait in Amsterdam before the next flight, so I got to hang out with
some of the local readers while eating pancakes and fries. If you’re…

I’M GOING TO FRANCE, NORWAY, THE UK, AND FRANCE AGAIN

May 24, 2011

I’m going to France, Norway, the UK, and France again This morning my plane took
off for the first leg of my European tour. The flight was delayed, but I have a
long layover in Cincinnati, so I’ll still get there in time for my connection.
Anyway, here is my schedule of events. Les Imaginales,…

UPDATES + HUGO VOTER PACKET

May 23, 2011

Updates + Hugo Voter Packet We’ve got a few more parts of the website working.
The percentage bars on the left column are now functional again, and my
assistant was able to put up another Twitter posts collection. New annotations
and library items will have to wait for later though. There are two new Writing…

GEMMELL AWARD NOMINATIONS + UPDATES

May 9, 2011

Gemmell Award Nominations + Updates The short list of six nominees for the David
Gemmell Legend Award is out, and for the second year in a row I have two books
on the list. Towers of Midnight and The Way of Kings join Brent Weeks’s The
Black Prism, Pierre Pevel’s The Alchemist in the Shadows,…

MORE OF “I HATE DRAGONS”

May 6, 2011

More of “I Hate Dragons” Thank you all for helping me out with the Delta
situation (and for helping my brother win his goofy contest). I wanted to do
something nice, so I dredged up the chapters I wrote of “I Hate Dragons” as a
writing exercise a few months back. I had originally written…

ANYONE OUT THERE WORK FOR DELTA AIR LINES?

May 4, 2011

Anyone out there work for Delta Air Lines? Two big updates for today. The first
is related to a tweet I made last night. I’m scheduled to fly to France later
this month, and that trip is going to be smack-dab in the middle of working on
the last WoT book. I worry that the…

MY PENGUICON SCHEDULE

April 27, 2011

My Penguicon Schedule This weekend I’m a guest of honor at Penguicon, which is a
hybrid convention for science fiction/fantasy and open source software. Howard
Tayler is the toastmaster, so it should be a lot of fun. If you’re in the
Detroit area, consider registering at the door if you haven’t preregistered.
Penguicon Troy Marriott…

WRITING EXCUSES NOMINATED FOR A HUGO AWARD

April 26, 2011

Writing Excuses Nominated for a Hugo Award First off, there’s a new Warbreaker
annotation that covers Vasher sneaking into the God King’s palace. It also talks
about why one character doesn’t just kill another character. This week’s Writing
Excuses episode, season 5 episode 34, covers story bibles. Dan, Howard, and I
talk about different ways…

STORMLIGHT ARCHIVE NAME AUCTION WINNER, T-SHIRTS + UPDATES

April 20, 2011

Stormlight Archive Name Auction Winner, T-Shirts + Updates Last week I talked
about the charity auction to get your name in the next Stormlight Archive book.
Well, the auction is now over. The winner is Jason Lynn Pittman, and his winning
bid was $1,825, which will go to support Utah’s science fiction and fantasy
symposium…

MY JORDANCON SCHEDULE + UPDATES

April 13, 2011

My JordanCon Schedule + Updates Tomorrow my assistant Peter and I are off to
JordanCon in Atlanta. Their full schedule is listed here. My panels are below.
Please pay special attention to the details of the Magic draft on Friday night,
if you want to participate. There are also a couple of other updates. TOWERS…

APPEAR IN THE SEQUEL TO THE WAY OF KINGS

April 12, 2011

Appear in the Sequel to THE WAY OF KINGS Ever since I started announcing on
Twitter the names of fans that I was adapting to go into THE GATHERING STORM and
TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT, readers have been asking me how to get their names put into
the next book. Well, there will be another oppoturnity…

UK COVER ART FOR THE ALLOY OF LAW

April 5, 2011

UK Cover Art for THE ALLOY OF LAW If you’re in the UK, Australia, or New Zealand
and have been wondering how the cover art of Gollancz’s version of the next
Mistborn book will appear, look no further. If you missed the US Tor cover and
the cover flap synopsis, head over to Tor.com to…

NAME AUCTION COMING, MUSIC + UPDATES

April 4, 2011

Name Auction Coming, Music + Updates Want your name to appear as a character in
the Stormlight Archive? There’s going to be an auction for just that starting on
Wednesday to benefit the Life, the Universe, & Everything (LTUE) symposium. I’ll
post more details when the auction begins. This year’s LTUE hosted the recording
of…

DAN WELLS SAYS, “I DON’T WANT TO KILL YOU.”

March 30, 2011

Dan Wells says, “I don’t want to kill you.” This is just a quick note to say
that my Writing Excuses cohost Dan Wells’s final John Cleaver book in the
trilogy that began with I AM NOT A SERIAL KILLER is out in both hardcover and
trade paperback. The title is I DON’T WANT TO…

TSUNAMI RELIEF AUCTIONS, WRITING & ILLUSTRATING FOR YOUNG READERS

March 28, 2011

Tsunami Relief Auctions, Writing & Illustrating for Young Readers Tor has
donated a few of my books for auction at Genre for Japan, a charity drive to
support the British Red Cross’s Japan Tsunami Appeal. The auctions include a THE
WAY OF KINGS audiobook, hardcovers of THE GATHERING STORM and TOWERS OF
MIDNIGHT, and a…

HUGO NOMINATION DEADLINE TOMORROWHUGO NOMINATION DEADLINE TOMORROW

March 25, 2011

Hugo Nomination Deadline TomorrowHugo Nomination Deadline Tomorrow Back in
January I posted about nominating and voting for the Hugo Awards. Well, if
you’re eligible to nominate (you needed to be a registered Worldcon member by
the end of January, or have been a member of last year’s Worldcon), the
nomination deadline is tomorrow night. If…

SUVUDU CAGE MATCH: VIN VS. ZEDDICUS ZU’L ZORANDER

March 23, 2011

Suvudu Cage Match: Vin vs. Zeddicus Zu’l Zorander Over at Suvudu, Vin is up
against Zedd from Terry Goodkind’s Sword of Truth series. Here’s how I think the
match would go down. Vin crouched behind the earthen bank, the scent of burned
wood pungent in her nose. A stump smoldered nearby, specks of red flaring…

WARBREAKER ANNOTATION,TWEETS, AND WRITING EXCUSES EPISODE ON REWRITING

March 21, 2011

WARBREAKER Annotation,Tweets, and Writing Excuses Episode on Rewriting Tracy
Hickman and Dave Wolverton once again joined Dan and Howard for a podcast
episode of Writing Excuses at the recent symposium on Life, the Universe, and
Everything in Provo. This time they covered rewriting. The most recent
WARBREAKER annotation is almost all about spoilers from chapter…

VERICON SCHEDULE, SIGNING IN BOSTON AREA, ALLOY OF LAW COVER

March 17, 2011

Vericon Schedule, Signing in Boston Area, ALLOY OF LAW Cover This weekend I’ll
be Guest of Honor at Vericon at Harvard University. Other guests include Austin
Grossman, Holly Black, Catherine Asaro, Sarah Smith, Ellen Kushner, and Delia
Sherman. My schedule is below, and the full schedule is here. All of us will
also be signing…

WHEEL OF TIME SHIRTS

March 16, 2011

Wheel of Time Shirts There haven’t ever, so far as I know, been official Wheel
of Time T-shirts. A lot of people have asked where they can get them. Finally we
have a place: Ta’veren Tees. I’ve got a few of the shirts, and they’re awesome.
(Particularly the Far Dareis Mai one.) Their press release…

UPDATES & TWEETS

March 14, 2011

Updates & Tweets This week’s Writing Excuses podcast episode covers
e-publishing. This one was recorded at Life, the Universe & Everything, and
Tracy Hickman and Dave Wolverton/Farland join Howard and Dan. I was at ConDFW
that weekend. There’s a new Twitter posts collection up, covering the first half
of this month. And the newest WARBREAKER…

SUVUDU CAGE MATCHES

March 8, 2011

Suvudu Cage Matches I blogged briefly yesterday about the Suvudu cage matches. I
thought I’d dig into it a little further today, as I consider Monday updates
(normally) to be more “Here’s what’s going on” updates. I prefer to move more
in-depth posts to other days. So, the Suvudu cage match. First off, I’d like…

READER POLLS + UPDATES

March 7, 2011

Reader Polls + Updates There have been a couple of reader polls lately that my
books did well in. SFFWorld polled its forum members for readers’ favorite books
of 2010, and THE WAY OF KINGS came out on top, with TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT in
second. In addition, Tor.com held a poll to determine the best…

REVIEW OF THE WISE MAN’S FEAR

March 1, 2011

Review of THE WISE MAN’S FEAR First some updates. This week’s Writing Excuses
podcast episode features Sherrilyn Kenyon talking about how to make your readers
fear for your characters. The newest WARBREAKER annotation is on a climactic
moment in the Siri/Susebron relationship. And there’s a new batch of Twitter
posts up, covering the past month.…

FRENCH INTERVIEW + UPDATES

February 22, 2011

French Interview + Updates While I was at the Utopiales convention I sat down
for an interview with the great folks at Elbakin.net. (They’re the same ones who
gave MISTBORN an award; see pictures in my convention report.) Well, they’ve now
posted the interview in French, and it covers a ton of different topics.
(There’s…

GOING TO DALLAS/FORT WORTH + UPDATES

February 15, 2011

Going to Dallas/Fort Worth + Updates I’ll be a guest of honor at ConDFW this
weekend. My convention schedule is below. But first some updates. This week’s
Writing Excuses podcast episode is another of the ones that Dan, Howard, and I
recorded at the Superstars Writing Seminar. For this episode, Kevin J. Anderson
joins us…

ANOTHER WRITING EXCUSES VIDEO & WARBREAKER ANNOTATION

February 7, 2011

Another Writing Excuses Video & WARBREAKER Annotation We’ve got another Writing
Excuses video up for you. This week’s podcast episode covers using holidays in
fantasy and science fiction, and Mary Robinette Kowal and Dave Wolverton/David
Farland one again join Dan and Howard to discuss the topic. Moses Siregar III of
Adventures in Sci-Fi Publishing filmed…

WRITING EXCUSES VIDEO + UPDATES

January 31, 2011

Writing Excuses Video + Updates This week’s Writing Excuses podcast episode
covers film considerations, and Mary Robinette Kowal and Dave Wolverton/David
Farland join Dan and Howard to discuss the topic. Appropriately, this episode
was also filmed by Moses Siregar III of Adventures in Sci-Fi Publishing, and the
video is up on YouTube. The most recent…

FOR YOUR NOMINATION CONSIDERATION + WORLDCON DEADLINE

January 26, 2011

For Your Nomination Consideration + Worldcon Deadline Hugo Award nomination
season began this month, so I thought I’d let you know what categories my works
are eligible in. If you don’t know what the Hugo Awards are or how nominating
and voting works, I also talk about that below. If you want to nominate, the…

UPDATES + TWEETS JANUARY 17-20

January 24, 2011

Updates + Tweets January 17-20 This week’s episode of Writing Excuses is one of
those that was recorded during the Superstars Writing Seminar, and it’s on
alternate history. I was doing a panel at the time, but Eric Flint and Mary
Robinette Kowal were there with Howard and Dan to shed light on the topic.…

UPDATES + TWEETS JANUARY 10-17

January 18, 2011

Updates + Tweets January 10-17 In this week’s Writing Excuses podcast episode,
Dan, Howard, and I go over more dialogue writing exercises. By the way, we
recorded seven great episodes at this past weekend’s Superstars Writing Seminar,
with guests Sherrilyn Kenyon, Kevin J. Anderson, Eric Flint, David Farland, and
Mary Robinette Kowal, so you have…

UPDATES, TOR.COM Q&A, AND TWEETS JANUARY 6-10

January 10, 2011

Updates, Tor.com Q&A, and Tweets January 6-10 In this week’s Writing Excuses
episode, we talk about fulfilling promises to your readers, and we give specific
examples from our own stories and others’. The most recent WARBREAKER annotation
covers Vivenna’s character arc hitting rock bottom. I also talk about how to
give your Breath away one…

WRAPPING UP MY TIME OFF

January 6, 2011

Wrapping Up My Time Off As I stated in a blog post in the early fall, I took the
months of September–December inclusive off from major projects. I do this to
give myself some breathing room creatively and work on projects I don’t have a
contract for. I also like to do writing exercises, try…

UPDATES + THE WAY OF KINGS IN THE UK

January 3, 2011

Updates + THE WAY OF KINGS in the UK This week’s Writing Excuses podcast episode
with Dan Wells and Howard Tayler is called Offending Your Readers—and
specifically covers various ways you might offend your readers and how to avoid
it. The most recent WARBREAKER annotation is about chapter 36, which is one of
the most…

SUPERSTARS WRITING SEMINAR PANEL SCHEDULE, JANUARY 13-15

December 30, 2010

Superstars Writing Seminar Panel Schedule, January 13-15 Here’s the schedule of
panels for the next Superstars Writing Seminar, which will be held in Salt Lake
City this coming month. As you can see from the list of topics, this three-day
seminar is packed with great stuff, no-nonsense and practical material taught by
six bestselling authors.…

YOUR WRITING EXERCISES AND MINE: “I HATE DRAGONS”

December 28, 2010

Your writing exercises and mine: “I Hate Dragons” For those who are following
along, here’s what I did for my writing exercise. I actually managed to make it
something of a self-contained story. If you want to read up on the rules, I
posted them here. We did some analysis of other people’s writing on…

INTERVIEWS, GEMMELL AWARD NOMINATIONS, ANNOTATION

December 27, 2010

Interviews, Gemmell Award Nominations, Annotation There are two new interviews
with me out there. First is this one at The Fringe, which covers some familiar
ground with a few new questions. And then here’s one at Stormblessed, which
sheds some new light on details in THE WAY OF KINGS. Both THE WAY OF KINGS and…

ANNOTATIONS, WRITING EXCUSES, & SUPERSTARS SPECIAL

December 20, 2010

Annotations, Writing Excuses, & Superstars Special The most recent WARBREAKER
annotation covers Lightsong’s line, “My dear, did you just try to prove the
existence of God with your cleavage?” among other topics. You may notice a bit
of a slowdown in annotations from this point forward; weeks where only one
annotation gets posted will be…

WRITING EXERCISE: DIALOGUE

December 16, 2010

Writing Exercise: Dialogue Hey, all. If you weren’t watching twitter/facebook, I
recently suggested a group writing exercise. I’m reposting here for those who
watch only the blog. The next paragraphs have the earlier posts, as I originally
wrote them. You guys want to do a writing exercise together? I’ve been wanting
to do some dialogue…

WRITING EXCUSES PODCAST AWARD NOMINATION, WORLDBUILDERS CHARITY DRIVE

December 13, 2010

Writing Excuses Podcast Award Nomination, Worldbuilders Charity Drive Writing
Excuses has been nominated for a Podcast Award in the Education category. We’re
up against stiff competition from the likes of Radio Lab and Grammar Girl, so if
you think we’d be a deserving recipient, go over there and vote. Apparently you
can vote once every…

FINAL HOLIDAY SHIPPING DEADLINE

December 10, 2010

Final holiday shipping deadline Peter here. Brandon’s other assistant Becky
wanted me to make one more blog post about signed book shipping. So that books
shipped inside the U.S. by Priority Mail may arrive in time for Christmas, all
orders must be in by midnight the night of December 12th. Becky will get Brandon
to…

QUESTIONS, 30% OFF SALE, SIGNINGS, AWARDS & UPDATES

December 6, 2010

Questions, 30% Off Sale, Signings, Awards & Updates Do you have a question for
me? Tor.com is soliciting questions for the next three days which they’ll then
compile and send my way. I’m also taking questions on Goodreads’s Fantasy Book
Club this month. They have one thread for questions about THE WAY OF KINGS and…

ALCATRAZ FOUR RELEASE + MICHAEL WHELAN PRINTS

December 3, 2010

Alcatraz Four Release + Michael Whelan Prints One important bit of news is that
the fourth Alcatraz book, ALCATRAZ VERSUS THE SHATTERED LENS, was released
officially in stores this week. I had reports of it being found on store shelves
as early as last week, maybe even the week before. So it’s around. I’m very…

UPDATES + WRITING SEMINAR

November 29, 2010

Updates + Writing Seminar In this week’s Writing Excuses podcast episode, Howard
Tayler and I are joined by Scott Westerfeld to discuss visual components of
novels. And in the most recent WARBREAKER annotations I talk about Vivenna’s
plottings with Denth and Susebron’s spelling, among other things. In January
I’ll be teaching at the Superstars Writing…

FRANCE & CONVENTIONS

November 23, 2010

France & Conventions As you may know I spent little over a week in France this
month as a guest of the Utopiales convention in Nantes and of my publisher,
Orbit France. This was, unequivocally, an awesome experience. Pemberly and I
thoroughly enjoyed our time meeting with French fans, and my publisher certainly
took good…

INTERVIEWS, SUPERSTARS WRITING SEMINAR & UPDATES

November 22, 2010

Interviews, Superstars Writing Seminar & Updates This past week’s WARBREAKER
annotations cover the writing rule that characters who do things are more
interesting than those who don’t, who followed Vasher into the palace, naked
athletic competitions, and Lightsong’s indolence. In the most recent Writing
Excuses episode, Dan Wells, Howard Tayler, and I are again joined by John…

ORDER A PERSONALIZED THE GATHERING STORM + HOLIDAY SHIPPING DEADLINES

November 18, 2010

Order a personalized THE GATHERING STORM + Holiday shipping deadlines Peter
here. Brandon got back from his book tour yesterday, but Pemberly told me that
he went right to bed and slept for 15 hours straight. Anyway, the result of this
is that Brandon is no longer out flying from state to state or country…

SIGNING TUESDAY IN PARIS

November 15, 2010

Signing Tuesday in Paris Peter here again, since Brandon is still in France.
There’s a new Writing Excuses podcast episode up where Brandon, Dan, and Howard
answer five mostly unrelated questions about writing. The questions they
answered are listed here. And there’s a new WARBREAKER annotation up covering
chapter twenty-five, largely about religion. Brandon will…

NANTES, FRANCE UTOPIALES CONVENTION SCHEDULE + SIGNING IN PARIS

November 8, 2010

Nantes, France Utopiales Convention Schedule + Signing in Paris There’s a new
Writing Excuses podcast episode up where John Brown joins Howard, Dan, and me to
discuss the creative process. Give it a listen. Tomorrow I’m flying to France to
attend the Utopialies science fiction convention in Nantes. My schedule is
below. (It seems to…

BRANDON SANDERSON NEWSLETTER FOR NOVEMBER 2010

November 4, 2010

Brandon Sanderson Newsletter for November 2010 TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT IS OUT Hi
there. It’s Brandon’s assistant Peter writing the newsletter this time. Brandon
is currently at a signing in Cincinnati, and any spare minutes he does have
he’ll probably spend writing, so it falls to me to write the newsletter. You’re
receiving this because you…

NEWSLETTER + TWEETS OCTOBER 28-NOVEMBER 4

November 4, 2010

Newsletter + Tweets October 28-November 4 Brandon’s assistant Peter here while
Brandon is out on tour. Um, TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT has been released! I sent out a
newsletter about that and a few other things yesterday. I also talk about the
deadline for ordering stuff from Brandon’s store in time for Christmas delivery.
You can…

UPDATES, INTERVIEW, & SUPERSTARS WRITING SEMINAR

October 26, 2010

Updates, Interview, & Superstars Writing Seminar First some updates. In the most
recent Writing Excuses episode we cover the excuses that keep you from writing.
And recent WARBREAKER annotations talk about Vasher infiltrating the palace,
Lightsong playing Terachin, and Clod’s identity. TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT comes out in
slightly less than one week. Yesterday I went…

TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT PREORDERS, TOWER GUARD, TRAILER

October 18, 2010

TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT Preorders, Tower Guard, Trailer First some housekeeping. The
most recent Writing Excuses podcast is on avoiding melodrama. And the most
recent WARBREAKER annotations cover Clod and the God King’s secret (a big
spoiler if you haven’t read the book!). TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT will be released in
fourteen days and seven hours. If you want to order a…

ANOTHER LONG AND RAMBLING POST™ ON FUTURE BOOKS

October 12, 2010

Another Long and Rambling Post™ on Future Books All, Let’s do a quick (okay,
it’s me, so it won’t be quick) update to let everyone know what’s going on here
at Dragonsteel Entertainment HQ. (Also known as me sitting on a chair in my
bedroom while my eight-month-old son throws half-eaten graham crackers at me.)…

UPDATES + VIDEO OF FANTASY AUTHORS PANEL

October 11, 2010

Updates + Video of Fantasy Authors Panel I have a long update coming probably
tomorrow on the final Wheel of Time book A MEMORY OF LIGHT, the next Stormlight
Archive book, sequels to other books I’ve written, and other projects. But for
now just a quick post. The most recent WARBREAKER annotations cover Vivenna
reading…

NEW YORK COMIC CON SCHEDULE

October 7, 2010

New York Comic Con Schedule I’m heading to the New York Comic Con at the Javits
Center this weekend. I’ll only be at two events: a panel and a booth signing. My
schedule follows. Hope to see you there! FRIDAY Fantasy Writers Panel 7:30
p.m.–8:30 p.m., Room 1A15 Join authors Joe Abercrombie (Best Served Cold),…

ROBERT JORDAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP WINNER + UPDATES

October 4, 2010

Robert Jordan Memorial Scholarship Winner + Updates Back in June I mentioned the
Robert Jordan Memorial Scholarship given out by TarValon.net and awarded based
on applicants’ essays on the topic “How I plan to use my studies to become a
Servant of All.” Well, the winner of this year’s scholarship has been announced,
and it’s…

TOWER GUARD PROGRAM + SIGNED & NUMBERED TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT

September 30, 2010

Tower Guard program + Signed & Numbered TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT The book’s release is
getting closer, folks. Are you excited yet? Dragonmount has announced the Tower
Guard program for the upcoming book tour, similar to the Storm Leaders program
from last year. Basically, this is an opportunity for a few hardcore fans in
each city…

REGISTERING FOR WORLDCON, TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT NEWS, INKWING T-SHIRT

September 28, 2010

Registering for Worldcon, TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT News, InkWing T-Shirt The World
Science Fiction Convention, Worldcon for short, is held in a different city
throughout the world each year. Next year it will be in Reno, Nevada, from
August 17th through 21st. Hundreds of professionals in the science fiction,
fantasy, and horror field congregate along with…

TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT PROLOGUE EBOOK RELEASED + UPDATES + OREM LIBRARY

September 21, 2010

TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT Prologue ebook Released + Updates + Orem Library As of
midnight last night, the prologue ebook for TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT is now available
to buy from the usual ebook stores: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple, Sony, Kobo,
etc. There is also an audiobook version on Audible. Some people have wondered
who would…

GUEST BLOGGING, BABEL CLASH, INTERVIEWS, AUTHORPALOOZA TOMORROW, AND TOWERS OF
MIDNIGHT TOUR

September 17, 2010

Guest Blogging, Babel Clash, Interviews, Authorpalooza Tomorrow, and TOWERS OF
MIDNIGHT Tour Peter here again. Brandon is back from his tour, but he’s been
very active online everywhere except his own website, it seems! First up, last
weekend John Scalzi’s Whatever blog featured a guest post essay by Brandon
entitled Postmodernism in Fantasy. For people…

THE GREAT HUNT COMPLETED!

September 16, 2010

The Great Hunt Completed! Peter here again. Today at around 9:00 p.m. in Venice,
Italy, intrepid Wheel of Time fan Federico located the final The Great Hunt
code’s hiding place . . . and confirmed that the code was no longer there. Maybe
someone saw Brandon’s friend Ryan place it on top of this photo…

THE GREAT HUNT UPDATE

September 8, 2010

The Great Hunt Update Hi all, Brandon’s assistant Peter here. He’s off on his
tour (Thursday’s stop is in the Chicago area), so he doesn’t have a lot of time
to update the blog. He did write one blog post ahead of time, which I’ll post
tomorrow probably. And you can keep track of his…

BRANDON SANDERSON NEWSLETTER FOR SEPTEMBER 2010

September 1, 2010

Brandon Sanderson Newsletter for September 2010 THE WAY OF KINGS IS OUT Hello!
This is Brandon writing the newsletter this time around. (Sometimes, my
assistant Peter does it, sometimes my wife Emily does it.) You’re receiving this
because you signed up or sent me fan mail. If you’d prefer not to get emails
like this…

THE WAY OF KINGS IS OUT

August 31, 2010

THE WAY OF KINGS Is Out It’s out. It’s finally out. I hadn’t expected this day
to come for years yet. I had a careful path set up to doing the Stormlight
Archive. Writing standalone novels and trilogies for a few more years yet, until
I had the reputation both with fans and the publisher…

IT’S HERE

August 31, 2010

It’s Here This post originally appeared on Tor.com. I started writing my first
novel when I was fifteen years old. I didn’t have a computer; I had an old,
electric typewriter. It would remember your file on a disc, but it was really
just a printer with an attached bare-bones word processor. (It had a…

PLAY MAGIC WITH BRANDON AT DRAGON*CON UPDATES

August 30, 2010

Play Magic with Brandon at Dragon*Con Updates Guys, THE WAY OF KINGS comes out
tomorrow! Wow. So long spent waiting. Look on Tor.com tomorrow for a cool post
about my history working on the book, with pictures of a very early Brandon
Sanderson manuscript. Before we do that, though, I want to do some updates…

THE WAY OF KINGS MIDNIGHT RELEASE NUMBERING POLICY CHANGE

August 26, 2010

THE WAY OF KINGS Midnight Release Numbering Policy Change Hi everyone, Brandon’s
assistant Peter here, popping in to let you know of a procedural change at the
BYU Bookstore for next week’s release of THE WAY OF KINGS. We had some reports
from last year’s release party of people who had stood in line for…

PLAY MAGIC WITH BRANDON AT DRAGON*CON

August 24, 2010

Play Magic with Brandon at Dragon*Con I’ll be hitting Dragon*Con this year near
the beginning of my tour, and I’m looking forward to finding some time to hang
with readers and relax and play some Magic: The Gathering. As always, I play
casual—meaning that I do it more for the fun and interaction than the…

TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT IS DONE

August 23, 2010

TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT Is Done First let me get to some quick updates. I’ve put up a
few WARBREAKER annotations: two on chapter five and one on chapter six. Two new
podcast episodes of Writing Excuses have also gone up, recorded live at Dragons
& Fairy Tales bookstore. In the first one Dan, Howard, and…

LAST CHANCE FOR THE WAY OF KINGS NUMBERED COPIES

August 20, 2010

Last Chance for THE WAY OF KINGS Numbered Copies [UPDATE: Sam Weller’s is
reportedly sold out already. If we make other arrangements, I’ll mention it on
Twitter and Facebook. Original post follows.] THE WAY OF KINGS comes out in less
than 11 days, about 246 hours from now. At the release day events—the midnight
BYU…

WRITING FOR CHARITY + UPDATES

August 10, 2010

Writing for Charity + Updates On August 21st there will be a writing workshop in
South Sandy, Utah whose purpose is to raise money to donate to schoolchildren.
Specifically, they hope to donate a book to every child “in at least ten of the
lowest socioeconomic populated schools in the state”—at least 6,000 books
total.…

SIGNED BOOK SHIPPING DELAYS

August 4, 2010

Signed Book Shipping Delays This post isn’t about the signed & numbered copies
of THE WAY OF KINGS from Sam Weller’s, which will go out on schedule. Not
surprisingly the demand is not quite as high as it was for THE GATHERING STORM,
so if you haven’t ordered yet, you still have a good chance…

THE WAY OF KINGS PREVIEW CHAPTERS & CONTESTS + UPDATES

August 3, 2010

THE WAY OF KINGS Preview Chapters & Contests + Updates THE WAY OF KINGS will be
released in less than one month. So it’s time for some more preview chapters,
right? As of today, you can read chapters nine and eleven over at Tor.com
(registration required). “Wait!” you may say. “What happened to chapters seven,…

SIGNING IN EAGLE MOUNTAIN WITH THE WRITING EXCUSES CREW

July 28, 2010

Signing in Eagle Mountain with the Writing Excuses crew This Saturday (July
31st) Howard Tayler, Dan Wells, and I will be appearing at the Dragons & Fairy
Tales bookstore in Eagle Mountain, UT from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. We’ll be recording
at least two episodes of our Writing Excuses podcast live in the store, and…

UPDATES, TIGHTENING LANGUAGE, AND SUVUDU INTERVIEW

July 27, 2010

Updates, Tightening Language, and Suvudu Interview At Comic-Con this past
weekend I did an interview with Shawn Speakman of Suvudu where I talk about THE
WAY OF KINGS among other things. Check it out. In the most recent WARBREAKER
annotations I talk about Ramblemen, Idris’s drabness, Mab the cook, and
Dedelin’s decision, Siri’s departure and…

MY COMIC-CON SCHEDULE

July 20, 2010

My Comic-Con Schedule I’m flying out tomorrow for Comic-Con, so it’s time to
post my schedule. There’s also an off-site signing for fans not attending the
con. Comic-Con International, San Diego San Diego Convention Center, 111 W.
Harbor Dr., San Diego, CA 92101 THURSDAY July 22nd 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m., Room
24ABC Panel: “Once Upon a…

ARCS OF THE WAY OF KINGS FOR REVIEWERS, BOOKSELLERS, AND LIBRARIANS

July 19, 2010

ARCs of THE WAY OF KINGS for Reviewers, Booksellers, and Librarians First the
regular updates. In this week’s Writing Excuses podcast episode, Dan, Howard,
and I talk about how writing a story from the end rather than the beginning is
very often a good idea. And then we attempt to brainstorm a great ending on…

ELANTRIS BACK IN STOCK + SANDERSON 5-PACK SALE

July 16, 2010

ELANTRIS Back in Stock + Sanderson 5-Pack Sale On the heels of signed copies of
WARBREAKER coming to my online store a couple of weeks ago, signed copies of
ELANTRIS are now finally back in stock. I think it’s been over a year—maybe over
two—since we ran out of copies and had to pull it…

ORDERING SIGNED & NUMBERED COPIES OF THE WAY OF KINGS

July 13, 2010

Ordering signed & numbered copies of THE WAY OF KINGS I’ve written up a long
post about the events surrounding the release of THE WAY OF KINGS, including how
to get signed and numbered copies even if you can’t come to a signing. It’s so
long that I’ve put it on its own page.

UPDATES + MORE THE WAY OF KINGS PREVIEWS

July 12, 2010

Updates + More THE WAY OF KINGS Previews The most recent Writing Excuses podcast
episodes feature the return of Howard Tayler after his hiatus from the episodes
recorded at CONduit. First up we discuss avoiding stilted dialogue. Then we talk
about major overhauls to broken stories. WARBREAKER annotations are going up,
with entries added for…

THE WAY OF KINGS TOUR DETAILS

July 2, 2010

THE WAY OF KINGS Tour Details Here’s the list of all my signings for the
upcoming tour. There are still a few details to be added, such as the events
surrounding Dragon*Con and the details of the Sam Weller’s signing-by-mail, but
they will be posted eventually. For the latest information on my appearances,
check out…

JUNE IS (WAS) AUDIOBOOK MONTH

June 30, 2010

June Is (was) Audiobook Month Well, here it is the last day of June and I
haven’t mentioned audiobooks at all like I was supposed to, and we all know
whose fault that was . . . that’s right, my assistant Peter. June is audiobook
month! There are lots of audiobook-related posts on Twitter with…

UPDATES, THE WAY OF KINGS ARC GIVEAWAY, TOUR

June 28, 2010

Updates, THE WAY OF KINGS ARC Giveaway, Tour In the most recent Writing Excuses
podcast episode, Dan and I are joined once more by James Dashner and Julie
Wright to talk about “mating plumage”: book covers, titles, and first lines.
Again, this episode was recorded at CONduit with the help of Dungeon Crawlers
Radio. The…

SPECIAL PRICES ON SIGNED WARBREAKER & MISTBORN TRILOGY, PLUS GRAMMAR GIRL
GIVEAWAY & UPDATES

June 21, 2010

Special prices on signed WARBREAKER & Mistborn trilogy, plus Grammar Girl
Giveaway & Updates As many of you know, I offer on my website signed hardcovers
of books that have been out for a year or so, since by that time the paperback
is available and the hardcover is more difficult to find in stores.…

BREAKING INTO THE YA MARKET & MISTBORN 3 ANNOTATIONS

June 14, 2010

Breaking into the YA Market & MISTBORN 3 Annotations In this week’s Writing
Excuses podcast, Dan and I were joined at CONduit by Robison Wells (who happens
to be Dan’s brother) and Janci Patterson (who happens to be an alpha reader of
mine as well as a former student). Both have recently signed YA book…

PREVIEW THE WAY OF KINGS ON TOR.COM

June 10, 2010

Preview THE WAY OF KINGS on Tor.com Today Tor.com has put up the first of
several previews for THE WAY OF KINGS. Since the book won’t be in stores until
August 31, you can guess there will be more goodies in the coming months. Stay
tuned. The preview chapters will eventually make their way to…

THE WAY OF KINGS: AN INTRODUCTION

June 10, 2010

The Way of Kings: An Introduction This post originally appeared on Tor.com. I’ve
been asked to introduce The Way Of Kings to you. And I have no idea how to
start. This is an odd position for me. Before, I’ve found it easy to explain my
novels. Each one was built around one or two…

ROBERT JORDAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS, UPDATES

June 7, 2010

Robert Jordan Memorial Scholarship applications, updates The folks over at
TarValon.net let me know that applications for next school year’s scholarship
are now being accepted. It’s a $500 scholarship open to all undergraduate
students attending an accredited college or university, and the recipient is
chosen based on their essay on the topic “How I plan…

LAST CHANCE TO VOTE FOR THE DAVID GEMMELL LEGEND AWARD

May 28, 2010

Last chance to vote for the David Gemmell Legend Award I’ve mentioned a few
times that both WARBREAKER and THE GATHERING STORM are among five nominees for
the David Gemmell Legend Award. Well, voting on the award ends on Monday May
31st. Since the award is based in the UK, I assume the voting closes…

PLAY MAGIC WITH BRANDON AT CONDUIT!

May 26, 2010

Play Magic with Brandon at CONduit! All. The Magic draft at Jordancon was a
blast, so I figured I’d try to get something rolling for CONduit this year.
(It’s the science fiction convention up in Salt Lake.) A lot of people have
written me wanting a chance to hang out with me and play. Well,…

SUPERSTARS WRITING SEMINAR SESSIONS NOW AVAILABLE

May 24, 2010

Superstars Writing Seminar sessions now available A couple of months ago I was
one of the presenters at the Superstars writing seminar in Pasadena with Eric
Flint, David Farland, Kevin J. Anderson, and Rebecca Moesta. Several people who
didn’t get the chance to attend have asked about getting their hands on copies
of the sessions…

PROVO CHILDREN’S BOOK FESTIVAL

May 15, 2010

Provo Children’s Book Festival There’s an appearance today that I forgot to
mention on the blog or website. The Provo Children’s Book Festival is happening
at the Provo Library. It’s a great event, with lots of authors and fun. I
believe there’s a free book being given to every child who comes. > Of course,…

CATCHING UP ON UPDATES

May 3, 2010

Catching Up on Updates Brandon’s assistant Peter here. He’s hard at work on
TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT, which you know if you’ve been following on Twitter or
Facebook. And I’ve been doing a lot of behind-the-scenes work for the WAY OF
KINGS release (the book is being composited as we speak and is due back from…

PLAY MAGIC WITH BRANDON AT JORDANCON!

April 20, 2010

Play Magic with Brandon at Jordancon! First off, I hope many of you are planning
to attend JordanCon in Atlanta this weekend. (Details here—you can still pick up
a badge at the door.) This is a great convention, perhaps my favorite of those I
attended last year. It’s warm and inviting, not too big but…

SIGNING TONIGHT IN LINCOLN NE + CONVENTION TOMORROW

April 15, 2010

Signing Tonight in Lincoln NE + Convention Tomorrow Brandon’s assistant here.
He’s currently on a plane somewhere over Nebraska, 25 minutes after he was
supposed to land in Omaha. He’s scheduled to sign tonight at the Nebraska
Bookstore in Lincoln at 6:00 p.m., but he’s going to be late. Don’t expect him
there before 6:45.…

GEMMELL VOTING,WHEEL OF TIME ARTICLE,AUDIBLE TOURNAMENT WINNER+UPDATES

April 14, 2010

Gemmell Voting,Wheel of Time Article,Audible Tournament Winner+Updates Voting
has begun for the David Gemmell Legend Award, which I mentioned last week. It
will continue through May 31st. Both WARBREAKER and THE GATHERING STORM are
among the five nominees, but if you’re struggling to pick one I’d recommend THE
GATHERING STORM since I feel it’s more…

SUVUDU CAGE MATCH: HOW IT REALLY WENT DOWN

April 12, 2010

Suvudu Cage Match: How It REALLY Went Down So, from what I’ve heard, Rand won
the Suvudu cage match. This leaves me with mixed feelings. On one hand, I am
pleased and proud. On the other hand, George R. R. Martin’s write-up of how he
thought things would go was simply epic. In his version,…

GEMMEL NOMINATIONS, AUDIBLE TOURNAMENT, SUVUDU CAGE MATCH + UPDATES

April 5, 2010

Gemmel Nominations, Audible Tournament, Suvudu Cage Match + Updates Though
there’s a lot of ground to cover, this post is going to have to be quick due to
my WAY OF KINGS deadline coming up on April 8th. First off, the latest Writing
Excuses podcast covers juggling multiple viewpoints. And the most recent
MISTBORN 3…

WANT TO BREAK IN? COME TO MINICON.

April 1, 2010

Want to break in? Come to Minicon. A heads up to aspiring writers. If you live
in the Twin Cities area, you should really be considering coming to Minicon. I
spent hundreds of dollars when I was trying to break in going to conventions,
trying to meet editors. Well here, you have a Tor editor…

SIGNING THURSDAY & CONVENTION IN MINNEAPOLIS

March 31, 2010

Signing Thursday & Convention in Minneapolis Starting tomorrow, I’m going to
have a busy weekend in Minneapolis. On Thursday night I’m signing at Dreamhaven
Books, and then Friday to Sunday I’m Author Guest of Honor at Minicon.
WARBREAKER cover artist Dan Dos Santos is the Artist Guest of Honor, and my Tor
editor Moshe Feder…

KINGS PREVIEW INWARBREAKER PAPERBACK OUT TODAY+I AM NOT A SERIALKILLER

March 30, 2010

KINGS Preview inWARBREAKER Paperback Out Today+I AM NOT A SERIALKILLER The
WARBREAKER paperback is officially out today, though some readers picked it up
in places like Walmart starting last week. More on WARBREAKER below, but if
you’ve read the book already there’s an additional reason to be excited about
this release: the prologue to my…

KINGS FINAL DRAFT, THE GATHERING STORM IN AUDIBLE’S TOURNAMENT+UPDATES

March 29, 2010

KINGS final draft, THE GATHERING STORM in Audible’s tournament+Updates I
mentioned on Twitter and Facebook that THE GATHERING STORM needed votes in
Audible’s 2010 tournament. Last I heard, it was beating THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH
FIRE by four tenths of a percent. Voting ends today sometime—actually it may be
over by the time you…

SIGNING TONIGHT IN LA, ALCATRAZ AUDIOBOOK SALE + UPDATES

March 22, 2010

Signing Tonight in LA, ALCATRAZ Audiobook Sale + Updates I’m signing tonight at
the Woodland Hills Barnes & Noble on Topanga Canyon at 7:00. Details are on my
events page. See you there! A reader of mine, Chuck Doyle, mentioned on my
Facebook page the other day that Audible is selling my middle-grade fantasy
ALCATRAZ…

SIGNING IN LOS ANGELES ON MONDAY

March 19, 2010

Signing in Los Angeles on Monday This is just a quick update to let you know
I’ll be signing in the Los Angeles area on Monday. If you’re on the mailing list
and told me you live near there, I’ve already sent an email. If you’d like
reminders about signings in the future, contact me…

THOUGHTS ON THE WAY OF KINGS

March 16, 2010

Thoughts on THE WAY OF KINGS If you missed it, Tor posted the cover to THE WAY
OF KINGS a little while ago. This, along with some of the marketing copy that
Tor has posted on Amazon and the like, has people talking about the book. So
far, I’ve been rather quiet about KINGS, mostly…

NEW WRITING EXCUSES EPISODE, HERO OF AGES ANNOTATIONS

March 15, 2010

New Writing Excuses Episode, Hero of Ages Annotations I’ll be posting another of
my long, rambling blog entries later this week, but for today I’ve just got the
standard Monday updates. In this week’s Writing Excuses podcast episode, Dan
Wells, Howard Tayler, and I are joined once again by Jessica Day George to
discuss writing…

ALCATRAZ VERSUS THE EVIL LIBRARIANS READER MAIL

March 9, 2010

ALCATRAZ VERSUS THE EVIL LIBRARIANS Reader Mail Alcatraz let me know about the
following library infiltration report. We led a successful infiltration of our
local library on Saturday, March 6, 2010 and wanted to share this good news with
you. Our team consists of seven fifth-grade students, one seventh-grade
assistant coach and two grownups—NO, strike…

MICHAEL WHELAN COVERS + UPDATES

March 8, 2010

Michael Whelan Covers + Updates I’ve posted my thoughts on getting a Michael
Whelan cover. They say you can’t judge a book by its cover. I’ve always wondered
who “They” are, and if—by chance—they’ve never heard of Michael Whelan. Because
my experience in life has been very different. Head over to Tor.com to read the…

MICHAEL WHELAN, AN APPRECIATION

March 5, 2010

Michael Whelan, an appreciation This post originally appeared on Tor.com.
Michael Whelan, The Way of Kings They say you can’t judge a book by its cover.
I’ve always wondered who “They” are, and if—by chance—they’ve never heard of
Michael Whelan. Because my experience in life has been very different. It’s been
almost twenty years now…

A FINAL PLUG FOR THE SUPERSTARS OF WRITING SEMINAR

March 4, 2010

A Final Plug for the Superstars of Writing Seminar I thought I’d do one final
plug for the Superstars of Writing seminar I’ve been invited to attend. The time
is getting near—it’s about three weeks away—and if there are those of you who
are thinking of attending, you’ll probably want to get flights pretty soon.…

THE WAY OF KINGS COVER BY MICHAEL WHELAN, I AM NOT A SERIAL KILLER BOOK TRAILER,
FAN SITES + UPDATES

March 2, 2010

THE WAY OF KINGS cover by Michael Whelan, I AM NOT A SERIAL KILLER book trailer,
Fan Sites + Updates Tor.com has released Michael Whelan’s cover art for THE WAY
OF KINGS. They also have sketches and design commentary from Whelan himself. Go
check it out. I think the cover is awesome—for more from me…

SOME LONG-AWAITED UPDATES

February 24, 2010

Some Long-Awaited Updates Time to sit down and talk about some things. I hope
this doesn’t get too rambly for you, but I’ve been getting a lot of questions
about TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT and THE WAY OF KINGS, so I thought I’d give you some
updates regarding what’s been happening over here at Dragonsteel Entertainment…

UPDATES, AUDIES, VOTE FOR THE DAVID GEMMELL LEGEND AWARD!

February 22, 2010

Updates, Audies, Vote for the David Gemmell Legend Award! In the most recent
MISTBORN 3 annotations, I discuss Vin’s defense before Yomen and what happened
to Janarle. And in this week’s Writing Excuses podcast, Dan, Howard, James
Dashner, and I take questions from the crowd at LTU&E, covering a variety of
topics. Check it out.…

BRANDON SANDERSON NEWSLETTER FOR FEBRUARY 2010

February 15, 2010

Brandon Sanderson Newsletter for February 2010 Welcome to Brandon Sanderson’s
first newsletter since, as far as I can tell, July 2006. You’re receiving this
because you signed up or sent Brandon fan mail. If you’d prefer not to get
emails like this in the future, just reply and ask to be taken off the list.…

PHOTOSHOP CONTEST WINNERS, WHEEL OF TIME GAMES, & UPDATES

February 15, 2010

Photoshop Contest Winners, Wheel of Time Games, & Updates I’ve got the Photoshop
contest winners below, but first the weekly updates. In the most recent MISTBORN
3 annotations I discuss TenSoon’s visit to Urteau and Vin attacking without
using Allomancy. This past weekend was BYU’s science fiction/fantasy symposium,
Life, the Universe & Everything. This was…

UPDATES + LIFE, THE UNIVERSE & EVERYTHING SCHEDULE

February 8, 2010

Updates + Life, the Universe & Everything Schedule This week I’ll be the guest
of honor at Life, the Universe & Everything, BYU’s annual symposium on science
fiction and fantasy. It’s basically a convention with a fancier name (but there
will be a few research papers presented), though most conventions aren’t free
like LTUE is.…

PHOTOSHOP CONTEST – WIN A NEW TOR BOOK

February 2, 2010

Photoshop Contest – Win a New Tor Book By now you’re probably very familiar with
the whole AmazonFail deal that has been going on. Today, Scalzi made a shout-out
for author support. I think that was a fine thing to do. Most of the authors
involved don’t care so much about ebook pricing either way.…

AMAZONFAIL 2010, MYTHMAKER INTERVIEW, UPDATES

February 1, 2010

Amazonfail 2010, Mythmaker Interview, Updates The big story over the weekend was
that Amazon temporarily stopped selling all Macmillan books, which includes all
my books from Tor, to protest Macmillan’s new ebook terms. There’s not a lot I
have to add to this discussion, except to say that Tor’s publicity department
thought the illustration accompanying…

WRITING EXCUSES ON MP3 CD + UPDATES

January 25, 2010

Writing Excuses on MP3 CD + Updates This week’s Writing Excuses podcast is about
How to Manage Your Influences—in other words, how to avoid letting other
people’s work creep into your own. And if you enjoy listening to me, Howard, and
Dan talk about writing, or want to catch up on our previous episodes, seasons…

CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE/BANKRUPTCY LAWYER NEEDED

January 23, 2010

California real estate/bankruptcy lawyer needed This is a shout-out for help for
a friend of mine. A lot of people read my blog, so sometimes I turn to it as a
last resort to solve a problem. Anyway, a friend of mine got caught in the
housing bubble over a year ago and needs a…

SUPERSTARS WRITING SEMINAR IN MARCH

January 19, 2010

Superstars Writing Seminar in March I’ve been invited to teach at the upcoming
Superstars Writing Seminar also featuring bestselling writers Kevin J. Anderson,
David Farland, Rebecca Moesta, and Eric Flint, March 19th through 21st in
Pasadena, CA. So many people ask me for writing advice and help with their work
that I decided to say…

WRITING EXCUSES, ANNOTATION, GOODREADS

January 18, 2010

Writing Excuses, Annotation, GoodReads Just a quick and dirty update for today.
In this week’s Writing Excuses podcast, the second episode of our new season,
Dan, Howard, and I talk about heroism. And in the most recent MISTBORN 3
annotation I talk about eliminating metals. I really am taking questions over at
GoodReads. I have…

TODAY’S SIGNING

January 16, 2010

Today’s Signing As I posted earlier in the week, I’ll be doing a signing in
Eagle Mountain today. The store is called Dragons and Fairy Tales Books and
Games. It’s a fairly new independent bookstore. I have a fondness for little
independent bookstores. I bought EYE OF THE WORLD from one all those years ago,…

SIGNING IN EAGLE MOUNTAIN + UPDATES

January 12, 2010

Signing in Eagle Mountain + Updates This Saturday I will be signing at a
recently opened independent bookstore in Eagle Mountain, Utah called Dragons &
Fairy Tales Books and Games. It’s not listed on my events page yet, but there is
an event listing on Facebook. Since the store is located in such a new…

MISTBORN MOVIE NEWS

January 11, 2010

Mistborn Movie News I’m holding off on my regular Monday update until tomorrow
in order to talk about the Mistborn movie deal press release that went out today
and has popped up on a few genre news sites. When it comes to optioning my adult
fantasy novels for the big screen, I’ve occasionally gotten nibbles…

HUGO NOMINATION SEASON, GOODREADS Q&A, PAT ROTHFUSS’S WORLDBUILDERS CHARITY
DRIVE, UPDATES

January 4, 2010

Hugo nomination season, GoodReads Q&A, Pat Rothfuss’s Worldbuilders charity
drive, Updates This year’s World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) will be
held in Melbourne, Australia from September 2nd through September 6th.
Unfortunately, I won’t be in attendance since I’ll be going to Dragon*Con in
Atlanta that same weekend. However, every year the members of Worldcon vote…

DONE

July 7, 2009

DONE Housekeeping first. Remember that I’ll be doing on-line appearances
tomorrow, where I’ll be answering questions. The one on Twitter will probably be
way busy, so that should be interesting. I’m getting to the odd state in my
career where there will probably be far more questions than I have time to
answer, but I’ll…

ANOTHER LONG-WINDED EXPLANATION OF VARIOUS THINGS

May 7, 2009

Another Long-Winded Explanation of Various Things A few quick items. Hero of
Ages has won the Romantic Times editor’s choice award. Huzzah! I wasn’t certain
if I could announce this, but it looks like the magazine has shipped, so I think
I can say it now. I’m deeply honored. The Romantic Times has done a…

SPLITTING A MEMORY OF LIGHT

March 30, 2009

Splitting A MEMORY OF LIGHT All right, now that the press release is out, let’s
talk about some things. I like to be transparent with my readers, whenever
possible, and I feel it’s time to let you in more fully on what has been
happening this last year. Pull up a chair. Get some hot…

MY SWORD

January 26, 2009

My Sword First off, I’ve been getting a lot of email regarding the sword that
Wilson gave me out of Robert Jordan’s collection. For Christmas, I asked my wife
to have it cleaned and mounted, and so I wanted to wait until then to post
pictures. That’s not all finished yet, but I figured I’ve…

DO YOU WANT TO APPEAR IN A MEMORY OF LIGHT?

January 13, 2009

Do You Want to Appear in A Memory of Light? It has become a tradition for me to
auction off naming rights to one of the characters in each of my novels. In the
past, I’ve done this locally, with a church group. People would ‘bid’ cans of
food that they would donate to the…

AMPHIGORY!

November 26, 2007

Amphigory! All right, there has been way too much highbrow political mumbo jumbo
being posted on this website recently. It’s time we get back to our roots. And,
what are those roots? Stupid puns, of course! Last week commemorated the passing
of a certain political figure in American history, and so I just couldn’t help…

AMPHIGORY + WHAT I’M WORKING ON

October 24, 2007

Amphigory + What I’m Working On Okay, so I’m off by a few hours. Sorry about
that. I wanted to get this posted on Tuesday, but it will have to be a wee-hours
Wednesday post. Scroll down for pun stupidity. Since It’s so late, I’m going to
hold off on those annotations (since I have…

EUOLOGY: GOODBYE MR. JORDAN

September 19, 2007

EUOLogy: Goodbye Mr. Jordan Cross posted from the EUOLogy section of my website:
My career, like many young fantasy authors, has been deeply influenced by Robert
Jordan, and I find his passing a to be a tragedy for the entire community. I
still remember the first time I saw EYE OF THE WORLD on bookshelves.…

HUZZAH!

August 29, 2007

Huzzah! Well, folks, I can safely say that I know ONE reason why the book has
been so tough to find for some people. We got numbers for last week today, and
they look pretty darn good. Bookscan (the Nielsen ratings for books) lists
MISTBORN: WELL OF ASCENSION as the #3 hardback fantasy of the…

IT’S OUT! + AMPHIGORY

August 21, 2007

It’s Out! + Amphigory Mistborn: The Well of Ascension is out! We’re really
keeping our fingers crossed for first week sales on this one, so if you’ve been
waiting for it to come out, you should be happy to know that it’s on shelves
pretty much everywhere! Some people have even been noting on my…

UPDATE FROM THE DESERT + CHAPTER

August 3, 2007

Update From the Desert + Chapter I’m still down here in Southern Utah, but the
hotel has interment access, so I figured it was time to get off my duff and post
something. (Well, actually, I’m still sitting on my duff as I post, but you get
the idea.) I don’t know if I mentioned,…

AMPHIGORY!

July 24, 2007

Amphigory! Yes, for those who were hoping these were gone, THOU FOOLS! Bad puns
are my life-blood. Each time one makes Tage groan, I grow a little bit stronger.
Soon I will rule the world. Need a clue? I’m hard at work at the Mistborn 3
rewrite, and–alas–have not had any time to read Harry…

MISTBORN PRIME

June 27, 2007

Mistborn Prime All right, as promised, here is the first chapter (actually, the
prologue) from Mistborn Prime. That’s my name for the original ‘Mistborn’ book I
wrote back in 2001. This isn’t too bad editing wise, but the writing itself
isn’t up to my current skill level. So, please don’t hold that against me.
However,…

SANDERSON’S FIRST LAW

February 20, 2007

Sanderson’s First Law Introduction I like magic systems. That’s probably evident
to those of you who have read my work. A solid, interesting and innovative
system of magic in a book is something that really appeals to me. True,
characters are what make a story narratively powerful—but magic is a large part
of what makes…

AMPHIGORY + PEMBERLY MOMENT + ??

February 13, 2007

Amphigory + Pemberly Moment + ?? It’s a special Valentine’s Week Amphigory: Need
a clue? This is a bit harder. It has to do with the little cherub, and what he’s
holding. Also, the text itself isn’t all that important. In case you’re new to
the blog, every Tuesday I do random stupid puns in…

HAPPY NEW YEAR! (AMPHIGORY INCLUDED)

January 3, 2007

Happy New Year! (Amphigory Included) Did you think I forgot? I have two
resolutions. Get back to work, and answer my email. Hopefully, this Amphigory
isn’t that tough to figure out. It’s the first of what may be a series of
alternate jobs for famous science fiction characters. Be afraid. File name has
the solution.…

COPY EDIT DONE, VERY TIRED, BIRTHDAY AMPHIGORY

December 19, 2006

Copy Edit Done, Very Tired, Birthday Amphigory Happy birthday to me! I’ll try to
get a Warbreaker up tomorrow. Might be late in the day. Check the file name for
the hint for the picture above, if you need one.

TODAY’S POST: AMPHIGORY

November 21, 2006

Today’s Post: Amphigory And, I’m off to Spain! I will do my best to update.
Until then, Don’t Stop Believin’! Even though we go our Separate Ways, I’ll have
Open Arms for the Wheel in the Sky! If you need more clues, look here:

WITH THANKS TO TAGE FOR THE IDEA….

November 14, 2006

With Thanks to Tage for the Idea…. Hint is in the file name of the original
picture. I’ll put it in the optional text too, just in case. Warbreaker
Tomorrow.

NEW AMPHIGORY

November 7, 2006

New Amphigory If you need a hint on one, look here. It should be enough of a
clue. As I mentioned yesterday, the webcomic Sheldon–a personal favorite of
mine–has a new home. Give the site a visit and poke through the archives.

LOOK AT THE HEAD

October 31, 2006

Look at the Head This is a tough one. Link to the title of the REAL film right
here for a hint. Another one is in the image title. Solution is the image title
of this image right here:

AMPHIGORY (SORRY IT’S LATE.)

October 25, 2006

Amphigory (Sorry it’s late.) I posted this on my other blogs–the livejournal and
blogger accounts–but completely forgot to post it on my own website. How silly
is that? Here it is. A new Warbreaker chapter will also get posted today. Okay,
so it’s only vaguely Halloweenish. But there IS a Vampire in there. I’ve been…

BRAD PIT WAS NOT HERE

October 17, 2006

Brad Pit Was Not Here New Amphigory Eleven! If you need a hint, click on the
face of Evil Bert: Warbreaker Tomorrow

HINT IS IN THE IMAGE TITLE…

October 10, 2006

Hint is in the Image Title… In case you didn’t know, “Amphigory Eleven” is the
title of the little visual pun website I’m working on. Eventually, these will
all cross post over there as well. But, for now, you get them here. It’s a pun,
it’s a puzzle, it’s an image. It may not actually…

ANNOTATION + VARIOUS THINGS

October 9, 2006

Annotation + Various Things First off, let there be a new annotation for
Mistborn! Chapter Seven, first half. Now, for your further entertainment, I
present a feature which is quickly becoming a crowd favorite. I give you, a
Pemberly moment: “I broke a nail when I got gas yesterday.” (This is, of course,
another quote…

HE THOUGHT IT WAS FRENCH….

October 3, 2006

He Thought it was French…. Tuesday Means new Amphigory Eleven! Click the image
of Crazy Brandon for a spoiler. Soon, we plan to throw up a website just for
these. They’ll still get mirrored over to the blog, so you don’t have to worry
about that. However, they’ll also have their own site where you…

THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE IT!

September 12, 2006

There’s No Place Like it! By popular demand, I hereby declare Tuesdays to be Bad
Visual Pun day! If you really want to laugh, I’d suggest this comic. As opposed
to me, this guy actually has a sense of humor. Warbreaker tomorrow!

HOW YOU KNOW YOU MARRIED THE RIGHT GIRL (+ ANNOTATION)

September 5, 2006

How you know you married the right girl (+ Annotation) First off, New
Annotation! This is a good one, the first really meaty one for the book, I
think. It’s got hidden text and everything. So, enjoy! All right, so Saturday
was Pemberly’s birthday. (She, by the way, is a good three months older than…

JAPANESE ELANTRIS

August 29, 2006

Japanese Elantris Another pun for which I should be shot, a poem by Brandon
Sanderson — The other day I was talking to a friend. We were discussing deserts.
He wanted to say that Utah was more like a desert California. Obvious, yet true.
He tried calling it more deserty. Desertish. Desert-like. He, of course,…

SIGNING + TWO BAD PUNS (FOR THE PRICE OF ONE.)

August 22, 2006

Signing + Two Bad Puns (For the Price of One.) So, the other day I was in the
elevator. And, I wondered. On the Death Star, would it be called the Elle Vader?
And then I realized that would only be appropriate for a lift that was
restricted to female sith. I’ll be here all…

BRANDON SANDERSON NEWSLETTER FOR JULY 2006

July 26, 2006

Brandon Sanderson Newsletter for July 2006 Hello! Thank you all for your
interest in me and my work. I have several points of exciting news for this
letter, and not all have to do with my books. Marriage If you haven’t heard, I
got married on July seventh, 2006, to the beautiful and intelligent Emily…

BRANDON SANDERSON NEWSLETTER FOR FEBRUARY 2006

February 21, 2006

Brandon Sanderson Newsletter for February 2006 —Breaking News: Brandon will be
appearing as a guest on the “Wakin’ Up With Rebecca and Kurt” radio show
Wednesday, the 22nd at around 8:30 am. The station is AM 820, and should be
available in Utah County and Salt Lake.— INTRODUCTION Howdy all! You’re getting
this because you…

BRANDON SANDERSON NEWSLETTER FOR APRIL 2005

April 28, 2005

Brandon Sanderson Newsletter for April 2005 INTRODUCTION Greetings, friends!
Welcome to the inaugural issue of the Brandon Sanderson Newsletter. You’re
getting this email because you signed up for my mailing list at
Brandonsanderson.com. If you want off, just shoot us an email, and we’ll take
you off the list. ELANTRIS NEWS It’s out! Yup, after…

BLOGGING

December 21, 2004

Blogging I’m still not used to this blogging thing. The other day, my father
told me that he reads these things. That made me pause and wonder if I’d said
anything incriminating. . . . (He did chastize me for not mentioning him often
enough.) I guess I should get used to the idea of…

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