Monday, 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 assistant Valerie Dowbenko and my assistant Peter Ahlstrom. Many writers will never get to the point in their career where they need to hire an assistant, but some of the sorts of things assistants do often get done by significant others acting as business partners. And many of them are things that an unpublished writer can afford to let slide so they don't impinge on writing time.

I've also posted the sixth chapter of my unfinished novel MYTHWALKER from 2001.

Friday, 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 make SURE to find me and let me know you want to play with me. I would rather play with people who like reading my books than just with random Magic fans. I'll try to play a game or two with everyone who's there to play with me. And if you happen to bring along some of my books, I'll be happy to sign them.

Since this is a prerelease, there will be a $20 to $30 buy-in for your cards. We'll either play sealed deck or draft.

Magic: The Gathering Innistrad Prerelease
Epic Puzzles & Games
3612 W 4700 S #4
Salt Lake City, UT 84820
801-982-0167
Friday 09.23.2011, from 11:30 p.m. until the wee hours of the morning.

Monday, 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 on this one we talk about gender roles with guest Keffy Kehrli.

A reader of mine, Laura (rasinrice), wrote in to let me know she created a fan trailer envisioning what she thinks a Mistborn movie would look like, using clips from other trailers and movies. I think the overall effect is pretty awesome, and the opening quote is exactly right for a Mistborn trailer in my mind. Check it out.

Wednesday, September 14, 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 here.) While my North American tour dates have been available on my calendar for some time, I haven't previously toured the UK.

Well, for the first time ever my signing tour will have a UK leg. After I finish up my New York stop I'm flying straight to London to start a rather daunting series of signings. Most days I'll be signing twice, once around lunchtime and once in the evening, hopping a train between signings.

The lunchtime signings will be quick stop-ins with no time for a reading or Q&A, but I'll try to give everyone as much individual attention as reasonable. If you want to get the most out of my visit, come to one of the evening signings, where I'll be doing my standard routine of reading and answering questions before starting to sign books. Because most of these evening events happen outside normal bookstore business hours, they are all ticketed events. Please call the bookstore hosting me for details on how to get a ticket. (Lunchtime signings don't require a ticket.)

Hope to see you there!

Forbidden Planet, London

Date: 11.19.11 Time: 1:00 pm-3:00 pm
Place: Forbidden Planet Megastore
Address: 179 Shaftesbury Avenue
London WC2H 8JR
Phone: 0207 420 3666
Notes: I'll try to do a reading and Q&A but I'm not sure if we can work that out at this location.

Waterstones, Guildford

Date: 11.21.11 Time: 12:30 pm-1:30 pm
Place: Waterstones Guildford
Address: 71-73 High Street
Guildford GU1 3DY
Phone: 0843 290 8357
Notes: **Signing only. No reading or Q&A.**

Waterstones, Milton Keynes

Date: 11.21.11 Time: 6:30 pm-8:30 pm
Place: Waterstones Milton Keynes
Address: Unit 72, Midsummer Place
Milton Keynes MK9 3GA
Phone: 0843 290 8495
Notes: **This is a ticketed event. Please call the store for details on how to get a ticket.**

Waterstones, Birmingham

Date: 11.22.11 Time: 12:30 pm-1:30 pm
Place: Waterstones Birmingham High Street
Address: 24-26 High Street
Birmingham B4 7SL
Phone: 0843 290 8149
Notes: **Signing only. No reading or Q&A.**

Waterstones, Nottingham

Date: 11.22.11 Time: 7:00 pm-9:00 pm
Place: Waterstones Nottingham Bridlesmith Gate
Address: 1/5 Bridlesmith Gate
Nottingham NG1 2GR
Phone: 0843 290 8525
Notes: **This is a ticketed event. Please call the store for details on how to get a ticket.**

Waterstones, Liverpool

Date: 11.23.11 Time: 12:30 pm-1:30 pm
Place: Waterstones Liverpool One
Address: 12 College Lane
Liverpool L1 3DL
Phone: 0843 290 8457
Notes: **Signing only. No reading or Q&A.**

Waterstones, Manchester

Date: 11.23.11 Time: 7:00 pm-9:00 pm
Place: Waterstones Manchester Deansgate
Address: 91 Deansgate
Manchester M3 2BW
Phone: 0843 290 8485
Notes: **This is a ticketed event. Please call the store for details on how to get a ticket.**

Waterstones, York

Date: 11.24.11 Time: 12:30 pm-1:30 pm
Place: Waterstones York
Address: 28-29 High Ousegate
York YO1 8RX
Phone: 0843 290 8715
Notes: **Signing only. No reading or Q&A.**

Waterstones, Edinburgh

Date: 11.24.11 Time: 6:30 pm-8:30 pm
Place: Waterstones Edinburgh West End
Address: 128 Princes Street
Edinburgh EH2 4AD
Phone: 0843 290 8313
Notes: **This is a ticketed event. Please call the store for details on how to get a ticket.**

Waterstones, Newcastle

Date: 11.25.11 Time: 6:30 pm-8:30 pm
Place: Waterstones Newcastle Emerson Chambers
Address: Emerson Chambers, Blackett Street
Newcastle NE1 7JF
Phone: 0191 261 7757
Notes: **This is a ticketed event. Please call the store for details on how to get a ticket.**


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Monday, 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 WARBREAKER.

There are a few giveaways of advance reading copies of my new Mistborn book, THE ALLOY OF LAW, that are going on right now. First I'll mention one with no regional restrictions: the official Brandon Sanderson fan website 17th Shard is giving away three copies as well as other prizes. The other contests currently ongoing are limited to U.S. residents only: Tor is giving away five copies, and Goodreads is giving away ten.

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 hardcover.) But you can read the first six chapters for free now on Tor.com. This preview is also available as a free ebook, for those of you who prefer to read on an ereader. Now, I'm told that some of these versions are region-restricted, but it's been reported that's not the case with the Sony Reader version. (The Tor.com version is viewable from all over the world, so the ebook restrictions are frustrating.) The ebook of the complete novel will be released at the same time as the hardcover.

Tuesday, September 06, 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 years ago.

The big announcement today is that the first ebooks of ALCATRAZ VERSUS THE EVIL LIBRARIANS are now available, in French. Currently you can buy the first three books, and I assume the fourth one will come out around the time it gets published in print form in France.

I do want to get the ebooks out in English too, but for now my French publisher is being more progressive. For one thing, the books are being put out DRM-free as I suggested to them. That means you should be able to buy the ePub version (from anywhere other than Kindle, which uses a different format) and load it on your Nook or Sony Reader with no problem. Now, I haven't been able to verify that DRM is definitely not applied by all of the stores below, but some of the linked pages specifically mention there is no DRM. So I hope it's the case across all of the vendors.

Thursday, September 01, 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.