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TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT Is Done
Categories: Warbreaker A Memory of Light Podcast Towers of MidnightFirst 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 I offer constructive criticism on several listeners' submitted first paragraphs. In the second episode, we discuss what to do with old material that you've set aside. Continue Reading...
Writing for Charity + Updates
Categories: Warbreaker People In SF Writing Help Podcast Towers of MidnightOn 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. Author Shannon Hale told me about the program, and I'm going to be attending the evening extravaganza. As this is a charity event, there is a registration fee both for the writing workshop during the day and the extravaganza in the evening. For more information, please see the website. Continue Reading...
THE WAY OF KINGS Preview Chapters & Contests + Updates
Categories: Warbreaker Podcast The Way of KingsTHE 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, eight, and ten?" Well, there are only so many chapters they'll let you preview, and I thought this part of Kaladin's storyline was more important to show you than Shallan's. Don't worry; you won't be lost if you read these chapters. (Unless, of course, you didn't listen to the audiobook chapters four and six, which you can find here, or the earlier chapters here.) Continue Reading...
Updates, Tightening Language, and Suvudu Interview
Categories: Warbreaker The Writing Process Interviews Podcast The Way of Kings Towers of MidnightAt 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. Continue Reading...
Updates + ARCs of THE WAY OF KINGS for Reviewers, Booksellers, and Librarians
Categories: Warbreaker Podcast The Way of KingsFirst 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 the spot. Give it a listen. Continue Reading...