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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, this is your chance!

The CONduit staff was absolutely awesome, and got everything set up on short notice. There will a local game store there that will bring the packs and run the tournament. It will be Rise of the Eldrazi (the latest set) ...

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 from that seminar. Well, those sessions are now available in both DVD and audio-only mp3 form. They're available as complete sets or individually: each of the 3 days gets its own DVD, and each session gets its own m...

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.


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Of course, I'll be signing all of my works—from Alcatraz to The Gathering Storm—so if you need a book signed, or just want to chat, come say hello. (I believe the bookstore there will have all of my books for sale as well, though ...

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 proofreading on Friday). So we're a bit behind on updates.

The most recent MISTBORN 3 annotations cover Allomantic secrets including atium Mistings and the kandra coup and Sazed's decision. I've got the next four...

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 not too small, full of relaxed times and good fun. You'll be able to meet Harriet and Wilson, which is a real treat. Red Eagle entertainment will be there too, so you will get some answers to your Wheel of Time video game and movie ...

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.

Date: 04.15.10 Time: 6:45(?) p.m.–8:00 p.m.

Place: Nebraska Bookstore

Address: 1300 Q Street

Lincoln, NE 68508-1515

Phone: (402) 476-0111

Brandon will also be Author Guest of Honor at Lincoln's science fiction...

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 in the spirit of Mr. Gemmell's work.

There's a great article on Robert Jordan, Harriet, and finishing the Wheel of Time in the Charleston City Paper. I'm not sure about the print edition, but online it's listed as...

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, the fight went as it should have in many ways, particularly near the end. Rand and Jamie, sword to sword, man to man. A win without a kill, respect given on both sides.

Robert Jordan is smiling somewhere, Mr. Martin.

If we take an infinite...

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 annotations talk about what the mistsickness is doing and more on Sazed's conversation with the First Generation.

The first round of David Gemmell Legend Award voting is over, and I was surprised to learn that both THE GATHERING STORM and...

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 (my editor, who I first met at a convention) coming to your town, ready and willing to chat with you.

Meeting Moshe is not going to mean that you'll get published by Tor, or even picked up by him. But during my early years, I found that m...