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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 is also a guest. Both of them will be at the signing as well, and so will the WARBREAKER cover painting.
THURSDAY
Signing at Dreamhaven Books, Minneapolis
Date: 04.01.10 Time: 7:00 pm–9:00 pm
Place: Dreamhaven...
March 30, 2010
KINGS Preview in WARBREAKER Paperback Out Today + I AM NOT A SERIAL KILLER
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 next epic fantasy that comes out August 17th, THE WAY OF KINGS, is printed in the back of the book. Here's how it starts:
Szeth-son-son-Vallano, Truthless of Shinovar, wore white on the day he was to kill a king.
If you went...
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 see this message, but go vote anyway (if you think it should win). If it gets to the next round, it will be up against the winner of BEAT THE REAPER vs. ALWAYS LOOKING UP.
In the most recent MISTBORN 3 annotations, I talk about Sazed...
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 VERSUS THE EVIL LIBRARIANS in their Win-Win sale (which ends Tuesday morning) for only $4.95 (along with 99 other audiobooks at that price). If you like audiobooks, check it out. I'm not sure whether people who only have a trial...
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 on this page and tell me your city/state.
Since I was already in the area back in November and haven't had a book release in a few months (although the WARBREAKER paperback comes out on the 30th, with a preview of THE WAY OF KINGS in the back...
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 because I didn't want to distract attention from THE GATHERING STORM.
However, this seems like a good time to start posting more information. In case you don't know, THE WAY OF KINGS is my next novel, set to come out August 17th of this...
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 for young adults. Jessica does a lot of this, so check it out.
In the most recent Mistborn 3 annotations I talk about Spook sending a message via Goradel (and a hidden spoiler). I also discuss the Koloss attack and Vin...
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 that, two parent coaches. (You may call us parents but NEVER call us grownups.)
Our library must have suffered a severe electrical surge of some sort to their ordering system because they...
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 rest.
This week's Writing Excuses podcast episode is on how to write men. You might think Dan, Howard, and I would be experts on this, but Jessica Day George joined us again and we learned a lot.
Finally, in...
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. Also, they've extended last month's special (the two people for $1200 deal) for another week or so. The current price of $750 for one person is good up until the day of, when the price jumps to something much higher at the door.
Anywa...
