Podcasts about The Stormlight Archive

Brooke and Tyler trap themselves in the depths of suffering with Ba-Ado-Mishram in order to learn about the Era of Solitude, the imprisonment of an Unmade, and the Recreance caused by the breaking of Honor. #AllSpoilers Katie Payne Artwork that you could win (https://www.patreon.com/posts/become-or-remain-127701309?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) Support this podcast by becoming a Patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/CosmereConversations) Original music by David Gruwier (https://twitter.com/DGruwier). "Radiant" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5CFAZUv4C0) by David Gruwier.

Tune in to this episode of 'Lost in Roshar' as I talk about a theory that you could contribute to in WIND AND TRUTH! Join me and discover the wonders that await within the pages of Brandon Sanderson's epic fantasy saga, The Stormlight Archive.Timestamps0:00 A break from Roshar5:17 Theory video so far7:30 Outlining the evidence 12:40 MB era 1 spoilers14:02 Possible implications 16:13 Unknown chapter titles18:13 There's always another secret19:23 Reflecting on Lost in Roshar

It's been a while since we've had Brandon on Shardcast, and after the release of Wind and Truth, we are super excited to welcome him back. Brandon shares some of his thoughts about the perception of the book with us and was kind enough to answer (or RAFO) some spoilery questions we've been dying to ask! Our cast this episode is David (Windrunner), Rosemary (Kaymyth), and Marvin (Paleo). There also is a brief appearance by Evgeni (Argent) to shed some extra light on one of our questions. 00:00 Introductions 01:29 What is Brandon most proud of in Wind and Truth? 05:05 What would Brandon change in Wind and Truth? 09:06 How should we think about the Blackthorn? 10:39 What would Rayse have done if he still held Odium? 13:35 Did Cultivation see the events of Wind and Truth coming? 15:33 Brandon's "big talk" after Wind and Truth 25:57 How is writing Ghostbloods (Mistborn Era 3) going? 33:32 What will the Prelude to the back-half of The Stormlight Archive be titled as? 34:50 Are El and Elodi the same person? 35:59 Will Shallan and Kaladin talk about Helaran? 37:37 How close did Taln get to killing Cultivation? 38:20 How good is Hoid at future sight? 39:16 Was the fire in the Palanaeum related to the Hierocracy? 39:59 Is Szeth praying to an atium geode/crystal? 40:58 Did god metals exist before the Shattering? 42:47 Is Braize's core made of a god metal? 44:53 How do people get on and off Sel? 46:12 How much is Brandon willing to give us on the Fourth Moon? 47:03 How can Dawnshards be tracked? 48:09 Is Heralds access to Fortune due to her double bond or her being the child of a Herald? 49:03 What happened in "Year 0" in the Vorin calendar? 51:00 Has Cusicesh been with the Iriali longer than their stay on Roshar? 51:57 Did Hoid date Medelantorius/Valor? 52:27 How does Brandon feel about people telling him how they found partners through his books? 54:24 Can we expect spoiler streams going forward? If you like our content, support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/17thshard Purchase merch here! https://store.17thshard.com/ For discussion, theories, games, and news, come to https://www.17thshard.com Come talk with us and the community on the 17th Shard Discord: https://discord.gg/17thshard Want to learn more about the cosmere and more? The Coppermind Wiki is where it's at: https://coppermind.net Read all Words of Brandon on Arcanum: https://wob.coppermind.net Subscribe to Shardcast: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:102123174/sounds.rss Send your Who's That Cosmere Characters to wtcc@17thshard.com

De Ciencias Naturales va la cosa hoy: Shallan decide hacer bromitas subiditas, planteamos cómo hacer aluminio, Sof cuenta anécdotas sobre plantas tóxicas en colegios, tenemos una masterclass sobre Siensia Natural del Abismoide y se nos muestra la infalible técnica del reciclaje roshariano. Además POR FIN nos invaden los grititos de foca, Shallan nos enseña sus dotes flirtísticas, el SHIP AMIGOS, discutimos la moda Azish con Adolin, nos apiadamos de los limpiadores de culo oficiales y terminamos con la historia del Fiasco del Merengue.

Brooke and Tyler listen intently to guests Krishna Patel and Paul-chan as they teach us all about music theory and how Sanderson's stories blend different aspects into the magic and worlds. Our conversation begins with a description of tone, melody, and rhythms before a crescendo of speculation about how we can apply our musical knowledge to the magic systems of the Cosmere. #AllSpoilers Follow Krishna Patel (https://www.instagram.com/thekryptidreader/) Follow Paul-chan (https://paul-chan.one/) Songs/clips that can be heard in this episode: Whitacre - Sleep (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw5gupbe9E0) Example of tritones (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQdCRy5bbX0) Saint-Saens - Danse Macabre (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbmT-I35k10) Gayatri Mantra from Battlestar Galactica (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4UPJv08c1k) Example of atonal music (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD6XmKnLs8M) Sanskrit chanting (https://www.vimeo.com/49429193) Katie Payne Artwork that you could win (https://www.patreon.com/posts/become-or-remain-127701309?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) Support this podcast by becoming a Patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/CosmereConversations) Original music by David Gruwier (https://twitter.com/DGruwier). "Radiant" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5CFAZUv4C0) by David Gruwier.

Llegamos al capítulo que deja el corazón blandito a muchos: “La Fiesta de En Medio”, patrocinada por el Pájaro Bastardo de Shinovar, Hoid interrumpiendo lloreras y ayudando a sus hermanos a localizar a Helaran (localización actual: el mundo). Hacen su aparición conjunta Peet el Primero y Pit el Segundo, conocemos interesantes piscinas en los picos Comecuernos, Lour critica a los pringaos que van a por Elhokar, Shallan se lee la Bravo Roshariana para conquistar al Adolin de Jesús, Palona tiene un envidiable momento spa y Patrón nos deja un poco… perturbados tras ciertas declaraciones bañistas.

We're back to finish our discussion of the climactic fifth book of the Stormlight Archive Series by Brandon Sanderson - Wind and Truth. We still have many thoughts. Timestamps 0:01:12 The Shattered Plains Story 0:13:43 Dalinar & Navani's Story 0:37:08 Shallan, Renarin, Rlain story 0:54:27 Satisfying Endings 1:44:53 Predictions 2:10:19 Theories for real We'll finish our broad overview of the remaining areas of the story, a lot of Sigzil and Dalinar. We'll of course discuss how the series ends and where we go from here. And please forgive us for having a hard time remembering which is Favilar and which is Gavinor

Los Sangre Espectral son los protagonistas de este episodio, y Pati tiene mu-chas pre-gun-tas. Shallan va en misión reconocedora tras una conexión un poco mala por vinculacaña y conocemos a Mraize (y tenemos muchos comentarios al respecto). Enumeramos los tesoros de su colección e intentamos localizarlos en el Cosmere, los Crípticos siguen ganando la batalla en utilidad a los honorspren, y Sanderson decide darnos un respiro en el siguiente capítulo con un preciso corte a… ¡Renarin cenando en Esquirlada! Adolin se viene arriba al ver a cierta Veden en el campo de entrenamiento (y se lleva un repasito), Kaladin se mofa máximo, Moash confiesa y Lour nos cuenta cosas sobre Macaulay Culkin.

The climactic fifth book of the Stormlight Archive Series by Brandon Sanderson has arrived, and we... we have thoughts. Quite a few of them! Join us as we discuss what worked, what didn't, which characters had the best stories, and ideas about what will happen in the future as the first arc of this series concludes. The episode was so long (there is a lot of book in this book, after all) we wanted to split it into two parts. Timestamps:0:06:04    Succinct Summar(ies) 0:24:08    Going Into the Book 0:44:52    Early Impressions 1:03:32    Kaladin and Szeth's Story 1:18:10    Adolin in Azimir 1:30:01    Jasnah in Thaylenah We'll start off by discussing the pre-book, as it were- an overview of the cosmere, the history of Roshar, and the first 4 books in the series. Then we discuss our expectations and how the book starts, before getting into each geographical area in this book and the major plotlines there. We only get halfway through this endeavor before the end of the episode Links to other material discussed The "Kaladin is Jesus!" summary of Way of Kings Explanation Point's Apothecary Diaries Video

Shallan se autoinvita al campamento del “tito” Sebarial, que tiene tremenda mentalidad de tiburón (para sorpresa de muchos), y mientras nos recuerda tiernas escenas de los hermanos Davar bonding y Pati aprovecha para desRAFearse; conocemos a la Diva Palona lo cual nos deriva a una discusión sobre las diversas uñas rosharianas; Sof nos cuenta anécdotas sobre desmayarse y lo más cerca que estuvo de revivir el meme de “dónde está Patroclos”; hablamos sobre comer cosas vivas (… ¿gracias, Roca?); Kaladin masterea la gravedad y aprovecha para diagnosticar casualmente a Renarin, que aparece en el campamento para lavar platos para absoluta delicia del Puente Cuatro (jaja no).

Proseguimos la racha del episodio anterior empezando con chistes malos, nos enseñan ascensores estratégicos, aprendemos glifos e intentamos enumerar a los altopríncipes… Pero para qué engañaros. Sanderson nos confluye a sus protagonistas y… BIENVENIDOS A LA PELEA DE SHIPS. ¿Ganará el enemies to lovers? ¿Shippeamos todas lo mismo? ¿Por qué no es capaz ni el propio Adolin de seguirse el ritmo con sus amoríos? ¿Le faltaba a Dalinar ser sujetavelas para su desarrollo de personaje? ¿Funcionan estas Armas de Seducción Veden? ¿Por qué me alegra tanto ver a Amaram despechado?

Brooke and Tyler take a look at the biggest surprise of Wind and Truth and how the "fourth moon" of Roshar fits into the destruction of the Shattered Plains and leads directly to the Heralds breaking the Oathpact at Aharietiam. #AllSpoilers Katie Payne Artwork that you could win (https://www.patreon.com/posts/become-or-remain-127701309?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) Support this podcast by becoming a Patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/CosmereConversations) Original music by David Gruwier (https://twitter.com/DGruwier). "Radiant" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5CFAZUv4C0) by David Gruwier.

En todos los libros hemos tenido un episodio más caótico que el resto: y este es ese. Con unos interludios que son breves pero jugosos, vemos a Eshonai modo Predator antes y después de la Influencia en un POV de los “Escucha-Oyentes” según Sof; Pati resume un “curioso” punto de vista de Zahel; a Lour le da su risa rasposa y confunde a Rysn con Rhysand; ofrecemos un minitutorial express de Cómo Sobrevivir; Un Heraldo viene a verme y Lour suelta un spoiler (que cortamos, tranquilos) por si os estabais durmiendo en los laureles xd.

No estaríamos leyendo Palabras Radiantes si Sanderson no nos pusiese minisanderlanchas a medio camino como si fuera esto un paseo en el parque. Pero sí que lo estamos leyendo, y tras la advertencia de Syl, llega El Que Odia. Elhokar se da a la bebida, Tyn se calcina un poco-mucho, tenemos crisis de identidad, sentimos las altatormentas en las articulaciones (¿estoy vieja o tengo un honorspren?), Dalinar se saca los movimientos prohibidos y da un aplauso muy a tiempo, y regresa uno de los personajes más queridos del Archivo.

¡Átense las botas porque ha llegado uno de los mejores momentos de la saga del Archivo de las Tormentas: “El Cuento de la Princesa Comecuernos y el Capitán Equinofóbico”! Shallan nos relata la realidad de la vida cottagecore, Sof y Lour lloran por la ausencia de festivos mientras Pati parpadea en la periferia, estudiamos cómo atraer spren, Amaram sabe cositas y entendemos por qué es importante llevar la ropa interior bien. Además hay couple goals pero no de quien lo esperábamos y Kaladin nos presenta a su tomate. I AM OFFEND.

Brooke and Tyler invite Tik Tok and Instagram content creator @that.cosmere.chick to discuss the current state of the apps, a Wind and Truth mini-mid-game, and the variance in creating short-form versus long-form content. Malinda ends with an absolute tour de force, TED talk-worthy explanation of how apps like Tik Tok, Reels, and Shorts encourage content creation to reflect their various algorithms. #AlmostAllSpoilers: Malinda was about halfway through Wind and Truth at the time of recording so we only discuss content up until that point in the story. Follow that.cosmere.chick on socials: Tik Tok (https://www.tiktok.com/@that.cosmere.chick?lang=en) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/That.Cosmere.Chick/) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/@ThatCosmereChick) Full Linktree (https://linktr.ee/that.cosmere.chick) Support this podcast by becoming a Patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/CosmereConversations) Original music by David Gruwier (https://twitter.com/DGruwier). "Radiant" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5CFAZUv4C0) by David Gruwier.

The season of RPGs starts off with flare! Dirk and David are joined once more by Andrew Fischer, here to discuss his experience designing the Cosmere RPG. They discuss the difficulties in adapting the expansive work of Brandon Sanderson, the unique mechanics developed for the system, and the difficulty in bridging the gap between readers new to RPGs, and experienced gamers with no knowledge of The Stormlight Archive. They also discuss introducing narrative mechanics to a crunchier system, what Andrew has learned from this project, and what's next for him.

Dr. Joe and Tom talk about The Stormlight Archive and that's about it(?)

Brooke and Tyler peer into the past in order to witness the founding of the Oathpact, a terribly-trippy Hoid, and learn all about the ever-escalating arms race between Honor and Odium. #AllSpoilers Support this podcast by becoming a Patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/CosmereConversations) Original music by David Gruwier (https://twitter.com/DGruwier). "Radiant" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5CFAZUv4C0) by David Gruwier.

Coming in hot with a new episode with an awesome guest! Meet Jordan: fellow work colleague, born and raised Mainer, and avid ski and golf extraordinaire. Jordan and I talk about many nerdy things and some offhand life topics, as well! When we finished recording this podcast, we had close to two hours worth of content that my poor computer could not handle, so this will be split into two separate parts. Part 1 gives you guys into our geeky origins and gives you a closer insight into Jordan as a person, and in the next episode, we dive deeper into debriefing what brought us to record in the first place: a reflection on the Stormlight Archive after reading Wind and Truth. Wherever you are listening and watching, leave a comment and let us know how you liked this episode, and make sure you stay tuned for the next episode to hear more from Jordan and I!Disclaimer: apologies in advance for any sound and video foibles in this episode, as this is the first time I've ever done this in an interview style! Also let me know if you like videos like these, and I can plan on doing more of these in the future :)#brandonsanderson #stormlightarchive #windandtruth #lotr #harrypotter #fantasy #criticalrole #legendofvoxmachina

Un cometa de crem #5 - Viento y verdad - The Stormlight ArchiveDurada: 149 minuts.Inici dels spoilers: minut 31Final dels spoilers i inici de les recomanacions: 2h 21m 30 segonsBenvinguts al cinquè episodi d'Un cometa de crem, el pòdcast per parlar de Brandon Sanderson i la seva obra en català!Aquest cinquè episodi en veritat són dues parts. A la primera parlem de The Stormlight Archive (El archivo de las tormentas en castellà) sense spoilers i expliquem per què és la nostra saga preferida de Sanderson i per què és la més ambiciosa de l'autor. I per què creiem que és important que es tradueixi malgrat la llargària. La segona part és una anàlisi exhaustiva (i amb spoilers) de Wind and Truth, el cinquè llibre de la saga que s'ha publicat fa poc. Ens venia de gust fer una cosa especial, ja que els cinc tenim moltes opinions sobre el llibre i les volíem posar en comú. Dues hores de debat sobre el llibre més polèmic de la saga.Esperem que gaudiu de l'episodi! Tant els que no heu llegit encara la saga com els que la porteu al dia.Un cometa de crem és un projecte paral·lel d'Esperant el cometa creat per Pablo Mallorquí, Isa J. González, Marina Vidal, Edgar Cotes i Alexander Páez que vol divulgar l'obra de Brandon Sanderson i el seu univers: el Cosmere.Sintonia inici: Mothership de Rafael Krux

This is it! SICS will be going on an extended hiatus after this episode, and we really just want to express our gratitude to you for listening. In this episode, the SICS crew wraps up their discussion of Wind and Truth, Book #5 and the last book in the first arc of Brandon Sanderson's The Stormlight Archive. This time, we're talking about Adolin's adventures defending a foreign land from invasion. ___ Show Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wboNDlsufzQGgMfbhm1uIoyPSclnaN6f1ts24EG4_Es/edit?usp=sharing ___ This week's Cosmere Thing of the Week: Instructions to make your own LEGO chasmfiend by u/mathemagician23: https://www.reddit.com/r/Cosmere/comments/1jixtql/lego_chasmfiend_instructions_small_ideas_update/ ___ Thanks SO much to our Patrons for your support over the years! SICS patrons have made the show possible, and we can't thank you enough. ___ You can email us your questions about the Cosmere at cosmerestudies@gmail.com. We would love to hear any theories you have, no matter how far-fetched, or anything else you may have to say about Brandon Sanderson's work. ___ Follow us at www.youtube.com/cosmerestudies for our live shows, which stream on Mondays, every two weeks, at 8:30pm Mountain Time. Edited versions will be posted on the channel the following Wednesday. ___ We'd like to thank the following artists for granting us permission to use their artwork in our opening video. Be sure to check out their websites! Stephan Martiniere - Elantris - http://www.martiniere.com/ Sam Weber - The Mistborn Trilogy - http://www.sampaints.com/ Chris McGrath - Alloy of Law - http://www.christianmcgrath.com/ Dan dos Santos - Warbreaker - http://www.dandossantos.com/ Michael Whelan - Words of Radiance and Oathbringer - http://www.michaelwhelan.com/ David Palumbo - Arcanum Unbounded - http://www.dvpalumbo.com/ ___ The Sandersonian Institute of Cosmere Studies is a biweekly podcast for fans of Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere novels. Bill, Amy, and Jordan discuss Brandon's work and dive a bit too deep into theories and speculation. So put on your aluminum foil hats and join us for the ride as we discuss Brandon's work and your emails, and remember—there's ALWAYS another secret! ___ Write to us! cosmerestudies@gmail.com The Sandersonian Institute of Cosmere StudiesPO Box 970063Orem, UT 84097 ___ Find SICS online: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/cosmerestudies Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/cosmerestudies Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmerestudies Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmerestudies Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmerestudies TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cosmerestudies

In this week's episode, I take a look at some of the historical influences & inspirations that went into my new book GHOST IN THE ASSEMBLY. This coupon code will get you 25% off SILENT ORDER: OMNIBUS ONE at my Payhip store: SILENT25 The coupon code is valid through April 7th, 2025. So if you need a new book to read for spring, we've got you covered! TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates   Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 244 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is March 21st, 2025, and today we are looking at some of the historical influences that went into Ghost in the Assembly. Before we get into that, we will do Coupon of the Week and an update my current writing and audiobook projects. And then Question of the Week, which we did have time for this week.   This week's coupon code will get you 25% off the ebook of Silent Order: Omnibus One at my Payhip store. That coupon code is SILENT25. I'll have the links and the coupon code in the show notes. This coupon code is valid through April 7, 2025, so if you need a new book to read for these spring months, we have got you covered.   Now an update on my current writing projects. I am 44,000 words into Shield of Battle, the fifth book in the Shield War series. I'm hoping to have that out towards the end of April, if all goes well. A reminder that the Shield War series will be six books, so Shield the Battle will be the second to last one. I have also started on the sequel to Ghost in the Assembly, and I am 4,000 words into that, give or take. I had originally planned to call this book Ghost in the Assassins, but I thought that sounded too similar to Ghost in the Assembly. So the fifth book in the Ghost Armor series will be called Ghost in the Corruption. A reminder that Ghost Armor will be six books long and Ghost in the Corruption will be the fifth of six books, so the second to last book in that series as well.   In audio news, recording has started for Shield of Deception and Ghost in the Assembly. Shield of Deception will be excellently narrated by Brad Wills and Hollis McCarthy will excellently narrate Ghost in the Assembly. I expect both of them will probably be out sometime towards the end of May if all goes well, given how long it usually takes to record an audiobook.   In Stealth and Spells Online news, I am 68,000 words into the third and final book in this trilogy. Once Ghost Armor and Shield War are complete, then I will hopefully release the final book in the Stealth and Spells Online because I've been working on that as a tertiary project for quite a long time now. So that's where I'm at with my current writing and audiobook projects.   00:02:17 Question of the Week   Now let's move on to Question of the Week. Question of the Week is of course designed to inspire enjoyable discussions of interesting topics. This week's question, what is your favorite style of fantasy setting (like a more high fantasy, one like Middle Earth or the Forgotten Realms, urban fantasy like the Dresden Files or Kate Daniels or more steampunk like Everon and so on)? No wrong answers, obviously.   And as you can imagine this inspired quite a few responses.   Perry says: Hyperborea! Lankhmar is up there as well. Setting where magic is rare, and usually dangerous or evil. The first edition of the Forgotten Realms (the grey box from the ‘80s) was great. Enough detail to let you use the setting, lots of room to make it your own. Then all the Forgotten Realms novels started to appear with the release of the second edition in the ‘90s and everybody in the world suddenly had powerful magic at their fingertips. Elminster, the Seven Sisters, Drizz't, and others took the appeal right out of the setting for me.   Joachim says: I like the Spelljammer Campaign setting best. A lot of great modules. It seemed it was not overly successful. A shame. I had a campaign running in this setting with some people who liked it. In addition to the Spelljammer modules, you can easily transfer any normal module centered on a small town onto an asteroid.   Evan says: A huge Sanderson Cosmere fan here, especially Stormlight Archive. I like the magical progression tied in to character development, with a bit of mystery of how things work or an unknown that takes time to unwind or tease out.   Justin says: My problem here is separating the settings from the authors. Given that near impossibility, I would cast my vote for high fantasy with a bit of techno/steampunk mixed in. Example – Andre Norton's Witch World.   Bonnie says: I seem to gravitate towards the swords and sorcery genre like Frostborn, but I also enjoyed the urban fantasy/Nadia and the other genres. I have to thank you for introducing me to all of these.   Michael says: Okay, Jonathan, that's the second time I've noticed you indicating a preference for sword and sorcery saga where a barbarian hero travels between corrupt city states and now I really, really want you to write this. And yeah, that's definitely my favorite type of setting too.   Simone says: Definitely urban fantasy. Even in your books, which offer an unusual variety of fantasy settings, I find I enjoy the Cloak series the best.   Roger says: Being an old fogey, I prefer high fantasy always. Can't seem to get my head around urban fantasy. It jars with me.   John says: While I enjoy all settings, I'm also a traditionalist and want a non-industrial, non punk setting without some sprawling empire, more like the aftermath of empire with multiple successor states.   Jonathan T. says: Personally, Star Wars has always been fantasy in a science fiction setting, and that remains a personal favorite. Other than that, I suppose I'm for high fantasy, although I'm not opposed to high fantasy slapstick either such as the Wuntvor trilogy. At some point I must try again to surmount the obstacle known as The Wheel of Time.   Catriona says: Epic and high fantasy are my favorite, enjoy Dark Fantasy, too. Urban fantasy is a hard pass for me.   Juana says: Sword and sorcery, parfait gentle knights, medieval societies, historical fiction like Doyle's The White Company and Sir Nigel. Wherever Nadia lives.   Justin says: Sword and sorcery, magical creatures/beasts. Definitely needs different environments like cities and wild mountains and forests. Not sure what genre that is, but that's what I like.   MG says: High fantasy.   Brandy says: I like ones with a clearly defined map. Sometimes it seems like the world wasn't thought about clearly, so it makes it hard to imagine and I find those stories the least successful. The ones I go back to repeatedly, the ones I read over and over or pimp out to other authors or groups are those I feel like they have a great structure and map, even if it's added on to later. So high, low, or middle, I just really just want the author to tell a great story and make it a great one.   Speaking as an author myself, I really dislike drawing maps, but fantasy readers really like maps, so that's why I have been doing more and more maps lately.   Pauline says: Urban fantasy is definitely my favorite.   Jeremy says: High Fantasy is my favorite. However, my favorite fantasy author is Terry Brooks. His series is Low Fantasy based on Earth. I found out years after reading the series LOL.   For myself, I think my favorite would be a pre-industrial setting with a lot of city-states and various dangerous magic, like you have a barbarian hero wandering from city-state to city-state with monster infested ruins and wilderness between them. When he gets to the city states, he can fight corrupt sorcerers, arrogant nobles, and thieves guilds, and then move on to a new adventure in the next book. So basically a sword and sorcery style setting. So that's it for Question of the Week.   00:06:30 Main Topic of the Week: Ghost in the Assembly: Inspirations and Sources (Note: Spoilers for Ghost in the Assembly!)   This week and now onto our main topic, Ghost in the Assembly inspirations and sources that went into the book. I should mention that this episode contains mild spoilers for Ghost in the Assembly. So if you have not finished reading Ghost in the Assembly yet, stop listening and go finish reading Ghost in the Assembly.   So I thought it would be interesting to talk about some of the ideas and influences that went into Ghost in the Assembly. I have to admit, it took me a few years of thinking between Ghost Night and Ghost Armor to figure out how to write more Caina stories because Caina had become a political figure by the end of Ghost Night and political figures typically do bad things for personal advancement and then lie about it. That is in some ways the essential definition of a political figure. This of course, is hard for a writer to use as a sympathetic protagonist.   Of course, I eventually realized the way around this, the success of a political figure cannot be judged by their personal morality or even their political morality, but by the results of their decisions. Did they do the most for the greatest good of their people? Therefore, I just needed to write a political figure who did somewhat sketchy things (like subverting the Kyracian houses via buying up their debt) in the name of the greater good of the people (defending them from the impending attack of the Red Krakens).   I frequently said that if you want to write a good fantasy novel, you should try to stick to about 15 to 25% of the actual harshness of the past. I don't think you want to go full Grimdark, but you don't want your fantasy world to be indistinguishable from a typical 21st century parliamentary democracy because I think that kind of defeats the purpose of fantasy where you want to visit a world that is eldritch and strange and at least somewhat different than our own. So for Ghost in the Assembly, I went to about 15 to 25% of the experience of ancient Greek democracy. For the entire time that New Kyre and the Kyracians have been in the series (Ghost in the Storm was way the heck back in 2012 and the Kyracians were mentioned before that), they've always been very loosely based on the democracy of ancient Athens. In fact, the very name Assembly of New Kyre comes from ancient Athens, where the gathering of voting citizens was called the ecclesia, which translates into English as assembly. Interestingly, this is also the origins of the word ecclesiastical in terms of a church since one of the first words for the church was ecclesia in the sense of the assembly of the believers in Christ.   Athens wasn't the first ancient Greek democracy, but it was one of the most successful. It was also one of the democracies that self-destructed in the most spectacularly dramatic fashion possible. The Athenians decided to convert the Delian League from an alliance of city-states into their own private empire. A demagogue convinced them to waste enormous resources attacking Syracuse and Sicily, which ended disastrously. The Athenians were eventually defeated by the more militaristic Spartans.   People have debated for centuries whether or not this means democracy is inferior to the Spartans' harsher system, but that overlooks the key fact that a few decades later, Athens, Sparta, and all the rest of the Greek city-states were conquered by the Macedonians anyway. I suppose the actual historical lesson is that a city-state, regardless of its government, is no match for a larger centralized state with better leaders and better military organization. In fact, historically city-states tend to eventually get subsumed into larger political entities. If they last for a long time, it tends to be because of geography (like in ancient Greece) or because of weak and or remote central authority like the medieval Italian city-states, which were ostensibly under the authority of the Holy Roman emperor but in practice tended to do whatever they wanted. Places like modern Vatican City tend to be special exceptions.   Caina's criticism of the assembly of New Kyre in the book is that it is not as egalitarian as it pretends and is easily swayed by both demagogues and bribes. The Athenian assembly of citizens had both these problems, but far worse. You needed to have a substantial level of property to be allowed to vote, and there were numerous examples of the votes swinging on bribes or last minute orations. The Athenian assembly was easily swayed into making bad decisions, such as supporting the disastrous attack on Syracuse during the Peloponnesian War that was the start of Athens' downfall.   In Ghost in the Assembly, Lady Eirenea Tritos is one of the nine chief magistrates of the city, but in an Athenian democracy, women were not allowed to vote and most definitely were not allowed to hold political office. The ancient Greeks in general did not have a very high opinion of women. One Greek orator said that men had wives to produce legitimate heirs, concubines to attend to the body's “daily needs”, and prostitutes for pleasure.   Because of things like that, I thought a setting with a hundred percent of the harshness of ancient Greece would be off-putting to the reader. So as I said, I shot for between 15 and 25% of the actual harshness. New Kyre is definitely richer, better governed, and less elitist and chauvinistic than the ancient Greeks. That said, New Kyre isn't an egalitarian place. Nobles have vastly more rights and money than commoners, and both nobles and commoners own slaves and only the poorest commoners own no slaves themselves. Indeed, slavery is so common in New Kyre that the other nobles see Kylon's decision that House Kardamnos will have no slaves as a sign of malevolent and sinister foreign influence.   Kalliope's fear that she could be dispossessed and Kylon simply take her children is very real. If Kylon wanted, he probably could keep Kalliope from seeing Nikarion and Zoe ever again, though that would inevitably put him in conflict with Lysikas Agramemnos and Calliope is charismatic enough to powerful allies to her side. If Kylon did in fact refuse to allow Kalliope to see their children, he might well set off a civil war. But Kylon, who lost both his parents when he was young, doesn't want to deprive his children of a loving mother.   Of course, the ancient Greeks never had to fight the Red Krakens and orcs. The Red Krakens, the Caphtori, are kind of written like snake-worshipping Vikings. In fact, Caphtori are inspired by the “Sea Peoples”, pirates that seem to have contributed to the collapse of Bronzes Age civilization. Historians argue endlessly about the impact of the Sea Peoples or whether they existed at all, but if they did exist, they might well have been proto-Ancient Greeks, perhaps Mycenaean in origin.   Since having one ancient Greek-esque group fighting another would've been confusing in the book, I made the Caphtori/Red Kraken more like Vikings, which I suppose is a bit of historical anachronism, but Ghost Armor is a constructed world with elves, orcs, and sorcerers, so it's not like I'm writing period accurate historical fiction here.   So these are some of the influences that went into Ghost in the Assembly. I don't have any grand concluding point here. Those were just some of the ideas I thought about and went into the story. Though I should mention that for a while I was a graduate student in medieval history and I hated the experience so much I left and went into IT instead. That said ,decades later it has proven a useful source of plot ideas for fantasy novels, so it worked out in the end.   One final note, a reader suggested that Kalliope Agramemnos and Mardun Scorneus might hook up in later books. And I have to admit, I laughed at that suggestion. Kalliope would react with dismay at the thought of marrying anyone other than an extremely high ranking Kyracian noble, and at the prospect of marrying Kalliope, Mardun would think about it, fake his death, and flee back to the Empire, preferring to take his chances with the Magisterium rather than Kalliope. Anyway, thank you to everyone who has read Ghost in the Assembly. I am very grateful that so many people have enjoyed the book.   So that is it for this week. Thank you for listening to The Pulp Writer Show. I hope you found the show useful. A reminder that you can listen to all back episodes of the show on https://thepulpwritershow.com. 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Brooke and Tyler invite Youtuber Bookborn to discuss the Cosmere, her thoughts on Wind and Truth, creating content in the modern world, and how she built her channel over years by harnessing all the Elsecaller skills. #AllSpoilers Follow Bookborn: On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/Bookborn) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/bookborn.reviews) RAINN is the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization. If you would like to learn more or donate to help victims of sexual assault please visit their website: https://rainn.org/ Support this podcast by becoming a Patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/CosmereConversations) Original music by David Gruwier (https://twitter.com/DGruwier). "Radiant" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5CFAZUv4C0) by David Gruwier.

Brooke and Tyler travel through time to the dawn of the Shattering and the true beginnings of Roshar. We discuss the new lore and updated timeline including Adonalsium's creation of the planet, the arrival and early activity of Honor and Cultivation, and the destruction of Ashyn. #AllSpoilers Support this podcast by becoming a Patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/CosmereConversations) Original music by David Gruwier (https://twitter.com/DGruwier). "Radiant" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5CFAZUv4C0) by David Gruwier.

In this episode, the SICS crew continuess taking a deeper look at each of the main plot threads in Wind and Truth. This time, we're focusing on Dalinar and Navani's adventures in [REDACTED]. ___ Show Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1To138bhgdHlxMhMJkMLiAf_YjiiGkCmzP9Fk2YtFHa4/edit?usp=sharing ___ This week's Cosmere Thing of the Week: Leave Your Sword by Micah Epstein https://www.reddit.com/r/imaginarycosmere/comments/1iwtn5w/leave_your_sword_by_micah_epstein/ https://www.instagram.com/micahepsteinart/p/CGP991bDzXI/?img_index=1 ___ Thanks SO much to our Patrons for your support over the years! SICS patrons have made the show possible, and we can't thank you enough. ___ You can email us your questions about the Cosmere at cosmerestudies@gmail.com. We would love to hear any theories you have, no matter how far-fetched, or anything else you may have to say about Brandon Sanderson's work. ___ Follow us at www.youtube.com/cosmerestudies for our live shows, which stream on Mondays, every two weeks, at 8:30pm Mountain Time. Edited versions will be posted on the channel the following Wednesday. ___ We'd like to thank the following artists for granting us permission to use their artwork in our opening video. Be sure to check out their websites! Stephan Martiniere - Elantris - http://www.martiniere.com/ Sam Weber - The Mistborn Trilogy - http://www.sampaints.com/ Chris McGrath - Alloy of Law - http://www.christianmcgrath.com/ Dan dos Santos - Warbreaker - http://www.dandossantos.com/ Michael Whelan - Words of Radiance and Oathbringer - http://www.michaelwhelan.com/ David Palumbo - Arcanum Unbounded - http://www.dvpalumbo.com/ ___ The Sandersonian Institute of Cosmere Studies is a biweekly podcast for fans of Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere novels. Bill, Amy, and Jordan discuss Brandon's work and dive a bit too deep into theories and speculation. So put on your aluminum foil hats and join us for the ride as we discuss Brandon's work and your emails, and remember—there's ALWAYS another secret! ___ Write to us! The Sandersonian Institute of Cosmere StudiesPO Box 970063Orem, UT 84097 ___ Find SICS online: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/cosmerestudies Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/cosmerestudies Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmerestudies Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmerestudies Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmerestudies TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cosmerestudies

Hey there folks - this week, we're chatting with one of PJ and my close friends, Neil! This last year, Neil picked up Stormlight Archive, and has come up to the precipice of the end... and so we wanted to discuss his journey, and his predictions before he hits the end of SLA! Next week, we continue our brief pause on The Heroes, with our next episode featuring the Monk and Robot by Becky Chambers duology, as well as an interview with Joel Daniel Philips about his art for the Devils, coming to you soon. See you then! Beyond that, please be sure to follow us or subscribe on your podcatcher of choice, and leave a review on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever. It goes a long way to helping the podcast grow. You can also check out our Patreon at Patreon.com/Wordsandwhiskey Check it out! Another way you could help us out? Refer us to your friends. We love a good referral, don't we folks? Send us ANY questions to our twitter account, Instagram, or to our email. See you next week! Link: https://wordsandwhiskey.show/episode/242-short-pour-neils-trip-through-rhythm-of-war

We are here to break down our thoughts on Brandon Sanderson's Wind and Truth. This is the fifth installment in the Stormlight Archive series and what was suppose to be the grand finale to the first arc of the series was a bit of a flop. We break down all our thoughts, and our numerous dislikes on the book and talk about what we hope for for the future. Support the show

Brooke and Tyler are joined by long-time Cosmere contributor and Arcanist Jofwu to discuss cognitive shadows' origins and complexities. Perhaps the fandom's most debated and speculated-upon question is "What are cognitive shadows and how do they work?" We look at different types of cognitive entities across various planets, categorize how they are created, and wonder whether or not a cognitive shadow is/was/or will be(!) a soul. #AllSpoilers Jofwu's Timeline Spreadsheet (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zq5bJoKE83ggDCjH43i1hZi0CIpB2iAx7v37zQPVFK0/edit?gid=856252766#gid=856252766) Interactive Map of Roshar (https://roshar.17thshard.com/#/en-US) Follow Jofwu on TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@jofwu17) Listen to Jofwu's recent episodes on Shardcast (https://youtu.be/gM-s7NtgMQY?si=KKq1e_wKWDi5kdQu) Support this podcast by becoming a Patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/CosmereConversations) Original music by David Gruwier (https://twitter.com/DGruwier). "Radiant" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5CFAZUv4C0) by David Gruwier.

This time we discussed Wind and Truth, book five of the Stormlight Archive written by Brandon Sanderson and narrated by Kate Reading & Michael Kramer. Wind and Truth [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]   Stormlight Archive (Series): The Way of Kings [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Narrators Kate Reading & Michael Kramer [Episode 87] Harry Potter (Series) [Overdrive/Libby]  / [Audible] / [Libro.fm] His Dark Materials (Series): The Golden Compass [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Mistborn Saga (Series): The Final Empire [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Mistborn Saga (Era 2 - Wax & Wayne): The Lost Metal [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]   Warbreaker [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Cooper and Tanner have a low-key chat about plot and prose, character and theme in the third book of Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive: Oathrbinger.FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM:@bookinitpodCHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE:https://412podcasting.comSUPPORT US HERE:https://patreon.com/bookinit TEXT US HERE!

Chicago, Illinois artist Mr. Cam Collins is a winner in the L. Ron Hubbard Illustrators of the Future Contest earning him a trip to Hollywood for a week-long master-class workshop, an awards event and his winning art will be published in the international bestselling anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 41. Cam Collins was born in 1999 in the city of Chicago, being raised by his parents whose first actions of fostering his creativity were by having a chalkboard wall in his room. The creative pursuits continued, and Collins knew early on that he'd want to draw for the rest of his life. He was one of the first few members to be selected for the College Arts Access Program (CAAP) of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago through high school, and went on to study Printmaking at the Rhode Island School of Design. He gained a love for creating books, and realized a key ingredient to bring his illustrations further was to start writing stories in tandem with his illustrations. Collins continues to do commissions for a variety of clients, and has brought his art and storytelling into his own world called "Way of the Canvas". He will be working on this world for as long as he can draw, and has created comics, videos, and even games devoted to it. The Illustrators of the Future Contest judges include, Bob Eggleton (11 Chesley Awards and 7 Hugo Awards), Larry Elmore (Dungeons & Dragons book covers), Echo Chernik (graphic designs for major corporations including Celestial Seasonings tea packaging), Rob Prior (art for Spawn, Heavy Metal comics and Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Ciruelo (Eragon Coloring Book). The Writers of the Future Contest judges include, Tim Powers (author of On Stranger Tides), Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert (Dune prequel series), Robert J. Sawyer (The Oppenheimer Alternative), Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn series, The Stormlight Archive), Larry Niven (Ringworld), Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game), Nnedi Okorafor (Who Fears Death), Hugh Howey (Wool), and Katherine Kurtz (Deryni series) to name a few. Following the 1982 release of his internationally acclaimed bestselling science fiction novel, Battlefield Earth, written in celebration of 50 years as a professional writer, L. Ron Hubbard created the Writers of the Future (writersofthefuture.com) in 1983 to provide a means for aspiring writers of speculative fiction to get that much-needed break. Due to the success of the Writers of the Future Contest, the companion Illustrators of the Future Contest was inaugurated five years later. The Writers of the Future Award is the genre's most prestigious award of its kind and has now become the largest, most successful, and demonstrably most influential vehicle for budding creative talent in the world of speculative fiction. Since its inception, the Writers and Illustrators of the Future contests have produced 39 anthology volumes (with this event) and awarded upwards of $1 million in cash prizes and royalties. T.R. Naus emerged from a love of exploration. He grew up traveling across Europe, Asia, and the United States as a military brat and a soldier in the US Army, developing a passion for wandering, adventures, and intriguing stories. His journey led him to experience fascinating cultures and subcultures, where he learned from inspiring people, but with each new encounter, he wondered how evolving technology impacts how we see ourselves and the communities around us. He eventually settled in Virginia with his wife and two daughters and turned to speculative fiction to express those anxieties-and hopes-about our future. The Writers of the Future Contest judges include Tim Powers (author of On Stranger Tides), Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert (Dune prequel series), Robert J. Sawyer (The Oppenheimer Alternative), Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn series, The Stormlight Archive), Larry Niven (Ringworld), Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game), Nnedi Okorafor (Who Fears Death), Hugh Howey

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE TOP OF THIS EPISODE. _____ In this episode, the SICS crew begins taking a deeper look at each of the main plot threads in Wind and Truth. This time, we're focusing on Szeth and Kaladin's stories as they head to Shinovar. ___ Show Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fKcaSgg-5mXXUi9Z-QgExdlxTMVVSDE6KD59_ABCe0o/edit?usp=sharing ___ NO COSMERE THING OF THE WEEK THIS WEEK ___ You can support The Sandersonian Institute of Cosmere Studies by becoming a Patron at http://www.patreon.com/cosmerestudies SICS patrons make the show possible and gain access to additional content and early access to bonus episodes. ___ You can email us your questions about the Cosmere at cosmerestudies@gmail.com. We will occasionally select emails to respond to during the show, so we'd love to hear any theories you have, no matter how far-fetched, or anything else you may have to say about Brandon Sanderson's work. ___ Follow us at www.youtube.com/cosmerestudies for our live shows, which stream on Mondays, every two weeks, at 8:30pm Mountain Time. Edited versions will be posted on the channel the following Wednesday. ___ We'd like to thank the following artists for granting us permission to use their artwork in our opening video. Be sure to check out their websites! Stephan Martiniere - Elantris - http://www.martiniere.com/ Sam Weber - The Mistborn Trilogy - http://www.sampaints.com/ Chris McGrath - Alloy of Law - http://www.christianmcgrath.com/ Dan dos Santos - Warbreaker - http://www.dandossantos.com/ Michael Whelan - Words of Radiance and Oathbringer - http://www.michaelwhelan.com/ David Palumbo - Arcanum Unbounded - http://www.dvpalumbo.com/ ___ The Sandersonian Institute of Cosmere Studies is a biweekly podcast for fans of Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere novels. Bill, Amy, and Jordan discuss Brandon's work and dive a bit too deep into theories and speculation. So put on your aluminum foil hats and join us for the ride as we discuss Brandon's work and your emails, and remember—there's ALWAYS another secret! ___ Write to us! The Sandersonian Institute of Cosmere StudiesPO Box 970063Orem, UT 84097 ___ Find SICS online: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/cosmerestudies Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/cosmerestudies Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmerestudies Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmerestudies Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmerestudies TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cosmerestudies

Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod Facebook - Perks of Being a Book Lover. To send us a message go to our website and click the Contact button.   You can find if there is a chapter of Silent Book Club near you or look into starting your own by going to their website; https://silentbook.club/   For show notes for any episode, go to our website at perksofbeingabooklover.com.  We are also on Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod and on FB Perks of Being a BookLover. To send us a message, go to our website and click the Contact button.   Have you ever wanted to try a book club but they just seem too peopley?  Or maybe you don't want to be told what book you have to read. OR maybe you are looking for a place away from kids and responsibilities where nothing else but the words in front of you are vying for your attention.  If any of these apply, then a Silent Book Club might be for you.  Silent Book Club began in 2012 and is, according to their mission statement, a “global community of readers, with more than 1500 chapters in 54 countries around the world led by local volunteers. SBC members gather in public at bars, cafes, bookstores, libraries, and online to read together in quiet camaraderie.”     This week we chat with Brittany Brar, the leader of a local chapter of the Silent Book Club in Louisville, Kentucky.  Brittany started the local chapter here in 2019, right before the pandemic with 5 people.  She was new in town and didn't know where to find a booklcub to join.  Now the group has over 2000 members of their FB group and as many as 60 people have shown up to their monthly meetings. Brittany talks to us about how people have developed a new sense of community, when a powerpoint presentation can be regarded as fun, and her go-to  genres   After our chat with Brittany, we will give you our recommendations for big honking books that meet not only your reading but also strength training goals.    Books Mentioned In This Episode: 1- Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe   2- The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman   3- Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer   4- Rakesfall by Vajra Chandrasekera   5- The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson   6- Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson   7- That's Not My Name by Megan Lally   8- Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry   9- It by Stephen King   10- Leviathan Wakes by SA Corey (592 pages)    11-The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova (704 pages)    12- Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin (944 pages) 13- Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett  (976 pages)    14- Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (546 pages)    15- When the World Tips Over by Jandy Nelson (528 pages)   16- East of Eden by John Steinbeck (601 pages)   17- A Five Star Read Recommended By Fellow Book Lover Kim Wells @the_salty_islander - A Home for Friendless Women by Kelly E. Hill     Media mentioned--   1- Say Nothing (Hulu, 2024)   2- The Dark Secrets Behind the Neil Gaiman Abuse Accusations --https://www.vulture.com/article/neil-gaiman-allegations-controversy-amanda-palmer-sandman-madoc.html   3- The Expanse (Prime, 2015)          

Brandon Sanderson is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Stormlight Archive series and the Mistborn saga; the middle-grade series Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians; and the young-adult novels The Rithmatist, the Reckoners trilogy, and the Skyward series. He has sold more than 40 million books in 35 languages, and he is a four-time nominee for the Hugo Awards, winning in 2013 for his novella The Emperor's Soul.Sponsors:Cresset prestigious family office for CEOs, founders, and entrepreneurs: https://cressetcapital.com/tim (book a call today)Seed's DS-01® Daily Synbiotic broad spectrum 24-strain probiotic + prebiotic: https://Seed.com/Tim (Use code 25TIM for 25% off your first month's supply)Wealthfront high-yield cash account: https://Wealthfront.com/Tim (Start earning 4.00% APY on your short-term cash until you're ready to invest. And when new clients open an account today, you can get an extra fifty-dollar bonus with a deposit of five hundred dollars or more.) Terms apply. Tim Ferriss receives cash compensation from Wealthfront Brokerage, LLC for advertising and holds a non-controlling equity interest in the corporate parent of Wealthfront Brokerage. See full disclosures here.Timestamps:00:00 Meet Brandon Sanderson07:10 Soundcheck Fun and Memory Skills11:21 Brandon's Writing Journey and Creative Process25:35 Teaching Creative Writing and Publishing Insights38:08 Brandon's Early Reading Experience44:18 Discovering the Magic of Storytelling45:32 A Journey from C Student to A Student47:02 The Influence of a Great Teacher48:51 Understanding Narrative and Plot56:42 The Art of Character Development01:09:42 Balancing Writing and Personal Life01:24:04 Meeting Editors and Early Struggles01:24:30 First Book Sale and Financial Realities01:25:28 The Danger of the Second Book01:25:49 Hitting the Bestseller List01:26:34 Amazon and the Changing Market01:29:03 Entrepreneurial Shift and Direct Sales01:36:45 Building a Team and Crowdfunding01:42:50 Kickstarter Success and Lessons Learned01:52:22 COVID and Creative Freedom02:02:53 Brandon Sanderson's Colbert Report Cameo02:03:48 Kickstarter Success and Subscription Boxes02:09:01 Test Readers and Feedback Process02:14:16 Warbreaker and Creative Commons Experiment02:22:50 Navigating Publishing Deals and Platforms02:33:26 The Wheel of Time Opportunity02:42:36 The Call to Finish The Wheel of Time02:43:10 Negotiating the Deal02:43:56 The Struggles of Mistborn02:45:02 The Cosmere and Building an Audience02:48:25 The Death Spiral in Publishing02:52:29 Magic Systems and Their Importance03:00:39 Sanderson's Three Laws of Magic03:14:35 The Zero Law and Final Thoughts*For show notes and past guests on The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast.For deals from sponsors of The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast-sponsorsSign up for Tim's email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim's books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferriss Instagram: instagram.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferriss LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, Margaret Atwood, Mark Zuckerberg, Peter Thiel, Dr. Gabor Maté, Anne Lamott, Sarah Silverman, Dr. Andrew Huberman, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's the end of the world as we know it, and Part 1 of the Stormlight Archive. Day 10 supposedly wraps up everything from this book and the previous ones we read. Does it? And how do we feel about it? We talk about: Luke Is Smart Again, Moreframe, Golden Idol, Netrunner, Pursuit of Happyness, Jupiter Ascending, Severance, Bazaar, Cobblemon, Not An End, Dalinar Spirit Bomb, Luke's Champion, Oaths Are BS, Retribution, Cultivation Takes An L, Dalinar Is Claimed, What To Cut, Flashback Rankings, The Thief King, Formless Trouble, Ba-Ado-Mishram, The Kairi Zone, Are We Too Negative, Fifth Ideal, Sad Power, Kaladin The Herald, Ashley Asks Mormon Questions, Fav Books, Important Words, Pokemon Roshar, Next Series, New Host,

Brooke and Tyler finally discuss Wind and Truth! We review the predictions made both right and wrong, gush about our favorite moments, and share our rough cuts from Stormlight Archive Book 5. The time for the hashtag you've been waiting for is now here. #AllSpoilers Support this podcast by becoming a Patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/CosmereConversations) Original music by David Gruwier (https://twitter.com/DGruwier). "Radiant" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5CFAZUv4C0) by David Gruwier.

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Now that Wind and Truth has been out, we can take another look at several of the prophecies that we've seen over the course of the previous books. From the Deathrattles to the Diagram, there have been all sorts of clues given about the events taking place on Roshar—and even a few touches on the rest of the Cosmere! In this episode, the SICS crew takes a look at those prophecies. ___ Show Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fhl5q1unbZuhWAWbHmGZ1r_67FRy8A84aCuC4c7va0Y/edit?usp=sharing ___ Cosmere Thing of the Week: Steris firing the Experimental Shotgun by Marie Magny https://www.artstation.com/artwork/RKyWXD ___ You can support The Sandersonian Institute of Cosmere Studies by becoming a Patron at http://www.patreon.com/cosmerestudies SICS patrons make the show possible and gain access to additional content and early access to bonus episodes. ___ You can email us your questions about the Cosmere at cosmerestudies@gmail.com. We will occasionally select emails to respond to during the show, so we'd love to hear any theories you have, no matter how far-fetched, or anything else you may have to say about Brandon Sanderson's work. ___ Follow us at www.youtube.com/cosmerestudies for our live shows, which stream on Mondays, every two weeks, at 8:30pm Mountain Time. Edited versions will be posted on the channel the following Wednesday. ___ We'd like to thank the following artists for granting us permission to use their artwork in our opening video. Be sure to check out their websites! Stephan Martiniere - Elantris - http://www.martiniere.com/ Sam Weber - The Mistborn Trilogy - http://www.sampaints.com/ Chris McGrath - Alloy of Law - http://www.christianmcgrath.com/ Dan dos Santos - Warbreaker - http://www.dandossantos.com/ Michael Whelan - Words of Radiance and Oathbringer - http://www.michaelwhelan.com/ David Palumbo - Arcanum Unbounded - http://www.dvpalumbo.com/ ___ The Sandersonian Institute of Cosmere Studies is a biweekly podcast for fans of Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere novels. Bill, Amy, and Jordan discuss Brandon's work and dive a bit too deep into theories and speculation. So put on your aluminum foil hats and join us for the ride as we discuss Brandon's work and your emails, and remember—there's ALWAYS another secret! ___ Write to us! The Sandersonian Institute of Cosmere StudiesPO Box 970063Orem, UT 84097 ___ Find SICS online: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/cosmerestudies Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/cosmerestudies Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmerestudies Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmerestudies Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmerestudies TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cosmerestudies

Jaymee is out this time, but the rest of the crew is back at it, working our way through book 2 of the Stormlight Archive now that Baby Break 3 is done!

Cooper and Tanner have a chill conversation about Brandon Sanderson's second book in the Stormlight Archive. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM:@bookinitpodCHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE:https://412podcasting.comSUPPORT US HERE:https://patreon.com/bookinit TEXT US HERE!

In this episode Shawn Q and Jack cover chapters 10 & 11 of Rhythm of War: Book 4 of the Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson. Kaladin is demoted and Venli starts to execute her plan for the Singers.Recording and Editing by Shawn QInfo Dump Production by Buzzkill JoeProduced By; The Heroes of Hacathra: Jack, Jay, Phil, Shawn, and Mike and the wonderful Patreon Team.Theme Song by: Jack Forrest ProductionsAdditional Music by: Jason Morin Logo by Trina Macintoshif you'd like to support the show consider visiting our Patreon Page https://www.patreon.com/HeroesofCheck out our Stormpod Merchhttp://tee.pub/lic/yYtQyG1uwpMor visit us on twitter https://twitter.com/Heroesof1 or on Instagram https://instagram.com/thestormpod  or email us at http://heroesofhacathra@gmail.comSupport the show

Brooke and Tyler interview Brandon and Monika Finn of Paladin Creative who created the Worldhopper Ball at DSnx24. We discuss how the Worldhopper Ball was born out of Brandon and Monika's passion for DnD, the process of pitching to Dragonsteel, the challenges of bringing a fictional world into a real space, and the wondrous five sessions attended by fans in December. This episode contains spoilers for Wind and Truth but they are clearly vocally marked during the episode. #AllSpoilers Resources to Support Those in Need After Los Angeles Fires: LA GoFundMe Master List (https://personalspace.substack.com/p/where-to-donate-for-people-whove) California Community Foundation (https://www.calfund.org/funds/wildfire-recovery-fund/) LA Fire Department Foundation (https://supportlafd.kindful.com/?campaign=1040812) Paladin Creative - Brandon Finn, Monika Finn https://www.createwithpaladin.com/ Follow Paladin Creative on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/paladincreative/) Full Cast & Crew: The Client: @dragonsteelbooks @brandsanderson      Event Production & Design: @paladincreative       Shallan Davar: @officialsavannahcarrasco Adolin Kholin: @jacksupertoast      Wit/Hoid: @jacksondauthor      Kaladin Stormblessed: @cliffweitzman      Jasnah Kholin: @ambiwextrous Dalinar Kholin: @coul808      Navani Kholin: @cathyfordmusic            Bridge 4 Kata Group: @designcryptidhema, @degorram, @tenpaiyomi, @bigqueerbrute, @kdanielpierce       Honorspren Aerialists: @sophiaisdunn, megz.aerialist, @cirque.es      DJ STO4MBLE$$ED: @djelray            Show Team: @denios225 , tasha.lucia.18, untidycreativemind      Costumes - Bride & Groom: @valentine.bridal      Costumes - Wedding Party: @kayleemakescrafts      Photography by: @juliastocktonphoto Digital artwork of Adolin & Shallan: @magalivilleneuve Support this podcast by becoming a Patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/CosmereConversations) Original music by David Gruwier (https://twitter.com/DGruwier). "Radiant" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5CFAZUv4C0) by David Gruwier.

Tune in to this episode of 'Lost in Roshar' as we talk about some changes to the podcast and hear your spanreeds about WIND AND TRUTH! Join us and discover the wonders that await within the pages of Brandon Sanderson's epic fantasy saga, The Stormlight Archive. Timestamps 0:00 A much needed break 4:11 Christian's video project 13:27 Jimmy's departure from Lost in Roshar 22:14 Dalinar = Redemption 26:55 Dalinar and The Dark Forest 32:05 Shallan's cognitive abilities 36:41 Ba Ado Mishram 40:56 Rysn and Dawnshards 44:14 The Shattered Plains

Hey there folks! This week, PJ is out as Kross brings in Ben to discuss the recently released mid-point of the Stormlight Archive. This also definitely isn't the last planned conversation around this- You'll likely hear another one in the coming weeks, with Books and Baddies Tiff! Next week, however, look forward to our wrap-up of Best Served Cold with Liene's Library. Following, we'll begin our trek through The Heroes. Beyond that, please be sure to follow us or subscribe on your podcatcher of choice, and leave a review on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever. It goes a long way to helping the podcast grow. You can also check out our Patreon at Patreon.com/Wordsandwhiskey Check it out! Another way you could help us out? Refer us to your friends. We love a good referral, don't we folks? Send us ANY questions to our twitter account, Instagram, or to our email. See you next week! Link: https://wordsandwhiskey.show/episode/238-wind-and-truth-woverly-average-ben

Brooke and Tyler are joined by Steve Pond (@thecosmerenaut), Joy Allen, and Seth Tye (@the.cosmere.academy) for the Cosmere 401 panel at Dragonsteel Nexus 2024. Take a seat in the Scadrial room and get out your notebooks for the deepest of dives into the vast sea of definitions and opinions on what exactly are Splinters, Silvers, Avatars, and Cognitive Shadows. #NoWaTSpoilers This episode contains absolutely no spoilers for Wind and Truth. Audience Q&A begins at 44m0s. Follow these cool people: Steve Pond (@thecosmerenaut) (https://www.youtube.com/@TheCosmerenaut) Seth Tye (@the.cosmere.academy) (https://linktr.ee/cosmere_academy) Support this podcast by becoming a Patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/CosmereConversations) Original music by David Gruwier (https://twitter.com/DGruwier). "Radiant" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5CFAZUv4C0) by David Gruwier.

Brooke and Tyler usher in the new year by recapping the State of the Sanderson 2024. Brandon (and friends) lay out his plans for the next half decade and beyond while leaving us absolutely gobsmacked at his writing and release schedule. #NoWaTSpoilers This episode contains absolutely no spoilers for Wind and Truth. Support this podcast by becoming a Patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/CosmereConversations) Original music by David Gruwier (https://twitter.com/DGruwier). "Radiant" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5CFAZUv4C0) by David Gruwier.

Brooke and Tyler crack open a linguistic tome and define the finer points of Slivers, Splinters, and Avatars. In the start of a new, ongoing series we're going to attempt to bring comprehension to some of the more significant terms used throughout Cosmere stories. #NoSpoilersWaT This episode contains no spoilers for Wind and Truth. Support this podcast by becoming a Patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/CosmereConversations) Original music by David Gruwier (https://twitter.com/DGruwier). "Radiant" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5CFAZUv4C0) by David Gruwier.

You are enough. Because all you can be is 100% of who you are. But you're also filled with tiny organisms that fart. Links: Burnout (our book) Starling murmuration 2020 (youtube video) High Conflict by Amanda Ripley My Grandmother's Hands by Resmaa Menakem Coca-Cola's 'Hilltop' Ad ("I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing") (youtube) Brandon Sanderson's "The Stormlight Archive" series (Amelia's excerpt is from book 5.) The Bubble of Love (FSP2020 episode 11)

Brooke and Tyler relive their time at Dragonsteel Nexus 2024. We chat about our top 3 favorite parts of the convention, get all kinds of emotional recapping the extravagant Worldhopper Ball, and tour through the different areas of the convention center where we spent an astonishing few days at Nexus. This is a no spoilers for Wind and Truth episode. #NoSpoilers Support this podcast by becoming a Patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/CosmereConversations) Original music by David Gruwier (https://twitter.com/DGruwier). "Radiant" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5CFAZUv4C0) by David Gruwier.