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TOM MERRITT: Coming up--
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what sort of man starts an
epic fantasy world, then
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agrees to help finish
Robert Jordan's too?
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VERONICA BELMONT: Find
out in our guide to
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author, Brandon Sanderson.
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It's the Sword and Laser.
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VERONICA BELMONT:
Hello everyone.
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Welcome to the Sword
and Laser.
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I'm Veronica Belmont.
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TOM MERRITT: And I'm
Tom Merritt.
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VERONICA BELMONT: And this is
the author guide episode.
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It's when we bring an author
up to the Space Castle, ask
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them your questions, ask them
some of our questions, have a
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nice little chat.
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TOM MERRITT: Yep.
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This week we're very excited
because it's our guide to
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Brandon Sanderson.
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VERONICA BELMONT: Raised in
Lincoln, Nebraska, Brandon
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Sanderson admits he avoided
reading at all costs until the
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eighth grade, when is his aptly
named teacher, Mrs.
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Reader, gave him Barbara
Hambly's "Dragon's Bane." He
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quickly became an ardent fan
of epic fantasy, citing the
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likes of McCaffrey, Eddings, and
Jordan as influencers on
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his early attempts at writing
in the genre.
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TOM MERRITT: During two years
as a missionary in Seoul,
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Korea, Sanderson realized that
he didn't miss biochemistry,
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his major at BYU, but did miss
writing and thus changed his
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major to English upon
his return.
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Between returning from Seoul
and graduating in 1999, he
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finished seven novels and sent
all out for consideration by
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They all got rejected every
time until 2005.
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VERONICA BELMONT: Tor Books took
a chance on "Elantris,"
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which centers on the political
intrigue of a city turned
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urban prison due to the ravages
of a mysterious His
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standalone debut was followed by
the first of the "Mistborn"
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series, an epic heist story
set in the world where the
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good guys lost, and 1,000 years
later, a gang of thieves
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take it upon themselves
to become heroes.
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TOM MERRITT: Following the birth
of his first child in
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2007, Sanderson began his
"Alcatraz" series, young adult
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books starring a boy with a
talent for breaking things who
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is locked in conflict with a
cult of evil librarians.
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From 2006 to 2009, Sanderson
shared his writing process for
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his standalone "Warbreaker"
novel online.
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He posted every draft of every
chapter on his website for the
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public to read, free
of charge.
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