Working on the Wheel of Time was an extremely rewarding but extremely difficult process for me. These were hard books to write–probably the hardest project I will ever work on in my life. Having loved the series since I was a youth, I feel thrilled, excited and just humbled to…
I was astounded and humbled by the possibility. I’d been reading the Wheel of Time books since the release of The Eye of the World nearly twenty years before, and I was honored to be considered. But it was certainly a tremendous responsibility that I considered with some trepidation. I thought, “Wow, if I screw…
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Q. I’m writing a story that has a lot of the same ideas as your books. Problem is, I hadn’t read your stuff before writing my story. Should I give up and write something else? A. One of the great things about fantasy, and even fiction in general, is that…
I’m flattered you like the concept of Allomancy so much that you want to use it in your work, but it’s best if you come up with your own magic system to write about. Any novel or movie that uses Allomancy would be considered a derivative work, and copyright law…
Introduction – The Basics NON-COMMERCIAL USE I love that the stories and art from my books have inspired fan creations. I have no objection to fan art and fan fiction created solely for non-commercial personal use. These include things like posting your fan art to Reddit, Instagram, Tumblr, etc., and…
I am flattered you want to do this, but at this time I do not allow film or movie adaptations (regardless of length, media, or technology) of any Dragonsteel or Brandon Sanderson novels, literary works, or artwork. This decision is based on several factors, including at least: (i) the history…
Yes, we actually had it written into the contracts that I get to have a cameo.
Sure. for instance, I did the initial screenplay concept treatments for ALCATRAZ VS. THE EVIL LIBRARIANS. That’s what got the book sold to Dreamworks Animation. I might do other film screenplays. I’m not really interested in television.