Questioner
(paraphrased)
When will we get Stormlight 3?
Brandon Sanderson
(paraphrased)
A year after he's done and he thinks he'll be done this summer, so Fall-ish 2017.
Cadmium
(paraphrased)
Would a Connection medallion work for sign language?
Brandon Sanderson
(paraphrased)
Yes.
Cadmium
(paraphrased)
Would it make the person's fingers move or would spoken word be interpreted mentally as the appropriate sign? Would it overcome deafness?
Brandon Sanderson
(paraphrased)
Ehhh... It would translate the communication. I can say that.
Cadmium
(paraphrased)
Who cut Lopen's food for him while he was one-handed?
Brandon Sanderson
(paraphrased)
*laughs* Well, I'd have to say he doesn't need anyone to cut his food for him, he'd just kind of "grr, arrgh" *pantomimes, stabbing something on table with fork and ripping into it with teeth* Because he's The Lopen right, and he can take care of his food himself. Great question. Very unique.
Questioner
(paraphrased)
What's next after Stormlight 3?
Brandon Sanderson
(paraphrased)
Probably Rithmatist 2.
Questioner
(paraphrased)
I'm 42. How long do I have to live to read it all? Am I going to make it?
Brandon Sanderson
(paraphrased)
Well, I'm 40, so at least three years longer than me, but don't worry, we'll get there.
Questioner
(paraphrased)
Do you invent ridiculous accents for Wayne just to see if Michael Kramer can do different voices?
Brandon Sanderson
(paraphrased)
No, it's not just to torture Michael, though Brandon really enjoys hearing how Michael reads the different voices and he's amazed at the various accents, and he listens to all of the audiobooks at least once...
Questioner
(paraphrased)
Something carefully worded about how he isn't opposed to having a major character of Stormlight 6-10 arc be dead before the books started and would he do that in a style like in Mistborn: Secret History.
Brandon Sanderson
(paraphrased)
Kudos from Brandon on carefully wording it to avoid MB:SH spoilers and the very consistent answer that if Brandon did so, the character would be the focus of the flashback sequences in those books, and then once the flashback is over they'd be dead, so no one is safe for the book until the flashback sequences are over.
Cadmium (Written)
(paraphrased)
Would it actually be possible for a kandra to "become a rusting bunny?".
Brandon Sanderson (Written)
(paraphrased)
Yes, But it would be tough.
Brandon Sanderson
(paraphrased)
They must keep a certain mass to maintain intelligence and a bunny is very small.
Cadmium
(paraphrased)
But obviously being a Harvey sized bunny is totally doable.
Brandon Sanderson
(paraphrased)
Yeah... Good movie reference.
Questioner
(paraphrased)
I've never actually read any of your books
Brandon Sanderson
(paraphrased)
That's okay
Questioner
(paraphrased)
How would you rate your books versus others?
Brandon Sanderson
(paraphrased)
I don't pump them up too much or you're sure to be disappointed no matter what. I'd say compared to other books, they're a little bit awesome.
Questioner
(paraphrased)
How often do airport bookstore employees bother him while he is Brandalizing books
Brandon Sanderson
(paraphrased)
Sometimes.
Cadmium
(paraphrased)
Would a Connection medallion accurately interpret a listener's Rhythms?
Brandon Sanderson
(paraphrased)
Yes, it would, but not all of it, some would be lost in translation. You'd probably lose some of the nuance. It would probably be better to give the medallion to someone who couldn't understand it than someone who spoke it.
Cadmium
(paraphrased)
Does a Connection medallion account for heavy sarcasm?
Brandon Sanderson
(paraphrased)
It would. Maybe not the heaviest, most deadpan sarcasm.
Questioner
(paraphrased)
How much of the big cosmere stuff will be in Stormlight 3-5?
Brandon Sanderson
(paraphrased)
Not much. Just hints. The big cosmere stuff will come in Mistborn Era 3 and things more like Mistborn: Secret History for a long while. Some people just don't care about it.
Cadmium
(paraphrased)
You're in Houston, questions of Oil & Gas and energy sources will be naturally be bandied about.
Brandon Sanderson
(paraphrased)
Naturally.
Cadmium
(paraphrased)
Is the gasoline on Scadrial a fossil fuel or biodiesel?
Brandon Sanderson
(paraphrased)
Oh. Hmm. Well It's fossil fue... No. What they're using now is mostly biodiesel, I think. It's not something we really talked out.
Cadmium
(paraphrased)
Ok, we had a whole thread on 17th Shard and even discussed how scientifically fossil fuels could have been put into place during the Catacendre.
Brandon Sanderson
(paraphrased)
Well, fossil fuels are possible, and I don't want to seem like I'm clearly giving credence to those that believe in a Young Earth, but Scadrial is a relatively young planet. Relatively.
Cadmium
(paraphrased)
Young Earth doesn't bother me, though I know I'm not the majority.
Cadmium
(paraphrased)
Where on Scadrial is it being produced? No mention of refineries in Elendel or the Roughs.
Brandon Sanderson
(paraphrased)
Where on Scadrial... Well it's... I'm going to have to RAFO that for now. It starts to touch on questions of the future as they will need more fuels for travel and they'll need to look for different sources.