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Questioner
(paraphrased)
He was asked if Joel could be a new type of Rithmatist.
Brandon Sanderson
(paraphrased)
He said that it was possible. But when he saw that I put that in my notes, he said "no, he's not. I just didn't want to say it outright. Joel is not a new kind of rithmatist". He may have denied that Joel could be a Rithmatist at all, but I don't remember the exact wording, so I cannot confirm.
Questioner
In Rithmatist, when Joel goes to see if he’ll be chosen as a Rithmatist and the chalk outline thing comes out and looks at him. What was it thinking?
Brandon Sanderson
You will find out eventually.
Questioner
Why couldn't Joel be a Rithmatist? He wanted it so bad.
Brandon Sanderson
I will explain as the series progresses. That is a plot point. Every book like that, they get the power in the end, and I thought it was a much more interesting story if he has half - the knowledge - and Melody has half - the talent - and together they create a whole. It just worked, and it was much better for me as a story. I knew going into it that he wasn't going to be able to by the end of the book, but the reasons for it you'll find out as the series progresses.
Questioner
Will Joel become a Rithmatist?
Brandon Sanderson
Oh that's totally a RAFO. Here's your RAFO.
Questioner
In The Rithmatist, you mention that Joel actually sneaks into the classroom, is that a spin-off of what you did?
Brandon Sanderson
I actually had a teacher once ask, "Who are you?" One of them actually picked me out. Fortunately, that was one that my roommate was going to, so I was able to [pretend I was just there with him].
Questioner
I was just wondering, is Joel going to become a Rithmatist?
Brandon Sanderson
Is Joel going to become a Rithmatist. You get a card too! *laughter* For those who don't know The Rithmatist, my Young Adult book, the pitch for it, to myself, was "A Muggle at Hogwarts". It is the story of the son of the cleaning lady, who gets free tuition to the magic school, but doesn't-- has no talent-- He just doesn't have the ability himself. So he gets to go to this school, but can't use the magic. So you will have to see what happens in future books, and how it plays out.