Essays

Brent loves a plot twist. And he talks about how he used them in The Blinding Knife at Orbit’s webpage.

Brent wrote an essay for his publisher “On the Disruptive Technology of Magic” at Orbit’s website.

Brent discussed his favorite part of The Blinding Knife over at Mary Robinette Kowal’s blog.

To read Brent’s views on Ugly Characters in Fantasy, read his essay at Drey’s Library.

Brent wrote another short piece at Drey’s Library about his top five nonfiction books for 2012.

Brent’s Foreword for the SFF Anthology Epic is HERE.

Brent’s essay on Neil Gaiman’s piece, “George R.R. Martin is not your bitch” is HERE.

Brent discussed how he wrote The Black Prism HERE.

In 2010, Brent participated in Babel Clash with Brandon Sanderson. You can check out Brent’s (and Brandon’s!) first posts HERE and their final posts HERE.

In 2009, Brent verbally dueled with Joe Abercrombie in another Babel Clash. You can find their earliest discussions HERE and their final posts HERE.