Summary: Welcome back for Episode 39 of Speculate! The Podcast for Writers, Readers and Fans. In this episode we continue our run of great guests with our interview of <a href="http://www.brandonsanderson.com/">Brandon Sanderson</a>, bestselling epic fantasy author. This is one of our longer interviews, but when you have someone who can talk so easily and interestingly about magic systems, issues of balance in epic fantasy, the different stages of a writing career and what it’s like to complete the magnum opus of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Robert-Jordan/e/B000AQ19X6">a speculative fiction legend</a>, you sort of need to keep the tape rolling and enjoy the ride. Brandon also touches on teaching and podcasting in this wide-ranging discussion…and even admits that an inbox of fifty thousand unread E-mails can be a little overwhelming. If you like what you hear, don’t forget to check back next week for our first “state of the field” discussion with friend and fellow speculative fiction author <a href="http://www.paulgenesse.com/">Paul Genesse</a>. Until then, thanks as always for listening to the show, and please continue to spread the word!<br> (Side note: As we’ve mentioned before, Speculate! is eligible for nomination in the Best Related Work category of the Hugo awards, and if you’re eligible to nominate and feel so inclined, we would be honored to receive your support. The nominating deadline is 11:59 PST on March 11, 2012, so please head over there as soon as you can if you’re interested…and thanks!)<br>
