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I think that fiction is an excellent place for us to struggle with questions of good and evil, and humanity and inhumanity.

~Brent Weeks

Topics: Evil Excellent Fiction Good Good And Evil Humanity Inhumanity Place Questions Struggle Think Us I Think

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'The Black Prism' is a story of emperors and prisoners and magic set in a Mediterranean, 1600-esque world. It's a fantasy story; it's fast and fun and inventive.

~Brent Weeks

Topics: Black Fantasy Fast Fun Inventive Magic Mediterranean Prism Prisoners Set Story World

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I believe that it's an author's job to cast his imagination into the far spaces. Your life should - and I think it's inescapable that it will - inform your work. I'm all for using anything that can make your art better, but your intuition should be an equal partner.

~Brent Weeks

Topics: Anything Art Author Believe Better Cast Equal Far His Imagination Inform Intuition Job Life Make Partner Should Spaces Think Using Will Work Your I Think I Believe I Believe That

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It's easier for me to write certain character types because of my own life experiences, but I find it too artistically limiting to only write about red-headed kids who grew up in small town Montana. That's really part of the fun of fantasy, I think. Our imagination is basically unlimited. Okay, that's a terrifying thing about fantasy, too.

~Brent Weeks

Topics: About Basically Because Certain Character Easier Experiences Fantasy Find Fun Grew Imagination Kids Life Life Experiences Limiting Me Montana My Own Okay Only Our Own Part Really Small Small Town Terrifying Thing Think Too Town Types Unlimited Up Who Write I Think

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Telling a story is like trying to eat grapes with a fork. It's always trying to get away from you. And if you're a good author, and you've challenged yourself, and you're telling big stories, there's more and more that's trying to get away from you simultaneously.

~Brent Weeks

Topics: Always Author Away Big Challenged Eat Fork Get Good Grapes Like More More And More Simultaneously Stories Story Telling Trying You Yourself

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My writing has a lot of surprising twists.

~Brent Weeks

Topics: Lot Surprising Twists Writing

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Sometimes after a compliment about my characterization skills, I'm asked if I model my characters on real people. Emphatically, no. And sort of, yes.

~Brent Weeks

Topics: About After Asked Characterization Characters Compliment Model People Real Real People Skills Sometimes Sort Yes

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'The Black Prism' is a story about two brothers who respect and fear and admire and contend with and shape each other. In other words, it's a story of normal brothers - who happen to be in extraordinary circumstances.

~Brent Weeks

Topics: About Admire Black Brothers Circumstances Contend Each Extraordinary Extraordinary Circumstances Fear Happen In Other Words Normal Other Prism Respect Shape Story Two Who Words

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: March 7th, 1977

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