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Interviews: KOD Signing Report - Tim Kington
Summary:
Entries
11
Date
Oct 21st, 2005
Type
Paraphrased
Location
Dayton, OH
TourCon
Knife of Dreams Book Tour
Bookstore
Books & Co.
Reporter
Tim Kington
Links
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Tim Kington
I was at the signing in Dayton, OH on Friday. The signing followed the pattern of the others that have been reported lately, but there were a few interesting things I had not heard before. Caution—spoilers ahead. -
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Question
When Rand hears Lews Therin, is this happening across time, or are they both in the present?Robert Jordan
They're both in the present.Tags
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Question
Will there be a WOT movie?Robert Jordan
There may be. Right now RJ has on his desk some kind of outline, which is one of the first steps in developing a screenplay. Red Eagle Entertainment has the rights.Tags
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Robert Jordan
He really doesn't like Apple. It was hard to hear this answer, but he was saying something about how he started writing on the Apple II, and when he switched to Apple 3, the file formats changed, and he couldn't get to any of his data. The same thing happened again when he moved to the Mac, and so he swore he would never buy anything Apple again. He says the only thing from Apple that he uses now is Quicktime.Tags
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Question
Was the gizmo used to capture Elayne a shocklance?Robert Jordan
It was a variation. A shocklance is more like a rifle, and this was more like a pistol.Tags
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Question
What software do you use to write?Robert Jordan
WordPerfect 9. Word sucks. He went on to explain several of the lame things about Word. The one that I remember is that if you import things from WordPerfect, it screws up the fonts.Tags
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Question
Were the Kin inspired by some real-life group?Robert Jordan
No, as far as I know, I made them up.Tags
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Question
Was Mat's use of crossbows in Knife of Dreams based on the way crossbows were really used?Robert Jordan
The thing that made crossbows better than longbows was that you could train someone to use a crossbow much faster than you could train them to use a bow. Then when muskets came along, they were better because they didn't require much training, and the firing rate was improved.Tags
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Question
What are female Trollocs like?Robert Jordan
They are basically breeding machines. They give birth to litters, and are quite fierce in defense of their children.Tags
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10
Question
Were the Dragon Banner and the Horn of Valere made at the same time?Robert Jordan
No.Question
Then why did Hawkwing need Rand to produce the banner at Falme before he could attack?Robert Jordan
Legends change.Tags
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Question
Why can't Shadowspawn pass through gateways?Robert Jordan
It's because they're artificial constructs. They can't tolerate the passage.Question
So would a Nym have the same problem?Robert Jordan
Yes.Question
How about Ogier?Robert Jordan
No. Ogier are not artificial constructs.Tags
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