Peter V. Brett @PVBrett Twitter profile

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Peter V. Brett

@PVBrett

2 years

While I was down with covid I watched RRR and Bãhubali 1 & 2. Enjoyed them immensely. What should I watch next to keep the theme going?

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Peter V. Brett

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7 years

If you're going to cancel your preorder because I refused to back off condemnation of Nazis and white supremacists, I didn't need that sale.

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Peter V. Brett

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6 years

The Em Dash is the duct tape of grammar. When in punctuation doubt—slap one in and go. If anyone loves you less for it—maybe they never loved you in the first place.

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4 years

To honor the birthday of my good friend @SamSykesSwears , I have recreated this portrait in painstaking and exacting detail.

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Peter V. Brett

@PVBrett

2 years

Hold onto your butts.

‘The Warded Man’: TV Series Based On Novel In The Works With Roger Birnbaum & Mark Kimsey’s...

'The Warded Man': TV Series Based On Novel In The Works With Roger Birnbaum & Mark Kimsey's Electromagnetic Productions.

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Peter V. Brett

@PVBrett

6 years

For the record, no one is interested in: Your critique of their fan art. Your hot take on their new tattoo. Your reasons why their cosplay is not accurate. It doesn’t make you look clever. It makes you an insensitive buzzkill.

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5 years

Me: There are no swords in my books. Publishers: But we can still put swords on the cover, right? Me: No, that would be... Publishers: HOW WILL PEOPLE KNOW IT'S FANTASY

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Peter V. Brett

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4 years

The send button has been clicked. After years of work, The Desert Price finished and off to the publisher. I've earned a few episodes of Umbrella Academy. #DesertPrince

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Peter V. Brett

@PVBrett

7 years

And that's that. Final version of The Core submitted to @DelReyBooks . The Demon Cycle is concluded.

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@PVBrett

5 years

Interior designer: “Your bookshelves are lovely, but we can really make them pop.” Me: “Thanks! How can we do that?” Interior Designer: “How about we offset them with some shelves of beautiful things that are NOT books?” Me: “LOL no”

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Peter V. Brett

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6 years

In March 2009, @delreybooks published The Warded Man. Almost 10 years later, it goes back on press today for the 25th time! 😱😭Thank you so much to my publishers, agents, and (most of all) my readers, for an amazing decade. You all get the red heart. ❤️ #demoncycle

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Peter V. Brett

@PVBrett

4 years

So... that’s done. #demoncycle #thedesertprince

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Peter V. Brett

@PVBrett

7 years

It has taken nearly 10 years, but we are officially at capacity. The next time I receive a sample, this 8’ x 3’ bookshelf will no longer be able to contain my complete published works. #demoncycle

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Peter V. Brett

@PVBrett

4 years

In other news, The Warded Man has just gone back on press for its... *checks notes* 26th printing.

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Peter V. Brett

@PVBrett

3 years

I'm always baffled by reviews that accuse artists of a "blatant cash grab". Like... writing books is my job. I don't go to construction sites and say, "This is a blatant cash grab! None of these workers are doing it for the love of pouring concrete!"

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Peter V. Brett

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5 years

It used to be that if dad was around, we were all safe and didn’t need to worry, because there was nothing dad couldn’t handle. Now I’m dad. Shit.

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Peter V. Brett

@PVBrett

6 years

Started new series, today. Characters currently have zero emotional baggage and malleable destinies. After ten years of Demon Cycle, I forgot how freeing (and terrifying) that feels.

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Peter V. Brett

@PVBrett

4 years

I hate you, past me, for typing “insert inspiring speech” into this manuscript and then fucking off until present me was on deadline.

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Peter V. Brett

@PVBrett

5 years

It may be there are no pictures of me at 20, but feast your eyes on this exceptionally metal shot of me, @MykeCole and Godzilla at 19, circa 1992.

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Peter V. Brett

@PVBrett

3 years

Four years of work. Folks gonna read it in one night and then ask for the next one. Epic fantasy author problems.

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3 years

@PVBrett Haha, my return flight is Saturday, I’ll be done reading it by Wednesday night…

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5 years

Me: “Oh, hey! This character fulfilled their story purpose! Good for them!” Also me: “This means I am now free to kill them in the most gruesome and heartbreaking way possible.”

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Peter V. Brett

@PVBrett

4 years

We must do better to keep women safe from violent men. But he idea that a violent man would go before a court & legally change his gender to Some Like it Hot his way into women bathrooms instead of, IDK just going into the bathroom is laughably stupid & hijacks the conversation.

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5 years

@ChuckWendig I have never understood WTF the point of non-binding congressional condemnation resolutions is. You're lawmakers, not fucking Yelp reviewers. Do your fucking jobs.

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Peter V. Brett

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4 years

Just wrote the 1st ~700 words of The Hidden Queen, sequel to The Desert Prince. Doesn't seem like much. 700 words is a pittance. But the 1st words are always the hardest. They don't even have to be good in the 1st draft. They just need to break the damn ice. The ice is broken.

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5 years

6am. She calls to me. She wants to put on her Spider-man costume and watch Into the Spiderverse. How’s your morning been?

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@PVBrett

6 years

Just once I’d like to read a major news review of a Marvel movie by a critic who can appreciate fight choreography, stunt work, seamless blending of practical & computer effects, costumes, etc., as opposed to a put-upon snob who’d rather be word wanking to a dry arthouse drama.

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@PVBrett

4 years

OMG #thedesertprince

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Peter V. Brett

@PVBrett

8 years

Did I mention the Warded Man was optioned for a movie?

Sci-Fi Fantasy ‘The Warded Man’ Movie in the Works (EXCLUSIVE)

Spike Seldin and Hans Futterman's New Harlem Partnership banner has acquired rights to Peter V. Brett's fantasy "The Warded Man."

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Peter V. Brett

@PVBrett

2 years

Oh sweet, sweet “The End”. I know the Copyeditor will remove you, but I type you for me.

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@PVBrett

4 years

That moment when the outline says to kill that character and you know it will be better for the story but you’ve grown to like them and you could stop it if you reeeeaally wanted to...

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5 years

Cassie: “Daddy, if you turned evil like Thanos & tried to kill half the universe, I wouldn’t cry like Gamora when I killed you.” Me: “If you turned evil like Thanos & tried to kill half the universe, I would help you, because it’s important for dads to support their daughters.”

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Peter V. Brett

@PVBrett

5 years

HEY EVERYONE DID YOU KNOW @MYKECOLE TURNED 46 TODAY?

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@PVBrett

5 years

I don’t think that books really NEED to say “The End” on the last page. But damn, is it ever satisfying to type.

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Peter V. Brett

@PVBrett

4 years

New Demon Cycle series starts in May 2021 with The Desert Prince! 💛

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Peter V. Brett

@PVBrett

7 years

It's full of stars! 😍

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Peter V. Brett

@PVBrett

5 years

Holy shit. This is exactly how I envisioned alagai hora.

Pixels - Electronic Dice✨ 🎲

@GameWithPixels

5 years

Pixels know which way they roll and are completely customizable, letting you control how they light up based on your rolls. More info / sign-up at #dice #DnD

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Peter V. Brett

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3 years

Maybe it’s not ok to passive-aggressively imply an author is a bad person because they had a make believe character in a make believe world say/do/feel/experience something that made you uncomfortable.

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Peter V. Brett

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4 years

Boy dreams of becoming a mailman when he grows up.

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Peter V. Brett

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2 years

My 5 year old daughter asked to watch Star Wars for the first time, so I must ask myself the greatest question that faces a GenX parent: Do we start with Episode I or Episode IV?

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Peter V. Brett

@PVBrett

10 years

It occurs to me, as I follow along, gray and carrying everything, that I have become Alfred. http://t.co/nW0A90uiQY

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Peter V. Brett

@PVBrett

5 years

My partner and I never baby talk to our kids. They speak only the silent language of sharusahk. My youngest daughter is 3 and killed a man with her first sentence. My eldest is 11 and can break boards with a word.

Adam Lane Smith | The Attachment Specialist

@AdamLaneSmith

5 years

My wife and I never baby talk to our kids. We use full sentences and a wide vocabulary including complex words. My son is 3 and can carry a full conversation. Adults at family gatherings are shocked at his social aptitude. My daughter isn’t even 2 and she uses 4-syllable words.

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Peter V. Brett

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4 years

Creator, thank you for giving me the strength to delete my reply to that jackass talking shit about Wheel of Time on Facebook.

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Peter V. Brett

@PVBrett

8 years

Mom was having trouble getting her wheelchair up the steps. @nathanfillion swooped in to help. #thankyouhammerman #supanovaexpo

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@PVBrett

5 years

Writing is like going to the gym. I dread and procrastinate starting, am miserable while it’s happening, but feel so good about myself when it’s done for the day.

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Peter V. Brett

@PVBrett

5 years

Look, I'm not telling you to f*ck a book. I'm just saying that if you WERE going to f*ck a book, The Painted Man 10th Anniversary illustrated special edition is pretty damn sexy. On sale Thursday from @HarperVoyagerUK . #sexybook

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Peter V. Brett

@PVBrett

6 years

Just when you thought this meme had nothing more to give...

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Peter V. Brett

@PVBrett

6 years

To honor the day of @SamSykesSwears ' birth, here is a picture of @MykeCole struggling to ignore Sam twerking on him.

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Peter V. Brett

@PVBrett

7 years

Aaaaaaand done. After months of late nights, the final rewrite of The Core has been submitted to @DelReyBooks . No more delays. #nowicansleep

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Peter V. Brett

@PVBrett

2 years

AKA “We will automatically uncheck your stated preferences and ruin your experience once a month until we wear you down and you stop manually re-checking them.”

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Peter V. Brett

@PVBrett

2 years

Rereading The Warded Man to check page proofs for the new trade paperback. It’s been over 15 years since I wrote the damn thing. Why do I still choke up at the sad Arlen scenes?

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Peter V. Brett

@PVBrett

4 years

THE DESERT PRINCE is off to the Copyeditor! If you have questions about the 15 years between the end of THE CORE and when the new story picks up, shoot and I will answer if they are not too spoilery.

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Peter V. Brett

@PVBrett

5 years

I take a dim view of critics who spout opinions on a piece of art while in the same breath proudly proclaiming they haven’t seen/read it and never will. Especially other artists, who should know better. Ignorance is nothing to be proud of.

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4 years

“If you’re still hungry, have a piece of fruit,” I tell my child, as I retreat to my writing desk with baklava and chocolate chip cookies.

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Peter V. Brett

@PVBrett

4 years

I was out of milk this morning so I put a teaspoon of Ben & Jerry’s in my coffee and now I never need to buy milk again.

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Peter V. Brett

@PVBrett

6 years

Goodreads should have a way to filter out reviews of books that haven't even been written yet.

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Peter V. Brett

@PVBrett

4 years

In 2007 after The Warded Man sold but long before pub, I commissioned a portrait of #ArlenBales before anyone else had a chance to set the tone. I e-mailed an artist I’d seen on #DeviantArt & @navate returned this masterpiece. 14 years later, it remains my favorite. #DemonCycle

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Peter V. Brett

@PVBrett

5 years

Just gonna leave these @MykeCole screenshots here, in case anyone wants them.... 😉

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Peter V. Brett

@PVBrett

2 years

Finally found an excuse to wear my @badalijewelry warded cufflinks. Happy 50th to me.

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Peter V. Brett

@PVBrett

5 years

Agent: So.... I read The Desert Prince over the holidays... ... Me: And...? Agent: I was very disappointed... ... Me: About...? Agent: You didn't leave me anything to criticize! It is as close to perfect as anything you have written.

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Peter V. Brett

@PVBrett

5 years

Fantasy novels are 80,000-130,000 words? LOL My shortest was Warded Man at a sleek 168,000 words. The Core clocked in at over 270,000. And I'm the midpoint of the epic fantasy spectrum.

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2 years

Teachers matter. 😭😭😭

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Peter V. Brett

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5 years

I just cooked and ate an entire package of thick cut bacon. This is why bachelors die younger than men in relationships.

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Peter V. Brett

@PVBrett

3 years

Sirena (4) just made a mistake in her coloring book and said, "Aw, fuckin' shit!" I... may not be the best parent.

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Peter V. Brett

@PVBrett

5 years

Fan mail classic: "Hi, I loved your book, but I found a typo on page 63. This is really unprofessional." Oh, sweet summer child, I've been in publishing for 25 years. *whispers "Every book has a typo."

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@PVBrett

4 years

A lot of people think that you wait to get creative, and then get to work. But more often than not, the truth is you get to work and then get creative.

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@PVBrett

5 years

@amahnke @MykeCole One time in college, Myke showed me a leg plate he made for a suit of armor. He put it on me to show it off, THEN HE HIT IT WITH A FUCKING PIPE saying “Don’t worry, it won’t hurt. Spoiler: It hurt His response: “Yeah, but your leg’s not broken.” True story.

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@PVBrett

5 years

My whole experience as a Dungeonmaster.

Lionel Page

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5 years

Scientist: carefully designs experiment Participant:

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3 years

No amount of coffee can wake you up on a Sunday like seeing your name on a bestseller list. Thank you to everyone who helped make this happen. 🥰 #thedesertprince @thetimes @harpervoyager_uk @NatashaBardon #nightfallsaga #demoncycle

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8 years

Did I mention I finished writing The Core?

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@PVBrett

6 years

My new shelf wall is lookin’ pretty boss. #bookshelfporn #demoncycle

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@PVBrett

3 years

Occasionally I get a message from a reader saying my books gave them strength in a difficult time. I am honored to be part of anyone’s healing process, but I want to be clear: Artists can’t GIVE you strength. Sometimes we’re just lucky enough to be there when you find your own.

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@PVBrett

6 years

I'm much more interested in what people wear to Comic Con than what they wear to the Oscars.

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@PVBrett

4 years

Started a rewatch of Firefly. Still holds up so well. It’s a goddamn crime this show never had time to grow.

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Peter V. Brett

@PVBrett

6 years

Don't feel bad if you don't love a book someone you love adores. A lot of what we love about books is where we are at a certain time in our lives. You try to reread what you loved at 13 and you see the flaws, or re-read something that bored you & suddenly find glittering facets.

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@PVBrett

7 years

“If something beautiful comes of this, I want a copy,” I said long ago, after introducing @Pierce_Brown to my friends at @SubPress . Today, this gorgeous signed, limited edition #RedRising arrived. 😍

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@PVBrett

5 years

Non-toxic masculinity.

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3 years

Frankly, I am calling it a win that I came out of this with my dignity intact. @binding_broken

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@PVBrett

6 years

Sooo.... that happened. Amazing night of Extra Life D&D livestream @GameholeCon w/the #Mercernaries : @vorpahlsword @GeekyPinup @DoubleGXG @ChrisPerkinsDnD @matthewmercer @PatrickRothfuss Raised close to $9k for children’s hospitals. Watch the mayhem at

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Peter V. Brett

@PVBrett

7 years

Thor: Ragnarok may well be my favorite @marvel movie, but I’ll need to see it 10-20 more times to be sure.

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@PVBrett

5 years

One of the first things I did with the advance money for #TheWardedMan was hire @laurenkcannon to make this stunning #ArlenBales portrait to set precedent for his look and feel. She hit it out of the park. #demoncycle

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Passerby: “Why is your child screaming?” Me: “See the balloon she has? Well, there was a separate, completely identical balloon, and she's mad she couldn't have that one, instead.”

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@PVBrett

7 years

Looks like the cat’s out of the bag. Is the world ready for Olive Paper?

The Bookseller

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7 years

. @HarperVoyagerUK and @DelReyBooks have signed a fantasy trilogy from Demon Cycle author @PVBrett :

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I'm bringin' sexybook. It's gettin' steamy in the reading nook. The collectors don't know where to look. They all want some of my sexybook.

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@PVBrett

7 years

Say one thing for @HarperVoyagerUK , their ARCs are sexy AF.

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@PVBrett

5 years

What is the point of decaf hotel room coffee? Who wakes up and thinks, “I need the taste of hotel room coffee in my mouth, but none of that pesky caffeine”?

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4 years

Polish readers! 🇵🇱 Republika Smoka by the amazing @kuangrf is on sale in Poland TODAY! It is worth your time and złoty.

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3 years

It glitters with wardlight.

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4 years

It is entirely possible I can write these last two scenes and finish the final draft of The Desert Prince today, so of course here I am on twitter.

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5 years

The writer in me can't help but wonder at the tragic origin story of a person with nothing better to do on a sunday afternoon than compose a letter to a complete stranger attacking their mother in hopes of picking a fight over grammar, ending with a subtle soupçon of bigotry.

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5 years

I tried working blazers into my wardrobe for touring and events in an attempt to look professional, but it just feels like cosplay. I write fantasy books and wear t-shirts. If that makes someone struggle to take me seriously, that says more about them than me.

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4 years

The Desert Prince (May 2021) kicks off an all new 3 book #DemonCycle series starring Olive Paper, Darin Bales, Selen Cutter, Rojvah & Arick Inn. Cameos by some of the (surviving) favorites from the original series.

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@PVBrett Is this an all new series following the children of the Heroes or is this another collection of shorts? Asking for a friend... (Me, I’m asking for me)

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Went to the dentist today. Apparently my hygienist, who I have been seeing for several years, had no idea I was a writer until she was reading Desert Spear the other day and scrolled past my picture in the back of the book…

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Peter V. Brett

@PVBrett

5 years

New York Comic Con is over, but the greatest adventure was the friends we made along the way. @robinhobb @SamSykesSwears @MykeCole @wes_chu @tnarwani @PVBrett

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@PVBrett

5 years

One time @TerryBrooks told me Shannara was pronounced SHAH-nuh-ruh and not Shah-NAR-uh and my whole world crumbled.

Dale Wetton Go Bucs Go!!! 🥳 🏈 🐐

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@PVBrett I feel attacked 😂

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4 years

Oh My Fucking God

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3 years

Took the kiddo to see Shang Chi, then stayed up late with her watching Crouching Tiger. Good day.

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9 years

I read that 95 years ago today women were given the right to vote. But let’s be clear: They weren’t given anything. They went out & took it.

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4 years

Just handed in THE DESERT PRINCE for like the 7th time. #Copyedits are done!

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@PVBrett

4 years

Started work on book 2 yesterday. Not a lot, just organizing all my loose notes into a 25 page rough outline. Then, today, when I wasn’t even thinking about it, a huge puzzle piece just dropped out of my brain. Art is weird.

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It’s one of nature’s great ironies that the more tired a child is, the harder it is to get them to go the fuck to sleep.

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