This week on Intentionally Blank, Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells talk about their 2023 New Year's adventures and what they got up to. Brandon became a real-life Knight Radiant in the Grand Cayman Islands, Dan almost was poisoned by the ocean, and the food heist has a Breaking Bad level amount of meat.

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FOOD HEIST LINK: https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2023/11/02/468475/cypress-police-seize-1000-of-oxtail-raw-meats-during-traffic-stop-wednesday/ 

Time Codes: 
(0:00) Food Heist
(3:53) Brandon's Grand Cayman trip 
(4:30) Brandon's snorkeling 
(10:05) Chicken Fingers over Fresh Fish?
(11:03) Brandon Feeding Stingrays
(12:06) Snorkeling
(15:00) Stepping on Jelly Fish
(16:15) Bioluminescent bay
(18:53) Dans Caribbean Experiences
(20:15) Bougee Brandon
(20:49) Dan Honduras Food Story 
(22:32) More Snorkeling Stories
(23:26) New Years Traditions 
(27:21) Desert Island Prompt

Caribbean Island Adventures — Intentionally Blank Ep. 139

Join bestselling authors Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells as they search for the perfect podcast name and talk about the weird things they love—such as food heists, the perfect popcorn salt, and whether any art can truly be perfect. Listen for commentary on movies, TV shows, books, video games, and wherever else their conversation leads them.

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Daddy Sanderson and father Wells sit down to give the youthful folk of the world some good old "dad" advice. Between College, the housing market, and relationships, there is a little bit of advice for everyone on this episode of Intentionally Blank

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(0:00) - Intro
(0:57) - Lobster Heist 
(4:23) - Dad Qualifications 
(5:55) - Off The Cuff Advice
(7:19) - College Majors 
(9:35) - Stress about School 
(11:35) - The New Financial Stresses
(13:15) - The Housing Market  
(15:00) - Navigating College Even Now 
(17:05) - Hope in the Future 
(19:35) - The "Death" of Publishing 
(21:23) - Why did you choose "Mom"?
(26:35) - Marrying your best friend
(28:50) - How do you know your successful?
(35:20) - Find a job you love...

Advice Your Parents Never Gave You ... But We Will! — Intentionally Blank Ep. 152

Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells sit down to chat about the world of book publishing and the many holes and roads that it leads to. Along the way, they chat about "The Penguion's," some of their crazy signing stories, and the Film Industries looming big issues. 

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Chapters

(0:00) - "The Penguino's"
(4:30) - A Commitment to Continuity 
(5:40) - Chatting Book Publicity 
(6:25) - Brandon's First Book Signing
(8:23) - Publicist Wheelhouse 
(10:26) - Habatiual Issues with Book Publishing
(13:43) - Book Publishing is Odd
(15:36) - The Economics of it All
(17:50) - The Foolishness of Cleaning House
(20:20) - Falling into Obsecurity
(23:55) - The Midlist 
(25:45) - Greasing the Wheels with Money
(28:40) - Publicity's Constant Struggle
(31:36) - The Film Industry Issues

Navigating The Publishing Industry — Intentionally Blank Ep. 151

Brandon Sanderons and Dan Wells sit down once again to talk about how all of the Anne Rice books could be a connected universe, what Papa Fornite looks like, and how people get to act in movies

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Chapters

(0:00) - Anne Rice Connected Universe
(1:36) - Vampire Movies 
(6:40) - Dan's Food Heist 
(9:58) - Giving "Donald" A New Name
(13:40) - Catching Up 
(17:32) - Brandon's Cabin Story
(20:20) - Who is Donald Mustard the 2nd?
(23:11) - S.A.G Card
(28:05) - Neural Feedback Therapy

Who is Papa Fortnite? — Intentionally Blank Ep. 150

Brandon Sanderson and special guest Emily Sanderson sit down and talk about the origins of their company "Dragonsteel" and the story of how it became what it is today.

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CHAPTERS

(0:00) - Livestream Persona's
(1:10) - The Start of Dragonsteel
(2:28) - "Why We Do This"
(5:39) - The First Entrepreneur Step
(8:43) - The First Employee
(9:43) - Brandon Hires an Assistant
(12:17) - The Company's Early Tales
(14:54) - The Next Big Step 
(19:01) - Era 2 of Dragonsteel
(22:41) - Growing Era 2 of Dragonsteel 
(24:56) - Future Proofing Writing Books
(28:22) - The Challange of Early Company Growth 
(31:17) - The Big Kickstarter
(32:40) - The Current Era of Dragonsteel 
(34:27) - That's Dragonsteel!

The Origin of Dragonsteel — Intentionally Blank Ep. 149

Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells sit down to talk about the timeless classics of old 80 action movies. Along with it, we have pretzel monsters, why some movie genres die, and plenty more!

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Chapters

(0:00) - Food Theft 
(6:21) - Cheesy 80 Action Movies
(8:04) - Pretzel Monster Interruption 
(8:37) - Back to the "Action"
(25:56) - What Kills Movie Styles
(29:47) - Can they return?

Caribbean Island Adventures — Intentionally Blank Ep. 139

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