Jim Butcher and Skin Game at University Book Store, Seattle

[@marionanderson3441]

“I don’t believe in writers block. I don’t have a muse, I have a mortgage.” 😂😂😂

[@Rimmer7]

1:33:00 - Best rendition of the Witch Doctor story Jim has ever told.

[@Danocaster214]

That witch doctor story was hilarious!

[@theeverdreamwitch]

28:50. Best moment of my life. This man is the person who really made me want to be an author.

[@333angeleyes]

I'm so glad I've found this! I've been binging on Jim Butcher youtube Q&A's for days and this is the BEST! Because the microphone allows us to hear all the questions and because people have to line up it's more organized

[@happyninja42]

I love how he drops that little bit of bait about the Young Adult series of Mouse and Maggie. xD I get the feeling he was sort of feeling out the audience to see if it was something they would be interested in reading. I'd love to see that series, and I hope he does it eventually.

[@Shadethewolfy]

Does the short story Zoo Day count?

[@happyninja42]

@@Shadethewolfy I mean kind of? The impression I got from the various times he's discussed it, was that he was debating like an actual series. Not just 1 story. I doubt it would be a 20 novel series like the Dresden Files, but at least a few books? He's never really said anything definitive about it, just that it was an idea that he had bouncing around in his head, and was curious how the audience would receive it. That was a very good story though.

[@Shadethewolfy]

yeh, yeh, I get what you mean. I haven't yet gotten to Zoo Day (I'm still going through the series and I'm on the final story in Side Jobs atm) but I'm really excited for it :D@@happyninja42

[@chrisweidner4768]

Jim is the Buckethead of his genre. Sublime tireless genius.

[@mauree1618]

Honestly, the books just get better and better.

[@babygandalf865]

That is by far the best missions trip story ever.

[@TheRealBarbDwyer]

"Bad guys burn books..." awesome T-shirt

[@PhilBoswell]

Yikes! MASSIVE SPOILER ALERT: the question posed by the lady arriving at the microphone at 35:08 is a HUGE SPOILER for "Skin Game" (cue boos and hisses from the audience >_< ). The next person turns up at 35:45 if you want to avoid that question.

[@Proud-Queer-Girl]

She really farted in the elevator on that one.

[@theotherworld101]

Glad I read the book before I saw the video, I would have thrown something at her if I was there!!

[@iancarey407]

***** I was there and I nearly did even though I'd already read the book.

[@SamusMcAslan]

It was especially bad since she asked a question that he couldn't give any kind of answer to. So it was a totally wasted spoiler at that.

[@jamescrawford139]

I made sure to read it before I watched this...

[@jdeas654]

The girl who asked the question at 1:26:46 doesn't seem to understand that Jim gave her the answer.

[@KipIngram]

1:13:20 - Most like to meet Lara... Amen, brother.

[@rsmalec]

Great video. I missed Jim at my local signing, so this was a great way to get 'caught up'.

[@keats27]

fantastic interview...wow

[@harjutapa]

Sooooo... Mr. Butcher, if you're reading this (not likely)... I second the lady's request at 10:15 - three hour class on how you write combat :D

[@mgrey9066]

Anthony Ridgway I want that too!

[@chickenmonger123]

At the beginning. Roger Zelazny. King of smartass characters. Butcher has inherited the title. Recently Butcher mentioned on the subject inspiration, he was rereading Chronicles of Amber. And realizing in retrospect how influenced he was. Which makes sense because how much AmberMUSH he played while writing some of those. I guess he comes by it honestly. Getting beat up as a kid a lot, at least partially for his smartass mouth. Interesting guy, and coming into mastery over the past decade. Or really maybe after he finished Codex Alera. I appreciate his work as much, and maybe more than The Wheel of Time. May he write a thousand more books of such quality.

[@KipIngram]

1:28:30 or so in - movie rights. I don't dare get my hopes up. Because the last thing in the world I would expect Hollywood to do with the Dresden series is to film Storm Front, then film Fool Moon, then film Grave Peril, etc. No no no - they will pick the one they think will make the best movie, and they'll toss in bits and pieces from around the the other stories, and that's what we'll get. If we start a pool on this, my money is on them picking Dead Beat for movie #1. Hollywood will drool all over themselves over the idea of a dude riding around on the back of a T-Rex. It's ironic, because Hollywood is supposedly absolutely ravenous for good "movie franchises." Well, Dresden would make a great one - in my opinion one of the best ever. But ONLY IF YOU DO IT RIGHT.

[@djkoz78]

I would imagine it's extremely difficult to film 20ish books with an apocalyptic trilogy with the same actors.

[@acornarmy2694]

Thanks for posting this, it's great to have the chance to see Jim Butcher's Q&A sessions. In my opinion, though, it's a mistake to switch the focus back and forth between the speaker and the person asking the question. You can't really see anything of importance about the questioner aside from the back of their head, and the viewer ends up getting distracted by all the switching back and forth and zooming in and out. You lose time on the speaker, while gaining nothing from watching the questioner.

[@ubookstore]

Thanks so much for your feedback! I'll be sure to share this with our AV team.

[@SamusMcAslan]

I agree. Maybe if we'd seen the asker's face it would have been more interesting, but the back of their head doesn't tell us much.

[@harjutapa]

+ubookstore For what it's worth, I disagree. I prefer the back and forth, as that makes it feel more like a conversation, rather than disembodied voices throwing questions at Mr. Butcher.

[@jamescrawford139]

But if it is going to happen, it should be two cameras and then edit it together...

[@TheDominicVlog]

So happy to hear he has read David Weber. Would love to hear his take on a treecat.

[@TheRedneckAtheist]

The only reason I still read that series is because of the treecats, those cute little fuzzy buzzsaws of death.

[@mitcentauri6237]

So was I, David Weber is my favorite Sci-Fi author (Honor Harrington AND Safehold) and Jim Butcher is my favorite Urban Fantasy author. Makes me wonder if David Weber has ever read the Dresden Files or Codex Alera.

[@theotherworld101]

Thank you so much for putting this up :)

[@SamusMcAslan]

Thanks for sharing this. It would be cool if you put the witch doctor story up as its own video as well, for easier sharing.

[@johnobrien7562]

the Tao of Yakko, Wakko & Dot - oh, yeah! (props to Randy Rogel of course)

[@aidanmargarson8910]

It would be amazing to see Mister as the side kick

[@TheKrazyLobster]

The guy at 38:40 ... What is his question? "All the ladies cry?" Was that it? Can someone please help me here?

[@NanaLeonti]

All the ladies cry in Storm Front? Hell Harry cried like a bitch in all 4 of the first books (can't recall about Death Masks) and he also threw up in his first crime scene. Do people still think Jim is sexist? JE-SUS

[@pokkitsize]

For real. People like the blogger he talked about give my sex/gender a bad name. And as we know, names are powerful.

[@god0fgames100]

+Nana | Jitter | Cass The books are way too sexual in a bad way. It really distracts from the story most of the time when it's just boobs and bodies being described in the creepiest way possible.

[@KOOLAID263]

+Nana | Jitter | Cass completely agree, the whole thing about crying is just moronic, as from what I recall they had actual REASONS to cry, as opposed to crying for no reason

[@DevNode27]

+god0fgames100 It seems to be an enforced part of Harry's first-person narration as a consequence of his flaws, and incidentally becomes less and more prominent depending on his relationship status at the start of any given book. Butcher's other series and stories in the Dresden Files from other characters' viewpoints are noticeably lacking in Harry's sexually frustrated purple prose, which I personally found rather compelling in retrospect.

[@Armadio21]

At 47:35, who is he talking about when he says Kevin? Anyone know?

[@MrWolverineToYou]

Kevin Hearne

[@timothyshaw5498]

John Glover was EPIC in Brimstone! Nice reference.

[@nitewing98]

Looks like he's grown his hair back out. When I met him during the book tour for Changes he had really short hair. I remember thinking he didn't look anything like he does on the dust jackets of his books.

[@jakebishop7822]

1:20 15 I live in bc so west coast of Canada, i'm screwed in the Dresden universe.

[@jakebishop7822]

also quiz who is by far the most powerful character in the Dresden universe.

[@Elthenar]

Butcher is dead on about Benedict Jacka. The Alex Verus books are good stuff.

[@darrengibbons6324]

His next book is out next week!

[@Elthenar]

@@darrengibbons6324 Oh shit, I did not notice that!

[@motorcop505]

Jim nailed the police bit exactly. After 20 years on the job, I can attest that being a Cop is exactly like being a nanny with a gun.

[@TheLukemcdaniel]

I hate to necrobump, but muting is /MUCH/ preferred to beeping, especially if you're going to make that beep 2-3x the volume of the rest of the video...

[@JohnMinehan-lx9ts]

Good writer; clever world builder. I like Dresden; may be a "cobbled together character, but very realistic and consistent . . . .

[@ruiznicolas321]

Dresden files would be best as a anime like detective story from animatrix. Not in black and white, but that art style

[@melodie-allynbenezra8956]

I would LOVE to see Tom Hiddleston as Harry Dresden!

[@NanaLeonti]

Dude at 45:00 has an amazing voice, he should get a job narrating audiobooks

[@chrisweidner4768]

Flame to the moth I agree! Certainly better than the exaggerated Capt. Kirk Greg Margarite Who I find impossible to bear.

[@tantibusking7095]

My question would be, Is McCoy's staff, The BlackStaff, the missing walking stick of Mother Winter?

[@edgardtheknowledgekeeper3119]

I've heard about that one and someone asked Jim about that and he was very sarcastic and said, "Eh I'm sure its a coincidence."

[@joshwilhoyte4453]

He’s answered this as Yes before

[@GeoKuromi]

Mouse is the dog we all need. And thats a fact

[@thomasjones7655]

I wonder have we meet both dragons in the Dresden Files?

[@Sibelis1]

Too bad about his ex taking half the Dresden files rights. His alimony from it means he must crank out the spires to keep afloat.

[@businessoutsidethelines]

Based on his last comment, I feel like Dresden is a tiny little speck about the size of Mickey Rooney!

[@Thebarron1434]

Who is Kevin?

[@7ick725]

Kevin Smith, It's a line from the movie Dogma

[@Ashton_Speaks]

I want mister to become the new Cat Sith!!!!

[@Fibonochos]

If Harry could play video games, what would he play

[@Fibonochos]

Also could mouse become a wizard or somethinglike a wizard?

[@Fibonochos]

How terrifying would a wizard be if the could use the internet

[@Fibonochos]

Oh, and how much have Harry's dream affected the nevernever

[@edgardtheknowledgekeeper3119]

Fibonochos *A wizard with internet* "I have unlimited power!"

[@Fibonochos]

Jedidiah Wingard That's what I thought

[@camhopper2252]

Mouse and Maggie series

[@ColeSonMusic]

interesting

[@hemaccabe4292]

While we wait for the next book, I invite fans to enjoy another novel set in the Dresden verse, just Google Warlock of Omaha.

[@hemaccabe4292]

Here's a link www.fanfiction.net/s/12224481/1/Warlock-of-Omaha

[@djkoz78]

Dance like nobodies watching which of course I do, bu... but with the windows closed just in case you know somebody's watching.

[@shushirakawa9867]

Cursed with success

[@sebastianwrites]

He's a "fun" guy...!

[@atlasw.8579]

Why the bleeps? I'm more offended by that than him saying shit lol

[@falcoreluckdragon9472]

uuhhh 4-3-19 still no peace talks please no jim going on G.R.R.M. time now

[@Thebarron1434]

4 days until Battle Ground! The wait is eating me alive

[@TheKrazyLobster]

The guy at 38:40 ... What is his question? "All the ladies cry?" Was that it? Can someone please help me here?

[@TheKrazyLobster]

The guy at 38:40 ... What is his question? "All the ladies cry?" Was that it? Can someone please help me here?

[@brendanmckenna7613]

Only a few years late, but: His friends complaint of the book was "all the ladies cry" which I would assume to mean that they are all portrayed as victims in some sense, deprived of power and forced into moments of vulnerability. This could be said not to be the case of the male cast, as Marcone for example is never forced into a moment of weakness. And he wanted butcher to convince her to keep reading in spite of that, perhaps to prove that the women aren't simply made to be in distress.