Terry Brooks: Father of Plagiarism | Between Two Perns Author Interview

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

For weeks now, my wife and I randomly look at each other and say "the bookman" in exactly the way Terry said it in this video and I'm so happy I can give that to the world

[@jaginaiaelectrizs6341]

RE: 'heroine'

[@kristac2101]

Terry was my favorite author when I was a kid. I wrote him a letter in 6th grade and a year later I got a handwritten letter back from him, apologizing because my letter had gotten mixed up with other papers and he had only just read it. 30 years later I still have that letter and it brings back such good memories.

[@philliprolfes5465]

Terry Brooks' sense of humor is absolutely savage. I feel like any attempt at roasting him would result in the roaster being roasted.

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

after the interview the room had a crispy, bacon-y smell to it

[@CoconutMigrating]

I love Terry Brooks. Such a surprisingly hilarious dude

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

Woah, woah, woah. Have some respect. The man's name is Terry Books.

[@adamrosenquist9531]

I had no idea Terry was so awesome, very glad to be exposed to his awesomeness.

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

no kidding, anyone willing to let me off the hook when it comes to exercise is awesome in my book

[@AndyBestHP]

Plot twist, Terry Brooks is hilarious.

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

He might be more dangerous than he is hilarious 😱

[@runepainter]

Right? He made me chuckle a few times.

[@Henke_Reboot]

It’s so refreshing to hear a man of his generation speak so highly and with such respect about the women in his career field, even mentioning how huge a role they’ve played in his own life and career

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

and it only took a satirical interview to do it (totally joking, I 100% agree with you)

[@Henke_Reboot]

@@AuthorJacksonDickert satire has a way of exposing truths, especially ones people don’t want to admit to in general life. I’m here for it either way!

[@songbyrd8174]

I love Terry Brooks! Met him at NYCC last year...such a nice man. I think I scared him when I got all teary eyed LMAO. Didn't realize how much meeting him would give me all the feels.

[@matthewmacomber6278]

So sweet you got Terry Brooks to participate in this!

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

woulda been sweeter if he'd participated in the jersey swap 🙄

[@kirubel4607]

Someone needs to check Mr. Brooks basement for the whereabouts of Lin Carter. That smile was insidious.

[@lnk_Eyes]

The Life and Deaths of Terry Brooks

[@PeriwinkleDreams]

I have read Lin carter many times. He got me into fantasy for my lifetime.

[@andersschmich8600]

He wrote the introduction to the Clark Ashton Smith collection I’m reading, is he worth reading?

[@jessemiller8036]

Terry Brooks is surprisingly savage. I love it.

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

you don't live to become a grizzled old warrior unless you're the best at what you do

[@Ani98]

I somehow read "Terry Pratchett" instead of "Terry Brooks" and my world was shattered for a moment.

[@DanielGreeneReviews]

…I think I can get him.

[@jamesd.c.4810]

@@DanielGreeneReviews sounds like a threat.

[@charliemalkin1451]

Somehow i don't think you can 😂😢​@@DanielGreeneReviews

[@LV99guy]

There's at least 3 fantasy authors named Terry. I can't keep up with all them either.

[@Ani98]

@LV99guy I just know of these 2, but for some reason, when I see name Terry, my brain immediately associates it to Mr. Pratchett. I'm not obsessed I promise 😅😆

[@DanielGreeneReviews]

Terry… doesn’t love me. 😞

[@drewtheunspoken3988]

Is he supposed to know who you are? Yes, that is a roast. Much love!

[@Starryspark-ev1kq]

He is team Sanderson!

[@JustXavier]

But we do.

[@Sarah27H]

Sorry Daniel 😢

[@fantasymagic97]

That’s rough, buddy.

[@ACGreviews]

Loved his books

[@JustXavier]

I LOVE this ao much! Who knew Terry had so much rizz? And the interviewer is doing a great job of staying straight-faced. ❤❤❤

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

the man just rolls 20 after 20 on charisma checks And thank you so much! I can't wait for the day someone makes me crack in one of these, I'll absolutely keep it in!!

[@JustXavier]

@@AuthorJacksonDickert he’s rolling 20’s for the WHOLE game. This was so good man, he would have had me rolling several times. And “ the father of modern Day plagiarism” is a golden line.

[@AmbientCinematics]

01:41 HOOOLY SMOKES that got me good 💀🔥

[@Paromita_M]

Loved this. Thank you and thanks to Mr Brooks for being such a sport. 😁🙏🏽

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

Thanks for letting me know you liked it, I'm very pleased to hear it :D

[@Osyrous]

This is a very funny interview, they play off each other so well!!

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it

[@ronnieyuen4309]

Shannara was my first fantasy book, that was over 30 years ago, fell in love with the genre ever since

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

yeah, I might have considered reading the rest of the series if he'd done a jersey swap 🙄

[@emanthekind2140]

@@AuthorJacksonDickert 😂😂

[@billyalarie929]

“That other writer that passed away”

[@GordonMancuso]

Ooof, that felt like a Chuck Norris kick straight to my groin.

[@greath7513]

I'm really glad Jackson does these interviews, even if it takes time away from his day job: modeling for Soul Glo commercials.

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

i'm really glad that SOMEBODY is appreciating my curl care routine, even though windy rainy Seattle did its damndest to ruin it before the interview

[@ashleyonline5111]

Lmaoooo I had no expectations starting but this was hilarious

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

i thrive most when people have no expectations, otherwise I'll let you down every time (thank you for watching, and for this lovely comment)

[@mndrew1]

Battle of the Terry's - "In the end, there can be only one!"

[@Steve_Stowers]

Sounds like Monty Python?

[@czeslawpi]

I didn’t expect much but that was entertaining. Terry was funny.

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

...dad?

[@LightningRaven42]

This was really good. This series is shaping up to be real fun. Probably not every author will manage to be as fun as these first two, but the two we've had so far were really great. I'm looking forward to see Abecrombie and maybe Jim Butcher as well.

[@DanielGreeneReviews]

We're working with a ouji board to see if we can get Tolkien

[@jeremysmith7176]

I doubt the good Catholic Tolkien would be down for necromancy 😂.​@@DanielGreeneReviews

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

There's actually about a dozen more interviews over on my channel of the same quality as these if you're enjoying it. So far everyone has been very good sports

[@ZendikarMage42750]

Terry Brooks is an absolute riot, heh heh

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

he should do satirical author interviews tbh

[@sarahmccalip1999]

I got to see him in person at a bookstore signing a number of years ago, and he's so funny.

[@claytongriffith8323]

Terry Brooks is like hilarious in a way only an older person can be

[@kel_tobano8380]

I love this man, thank you for bringing him on!

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

he may not love Daniel Greene, but believe it or not off-camera i asked him and he said he loves @kel_tobano8380 so that is a major w for you

[@Erkilmarl]

I haven't liked his books, but what a wonderful person he is!

[@Ferton1991]

One of the best ones yet!

[@quinn0517]

I continue to adore Terry Brooks and I WILL be renaming some of my pokemon accordingly

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

as you should

[@RobertWF42]

I enjoyed Magic Kingdom For Sale - Sold! more than The Sword of Shannara. One of the more interesting parts of the book: the path that leads to the portal to Landover actually exists off the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia.

[@claytongriffith8323]

I could tell he wasn't lying when he said he doesn't love anyone but his wife because he immediately was like "fuck dem kids" when talking about his children

[@TF_NowWithExtraCharacters]

Read some of the series back in the day but never really found out more about the author. He's really sharp!

[@kabedondon]

I liked Shannara series, but I will always have a warm place in my heart for the Landover novels, my first and most beloved Isekai fantasy.

[@65Drums]

This was hilarious 😂

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

Thanks very much, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@thatotherted]

I'm so impressed. And Jackson also did good.

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

it's always nice to be an afterthought (lol jkjk, thank you for watching and for the compliment!)

[@jellevanbreugel325]

good stuff, nice to see somebody asking the hard hitting questions!

[@sentientwaffle535]

yeah It's great Terry could do it

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

they don't call me Publishing's Hardest Hitting Interviewer for nothing in fact they don't call me that i think i only call me that

[@VHBEngines]

The chronicles of Narnia got me started reading fantasy. The hobbit and the LotR solidified my interests in the genre. Shannara made me an addict ❤

[@fantasymagic97]

Terry Brooks is now on my TBR. Great interview!

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

VICTORYYYYYY

[@SupremeDP]

Oh man. Some people Terry Brooks has known in the Legal Business is my favorite Pokemon ever!

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

The mega evolution goes so much harder though

[@christhewritingjester3164]

This was dangerously close to a legitimate interview, better keep an eye on him, Daniel!

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

chris how dare you

[@Fiddler4mySavior]

This is officially my favorite author interview 😂

[@JesterLaughAtU]

Elfstones is still one of my favourties

[@captnsquashypant82]

I was so happy to see this. When I was in seventh grade, I wanted to seem like I was really smart so I went through my local library looking for the longest novel I could find to bring to school to read. At 794 pages with an awesome cover by the Hilderbrand brothers I found sword of Shannara. This not only sparked my lifelong love for reading but for fantasy as well. Four years later when I became an Eagle Scout one of my best friends sent a letter to Terry Brooks telling him what Fan I was. He sent back a handwritten letter, congratulating me on the achievement. 27 years later, I still have this letter hanging in my office.

[@Naurm]

The ending was just perfect 😂

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

unlike the endings of his books PEW PEW (those are shots being fired)

[@Rhindon777]

Love you Terry! You’re the best!

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

I love you too @Rhindon777. (I let Terry borrow my laptop and he wrote this)

[@AnonymousFlamingo]

I look forward to these interviews. All of them are hilarious

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

And I look forward to your comments! I feel like we got a good thing goin' here

[@laconsuela69]

This guy is hilarious. Great interview

[@Megalith_]

I loved every second of this. 😂

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

i love every inch of your profile pic thanks for watching!

[@seanaugust]

Met Terry at a Comic-Con and get to attend an early screening of the show. He's a great, chill guy. Shannara was my first dip into fantasy in like 6th grade, and it's always held a special spot for me. Really gotta go back and finish the series at some point.

[@Glokta4]

One of the funniest yet, great job.

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

7 words for one of the funniest yet really bro. from you of all people? come on dawg the next interview better have a damn SOLILOQUY from u in the comments section or you're BANNED from daniel's discord

[@redelfshotthefood8213]

I moved to a new province for my grade 11 year. I was surprised by the summer book review. What summer book? No one told me thousands of miles away that I should read a book over the summer and be ready to do an oral book review of it to the English teacher. So. I winged it. And reviewed The Sword of Shannara. While I enjoyed the book, I felt, as a 16 y o, it was a pale imitation of The Lord of the Rings. My teacher instantly loved this inference. He grabbed the attention of the entire class (most were reading, as they'd been instructed). I was embarrassed. That few minutes endeared me to him. I had compared a book to a great work of literature. From that point forward everything I did was seen through rose coloured glasses. I suspect that teens really love Brooks's works. As it's about coming of age and believing in yourself. That's enough of a wave to ride to wealth. Made his publishers a bucket load of money.

[@cerberusaoe]

This was awesome. It struck that balance between funny, informative, and wholesome. Terry Brooks seems like an awesome dude. Also, was the interviewer mispronouncing "Shannara" as a joke, or have I been mispronouncing it my entire life?

[@WizardOfAtlantis]

What a boss. Hilarious. Thanks!

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

no, thank YOU! glad you enjoyed it

[@lajtsab]

I thoroughly enjoyed this. Shannara was my gateway book into fantasy many years ago.

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

Thank you for watching!

[@MaternalPillow]

I was up in Leavenworth WA for Oktoberfest and Terry Brooks was at the local bookstore there signing for Street Freaks. Nobody was really paying attention and it even took me a second to realize who it was, and my wife and I talked with him and his partner for a good 45 minutes or so. A good, kind soul.

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

his wife sat in on the interview as well, and she was also a delight. if you listen carefully for the first few questions, I think especially the jersey swap one, you can hear her laugh

[@jamistardust5181]

I loved the Sword of Shannara. I'm also a fan of LOTR. They are similar but completely different. They are epic journey type fantasies.

[@MrSimonNay]

This is amazing

[@theimperfectscrapper5313]

My husband adores Terry Brooks novels

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

forget about Terry's books, what did your husband think about the interview

[@graphthis2249]

I never cared enough, or even considered reading his books until AFTER seeing this interview. What a hilarious old man, I am platonically smitten haha Guess I’ll add more to my tbr pile 😅🎉

[@ladyethyme]

Love Brooks. He's sort of the primer for kids before they read lord of the rings and delve deeper into fantasy in my opinion.

[@vio6815]

7:09 this man is a treasure

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

even if he doesn't love me, i love him

[@AlysterJohnEstur]

"I am heavily involved in wine" This is so funny and also insightful!

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

how does he naturally say things with the funniest possible phrasing 😂

[@BreeShareeReads]

I laughed so hard. This was genius

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

Thank you very much, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@hornbeam7131]

What a good sense of humour he has, no pretentiousness at all.

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

the man is a TREASURE

[@Dobbicus89]

This was hilarious. I want to read his books now.

[@rcsc1988]

I met Terry 15 years ago at a book signing, I had no idea he was this funny 😂

[@icarusCFO]

as someone who read all the shannara stuff middle school after reading lord of the rings, this was great. I'm glad terry brooks is a good guy.

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

he may even be the best guy, tbh

[@74gould]

I love this. 😆

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

i love u

[@0culimortis]

Terry Brooks was my first introduction to adult fantasy with The Magic Kingdom of Landover series. Was not expecting to laugh so hard throughout this.

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

these are my favorite comments! It makes me so happy to hear I've brought some more laughter into the world today

[@ulflilienthal8120]

This interview was awesome! Never got into the Shannara books but this interview makes me want to commit to it now!

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

Thank you, I'm so glad you enjoyed! It makes me so happy when I hear these interviews get people interested in the author's work

[@shredgordon3240]

I gotta read his books now

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

you gotta have deep pockets to read everything from The Definitive Terry of the Fantasy Genre

[@scotedler3984]

This was a fun and entertaining interview! I really enjoyed and laughed out loud.

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

Thank you so much for saying so! I know how easy it is to click off after you watch a video, so genuinely, thank you very much for letting me know!

[@jaginaiaelectrizs6341]

Such a surprisingly down-to-earth and laidback interview, for this style of interview!😊 💖💖 This reminds me, I still need to read some of his books one of these days.^-^

[@zacharydillard3021]

Terry Brooks was my first pickup as a kid after lord of the rings. Shannara will always be a special series for me. THANK YOU for this Daniel and Dick Man!

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

no problem zachary dillard, the dick man lives to serve ( '')7

[@Direwolf5363]

As I am watching this, there are 420 likes to accompany Brooks' 420 works

[@waybove]

when I started the video I was apprehensive about some young dude roasting an old legend and it seemed rather cruel, but I was worried for nothing, he's savage!

[@ADHDlanguages]

Yay! Sword of Shannara was my entrance into fantasy as a kid in the 90s. I'm glad to see he's such a cool guy.

[@Schellnino1994]

These are great!

[@gamingrambles]

This is lit

[@seanbester1465]

"I've never been 80" lol

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

with the rate authors threaten my life in these interviews I'm not sure I'll make it there either

[@DebWrites]

Another entertaining interview from Jackson. Terry sounds like a great guy.

[@BWinced]

I read TSoS in '77, and Terry became one of my favs since then. But I will forever be in his debt for introducing me to Glenlivet in Magic Kingdom For Sale: Sold.

[@bethanygilbertson]

Terry was my gateway to fantasy in middle school!

[@23Stopher]

Dude is a savage! Loved his books!

[@sennievee6833]

Amazing

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

*keanu reeves voice* NO YOU'RE AMAZING

[@VoidDWG]

Can't help but get "Oops wrong channel" vibes from this.

[@Artagars]

Terry really had good answers to the hard hitting investigative journalist who tried to get a free shirt to sell and not have to do laundry. I do appluad your marketing brain. Terry just to agile.

[@NaritaZaraki]

Is this what is finally going to get me to read the Shannara series? Yes. Yes, it is.

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

i wield so much power... your poor credit card

[@NaritaZaraki]

@@AuthorJacksonDickert Yes you do Good Sir. Wield it responsibly. As for my credit card ... I'm just going to relentlessly bully my local library honestly 🤣My wallet is not built to handle my book addiction.

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

@@NaritaZaraki that's what local libraries are for, put my tax dollars to work!!

[@n0stalgiag4mes]

This was pretty good!

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

Terry is good, I'm pretty, we make an excellent team

[@eldritchautomaton]

I remember loving Shannara growing up. Never read LotR before then so I never even knew about the whole plagiarism thing. Glad he found success though. Dudes a funny guy.

[@chrillabbe]

The ending left me loling x)

[@JayRedding12_12]

When Terry said you gotta get minions and showed Minions my daughter thought I was watching Minions so she grabbed my phone and ran off with it lol It was cute.

[@asksalottle220]

Magic kingdom for sale sold was one of my earliest books I read when I was getting back into fantasy

[@asksalottle220]

Ive always said "Terry Brooks and his terry books" Ive never read a single shinara book tho. I probably should.

[@TSTait]

Desperate Herbivore!! 😂 That’s perfect!!

[@gryphoncompanion]

Talk about plagiarism. *coughs* Terry Goodkind *coughs*

[@LightningRaven42]

It's a shame that Terry Brooks isn't versed on Daniel Greene Lore, otherwise we could've had the answer to the question "Do you consider your self the Father of Modern Day Plagiarism?": "No, I copied it from Terry Goodkind".

[@GordonMancuso]

"Booby heroes" i'm dying

[@AuthorJacksonDickert]

i am, in fact, 12 years old

[@lendralit1174]

I now want to go out in the way Terry Brooks described, rocking in a corner, without my family noticing, until I get smelly. 😂