I pull up my slide show. The first slide says βI do not want to financially support the Church of the Latter Day Saints in any wayβ. There are murmurs of agreement and approval from the room
Next slide. βBrandon Sanderson is a member of the LDSβ. The muttering has changed tone
βItβs not a very big amount of money though.β Someone in the audience pipes up. βHis cut is only a small fraction of the cost of the book, and then-β my next slide shows an income breakdown, it is titled βa small fraction of $10,000,000 is still a big numberβ
Iβm sweating. The following slides explain tithing rules. The vibe of the room has shifted. I start to doubt Iβm getting out of here alive


















