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'''Janci Patterson''', sometimes referred to as '''Janci Olds''', is a novelist and collaborator with [[Brandon Sanderson]]. A friend and former student of Brandon's, she is the coauthor of the young adult novel ''[[Bastille Versus the Evil Librarians]]'', as well as the [[Skyward (series)|Skyward]] novellas ''[[Sunreach]]'', ''[[ReDawn (novella)|ReDawn]]'', and ''[[Evershore (novella)|Evershore]]''.

She provided Brandon with feedback on the ''[[Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (series)|Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians]]'' novels throughout the series.{{wob ref|7571}} The final novel in the series, ''TheBastille WorldspireVersus the Evil Librarians'', is written from [[Bastille]]'s point of view, and Brandon had difficulty settling in on her voice. He thought of Janci as a good fit to help him coauthor the book, since he was seeking a different voice but a similar tone and spirit to the rest of the series.{{wob ref|8860}} The duo worked on the novel from 2018 to 2020, with each author writing about half of the book.{{wob ref|13888}} The book was completed and sold to Tor Books in 2020,{{wob ref|13977}} and was published in 2022.

Janci also co-wrote threethe ''[[Skyward (series)|Skyward]]'' novellas that accompanied the release of ''[[Cytonic (book)|Cytonic]]'' and was the one who selected which characters each of them will be focused on.{{wob ref|14610}} The novellas are ''[[Sunreach]]'', ''[[ReDawn (novella)|ReDawn]]'', and ''[[Evershore (novella)|Evershore]]'';, featuringwhich [[FM]],accompanied [[Alanik]],the andrelease of ''[[JorgenCytonic (book)|Cytonic]] respectively''.{{url ref|url=https://www.awfulagent.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-London-catalog-Final-1.pdf#page=29|text=JABberwocky 2021 London Rights Catalog (p. 56)|site=awfulagent.com}} Janci selected [[FM]], [[Alanik]], and [[Jorgen]] respectively as the primary characters of the novellas.{{wob ref|14610}}{{wob ref|14975}} She and Brandon brainstormed the novellas together, then Janci did most of the outlining while still tossing different ideas around with Brandon. Then Janci wrote almost all of the first draft, with Brandon doing a redline edit.{{wob ref|15164}}