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|released=September 14, 2020{{url ref|name=RB|url=https://www.recordedbooks.com/title-details/9781980062738|text=The Original|site=Recorded Books}}
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'''''The Original''''' is an upcoming audio original story co-written by [[Brandon Sanderson]] and [[wikipedia: Mary Robinette Kowal|Mary Robinette Kowal]], two of the hosts of the ''[[Writing Excuses]]'' podcast.{{wob ref|13545}}
==Development==
Brandon completed the outline in about a week in May 2018 and revisited it later in the year.{{wob ref|12476}}{{wob ref|12481}} He decided the story might work as an audio original and decided to bring in a coauthor, although he did not initially reveal who it was.{{wob ref|12481}}{{wob ref|12461}} Writing happened throughout 2019. Brandon became concerned after learning that the Will Smith film ''[[wikipedia:Gemini Man (film)|Gemini Man]]'' had a premise very similar to that of ''The Original''; he hoped to publish the story before the release of the film in fall 2019, but that proved unfeasible.{{wob ref|13545}} Recording of the audio had begun by December 2019.{{wob ref|13545}} By mid-2020, the publisher had decided to delay the release to
The reception of the audio format of ''The Original'' may influence whether Brandon would use a similar format for future ''[[Legion (series)|Legion]]'' or ''[[The Reckoners]]'' stories.{{wob ref|13546}}
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