Author Brandon Sanderson on Kickstarter campaign, new books
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ส.ค. 2024
- Author Brandon Sanderson has already written several books. Thanks to a viral Kickstarter campaign, he plans to publish and sell his new books directly to fans. Sanderson spoke to Michelle Miller about the move that could stir up the publishing world and the book market.
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I'm so glad Brandon is startig to receive the attention he deserves.
only has 29k views this is dead media
@@codyneville7277 35k views in 2 days is not dead media, and the big audiences of these programs are not on TH-cam if we are to discuss that. I'm not talking about views though. It's the fact that someone from outside the literary/fantasy world actually paid attention to what Brandon is doing and spent time trying to show people his works, who he is, and what he wants to do in a good way.
Finally, been awhile.
@@codyneville7277 The TH-cam video may be "dead media" however this also hit mainstream media over television.
@@devinreese1397 I don't know what you are talking about. I did never state him as a genius. That's just something you've come up with. And who are you to say who is and who's not a genius? What have you accomplished? Why you think those aren't good titles? Why is your opinion even relevant on this regard?
this is so cool
its pretty NOICE
No you
Hello, Jake, The Man who Carries Thing. Exactly how cool are we talking?
@@devinreese1397 this is so cool
This devin reese is a fake account he posted this same thing on a bunch of comments. The channel was created the day of this video just to add negative comments. We should all go report it.
"Author Brandon Sanderson has already written several books."
Lmao
Just a couple books, no big deal.
If by "several" they mean several dozen, I guess it's right. ;)
Several books.... today
'several' is the amount of books brandon wrote that morning before the interview
Just a few. Per month. For a couple decades.
He also just backed every publishing Kickstarter on the website
Went through over 300 and backed all but FUNDED some of them.
I love that he did this. What a classy way for Brandon to give back to the community!
I didn't hear about that, that's awesome!
Oh great. Years after I failed more than once to get my stuff out there. I even looked for people who could help me promote what I was doing. Life sure does have a way of kicking you when you're already down I guess.
“Anything you can write in any other genre, you can put in fantasy. Plus you can have dragons.”
The most Brando Sando thing to say 😂 love him!!
@Slayer Of Monsters Plus he doesn't even HAVE any Dragons in any of his books that I can think of. lol
@@balgus82 He is saving the inclusion of dragons for the Dragonsteel trilogy. Dragons do exist in the cosmere, he just hasn't give them a major role yet.
@Slayer Of Monsters it ain’t that deep my friend
@Slayer Of Monsters Because he really likes dragons. A lot. But I agree with you. The, "Plus you can have magic," would be a much broader statement.
Although, if done wrong, magic is a writer's "get me out of writing myself into a wall" card, and can be jarring.
Brandon has this success because his books help people feel something, they have changed me (especially the Stormight Archive). Thank you Brandon!
So true 😀💯
Life breaks us all, but then we fill the cracks with Sandersons novels! :D
Very true. Dalinar and Kaladin make me evaluate myself. I mean right now Kaladin is my wallpaper.
@@docbulozi Life before death radiant!
@@Firerider5 Beat me to it! :-) Life before death!
No, the best part of the story is how he decided to use the kickstarter pledges to back every other publishing kickstarter
It's great to see Brandon in the mainstream now
“I will protect those that I hate. Even if…even if the one I hate most is myself.” 🥺
That line always pops in my head when I'm at my lowest.
Teft!!! 😭
Boy do I love teft. I hope nothing happens to him :)
🥺🥺🥺🥺
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
"I [spoiler] knowing that I’m loved."
Damn it.
😭
Brandon deserves 100% of what he’s got because he works hard
I think that's the key to the success of his kickstarter. A lot of kickstarters are, "Here's my idea, can you fund it?" His kickstarter was, "Here are my already completed novels, care to buy one... or four?"
He rather works smart. Or, as he says in 3:12, "Consistency is way more important."
brandon's free lectures are a true blessing to anyone dreaming of working in the SFF world
Agreed
He’s so giddy and I love it.
I think Brandon Sanderson is the only one Who could get me to watch a CBS morning show clip. “Journey before destination”
This is one of the best interviews with Brandon that I've seen. It's really well put together, and that lair is looking gorgeous.
I hope this brings the attention Brandon needs to make our dream come true of seeing Vin flying with the mistborn cloak.
Brandon officially has broken through.
On the other hand, mainstream media loves a quirky story
I'm so proud of him! Brandon is an amazing author who adores his fans as much as many of us do him. Never seen engagement like this before from an author. I'm so happy to see this!
Imagine that. People willingly paying $30M to read books! READ BOOKS! That is a massive win for me in the age of twitter and tiktoks.
this is the most boomer thing ive seen today
@@yannianni7259 - As a millennial I'll second the OP's post. Most people don't read these days and spend way too much money on stupid social media.
This is a win for society for sure.
@@colin1818 how do you even spend money on toktok or twitter?
@@yannianni7259 - Ha! Good catch. I mean to say, "spend way too much time on social media."
I guess I was still thinking about that 30 million.
@@colin1818 if you mean it like this, yeah i agree
When they showed his stained glass book cover windows I said "DUDE!!!!!!" out loud! That is absolutely incredible!!! I'm so glad I backed the Kickstarter. I just started reading Dawnshard (a Stormlight novella) today!!!! I love how you can hear how excited he is when he talks about becoming the fantasy auuthor version of Stan Lee.
I just finished Dawnshard last night
Been saving Dawnshard for my reread and I'm in the middle of Oathbringer so I finally get to read it soon. I got it the day it came out but set back for a rainy day and kinda forgot about it. I'm glad I did though cause I still have new Stormlight I can read.
I’m so mad I can’t afford the kickstarter
@@andrewkraft2586 I've been waiting all month to get it, I will finally be able to on the last day. XD
His Chinese covers are GORGEOUS and to have them in actual stained glass 😫 I gasped. The way I'd have nowhere to put them in my apartment but still buy them anyway lmaooooo
He's my favorite author. He's such a good man and cares for his people. 😊😊😊
And dayum. His house!
He’s my fav too!!! I’m so glad he’s finally getting the recognition he deserves!
OMG his house looks amazing! 🙂
Awesome to see Brandon on your show! A wonderful guy and a brilliant author.
Love seeing Brando Sando making it into the mainstream. Let’s make Brandon the new GRR Martin! Best part about him is he lifts other authors up with him, like how he backed every publishing Kickstarter. Dude deserves it
Martin is a bad example imho. He doesn't give a shot about his fans, but Brandon is nice person 😉.
@@muttineni03 fair, I more meant s being a cultural icon. Very very few authors become well-known to the general public these days, and Martin is probably the most famous since like Tolkien maybe. But yeah, Brandon is a way better dude
@@devinreese7704 lol I mean I guess yeah authors outside of YA really haven’t become super well-known ever outside of rare exceptions like Tolkien and Martin. Though a decent number of YA authors got pretty famous riding the Harry Potter and hunger games wave of YA films
@@avataraarow Outside of Also stephen king, the list of authors that most people know is extremely small.
Please, no. We definitely need somebody better than Martin.
i love the MCU, so i also like his comparison of his work to that universe. that said, Sanderson is head and shoulders above most comic book and movie writers in terms of storytelling, world building, and character work. i would be beyond excited to see a major push to get his work adapted properly.
Properly is the key word! The Wheel of Time live-action was a total failure, I was heartbroken repeatedly while watching it because of incredibly poor decision making. Note that he was a codirector or something for the show, but the director personally stated that he decided NOT to listen to people telling him not to do certain things, including Brandon.
If I get to see the Cosmere as a tv series, that'd be brilliant. Can't make the same mistakes as WoT show.
@@SideBit i couldn't agree more
@@SideBit The fact that none of Sanderson's work has been adapted despite his popularity (not counting Wheel of Time, as he doesn't own the IP there), tells me that he is probably not going to let his IP go without having a significant amount of control over it. So either it's not going to happen, (because Hollywood refuses to give him that control), or it's going to be done properly, up to Brandon's standards.
@@armpitpuncher That's alright with me. Ruining a show and the IP being taken forever is far worse than never getting a show. Puts a sour taste in fans' mouths.
@@armpitpuncher He obviously wants the most control he can have over his work. But he has made clear that the fact that the Cosmere or other of his series have not been adapted yet is due to the amount of special effects (and therefore, money) they would require to make look worlds as Roshar real. Hollywood just don’t want to take that risk for now. But Brandon has said that he is looking with good eyes to the Stagecraft Technology that's been used in productions as The Mandalorian to make Fan/Sci-fi world possible without that big of a budget. A technology which, by the way, has been developed by Brandon's friends in Epic.
This man is our Era's J. R. R. Tolkien...I love his magic systems!
You know what? You might be right - the difference being, JRR synthesized European myths and folklore into his world, while brandon is distilling contemporary pop culture, from the fantasy that came before, to superhero stories, manga and anime, and Hollywood storytelling, and incorporating them into his works.
@@maximeteppe7627
Agreed!
@@devinreese1397 all art is derivative dweeb
@@devinreese1397 😭😭😂😂😭
This devin reese is a fake account he posted this same thing on a bunch of comments. The channel was created the day of this video just to add negative comments. We should all go report it.
It won't be very long now until Brandon is a household name, or that his stories will be on television and the big screen.
Cool to be a part of that journey as a fan.
Same!!! I started reading his books over a decade ago now and he’s my absolute favorite fantastic author. His quality, consistency, and messaging in his books just have no equal.
"... his stories will be on television and the big screen."
Fingers crossed 🤞
This Kickstarter campaign has certainly got his name and his books out there, so hopefully it will drive more interest from Hollywood 🙂
This devin reese is a fake account he posted this same thing on a bunch of comments. The channel was created the day of this video just to add negative comments. We should all go report it.
Brandon on mainstream news!? This is an exciting day.
Also, dang, that's a nice theater.
Brandon deserves all his success! I love how they included a couple clips from booktubers too. 👏
This devin reese is a fake account he posted this same thing on a bunch of comments. The channel was created the day of this video just to add negative comments. We should all go report it.
Such a thoroughly decent and likeable person. Deserves all the success he gets
Dude, Brandon, we need a tour of your house…
That's what I'm saying -- he's filming his TH-cam videos in the wrong building haha
He absolutely deserves this attention. He’s an amazing author and person. If you haven’t read his books I highly suggest them and don’t be scared of the size
This devin reese is a fake account he posted this same thing on a bunch of comments. The channel was created the day of this video just to add negative comments. We should all go report it.
@@devinreese1397 Fake account not fake person nor a bot or something. You started your account Mar 28, 2022 conveniently right after this video went up. You're just a troll.
Brandon Sanderson is awesome! Success couldn't come to a better person!
@@devinreese1397 I never mentioned the word "genius" anywhere. My comment was that he is a "good person." Seems like you're very passionate about bringing him down for some reason and so you're misrepresenting and misinterpreting my comment. Also, are you somehow the authority on selecting the world's geniuses? From your comment, seems like your criteria is being "remembered?" Funny because one of your so called geniuses "who came up with Star Trek the Next Generation" you don't seem to remember. Since you cant remember his name. Gene Roddenberry created Star Trek and two other producers helped create Next Generation. It's a dumb point that being remembered is your best measure of being a genius. Also, art is subjective. Inspiring, touching, or impacting millions of people isn't enough for you? Stop being so pretentious not everyone has to change the course of the world to be appreciated.
Its crazy how productive Brandon Sanderson is and yet still writes solid books.
Amazing isn't it. If only George RR Martin and Patrick Rothfuss were the same 😥
@@victorajuwa3627 Hey, we can't all be Brandon Sanderson. Martin and Rothfuss have both written more great books than I have (spoiler: I've written none).
As for Sanderson, I don't know how he does it; he's a machine! 🙂
@@victorajuwa3627 everybody has their own writing method
Great! It was time!
Amazing news report. Brandon is really great.
Love the interviewers energy. And this couldn’t have happened to a better guy. Sanderson’s books have gotten me through some tough tough times. And they’ve inspired me to be a better person.
I’m very happy for Brandon Sanderson’s success and the attention that he is really getting now.
It's hard not to root for the guy. Great stories, incredible work ethic and probably as good at "sharing" with his audience and his "competition" as anyone in any field ever. Really solid guy and who better to shake things up a bit than someone who can cross boundaries like this guy. Next up .... get into gaming, my man !
It's so odd seeing the Sanderson fanbase being shown on "main stream" media.
13 novels before you sold one holy cow. What dedication. Massive respect
I adore seeing mainstream/normie media cover things that I love. These people honestly seemed like they were having a great time covering this and I hope this just expands the brando sando fan club
The fact that he publishes his creative writing courses for FREE is just amazing
I'm not thinking of being a writer anymore. I AM a writer! I've finished my first fantasy novel, so thanks for your inspiration Brandon!
LETS GO BRANDON! He took that saying to heart.
Brandon is my favorite author of all time. I've loved every book he's written, with the exception of one. Dozens and dozens of amazing works. Please do yourself a favor and read his work.
Brandon is also my favorite author, but now I just want to know which book you didn't like
Which one
@@Osiris623 One of the Reckoner books. Forget which.
@@doity One of the Reckoner books but I can't remember which. Nothing Cosmere related.
@@kritsadventures I read Steelheart and liked it a lot. I haven't gotten to Firefight and Calamity yet
Finally got to see Brandon's theater. He always talks about it with Dan, but I've never seen it until now.
Yes! I was thinking the same.
Seeing Brandon's house/lair was so freaking cool, especially the windows depicting scenes from his novels! Brandon, we're rooting for you to become our Stan Lee!! You've already changed the lives of so many people through your stories! Personally, your stories made me feel the same sense of curiosity and wonder I felt as a child and didn't think I'd feel again. Thank you so much Sanderson!
I’m on book 2 of The Stormlight Archive right now and I LOVE THIS SERIES. I’m new to fantasy books and started due to the WoT TV show. I binged the WoT audiobooks in a couple months.
I'm jealous of all the new books you get to discover, so many I would love to read again for the first time!
Woof good for you :)
ENJOY! There's so much good stuff in store for you 😁
Yeaaaa tons of great things lay ahead for you
Thanks everyone! 😊
3 books down, my next stop is Rhythm of War.
This whole process is such a wonderful demonstration of why Brandon is, by far, my favourite author, and has been since I first read Misborn fifteen years ago or so. I really wish I was in a position where I could afford the highest tier of the Kickstarter - as it is, I've pledged for the ebook + audio book tier, because shipping is expensive.
Yeah, I've gone for the ebooks. I live in the UK so the international shipping was too high for me to justify.
To be honest I'm not personally interested in the subscription boxes, but I love the fact that they're available for people who are. I'm looking forward to watching some cool unboxing videos next year 🙂
I've been a fan of Sanderson for a while, and I've always heard he's a really nice guy. It's good to hear that he's doing really well.
I adore his works.
The narrative arc's of his collection of protagonist's in the "Stormlight Archives" really do impart positive life lessons; even half-finished, it's such a fantastic series. While the surreal, complex, and interconnected settings of his works speak well to his immense creativity. It's hard not to be happy for him in finding national recognition. It's well earned
i started the cosmere journey a couple of months ago, and now im at Way of Kings and im already tearing up for Kaladin. I can relate to this character in a lot of ways with depression and suicide thoughts. Brandon Sanderson make characters that you can relate too and use his books as shelters and see how these characters fight against their problems, just like real people.
You are exactly right & you have a lot of enjoyment ahead! Kaladin and the other characters are so relatable and real - how the brokenness of their hearts is what lets the magic in (that's explained on the book covers by an unnamed character). Glad you're a fellow Sander-fan! :-)
@@kimlindseyOH Yes! im still in the start of the book (chapter 12) and i already can relate to these characters. Is amazing how they grabbed me in just the first part of BOOK 1. And yes, brando is right now my favorite author. Harry Potter is still my favorite Saga of books but i think Stormlight Archive will take that spot soon hahaha
You'll love Kal's story. WoK is amazing!!
@@LFNZE Keep reading,im into Oathbringer right now and Kaladin is still my favorite character.
Life before death radiant!
I started reading Mistborn at the beginning of this year and became an instant fan. Can’t wait to read more of his books
I envy you. I wish I could read these books again for the first time.
@@joelman1989 But at least you get the fun of rereading them and looking for hidden clues and easter eggs 🙂
Brando finally getting the recognition he deserves
It amazes me he only started publishing in 2005, the man has a massive body of work. Sanderson will be remembered up there with the greats, hes now getting more and more recognition.
3.1 books per year average. Bonkers productivity.
1:50 I love that man
4:50 too lol
Love him so much. Amazing author and human.
That's where I watched the premier of Dune. My brother works with Brandon's brother. Such a good dude in real life.
Duuuude talk about peak dune viewing. Bet that was great
So proud of him!!!
Journey Before Destination my friends, you have a beautiful road ahead
The Stormlight Archives are his best series to date. Much more dynamic than his other books. Waiting on the next installment.
He's not just a good writer, he's also a genuinely good person.
SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY
Seing this makes me happy. Seing Brandon get the attention he deserves, fantasy reaching mainstream talkshow talk points, and boooy, oh, boy, kickstarter, hold on to your boots, you're about to be reaided by at least 1000 new selfpublishing authors soon. A good time to live as an aspiring writer and a fantasy nerd (this was me last summer) that one time spent around 3-4 hours playing with rice on a big piece of paper and naming those shapes the first world he'll create.
How can you not love this guy?? Great books, great characters, great interactions, harder worker. Go get ‘em
I bought Elantris on a whim from a bookstore in 2006 and every book that Sanderson has published since then has been pretty much an automatic purchase for me. I'm pretty sure I have convinced at least 100 people to give Way of Kings or Mistborn a try, and it's like a 90% success rate of people who fall in love with his books.
I remember when I read mistborn and started my mission of convincing all my friends to read them, so I could have someone to talk about them. It was a struggle because no one had heard about him and the books weren't translated to Spanish yet. Luckily the translation was published shortly after and a couple of friends decided to read them just to make me shut up XD the rest followed soon after their rave reviews
He’s amazing. I love his writing soooo much!
Love brando. His mistborn trilogy has truly made my year
That was my first exposure to him also. I was blown away.
I recently read Elantris (the first book he wrote) and it doesn't pace nearly as well (it's obvious that it was much earlier in his writing experience). But still - it was excellent.
Now having read 5 of his books (I also read Mistborn book 4) I'm planning on quite a few more. I've heard Warbreaker is great too.
@@colin1818 yes. I still haven't gotten over the mistborn ending
@@colin1818 I would say Warbreaker is better than Elantris since he has more writing exp. I definetly recommend IT.
The Stormlight Archive series will blow u away though, IT is his masterpiece.It is one tier above mistborn!
@@TealTheDropster yeah, its damn shocking. Have u read Stormlight?
@@noname3609 - Trying to wrap up some other series I have open before I dive into anything completely new. Finishing The Witcher, The Hyperion Cantos and the Ender’s Game Quartet in 2022. Hope to also polish off Warbreaker before starting Stormlight by the end of the year.
Brandon Sanderson is the BEST author I have ever read… storm light archive is my favorite series ever by far!
This is the best (and most accurate) coverage so far!
I read mistborn and I read the first 3 of stormlight, this makes me want to read the 4th
The 4th is really good, lots of interesting revelations and twists on things.
I so Love ❤ Mistborn trilogy and Brandon Sanderson's online classes. This Author is a Genius and he's Phenomenal. It inspires and guides me to make my story better.😊
I just read his first look for Stormlight archive 5 and I’m both crying in disbelief and excited at the same time.
He's a machine. Major respect to the man
I read pretty much all his books. He's a great author. If you want to start read the first Mistborn book
I bounced off way of kings until I competed the first mistborn trilogy. After that I sort of 'got' his style and consumed every stormlight book I could get audiobook of
Good for you BrandoSando
Real news from CBS. Didn't expect that.
And the best part is that it doesn't take him 10 years to write a book like a couple of authors that I'm waiting on...
This was a fun interview.
Yeaaaa Brandon! 🙌 btw how have we never seen a house tour before
Thought the same! How have we never gotten to see the glass windows
i hope he makes a tour and comes to Argentina 🤧 one can dream
I love this man. I credit my love of reading and obsession with fantasy to his books.
Congratulations Mr. Sanderson!
And how awesome Chaos' wife on CBS!
Damn public tv actually did justice and recapped Brandon to a casual viewer rather accurately. Thats pretty rare nowadays
I love this man so much
Sanderson could have written 600 more pages in the time this interview was conducted.
I love you Brandon Sanderson!!
the sanderlair is actually a castle wtf this is perfect lmao
This is awesome 🙂
Brandon is my favorite author. Not necessarily just because I love his books, but because of who he is. Giving back, helping young writers, teaching and postings wisdom, connecting with fans directly, keeping his sense of play and humor.
Brandon Sanderson is my favorite fictional author ever! I discovered him through the wheel of time! Then I read all his published work! Because of my anxiety I literally relate to the characters! There's something special about seeing characters struggling with the same thing as you! I'm a fanboy forever! And he's kind to his fans! What more could you ask for?
There are a number of fantasy authors that have the talent Brandon does, and a few that clearly have more. But there are none that care as much about their fans and put in the work to deliver for them, over and over again. That’s why Brandon is the best, and why Patrick Rothfuss and GRRM will never outshine him. They took their spoils and checked out, while Brandon keeps giving back.
Everyone always lumps together Rothfuss and Martin, but I don’t think it’s fair to equate them. Martin seems like he has actually just checked out, whereas Rothfuss seems like he has a legitimately slow process. He’s admitted it took him 15 years to write The Name of the Wind, and I suspect that’s a big part of why that book has such beautiful, polished prose and the writing is so intricately detailed. I don’t think we’re ever going to get Winds of Winter at this point, but I do think we will eventually get Doors of Stone, and that it’s going to be on at least the same level of quality as The Name of the Wind, if not higher.
@@uhlan30 Yeah the diference really is that Martin started writing Game of Throwns because he wanted to write something where he didn§t have to answer to anyone. Unfortunately now at the end he has so many people with expectations of it it just has to be so hard to even get motivated to write. It’s just not his fun side project anymore, and it shows. Rothofuss though has been polishing and polishing that book like a jeweler polishes a gem. He won’t publish untill he is happy with it. That’s fine. I can wait for something if it means the quality will be good and the author is happy with it.
My favorite author for sure!
great story awesome well researched reporter i'd like to see more of the new done like this
Great Interviewer
Branon is amazing, his books are genious!
Wow, that intro graphic is interesting. Cytonic great most recent book (with Skyward Flight). Then four co-author? Then all the short stories?
It makes sense that they put Emperor's Soul up there because that one was award-winning
Mistborn movie maybe?
Hopefully the director follows the books ! Not deviate to far off !
@@geneticdisorder1900 Brandon is writing the screenplay for a movie adaptation if it ever happens
I listen to Audio especially the one that have sound effects and different voice actors. I would say for the last 5 year I have had the Stormlight Archive in a loop.
Honestly, anyone here who hasn’t read Mistborn: Final Empire. It is amazing
Brandon's mother is so beautiful!
The lighting in Brandon’s house is crazy.
Good 👍 for him.