A Chat With Brandon Sanderson
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Thank you Brandon for coming on!
Daniel Greene I can’t believe Brandon Sanderson finally got the chance to interview Daniel Greene. Just shows you how far you can come with persistent hard work.
You trying to contain your proud shit eating awesome grin interviewing this author is the best part of this interview. Congrats again! :)
nice dude. I love that Brandon is quite happy to speak to the smaller guys like you and Shadvirsity. Nice one mate. Loving it!!
God
You absolute mad lad
Daniel trying to act super chill. And not just fangirling is amazing.
Sakshi Pandit 1st reply hahaha
He has my face if i were to converse with a crush i don't wish him to know how huge of a crush i have, but i wish he would know too coz i think he is deserving of my crush and so deserves to feel flattered..
I mean. Can you blame him?
Daniel is being a great interviewer here. Basically letting Brandon do all the talking :D
@@tranquil_cove4884 Great skill. Professional reporters these days try to control the slant and conversation rather than let it flow.
An hour and half of Brandon not writing Stormlight 4 that I'm actually okay with.
I wouldn't be so sure of that, we don't see his hands for most of the video.
Jonas Ohlsson this comment is too underrated 😂
@@Jeneric81 You made me laugh, thanks.
Less then a year out now...
@@Jeneric81 lol!
Can we acknowledge how well Daniel did on this interview? He didn’t interrupt but was an active listener, asked insightful but respectful questions, gave Sanderson the opportunity to promote his upcoming work, and offered his opinion without it being intrusive. Awesome job, Daniel!!
Incredibly well done. Brandon for sure seems like an easy interview, as talkative and genuine as he comes across, but Daniel aced this. Good job by all!
Totally agree, can tell Daniel's questions were well-thought out good representation of the channel's fan-base.
Daniel is an excellent interviewer, all his interviews are a joy to listen
It’s very tough to do and Daniel nailed it
agree. Very well done. Can't imagine how difficult that would be, as a fan. He nailed it.
Brandon Sanderson:
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Storming man! All they want is see the world been stroke by the everstorm!
NO WAY. HE DID IT EVERYONE, THE MAD MAN ACTUALLY DID IT AND SECURED HIS ONE ON ONE WITH BRANDON! good job Daniel!
THATS WHAT IM SAYING MAN
@@yoavweiss8779 what do you mean? Sanderson is one of the top selling authors right now.
@@yoavweiss8779 Brandon is one of the best selling authors in the world. Stow your ingorance.
Tunir007 They grow up so fast
@@micah7492 @Matthew Prindle omfg that bloody legend, he edited it it said Terry Goodkind was the one dislike when i made that comment
Inside Daniel's head: "Don't scream. Remain calm. Omg that's Brandon Sanderson and he's talking to me 😁😁🤗🤗. No calm down, that is not calm. Remain calm"
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The void. A flame in the void.
@@robertarryn9092 that’s perfect 👌🏻
Brandon is the opposite of a gatekeeper and that's what I love most about him. His love of the genre and craft is as inviting as it is infectious. His creative writing series was the only educational piece that made me believe I could do it too.
I listen to Sanderson when I feel I can't write anything decent. Always such a great source of inspiration.
I know what you mean. I mean, I don't think I will ever write a book, but watching his educational series really inspired me and at least let me consider the idea not impossible.
where did you find his creative writing series?
@@TheMidnightKarneval th-cam.com/play/PLH3mK1NZn9QqOSj3ObrP3xL8tEJQ12-vL.html
@@TheMidnightKarneval Hey, I just came across your comment and wanted to link you to his most recent series of videos from this year (the 2016 stuff is still good too). th-cam.com/video/-6HOdHEeosc/w-d-xo.html
Brandon: **talks**
Daniel: **nods sagely**
this had me crackin
You missed one.
Brandon: *talks*
Daniel: *nods sagely*
Also Brandon: *writing his next book with his feet while the interview goes on*
@@GenZVall 😂
Daniel looks like a kid on Christmas morning in this interview
Wouldn't you be the same?!? I would.
Daniel is adorable in this interview, haha
@@myrdraal2001 was lucky enough to meet him face to face. I definitely freaking was
What if Daniel does an interview with Terry Goodkind? Lolol
I'd lose my mind lmao.
“We need to be careful that were not dismissing the great artistry that is happening because it’s not the sort of things that we like” - Brandon Sanderson
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Who is the one person who disliked this video? I'm guessing it was Terry Goodkind.
I was wondering that myself. Who would dislike this?
2 people now. The first was Terry Goodkind Official, then he logged into the Terry Goodkind fan page and disliked again.
It was definitely Terry Goodkind
No, it was not I. As a WORLDWIDE best selling author of books that TRANSCEND genre, I'm far too busy to be disliking the content made by video entertainers.
Terry Goodkind 🤣
I feel like Brandon Sanderson has the most sane opinions on the concept of diversity I've ever heard.
I know! I nearly screamed when he started talking about stake as an example, because I've made the exact same rant with the same example in the past. It makes me so glad and relieved to see someone else out there (especially someone with a lot of listeners) speak sanity to insane everyday occurrences that we take for granted.
Yeah that stood out to me too. He has (and can articulate) well-balanced views on gender, race, and mental health
It was actually the one view he has that sort of annoys me. (And this is as someone who is autistic, in case my opinion would somehow be invalidated if I were not personally affected by the topic.) I greatly respect where Sanderson’s views come from and see him as an amazing individual.
However, I believe there are a good too many people trying to force a model on stories as having to reflect real world social issues, having to promote certain views, and needing to portray things in specific ways. This is too constraining. Providing the characters of a story “could” exist in their world, that the story is internally consistent, that story portrays an aspect of truth. All people have their own place in the world. They each possess certain characteristics and experiences making up their view of reality. And that view is true, in that it is an accurate representation of reality from a specific vantage point.
There are reasons to conform stories to what is... PC (for lack of a better word). For one, you may avoid people getting annoyed at you. More importantly, if you want to create a specific type of character (especially with mental conditions you lift straight from reality), it helps tons to find out what is a bad representation. If you are trying to create a specific message in your book for the purpose of impacting reality, then in that case it’s more important than ever to understand the reality where your message applies. But fantasy isn’t always an allegory. Sometimes fantasy racism has no real life equivalent. One thing massively different in fantasy is how wildly different sentient species can be. Here, we’re all human. Think of how limiting it would be if all fantasy races had to be tied to humanity so closely.
Probably not worth writing this all in a 5 month old TH-cam comment thread, but helps me organize my thoughts. Brandon Sanderson is amazing and I love his books. I also do find his stance on diversity issues mature. But I still think it’s flawed.
Sky Castrum It’s weird because I am on the Autism spectrum as well. I am where Asperger’s was. And I am having the opposite problem. At one point in my life I started to care so much about people’s feelings (which is a good thing) that I crossed the line into worrying about what they think about me. (Something I didn’t use to do and more of a bad thing, I feel) Honestly, I believe it’s a fine line between the two. We each need to find our own balance and it may be different for each person. Who knows for you finding the right balance may be about leaning in the other direction. In the end we all have to live with each other.
@@animalia5554 yall are both really insightful, thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and experiences!
Breaking news: Daniels next interview... *Tolkien rises from the grave, “it’s me ... it’s me y’all 😎”
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You're profile pic 👌 how do my weird collage of interests connect with so many people Hahah
I hope I see the day that Tolkien says "y'all"
"Brandon was your most requested author?! What language does his trees speak?"
Daniel looks like, 'fanboy meeting his superhero and he is so happy that, can't contain his joy' :D
That’s how I feel just watching it.
Katie Marsh Same
“Don’t say something stupid, don’t say something stupid, don’t say something stupid”
Would be me
@@TheJordanK I'll say something stupid for you: While I really enjoy Mr. Sanderson's writing, I find him sometimes almost as preachy about his own personal politic as I found Terry Brooks. From the other wing, sure, but preachy nonetheless. Stormlight is AMAZINGLY well written literature. Nonetheless, I found some of the monologues and forced inclusions to be contrived and they felt to me like the author in his ivory tower handing down correct thought from on high.
@@danielzawacki4192 That is pretty stupid.
Letting him talk, without interjecting, and then responding in kind --- perfect. I loved all of this; nicely done. Thanks!
I loved that this isn't an interview or a Q&A this is a nerd listening to his favorite author talk about his work while keeping the conversation going.
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Daniel: *Smile
Brandon once commented on a post of mine on reddit and i felt like a rockstar.. brandon you are a legend !
Brandon Sanderson SHADING Terry Goodkind is not what I expected, but it is what I needed
That's funny. At what time is that part?
Stefan Matic I don’t know the exact time stamp but they’re talking about genre snobbery and he basically QUOTES Goodkind when he says, “I don’t write fantasy, I write literature,” and he says how when authors say that he hates it
And when he’s saying that some authors are like if you don’t like my book then you aren’t smart enough and he’s like I gotta stop or I’ll start naming names😂😂😂
I didn't noticed that. Good point xD
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I like how Daniel can just ask one question, and Brandon delights us with a 15 minute lecture on an interesting and current issues
HE DID IT GUYS, HE INTERVIEWED THE LEGEND. How could you be so chill? 😂
He was barely holding it in.😂😂
Good for him.
Legend? He is not even good at writing.
Professor Stexy what the hell are you Smoking you obviously haven’t read mistborn you obviously haven’t read warbreaker this guy is the guy who finished wheel of time when another great legend Robert Jordan die that’s just proof alone he’s a legend
@@bookaholicgameaholicvlogah4191 Don't try to educate me, I read a lot more then you do. I read a few books from him like Mistborn and it was incredibly boring and poorly written. Wheel of the Time was also great until Brandon ruined it. I'll rather spend my time reading interesting books like 50 shades of gray or Twilight.
@@wooshbait36 twilight mate! 50 shades of gray seriously😒
Your in the wrong corner man if you like those corny shit I can get your opinion
But Brandon is a really good writer..I get the feeling ur just trying to hate for no good reason 💩💩
When Brandon Sanderson is one of your favourite authors even though you haven’t read any of his books yet because you’re still reading the Wheel of Time
Just warning you, they are horrible!! *wink* *wink* ;)
I'm with you!
WoT was how I discovered he existed and I knew immediately as well that I’d found a new favourite. His writing is superb
Honestly that's how I started as well.
His the kind of author that when you havent even finished prologue 1 of WoK and he already released ten new novels 💀
This finally answers the question: Some of the two biggest Wheel of Time nerds walk into a room, what happens?
They swap bodies
They start to play the stones, blood and bloody ashes!
They see who can give the best rendition of "The Hunt for the Horn" in high chant.
Holden Thom Merrilin: HOLD MY ALE
You guys are all nerds. *pulls braid*
Kaladin's anxiety in oathbringer was so well done.
I genuinely hope he knows how much of an impact he has had on the lives of millions. I wonder if he knows that he is considered to be one if the greatest authors of all time.
He probably knows what we think, but I don't imagine he's the kind of guy to believe it.
@@Sydsourtrout the best kind of people are those that don't take themselves too seriously. He seems very genuine and laid back.
He spends so much time online, I'm sure he sees comments like these every day. And well deserved.
Potion Seller, I'm going into battle, and I need only your strongest potions!
@@ethanalvi2187 My potions are too strong for you, traveler.
It's really interesting to hear Brandon talk about how he doesn't feel emotions strongly because I'm definitely the same way, to the point where people often call me cold or heartless. Guess it's good not to know I'm some sort of freak
Doesn’t make you a freak. Often people who are pragmatic react this way to emotions. I do the same myself. Often it’s a coping mechanism.
Yeah I definitely feel that. Having that sense of knowing there’s something wrong with you but not being able to pinpoint exactly what it is or explain it with words really connects me to Brandon and his work. Just knowing that there are others out there who feel the same as I do helps me feel normal as a person and is honestly the most relieving thing I’ve ever had the pleasure of knowing. Which is why Kaladin is forever going to be my favorite character haha.
Yeah and it's not a problem necessarily, but it's become one for me recently. I had to make a big decision that completely depended on my emotions and what I wanted. These sort of situations can be really hard. There is pros and cons to becoming more connected to one's emotions but I think one can choose to learn.
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It really is comforting to know other people feel this way and its not just something wrong with me. I often find myself instinctively faking stronger emotion just so I seem more normal to people. It's something that I developed over my life of always feeling "other."
And I feel like others don't understand why I have such a need to read and to play games and to watch things. It just... fulfills something for me that I can't get anywhere else and it makes me feel happy when nothing else can.
I love how down to earth Brandon is, despite how successful he is. I loved watching and learning from his creative writing classes on TH-cam.
And writing excuses.
For real, real down to earth.
I need to see Brandon on Hot Ones, such a great interviewee.
I did not scream when I got the notification, you screamed.
Marko Popovic #fact
I did!
I totally screamed
I sure did
I totally squealed :D
Was not expecting Death Stranding to come up in conversation. Sanderson is freaking awesome
BOSS!
The fact that Brandon has the Tower of Orthanc on one side of the painting and a Saturn V rocket on the other side makes me happy.
Carl Williams I think that’s kredic Shaw from mistborn since vin is in the foreground with her mist cloak
@@lordinquisitordunn336 If you're referring to the painting itself then I would agree with you. However, the black spiky structure on the edge of the screen on Brandon's right is definitely Orthanc.
Did you know he has plans to build a huge fan bunker/cave with his favorite nerdy stuff.
@@LrnecBuma yes, I live near him, his office manager is my good neighbor, my sister and my parents have both seen it and i'm going to eventually see it
@@LrnecBuma I do indeed. I believe, if I'm not mistaken, that he mentioned it in his interview with Shadiversity.
So for him to say that Witt is one of his hardest characters to write shocks me, I have only read the first book and thought that wit was one of the best characters with interest and depth, his obvious joker caricature and archetype, with his music he played and his wit, and the fact he obviously is something else with mystery, and is the guy who finds whatever that other dudes name was, who stumbles out of the time rift storm thing at the end of the first book
I think that is because Wit is also Hoid, who up until Stormlight Archives is more like an author. He's there, he may be directing people from behind, but he is usually just a walk on. Stormlight Archives, puts the story teller on stage more, taking more direct action in the story.
Talenat’Elin. It’s so strange that nearly every name in the stormlight archives are palindromes or very close to one
Mr. Sanderson is such an interesting and smart person. I now like his books even more.
The antithesis of someone like Rothfuss.
I'm late to the video, but congrats on getting the Sanderson interview! This was honestly one of the best Sanderson interviews I've watched, you had some great questions for him and I have no idea how you remained so calm XD I'm thinking maybe Joe Abercrombie or Scott Lynch next? Though I would find it highly entertaining if you managed to interview Terry Goodkind...
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At least your watching it in the same year it was released
He did it, he actually f***ing did it...
After watching this and the shadiversity interview i must say Brandon is one of the most nice and genuine authors i have ever heard speaking.
This may be the most interesting author interview I've watched.
Me toooo
Check out his podcast it’s great! Writing excuses
I spoke with Brandon Sanderson at MizCon, a fantasy con, and he is one of the coolest speaker in front of an audience or one on one. Very kind on dealing with fans.
digitalhunter42 Brandon really is great to listen to.
You should check out his lectures on fantasy writing they are on TH-cam! He's amazing
I totally agree with Brandon on criticism. I look at it like this: There are two sets of criteria. First, did the artist successfully do what they were trying to do, and second, do I like what they ended up doing. I will obviously pick what I read based on the second, but if I were ever to give advice or feedback or criticism to artists, the only constructive way would be to base it on the first.
This is it Daniel. You have officially peaked. Time to close the channel for good.
He can always try to resurrect Tolkien for an interview
I reckon he can do it.
Get Joe Abercrombie on the show!
or he could get jrr martin
@Andy Fritz No, JRR Martin. A clone of Tolkien mixed with GRRM DNA. He's made an entire fictional language, but won't be releasing it any time soon.
I will read every wheel of time book just to see yhose 20 mins of spoiler talk!
Do it, it's totally worth it!
"we did it boys."
"we did it."
This is the best kind of interview. Short, simple question: Long deep answers. Really great job by both of you!
I love Brandon Sanderson! He is such a modest down to earth person!
WOW daniel, would you have thought when you started this channel as a school project, you would have an interview with Brandon FREAKING sanderson!!
congrats my friend, i'm so excited for you !!
I'm always proud to recommend your channel, but i'm extra proud today!
As a person diagnosed with aspergers, a form of Autism, your opinions about mental differences really resonated with me. I would consider my aspergers very mild, but it is still a facet of me and it doesn't define me. I too believe that everyone are different in the way you described, and that we all have some "strain" of the mental differences, some stronger than others, I just think that we have given some a name and category. As you said, it is a spectrum. Love authors who are so.... open minded and modern, for lack of better words, thank you!
I know you have no reason to take anything I say seriously. I'm just a random person on TH-cam.
But seriously. When people say "it doesn't define me"... It really sounds like you're denying your own qualities.
Embrace yourself and how your mind work. It does to a certain extent define who you are, you wouldn't be you without it, its something to be cultivated and mastered not survived and sidestepped - something to live happily, despite of...
You're not a "wrong" person, you're not a damaged person.
I might just see alot between the lines, and be all kinds of wrong and you're shaking your head at me.
But I live in a place where a lot of people have some kind of diagnosis(be it autism/aspergers or personality disorders/schizophrenia etc etc), and my biggest gripe is how everyone think they somehow have to fight their own fundamental mental framework - and I mostly mean those who're just built differently in the mental, not the psychosis(drug induced) people, thats a change that happened, so I get that, its not who they were, its who they became --> so deal with it, be who you are rather than try to become the one you were, its in the past, deal with the present.
No. Its how you work, it has its strengths and weaknesses which are just more defined than the average Joe - its not something that happened to you(aspergers), its who you are.
Love yourself. Stop victimizing yourself, take control, profit from your strengths rather than lament your weaknesses.
I'm sorry if I come off "preachy", but it's close to my heart :) I wish you the best, and I hope you see this comes from a positive place :) (even if it's misguided xD)
Addition: I know I'm generalizing ... A LOT... And I'm not saying that every person isn't different and needs their own approach to whatever it is that affects them. I'd love a dialogue though, I don't want to come off as some "know it all", since I don't. But I'm dealing with my own situation, and has had to deal with my own mental vulnerability(thats a conscious distinction I make. I don't feel we're Ill per say, but we have a vulnerability thats atypical to the common experience the average person has to deal with. It's not always something that needs to be treated, as much as it's something we have to deal with, and accept and work with, rather than think some medicine can "cure" us of ourselves. Medication for me, in my case multiple years of depression, medication was a crutch I used to stop kill myself when it was at its worst, but I stopped using medication, since it only helped me deal with the symptoms, it didn't handle the "Cause". A good metaphor I like to use is that, if your leg is broken, you can take painkillers and walk on it, sure. It doesn't make the leg heal though - I'm not downplaying medication, it saved my life - but it's a part in the process its not the end of the journey.)
@@kaedeyutani9197 Yeah you are completely right! I don't really like using that phrase either but it's what describes my message the most.
To elaborate, I meant that I've worked hard to get to where I am today, and I'm still struggling with some parts of it. I have accepted that I have a diagnosis that I need to live with, but I don't like putting labels on stuff because everyone and their experiences are so different!
I see how passionate you are about this and I love how supportive you are! It did take a long time for me to come to accept my diagnosis and figure out how I wanted to view it.
@@emiloberg2110 Phew.. I'm so happy your response was a positive one x'D (Always super scared someone wants to fight when I say something online :P)
.... I think I edited the comment 10 times since I wasn't happy with how little I said on such a vast topic xD ( only added stuff though, I'm no revisionist :P )
!!! I'm so happy to hear where you are on your approach to it all :D And GO YOU for having gotten to that point, and having fought to get there :D
I also see how I must've misinterpreted your comment, I took the phrase out of context it seems, and wrote that whole wall of text from that --> I understand it now though, sorry for that! :) :P --> I kinda replied to your comment before I had reached the point in the video where Brandon talked about it :s woopsie.
Kaede Yutani you’re a wholesome human being. Thank you for talking about your journey. It’s encouraging for someone right in the middle of all what you’ve said.
@@jessicavanrooyen9887 I wish you all the best! It's a hard road to walk, and it feels lonely.
I'm not entirely sure why, but there's this poem by Sabrina Benaim - "Explaining My Depression to My Mother" that I regularly come back to and rewatch(here on youtube) - its sad, but it reminds me that there are people who gets it, maybe not identical in reason and cause, but the feelings they produce are universal and it helps me sometimes - it's also good, if it reasonates with you, for provoking tears. I have a hard time crying, even if it's all I feel like doing - so its a kind of release for me.
Take care of yourself! And lets bump into each other on the youtube comments ten years from now - and say we made it this far :)
Insightful point made at around 58 minutes. I had an argument with a professor as to why the difference between black and white is attributed to, "race", while that same difference is attributed to," ethnicity", between white and Hispanic. WE ARE ALL ONE RACE!
Note: He is Hispanic and was SUPER pissed at me for forcing him to realise he was ultimately giving in to the language of the dominant culture that England and the United States created to define his own self worth as being an ethnic, not raciAl disparity.
Your channel's about to explode dude. Congrats on a big win here 🍻
Allahu akbar
The end of your comment made me think of BIGWINBEER which made me go watch a little z video which got me in the mood to play smash and that video happened to be ganon low gsp to elite smash and now I’m a ganon main thx mate
Sanderson is a genuinely nice person. I met him while time keeping at a convention panel. After a long day of dirty looks, eye rolls, and being ignored (all by other people) when I called 5 on his panel, he smiled at me, thanked me, and let me know he had alarms set on his watch so he wouldn't go over. Maybe that's a small thing, but as a person with very severe anxiety, it really eased the panic I'd been in all day.
Just wanted to share :)
Thats sweet :)
That's so cool :3
I just finished book 14 of the wheel of time so to see Brandon here im pretty star struck. He did such a awe inspiring job on the last 3 books. Cheers to you i would not be able to speak words. Brandon is my hero m8.
Wait until you get to the Cosmere
@@kll90922 I have read every cosmere book too. Brandon is a shard of adonalsium eh one of the gods
book 14 was such a satisfying ending :D it was like all the lotr battles all happening at the same time through one entire book lol. it was absolutely perfect ^^
@@xyr3s I completely agree that was the best battle of any book i have ever read.
I appreciate Brandon's take, and expression, of mental struggles. He's right, they're unique to everyone. His characters' internal struggles feel like you're there with them, rather than a detached observer who can start to resent the struggle.
Wow I’m so happy for you mate! I’ve been watching your channel pretty much from the start and to see you interviewing Brandon is incredible!
Wow. Just found out OriginalHuman watches Daniel Greene
@@vladskii9779 only 4 comments on the channel but “watching pretty much from the start” hmm
@@aj2563 Not everyone comments on videos...
Thank you SO MUCH for putting the spoiler warning for Wheel of Time! I just finished book 2 and I'm trying to avoid any spoilers if possible at all. Really appreciate it, and I love this interview so far!
OMG OMG OMG OMG! YOU FINALLY DID IT! BRANDON HAS BECOME MY FAVORITE AUTHOR SINCE READING THE COSMERE BOOKS! You were of course a great factor (as well as Elliot Brooks) but deym proud of you mr. Greene!
I bookmarked this video 2 years ago while I was on the first book of the wheel of time. I have just finished the series, to come back as soon as I finish, and watch this interview.
hearing Sanderson talking like he is "emotionally stunted" i'm like "that's me"
What Daniel said about how Brandon did the research into things like PTSD is absolutely on the nose. In the Stormlight archives when Shallan said 'all memories are painful' I just stared at the page for a few moments recognizing that so well.
His first point is so true. You spend all this time writing alone then ur done and your entire focus shifts to being around others trying to convince people to read ur stories!!
He just wanted to get moving. Humble bastard, he told his agent to accept any offer out of respect for Jim, who had passed, and Harriet, who was grieving, that and once he decided he would do it it became a labor of love and responsibility, with profit taking a backseat. He was a true Wheel of Time fan and wanted to do right by Jim and Harriet and give WoT the ending it deserved, and of course Harriet was very fair so there was nothing to worry about Either way, that still makes him a true mensch in my book.
I literally made a squeal when I saw this. I’m so excited!!
Sanderson is so fascinating to listening to. He explains where he’s coming from so well.
This guy is Eiichiro Oda equivalent on the west, Love him!
Yes!
Excellent comparison! Big Yes!
One Piece guy? Did he do anything else?
@@williamturner6192 One Piece is huge that alone is gonna put his name in history
William Turner One Piece is as big in Japan as Star Wars is in the US or Harry Potter is in the UK. It’s also ridiculously long and complex so saying “anything else?” seems to be diminishing the absolute insanity that is One Piece
Is nobody going to talk about how much ice is in Mr. Brandon's glass ???
His brain will overheat otherwise. It's how he writes so much.
Sure, but note that it was still all ice near the end =D Lots of ice works if you dont want to dilute your drink too much,
That glass is making me thirsty
@@AtticsTV this
David Patterson the more ice, the better the water.
Brandon, thank you for mentioning One Hundred Years of Solitude. As a Colombian, and someone who absolutely loved the book, it makes me really happy.
Daniel's smile during this interview is Everything.
Stumbled upon his 'The Stormlight Archives' books this year and I cannot get enough of it! Thank you Brandon for letting us visit these amazing worlds you created!
My favorite author being interviewed by my favorite booktuber.
My day has been made.
And ofc many thanks to both Daniel and Brandon for this interview stay awesome guys :)
I litteraly said this to my wife 20 minutes ago
So much this!
When Brandon said something about how you can't look at people like some being broken and the rest not broken...that really got me, I struggle with social anxiety so badly. I become an awkward lizardman when I'm around people that aren't my immediate family and I'm gonna go to work tomorrow thinking about what my man b.sands told me
What a time to be alive! Sanderson is just a wealth of Intelligence, personality and wisdom all rolled in to one with an impeccable ability for articulation. Thanks Daniel :D
Who else is here reading comments simultaneously while watching
Everyone.
Why isnt there the ability to like this multiple times?
"I don't tend to feel really strong emotions... One of the only things that knocks me out of that is a really good story, well told." Same, B-Sand, same.
I could listen to Brandon Sanderson talk about writing all day every day.
Getting Brandon Sanderson is huge! Congrats
Such a genuinely good person. I remember reading through his works the first time and wondering what type of person it takes to weave and craft these fantastical worlds in which I spend a good deal of my time dreaming. It's heartening to know he's the type of person I might have been friends with under the right circumstances. I don't know why that matters to me, but it does.
This was so satisfying to watch. As a channel and a community we have wanted this interview for so long. :)
Brandon is such a genuine person. We need more Brandons in the world.
Just came here from Brandon’s interview with shadiversity, he seems like such a down to earth and transparent guy about his process and style. Great interview this is definitely a channel highlight!
Now you need to watch the Shad and Daniel interview and complete the trifecta
As a Computer science student around 11:00 - all the talk about sitting there and thinking being boring oof, really relatable to my field as well
This is, legitimately, probably the best interview I've seen with Brandon. This is good stuff. I've been watching you since your sub count was in the 10-20k range and it's been really great to see how you've grown your channel. And especially how you've changed problems you've spotted in your channel and the way you handle things in your videos. Good stuff man.
Hmm i never noticed issues. Is there anything daniel used to do bad that he's doing better now? just curious as i never notice these things!
@troglodyto he was just new at a point and was pretty niche. When I started watching him he was starting the wheel of time summaries because I wanted a quick recap of the books. And followed him since. He has tried things that don't get much views and then tried things that did. And refined it and is pretty successful now. I mean, it's brandon sanderson. I have a manceush on the guy ever since he finished the books of wheel of time.
Sanderson just seems like such a nice guy :) currently reading mistborn (my first fantasy as an adult) and damn he's good! Glad that he is so productive, can't wait to dip into his catalogue more :D
I'm watching this eating ramen at 1:00am, life has never been better.
Brandon is so fascinating to listen to. I love listening to his lectures also. Thanks for doing this interview.
The length nearly prevented me from deciding to watch. I'm now 20 minutes in and it will be hard to pull me away.
The time investment is more than I generally like to give to a TH-cam video, but this one is well worth it. I'm glad I started it, because there was no stopping me from watching once I started.
Daniel, great interview. I expected nothing less.
Brandon, thanks for playing along and giving your time and self to your fans. My copy of Startsight has long since been ordered and I can't wait to rub shoulders with other fans and to see you on Tuesday.
Same lmao. I was like no way I’m watching this whole thing but let’s get like 10 min in. Then .... welp I watched the whole thing. Damn
5:19 This smile does "show don't tell, perfectly"
The legendary Brandon Sanderson!!! This was like Christmas morning waking up to this interview! Great job Daniel!
It’s my birthday today, couldn’t ask for anything better than an interview with Brandon himself from Daniel. Thank you!
I almost never comment on youtube, but I’ve been watching you since that Way Of Kings review you did a long time ago. It’s amazing how much you’ve grown as both a person and a youtuber. You don’t know me, I don’t know you, but I’m still somehow so proud of you, Daniel. You did it! You got that Brandon interview!
"We pretend there's people who're broken and people who aren't " Brandon Sanderson, 2020.
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Brandon. What an absolute legend. I genuinely get emotional listening to him talk about writing characters struggling with mental illness because his books definitely helped me getting over my own depression two years ago. I got a Bridge Four tattoo on my arm to remember what he did for me, and for rekindling my love for the fantasy genre in general. Forever grateful to him, truly. So excited for Starsight!
I literally didn’t want this interview to end.
Here we have a fantasy legend who produces content at unprecedented speeds... and Brandon Sanderson
Collin Mulcahy yes since George seems to be stuck one of the longest cases of writers block ever
We call him the Sanderson bot
Funny af
@@lordinquisitordunn336 one of. There's always Rothfuss.
I started this video a few months ago and then the spoiler warning came up. however I hadn't read any of TWOT I read the entire series and eventually came back to this video. totally worth it.
You can see Daniel trying not to freak out the whole time. You had so much more composure than I ever would have, great interview, man. Bravo!!
Been a subscriber since before you had 10k subscribers, and I have a weird sense of pride in this. well done sir! keep up the good work!
Looks like Christmas came early for all of us! Especially Daniel
I'm not a book reader or a writer, but I love watching and listening to Brandon talk about what he does.
Brandon Sanderson mentioned David Eddings!! my life is complete!
YASSSSS my youngest is named Garion. 😍
So happy when he gave us so much back story. He’s so honest about his writing process
Finally! I have been waiting for this day
Just saw the whole interview with a big smile on my face. This is just incredible!
I've been waiting for this omg.
Just finished it , lots of interesting topics. My fav moment has to be from 34:00 to 45:00 i think. The talk about all these human problems was great.
Of course a “chat” with Brandon Sanderson would be an hour and a half. 😊 I love this so much.