After seeing Brandon mention how he wants to me remembered like Stan Lee, I think he needs to have a cameo in each Cosmere work (maybe playing Hoid, but that's a pipedream's pipedream).
Wow, your interviewing Brandon Sanderson. Thats so cool! The first video of yours I watched was one of the on writing magic systems (hard or soft; I can’t remember) over 2 years ago. You introduced me to Sanderson and now i’m a huge fan ... of both you and him.
@@MrZemme And those aren't even all you can find if you look. There are lectures on TH-cam from several years of the last decade from his once-a-year class at BYU.
Brandon has gotten good at convincing people he's not a robot, and all these reviews are just giving him practice, but he hasn't fooled me. No human can write as fast as that.
@@great-wall-of-nowhere9377 Nope. If that were the case he'd never get anything done because as soon as one of them looked/seemed like it was about to do/achieve/complete something all of the others would grab it and pull it back down into the bucket.
@@Nai-qk4vp Yes & no. (Sorry, I'm an Elf. LOTRS) Writing books is hard. Everyone has their own pace. It took Tolkien 15 years to write LOTRS. I don't like GRRM tho, so I unfairly agree with you. GRRM pretends he blends historic Middle Ages with fantasy but actually doesn't (its more Early Modren) & incorrectly uses false historic sexism to excuse his sexism. In a fantasy book. It's almost hillarious. Except people actually believe him.
I love how self-aware Brandon is. He knows what we want, and he knows how to deliver it, and he goes to great lengths to make us happy, while still filling his books with surprises.
He's been doing a writing advice podcast with two to four other people for over a decade now. You can't do that in a non-horrible way without self-awareness.
6:33 “So you’re not just kind of thinking, ‘I want people to have satisfying ending.’ You want people to have a satisfying journey.” And here I thought Oathbringer’s moral was just great life advice. Turns out it’s great writing advice too!
I’d recommend starting with the Mistborn trilogy and not the series mentioned in this video The Stormlight Archives (SA). While SA is undoubtedly his best work, Mistborn trilogy is the best intro to his work. Some characters are a bit rough around the edges but he really brings each book and the trilogy as a whole to such a satisfying ending that is worth the journey.
I was afraid for a while to take the plunge because everyone said that his books were the best and that he is the best writer in fantasy, I was afraid I would be disappointed, I was not
If you liked this video, you should watch his lecture series. Two years of the same class were recorded and are hosted on YT, the older one on a channel called "panda camera" or something and the newer one on his personal YT channel.
"I want people right now to pick up these books, and if they’re having a hard time in their lives, that the books make their lives better." Thank you, Mr. Sanderson.
Sanderson: "I expect people to put down the Stormlight books" Me every time a new Stormlight Archive book comes out: * Stays awake for 2 days straight listening to the audiobook on 1.5 speed *
@@dig8634 haha you assume somebody wanting to finish listening to RoW in 2 days is not already insane. In all seriousness though, it takes a deal of concentration and a build up of tolerance to it. I had to start at 1.70 first, then add another 0.10 after every chapter or so.
Admittedly starting at the end is really good. It gets a lot easier to do foreshadowing, keep characters relevant (because you only introduce them if you need them at a later point) and if you know where you are going you will never be stumped on how to finish the story.
I love how wholesome this guy is. You can hear how has a lot of respect for other writers and fans. I really like how he's always so happy to share his passion for writing, and helping aspiring authors with advice and freely available lessons.
I kid you not, I finished The Way of Kings just last night. And STORMING HELL, Brandon Sanderson! What gives you the RIGHT to make me feel all these things!? Storm you man! My goodness! It felt like my entire life shattered like the plains themselves! Agh!
Oh boy are you going to love these next few weeks, then. You're going to rapidly lash yourself through the books, all the scenes will be lightwoven into vivid existence around you and soulcast you into something entirely new. Then Rhythm of War will come out and . . . oh boy I would love to be you right now. Granted, I'm enjoying this week of Stormlight Archiveness and the coming of RoW enough as myself. But gosh you're going to have fun.
I started with the mistborn books and it literally changed my life! I had such a hard time reading because of my dyslexia so I avoided all books.... but mistborn was so exciting I put the effort into reading it and I improved massively!! It really helped me and now I love to read so in short thank you!
The scattering of multiple climaxes throughout the story is soooo helpful. I'm going to review my piece to make sure that building up to each major climax I conclude minor plot arcs (a romance here, a mystery there, etc.)
I read this comment like 30 seconds before the last timestamp, and I’ll say... I was VERY confused for those 30 seconds before I got to it in the video. 😂
@@lilyme3 Woah, they're only Moash if they go "Well I like Brandon kicking me in the face, therefore I should let the aliens (yes I know the twist, I've finished Oathbringer, a dozen times) rule the world as we humans want Brandon to kick is on the face"
I just wanted to start a writing session, but I wasn't motivated enough, but I guess I definitely will be after hearing Brandon speak about writing. The guy just inspires me like a lot
4:30 my boyfriend and I have discussed a bit about Stormlight and Wheel of Time. We both agree that Crossroads of Twilight is that book in the WoT series where nothing happens, it's a bit of a drag once you've caught onto that. We felt this way about Oathbringer as well. I stopped reading it once I had finished part one a year ago, he stopped half way through. The reason was that it felt like Crossroads. Its interesting that Sanderson mentions that each book feel like a trilogy unto itself because that's how I saw Oathbringer, having got myself back into it last month and finishing it a couple of weeks ago. The first half of the book felt to mean like number one, nothing really happens, it just feels like its setting things up. Part two and three sharing the rest of the book being where it's at. I've hassled my boyfriend about finishing it (he started WoK again). The action is amazing and Dalinar is an absolute Chad of a man. It's just getting to the good stuff. I dont know where I was going writing this. Any who, nice one getting the time to have a talk with Sanderson!! Can't wait for RoW
Found his takes on pacing interesting. Took me a couple tries to read Way of Kings. I kinda had expectations it'd have a faster pacing of Mistborn. Got a little turned off by how separate each of the viewpoints are (and how they *will eventually relate and connect) for such a big chunk of the first book. But once I finally got to the end, i was hooked and fully invested in the Stormlight Archives and reading onward was a lot easier. Finished Oathbringer just in time a week before Rhythm of War comes in the mail!
yea , my god i struggled through the start, i just got my favorite character and used to skip to his chapters, i feel as if it could use some more editing. but god daymn im so pumped for the rest of the series
@@PropheticShadeZ hahah! skipped?! the first time around, i guess i wasn't in the right mindset. Kaladin's bridge runs dragged on a little much and seemed too repetitive, but when him starting to develop powers after being in the storm was the turning point that caught my attention again. Shallan's story probably picked up for me when she started to see spren in her drawings, it was a little spooky.
@@supremeintrovert7404 i kinda wanna reread some chapters now that i got better context of Roshar. But i swear to god, there was like one interlude chapter that didn't have nothing to do w/ anything. it was like some weird lake town where everyone was ankle deep in water and some mercenaries were hanging out.
I got stuck when we saw Kaliden's backstory. It was hard to read it when all I wanted was to know what he was doing now and where the other characters were. Also I knew the ending and didn't want to see a teen boy make awkward mistakes I couldn't help or look away from(I don't do well with cringe)
I met Brandon Sanderson on two separate occasions, once at a con and once he came to my high school where he gave a very small lecture to about 20 of us on writing. I loved the Mistborn trilogy and I love his consistency and world-building, and I treasure the advice he gave me. "Just write, that's all you can do, just write."
I swear, listening to the way his mind works is soooo fascinating. It seems like any time I see him in a video, he talks about SOMETHING that I hadn't even considered before. Edit: And then occasionally there's bits where I just have to double take, like when he starts talking about Jasnah, and it's the first time I'd ever found out that it's a J that's pronounced like a Y. XD
I am currently watching his free lessons on his channel and he is such a good teacher. I haven't read his books yet but I really want to check them out.
@@ceve It's tough - Stormlight is arguably the stronger series, but it's harder to get into. Mistborn is far more accessible (Oceans 11 meets the Evil Immortal God-Emperor) but doesn't quite reach the same heights that Stormlight does. Hard to go wrong with Mistborn as your entry point, though. That's what I started with and I loved every minute of it.
I love how he talks about kind of "leading" the audience through the story. I can never anticipate how people will take a text or chapter or whatever bc I really have trouble imagining reading that story for the first time with just the information given, it's also why it's hard for me to tell a story in an understandable way (I mean when I'm talking to friends) bc I obviously know all the details but they don't and for me it's difficult to see it from their perspective who've never heard of it before. SO what I'm trying to say is that it takes some experience to anticipate the readers' reaction beforehand and I really appreciate him sharing his experience.
I love Sanderson's books! I don't think that there's been one that I've started that I haven't binged through. I think my favorite part of his writing is that there is never a situation that happens "because plot". His characters are always deeply tied to the story and world; highly recommend his books.
You've really gotten good at interviewing! It seems so meta. There on display is your integrated understanding of the art of writing, the author, the book, the series, the genre. As you are conversing, we're flies on the wall, being let in on the ultimate conversation -- how lucky to be invited! You bring a quality of analysis, regard and curiosity that steps up the level of the author's answers. It invites the author to speak to the best in their readers. It makes us better readers, and better authors, by introducing questions far beyond the common and expected. What a service to both the authors and your audience. Please do interviews as often as possible!
Tim!! Your channel has grown so much. I’m so excited for you. Congrats on interviewing Brandon. Two of my favorite people in one video. I don’t think I’ve ever clicked faster.
started with mistborn and have been making my way through all of Brandon's work since. still working on Oathbringer and I hope to finish it quickly to start with Rythm of war! :D
Some authors: Promise them a car, hint at a jet, give them a jet Togashi (level 01): Promise them a car, tell them how nice that car was which they never got Togashi (level 10): Promise them a car, hint at a jet, give them a paper bag Togashi (level 50): Promise them a car, hint at a battleship, give them something to cry about Togashi (level 99): Promise them a spaceship . . . skip town P.S.: Hunter x Hunter is great
"If you look at the number of books I have to write..." so you'll be done by the end of the year, I guess? Brandon Sanderson is SO productive, but still keeps such a high quality. I have no idea how he does it. XD
I actually started the Red Rising series with book five. That's what got me interested. I had no clue who anybody was but i enjoyed reading what i did, so I went back
“I intend people to put this down...” joke’s on you, Mr. Sanderson; I read the first book in a single sitting, then started it over immediately afterwards. No, I didn’t sleep.
Brandon, not only will you be the next Stan Lee, but for your storytelling legacy you will be another pillar like Tolkien, and Jordan is for Fantasy, but I think since you are of our generation you will branch out a little bit more then them too open completely new doors we have yet to see.
I really think that Tolkien will be remembered as an equal of Tolkien. Tolkien invented the idea of inventing worlds and cultures in them, and Brandon mastered it.
@@WasatchWind that pretty much explains it, but I do think That Robert Jordan was the first one to truly Master it, and Brandon took the mantle and has been running with it ever since.
@@Atzael-SMN I haven't read Robert Jordan, so I cannot judge - I do know Brandon considers himself very derivative of Robert Jordan. I've heard however that Wheel of Time is extremely slow, even compared to the Stormlight Archive.
@@WasatchWind well yeah Jordan was a very detailed oriented author so his worlds were slow but very immersive. I love Brandon but Jordan is one of the greatest writers ever, and his series is one of the greatest series ever given what tropes he used, and he did it masterfully.
7:40 progress is really the meat of a story 11:40 setups that make ending sing is more important than ending 13:15 Brandon debugging his work 28:50 Brandon’s Magna Carta 36:48 everything’s ultimately character driven
I began reading part 1 of Way of Kings Read half of it before I let it rest The language used was too complex for me My English is stronger now This kind of makes me want to read more of it
Yeah, it takes a bit of work to get through the first book but becomes very satisfying at the end, by then you should be fully invested. After the first books, i breezed through the rest of the books.
I have listened to many authors speak for 30-120 minutes about writing over many years, but... I always feel no one levels me up like listening to Brandon speak. He can pack so much useful information into a 2 minute lecture than anyone I have ever known. Thanks for this. This was one of his best interviews. Fantastic questions. You guided him perfectly into his own headspace to allow him to expound on what he knows in such helpful ways. Kudos.
As a big fan of Brandon and having read Stormlight, Elantris, War breaker, and Mistborn setup setup setup and big action at the end is kind of what he does.
True but there's usually like a big middle action scene as well. Spoilerish? The Inquisitior in Final Empire. Highstorm in stormlight 1 Szeth in stormlight 2
@@jordanthomas5635 All those are true, you could lump in the battle in Mistborn as well on Ellen's city when he and vin were away, still that general holds pretty well and even those middle subplots could be thought of as setup in a way.
Fantastic interview! Brandon Sanderson has been my favorite author for years and I never got tired of listening to him talk. I think you did a great job with picking your questions too!
One of the things I appreciate about Sandersons writing if Jasnah is how he didn’t just make her atheism sympathetic but he provides enough Mike drop philosophical moments for her that might have convinced me he was an atheist had I not been familiar with his theism.
The segment about signaling your readers what the story wants is really important And i will keep it into mind when assessing my experience in the future
I like how they're talking about wanting the books to be exciting all the way through in a way that fits Radiant oaths. "I want the journey to be exciting." "Journey before destination."
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It was perfect, Tim! Just pleeeease get some sleep!
Cool
After seeing Brandon mention how he wants to me remembered like Stan Lee, I think he needs to have a cameo in each Cosmere work (maybe playing Hoid, but that's a pipedream's pipedream).
Wow, your interviewing Brandon Sanderson. Thats so cool!
The first video of yours I watched was one of the on writing magic systems (hard or soft; I can’t remember) over 2 years ago. You introduced me to Sanderson and now i’m a huge fan ... of both you and him.
This video was amazing Tim :)
He's clearly writing with his feet during the interview.
Lmao
Nah man, eye tracking software. If you watch very carefully at 12:17 we can see confirmation that Edgedancers don't need to wipe after pooping
Lmao he totally is. Reminds me of this video: th-cam.com/video/gcZVAPGE-YE/w-d-xo.html
You win the internet today, my man.
@@LovelyPariah was thinking the same thing haha
So writing aside, I love how Brandon has an entire channel hosting his fantasy writing lectures with no masterclass paywall. 💖
He does?
@@reapermaster1233 th-cam.com/play/PLSH_xM-KC3Zv-79sVZTTj-YA6IAqh8qeQ.html
He just wants to produce good art and help others do the same. I love it
@@MrZemme And those aren't even all you can find if you look. There are lectures on TH-cam from several years of the last decade from his once-a-year class at BYU.
Love the lectures.
Brandon has gotten good at convincing people he's not a robot, and all these reviews are just giving him practice, but he hasn't fooled me. No human can write as fast as that.
The man writes faster than I can read. xD
Or a lizardman like Zuckerberg. We all know those bastards r ruling the world
He's actually 3writers stuffed into a trench coat who come out and work on three separate projects at the same time whenever he's at home
@@GoErikTheRed he's a million crabs in a trenchcoat
@@great-wall-of-nowhere9377 Nope. If that were the case he'd never get anything done because as soon as one of them looked/seemed like it was about to do/achieve/complete something all of the others would grab it and pull it back down into the bucket.
Almost no other writer is so personable, conversational, and enthusiastic in interviews.
Also he writes good.
He writes well. :P
He writes gude.
@@arkadejones2271 actually its he writes nice
Weird way to spell great
If you think that you need to watch more author interviews, for example Brent Weeks
This man's a writing machine. His consistency is astounding.
I KNOW RIGHT! I wish I could even come CLOSE!!!!
Yeah, I love the dedication
So is Nora Roberts.
Unlike GRRM.
@@Nai-qk4vp Yes & no. (Sorry, I'm an Elf. LOTRS)
Writing books is hard. Everyone has their own pace. It took Tolkien 15 years to write LOTRS.
I don't like GRRM tho, so I unfairly agree with you.
GRRM pretends he blends historic Middle Ages with fantasy but actually doesn't (its more Early Modren) & incorrectly uses false historic sexism to excuse his sexism.
In a fantasy book.
It's almost hillarious. Except people actually believe him.
I love how self-aware Brandon is. He knows what we want, and he knows how to deliver it, and he goes to great lengths to make us happy, while still filling his books with surprises.
He's been doing a writing advice podcast with two to four other people for over a decade now. You can't do that in a non-horrible way without self-awareness.
6:33 “So you’re not just kind of thinking, ‘I want people to have satisfying ending.’ You want people to have a satisfying journey.”
And here I thought Oathbringer’s moral was just great life advice. Turns out it’s great writing advice too!
Ancient oaths incoming!
the radiant oaths are secretly writing advice!
Carl the Cactus especially the lightweaver oaths. What is writing but speaking your truths?
Journey before destination
Gonna be honest, I've heard about this guy, but actually hearing him has inspired me to finally read his literature.
I’d recommend starting with the Mistborn trilogy and not the series mentioned in this video The Stormlight Archives (SA). While SA is undoubtedly his best work, Mistborn trilogy is the best intro to his work. Some characters are a bit rough around the edges but he really brings each book and the trilogy as a whole to such a satisfying ending that is worth the journey.
I was afraid for a while to take the plunge because everyone said that his books were the best and that he is the best writer in fantasy, I was afraid I would be disappointed, I was not
You won’t regret it!
If you liked this video, you should watch his lecture series. Two years of the same class were recorded and are hosted on YT, the older one on a channel called "panda camera" or something and the newer one on his personal YT channel.
@@ryanb3665 thanks! will try
"I want people right now to pick up these books, and if they’re having a hard time in
their lives, that the books make their lives better."
Thank you, Mr. Sanderson.
I was scrolling through the comments and started reading this one just as Brandon started saying it!
@@MrMjerace me too!
I was like: "Oh, cool! New Video!" and then I saw Brandon Sanderson, almost screamed, and clicked it as soon as I could.
dude SAME
Same. But then I realized I already watched it on Nebula ...
I finally got the algorithm to remember I like this channel. Perfect timing.
i need someone to rant to about these books, all my friends are slowly coming around
hahahaha 😂 me tooooo
Sanderson: "I expect people to put down the Stormlight books"
Me every time a new Stormlight Archive book comes out: * Stays awake for 2 days straight listening to the audiobook on 1.5 speed *
I recommend moving that up to 2x speed so it stays at about 2 days for RoW.
@@petervilla5221 2x is absolutely horrendous. How on earth can you do that and not lose your mind?
@@dig8634 haha you assume somebody wanting to finish listening to RoW in 2 days is not already insane.
In all seriousness though, it takes a deal of concentration and a build up of tolerance to it. I had to start at 1.70 first, then add another 0.10 after every chapter or so.
@@petervilla5221 Yeah, I'm not that crazy. I can read it in 2 days, but I consider that nothing in comparison to listening
I read it in under 1 day u just have to get used to reading fast
Brandon: “Journey before destination.”
Also Brandon: “I usually write my books backwards.”
Haha still love him to death!
One cannot take a journey without a destination in mind. But that destination may change.
Admittedly starting at the end is really good. It gets a lot easier to do foreshadowing, keep characters relevant (because you only introduce them if you need them at a later point) and if you know where you are going you will never be stumped on how to finish the story.
@@W0lfguard1997 oh for sure. Most great writers do! Just said it for the meme
@@trevorfultz Good meme. Checks out ^^
But strength before weakness, he is better at writing backward.
This is also me trying to use the first ideal but failing miserably
Wow. Dude, you are leveling up. I remember when you just did voice overs from your room. Now you do interviews from your room.
I love how wholesome this guy is. You can hear how has a lot of respect for other writers and fans. I really like how he's always so happy to share his passion for writing, and helping aspiring authors with advice and freely available lessons.
I love how Sanderson can just talk... He gets 1 question & then he rambles... and I love that.
I kid you not, I finished The Way of Kings just last night. And STORMING HELL, Brandon Sanderson! What gives you the RIGHT to make me feel all these things!? Storm you man! My goodness! It felt like my entire life shattered like the plains themselves! Agh!
You're in for a treat.
1week ago?
Oh boy are you going to love these next few weeks, then. You're going to rapidly lash yourself through the books, all the scenes will be lightwoven into vivid existence around you and soulcast you into something entirely new. Then Rhythm of War will come out and . . . oh boy I would love to be you right now. Granted, I'm enjoying this week of Stormlight Archiveness and the coming of RoW enough as myself. But gosh you're going to have fun.
As soon as rhythm of war comes out I'm buying them all now
if you cancel your social life, you can get through book 3 by Tuesday.
I started with the mistborn books and it literally changed my life! I had such a hard time reading because of my dyslexia so I avoided all books.... but mistborn was so exciting I put the effort into reading it and I improved massively!! It really helped me and now I love to read so in short thank you!
The scattering of multiple climaxes throughout the story is soooo helpful. I'm going to review my piece to make sure that building up to each major climax I conclude minor plot arcs (a romance here, a mystery there, etc.)
Oh thank God I don't have to split my book into three so that I can have3 climaxes
10:09 Backward Planning a Novel
17:04 Story Pacing - 20:14 Fractal World Building
22:10 Foreshadowing and Twists
35:29 Mentions 1984
I want to skip to 44 minutes in
Just cause I'm confused
I read this comment like 30 seconds before the last timestamp, and I’ll say... I was VERY confused for those 30 seconds before I got to it in the video. 😂
I laughed so hard at that question, I couldn't not time stamp it, 🤣
The fastest stormlight-infused click I did.
Lashing my finger on the like button
Read this as yoda
I was just wondering if Brandon was going to mention anything about good food for my awesomeness
Hopefully you are not a wind runner or else the keyboard is now stuck to your hand 😆
or a Bondsmith, they have the same power
“Here’s a toy car, instead I'm gonna kick you.”
Bold of you to assume that's not what I wanted the entire time.
Masochism intensifies
"I want people to have a satisfying journey."
You might say…journey before destination?
i mean if the destination is brandon sanderson kicking me in the face, i don't mind.
I MEAN WHO SAID THAT?
ohhhhhhhhhh
Life before death. Strength before weakness. Journey before pancakes.
@@theonlyslagathor Oh hi Moash?
@@lilyme3 Woah, they're only Moash if they go "Well I like Brandon kicking me in the face, therefore I should let the aliens (yes I know the twist, I've finished Oathbringer, a dozen times) rule the world as we humans want Brandon to kick is on the face"
Bold of brandon to assume that I do anything but read once I pick up a stormlight book!
Was gonna say exactly this - did my reread in 4 days whoops
“I don’t just want people to have a satisfying ending, I want them to have a satisfying journey.” Journey before destination
For anyone who writes and isn't already aware: Brandon has a whole podcast on writing speculative fiction called "Writing Excuses". It's amazing.
I actually found Sanderson via Writing Excuses, which I found via Howard Taylor. Statistically I'm probably the *only* person to find him that way.
I just wanted to start a writing session, but I wasn't motivated enough, but I guess I definitely will be after hearing Brandon speak about writing.
The guy just inspires me like a lot
Hope you're still writing ::)
@@luckydobby27 Yes I am! I finished my second novel this year and I'm currently working on a few short stories. Thank you!
4:30 my boyfriend and I have discussed a bit about Stormlight and Wheel of Time. We both agree that Crossroads of Twilight is that book in the WoT series where nothing happens, it's a bit of a drag once you've caught onto that. We felt this way about Oathbringer as well. I stopped reading it once I had finished part one a year ago, he stopped half way through. The reason was that it felt like Crossroads. Its interesting that Sanderson mentions that each book feel like a trilogy unto itself because that's how I saw Oathbringer, having got myself back into it last month and finishing it a couple of weeks ago. The first half of the book felt to mean like number one, nothing really happens, it just feels like its setting things up. Part two and three sharing the rest of the book being where it's at. I've hassled my boyfriend about finishing it (he started WoK again). The action is amazing and Dalinar is an absolute Chad of a man. It's just getting to the good stuff.
I dont know where I was going writing this. Any who, nice one getting the time to have a talk with Sanderson!! Can't wait for RoW
I hope you convinced him to watch ATLA
Brandon references that show lots so I believe he has already watched it.
@@lordofdarkness4204 he said in a livestream that he has tried, but it’s hard for him to sit down and watch it.
@@jazzbassboy
He said he tried to get his kids to watch it but it was hard for them to get into it. I'm fairly certain Brandon is already an ATLA fan.
@@jonahbardwell551 He has said he has only watched the first couple episodes. I forget why he said he didn't continue.
@@wingracer1614 bruh the first episodes are the worst part 😭😭
Found his takes on pacing interesting. Took me a couple tries to read Way of Kings. I kinda had expectations it'd have a faster pacing of Mistborn. Got a little turned off by how separate each of the viewpoints are (and how they *will eventually relate and connect) for such a big chunk of the first book. But once I finally got to the end, i was hooked and fully invested in the Stormlight Archives and reading onward was a lot easier.
Finished Oathbringer just in time a week before Rhythm of War comes in the mail!
yea , my god i struggled through the start, i just got my favorite character and used to skip to his chapters, i feel as if it could use some more editing. but god daymn im so pumped for the rest of the series
Can't relate, was instantly into Stormlight from the prologue! 😁
@@PropheticShadeZ hahah! skipped?! the first time around, i guess i wasn't in the right mindset. Kaladin's bridge runs dragged on a little much and seemed too repetitive, but when him starting to develop powers after being in the storm was the turning point that caught my attention again. Shallan's story probably picked up for me when she started to see spren in her drawings, it was a little spooky.
@@supremeintrovert7404 i kinda wanna reread some chapters now that i got better context of Roshar. But i swear to god, there was like one interlude chapter that didn't have nothing to do w/ anything. it was like some weird lake town where everyone was ankle deep in water and some mercenaries were hanging out.
I got stuck when we saw Kaliden's backstory. It was hard to read it when all I wanted was to know what he was doing now and where the other characters were. Also I knew the ending and didn't want to see a teen boy make awkward mistakes I couldn't help or look away from(I don't do well with cringe)
Tim, these are thoughtful questions, and it shows with how Brandon considers his answers. Well done man.
fr this is the best brando interview i've seen!
Gosh, I could listen to Brandon talk for years and not feel a second of it pass. What a wonderful and insightful guy.
I met Brandon Sanderson on two separate occasions, once at a con and once he came to my high school where he gave a very small lecture to about 20 of us on writing. I loved the Mistborn trilogy and I love his consistency and world-building, and I treasure the advice he gave me. "Just write, that's all you can do, just write."
I was like oh HFM has a new video out. Sweet! Wait, why is my favorite author in the thumbna...OHMYGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD
Oh my god you are talking to Brandon freaking Sanderson! I am SO jealous!
Holy crap, i've loved this guys books :O, and here he is, on one of my favorite channels!
I swear, listening to the way his mind works is soooo fascinating. It seems like any time I see him in a video, he talks about SOMETHING that I hadn't even considered before.
Edit: And then occasionally there's bits where I just have to double take, like when he starts talking about Jasnah, and it's the first time I'd ever found out that it's a J that's pronounced like a Y. XD
You probably know this by now but it's the same with Jah Keved.
@@notan3144 I did, but I appreciate the reminder. :)
I am currently watching his free lessons on his channel and he is such a good teacher. I haven't read his books yet but I really want to check them out.
@Benjamin Barack Thanks for your recommendation! I think I will start there
@@ceve I started with Stormlight. Best mistake of my life.
@@ceve It's tough - Stormlight is arguably the stronger series, but it's harder to get into. Mistborn is far more accessible (Oceans 11 meets the Evil Immortal God-Emperor) but doesn't quite reach the same heights that Stormlight does.
Hard to go wrong with Mistborn as your entry point, though. That's what I started with and I loved every minute of it.
I love how he talks with so much passion about writing, It's clearly what he loves to do
Thank you for not spoiling, I have yet to finish the first book but I've been loving it and I love most of sanderson's work
Got to love Sanderson plugging Journey before Destination
Really happy to see Tim doing more collabs with other TH-camrs ;)
4:50 just realized what's on Brandon's shirt and realizing I need one.
This is epic! Two masters of story telling and Worldbuilding together in one place! I don't even have to watch it to give it a like first!
I love how he talks about kind of "leading" the audience through the story. I can never anticipate how people will take a text or chapter or whatever bc I really have trouble imagining reading that story for the first time with just the information given, it's also why it's hard for me to tell a story in an understandable way (I mean when I'm talking to friends) bc I obviously know all the details but they don't and for me it's difficult to see it from their perspective who've never heard of it before. SO what I'm trying to say is that it takes some experience to anticipate the readers' reaction beforehand and I really appreciate him sharing his experience.
39:25 that line made me cry... You have no idea how much The Stormlight Archives helped me. Thank you, Brandon Sanderson
I love Sanderson's books! I don't think that there's been one that I've started that I haven't binged through. I think my favorite part of his writing is that there is never a situation that happens "because plot". His characters are always deeply tied to the story and world; highly recommend his books.
You've really gotten good at interviewing! It seems so meta. There on display is your integrated understanding of the art of writing, the author, the book, the series, the genre. As you are conversing, we're flies on the wall, being let in on the ultimate conversation -- how lucky to be invited! You bring a quality of analysis, regard and curiosity that steps up the level of the author's answers. It invites the author to speak to the best in their readers. It makes us better readers, and better authors, by introducing questions far beyond the common and expected. What a service to both the authors and your audience. Please do interviews as often as possible!
Why is Tim holding a twisted piece of metal throughout the whole video? I just couldn't stop staring at it.
"Here's a toy car, and now here's a kick in the face." Best description I've heard of how the "Happily Ever After" falls apart in Into The Woods! 🤣
I’m a simple man, I see Brandon Sanderson I click.
Tim!! Your channel has grown so much. I’m so excited for you. Congrats on interviewing Brandon. Two of my favorite people in one video. I don’t think I’ve ever clicked faster.
started with mistborn and have been making my way through all of Brandon's work since. still working on Oathbringer and I hope to finish it quickly to start with Rythm of war! :D
Thank you so much Timmy. What a wonderful interview. Ive already rewatched, and I know I will watch over and over. Learning so much.
Some authors: Promise them a car, hint at a jet, give them a jet
Togashi (level 01): Promise them a car, tell them how nice that car was which they never got
Togashi (level 10): Promise them a car, hint at a jet, give them a paper bag
Togashi (level 50): Promise them a car, hint at a battleship, give them something to cry about
Togashi (level 99): Promise them a spaceship . . . skip town
P.S.: Hunter x Hunter is great
You have good taste in anime and manga👍👍
I really hope he continues the Skyward series. The cliffhanger at the end of Starsight was so cool
He's writing Skyward 3 right now. It's on his website.
@@Darkkfated oh really? That's great to hear, thank you
"If you look at the number of books I have to write..." so you'll be done by the end of the year, I guess? Brandon Sanderson is SO productive, but still keeps such a high quality. I have no idea how he does it. XD
And they said infinity war was the greatest crossover of all time
I like the beard, Brandon. All good fantasy authors eventually grow beards.
I don't think Tolkien ever had a beard...
@@DatBrasss Well...Uh...Sorry Tolkien?
I hope he doesn't grow a beard, that probably means he won't ever finish his series like Rothfuss and Martin.
The way of kings is amazing i'm 21 hours in the audio book atm
Loved his line on the "if i want to publish my epic, im going to have to hide it from the publishers"
I actually started the Red Rising series with book five. That's what got me interested. I had no clue who anybody was but i enjoyed reading what i did, so I went back
At the start when he’s talking about how the journey is important I couldn’t help but thinking “it really is ‘Journey before destination’”
“I intend people to put this down...” joke’s on you, Mr. Sanderson; I read the first book in a single sitting, then started it over immediately afterwards. No, I didn’t sleep.
What a good morning! I just finished my reread of Oathbringer last night and now a video on writing from you AND BranSan? Yes, a million times, yes.
Brandon, not only will you be the next Stan Lee, but for your storytelling legacy you will be another pillar like Tolkien, and Jordan is for Fantasy, but I think since you are of our generation you will branch out a little bit more then them too open completely new doors we have yet to see.
I really think that Tolkien will be remembered as an equal of Tolkien. Tolkien invented the idea of inventing worlds and cultures in them, and Brandon mastered it.
@@WasatchWind that pretty much explains it, but I do think That Robert Jordan was the first one to truly Master it, and Brandon took the mantle and has been running with it ever since.
@@Atzael-SMN I haven't read Robert Jordan, so I cannot judge - I do know Brandon considers himself very derivative of Robert Jordan. I've heard however that Wheel of Time is extremely slow, even compared to the Stormlight Archive.
@@WasatchWind well yeah Jordan was a very detailed oriented author so his worlds were slow but very immersive. I love Brandon but Jordan is one of the greatest writers ever, and his series is one of the greatest series ever given what tropes he used, and he did it masterfully.
Heard you talk about brandon with Red and Blue on their podcast and now you have him on your channel as well! Surprised, happy and impressed 😊👍
My copy of Rhythm of War arrived today (13th) for some reason. Well I'm not complaining
What!?
7:40 progress is really the meat of a story
11:40 setups that make ending sing is more important than ending
13:15 Brandon debugging his work
28:50 Brandon’s Magna Carta
36:48 everything’s ultimately character driven
I began reading part 1 of Way of Kings
Read half of it before I let it rest
The language used was too complex for me
My English is stronger now
This kind of makes me want to read more of it
Yeah, it takes a bit of work to get through the first book but becomes very satisfying at the end, by then you should be fully invested. After the first books, i breezed through the rest of the books.
No way, my favorite author and my favorite youtube channel for writing advice, this is awesome.
ITS BRANDON SANDERSON, OH MY GOD. Honestly, its great to see Hello Future me having become so big
Tim, you did it you madman! Well done, I'm so excited about this!
I love to have seen your channel grown. It's been about a year since I meet you by accident at kmart and its been amazing watching all your videos.
My favorite TH-camr and my favorite author. For me it breaks my internet.
I couldn't imagine putting stormlight down and not picking it back up
Brandon is so amazing. He writes so well but also he is, so heavily interactive with his audience in a good way. I love reading his books so much.
Holy shit you actually got to talk to Brandon Sanderson
Red's gonna be jealous
I have listened to many authors speak for 30-120 minutes about writing over many years, but... I always feel no one levels me up like listening to Brandon speak. He can pack so much useful information into a 2 minute lecture than anyone I have ever known. Thanks for this. This was one of his best interviews. Fantastic questions. You guided him perfectly into his own headspace to allow him to expound on what he knows in such helpful ways. Kudos.
As a big fan of Brandon and having read Stormlight, Elantris, War breaker, and Mistborn setup setup setup and big action at the end is kind of what he does.
True but there's usually like a big middle action scene as well.
Spoilerish?
The Inquisitior in Final Empire.
Highstorm in stormlight 1
Szeth in stormlight 2
@@jordanthomas5635 All those are true, you could lump in the battle in Mistborn as well on Ellen's city when he and vin were away, still that general holds pretty well and even those middle subplots could be thought of as setup in a way.
@@kaga13 Just saying he's pretty aware of his natural tendencies and actively combats them to produce better writing. :)
I couldn't be the only one in Tim's channel who is also watching all of Sanderson's classes that he put up on his channel for free. 💓💓💓
Brandon is a genius writer and an expert in his craft.
Nice interview. I read Mistborn because of something you said in one of your videos, and now I'm just gonna have to get the stormlight books.
Timmy you're a classy interviewer. I love how you don't interrupt.
6:36 I guess you could say- journey before destination.
So Sanderson's writing style for keeping long books interesting is "Journey before Destination"?
"I want them to read like books that are much shorter than what they are"
They're the shortest books ive ever read
I've heard most of these words, in this order, from Brandon, with the same hand gestures, about 4 or more times. Still wanted to keep listening.
The greatest fiction story teller not just of our time, but of any time. This man is a force of nature.
I can't believe I just found this. This is amazing!
Fantastic interview! Brandon Sanderson has been my favorite author for years and I never got tired of listening to him talk. I think you did a great job with picking your questions too!
Awesome interview from both of you. I have never heard of this guy before. A lot of people seem to love his work!
One of the things I appreciate about Sandersons writing if Jasnah is how he didn’t just make her atheism sympathetic but he provides enough Mike drop philosophical moments for her that might have convinced me he was an atheist had I not been familiar with his theism.
AAAAHHHH this was the best surprise I've had in a long time 👏🏽👏🏽
The segment about signaling your readers what the story wants is really important
And i will keep it into mind when assessing my experience in the future
The bit about pacing was also interesting and useful
I like how they're talking about wanting the books to be exciting all the way through in a way that fits Radiant oaths. "I want the journey to be exciting." "Journey before destination."
I clicked this bad boy as fast as I could and I haven't even picked up any Brandon books yet
Brandon Sanderson is a proactive author. He has a plan what and when to write. He has a bigger picture in his mind.
I never get sick of Brandon. The guy is so thoughtful, always gives me great ideas and makes me think. Great interview Tim!
You're not meant to binge-read Brandon's books...? Well, that's news to me.