+Invocation Posted January 30, 2019 Posted January 30, 2019 (edited) How does he do this the way that he does? The third draft of Starsight is at 50% now, along with 40% on Stormlight 4. It's not even February yet! Is he just secretly a bendalloy Misting and writes in his bubbles or something? Is this even the right area for this? I have no idea! Edited January 30, 2019 by Invocation 3
Ink he/him Posted January 30, 2019 Posted January 30, 2019 Brandon Sanderson is the pseudonym of a group of authors who all collaborate to write a mega-series. I’m semi-joking. Seriously. He’s insanely fast.
+Invocation Posted January 30, 2019 Author Posted January 30, 2019 9 minutes ago, Inklingspren said: I’m semi-joking. Seriously. He’s insanely fast. You aren't kidding. Imagine if he gets stuff done fast enough to where he could cap off Wax and Wayne 4 and have it out towards the end of this year.
goody153 Posted January 30, 2019 Posted January 30, 2019 Quote Brandon is a machine Yeah. Nobody believes me but he's an AI i tell you. No human is capable of his level of productivity Brandon Sanderbot. I tell you. (serious answer he's extremely good at this time management thing that i'm awful at) 1
Mailnaise she/her Posted January 30, 2019 Posted January 30, 2019 Can I just say how much I appreciate how much he writes? My other favorite book series is Green rider by Kristen Britain, (which are amazing and you should totally read them), but the first book came out 20 YEARS AGO, and we're currently waiting for book 7. And she has released no other books. in 20 years, she has only released 6 books. Think about Brandon for a second! Elantris was he first book so in 14 years, (It came out in 2005) he has released 24 BOOKS not even counting his short stories of any kind. Thanks Sanderson, from all of us 4
Orlion Blight he/him Posted January 30, 2019 Posted January 30, 2019 11 hours ago, Invocation said: You aren't kidding. Imagine if he gets stuff done fast enough to where he could cap off Wax and Wayne 4 and have it out towards the end of this year. Won't happen. There's a huge difference between making minor changes and writing a whole novel, even one so devoid of aesthetic style as Brandon's. He would still need to outline, first draft, send for edits and then do the various edits that follow. 2020 if he fits it in with Stormlight (I'll believe it when I see it). 2021 more likely. As far as him writing more then other authors, there are a couple things to keep in mind: 1) He does this full time. 2) He has hired a significantly sized staff that helps him keep stuff straight, research, run stores, plans events, edits his work in house, organizes art, etc. Essentially, he is not nearly as solitary a novelist as others are. 3) His writing style is not as demanding as, say, Rothfuss or Martin's. This is actually not meant as a dig this time, it works great for what he is going for, but it is also waaaay less stressful to write than something more stylistic. It's the difference between "does this make sense and is excited?" and "could this make a reader weep for joy at its sublime nature?" Really, I think number 2 is what is most responsible for his large output, so by all means praise the man he's done the work! But thank Dragonsteel Inc as well, I don't think Brandon could keep all his rust together otherwise to write all those novels. And his family as well. They could be overly demanding, wanting to spend time with their father/husband, but they let him run free
+Invocation Posted January 30, 2019 Author Posted January 30, 2019 18 minutes ago, TheOrlionThatComesBefore said: Won't happen. There's a huge difference between making minor changes and writing a whole novel, even one so devoid of aesthetic style as Brandon's. He would still need to outline, first draft, send for edits and then do the various edits that follow. LET ME DREAM YOU CRUEL DREAMCRUSHER 6
Orlion Blight he/him Posted January 30, 2019 Posted January 30, 2019 7 minutes ago, Invocation said: LET ME DREAM YOU CRUEL DREAMCRUSHER I was once a dreamer like you... but my dreams were crushed by the State of the Sanderson 2018! Magic: The Gathering instead of Wax and Wayne 4?! What vile betrayal was this?! Now, I wander these forums, a soulless husk that feeds on the juices of freshly crushed dreams, filtered through a sieve because few things are grosser than dream pulp. 6
Ammanas Posted January 31, 2019 Posted January 31, 2019 9 hours ago, TheOrlionThatComesBefore said: but my dreams were crushed by the State of the Sanderson 2018! Magic: The Gathering instead of Wax and Wayne 4?! What vile betrayal was this?! I almost hope that Brandon decides to write a free novella for both the Pokemon and Yu-gi-oh card games just to see the reaction around here. Some people just want to see the world burn... 2
Orlion Blight he/him Posted January 31, 2019 Posted January 31, 2019 2 hours ago, Ammanas said: I almost hope that Brandon decides to write a free novella for both the Pokemon and Yu-gi-oh card games just to see the reaction around here. Some people just want to see the world burn... I would prefer something really out of left field... like Arkham Horror or Legend of the Five Rings. That way, I would have to break my "don't read non-cosmere Brandon" policy while simultaneously grousing about his decisions! And it should postpone a Stormlight novel, mwahaha! 2
goody153 Posted January 31, 2019 Posted January 31, 2019 (edited) Just like one of the recent WoB says. If we let Sanderson run free unsupervised is dangerous. Like random novellas might appear. Edited January 31, 2019 by goody153 4
StrikerEZ he/him Posted January 31, 2019 Posted January 31, 2019 16 hours ago, TheOrlionThatComesBefore said: I would prefer something really out of left field... like Arkham Horror or Legend of the Five Rings. That way, I would have to break my "don't read non-cosmere Brandon" policy while simultaneously grousing about his decisions! And it should postpone a Stormlight novel, mwahaha! This is only slightly related. Why don’t you like to read his non-Cosmere books? I just think it’s a shame that you’ll never read Skyward, because I think it’s better than at least a couple of his Cosmere books. It’s definitely better (in my humble opinion ) than Elantris, White Sand, and Well of Ascension, and I could see an argument for it being better than Warbreaker and most of the Era 2 books.
Orlion Blight he/him Posted January 31, 2019 Posted January 31, 2019 1 hour ago, StrikerEZ said: This is only slightly related. Why don’t you like to read his non-Cosmere books? A lot of enjoyment I get out of reading comes from stylistic writing. Brandon as Cosmere all ready fails pretty spectacularly in that department, but they are fun palette cleansers for me, so I read them. Most, if not all, of his non-Cosmere stuff is YA. That seems to mean, in my experience, that the writing style is even more simplistic then his Cosmere stuff, to the point that it feels insulting. There is nothing fun about that. Not to mention that the themes are waaaay more geared to a younger audience and I am sick of YA stuff permeating culture... I'm a curmudgeon! I want more themes that are pertinent to me! I mean, the Cosmere is all ready pretty much YA, did he really have to tone down his actual YA stuff? 1
StrikerEZ he/him Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 59 minutes ago, TheOrlionThatComesBefore said: A lot of enjoyment I get out of reading comes from stylistic writing. Brandon as Cosmere all ready fails pretty spectacularly in that department, but they are fun palette cleansers for me, so I read them. Most, if not all, of his non-Cosmere stuff is YA. That seems to mean, in my experience, that the writing style is even more simplistic then his Cosmere stuff, to the point that it feels insulting. There is nothing fun about that. Not to mention that the themes are waaaay more geared to a younger audience and I am sick of YA stuff permeating culture... I'm a curmudgeon! I want more themes that are pertinent to me! I mean, the Cosmere is all ready pretty much YA, did he really have to tone down his actual YA stuff? I mean...I guess that’s fair. I definitely don’t think that his YA books are super toned down, but to each their own.
Ammanas Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 1 hour ago, TheOrlionThatComesBefore said: I'm a curmudgeon! I want more themes that are pertinent to me! I mean, the Cosmere is all ready pretty much YA, did he really have to tone down his actual YA stuff You strike me as someone with the soul of a old man. I keep telling you if you like Ray Brandbury you would love Clark Ashton Smith! They are both authors that are appreciated with a certain amount of life experience. Also Tad Williams to a certain extent (not as much as the previous two).
Orlion Blight he/him Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 32 minutes ago, Ammanas said: You strike me as someone with the soul of a old man. I keep telling you if you like Ray Brandbury you would love Clark Ashton Smith! They are both authors that are appreciated with a certain amount of life experience. Also Tad Williams to a certain extent (not as much as the previous two). I could not stand Tad Williams for some reason. Just never clicked. Clark Ashton Smith? I just have to fit in somewhere, I have all ready read a couple of his stories and enjoyed them. 1
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