An Ending and A Beginning — Brandon Sanderson's Writing Lecture #12 (2025)

128K views • 1 year ago • 1:13:02 Brandon Sanderson returns for his last class of 2025, doing one final Q&A to some of the most asked questions from the class. Thank you all for joining us, now go write that book! Want to send me something to open? Dragonsteel Entertainment ATTN: Adam P.O Box 698 American Fork, UT 84003 Stay up to date by following my newsletter: https://brandonsanderson.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=7d056bb7596a3e617f82004b2&id=fa68f14db0 Interested in signed books and swag? Check here: https://www.dragonsteelbooks.com/ You can also follow me on: Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@authorbrandonsanderson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrandSanderson Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrandSanderson Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandsanderson/?hl=en Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mistbornbrandon Frequently asked questions: https://faq.brandonsanderson Chapters (0:00) - Intro (0:13) - Beginning of the "end" (0:57) - How To Break In Now As An Author (6:22) - Biggest Mistake Learned As A Writer (8:12) - Best Way to Learn Revision (10:10) - Reading the First Draft and the Final Draft (11:30) - Writing linearly Vs Story Arc (12:37) - Secret Project and Agents (17:16) - Why Did Kickstarter Work / Indie Work (31:15) - Going Out Of State for Agent Searching (34:50) - Changes Genres Between Publishing Books (41:24) - Difference Between YA and Middle Grade (45:44) - Writing In Strange Prose (47:54) - Small Press Publishing (52:20) - Biggest Objective As a Writer? (53:46) - Including Artwork When Send Submission (55:38) - Writer/Illustrator Combo Publishing (59:05) - How To Use Your Reading Time To Become a Better Writer (1:00:41) - Writing On Specific Topics (1:01:18) - Avoid Publisher Company Scams (1:04:25) - A.I. Art (1:05:48) - Keeping Your World / Story Stored and Organized (1:06:40) - A Beginning and An End