Lecture #12: Publishing Part One — Brandon Sanderson on Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy

[cbpd]

Am I a writer? No. Will I ever be a writer? No. Do I still watch every one of these lectures from start to finish? Hells yeah, I do!

[tobslobe]

i re-watch these videos, still cant believe they are free. Perfect for the drop out who wishes to quit construction to become a fantasy writer.

[joshramirez]

Brandon is just a good guy. Love that he teaches college and writes a couple books a year. You can tell that he is generally interested and knowledgable in the subject matter. Thanks Brandon and Adam for sharing with everyone stuck in doors at the moment.

[yohei]

As an aspiring author, I find this the most useful general introduction to the publishing world I've ever come across. Also, it's terrifying.

[danielb]

NOTE TO ADAM: The title is not matching the other lecture titles, future viewers might get confused

[morganlucchi]

Audio starts at around 3:00
Lesson starts at 4:50

[c.m.]

Casually says, “…because my advances are so astronomically huge.” 😂 I love how down to earth he is about his success. It’s rare to see someone do free lectures while they’re currently one of the top people in their field.

[아라조이언]

“Your mileage may value.” —Brandon Sanderson, best-selling author

[brettd]

29:30 Just as a little addition to this, as someone who as queried recently, most agents & editors these days ask for a sample to be included with the initial query. Usually the first 5 pages, sometimes more. So things have definitely shifted more towards "let me have a look at the writing right away" instead of just "good business letter".

[generalbismark]

Did i just hear Brandon practically writes faster then his Editor edits? I wouldn't be surprised.

[Huhgundai]

He could charge so much money for this - and people would pay it. Props to Brandon for giving everyone access to it.

[I_Cant_Hear_You_]

I love the Elantris publishing story near the end. Shows Joshua’s talents if he was being able to go from 5k for 1 book to 20k for 2 books. He sounds like an exceptional agent.

[carolclement]

Brandon Sanderson is such a good storyteller, even this lecture on publishing is riveting, lol

[evanmichaelhardin]

Went from having no idea about how to go about publishing my novel to feeling like I’m ready to start the process. Thank you Brandon.

[AndrewJSimpson]

You’re a good dude and I’m happy of all the good things that have and will come your way.

[asteroidmonger]

Written more since I found this playlist about three weeks ago than in the last couple of years. You are so awesome for offering this content. Thank you!

[UkuleleProductions]

I'm totaly fine, with hearing, its hard to sell your book. Cause I belive in my work, and will do everything I can, to archive my goal. The real soulcrushing thing, is to realise, that I write in German, and its so much harder, to be successful as an artist, if you do not speak english nativly.
To all you english speakers out there: Be thankful for this gift! It makes a lot of things so much easier for you!

[travelien]

Brandon's books are the first that I could not put down in a while. I devoured Skyward and Starsight in a matter of a week and have since fallen in love with his other books. His lectures have been a joy and never fail to point out something new I had yet to consider in my own writing.

[DragonBloodShepherd]

I start to realistically think that from Brandon's lectures we can learn way more about creative writing and the whole process than spending 3+ years trying to learn it at the university.

[rebeccawilliams]

It's so amazing that he shares all this for non-students. It helps SO much!