Brandon Sanderson Lecture 2: What makes a good plot (1/5)

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[kenta]

I'm so happy that girl asked the plot vs. setting question omg

[benjaminross]

it really irritates me when I see people commenting on mr. Sandersons size or overall health. he is an absolute master story teller and writer, and I am deeply thankful to BYU and mr. sanderson for making these videos available on youtube. so to those of you that are watching to make fun of this man's weight issue's and not watching for his instruction are seriously lacking in your ability to think..only an idiot would be fixated on einstiens hair while he was explaining the universe to you..

[carolpainteddeer]

So glad I found these lectures online! It's so frustrating to be in college and not have enough elective credits available to take a subject you LOVE, but isn't part of your required/supplementary coursework. (ex: clinical psych majors aren't offered creative writing...though a case could be made for it!) These are good for pre-NANOWRIMO writers, too - none of use is above getting a refresher on our skills here and there - and this is way cheaper than a writers' conference. (he's been on panels, and is well published NON academically, so we are AHEAD.) E-hug, brother of the pen :-)

[whakabuti]

If you want to skip the whole class interruption scene from after he mentions the assassination of Becket click to 10:14 .

[ClaireBolda]

Did anyone else write down notes on his lecture as if they were a part of the class?

[JonathanHarbour]

He is an extraordinary genius of storytelling.

[josephblumenthal]

Thank you. I'm just some person who found out recently i have an absolute love/ obsession for writing and story telling. I'm old, so in my days i would never have had the $ or the grades to learn from a great professor like Mr. Sanderson. Thank you for the education. For what my gratitude is

[BalmoraBlade]

oh god, I misheard that you can invent character who wants to be best swordsman, and then put him in a world where everyone is closed in a (suit)case O.o well, for a second it all escalated into this epic fantasy Kafka in my head wtf

[grimshake]

Thanks a lot for these videos, nothing better than learning creative writing from your favorite authors.

[BoredToBoard]

The phone going and Brandon smiling due to the timing. Some things you can't write. For everything else, there's MasterCard

[corm]

I absolutely agree, with what he said about history. I think there are a lot of stories in history many of them obscure and little known that would translate very well into a fantasy novel.

[nikolaigriggs]

Conflict is the glue of setting, plot, character

[Zironeful]

Wait, mistborn? Oh my god, I'm unknowingly getting advice of the author of one of my favorite books!
... Guess I should look sometimes at the name of the author?

[rasaecnai]

Marks of a genius? If i could write as good as him, i'd wear those pants and sweater anytime!

[cruchingtiger]

Thanks so much for posting these videos, Brandon Sanderson makes so much sense!

[UdyKumra]

Every world and story I've ever made is strongly based on history. I often combine at least two, but usually three or four or even more different societies, events, or people into a single story/setting and build from there.

[TacticusPrime]

Unless you are F. Scott Fitzgerald, then lay off the observer protagonist.

[l.b.]

This is Brandon Sanderson people! The Final Empire?? HELLO???

[nikiverse]

Ha! I loved how he pulled that sword/caste system thing out of his ass at the end! Great video

[cubbeige]

Haven't seen Sando with a hat before