Lecture #1: Introduction — Brandon Sanderson on Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy

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  @faithmacgregor340 · 1 year ago

  I took this class in 2020 when you put it on the internet during covid. I am now a published Author! 5 years! I have 5 more to be successful and go full time!

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  @EXbobomb · 2 years ago

  I love the fact he points out that sometimes you need to ignore advice. <br><br>There are too many teachers in creative fields that think their word is law, its so important to understand that almost any creative advice is what works <b>for them</b> and <b>could</b> work for you.

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  @teppil · 6 years ago

  I&apos;m seeing a trend with his class size. Brandon&apos;s class in 2025 will be held in a football stadium.

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  @_mollusc_lover_1509 · 4 years ago

  I know this comment will get buried, but as someone with a hearing impairment I&apos;d just like to thank the youtube channel/whoever was in charge for putting good captions on this video :)

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• ME

  @metacarpitan · 4 years ago

  &quot;If you want to write literary fiction about boring people going through boring problems&quot; cracked me up

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• KE

  @kermitdfrogz · 5 years ago

  Whether or not he realizes it, he&apos;s saving lives and people from despair that have dreams and feel trapped. &nbsp;God bless you, Brandon.

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• ZI

  @zigi1524 · 6 years ago

  This has been the most liberating thing ever ... I DON&apos;T NEED AN OUTLINE oh my god thank you my life has been saved

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  @vernazzasyrah · 6 years ago (edited)

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6HOdHEeosc&amp;t=2902">48:22</a> “Focus on what you have power over: You have power over whether you finish your stories. You have power over whether you’re consistent. You have power over whether, you know, you are excited and interested in the stories you are creating. You do not have as much power over whether you’re going to make it or not.”<br><br>So, so, so good.

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  @letsrock434 · 3 years ago

  I am the Brick Layer. <br><br>Thanks for the class while I work Blue Collar. Having this on YouTube means everything to someone like me.

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  @Bootjeh · 4 years ago (edited)

  I know this is dramatic, but I wanna cry lmao. I studies literature in university. My passion for literature died in those classes. Sanderson has a way of communicating his passion to students and even viewers not in the room.<br>I want to bust out my laptop and start taking notes, revise them, prepare the next class, damn. Like he makes me feel like I will LEARN and I will be incredibly skillful by the end of these lectures. That in itself is something worth complimenting in a way words cannot describe<br><br>AND THIS IS FREEEEEE

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  @hondasamer5920 · 6 years ago

  Joey Tribbiani: there are no selfless acts.<br>Me: <b>*pointing to Brandon uploading &nbsp;lectures for free on YouTube*</b>

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  @jbizzlemcnizzle · 6 years ago (edited)

  Thanks primarily to Brandon, after 15 years of being a writer who never finished anything, ever, I&apos;m finally on pace to finish at least 2 novels a year, every year! I&apos;m still not at a point where I feel like my books are worth submitting, but I have grown so much and it&apos;s because of these classes and Writing Excuses. I&apos;ve even started looking at agents. Thank you, Brandon!

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