A CHAT WITH BRANDON SANDERSON

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A CHAT WITH BRANDON SANDERSON | Hang out with us as we interview Sanderson about Wheel of Time, his newest book Cytonic, the Cosmere, genre snobbery, YA vs Adult, and a lot more :)
Time stamps:
0:00 Balance between familiar and unique
4:14 Do you scrap books that aren’t “original” enough?
6:00 What do you have in common with Spensa?
7:46 Narrating your own life
8:20 switching between adult and ya
9:45 what makes something ya? (plus a great ice cream metaphor)
13:04 Mistborn being both YA and Adult (plus a fun high school story)
15:20 Things “incorrectly shelved” as YA (Ex: Wheel of Time)
16:00 genre snobbery and ageism
19:38 the good and bad of fandoms (how the SFF community treats certain books and readers)
24:00 Wheel of Time
26:36 who is your favorite WoT character?
27:00 Marvel, Cosmere, and how the MCU and the internet helped Sanderson’s career
33:05 Easter eggs and the creation of the Cosmere/Hoid
38:12 Fan question: if the Skyward characters could go to another one of your worlds, where do you think they’d fit best? (minor Skyward character arc spoilers)
41:28 which of your books do you think would work best as movies, shows, and/or games?
45:00 do you read mostly SFF in your free time?
46:11 what have you read this year?
46:48 would you ever write outside SFF?
48:25 what are your inspirations in writing the alien/fantasy species?
51:30 structuring a book/how do you do research for an AI character?
55:10 how do you write characters so different from yourself? Are there lines you don’t feel crossing with characters?
If you'd like more Sanderson content, here's my playlist: • Brandon Sanderson
The charity mentioned: fundraise.worldbuilders.org/g...
The liveshow chatting about Cytonic and the Skyward series will be on December 3rd. See you then!
(Who noticed Jess, Jessie, and myself were all representing the Skyward series book covers?)
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Jessie: / @jessiemaebooks
Sanderson: / brandsanderson
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@ebnovels 2 жыл бұрын

Time stamps: 0:00 Balance between familiar and unique 4:14 Do you scrap books that aren’t “original” enough? 6:00 What do you have in common with Spensa? 7:46 Narrating your own life 8:20 switching between adult and ya 9:45 what makes something ya? (plus a great ice cream metaphor) 13:04 Mistborn being both YA and Adult (plus a fun high school story) 15:20 Things “incorrectly shelved” as YA (Ex: Wheel of Time) 16:00 genre snobbery and ageism 19:38 the good and bad of fandoms (how the SFF community treats certain books and readers) 24:00 Wheel of Time 26:36 who is your favorite WoT character? 27:00 Marvel, Cosmere, and how the MCU and the internet helped Sanderson’s career 33:05 Easter eggs and the creation of the Cosmere/Hoid 38:12 Fan question: if the Skyward characters could go to another one of your worlds, where do you think they’d fit best? (minor Skyward character arc spoilers) 41:28 which of your books do you think would work best as movies, shows, and/or games? 45:00 do you read mostly SFF in your free time? 46:11 what have you read this year? 46:48 would you ever write outside SFF? 48:25 what are your inspirations in writing the alien/fantasy species? 51:30 structuring a book/how do you do research for an AI character? 55:10 how do you write characters so different from yourself? Are there lines you don’t feel crossing with characters? If you'd like more Sanderson content, here's my playlist: kzfaq.info/sun/PL-WCMA9LkyewXJ6w64z19u5sBkocaiTAQ The charity mentioned: fundraise.worldbuilders.org/give/158394/#!/donation/checkout The liveshow chatting about Cytonic and the Skyward series will be on December 3rd. See you then! (Who noticed Jess, Jessie, and myself were all representing the Skyward series book covers?) Links to everyone's channels: Jess: kzfaq.info Jessie: kzfaq.info/love/-7Fid0mztwtmf2Z7OgPRRQ Sanderson: kzfaq.info

@YN1MAN 2 жыл бұрын

@inlikeflynn7238 2 жыл бұрын

I can't believe you just had an interview with Brandon Sanderson! This was special. Brandon Sanderson has always been this vague intimidating figure in my imagination but he just genuinely seems like a normal guy in the interview. I would have never imagined him like this.

@aden.e 2 жыл бұрын

sanderson is truly such a gem. we are all so immensely lucky to be living in the same era that he is writing! also props for keeping it together guys, i would’ve been lost in excitement.

@tylerharrell9862 2 жыл бұрын

"put the books were the people who will love them can find them," 🥰 this has been a kinda bad month, but it's little things like this that make me love November. Thank you all for being so good.

@ebnovels 2 жыл бұрын

I’m sorry November hasn’t been going well for you, but your comments always make my days better, and I’m glad that at the very least something here on the channel can make your days a little better too 🤗

@user-mu5sl4vh7m 8 ай бұрын

Just wanted to say that you seem like a very nice and genuine person and I like your smile. I hope you have a great day!

@PetrikLeo 2 жыл бұрын

This is an incredible interview. The three of you did an excellent job, and I love all the answers that Sanderson gave! Thank you so much!

@jadersanctem 2 жыл бұрын

I wanted to say the same thing but you beat me to it!

@upload2010 2 жыл бұрын

Gosh... This dude is so bloody awesome to give time to booktubers. He knows where the wind is blowing and hes doing a fantastic job of keep pace with it.

@joelman1989 2 жыл бұрын

I feel like I’m often praising KZfaqrs on their interview skills. But this is a step above almost anything I’ve seen on KZfaq. The questions you three came up with were that perfect blend of unique,timely,simple, profound that gets the interviewee to express ideas we all really want to understand or get their perspective on. Your comfort and professionalism. Everything was just spectacular. Great job!

@angstegremlin9400 2 жыл бұрын

brandon sanderson is one of my favourite authors just coz how genuinely kind hearted and understanding he is

@jasonmacomber4020 2 жыл бұрын

His teaching lectures are great. He is very generous for making those accessible.

@OverlyAverageBen 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine not screaming for an hour 😂

@ebnovels 2 жыл бұрын

The first time I take a drink of water at the beginning, imagine it’s a paper bag, and that’ll more accurately depict how I felt 💁🏻‍♀️

@andrewf7732 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Sanderson is just so articulate and he seems very easy to talk to even though he's a giant in the genre.

@DarkseedAlpha 2 жыл бұрын

I love listening to Brandon's lectures and interviews. His ability to just break into a flowing conversation is evidence that, beyond his talent, he lives and breathes good storytelling.

@Wontellu 2 жыл бұрын

Elliot I feel so happy for you that you got to interview one of your favorite authors! And you kept yourself very calm, I would be so nervous! 😂 Sanderson is also a great guy to be interviewed!

@samchau3476 2 жыл бұрын

This is a great interview! I thought only 10 minutes had passed when I was almost halfway through the interview. Overall the questions were really interesting, especially the part concerning elitism in the sff community and fandoms.

@ebnovels 2 жыл бұрын

The last chunk has some very interesting parts too; it was great to have him on and get to hear his thoughts on so many different topics! 😄

@lieslherman 2 жыл бұрын

All his love for Anne McCaffrey just warms my heart--I grew up on her Dragonriders series and it's so foundational to my love of fantasy, the fact it's his too is just... 🥰. I wonder if that's why Rodge's last name is also McCaffrey, his way of paying homage to the person who built his love for the girl+dragon trope, into the boy that helped rebuild her dragon. Just love it.

@elmeida 2 жыл бұрын

omg yes me too...so happy that he loved those books! They were some of my faves years ago and now I am reading Brandon's books :)

@QManagerin 2 жыл бұрын

Sanderson is the most humble, nice and kind author - thank you for this great interview with him! I hope they adapt one of his works into a movie or series. I would totally watch a 5 hour Sanderson book adaptation!

@WhitneyOpfar 2 жыл бұрын

I know you said you weren’t going to do a big celebration for 100,000 subscribers but what a great Video to mark all the hard work you have put in to your channel. This was such an awesome video I love you girls. You are all so sweet ❤️😊

@aliciaawayreading2911 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure if I could enjoy Sanderson more, but this interview with him is amazing. Thanks for doing this ladies, love hearing his thoughts on all things!

@JRawlings14 2 жыл бұрын

Brandon is such a good author to interview. His answers are always super informative and passionate

@wobblyunicorn 2 жыл бұрын

This guy is so eloquent. His replies are just great.

@angierivera7481 2 жыл бұрын

This was such an awesome interview! You guys had such great questions for him, and his answers were so well-thought out. I always appreciate people who see themselves as a work-in-progress, and I get that impression with Sanderson. I've only ever read Mistborn, but now I'm pumped to really dive into the rest of his work. Thank you for doing this!

@pooyashirazi1991 2 жыл бұрын

great job on the video, Elliot and Jessies :D one of the most interesting Sanderson interviews I have ever seen

@Above_Parr 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect time to also say congrats on 100k Elliot! Doing big things and we love to see it. This is also all I’ve ever wanted 😍

@kimkosyjana9511 2 жыл бұрын

Congrats on this amazing interview! The conversation flowed so nicely and you ladies asked great questions! Love Brandon, he seems like such a genuine dude.

@stephaniereisnour7470 2 жыл бұрын

What a great interview!! Thanks so much guys for doing this and putting it up for all of us :) loved the questions. Can’t wait for Cytonic!!! A big thanks to BrandoSando for being so great to his fans and doing these too 🐉📚👩‍🚀

@xXSupaKawaiiXx 2 жыл бұрын

First time finding your channel and I have to say Elliot, you did a fantastic job leading this panel discussion. This is one of my favorite Brandon Sanderson interviews.

@noelanikaanana 2 жыл бұрын

What a great interview 👏🏼 Congrats! I could listen to Brandon speak for hours- he's so interesting and personable. I don't know how you all kept it together.

@kiddocter13 2 жыл бұрын

I always love a good Brandon Sanderson interview! Great questions for him to answer in his signature style. I'm so looking forward to Cytonic...I pre-ordered it on Amazon.

@TomerArmarnik 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great chat with questions touching on all of the various topics. Sanderson is always very approachable and willing to open up to his fans, quite a treat.

@cbpd89 2 жыл бұрын

Best, nicest, interview! So sweet and positive and the way it ended was absolutely adorable! 😆 Your channel is always so fun, this video was a day brightener that I badly needed. 💜

@sammyylamb 2 жыл бұрын

So many lovely people!! This is awesome. Sanderson is also such an amazing writing teacher. His writing and how he talks about it really has changed how I approach both reading and writing.

@danamytereads5304 2 жыл бұрын

That's the second time I've heard him mention cozy mysteries! I feel like cozies aren't as widely known. They've started becoming too predictable for me, but I do enjoy reading a cozy after an epic fantasy and just have too much of a book hangover.

@mastersal4644 2 жыл бұрын

Such a great interview. Everyone felt so natural and calm 😅. Mr Sanderson is such a generous author - that reading for blurb hit me. Imagine depending all your reading time looking to give back

@raihanasam7594 2 жыл бұрын

This was such an amazing interview! Your interviewing skills *chefs kiss*👌🏼 I felt like I was just having a chat with some pals 🥰 so cool to see his insight into some very interesting topics

@anananana 2 жыл бұрын

The interview was so good, well done and interesting! The three of you knocked it out of the park and Brandon's answers are good as always! 👌👏👏👏

@anggieb.2936 2 жыл бұрын

Hopefully you get a chance to sit with more authors this way because it was a wonderful interview! Sooo enjoyed your interactions and getting peeks into his process!

@Lionhearted626 2 жыл бұрын

What an incredible joy to get to interview him. Y’all three produced fantastic questions and conversations between the four of you. Very well done on your part.

@christiangalano7512 2 жыл бұрын

Great interview with great questions! Thanks ladies!

@JolienReads 2 жыл бұрын

Only halfway through but this is such an interesting conversation with some GREAT questions! I love how all of you pick Brandon Sanderson's brain 😂

@FantasyFiles 2 жыл бұрын

Every single person's face when he said "I wrote 13 novels before I published" 😂😂😂😂😂

@eduardofragoso827 2 жыл бұрын

very well structured! thank you for this!

@tylerharrell9862 2 жыл бұрын

I love that Brandon's favorite character was Perrin Aybara; when I got to Sanderson's parts of WoT I was worried that Perrin's story was going to be set aside for all the other plot lines that had to be settled and I was not disappointed with how it was handled.

@vishanthfishy 2 жыл бұрын

agreed. i think getting a writer who was more of a perrin fan was great, at that point perrin was overshadowed and Mat and Rand were getting more attention. Sanderson really balanced WoT out near the end imo and this is coming from a Mat fan

@tylerharrell9862 2 жыл бұрын

@@vishanthfishy 💯 also a Mat fan 😂 he did amazing.

@justin-md4xm 2 жыл бұрын

He really was the whole offensive line of the last book. Mat would be quarterback and Rand runs to the end zone.

@Florfilm 2 жыл бұрын

Great interview. Thank you so much.

@tlshepard11 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent interview y'all, great questions and great responses!

@ebnovels 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! And yes, his answers were all fantastic 😄

@JonSteitzer 2 жыл бұрын

Great panel, Great interview, great questions.

@VenusAsAFormerBoy 2 жыл бұрын

I love this man so much. He just seems like such a great person to sit and talk with

@tealst.nicklaus1559 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful interview! Some great questions here :)

@anah9017 2 жыл бұрын

Wow!!! The three of you did a great job! Good questions and follow up comments, very professional! I would have been a giggling mess just telling him "wow, what a brain!!!!".

@BamadeusTTV 2 жыл бұрын

Such a great interview. I could listen to Brandon talk forever!

@safinan8008 2 жыл бұрын

Wow 😮 great video!!! 🎥🎬 it must be nice to have Brandon Sanderson on ur channel!! 📖😊

@lenapakalniski2632 2 жыл бұрын

Aw, I absolutely love this 😍 awesome questions!

@craigwatson9151 2 жыл бұрын

Great job ladles...asking the questions..then letting him speak 👏

@llauram3650 2 жыл бұрын

that was greattttt! thank you :D

@nikkisweezea2388 2 жыл бұрын

So happy for you Elliot!!

@shivalisharma5697 2 жыл бұрын

Wow.. all my faves in one screen 💓 This was such a delightful time✌️

@akernis3193 2 жыл бұрын

That was a really good interview, great work done by all of you.

@tanyam928 2 жыл бұрын

Great interview! You all asked good questions and had some good follow up and discussion with Brandon!

@raquelmarcalsantos 2 жыл бұрын

This is so great, I’m obsessed! 😍

@billhinshillwood2670 2 жыл бұрын

Great interview. Brandon has great knowledge, insight, and passion about writing and story telling. How cool would it be to sign up for one of this classes. I need to read more of this novels. I've read stormlight, just started WOT, and can't wait to get to skyward and mistborn.

@Floobie2956 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely fantastic interview

@acourtofbooksandbakes 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome interview. That was so good.

@Gatts2011 2 жыл бұрын

haven't been here for a minute, but damn Sanderson's is here? Elli must've been so happy!

@TheBookishMom 2 жыл бұрын

This was so good! Y'all had a fantastic interview!

@mrsduncanthetall 2 жыл бұрын

I litetally dropped EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!

@YosefJoe 2 жыл бұрын

Good interview. Thank you 👍

@MorganBates3 2 жыл бұрын

This was such a nice interview and all of the questions were super interesting and well thought out

@laurenalyssa4677 2 жыл бұрын

I wasn't even there for the live but I'm fangirling so hard seeing him on your channel

@misspenneylane 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing! So happy for you folks that you had the chance to chat to Brandon Sanderson :)!

@avi6837 2 жыл бұрын

Yeeeee... Sanderson ❤️ Also congratulations for 100k subs. Well deserved 🍾

@wescraven2606 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so happy for you, Elle!

@mcwidowmaker7495 2 жыл бұрын

Talking about YA and classification of stories. My kids are YA, but reading YA fantasy is one of my guilty pleasures. I love seeking out those books and reading them. I call it my brain in neutral reading, when I just want to read to enjoy without thinking about the books. Love wheel of time and cosmere books, but I can't read those when I just want to read without thinking about what I am reading

@jenniferleigh9007 2 жыл бұрын

Can we all sign a petition for the Smash Brothers or Tekken themed Cosmere game?! That would be amazing

@BharmaArc 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this interview :^). Really liked his mcu answer.

@nataliaweronikapetersson3425 2 жыл бұрын

Great job you guys! (You too, Brandon 😄) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

@HaleySmith 2 жыл бұрын

Oh Elliot. This must have been an absolute dream come true for you!

@brog534 2 жыл бұрын

Such an awesome guy and my new fav Author

@fantasyfangirlno1 2 жыл бұрын

This is a fantastic author interview!! Thanks for doing this.

@afk2514 2 жыл бұрын

Greatest fantasy writer alive!!! Thank you all!!!

@cmd_f5 2 жыл бұрын

This is a great interview. Great work all of you! Brandon is so awesome. :D

@Isoquant 2 жыл бұрын

Better than most interviews on television! And Brandon is just the best. Well done, ladies!

@ebnovels 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! ☺️

@chasitydeanna4861 2 жыл бұрын

How exciting!!! 🤩

@CinematicGalaxy 2 жыл бұрын

This was really great! I loved the discussion about elitism in fandoms, along with the brief WOT talk. I'm only on the second book, but so far I agree with Sanderson's take that it's a really good adaptation. I'm not saying I love every change, but overall I think it has the right feel and is true to the general story. Really love the look of the show, and the actors involved are very good to great imho.

@elmeida 2 жыл бұрын

yes agree completely and episode 4 blew me away :)

@sumitraspov 2 жыл бұрын

THIS IS INCREDIBLE

@channelnamepending8329 2 жыл бұрын

I totally add my own characters to other people's books, especially in the the wheel of time when it gets boring.

@TheObsessiveBookseller 2 жыл бұрын

Great job moderating this chat! That was awesome. :)

@storieswithc 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic interview!

@samueladam8725 2 жыл бұрын

Sanderson saying “I’m a big boy” multiple times is highlight of my morning

@Connorjfoley 2 жыл бұрын

Great interview!!

@craigwatson9151 2 жыл бұрын

Sanderson doesn't just give us great books but he also gives his fans alot of himself...thank you Mr Sanderson

@JesseOnYoutube 2 жыл бұрын

This fed my soul

@TheCloser424 2 жыл бұрын

This is so good!

@abbys6260 2 жыл бұрын

I've always wanted a storm light archive video game that happens during the height of the radiants and you started as someone wanting to become a squire.

@emmanuelboakye1124 2 жыл бұрын

Good interview👍👍

@SaraMGreads 2 жыл бұрын

I adore Brandon Sanderson. 💕

@iLiviesimone 2 жыл бұрын

LOVE TO SEE IT

@iLiviesimone 2 жыл бұрын

and 100k??? 😍😍😍 THRIVING. and so deserving ugh I'm so happy for youuu

@ebnovels 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you friend!!! ❤️❤️❤️

@o_o-lj1ym 2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah YA readers will LOVE Mistborn

@gman7774 2 жыл бұрын

Great interview

@naveenpatil9647 2 жыл бұрын

I would listen to this man talk for hours 💁💁💁

@chelseasmith97 2 жыл бұрын

He’s the best!

@Jessica-bt6rw 2 жыл бұрын

Sanderson is the GOAT

@vivamurio 2 жыл бұрын

I actually had the first book of The Wheel of Time in that split YA version and was confused for a full 10 minutes why the titles didn’t match the series in order. 😂😂😂