Paper Tiger | How Brandon Sanderson became "Brandon Sanderson" @PaperTigerProductions | Uploaded March 2022 | Updated October 2024, 51 minutes ago.
Who is Brandon Sanderson? How did he become one of today's best selling fantasy authors? And can other authors do what he's done? I trawled through twenty years of his internet history to discover the answer.
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0:00 What is his secret?
1:19 A publishing fairy tale
4:10 Digging deeper
7:37 What is he doing different?
11:22 That doesn't explain everything
15:10 Things become obvious
22:51 Ultimate takeaway
#authortube #selfpublishing #brandonsanderson
// WHAT TO WATCH NEXT
If you enjoyed this video, I think you'll enjoy this video on my attempt to write to market next:
→ youtu.be/wnGInMrkBF4
// REFERENCES
@BrandSanderson's "Brandofandonitis" video → youtube.com/watch?v=RmMHmimYHdo
WORDS OF BRANDON:
2020 BYU Lecture #1 → youtube.com/watch?v=-6HOdHEeosc&list=PLSH_xM-KC3Zv-79sVZTTj-YA6IAqh8qeQ
Discovering Dragonsbane & raising awareness → wob.coppermind.net/events/357/#e10793
Selling his first book and finding his voice → wob.coppermind.net/events/5/#e3228
Emotion vs thought, revisited → web.archive.org/web/20070829061952/brandonsanderson.com/article.php?id=47
WPH → wob.coppermind.net/events/101/#e895
Timewasters Guide (TWG) - wob.coppermind.net/events/202/#e5965
TWG Archive → twg.17thshard.com/index.php
Jordon Eulogy → brandonsanderson.com/euology-goodbye-mr-jordan
Harriet on choosing Brandon → theoryland.com/intvsresults.php?kwt=%27how%20brandon%20was%20chosen%27
Writing to market → wob.coppermind.net/events/340/#e10178
Michael Anderle and LMBPN Publishing
→ publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/83653-lmbpn-feeds-whale-readers.html
// RESOURCES
A NaNoWriMo word count goal calculator:
→ bit.ly/nanowordcountgoalcalculator
A simple word count progress tracker:
→ bit.ly/2U1601w
// DAILY WRITING LIVESTREAMS!
120 min long sprints of pure productivity. Come join me in getting words on the page. Check out my channel page for the next livestream: → youtube.com/c/PaperTigerProductions and make sure you hit "Set reminder" to get an alert when I go live.
Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/deborahlau
// CHECK OUT
My Cantonese/English bilingual rhyming picture story books for kids aged 2-6:
Today is my Birthday! → books2read.com/todayismybirthday
Cycling in Spring → books2read.com/cyclinginspring
My debut epic fantasy novel:
Petition (Resonance Crystal Legacy, Book 1) → books2read.com/petition
Who is Brandon Sanderson? How did he become one of today's best selling fantasy authors? And can other authors do what he's done? I trawled through twenty years of his internet history to discover the answer.
// JUMP TO
0:00 What is his secret?
1:19 A publishing fairy tale
4:10 Digging deeper
7:37 What is he doing different?
11:22 That doesn't explain everything
15:10 Things become obvious
22:51 Ultimate takeaway
#authortube #selfpublishing #brandonsanderson
// WHAT TO WATCH NEXT
If you enjoyed this video, I think you'll enjoy this video on my attempt to write to market next:
→ youtu.be/wnGInMrkBF4
// REFERENCES
@BrandSanderson's "Brandofandonitis" video → youtube.com/watch?v=RmMHmimYHdo
WORDS OF BRANDON:
2020 BYU Lecture #1 → youtube.com/watch?v=-6HOdHEeosc&list=PLSH_xM-KC3Zv-79sVZTTj-YA6IAqh8qeQ
Discovering Dragonsbane & raising awareness → wob.coppermind.net/events/357/#e10793
Selling his first book and finding his voice → wob.coppermind.net/events/5/#e3228
Emotion vs thought, revisited → web.archive.org/web/20070829061952/brandonsanderson.com/article.php?id=47
WPH → wob.coppermind.net/events/101/#e895
Timewasters Guide (TWG) - wob.coppermind.net/events/202/#e5965
TWG Archive → twg.17thshard.com/index.php
Jordon Eulogy → brandonsanderson.com/euology-goodbye-mr-jordan
Harriet on choosing Brandon → theoryland.com/intvsresults.php?kwt=%27how%20brandon%20was%20chosen%27
Writing to market → wob.coppermind.net/events/340/#e10178
Michael Anderle and LMBPN Publishing
→ publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/83653-lmbpn-feeds-whale-readers.html
// RESOURCES
A NaNoWriMo word count goal calculator:
→ bit.ly/nanowordcountgoalcalculator
A simple word count progress tracker:
→ bit.ly/2U1601w
// DAILY WRITING LIVESTREAMS!
120 min long sprints of pure productivity. Come join me in getting words on the page. Check out my channel page for the next livestream: → youtube.com/c/PaperTigerProductions and make sure you hit "Set reminder" to get an alert when I go live.
Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/deborahlau
// CHECK OUT
My Cantonese/English bilingual rhyming picture story books for kids aged 2-6:
Today is my Birthday! → books2read.com/todayismybirthday
Cycling in Spring → books2read.com/cyclinginspring
My debut epic fantasy novel:
Petition (Resonance Crystal Legacy, Book 1) → books2read.com/petition
