Brandon Sanderson
Brandon Sanderson
Brandon Sandersonis an American fantasy and science fiction writer. He is best known for his Mistborn series and his work in finishing Robert Jordan's epic fantasy series The Wheel of Time. In 2010, Sanderson published The Way of Kings, the first of a ten book series called The Stormlight Archive...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth19 December 1975
CityLincoln, NE
CountryUnited States of America
writing important scene
I am a writer who works from an outline. What I generally do when I build an outline is I find focal, important scenes, and I build them in my head and I don't write them yet, but I build towards them.
book writing next
Nothing will train you to write better as a writer, than working on your next book.
writing steel metals
I Write those words in steel for anything else not set in metal cannot be trusted
writing two my-family
I take two hours off for my family every day. And then I write fourteen hours.
reading writing want
Start writing the things that you are reading or that you want to be published doing.
reading writing practice
It is very important to be reading as well as writing. A doctor is not going to ignore new surgery practices.
book writing feet
When I write my books, actually, I'm known for very logical rule-based magic systems. I write with one foot in fantasy and one foot in science fiction.
book writing changing-your-life
You could be writing the book that changes your life.
doe capable
Strength does not make one capable of rule; it makes one capable of service.
trying use existence
My dear, did you just try to prove the existence of God through the use of your cleavage?
prayer believe said
You said their prayer - is this the religion you believe in, then?" "I believe in them all." Vin frowned. "None of them contradict each other?" Sazed smiled. "Oh, often and frequently they do. But, I respect the truths behind them all.
knowing people als
Being in charge isn't always about telling people what to do. Sometimes, it's about knowing when to step out of the way of people who know what they're doing. - Tam al'Thor
lying liars thinking
What would you think if I told you that I wasn’t an Allomancer?” Sazed asked. “I’d think that you were lying,” Vin said. “Have you known me to lie before?” “The best liars are those who tell the truth most of the time.
fighting men soldier
Here, in Alethkar, men often spoke of the legends -- of mankind's hard-won victory over the Voidbringers. But when weapons created to fight nightmares were turned against common soldiers, the lives of men became cheap things indeed.