Brandon Sanderson Lecture 2: Plots by discovery (3/5)

[@GaladaeOakbreeze]

For some reason whenever I'm walking alone, a random line of dialogue will often come to mind, and off of that I'll have full conversations between characters I'm making up and voicing to myself, and it sometimes helps to come up with ideas.

[@crazymaner2003]

12 masters Better to keep and recorder and speak into it as inspiration hits you.

[@tigerpilz1]

though i am the only one... sometimes i do play the scene :D

[@frozencons]

Tossing out a cold with each gummy bear. Biological warfare! Great lecture though. I'm really glad these videos exist. Big thanks to all involved.

[@pseifarth]

Watching this in the middle of covid is giving me anxiety

[@DeathRipper97]

I like how everyone starts asking more and more questions as the time goes. That behavioristical gummy-bear giving. XD

[@theonlysinoda]

I love how he’s tossing literal virus infused gummies at everyone like it’s normal 😂😂😂 I would’ve screamed

[@yerabbit]

so much unique, good writing advice in such a short video.

[@mionysus5374]

Boy George Hat + Mom Jeans + Contaminated Gummy Bears = The Greatest Story EVER Told!!!!!!!!!

[@MinnesotaLG]

and you're a Douchebag :)

[@kamuelalee]

He's repping the late 1980s...sometimes it's hard to be so cool.

[@ethanfleisher1910]

man. just really great lessons. Thank you so much, Write About Dragons for the great contributions!

[@BobSmith-jh9wo]

Dat mom jeans doe

[@mattkhourie4037]

Came for the legendary lecture, stayed for the epic I could never pull off wearing.

[@1mataleo1]

Thanks so much for posting these videos. Very helpful.

[@vidaredland4808]

Here's a tip. Coughing into your hand when you have a sore throat, and then using that hand to distribute candy to your students, is a great way reduce your class ;) (Very nich lectures though!)

[@Tomn8er]

+Vidar Edland well they were short of seats one class... maybe that was his goal all along?

[@notjustwarwick4432]

Coughs aren't always infectious

[@caterinax36]

Watching this during the pandemic makes me shudder.

[@KhromTX]

this is how covid started

[@vgnsh4153]

Lol

[@thelonious12123]

how do you know when you're writing something that's above your skill level?

[@dt4236]

+thelonious_&_jane You will often find that out during the writing process.

[@Maerahn]

You think "this is flippin GREEEEAAAAAATTTTT!" as you're writing the first four chapters. Then you get to Chapter five and go "....aaaaand I don't know what to do now." Then all those little jobs around the house you used to hate suddenly take on a massive appeal... right about the time you'd normally be writing your thing. And then a shiny new idea comes along, and you look guiltily over your shoulder at the one still waiting for you and hear yourself say "It won't hurt to work on something else for a while - I'll come back to it again soon, absolutely, no doubt.." And then you sweep it quietly under the carpet of your hard drive, whistling nonchalantly - and pretend it was never there at all while you work on your new one. At least, that's how it's gone for me in the past :)

[@kamuelalee]

You'll know when the train wreck happens

[@KhromTX]

@@Maerahn i am under attack

[@Xenaisthebusiness]

I usually do two things: I dwell on how utterly awesome I am, letting my immaculate wisdom and features bleed onto the paper. I make insane, self-righteous claims about myself, as if it were so easy, and then try to live up to them.

[@TheLMAOPoSvids]

Thank you so much for these videos!

[@LeDingueDeJeuxVideos]

It's not book format, granted, but many recent shows like Adventure Time or Rick and Morty seem to succeed in managing both crazy, random humour and epic good plots and characters, and are fairly popular with adults. So maybe it's just a niche that just got found? What methods have they "invented" to make something work when it didn't in the past? Or am I missing Sanderson's point here?

[@specialknees6798]

Funny how all these comments are about gummy bears. I was glad when he acknowledged that he shouldn't be coughing into his hand and then passing out gummy bears... but then a few minutes later he started passing out gummy bears with that same hand lol. He's evolved a lot over the past 12 years

[@daffawaffa]

It's funny how the smartest ppl always seem to have the worst handwriting.

[@crazymaner2003]

daffawaffa The body can't move as fast as the brain.

[@Skyhunter613]

Very mature of you two. How about you focus on what matters in the video?

[@crashthestash]

THE FUCK DID HE SAY ABOUT HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY?!?

[@skullkid3350]

1:44 that´s game of thrones

[@Piqipeg]

wow, didn't think anyone could have a worse handwriting than me! =D

[@DemonDash]

He's coughing into his hand and then throwing people gummy bears lol. :(

[@bartolomedeavila7372]

They're probably individually wrapped.

[@Snowboarder3195]

The kid who asked the first question of the video sounds just like me o_o

[@rationalcube]

I'm magically good at arriving late :D

[@Franciumflourine]

my germs!

[@slow_goon73]

When i try to write a fight scene with martial arts, i listen to dubstep first :D

[@stendaalcartography3436]

Sanderson says he is "getting over a cold" and coughs into his hand and picks up gummy bears, squeeze it couple times before tossing it to the students lol wtf that is so cringy for me, christ.

[@kamuelalee]

Germy

[@jycalcano5893]

I love these lectures, but I will NEVER touch one of those gummy bears. Freaking gross.

[@iamcleaver6854]

I know that he has personal reasons to promote Robert Jordan, but the example he gave with Suan Sanshe and the fish heads is ridiculous. Everyone with any experience of WoT knows that these character quirks which started out as slightly annoying quickly became unbearable and replaced all characterisation. You should define characters through what they are, not what they do.