Brandon Sanderson Lecture 2: Plots by outlining (2/5)

[@NimlotSRV]

"It's the law of being in college; if it's free you eat it, doesn't matter if you like it or not, or where it's been." ~ Brandon Sanderson

[@mamillhouse1]

Thanks for these wonderful classes. I'm at this point I'm an independent writer with higher goals. I feel by watching these classes that I'm on the right track. Can't wait to watch them all.

[@eleanorcm7033]

I've perused many books about writing but this is *exactly* what I needed. Thank you!

[@HeavyMetalCS]

The man is a genius.

[@jojodogface898]

Obviously...no one but a genius would dress like that

[@johnlance529]

One of the things I've always liked about Mr. Sanderson's work is that he knows how to build heroic characters with interesting flaws that don't regress into the tired "anti-heroes" that spill out of every book I seem to open these days (seriously, if you finish a book and think that everyone in it was an awful person that you would never want to meet, that is a bad thing). I'll have to check out the rest of these videos and see how he builds his characters so that he doesn't get trip up by this tendency to make everyone (and everything) "gritty".

[@UCUCUC27]

we just got gritty dont bash it yet! well bounce back to adam west batman and superman

[@WriteAboutDragons]

Earlier this year. This is taken from the Winter 2012 Class.

[@onyxianz8132]

So many people saying how digusting those gummy bears must be and so few saying how great these videos are.

[@ThebossaruChamp]

+Onyx ianz (Onyxianz) "I'll take this chip...!"

[@onyxianz8132]

'AND EAT IT!'

[@ThebossaruChamp]

Onyx ianz You are my hero.

[@MinnesotaLG]

If you guys are getting rattled over a man coughing and tossing out gummy bears you'd have a really hard time behind the scenes at most restaurants you go to.

[@ferretfather2000]

I'm loving these Videos. Seriously and Truthfully loving these.

[@shawn4990]

Things we now notice in a Covid world... Coughs into hand, plays with gummy bear, tosses it to student

[@kirarl6598]

I wonder what people having classes after them think when they see all those gummy bears on the floor

[@SamuelDaram]

thank you to 'WriteAboutDragons' for sharing these Brandon Sanderson videos.

[@jennburghardt]

I love these videos and I am very grateful for them.

[@ainathiel]

I wish I saw these videos 4 years ago. Well better late than never. I agree with commentator below me, these vids are great.

[@PrideOfFantasy100]

I love how the only insults to Sanderson is about his hat and weight. It's called WoT series character Mat and having kids. Any parent will know you gain weight after you get kids, whether you want to or not. Also, this is good... It's solid info that is helpful to any writer. And remember, guys, there are exceptions to every rule, so there are going to be exceptions to what Sanderson says.

[@FocusMrbjarke]

PrideOfFantasy100 none of my parents are fat nor most of any other parents I know of

[@benjaminlehmann]

This guy is great! I love the content of these videos - so clear and insightful! Many thanks!

[@bishfish7726]

Guys, you can hear plastic rustling when he goes in the bowl for the gummy bears. They're probably in little packets. Also, that graph isn't a parabola. But that's okay.

[@Dualgas]

diefacingourfoes Yeah, the chances of him throwing a single gummy bear across the room and the other guy being able to catch it are quite low. It's just like how you would order "one chip" from a takeaway when you mean a box.

[@thirddecker]

Dorky hat? No problem. Mom jeans? Fine. Tossing gummy bears to students from the hand you've been coughing into for the last half hour? Might want to rethink that.

[@constantine2197]

Good lord! Some people actually have immune systems that work. People have survived a lot worst for many many centuries. Calm down and go drink your hand sanitizer somewhere else.

[@Stettafire]

As a student I can say one thing fairly safely... We don't care O_O I mean you need to see the state of our kitchens

[@kovi567]

And now think about hygiene level in other, less developed countries, like the various slavs for example. They happy if the teacher don't vomit his stomach alcoholic contents on their desk.

[@Luka1180]

@@kovi567 We can't help others if we don't help ourselves. If everyone in our part of the world got sick, we wouldn't be able to help sick in less developed countries.

[@kovi567]

@Lukas Sprehn What I wanted to say is that people aren't made out of marshmallows. Unless Brandon has colera, which (well) developed countries usually vaccinate against, then they were fine. The fact that there are no plagues and such rampaging through eastern europe indicates that this level of (un)sanitary conditions is still "bearable". You are also not helping less developed countries. You are helping countries that didn't develop at all. Eastern europe just gets dissed every time they make hard decisions, and are laughed at when following their traditions.

[@FredwardAlexandru]

I have a hard time outlining, but I cannot write coherently without a firm grasp of where the story is going. Without an outline, I usually find myself feeling lost and confused after the first ten thousand words or so. Sometimes it feels good to the let the story flow through me as if I were channeling some mystical tale from time immemorial, and other times it feels like putting a pen in a panda's hand and expecting him to write works that rival those of Shakespeare.

[@nipponaihito]

Totally came to Sanderson from "The Way of Kings" and loved the reference.

[@Aluenvey]

I usually write maybe three pages of world building, write about ten or so character profiles, and then write down the top five worst things to happen to each character.

[@RunningTruFlowers11]

WriteAboutDragons: Thank you for uploading all of these! ...I actually did want a gummy bear thrown at the camera.... it would make me feel like I'm actually in the class.

[@mastercol3n]

he described the dark tower so good there with all those things crammed into one story lol

[@toddgreener]

Links to the next video are good, but I would really like videos uploaded in order or playlists of entire lectures in order on the channel site.

[@mionysus5374]

* All the students who ate the contaminated gummy bears eventually died of the flu :'(

[@kovi567]

And become zombies afterwards.

[@sam248]

Lol even that later on in schooling you get gummy bear rewards :D

[@DavidBankson]

It actually is a pork pie hat, and it just so happens that Robert Jordan commonly wore a sombrero cordobés.

[@Stratocaster893]

Hey, I want a gummy bear.

[@GaladaeOakbreeze]

That is a magnificent hat.

[@darkprinceofdorne]

A-fucking-mazing Brandon Sanderson is such a bro. I really want to read Mistborn now.

[@bishfish7726]

I would read the space penguin book tbh.

[@shaitarn1869]

I was just thinking the same thing!

[@Liamthegreat2008]

I would at least watch the clips of the movie with the space penguins

[@abmddashby]

I was thinking it would work as a doctor who plot.

[@RamenSploosh]

OMG these are great! :D so glad i found tbis channel, maybe now my Role Playing campaign will have a good plot! XD

[@eodico]

When he says a romantic subplot, you should ask yourself what things need to happen for this end to be good/special. It hit me, I thought of the same thing my first time writing. I might be a natural. If I get published Ill let you all know

[@SotraEngine4]

If you are bilingual, and you have several countries, is it ok to have one of the languages in one country and the other language in the other country? Like English in one country and perhaps Spanish in another? Or do you absolutely have to make new languages?

[@calebmetix]

You are making this up as you go along. Awesome writer though, love the advice and knowledge you give along the way.

[@ClaireBolda]

As a writer and an etymologist, I was expressly sad that writers aren't supposed to spend a lot of times on names, although I know it's good advice.

[@Dualgas]

Claire Bolda Agreed. I spend a lot if time creating clever names or just ones whose meaning or etymology matches the personality of the character. I feel as though if you're not bothered enough to come up with a good name for a character, then they probably aren't important enough to deserve a name.

[@nexuswolf780]

I'd say that he was talking more about giving basic structure and substance to the world first before going for names. Writing comes down to your personal touch as well. If your speciality is etymology, surely giving it that touch will just make it all the more original. Brandon is giving advice on a general basis, not specifically. Then again, this comment is 3 years old lol

[@RelaxxationStation]

yay having my college experience from home

[@marciopocciotti]

Very good! thanks for the class.

[@jdk033]

As much as I adore him, I don't think I'd eat a gummy bear after he coughed all over his hands....

[@ythn---4760]

I really like his hat... A bit higher top would be cooler

[@JustAskThisDad]

OMG girl who's bad at catching stuff.. don't say 'like' so many times.. you are going to be a writer for god's sake.. Articulate! Form questions in your head before asking!! Good questions though. Great lectures. Exactly what I needed to hear today.

[@cinnflowergirl]

Wow, this is great!

[@jeffrags2]

Someone needs a day or two with one Carson Kressley.

[@ValoreReviewsAndMore]

all i ask is for is a better mic so we can hear the quetions as will as his answers great job

[@DavidBankson]

I'm not claiming this is a fashion show. This was in response to someone asking about it.

[@timevampire83]

Brandon Sanderson is T H I C C

[@DeuceH2]

As terrible as that hat is, it does help me find which videos go in order.

[@greymort8783]

I disagree with one point. Names are very important to me. Have it memorable and stand out to people. I love amazing names for things. For example. Mordor, shire aragorn, frodo, gandalf, voltemort, draco malfoy, legolas, wraith king of angmar. I spend alot of time coming up with names. They also have to fit with the story as well.

[@arora_gaming_youtube]

this is made of awesome

[@oriac1212]

Yikes! I can't help imagining a plot where the bubonic plague is spread via coughed-in (18:58) hands that toss gummy bears to students. The floor is the least of their worries.

[@HxCBen]

How long ago was this recorded?

[@saishiva6299]

Ana

[@saishiva6299]

Nayagi

[@JamSamJackx]

He giving out gummy bears as he coughs all over his hands?? No one thinks thats gross? Good video otherwise hahaha

[@Stitchpuppy01]

Nobody take Space Penguins! That's mine now!

[@HxCBen]

I like the hat. I was trying to describe it to a friend of mine...

[@raystxxr]

M’lady

[@adrithmanvik1853]

Bruh really. Don't insult Brandon Sanderson like that ever again schmuck.

[@jessicalindly2118]

Why did you start writing? There, I asked a question. Where is ,y gummy bear!!!!

[@DebiRose062]

I need to read about space penguins. 😂😂😂🤣

[@jeffrags2]

Were Brandon wearing a jacket/blazer, the hat would work. Then again, this is a lecture - not a fashion show. :-)

[@ChequeWriter]

Loool

[@jeffrags2]

Oh, I know. lol I took it the right way. :-)

[@Itsjess13]

space penguins!

[@2014Altair]

1,000th like baby

[@marcusthatcher6228]

Dude I love your books, but ditch the mom jeans...

[@bronxlords]

The gummy bear serial killer was born here, a few of his students died. He was fired, he pleaded for mercy but they fired him anyway. The school label him the gummy bear killer. "Gummy bear killer" he cried out, as he was escorted out. 20 years later a serial killer that leaves gummy bears after every victim.

[@trevork1980]

Wow, is it possible for her to say "like" one more time? I hope she writes better than she speaks or the class is a waste of time.

[@ThomasRiver69]

I sometimes drop "like" too many times if I get nervous talking in front of a group of strangers.

[@ThomasRiver69]

Okay I just heard her second question. Yes every other word was "like". I hope you're right she doesn't write the same way she speaks

[@UCUCUC27]

like you now what like in a story like generally developing like a like

[@HxCBen]

And, why the hat?