State of the Sanderson 2023

[@quinncrook6058]

Brandon:We need to slow down. Also Brandon: *Another secret project*

[@megling16]

He said that line and my immediate thought was "pfffffft" Don't get me wrong. I love his output. But with the amount he publishes, I'm concerned he's not getting enough time to sleep/eat etc. I swear he has more hours in his day than the rest of us...

[@quinncrook6058]

@@megling16 It's a secret order, The Time benders. The bond to Kronos spren, the very spren of the fabric of time itself.

[@edzine7396]

@@megling16 can't be any other way

[@megling16]

@@quinncrook6058 how did I miss this obvious reason?

[@quinncrook6058]

@@megling16 Cause Brandon is saving it for his self insert character Brando Tando (Named after the sands of Taldain), who will show up as a world hopper in Stormlight 6 and be a reoccurring character in the Cyber punk era of Mistborn.

[@KindlesandKicks]

Kudos to you respecting Jordan’s wishes. You are a true friend and fan.

[@jonathanyaloussa]

Me too! Although, I think there was enough room for Mat's and Seanchen in the main series; but RJ got too self-indulgent and Mrs McDougal failed to rein him in.

[@sinistersaintsgaming738]

Kudos to you him for doing that. For spilling.

[@Merecir]

@@yomanyo327 I think expanding on the prequels would have been the best and more respectful thing to do. -Moiraine and Lan on their 20-year quest to find the Dragon (New Spring part 2). -The story of young Tam al'Thor. Ending with him finding the babe on the slopes of Dragonmount.

[@thomazeblen]

If only more authors would be this transparent

[@bronwynecg]

(( side eyes 👀 two authors in particular))

[@ericF-17]

I don't think GRRM has done anything wrong. You can't expect everyone to act the exact same way Brandon does.

[@vallano8970]

@@ericF-17 no one said anything about GRRM or acting in the EXACT same way Brandon does

[@jemandetwas8404]

​@@ericF-17it's not about him not finishing the book but about him lying about the progress ig

[@ezequielcanale]

Almost all authors can't possibly be this transparent because they are not as organized in the first place. How can someone tell you exactly how and why they are going to do something if they don't know it?

[@dangerousmatt522]

I have not read any of your work, but I recently discovered your channel and think it’s cool that you have an open dialogue with your audience.

[@caseyburger9864]

What are you waiting for?!?!?!

[@PingMe23]

Really nice to have confirmation that Elantris will be getting some love. Very exciting that MIstborn era 3 is up next!

[@harrylimeracketeer]

Ghostbloods is gonna be insane. Happy we’re gonna get to read the whole trilogy in a roughly two-year span.

[@NutiketAiel]

Loved hearing Brandon try to pronounce the titles of his books in other languages.

[@johnwoolard4599]

I would like to just say a heart-felt thank you for you being you, Brandon. A writer who is in love with his fans as much as his fans are in him is so rare in this electronic age. You have never seemed fake to us, so we see you as a real person. I have observed the excitement of your fans around you but what I never observed was them forgetting you are a person. I have toured (in the 90s) with a band who I am childhood friends with and too often I saw the stress between fan and fanatic break and people treat each other with stupidity. You, instead, present an honest front because it is not a front, and your fans see it for what it is: your love of stories and those who want to hear them. Hoid would be proud to call you father.

[@megling16]

Lovely comment full of accurate points. BS obvious love and respect for his fans would make me like him even if he wasn't a fantastic author who churns out books like they're going out of fashion.

[@Fatikis42]

Brandon Sanderson is the MVP of fantasy.

[@BlueShirtRedVest]

I wonder what a Larian x Sanderson project would look like.

[@pontifexmaximus6665]

Larian studios rpg set in cosmere, would be the best thing that could ever happen. Lets hope for that someday.

[@BlueShirtRedVest]

I agree! i was just thinking they're use of verticality would be a great mix with a bunch of powers in the Cosmere. @@pontifexmaximus6665

[@jacobcollier4223]

The game would be 3x as long as baldur's gate. The class options are natives of each cosmere novel, and each variety of magic user. Heh. This is fun to imagine.

[@ameritus9041]

They would be an excellent developer to partner with. Here's to hoping.

[@JS-vf5gn]

Omg 😱 yes, yes and yes!

[@esmeralda_in_paris4651]

Rithmatist: single tear falling

[@dylanstanger713]

Wasnt the first release prediction for The Aztlanian for like 2017 lol, been a minute

[@marionanderson3441]

I was so hoping to hear a sequel was coming for it as well 😭😭😭

[@damonenfurst6662]

Thank you so much for saying the German book titles. I really enjoyed listening to that.

[@pressfinchat]

Bro Stormlight 5 is like 4 books in one. This year is still going to be as crazy as the last.

[@JS-vf5gn]

After Stormlight Five releases, Brandon, go give Emily that break you promised her; you both deserve it. ❤ If the King Killer Chronicles has taught me anything it’s patience. 😅

[@hkfifty871]

Brandon comes back from taking a break- “Brandon here! Been a while since I was here for a weekly update. Isaac and Dan have been doing a great job with these updates while I was out, but I am now back! It was great for Emily and I to have some time to relax and unplug without all the meetings and pressures of running a company. We love it, but… it’s a lot of work. I know some people joked that I was gonna come back with two more secret projects, but unfortunately they were wrong. (dramatic pause) I actually wrote three, and the crowdfunding goes live next month. I didn’t plan on doing another of these so soon, but I just couldn’t help myself. Hope you guys enjoy these, I certainly had a lot of fun writing them!”

[@bartthomas795]

@@hkfifty871 What you’ve said is so possible, I’m now thinking of a timeline where that happens: In the second part of the year after finishing Wind and Truth when he’s revising White Sand and polishing his Mistborn Era 3 outline, Sanderson will finish at least one Secret Project. Then after Dragonsteel 2023 and the State of the Sanderson, Brandon gives his company an extra few days off as well. Family comes in town to visit, and then Brandon and Emily take a trip to Hawaii and Fiji right after Christmas, where Sanderson finally cracks the code for Kingmaker. (Writing and revising SP5 also really helped.) Book 3 will be the sequel to The Rithmatist. Brandon and Emily will take a “writing retreat” to Mexico City, where Brandon will find the secret to writing The Aztlanian. (This one won’t be released as a Secret Project, but will be a general release.) In his first day back “in the office,” Brandon will leave his three newest projects out, just like he’s done for the previous 5.

[@Paul_McSeol]

Finished Mistborn Era 2. I think I’m about ready to dive into Stormlighht. Thanks Brandon! I’m loving the journey.

[@tydra7730]

Stormlight is the GOAT of the cosmere. Get ready for an immersive time!

[@victorbellew3759]

We need a crowd funding for a Sanderson movie or TV series. Maybe we could all subscribe or buy tickets in advance to pay for production. What’s most important is that Brandon is in full control of any projects.

[@ArgoBargo]

God I so would. Personally I just want the people who made arcane to make a stormlight miniseries. Mainly because I don’t think it’s fully possible to do stormlight in live action

[@Majesticon]

Hes got enough money to search for his own investors. Im sure he's in talks, use your money to support a few indie writers

[@DerrickKidder]

I feel like I am living my life from one Sanderson book to the next. I must live if for nothing else than to see Stormlight through.

[@kiloyardstare]

I hope the series doesn't take a poor turn, for your sake! :)

[@SupremeDP]

I just now finished this, and wanted to tell you that you are a blessing upon this world. Thank you for all your work until now, and I can't wait for all you've got in store for us.

[@melpomenethemuse]

A Stormlight TTRPG sounds amazing!! I'm so excited to hopefully play

[@JS-vf5gn]

I’ve been wanting this since Way of Kings. 🙌🏾❤️

[@galaxydeathskrill5607]

I -should read?- I have to finish Stormlight Archives before this TTRPG releases

[@youngstomach]

Don’t rush! Every Stormlight fan always wishes they could go back and have the “first time through” reading experience again! Enjoy every page, friend!

[@JS-vf5gn]

@@youngstomach facts

[@Henke_Reboot]

These projected schedules going out years gives me more to add to my “reasons to stay alive” list. Thank you for reliably adding to my list every single year ❤ I can’t expire before Era 3 Mistborn is all published!!

[@Ktulured55]

And just wait for Era 4! 😊

[@boldnotbald3705]

Less but better…such a wise choice. Keep it up Brandon!

[@jasonmorais7965]

A hug from Brazil🥰 im willing to read more of your work translated :)))

[@joshsevers]

This is so much better than the screen reader I had read the blog post when it first came out.

[@amondanomad9443]

Brandon with beard: Like, Brandon without beard: Comment

[@hassassinator8858]

Brandon with huge muscles

[@Ms.Pronounced_Name]

If I do both does that mean I'm voting for him to shave only half his face?

[@oszkaraugusztiny998]

I really want to get into Brandon Sanderson but I had to return my copy of mistborn when I found out Brandon Sanderson can't bench 220. Guys please like this comment I really want to read his books.@@hassassinator8858

[@miguelon2595]

@@Ms.Pronounced_Name yes, we are

[@HarveyGinger]

Beard

[@RoadTo1000Books]

I want you to know that I am about 60 pages from finishing The Final Empire. It is one of the most entertaining books I have read over the past year! Outstanding! I cannot wait to jump straight into book 2!

[@timcasey1428]

So glad we got an awesome update. Please write a writhmitist series.

[@theknittingauthor-ke3xs]

I love that you read the other countries titles out loud, even if the pronunciation is difficult for you! I'm excited for the upcoming titles 😊

[@maxlee6739]

If the Cosmere is coming to life on the big screen, I would love to see it all be in animation. Seeing Tress in the style of Avatar the Last Airbender, or Mistborn in the style of Star Wars Clone Wars Season 7 would be amazing. Animation is such an underrated medium and I feel like it does justice to fantasy series better than live action. You can show the magic in so much more detail and often in live action magic tends to come up weird (See ATLA or shadow and bone). Or to make that magic look good in live action you need MASSIVE budgets.

[@megling16]

I was against animation, but saw Arcane and went "ah yeah this would work" then I watched the clone wars and saw the light saber battles and started to get a good picture in my mind. Having said that I'd love a live adaptation, but you're right that there would be some hurdles. Maybe a combo of both? Live action MB, animated SA? Warbreaker would look phenomenal animated...

[@thecomicreadern4344]

Never stop being you Brandon,you are a gem

[@KhadijaOfTheDawn]

I'm so excited for Elantris!

[@MyHusbandIsLame]

Absolutely fantastic art in this video!

[@johnstone7092]

Dude, you are a pretty good writer : ) Thank you.

[@sadee4175]

They didn't try to capture lighning in a bottle again but dang the backerkit did REALLY well

[@VenturesBeyond]

This is some of my favorite New Years reading each year! You have stepped up the game progressively and it's exciting to see your universe growing! HYPED for Secret Project #5!!

[@zackerychambers4638]

I'm so hyped for the prose version of white sand. I really struggle with graphic novels, so a prose version is very welcome!

[@ceinwenchandler4716]

Yes. The prose version is always better.

[@erranttroop4129]

I did the audio books, love them.

[@andreslfr]

Thanks to keep us updated!! Looking forward to what's coming next. Greetings!

[@vanessahardy2632]

Loving the artwork! Thx team DragonSteel❤

[@joshuasims5421]

So excited for the stormlight RPG! After reading The Lost Metal, I hope it grows into a cosmere RPG. And yes, Tress would make a great animated feature!

[@MistbornPrincess]

Mr. Sanderson, I wish you could do the sequel to the Rithmatist! I DO understand if a story just doesn’t work out. But I loved the alternate universe. It stands out in your repertoire.

[@yagolopez8418]

"Tress would make a pretty good animated feature though, dont you think? " YES I DO THINK SO? I WOULD PAY TO SEE THAT YES. DO IT PLEASE YEAH?!

[@colethecollector6742]

tress would make a GREAT animated feature

[@eluna_mae]

ROBOG!!!! OMG I'M SO EXCITED!!! I love graphic novels and frogs so this sounds awesome!! Can't wait! 🐸

[@azaleawater]

petition for brandon to do the danish audio books for his books

[@ikemeitz5287]

the best part of this is Sanderson struggling through the foreign names lol

[@ceinwenchandler4716]

Liking your comment just because of the xkcd profile pic :)

[@danielmacdougall797]

I’m genuinely cackling at this section rn 😂

[@thehoogard]

Would love the conclusion (?) to the Rhithmatist.

[@GraydenProductions]

Favorite part of every year, here we goooo

[@derpwords2429]

Emily's voice is super cute!😂

[@avsambart]

The artwork in the video is absolutely stunning and I hope the artists listed in the description are in art order or else it's gunna take me hours finding them all.

[@megajuanph11]

White sand novel edition ♥♥ I have a bad time reading reading comics and graphic novels, so this is a game changer for me!! Love you!

[@jacobrichards3728]

Your name will go down in history. Your The King (Stephen) of Fantasy! ;)

[@Shinooobi211]

You’re

[@spACEmanJ7]

No, he's better than king, as a writer and as a man

[@kiloyardstare]

He certainly knows how to write a better ending than King.

[@LeoSkyro]

Thank you for everything, for loving what you do, for being so enthusiastic and a fan of book, for being so transparent always. I just wish you guys would do a restock of the Mistborn swag box 😢 I got into Mistborn, my first Cosmere book just as it went on sale, and by the time I got through the book and realized I'd found a new passion, the boxes were all sold out. Flash forward to now, where I've gone through all of Era 1 and 2, still am completely in love with the series, and a day doesnt pass when I dont look at the page saying "sold out" with a tear in my eye. You'd think that it being Brandon's most popular series a restock would be on their radar, but maybe they've just been too busy

[@thekevmeister77]

I'm happy to hear that next year is a big slowdown. For you as well as for us. The desire to consume is never satiated, as consumers.

[@maquiavelmg]

Brandon: writes 1000 pages in 11 months: "not insane, but respectable" GRRM: writes 600 pages in 10 years: "brah"

[@robbybevard8034]

It's a popular thing to dunk on the fact that Martin is struggling with the most recent super complicated book with hundreds of characters and dozens of plotlines... but that ignores the four decades before that where he wrote twenty novels, dozens of tv show episodes, edited thirty anthology novels, and wrote over 100 short stories and novellas. Martin was plenty productive when he was younger. He wrote the first three GoT books in about year each, and those were all about 1000 pages. He's having a hard time writing a hard book. He's managed 1000 pages in a year before.

[@maquiavelmg]

@@robbybevard8034 that is the problem, he managed to do that before, he is plenty capable, but he chooses to not do that now. We can only speculate why Winds of Winter has no release dates, but the most common theories make a lot of sense: - he wrote himself into a corner, with too much plotlines/characters, and instead of reducing the scope, GRRM kept increasing it; - he does not like to plan ahead, because he likes to write as a "gardener", not as an architect; - people HATED the ending (that is D&D's fault, the ending could be good if tackled correctly), and GRRM got lost, he does not know what to do now; - he purposefully keeps doing other projects instead of focusing on his "magnum opus", and even those side projects sometimes do not get finished, such as "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" and "Fire & Blood". Sure, the author must have freedom to do his art the way he sees fit, and within the timeframe he sees fit, but on he also owes to the fans to finish what he started, and GRRM got to the point where he couldn't give a shit to the fans. He has enough money and fame now to do whatever he wants, so he does that, bur what got him enough money and fame was exactly his fans and ASOIAF, and now he prefers to do anything BUT finish that, and that is an extreme disrespect to the fans. I used to love ASOIAF, but now, seeing the way GRRM treats his fans, that has changed. And GRRM only makes this worse by not addressing it, and making the fans seem like they are a bunch of petulant children (some are).

[@hypatia4754]

As a writer I can see him feeling the story has already been told in the TV series so why tell it again?

[@johnnyjohnson2826]

@@hypatia4754because it was never finished, the final season was poor fan fiction at best

[@Majesticon]

Not a GRRM fan at all, but dam this man in his 70s and burnt out. Probably sick of entitled brats worrying about something he simply isn't that excited about anymore.

[@alandoce9186]

Love you Brandon

[@Timsavage-nt5wt]

Brandon Sanderson for president!

[@wtbanyname]

Gaaaahhhh, no Stormilight "Era 2"until at least 2031. I love you, Sanderson. I'll wait, but damn... it's going to HURT!

[@tannerprince9730]

Brandon fumbling the German pronunciations is the best part of this video

[@Caerulean]

He sounded like he was speaking Simlish at one point. 😆

[@liljinjar1268]

Bearderson is the hero we need right now…..

[@kiloyardstare]

The beard suits him, for sure!

[@thebookwitch895]

I love Robog!!! It's adorable!!!

[@hoid1918]

Ado bless you, Brandon

[@Grux_ASG]

I listened to dans dark one, it was good if he slaps together another one ill be there. Remember to have fun as you peel those words from your bones to write.

[@matthewroloff5095]

I would love to read a sequel to Lux! It's my favorite story in the Reckoners world.

[@newshit7199]

happy birthday!!

[@_chanimal_]

I'm so ready for Horneater!

[@Laf631]

I just started Skyward recently, and I've really enjoyed it so far! I look forward to Janci's take.

[@smie5013]

As a Dane, I had to look up the danish cover of the way of kings to understand what you were saying in the second part, Stormlysfortællinger.

[@TheMajorStranger]

Part six on adaptation is heartbreaking. So many of my friends and family are not avid fantasy reader but I'm sure they would love to immerse themselves in the Cosmere. We just need one adaptation to work out and present the cosmere to the rest of the world to set up the rest of the universe.

[@beardieboy8458]

Greetings from Poland swiat ksiazki = world of book/books

[@sergiogarcia2610]

Love Brandon's laughs as he slaughters the pronunciations of his books in other countries

[@Work4Ever]

I’m Currently re-reading mistborn after 10 years. Theirs so much I forgot!

[@areeweblind]

So this is a long shot but if in the future showing all this great art if you guys could put a caption on what book its from or some context, that would be wonderful. I recognize most of the art but every now and then I see some image and I just cant place it.

[@Zytharis]

How does this man keep track of so many books at the same time? :') I can barely remember what I ate for breakfast

[@0ranix]

Let's gooooodonalsium

[@Michael-zp9gv]

Is there a list somewhere of the artists who made the are he was showing here? I'd love to look them up and support some of them.

[@spleendriver67jgbdhv83]

In the description at the top

[@laurakullman4883]

A Tress film in the art style of Dreamwork’s Sinbad would be amazing.

[@ladyethyme]

It's your birthday?!?! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!🎉🎈🎁🎂

[@7nage]

Was that Vin with the Dragonslayer at 7:20? Sick!

[@7nage]

Vin actually wielded a Greatsword in the series, I somehow missed that.

[@ninoguting1457]

2028 until Mistborn era 3?? Im crying. I cant wait this long :(

[@Zacarz]

Lets gooo

[@SupremeDP]

4:20 Omg I can't with this artwork! That's beautiful! I WANT IT ON MY WALL!!! WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

[@Vrailful]

It is Artwork in the Dragonsteel Edition of Yumi. Its on Page 208

[@dakard1]

i don't think they're selling prints of that but you can find all the art from the books on his website, not sure if i can post links

[@MrBodies07]

I'm hoping 2025 signals the return of Brandon's lecture series

[@ainokenttala]

great video, tho i really wanted to hear from your publisher in Finland 💫

[@warrenwise8798]

The next few years seem really light, especially if you don’t care about Elantris. I can’t be the only person disappointed we aren’t getting more Stormlight for at least 6 years

[@kiloyardstare]

Hahaha the schedule of writing one Stormlight novel every 3 years is gruelling, don't you think? Especially since it takes him 18 months to finish one. Seems reasonable to take a few years off after 15 years of unwavering determination.

[@kemmakelly1538]

I can't even plan next week and my guy out here planning for 2030 😭

[@olmanjoshuabulatorres]

The only bad about schedule is that i need to survive through to many years to see cosmere concluded 😅

[@jacobjonas2242]

Brandon for President 2024!

[@adamloudon4585]

This is the one from 3.5 months ago right? Edit: not as many months as I thought, my math is getting worse

[@billmilligan7272]

It is 3.5 months ago. State of the Sanderson is released Dec 19 every year. I'm kinda wondering why we're getting the audio so late as more than a quarter of the year is gone!

[@HarveyGinger]

Brandon's on break. It's filler I guess.

[@rupinderjeetsinghhans]

Listen to 05:52 it says January 11

[@billmilligan7272]

@@rupinderjeetsinghhans He's reading from the thing he published on Dec 19, the same day he's been publishing this thing for years.

[@rupinderjeetsinghhans]

@@billmilligan7272 Yes, I am aware. I was just pointing out the time difference (why we are getting audio so late you asked, it is indeed late, but recorded close to publishing). I have a 6 year Sanderson degree from Brand On College of Sandersons. 😁

[@Rift2123]

as someone who reads all your books but really only keeps up with you here Brandon please you gotta give me time to process things like elantris sequel's' with an S on the end before continuing in the list

[@Humberson]

Dang. As such a prolific writer, it's a shame there is no movie or TV show adaptations for any novels yet. This is what the fans need!

[@janina6206]

RITHMATIST NO UPDATE *MY HEART*

[@MiGo029]

Any chance your company goes public? I'd love to invest in you and the company. You have brought me such joy and would love to be a part of the future.

[@marcosgamerunico]

hola!tengo 8 años y estoy haciendo un audiolibro de trenza del mar esmeralda!!gracias por escribirlo!

[@brandylatriecereads4357]

Elantris series. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@lucasvhinever2817]

PLEASE MAKE A COLLABORATION WITH CRITICAL ROLE FOR THE REALEAS OF THE STORMLIGHT TTRPG!!!!! IT WOULD BE THE COOLEST THING EVER!!!1

[@melissag5505]

I've been trying to figure out which german publisher would do Yumi atnp and thank god my seacrh has come to an end🥳

[@kelvintesha6148]

I like now this is brandon speaking as

[@Dialethian]

This list keeps growing. Such aggression.

[@dj_lantn]

State of Sanderson with Interludes

[@antonioleonardo7165]

as a german, hearing Sanderson butcher the german title until even i cant understand what he is sayin, is utter hilarious... dont worry its a difficult language to talk;)

[@edwardguest1404]

Hahhaha I absolutely loved it😂😂. Especially the ‘oh dear’ and then the attempt😂😂

[@matthiusnielson8868]

The art in the video is fantastic, does anyone know the best way to view the most Cosmere art?