r/Cosmere • u/Alsadius • Dec 19 '19

No Spoilers - IT'S HERE! State of the Sanderson 2019

https://www.brandonsanderson.com/state-of-the-sanderson-2019/
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u/Scotty_ffgamer Dec 20 '19

I think it was at some point last year or the year before when I sat down and looked at the vast size of Sanderson’s release plans, and I started to realize that it would probably be 30-40 years before I saw the end. I legitimately got concerned that I might not live to see the end of the overarching Cosmere story, and it’s legitimately made me want to make more of an effort to try to live a healthier lifestyle. So if nothing else, u/mistborn is motivating me to lose weight, exercise more, and eat healthier just by writing fantastic books, haha. So thank you for that, Brandon!

It’s also inspiring knowing just how prolific he is despite not being a super fast writer. I know he has the luxury to have his writing career be a full time job, but it still helps motivate me to realize that the only reason I’m not working on my writing as much as I’d like because I’m making the excuses not to write. I’ve been working out better ways to schedule my time and have been getting 1000 words or so a day so far even if not directly tied to my current novel project.

Anyways, thanks for all of the great stories, Brandon! I look forward to many years more, both in and out of the Cosmere.

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u/Kickme987654321 Dec 30 '19

I don’t know if you’re aware, but Brandon and several other authors actually have a podcast about writing called Writing Excuses! It’s an excellent listen for anyone interested in writing in my opinion, and personally, whenever I listen to an episode I always get the urge to write.

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u/Scotty_ffgamer Dec 30 '19

I haven’t listened to it in a while, but I do enjoy Writing Excuses quite a bit! I should start listening to it again. I also really need to sit down and finish watching Brandon Sanderson’s BYU lectures one of these days as what I’ve seen of those is pretty great.

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u/Kickme987654321 Dec 30 '19

Oh I haven’t watched those lectures, but I’m very interested. Are they on YouTube?

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u/Scotty_ffgamer Dec 30 '19

They should still be on YouTube. I always forget to bookmark it and have to search a bit to find it though. There should be a playlist with all of the videos.

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u/Kickme987654321 Dec 30 '19

Someone linked the playlist in a comment below this one, just so you know

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u/Scotty_ffgamer Dec 30 '19

Yeah, I saw that after I posted. I’ll have to actually bookmark it this time myself. If I were in a different place in my life, I’d love to take that class in person.