The Common Lie Writers Tell You — YallStayHome 2020 Afternoon Keynote
Brandon Sanderson
326,823 views
I had initially been scheduled to deliver this afternoon keynote address at YallWest in person, but Covid-19 had other plans for the world. I was grateful, however, to be able to present via livestream from my offices in Utah.
Due to it being streamed, the quality isn't as high as we'd have liked, but we hope it does the job for anyone who missed the livestream on April 25, 2020.
20 Comments
@riku3716 6 years ago
Bird waves leg: "You will give me an almond." Brandon: "I will give you an almond"
@masonwheeler6536 6 years ago
8:32: "[My mother] had been pushing me to become a doctor or a scientist instead [of a writer] because i was skilled in some of these things."
For some reason, this reminds me of a quote by Pablo Picasso:
My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope. ' Instead, I was a painter, and I became Picasso.
You instead chose to be a writer, and you became Brandon Sanderson!
For some reason, this reminds me of a quote by Pablo Picasso:
My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope. ' Instead, I was a painter, and I became Picasso.
You instead chose to be a writer, and you became Brandon Sanderson!
@Overworlder7 6 years ago
The thing I like to keep in mind is that success is a spectrum, especially in a world with self-publishing and print-on-demand options available. If you write a niche book that only sells a hundred copies, no traditional publisher is going to care. And you certainly won't earn a living wage that way. But if a hundred people choose to spend a significant chunk of their precious time on this planet enjoying something you created that is still an accomplishment. A hundred is still infinitely more than zero, which is what you'd get without ever writing anything.
@Ruylopez778 6 years ago
What's funny is Brandon thinks it was his idea to teach Magellan to use the Force and get an almond
@AtticsTV 6 years ago
He 'trries' to use the force to get almonds all the time? Dunno about you Brandon, but I am pretty sure he used the force and got an almond... there was no try.
@juanivalmaggia 6 years ago
I don't know about this guy, but his dragon-parrot was spitting out straight facts.
@ChiIIChief 6 years ago (edited)
Having Brandon seriously discuss how he was having a crisis while a bird jumps around on his shoulder definitely brightened my day.
And the video was informative and interesting. Great job Brando.
And the video was informative and interesting. Great job Brando.
@JakeHGuy 6 years ago
It takes a lot of humility to admit and insist that writing is not an elitist group for people chosen by their temperament and desires, but in fact something you can choose if you want it and want to work for it. You are truly a great help to the writing community at large, not just for your literature. Thank you Mr. Sanderson.
@LynxInSneakers 6 years ago
Me, about to give up in some cinematic fashion (while sitting and writing):
"I can do hard things,
Doing hard things has intrinsic value
Doing them will make me a better person.... even if I end up failing"
Silence.
Then
"THESE WORDS ARE ACCEPTED"
And I have sworn the first ideal of the Writers radiant.
(Thanks a lot man this video was just what I needed today)
"I can do hard things,
Doing hard things has intrinsic value
Doing them will make me a better person.... even if I end up failing"
Silence.
Then
"THESE WORDS ARE ACCEPTED"
And I have sworn the first ideal of the Writers radiant.
(Thanks a lot man this video was just what I needed today)
@eliasbischoff176 5 years ago
Between just bringing a parrot to an interview and cutting his wedding cake with a sword, Sanderson just radiates chaotic good energy. You never know, what he will do next
@voidsabre_ 5 years ago (edited)
This speech reminds me of the message of Ratatouille
"Anyone can be a successful author" doesn't mean every individual person could be a professional author. It means that an author could come from anywhere
"Anyone can be a successful author" doesn't mean every individual person could be a professional author. It means that an author could come from anywhere
@jonahbardwell551 6 years ago
The fact that the first book Sanderson wrote after the darkest moment in his writing career was The Way of Kings is beautiful in a way
@TheModernMartialArtist 6 years ago
"YOU, SIR, WHY DO YOU HAVE A PARROT ON YOUR HEAD?"
"What parrot?"
"What parrot?"
@jadrianverkouteren3799 6 years ago
When I was a teen, my parents asked my music teacher if expressing concern if I could support myself might dissuade me from being a composer. My teacher, a successful composer, replied, "If anything you say can discourage him, he probably isn't cut out to be a composer." I am now retired and still love to compose.
@jainadreamer 6 years ago
"I feel like every story was a boy and his pet dog, and the dog died. That was like, three in a row."
This is why I'm very selective when people suggest me books nowadays, this is too accurate lol
This is why I'm very selective when people suggest me books nowadays, this is too accurate lol
The Common Lie Writers Tell You — YallStayHome 2020 Afternoon Keynote
Brandon Sanderson
326,823 views
I had initially been scheduled to deliver this afternoon keynote address at YallWest in person, but Covid-19 had other plans for the world. I was grateful, however, to be able to present via livestream from my offices in Utah.
Due to it being streamed, the quality isn't as high as we'd have liked, but we hope it does the job for anyone who missed the livestream on April 25, 2020.