How I stay Organized-Brandon Sanderson
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- Опубліковано 23 лют 2021
- Welcome to another edition of the SanderFAQ. Today I'll be talking about how I stay organized, including: how I organize my day, my writing time, my story ideas, and more.
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“A little bit everyday” ... *proceeds to write 70,000 words in 48 minutes*
Good luck!
this is for real?
Quite sure 70000 words are not possible in 48 minutes even if you had the fastest fingers in the world...
Lolol not me, you guys! I was joking about Brandon saying he writes a little bit every day, when in actual fact, he buzzsaws through narrative faster than anyone.
When this happens "Time Dilation" occurs but only for Brandon. There's also a few writers who experience a "slower than normal relative time..." which I wasn't aware of their existence until I read the other replies to this comment. 😉😅🤷♀️
I'm still thoroughly convinced that there's 3 of you and that you're just really clever about not letting anyone see all of you together.
Haha, they are triplings and the world does not know.
Just like Prestige
Brandon: I write a little bit every day.
Everyone else: *a little bit?!*
Yea he even made clear in this video that he writes at least for eight hours.
yeah, "a little bit" - 8 to 10 hours a day lol
tldw: Brandon is the epitome of consistency.
Thanks
Already I'm seeing better editing quality, stronger camera presence, and a more at-ease atmosphere! This is awesome! Thanks Brandon and team!
I agree! I’m enjoying watching Brandon‘s UA-cam career grow!
"I write a *little bit* everyday"
I just keep staring at the "STUPIDINATOR" on his shirt. I mean I paid attention, but there's that and I can't ignore it now 😂
Your work ethic is a massive inspiration for me. I hope to get to that level one day.
It's just discipline not motivation. It's all about following a schedule.
You'd be surprised. If you make writing a habit, it stops feeling like work and your brain adjusts to to it well enough such that you are able to keep it up.
I've been trying to write a book for 10 years.
May this year be the one I do it.
Rooting for you!
Keep doing your best and have fun with it. You have our support
Only if you have a good idea. We've got loads of twilight's and court's out there already.
@@AERallert proof of how popular they are. If they did write one they'd make dollars that's for sure.
You got this!!
As someone daunted by starting to write, this is a video I need desperately.
Don’t be daunted man, I just started writing last April and I’ve already finished two novels. I’m not a great writer like Brandon Sanderson, but finishing books is more about making yourself sit down and do it every day than anything else. You can do it!
@@jimmychurch9588 thank you my friend, that gives me hope. And congrats on completing two novels! That's fantastic!
You’re welcome buddy, and thank you!
What kind of stories do you want to tell?
@@brouwjonI have a few rough outlines and partial drafts for a couple of Historical Fiction novels (with light fantastical elements) and a plan for an Epic Fantasy series that I have yet to fully flesh out an outline for.
*Patrick Rothfuss FURIOUSLY takes notes***
"I make sure evening are spent with my family" 0:56 yes! So wonderful!!
Wait! He keeps track of chapter and book length? Omg what would the books look like if he didn't?
WOW!!! My question about what you use to write got answered. Thank you so much Brandon, your videos have been paving my path down a project of my own. Made my day!
I can’t wait for the next book, I’ve still got all mistborn to listen to and I’m pumped for those.
I was hoping to hear about file management. Edited files, unedited drafts, keeping track of where versions/revisions are, etc. file systems/servers in play...if any. however, great info as always!
He has actually addressed like almost all those topics, the problem is it’s spread out across the many live streams he’s done in the last 18 months and there’s no easy way of finding them without simply watching it all lol.
Thats what I came here for too!! Find anything?? Any tips or things you use ?
This is really good, but it misses a step. Can you explain how you went from being Brandon Sanderson to Brandon Sanderson LLC, a corporate entity with employees? My sense is that more writers are hiring staff and outsourcing parts of their creative process earlier then they did in decades past in order to make maximum use of their time, as you do. But I'm not sure if you agree that this is a general tendency.
I have like seven novels in progress. I thought this would help me organise the ideas in those. 😂😂
Same lol. I can't stop starting things.
Just curious, are they all in active progress? Or are a bunch of them stalled while you moved on to new projects?
@@ckannan90 one day I'm brainstorming on one, and another the next. When it comes to writing chapters though, only one 😂😂
Don't do that, man. You ain't going to finish one that way. Stall the others off.
I’m really counting on this. Not a fiction author, but Brandon’s advice is always so useful for everyone
Now this is the sort of advice I need.
Great tips Brandon!
So simple yet so effective👍👍
When will this year's class lectures be on youtube?
Love your books
That is EXACTLY what i need...
I'm curious if this video was filmed on a Thursday
Probably
Thank you
I actually have started building something that sounds similar to the floating outline- I have an outline of what the next scene or scenes will be that just sits at the end of the docx with the entirety of the current draft.
I’m wondering when do you maintain this system. Is it in the writing blocks? Is it in some other time?
For example, when do you outline? When do you update and maintain the floating outline for the next few chapters? How do you keep these “overheads”- when you spend time working on the system itself instead of the actual book- to a minimum? Especially before you could delegate some of these to your assistants.
Thank you!
I feel like a lot of this applies to me as a GameDev. Thanks Mr. Sanderson!
Currently crying my eyes out because of rhythm of war, just finished it for the second time
One Final Gift was a beautiful way to end the last part. Perfection.
Wikidpad! Thanks for the suggestion. I hope this has a standalone solution.
I'll have to try out wikidpad. I was _this_ close to purchasing a WorldAnvil subscription to keep track of all my notes, but having an open-source note organizer like that seems like the smarter solution
Scrivener is great for organizing too
I was worried he would say he has color coded flashcards for characters, character arcs, plot points, etc. Like I saw on tiktok. Im so relieved that I already work similarly to him lol
Brandon, I would have a beer with you. I don't even like beer.
Instead of beer, then go out for a Coke with him!
Instead of a Coke, go out for a Sprite with him. #utahlife
thanks
I outline/plan ahead the same way but I do it for the whole novel in one go. I end up deviating as I write to simplify things because bulletpointing chapters for me is like being at a buffet and serving myself too much. Sometimes my eyes are bigger than my stomach =P
i clicked this one so fast i need to KNOW
Would love if you went through your outlining process.
Brandon, you have become my writing idol with your amazing videos. Sometimes, though, I feel frustrated when I can't write for 8 hours a day like you do. I try doing it in 4 hour chunks the way you've explained, but I always run out of steam after about 2.5 hours, and maybe get another hour later in the evening. How long did it take you to 'work up' to that daily quota? I'm praying that my stamina will improve as I practice through the years, but sometimes I feel hopeless!
Something he talks about a lot is finding what works *for you*. You don't have to write in 4-hour chunks. That's just what works best for him. You might do best with 2 or 2.5 hour chunks. And that's fine. Try scheduling two 2-hour chunks instead of one 4-hour chunk and see how that works.
Hey Brandon,
You said you write Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri - does this mean you take the weekends off?
Thankyou so much for these videos. Hope you and your family are well.
A little bit every day, like 50 thousand words perhaps.
patrick rothfuss and george martin have to watch this video
Rothfuss is the writer of style. He suffers on every word...his books are examples of poetry in prose. Sanderson is different cause he doesn't care about all those beautiful things and words. The Sanderson's strength is UNIQUE, DEATAILED WORLD AND INTERESTING CHARACTERS
Hey Adam, the editing in this video is a bit hard on the eyes, with camera position or zoom slightly changing at every cut, and that distracted me from the (awesome as always) content of the video. Could you please try to make smoother cuts in the next ones? Thanks!
Very very hard on the eyes I had to listen and not watch.
Lol I didn't even notice
10 until 2? You do half your writing during the night time? Is that a nod back to the graveyard shift at the hotel job?
He likes to sleep in really late, so he probably gets up around 11:00 am, hence the late nights.
He gets up at noon, then writes from 1 to 5 pm, then he has time for his family until 10 pm, when he writes until 2 am, then he relaxes for 2 hours (books, video games) and goes to sleep at 4 am.
P.S.I'm obsessed with schedules of successful writers :)
@@fankaoliviilivki Is he free on weekends?
@@willytonjc yes, at least I take that from this video.
Next question is: how many words is "a little bit" hahaha Just kidding xD
Honestly, a decent writing goal could be something like 500w a day, some days that means you will finish your writing goal in 10 minutes, other days it will take you a full hour, but it's a good place to start. You'll average about 15000 words a month at this pace so about 10 months for your average book draft, BUT that's only if you get into the bare minimum, the most important thing is to just sit down and start writing. Even if the story you start working on doesn't go anywhere you will learn more with 500 words a day than you will with 500 videos about writing a week.
Can we forward this video to a few specific authors? :D
If you look really carefully, you can see BrandersonSanderson writing as he speaks to the camera.
i'm watching the frequently asked questions playlist and this is the second to last video on it. the last one is weirdly "how spiderman into the spiderverse should have ended" lmao how and why?
Hello there!
General Kenobi
Do you take weekends off?
But Brandon, what do you do on Saturday and Sunday?
I couldn't understand what open source program he uses. Does anyone know the name?
Flis P.J.
1 hour ago
said:
"Zim is another offline wiki notepad, maybe even better than Wikidpad [the one brandon mentions in the video], though it has a sort of "Linux" or "Unix"-like mentality to it, which can be a bit off-putting at first. But if you're a nerd, go ahead and give it a try."
Oh man... I might have to look into Wikipad.
Although I am typically very skeptical of open source programs on less than secure websites... We'll see.
Is 1 hour worth of writing daily enough to get me a novel in a year? (It's a book that as of my estimations, sits at 450 pages)
Git?
Anyone else nervously watching the voodoo dolls in the bottom right corner?
Thank you to continuity karen
When you make videos like this, what kind of audience do you believe you're answering to? I am just curious from the eyes of a young wanna-be author.