It's Time to Come Clean - Brandon Sanderson

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  • Опубликовано: 4 фев 2025

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  • @BrandSanderson
    @BrandSanderson  2 года назад +10211

    Hey, all! I want to give you my thanks, and an apology. The apology is for being so silent about this. I’ve learned that you all are really, really good at guessing what I’m up to. So if I want to preserve a surprise, I have to be extra careful in what I say and how I act.
    At the same time, I wanted to say thank you to all those who worried about me, expressed concern, or otherwise were nervous from yesterday’s video. (Or from the start of this one.) Your emotions aren’t misplaced; I really was starting to feel the burnout I imply here. Only, it started three years ago, and I managed to get through it.
    It was strange to realize, at the start of the pandemic, just how much I was relieved by not being forced to travel--and how much I’d started to dread certain aspects of my job. By luck, I was able to have the time to take the steps I needed in order to prevent burnout. Yes, I’m a little strange in that the thing that most helps me most in such situations is writing something completely different, something unexpected. It probably seems incongruous that I avoid burnout by doing more work--but I truly love telling stories. So, here we are!
    I realize that many of you would rather I have focused that time on writing the next book in your favorite series, rather than writing something off the wall. However, this is how I work--and it’s the fact that these were so unexpected that let them pull me back into a healthy (for me) relationship with my job.
    Regardless, I really did need your positive vibes to help me through this. I got them, back when the real crisis was happening three years ago. I appreciate you all, and the way you treat me and my stories. Thank you. Not just for that, but for putting up with me doing the occasional overly-dramatic reveal like this. --Brandon

    • @praalgraf
      @praalgraf 2 года назад +17

      whatever it is you're excited about writing will be good, rather than feeling forced to update a series (much as we may enjoy that series)

    • @GraydenProductions
      @GraydenProductions 2 года назад +32

      I doubt anyone will be disappointed that you didn't write the next book in whatever series. We didn't know surprise books were an option, but we'll take it!

    • @Andreea-hq3no
      @Andreea-hq3no 2 года назад +21

      I swear I feel lighter after watching this

    • @Omnicrola
      @Omnicrola 2 года назад +38

      You sonnofabitch, I love you

    • @BryaParra
      @BryaParra 2 года назад +3

      NICE!

  • @TheArbiter10
    @TheArbiter10 2 года назад +12157

    If you listen very closely to this video, you can hear a clicking sound when Brandon's seated at his desk talking to us. That's because he's got a keyboard under his desk, and he's typing up a sixth novel with his toes.

    • @WindiRedington
      @WindiRedington 2 года назад +41

      Lolololol!

    • @jus4000kicks
      @jus4000kicks 2 года назад +27

      I heard it!

    • @lunchtiem
      @lunchtiem 2 года назад +51

      i think it's people switching out the chalk/dry-erase boards he's using for graphics while they're out of frame

    • @heydaton5402
      @heydaton5402 2 года назад +27

      Hahahahaha best comment EVER

    • @jerrybecker7910
      @jerrybecker7910 2 года назад +31

      This has got to be the funniest comment I've read in a long time! Well done!!!

  • @ManCarryingThing
    @ManCarryingThing 2 года назад +12932

    brandon: "i have lied to you."
    me: he's not a human being, but a lovecraftian creature meant to write at unimaginable speeds
    brandon: i wrote 5 extra books
    me: i knew it

    • @bigbiggoblin2873
      @bigbiggoblin2873 2 года назад +635

      He can't keep getting away with this

    • @noahearl
      @noahearl 2 года назад +33

      😂👌

    • @brianzhamilton
      @brianzhamilton 2 года назад +73

      Hey, Man Carrying Thing, the RUclips algorithm has been suggesting your videos to me! That you’re a Brandon Sanderson fan just proves your channel’s a good recommendation!

    • @nimishrai257
      @nimishrai257 2 года назад +3

      Hey, Man!

    • @rosecityronin
      @rosecityronin 2 года назад +39

      It reminds me of a joke I heard Margaret Atwood tell. It went a little something like this: "The devil approaches a writer and says, 'I will make you one of the greatest and most successful writers; and, you'll be rich & famous. ALL you have to do is sell me your grandmother's, your mother's, your daughter's and YOUR souls,' to which the writer says, 'Okay, no problem! Where do I sign?' and the devil says, 'Wait ... what's the catch?'"
      Brandon has clearly entered into some kind of deal like that with some demon, devil or extra-dimensional being like The Beyonder. 😉

  • @XeroShifter
    @XeroShifter 2 года назад +8447

    Brandon Sanderson: "I write as a coping mechanism for stress."
    Me: *Stares at huge catalogue of books that are his career.* "You uh... Ok there buddy?"

    • @TheShorker
      @TheShorker 2 года назад +122

      This is so true

    • @christienleblond
      @christienleblond 2 года назад +187

      Now if only reading was my coping mechanism for stress maybe I'd get through all these books! 😬

    • @masonborden5594
      @masonborden5594 2 года назад +98

      I own at least 1 copy of everything hes written. Including his work finishing the wheel of time series. If this is a coping mechanism, my guy is not okay.

    • @fenixchief7
      @fenixchief7 2 года назад +72

      Wish Martin had this problem

    • @nishthagupta1357
      @nishthagupta1357 2 года назад +3

      Yes lol

  • @l00d3r
    @l00d3r 2 года назад +2593

    What I love about Brandon is that when he is burned out, he does not take a break from writing but instead he simply writes something different. If only my other favorite fantasy author could do the same, but alas! I have been waiting 10 years on that one.

    • @stannisbaratheon6725
      @stannisbaratheon6725 2 года назад +218

      Don't even mention it.

    • @kevinstrife7854
      @kevinstrife7854 2 года назад +204

      You mean g.r.r.m Or Patrick rothfuss? 😅 Cuz I've been waiting these 10 years for both of them 🙈

    • @l00d3r
      @l00d3r 2 года назад +69

      @@kevinstrife7854 Both

    • @Ender240sxS13
      @Ender240sxS13 2 года назад +87

      @@kevinstrife7854 fucking Name of the Wind man...

    • @Brad933
      @Brad933 2 года назад +114

      Are you talking about ex-author Patrick Rothfuss?

  • @aneonfoxtribute
    @aneonfoxtribute 2 года назад +3225

    "I accidentally wrote an entire novel in secret"
    I was waiting for the punchline, I knew it was coming. That is the most Brandon Sanderson statement I have ever heard.

    • @oliviaaaaaah1002
      @oliviaaaaaah1002 2 года назад +222

      The real punchline was, "I accidentally wrote another. And another. And ano--"

    • @noahsilva5658
      @noahsilva5658 2 года назад +13

      Gotta keep watching. It isn't just one

    • @halgerson
      @halgerson 2 года назад +36

      Of all the things this could have been about, "I accidentally wrote an entire novel in secret" is perhaps the least surprising.

    • @austingarst
      @austingarst 2 года назад

      2 novels

    • @maximeteppe7627
      @maximeteppe7627 2 года назад +46

      it's basically the daniel greene sketch about Brandon's writing problem - except, you know, it's all real.

  • @DanielGreeneReviews
    @DanielGreeneReviews 2 года назад +11257

    The man is trying to out write his fandoms memes about his writing.

    • @joselang3197
      @joselang3197 2 года назад +328

      I was already looking in your channel to see if you had a reaction to this. Please make a sketch out of it.

    • @carloscaballeromoreno4853
      @carloscaballeromoreno4853 2 года назад +244

      He took your video to heart apparently

    • @D3emonic
      @D3emonic 2 года назад +53

      ha, was wondering when you'd show up :D

    • @adc1222
      @adc1222 2 года назад +162

      Daniel, you've clearly got to do a part 2 to your skit about Brando Sando's writing problem

    • @farmgirlsauer3861
      @farmgirlsauer3861 2 года назад +7

      😂🤣😂

  • @philiphartshorn
    @philiphartshorn 2 года назад +6582

    Brandon Sanderson has reached such a level of dimension bending self awareness that exaggerated jokes we have made about him writing nonstop have vastly underestimated how fast he writes and how many books he makes at the same time 😳 what an absolute Giga colossus of an author.

    • @geraldpeterson1131
      @geraldpeterson1131 2 года назад +213

      I'm convinced he just grows them on his face and shaves pages and pages off every morning.

    • @businessproyects2615
      @businessproyects2615 2 года назад +55

      @@geraldpeterson1131 Melts a bunch of things in a pot and drops all of it on to sand, it cools down ... and so a book was forged.

    • @starmorpheus
      @starmorpheus 2 года назад +106

      He's clearly burning atium to write this much in such a short period of time.

    • @definitelynotobama6851
      @definitelynotobama6851 2 года назад +10

      We’ve upgraded from Gigachad to Terachad.

    • @sgettys
      @sgettys 2 года назад +51

      @@starmorpheus it’s a mixture of atium, bendalloy, and Zinc and Steel metalminds. He’s definitely achieved Lord Ruler level mastery over the metals!

  • @bellyjellybean248
    @bellyjellybean248 2 года назад +765

    Anyone else watching this again 6 months later just to try and relive the excitement? What an absolute madlad

    • @leonie9101
      @leonie9101 2 года назад +5

      Yes! I’m doing it right now

    • @babaguy04
      @babaguy04 2 года назад +5

      Yeah, I'm one of them

    • @InJouHande
      @InJouHande 2 года назад +5

      Hi there, are you me? Am I you? Are we...we?

    • @pyrosianheir
      @pyrosianheir 2 года назад +1

      Bout 8 months, but yes I am, haha. I was telling a buddy about it, and felt I had to look this up to send it to him. I'm still so excited. 🤩

    • @justgj
      @justgj 2 года назад +5

      This video convinced me to start reading Sanderson and I'm watching it again now that I've caught up on the Cosemere (except Lost Metal lol)

  • @alexdessens5439
    @alexdessens5439 2 года назад +688

    Omg this guy. "Oopsie daisy, I tripped and accidentally wrote several novels, check 'em out." What a legend.

  • @Patterrz
    @Patterrz 2 года назад +1560

    Brandon Sanderson is without a doubt my favourite author just based on his personality

    • @mattyboi6064
      @mattyboi6064 2 года назад +6

      Pat?!?!

    • @starmorpheus
      @starmorpheus 2 года назад +16

      @@mattyboi6064 Pat gets a couple points knocked off because... you know why.

    • @Aleebi
      @Aleebi 2 года назад

      @@starmorpheus cause what

    • @reddragonminecraftmodsandm4366
      @reddragonminecraftmodsandm4366 2 года назад +5

      @@starmorpheus Pretty sure MattyBoi meant Patterrz when he said Pat (the original comment), not Patrick Rothfuss. And I agree, Rothfuss would have had a chance at being my favorite, if not for...

    • @starmorpheus
      @starmorpheus 2 года назад

      @@reddragonminecraftmodsandm4366 Ahh okay

  • @nmartinez18
    @nmartinez18 2 года назад +2428

    This man wrote more words in 2 years than George R. R. Martin has in the last 10. I've already shared this with multiple people. We need to support this madness as much as possible.

    • @mauriciogago4465
      @mauriciogago4465 2 года назад +413

      By writing this post, I've written more than George R. R. Martin in the last 10 years, so the bar is not too high ;)

    • @08fighter08
      @08fighter08 2 года назад +6

      😂

    • @saymyname2417
      @saymyname2417 2 года назад +47

      Careful! If GRRM'S readers see this video, they'll lose their troubled minds.

    • @nmartinez18
      @nmartinez18 2 года назад +62

      @@saymyname2417 I'm a GRRM reader and already crazy, let them come.

    • @saymyname2417
      @saymyname2417 2 года назад +22

      @@nmartinez18 - Yes, I understand and you're right: It can't get much worse than it is right now and Martin's readers are probably all borderline insane by now ...

  • @ravenmadd1343
    @ravenmadd1343 2 года назад +895

    I've been suffering from PTSD and depression for a number of years.
    I needed an anchor, something I could set values by, because what caused the illness was ongoing and constant and I could feel nothing any longer.
    A friend recommended the Stormlight archive to me to listen to as an audiobook.
    He didn't know about the PTSD and I'd never listened to audiobooks before.
    If someone had told me I would find values I could anchor my life, and my sanity, by in a work of fiction I would say there were mad but I did.
    There is a plaque in my office at home that I had made.
    It is in sight at all times and on it it written "Life before Death, Strength before weakness, Journey before destination, The Way of Kings".
    It reminds me to live, not just to exist.
    There is a wisdom and insight to life in your books and I am grateful to you for writing them.
    Thank you.

    • @countdooku75
      @countdooku75 2 года назад +11

      Not to preach at you, but genuinely explore Christianity if you haven’t already. Sanderson is a devout Mormon and Christian, and really the influence it’s had on his work is impossible to understate. Might be something there for you if his books speak to you so profoundly :)

    • @haingis
      @haingis 2 года назад +55

      ​@@countdooku75 honestly though, the bible is terribly written with many plot holes and characters with erratic character development. I don't know why they thought it was a good idea to have that many authors with most of them not even bothering reading the previous authors' work. I was shocked at the reveal that Jesus in fact did come not to give peace, but a sword... that was a pretty good plot twist considering the time it was written. also I can't deny that it has inspired many other good fantasy novels, so I guess there's that.

    • @karensolano7965
      @karensolano7965 2 года назад +6

      I deal with similar problems and have the same tattooed on my forearm

    • @benjamincrowley9919
      @benjamincrowley9919 2 года назад +14

      This comment came for my throat. I am still struggling with PTSD and Stormlight is a constant source of inspiration to keep pushing, like you, not just to survive but to thrive.

    • @benjamincrowley9919
      @benjamincrowley9919 2 года назад +26

      @@countdooku75 Not to preach at you, but telling someone that is struggling with PTSD to look to religion is literally like telling Kaladin he just needs to genuinely explore Vorinism or burn a glyph ward as he stares into the honor chasm.

  • @17thShard
    @17thShard 2 года назад +1175

    If you're new to the fandom, you might not realize how much Brandon loves to troll with secret projects. He loves it. But FIVE new secret books, THREE COSMERE is a whole new level. I found this video absolutely hilarious, him dumping new manuscripts on the table hahaha. -Eric

    • @lilwinchester1417
      @lilwinchester1417 2 года назад +10

      I wished you guys had made a reaction to this video
      It would have been hilarious

    • @mangomongo1484
      @mangomongo1484 2 года назад +3

      He worried me at first but this turned out awesome! Haha

    • @finncripp1473
      @finncripp1473 2 года назад +4

      Well, you and the whole 17th Shard team will have a lot to talk about the next year.

    • @LeeA.D.
      @LeeA.D. 2 года назад

      You've got your work cut out for you with the podcast! Looking forward to it!

    • @KageNoOnisu
      @KageNoOnisu 2 года назад +19

      This is the guy who, when the editors were waiting for the sequel to Alloy of Law, turned in the sequel, as well as that book's sequel. One of my favorite stories lol.

  • @ShatteredAce
    @ShatteredAce 2 года назад +691

    This man was getting up, showing us pie charts after he mentioned he wrote 2 books, and managed to hide his smile knowing he had 3 more by his chair. S-tier acting, Brandon!

  • @Mistborn_San
    @Mistborn_San 2 года назад +762

    Youknow, I would be shocked, but Brandon "oops I wrote an extra novel" Sanderson is quite on brand.

    • @Mistborn_San
      @Mistborn_San 2 года назад +20

      I meant to say novels...

    • @MrKenilles
      @MrKenilles 2 года назад +15

      Wasn't there a Daniel Greene video about exactly that?

    • @TimRG
      @TimRG 2 года назад +1

      @@MrKenilles Watching Daniel's Twitch stream of this video he's apparently going off to do another one... Or it is a video just about the news. I have a feeling it's going to be both.

    • @prometheus3498
      @prometheus3498 2 года назад +1

      @@TimRG Can I get a link to this twitch stream? I couldn't find it (or his channel in general).

    • @xfel5913
      @xfel5913 2 года назад +1

      I mean it’s what happened with Bands of Mourning, so there is precedent…

  • @llamafromspace
    @llamafromspace 2 года назад +418

    This is so wholesome. "The pandemic is tough, but like many it freed me up to over triple my already insanely good writing output." As a fan, I'm very happy.

  • @Joyce-qi2tq
    @Joyce-qi2tq 2 года назад +1758

    If he wasn't before, Brandon is officially a youtuber now: he has mastered the art of clickbait.
    This is amazing!! I'm glad that you've found a healthy relationship with your work. It's just a bonus that we get some new books :)

    • @Maribro4
      @Maribro4 2 года назад +40

      I’m embarrassed I actually fell for the clickbait. I thought “great, how else is 2022 gonna get worse”. I was pleasantly surprised. It’s good to finally receive some good news this week :)

    • @annaheath2967
      @annaheath2967 2 года назад +13

      I thought clickbait was something that piqued your interest but didn't have good payoff?

    • @menghao737
      @menghao737 2 года назад +29

      This is the opposite of click bait. It's still a bait and switch, but what we got switched too was so much better than the bait.

    • @sologuarcas5449
      @sologuarcas5449 2 года назад

      @@Maribro4 ruclips.net/video/_U3iEbD4F6o/видео.html

    • @alexwyckoff8962
      @alexwyckoff8962 2 года назад +4

      I mean. The man basically releases books like youtubers release clickbait videos. Absolute madlad

  • @laura_h383
    @laura_h383 2 года назад +404

    I really appreciate the fact that Brandon's nerdy little fan base is actually so big that he is the number one trending video on RUclips. Like what is this

    • @alexwyckoff8962
      @alexwyckoff8962 2 года назад +16

      I'm literally scrolling comments right now just to reply to people I think seem interesting because I love Sanderson's fan base and always have fun engaging other people in it. Like, Sanderson for sure has one of the best fan bases out there

  • @PeruseProject
    @PeruseProject 2 года назад +1303

    This is the only type of lying I will accept

    • @equipadont
      @equipadont 2 года назад +34

      Mmmm lies

    • @skylarsickles5172
      @skylarsickles5172 2 года назад +22

      A delicious lie.

    • @LochsLibrary
      @LochsLibrary 2 года назад +6

      we love to see the lies when they’re wrapped up like this

    • @VynelRecords
      @VynelRecords 2 года назад

      Facts ruclips.net/video/imcVPpd-8bk/видео.html

    • @N0N0111
      @N0N0111 2 года назад +1

      Positive lies what a twist.

  • @aaronmarko
    @aaronmarko Год назад +266

    Brandon Sanderson: I wrote 77 novels while in the pandemic
    Me: ....and I overcame my fear of onions. Mostly.

    • @PDragonBabyUO
      @PDragonBabyUO 9 месяцев назад +2

      👏👏👏

    • @jack0lantern03
      @jack0lantern03 3 месяца назад

      Hey, you still reached a new point in your life, that's nothing to spit at!

    • @DDD11239
      @DDD11239 18 дней назад

      ​@@jack0lantern03 Eh. At a certain point, you need to slap yourself and get to work

  • @zemont
    @zemont 2 года назад +1072

    It's official, Brandon is not human, he's the ultimate artificial Intelligence that keeps of giving new books and improving in quality and time to write each one. Mesmerizing

    • @sologuarcas5449
      @sologuarcas5449 2 года назад +1

      ruclips.net/video/_U3iEbD4F6o/видео.html

    • @MigglyPuff94
      @MigglyPuff94 2 года назад +8

      Cosmerizing, if you will ;)

    • @urria8650
      @urria8650 2 года назад

      Doesn't he have ghostwriters?

    • @naturalfarmingno-till340
      @naturalfarmingno-till340 2 года назад +5

      @@urria8650 he does...it is not possible to write so much quality so fast
      He is a puppet designed to keep humans ignorant of the real events happening on earth

  • @RayndayGaming
    @RayndayGaming 2 года назад +1707

    This might be one of the greatest youtube videos of all time. Not just for the execution, but the impact. So many people are happy right now. Thanks Brandon, keep inspiring us and telling your stories.

    • @tenaciousvermin
      @tenaciousvermin 2 года назад +6

      Damn. Haven't came across you since the Smite days. But the appreciation for Sanderson's work knows no bounds. This video made me very excited I'll have to go back and reread a few series. Looking forward to the year of Sanderson!

    • @radriarthenerdking2259
      @radriarthenerdking2259 2 года назад +4

      Didnt expect to see you here, last time i heard of you was when i still played paladins. Awesome too see the extent sandersons audience has reached

    • @boldnotbald3705
      @boldnotbald3705 2 года назад

      Big fan Raynday, You did awesome in ALGS recently. Cool to see you’re into Sanderson too. And I agree, well said, people need this kind of positivity especially now. Thanks for always staying positive and being a bright spot for so many. Never give up. ❤️

    • @joeannpeople7392
      @joeannpeople7392 2 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/ltdLybqMLOw/видео.html

    • @joshyaash
      @joshyaash 2 года назад

      It also got me so hyped that I just pledged 600 bucks lol

  • @ninakrishnamurthy6674
    @ninakrishnamurthy6674 2 года назад +2184

    Most people spent their extra time during the pandemic baking bread or binge-watching Netflix. Brandon Sanderson spent his time pumping out novels like the tree-murdering, story-telling fanatic that he is; and I wouldn’t have it any other way 😆

    • @thatonecoolchild
      @thatonecoolchild 2 года назад +16

      Wait, some of you got extra time!?
      But seriously, I was so worried something bad had happened and now I'm just relieved he was being his same old Sanderson Machine.

    • @animalobsessed1
      @animalobsessed1 2 года назад +22

      I spent my pandemic year finding out about Sanderson, and catching up on the entire Cosmere.

    • @ninakrishnamurthy6674
      @ninakrishnamurthy6674 2 года назад +7

      @@animalobsessed1 Admittedly, the bread-making might be specific to my mother. She had never baked at all before the pandemic started, and now she bakes whole loaves of sourdough bread every week.

    • @neondemon5137
      @neondemon5137 2 года назад +8

      @@ninakrishnamurthy6674 Yeah no. Bread baking was/is a very popular pandemic activity.

    • @SparksArtandCosplay
      @SparksArtandCosplay 2 года назад +1

      HAHA ye

  • @ramirodecono3647
    @ramirodecono3647 2 года назад +427

    People should understand that not only did Brandon write five secret books while following his other agenda, but he is also the marketing mastermind behind this whole success. Of course implementing his ideas is greatly achieved by the whole team, but let's go through a few milestones that happened in the last week.
    The dramatic announcement video (his idea btw) has the most views in his channel by far, notwithstanding being one of the most recent ones. He knew he had a silver bullet asking his fans to share, comment and like that video. Why? Because he NEVER does that. Just picture this: before this whole event, his channel had a 15k-50k average views per day. After it, he has ranged between 230k-700k views per day. In one week he added 42k new suscribers to his channel (12% of his total subscribers).
    That's not all...
    Scheduling two weekly streams over the course of March has given momentum and expectation to his campaign, adding to the final hype that's keeping the stats over the roof. This whole success also gets mingled with RUclips's algorithms, leaving remnant flows of people coming back to his content.
    Let's go on...
    Not only did he just raised the biggest kickstarter in the history of the platform. He has already covered a year of work in advance (2023). Of course there a lot of details to take care of and edges to sharp, but the fact that he has scheduled more than a year in advance of sales strategy and planning is simply stunning.
    It doesn't end there...
    This is clearly the most audacious move he has done in his entire career regarding manufacturing, distribution and retailing. He has proven that Dragonsteel can be completely autonomous from any other third parties, and even being more successful. This will also allow his team to experiment a lot, in a different areas of the business. And thus developing a unique expertise in the field, empowering his whole company. He also made it clear that he still wants to support bookshops in his future releases. And guess what? This groundbreaking move will give him a lot of leverage when talking to New York. I honestly believe he might actually revolutionize the way physical books are being sold (being merchandising one of the cornerstones of this revolution).
    And last but not least...
    Brandon keeps delivering high quality content to his readers, keeps building this amazing and complex web of intertwined stories that is the cosmere. His product is not even worth money at this point. He might not realize this now, but he is forging the history of modern twenty-first century writing. And the best of all? He is doing it in an extremely healthy and sure-footed way. I truly think this is unprecedented territory.
    I would really like him to read this. Not because I am saying any novelty. But because I want you to know that we appreciate all of this, Brandon. And that right there, gives our whole writer-reader relationship a pewter boost. Please keep following your instincts, they will keep taking this project to unparallel dimensions.

    • @nobrain2521
      @nobrain2521 Год назад +6

      So many great points, it’s rather astonishing and totally awesome to see this list.
      secret project #2 soo close now! 🎉

  • @TeraByteify
    @TeraByteify 2 года назад +267

    Sanderson likely saved my life.
    I was homeless for a time, a long time I guess. One day, I just went into the library and picked up a book I liked the look of. Maybe 7 years ago. I spent the next month sleeping out back the library where they had a small sheltered area, I read every book he'd written up until that point. I was incredibly depressed going into that, but when I finished his last book at that point, I'd decided I wasn't gonna give up, so I got up and walked.
    It took another 3 years for me to get off the streets, into a crap apartment, into a better apartment, into a better apartment, and then travel to the other side of the world.
    I now live in Japan, I'm the manager of a small growing school, I'm married, I'm happier than I ever thought possible, and I even buy nice things for myself, expensive things, I wear Air goddamn Jordans man. In fact tonight I bought a 300 dollar pair of Air Jordans for my friend, because I f***ing could.
    Many thing's helped me get here, luck in largest part I'm sure, but one thing I'll never forget, is sitting outside that library, it pissing it down with rain inches from the dry space I'd found, with Kal.
    Thanks man. Whatever you do in future, I'll never forget the extra moments you gave me.

    • @Spiderweb444
      @Spiderweb444 2 года назад +3

      That's such an inspiring story man and i m so happy you're doing so well now

    • @TeraByteify
      @TeraByteify 2 года назад +5

      @@TheCharlieLuna Authors can really never understand the impact they make for the most part i imagine.
      But then, nobody can, sometimes it only take a few kinds words or a few dollars given. When I have a child I'll always remind them, just be nice, please be nice, help who you can, it can change everything.

    • @TeraByteify
      @TeraByteify 2 года назад +2

      @@Spiderweb444 Thanks man, I can't believe so many people liked my comment, I hope it reminds them to help whoever they can around them in whatever small way they can.

    • @ConorBronsdon
      @ConorBronsdon 2 года назад +2

      Thanks for telling your story - I really hope he sees this!

    • @nanowithbeans2511
      @nanowithbeans2511 2 года назад

      Holy fu...how is that? I...

  • @Evyleth
    @Evyleth 2 года назад +920

    As an aspiring writer, "oh Sanderson can also burn out, it's ok to take it easy". Then he smacks up five new books... My heart dropped
    * laughing in panic, pain and a massiv kick in the butt *

    • @luminous3558
      @luminous3558 2 года назад +57

      Burnout from not writing

    • @whoaskedyoutolookatthis
      @whoaskedyoutolookatthis 2 года назад +10

      If you have a healthy mind (or enough internal systems to make it somewhat healthy) and you're a multimillionaire, you can probably do it to! I don't know enough about writing, but he must have some sort of pattern you can follow, and you can probably replicate and reitarate on it to fit you. A lot of creative endeavors can be "figured out" with enough smarts

    • @thomass2125
      @thomass2125 2 года назад +7

      @@whoaskedyoutolookatthis He does have a pattern, you can find it on this channel under the series: "Brandon Sanderson on Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy".
      He's a teacher at BYU and that video series is from his 2020 lectures.
      There's plenty more lectures from him on youtube.

    • @alexwyckoff8962
      @alexwyckoff8962 2 года назад +7

      I[m with you there, lol. The way I understand it, Sanderson will often have two writing shifts - one day and one night. I've been replicating this myself recently. I write from about 1 PM to 7 PM, take a couple hour break, then resume writing from around 10 or 11 PM to 3 or 4 AM. Idk if that works for you, but it has been a phenomenal tool for me and has kept me disciplined and motivated - I've been able to write minimum 2000 words/day every day for several months now. Not all of those words make it into the novels I'm working on, of course. But the productivity and excitement are there.

    • @rikkitikkitavi31
      @rikkitikkitavi31 2 года назад +8

      If you write, you're a writer. Why label yourself as aspiring? Do you mean you daydream about writing but never do it, or do you simply mean unpublished?

  • @AyrtonotryA
    @AyrtonotryA 2 года назад +554

    I like how sanderson describes writing novels like affairs: "one thing lead to another and i wrote another novel!" What a legend.

    • @VynelRecords
      @VynelRecords 2 года назад

      Lol ruclips.net/video/imcVPpd-8bk/видео.html

    • @starmorpheus
      @starmorpheus 2 года назад

      @@VynelRecords Trash music

  • @cruisingismylife63
    @cruisingismylife63 2 года назад +720

    As a middle school librarian, I'm super excited about the graphic novel, they fly off our shelves!!

    • @starmorpheus
      @starmorpheus 2 года назад +2

      @@thekrumelshow9525 ha

    • @greenbean5186
      @greenbean5186 2 года назад +8

      Hope there are mangas.

    • @cruisingismylife63
      @cruisingismylife63 2 года назад +16

      @@greenbean5186 of course, tons!!

    • @FractalParadox
      @FractalParadox Год назад +7

      Hopefully not an evil one, I'm sure?

    • @jackcrimson5223
      @jackcrimson5223 Год назад +7

      My highschool librarian would KILL for some brandon Sanderson. She recommends the one book we have to everyone who passes by. It's steelheart.

  • @brycelindsay4414
    @brycelindsay4414 2 года назад +161

    This absolute mad man is my hero. I was blown away with “I accidentally wrote an entire novel,” but when he busted out the rest of those stacks my jaw dropped

  • @frankbroussard3952
    @frankbroussard3952 2 года назад +342

    I have genuinely never been so concerned with a person's welfare. WAS STRESSING OUT ALL DAY, MR. SANDERSON! Extremely relieved that you're okay. Keep on keeping on!

    • @noahearl
      @noahearl 2 года назад +2

      Ditto

    • @bross92
      @bross92 2 года назад +6

      I’m 3% upset with you because I was legitimately verbalizing my concern for you yesterday to my wife, 97% soooo extremely excited

    • @tyat3492
      @tyat3492 2 года назад +1

      Yes I thought he was going to say he’s burnt out and will be taking a long break but instead he came up with 5 new books lol

  • @zoobnash
    @zoobnash 2 года назад +151

    Brandon Sanderson is the last person I expected to do a meme apology video and this is incredible

  • @Casey093
    @Casey093 2 года назад +225

    "I felt stressed about not writing enough. So I wrote 5 more books in secret."
    Thank you, Brandon. :D

  • @TAM-ni1zn
    @TAM-ni1zn 2 года назад +428

    "There's always another secret." -Kelsier
    Really excited about the new books! Thanks for all you do for your fans, Brandon!

    • @sologuarcas5449
      @sologuarcas5449 2 года назад +1

      ruclips.net/video/_U3iEbD4F6o/видео.html

  • @landonmackey1091
    @landonmackey1091 2 года назад +156

    The Enigmatic Inevitabilities of Sanderson:
    1: He writes faster than you can read. If you train to read faster, he will unconsciously quicken his pace in exact proportions.
    2: If for 40 consecutive days he does not write, he will perish. However, nothing powerful enough to impede him for this long is known to exist.
    3: He will surprise you. You may expect this, but preparation is futile. Consider this an omen.

  • @garfieldfan
    @garfieldfan 2 года назад +142

    I've never heard of you (sorry) and this video came up in my feed because the algorithm decided it should, and I was like "this dude is either about to admit to something horrendous or this is a swerve" and you did not disappoint. Thankyou for that entertainment lol

  • @supersephiroth
    @supersephiroth 2 года назад +313

    I stumbled on this video by pure accident (followed link out of curiosity) and now have a sudden urge to at least pick up one of this guy's books. Just comes across as really genuine and personable

    • @mikeysfault1
      @mikeysfault1 2 года назад +33

      Do it. I picked up Mistborn in 2010 and I haven't stopped since. Once you read his stories, most books by other authors pale in comparison cause he writes so well (but anyway it's really easy to start with Warbreaker cause it's free on his website)

    • @-White-Noiz-
      @-White-Noiz- 2 года назад +3

      He's the BEST

    • @DarkwingDash
      @DarkwingDash 2 года назад +14

      If you’re a fan of fantasy, his books are fantastic. I’d second the recommendation of the Mistborn trilogy, it’s really really great.

    • @brandon2866
      @brandon2866 2 года назад +7

      The stormlight archives are fantastic. I am hoping he does a show to bring the worl to life more than his words always do. Reading his books is more like watching a movie after the first page his writing turns to magic where you see it playing rather than reading a book. He is 1 of a kind

    • @joshuahall8749
      @joshuahall8749 2 года назад +4

      Mate, get ready

  • @RyanPST88
    @RyanPST88 2 года назад +628

    "No I don't have 8 more secret novels."
    Did anyone FEEL a wink?

    • @peaceandloveusa6656
      @peaceandloveusa6656 2 года назад +56

      I swear I telepathically heard his "yet"

    • @matthiasvanark5713
      @matthiasvanark5713 2 года назад +10

      He has more

    • @Sheriff_K
      @Sheriff_K 2 года назад +3

      Yeah I don't quite believe him..

    • @HeroesFanXL
      @HeroesFanXL 2 года назад +18

      @@Sheriff_K Oh he wouldn't straight up lie, I think. I believe him when he says he doesn't have EIGHT secret novels stashed away. Seven or nine are still up for grabs, though #exactwords

    • @Jenin_12
      @Jenin_12 11 месяцев назад +2

      Well... now we know.

  • @kellyjones4735
    @kellyjones4735 2 года назад +276

    Legit got misty-eyed seeing him slap those extra manuscripts on the table. This man is UNREAL. His dedication and passion for storytelling is simply unmatched. I'm in awe of you, sir.

    • @jeushaneradoc4616
      @jeushaneradoc4616 2 года назад

      Do you accept Jesus Christ as lord and saviour
      Please Surrender your lives to Jesus Christ
      John 3:16 (KJV) For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believe in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
      Romans 10:9-10 also says, "If you confess with your mouth Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. and
      You must Repent To repent, about salvation, is to change your mind from unbelief to belief in Jesus Christ and to flee from sin.
      1 John 1:9 (KJV) If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
      Pray that you will be filled with the Holy Spirit. For more, copy and paste Christ Commission Fellowship and Mass Deliverance John Eckhardt ..

  • @machibutinenglish1468
    @machibutinenglish1468 2 года назад +231

    This guy actually loves what he does

  • @naastyaaaaaaaaa
    @naastyaaaaaaaaa 2 года назад +512

    Can't imagine how the real fans feel if this video made me (someone who's never read Brandon's stuff) all sweaty and excited. THIS IS INSANE!

    • @hispanicatthediscord
      @hispanicatthediscord 2 года назад +18

      His stuff is incredible. For real.

    • @jillianabanana
      @jillianabanana 2 года назад +22

      As a Fanderson or SanderFan as i have read every book he has written and will read every book he will write. This video had his fans laughing outloud because we already know he writes at a ridiculous pace. So seeing he wrote 5 extra books makes us giddy. You have to understand that this man wrote a freaking HUGE novel (Rhythm of War) and published it at the end of 2020. Then he wrote the 3rd book to the Skward Series, the 5th and final book to the Wax and Wayne Series, Wrote 3 noveles for Skward series, and the Final book for Skyward all in 2021.. That is 5 books in a single year, which we all thought was crazy and amazing. Then you add 5 more books on top of that? its absolutely incredible. And all his books are top notch and will ruin you on other authors who can't get the same kind of world building, pacing and character arcs like bransand does. Read some of his standalone work and you'll see for yourself and you'll also become a Fanderson or SanderFan

    • @dervy5935
      @dervy5935 2 года назад +5

      Same I’ve never Brandon’s books (I’ve been meaning to) and it got me excited as well

    • @reddaces
      @reddaces 2 года назад +2

      You are missing out.

    • @chrismeierding1475
      @chrismeierding1475 2 года назад +6

      I'm almost envious! Reading his books for the first time with all their twists and turns is a pretty epic experience that I wish I could go through again.

  • @aidenb1304
    @aidenb1304 2 года назад +304

    Each book reveal absolutely cracked me up, without fail. The man has a flare for the dramatic and I can't help but respect the hell out of that :)

    • @jeushaneradoc4616
      @jeushaneradoc4616 2 года назад

      Do you accept Jesus Christ as lord and saviour
      Please Surrender your lives to Jesus Christ
      John 3:16 (KJV) For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believe in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
      Romans 10:9-10 also says, "If you confess with your mouth Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. and
      You must Repent To repent, about salvation, is to change your mind from unbelief to belief in Jesus Christ and to flee from sin.
      1 John 1:9 (KJV) If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
      Pray that you will be filled with the Holy Spirit. For more, copy and paste Christ Commission Fellowship and Mass Deliverance John Eckhardt ..

    • @obliviouz
      @obliviouz 2 года назад +1

      W. T. F.
      One book was already crazy. Two absolutely blew my mind. AND THEN HE PULLED EVEN MORE OUT.

    • @kingcrimson4133
      @kingcrimson4133 2 года назад

      @@jeushaneradoc4616 Hit me up when the author of the bible announces five books all at once, then we'll talk.

    • @sologuarcas5449
      @sologuarcas5449 2 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/_U3iEbD4F6o/видео.html

  • @aprilw2287
    @aprilw2287 2 года назад +331

    I'm not rolling my eyes, I'm practically crying happy tears. Brandon, you're a legend. The world needs more happy surprises like this right now. THANK YOU!

    • @dzaqwanamir
      @dzaqwanamir 2 года назад +1

      mom: Why are you crying?
      me: *shows this video title
      mom: Ah... Did he took a break or something?
      me: No, he wrote 5 extra novels secretly in this past 2 years.
      mom: *visible confusion

    • @tvctaswegia497
      @tvctaswegia497 2 года назад +1

      I actually started to tear up thinking this was going down a GRRM path and dreading yet another development in the ongoing dumpster fire that is 2020. I should have had more faith. Godspeed to Brandon, and what a time to be alive with amazing authors like him.
      Now, where do I buy this? (edit: That will teach me to reply before watching the whole video or reading the description)

  • @alexanderbk4
    @alexanderbk4 4 месяца назад +3

    Just discovered the Cosmere at the start of the year, obsessed now. Love, love, loving his animated way of speaking here.

  • @atlasprime6193
    @atlasprime6193 2 года назад +192

    Me: “Hey, Brando, you ever take a vacation?”
    Brandon: “YES! Vacation is a GREAT time to *write* a book!”

  • @bengoldberg9875
    @bengoldberg9875 2 года назад +301

    Mr. Sanderson, I am truly overjoyed that this is what you were ‘hiding.’ Your work has done more good than you know. I work as a mental health counselor for children and teenagers. I have told the dog and dragon story more times than I can count to great and beautiful effect. Your prose is brilliant, accessible and hits me right in the feels. Thank you for all you do.

    • @jarrettshakespear2258
      @jarrettshakespear2258 2 года назад +2

      I'm studying to be a therapist currently and haven't heard this story yet. I'm still making my way through some of the major cosmere series and arcanum unbounded. Where do I find this one??

    • @bengoldberg9875
      @bengoldberg9875 2 года назад +2

      @@jarrettshakespear2258 Close to the end of Rhythm of War.

    • @jarrettshakespear2258
      @jarrettshakespear2258 2 года назад +1

      @@bengoldberg9875 alright, I gotta get reading then. Finished words of radiance yesterday. Thanks!

  • @max8m1
    @max8m1 2 года назад +287

    Way to swing a sledgehammer at my bank account, thanks Brandon...
    But seriously, I know why you are my favourite author! Consistent quality, great humor and inhuman work ethic. I guess I'll just have to say: Shut up and take my money!

    • @evieni1465
      @evieni1465 2 года назад +1

      Objective quality it is not.

    • @AshleysBrother
      @AshleysBrother Год назад

      I can't escape tf2 players even on fantasy writer's channel,good god

    • @max8m1
      @max8m1 Год назад +1

      @@AshleysBrother We're always runnin circles around ya buddy ;)
      Does it help ease your distress if I tell you I haven't played TF2 in almost 10 years?

  • @futbol2105
    @futbol2105 2 года назад +431

    Oh. My. God. Every aspect of this (performance and the actual news) was perfection. Literally laughed out loud when books 3, 4, and 5 were dropped on the desk. 🤣 Can't wait for more Sanderson reading material!

    • @noahearl
      @noahearl 2 года назад +4

      Ditto

    • @slidsilver4461
      @slidsilver4461 2 года назад +10

      When he got back to the desk I was like "There's gonna be a third book, isn't there." Did not expect 4 and 5, haha!

    • @haleymist09
      @haleymist09 2 года назад +3

      It was literal comedic perfection LOL

  • @bswest5
    @bswest5 2 года назад +153

    You madman. Here I was thinking you were finally showing human limitations and were going to say Stormlight 5 was delayed a bit… but no, five books?! You absolute madman. Happily threw my support up for the audiobooks, thanks for doing what you do Brandon!

  • @AigioGamias
    @AigioGamias 2 года назад +416

    Brandon Sanderson was bored with his book's plot twists, so he started real life plot twists.

  • @t14dann18
    @t14dann18 Год назад +299

    This is the most un-George RR Martin video ever made

    • @MFDOOOOM
      @MFDOOOOM 5 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah it sucks that Winds isn't out yet but I've read like 10 books from Brando and none of them come close to the masterpieces from Gurm especially Storm of Swords.
      In fact some books like Mistborn (arc 2), a couple in Stormlight Archive and 2 (arguably 3) out the 4 secret books are actively horrendous and definitely suffered from this rapid pace that he has for these books for some reason.

    • @cr1197
      @cr1197 3 месяца назад +6

      ​@@MFDOOOOMMasterpiece is a strong word for slightly north of average, especially considering the time put in to each. But to each their own.

    • @Divinemakyr
      @Divinemakyr 26 дней назад

      ​@@cr1197 Stormlight and Song are both two of the greatest fantasy series ever written. They are very similar in many ways, as well. To insult either is to insult them both.

    • @cr1197
      @cr1197 10 дней назад +1

      @@Divinemakyr Well then I guess it's a good thing I didn't insult either.
      Disagreeing about labeling something a masterpiece doesn't mean I think it's garbage. I know we're on the internet and all, but there is plenty of ground between perfect and the worst thing to ever exist.

    • @Divinemakyr
      @Divinemakyr 10 дней назад

      @@cr1197 You called it slightly north of average.

  • @sivanneu
    @sivanneu 2 года назад +215

    His smile when he feels coy about the jokes he wrote for the script is so precious. He is so precious. I adore him.

  • @Playsitloud1
    @Playsitloud1 2 года назад +72

    As a Utah native I feel comfortable with the following comment:
    You can tell Brandon is a Mormon by the way he is able to sell this as a naughty confession that turns out to be more like a Tupperware sales pitch that actually has me excited.... .
    I love you Brandon. You are the most prolific writer of our time. Truly a Utah treasure.

  • @navelaviator18
    @navelaviator18 2 года назад +242

    I LOVE his writing style, imagination, and character creation but THIS is a huge part of why he's my favorite author. We're waiting 11+ years for the next book of Ice and Fire and this guy is putting out FIVE books in TWO FREAKIN' YEARS! Crazy!

    • @SatrnOne
      @SatrnOne 2 года назад +50

      Not just 5 books... 5 EXTRA books. Another Storm light novel came out last year. 🤣

    • @VoldemarExplorer
      @VoldemarExplorer 2 года назад +1

      Lore of the Elden Ring... *shrugs*

    • @samtheman7860
      @samtheman7860 2 года назад

      Yeh but it's not a fair comparison. Brandons writing is very simplistic.

    • @navelaviator18
      @navelaviator18 2 года назад +6

      @@samtheman7860 George RR Martin's writing is not so complicated that it accounts for ELEVEN + YEARS of nothing (The Targaryen book doesn't count) when Brandon Sanderson can put out 5 books in two years...
      Don't get me wrong, I love Ice and Fire... but you've gotta admit that eleven+ years is kinda ridiculous.

    • @samtheman7860
      @samtheman7860 2 года назад

      @@navelaviator18 Yeh of course the wait is ridiculous. But remember that Martin hasn't just been sitting around doing nothing. He's been working on a bunch of different projects and written several other books. I don't know, I guess I just feel like Brandon's writing is a bit cheap, or at least it feels like that to me.

  • @GordonMancuso
    @GordonMancuso 2 года назад +47

    Sometimes I just come back and watch this again, grinning the whole time. Love this so much.

    • @kavyamj
      @kavyamj Год назад +2

      His enthusiasm is infectious

  • @t.j.bronley5786
    @t.j.bronley5786 2 года назад +175

    Honestly, when Brandon said "don't roll your eyes at me" I had just finished rolling my eyes. Mostly because I'm friggin jealous of Brandon's skillset and ability to write so well. Congrats Brandon!

  • @iKaroliina
    @iKaroliina 2 года назад +150

    I was so stressed out and feeling anxious about current events (living next to Russia doesn't help) but now I'm crying and laughing out loud. Thanks for this stress relief!!! I really needed it! Can't wait for my books to arrive!

  • @pc953
    @pc953 2 года назад +938

    God dammit Brandon. You gave me a near heart attack! I'm glad to hear you are well! And can't wait to hear more about this novel .
    Edit: 5 Books....kickstarter.... damn you. Off to redo my budget and get to backing

    • @IndustrialQueue
      @IndustrialQueue 2 года назад +24

      His face yesterday haunted me all day. He looked stricken with grief.

    • @ellepardue
      @ellepardue 2 года назад +6

      @@IndustrialQueue same, my brother and I had to stop talking about it we were so worried.

    • @michaelfeeney6108
      @michaelfeeney6108 2 года назад +5

      @@IndustrialQueue Brandon the Hollywood actor confirmed.

    • @pc953
      @pc953 2 года назад +6

      @@IndustrialQueue seriously, and the way his voice wavered when he was talking. I was seriously concerned. This was a Sandolanch I never expected.

    • @mamaz7845
      @mamaz7845 2 года назад

      same :D

  • @Raymond_L
    @Raymond_L 2 года назад +36

    I'm so sad I missed out on this. I just found your work recently. I am whole heartedly enamored by the worlds you have created, and the Cosmere you have weaved. Thank you for sharing your creations.

    • @michaelbachand7660
      @michaelbachand7660 2 года назад +1

      All of these books are still going to be available to those who didn't back the Kickstarter, First on Ebooks/Audio and hen TOR hardcopies

  • @americancommunist6076
    @americancommunist6076 2 года назад +2669

    Brandon: This *slams down stack of paper* is a new book
    Us: Dear God
    Brandon: There's more
    Us: NO

    • @alexwyckoff8962
      @alexwyckoff8962 2 года назад +83

      I think you mean YES

    • @cottereyre
      @cottereyre 2 года назад +58

      Who knows, one of the secret projects could be about teleporting bread.

    • @AFestiveDude
      @AFestiveDude 2 года назад +26

      @@alexwyckoff8962 I get what you mean, but it’s a reference to TF2’s animation, “Expiration Date”, if you didn’t know.

    • @americancommunist6076
      @americancommunist6076 2 года назад +6

      @@BeautifulGreen252 please I got taste for daysssss

    • @americancommunist6076
      @americancommunist6076 2 года назад +6

      @@BeautifulGreen252 What?

  • @SoundwaveSurfing
    @SoundwaveSurfing 2 года назад +208

    I know the phrase “what a legend” gets thrown around a lot but I mean it now in its fullest extent.
    Add to it the amount of engagement he does with his fans and now the implications of the Kickstarter for publishing but I dare say this move will catch more eyes as far as adaptations go. What a genius and even better just a good dude.

  • @TimeBucks
    @TimeBucks 2 года назад +1328

    This man never disappoint us

    • @joost8176
      @joost8176 2 года назад +6

      Actually the shipping cost are leaving me with major mixed feelings!

    • @CookifyYT
      @CookifyYT 2 года назад +1

      ruclips.net/video/i5RUjy3Pq78/видео.html.

    • @n00dl3s
      @n00dl3s 2 года назад +4

      @@joost8176 I too find the constraints of the physical world annoying to deal with sometimes. Why can't I just be everywhere?

    • @sologuarcas5449
      @sologuarcas5449 2 года назад +1

      @@joost8176 ruclips.net/video/_U3iEbD4F6o/видео.html

    • @naturalfarmingno-till340
      @naturalfarmingno-till340 2 года назад

      That's what he's for. To keep the humans drugged and ignorant about what's happening in society.

  • @magicalsimmy
    @magicalsimmy 11 месяцев назад +17

    This randomly showed up in my feed in February 2024. I’ve never read any of Brandon’s novels before. I was deeply invested in a certain unfinished series by another author. After being left hanging since 2011, I became jaded when the TV series ruined the whole series for me and I have barely read in years.
    Contrast that with THIS guy.
    Metaphorically, if certain football loving novelists who don’t finish their series could be considered to have an abusive, negligent relationship with their readers, THIS guy is the opposite - this is the writer who makes you coffee in the morning and brings it into the bedroom for you, vacuums and surprises you with a 3 week vacation to Hawaii in the dead of winter.
    As a writer, I struggle to get out a chapter (I mean, who would want to read my bizarre crap? Lol!). Sanderson is like an Iron Man athlete of the writing world. His editors and publishers must love the HELL out of him.

    • @timcaldwell7405
      @timcaldwell7405 11 месяцев назад +1

      If you haven't started yet, I highly recommend trying him out! Shocking advice to find in a place such as this. I haven't written anything myself - I'm too addicted to outlining and planning the stories to be bothered with actually starting to put the pieces together. Whenever I read another one of Brandon's stories it always inspires me to keep working on my own. Don't give up!

    • @xiiir838
      @xiiir838 6 месяцев назад

      Have you read any of his novels yet? I recommend you begin with Warbreaker and The Emperor's Soul

    • @gracejablonski4347
      @gracejablonski4347 19 дней назад

      @@timcaldwell7405 Hello, just checking in to see if you've written anything yet! I used to have the same problem. I'd outline and plan, but when it came to writing I would easily get discouraged when the story wasn't turning out the way I had it in my mind. If you're similar the only way I found around it was to outline less (criminal, I know) or get the horrid version of the story down on paper so I can revise it into something somewhat coherent. You've got this, keep it up! Worst case turn your world ideas into DND campaigns :)

  • @miriduvivie6283
    @miriduvivie6283 2 года назад +409

    Also: thank you Emily, for encouraging your husband to share the secret books with us! Thank you for letting us read the books dedicated to you!
    Love to both of you!

  • @brentobrien378
    @brentobrien378 2 года назад +247

    This is why Brandon is my favorite author. He is so humble with his emails (I hope to never spam you, I respect that you have trusted me with space in your inbox, etc.) and videos (I don't usually ask you to like, subscribe, etc.). He is just the right combination of humble, geeky/awkward, and showman to feel believable, while writing some of the best fiction our world knows.
    Also, I am very happy AND rolling my eyes at you, Brandon. It can be both. I wouldn't have it any other way, in fact.

    • @guimond777
      @guimond777 2 года назад +4

      The best part of all of that is...it's all completely genuine. I have never met the man personally but I have no doubt that what we see in these videos of him is his true, authentic self. Sanderson is simply a gem of a human being.

    • @butterflyprincssus
      @butterflyprincssus 2 года назад +3

      @@guimond777 I have met him and he’s everything you see online. Genuine, humble, kind to his fans and entertaining. Absolutely awesome!!!

  • @IselPehache
    @IselPehache 2 года назад +77

    I almost had a heart attack, and I was super ready to type a supportive comment in case you needed to step away from writing for a while (completely valid, we all need to rest sometimes) when the plot-twist hit. After the relief of knowing you're doing okay, it ocurred to me that now I have FOUR unexpected novels to look forward to in 2023. I'm thrilled! Though, most of all, I'm happy you're fine, Brandom. Keep taking care of yourself :)

  • @perriwinkleiii5361
    @perriwinkleiii5361 2 года назад +97

    I feel like this man's ambition is entering my ears and eyeballs and inflating my head. I've never felt so daunted and inspired and plain fearful at the same time.
    I think I'll try to keep pace with the release of these quarterly secret novels. Not with full-length novels, but short stories that I've had brewing for a long time. This might finally be the year that my ideas are realized, in spite of my awful work ethic. I'll meet you with each release, and we'll see which side stacks up higher. I won't be outdone by Brandon Sanderson.

    • @kavyamj
      @kavyamj Год назад +1

      How’s that going for you?

    • @AmeenRidwan
      @AmeenRidwan Год назад

      Would like to see an update

    • @AmeenRidwan
      @AmeenRidwan Год назад

      Wow your RUclips page has no way for me to check up on your progress.

  • @spencerwilkinson5622
    @spencerwilkinson5622 2 года назад +79

    I love that he's made a graph of his productivity. That is just so Brandon. Never change!

    • @drovja
      @drovja 2 года назад +3

      The artwork on that chalkboard is too good. I’m pretty sure he got Isaac to draw those pie charts. Which, is also just so Brandon!

  • @KMMHealy
    @KMMHealy 2 года назад +216

    I gotta admit, at first I was like, “Sanderson did WHAT?! My creativity DIED in 2020!”
    But then I calmed down, laughed, and landed on being happy that Sanderson wrote all the things he wanted and dedicate them to his wife and kids. ❤️ That’s special.
    Can’t wait to read all the things!

    • @anthonynelson1699
      @anthonynelson1699 2 года назад

      I wrote and produced two albums for my band, and there’re about 10 songs that were on top of that in the cutting room floor. Creativity was the only thing keeping me from caving in from stress.

    • @VynelRecords
      @VynelRecords 2 года назад

      Video here ruclips.net/video/imcVPpd-8bk/видео.html

  • @noone-ld7pt
    @noone-ld7pt 2 года назад +80

    God I love this guy so much... I'm literally a grown man sitting in my room and tearing up from excitement!
    I was SO prepared for this being a burned out video and was 100% ready to support you scaling back or taking a break, and then you absolutely blow my mind like this!
    Thank you so much for being you Brandon. You can't possibly comprehend the joy and excitement you bring to the world with your stories!

    • @RobMedellin
      @RobMedellin 2 года назад +1

      Exactly my thoughts

    • @menghao737
      @menghao737 2 года назад +1

      He's an absolute mad lad, an utter lunatic, and I mean that in the nicest possible fashion. I would have argued on his behalf too, telling anyone who didn't like it to deal, that the man's a human being and if he needs a break than give the man a break, even if its for the rest of his life, he doesn't owe us anything! But is he a man, a human? Or is he a god amongst authors? Prolific seems a tad too tame of a word to describe this man, or the abundance, the utter largesse of high quality books he so generously creates for us. I'm just imagining Patrick Rothfuss and George R.R. Martin seeing this announcement and the range of emotions it would put them through, from potentially anger and jealousy, to pride in their fellow artist, to possibly confused arousal. Even Stephen King would have to tip his hat and say, "Damn, son, I said get on my level, not utterly surpass it!"
      Edit: I realized I said utter/utterly a lot in a short space of writing, so allow me to me to utter my utmost apology.

  • @EmeraldCityVideo
    @EmeraldCityVideo Год назад +13

    I haven't ever read Sanderson's works, but this was recommended by the algorithm and I adore this guy already.

  • @tgillet1
    @tgillet1 2 года назад +176

    Showed this to my wife after watching it. It was fun to see her eyes bug out at the second novel, but even better when, as I expected, she rolled her eyes when the next three slapped the table and then Brandon called her out for it 🤣
    Her response, “he can see us through the RUclips!”

  • @splendipulous7389
    @splendipulous7389 2 года назад +367

    The fact that this video has been live for only 2 hours and the Kickstarter has reached 5x it's goal is WILD and just shows how much fan support Brandon has

    • @cadenvanvalkenburg6718
      @cadenvanvalkenburg6718 2 года назад +6

      7x now

    • @austinjennsen9108
      @austinjennsen9108 2 года назад +6

      You say that the project has only reached FIVE times it's goal?
      Oh I am so sorry, now I see that this comment was written an entire hour ago. Now the project as reached SEVEN times its goal. And counting.

    • @ClemintineCake
      @ClemintineCake 2 года назад +8

      Also number 1 trending video WTF

    • @jadeankh
      @jadeankh 2 года назад +4

      I had a look at the Kickstarter. 5 hours after posting and wow. I estimate that by this time tomorrow Brandon will hold most of the world's wealth committed.

    • @morslinn
      @morslinn 2 года назад +2

      10x now...

  • @shinobikeeton3385
    @shinobikeeton3385 2 года назад +160

    You deserve an Oscar for that performance. I was all sorts of concerned. Very impressive job with not only the writing, but in keeping the secret so well too!

    • @dookieshoe2905
      @dookieshoe2905 2 года назад +3

      He really did pull off a great surprise reveal, I genuinely thought we were getting some kind of bad news.

    • @pansylimes4198
      @pansylimes4198 2 года назад

      That's what I thought too, the Oscar goes to Brandon Sanderson!

    • @Nierez
      @Nierez 2 года назад +2

      Nah, he lost it for a second there. The real surprise was I actually wrote 4! secret novels 0_0

  • @kla4600
    @kla4600 2 года назад +133

    So much energy. What are the odds that he ends up completing not just The Wheel of Time but also A Song of Ice and Fire...

    • @lgolem09l
      @lgolem09l 2 года назад +18

      As far as I know, he already said that he wouldn't want to do that, because of the different style of story that George writes for his characters.

    • @carlanderson2110
      @carlanderson2110 2 года назад +2

      @@yomanyo327 True, but I'm sure if a big fan made an incredible book to finish the sires I think most people would accept it to have some closure.

    • @AshleysBrother
      @AshleysBrother Год назад +1

      ​Then his legacy will rot just as Tywin's did.

    • @MikePitt84
      @MikePitt84 Год назад

      ​@@yomanyo327lol, did he forget that someone already has?

    • @blebcat
      @blebcat Год назад

      @@yomanyo327 The sheer entitlement of certain authors thinking they can sell books on the premise of a series and then simply aren't obligated to finish the series is unreal.

  • @AlexanderVRadev
    @AlexanderVRadev 2 года назад +1143

    The world: "He writes so much we are worried for him. He should slow down a bit and take care of himself."
    Brandon: Smacks a tower of paper on the desk "I casually wrote 5 new novels just because."
    The world: Loughs hysterically "The madman is at it again". ;)

  • @DoctorTomm
    @DoctorTomm 2 года назад +140

    "I think it will make some of you very happy while others are rolling their eyes at me" - Pretty sure we all fall into both categories!
    Thank you as always for the stories. I have now accepted that you write so much faster than I read and so I am hoping for some kind of cyborg tech to give me a chance of keeping up.

    • @kimballblack2668
      @kimballblack2668 2 года назад

      I’m certainly both.

    • @Wingedmagician
      @Wingedmagician 2 года назад +2

      You just gave him an idea for a new scifi book 🤦‍♂️

  • @orlaithmcg
    @orlaithmcg 2 года назад +140

    I've never read a Brandon Sanderson book and now I must consume them all.

    • @Kelnx
      @Kelnx 2 года назад +14

      At this point, consuming them all is like trying to try everything in a grocery store. It's great, but it's a serious task.

    • @drewigi
      @drewigi 2 года назад +7

      Same. Just started mistborn

    • @Numenorean921
      @Numenorean921 2 года назад

      @@drewigi great series to start with

    • @drewigi
      @drewigi 2 года назад +3

      @@Numenorean921 yeah it hooked me in from the start. Only about 100 pages in but I'm really enjoying it

    • @pinkarmadillomd
      @pinkarmadillomd 2 года назад +1

      Same 😊

  • @ciannacoleman5125
    @ciannacoleman5125 2 года назад +106

    “Stress made me irresponsible, I’m sorry” slaps a secret extra novel on the table. Explains how it happened then: “oh well actually I wrote 5 extra not just one, and I want to give them to you as a subscription box”
    Lol loved the video and I haven’t even been able to start your books yet although they are on my list

  • @TheOneWhoSeek
    @TheOneWhoSeek 2 года назад +166

    Please up-vote: We need other shipment option for non US fans. This cost alone almost kills high tier support from outside US. Either we need boundling everything at the end of the year or have some printing done in Europe/Australia/etc.

    • @marykewarwick2944
      @marykewarwick2944 2 года назад +4

      Agreed! So happy about the books, but heartbroken that I won't be able to afford getting them in physical format due to the shipping cost.

    • @keeprockin69
      @keeprockin69 2 года назад +3

      It's really sad. I was so happy hearing about the books, and then I immediately realized I wouldn't be able to get them because of the shipping costs...is there a support group for disappointed European based Fans somewhere?
      It's not the first time with this problem either.

    • @gingerjam095
      @gingerjam095 2 года назад +1

      @@keeprockin69 totally relate. i want to own a physical copy of these books so bad but paying £55 per book (inc shipping) is just not something i can afford

    • @merfaewit
      @merfaewit 2 года назад +2

      Being a Canadian the shipping sucks and on top of that so does the Damned Duty and taxes I was badly as I want the hardcovers I can't afford it

    • @joeannpeople7392
      @joeannpeople7392 2 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/ltdLybqMLOw/видео.html

  • @elizabeth-098
    @elizabeth-098 2 года назад +357

    BRANDON! I mean - incredible!! Congrats on writing a novel! But my poor heart was pounding!!! Excited to read it though!
    Edit: FOUR? BOOKS?? No. Way.

    • @DragonsteelMichael
      @DragonsteelMichael 2 года назад +19

      Keep watching...

    • @jacobyoung9981
      @jacobyoung9981 2 года назад +12

      A novel? I see your novel and raise you four more 😂

    • @justfriendly7676
      @justfriendly7676 2 года назад +9

      THE PLOT TWIST OF THE DECADE

    • @robbybevard8034
      @robbybevard8034 2 года назад +4

      FIVE books. The young readers one just doesn't have a format yet.

  • @jacobyoung9981
    @jacobyoung9981 2 года назад +300

    Brandon must be a publisher’s best friend. Literally writes FIVE additional novels on top of the novels he’s writing that are scheduled. In a YEAR! Insane, you’re actually insane Brandon

    • @Rakkoonn
      @Rakkoonn 2 года назад +1

      That really only works if you're as big as him though. Normally publishers only allow you to publish one book a year. In self publishing 4 to 12 books a year is fairly common.

    • @deadmatt666
      @deadmatt666 2 года назад

      I think both the best friend to the publisher and a nightmare, publishers aren't usually equipped with releasing so many books from the same author in such a short time span, especially at the scale at which Sanderson novels sell

    • @studynot757
      @studynot757 2 года назад +2

      Except the publishers aren’t getting these since it’s kickstarted. I bet they’re actually kind of pissed.

    • @deadmatt666
      @deadmatt666 2 года назад +1

      @@yomanyo327 yes but without telling the publisher, he had issues with some past releases where he mentioned the things I described, don't get me wrong it's a good problem to have for a publisher, anyway @studynot is right these are kickstarter exclusives so I think he might be just self publishing these, kinda like his leather bound but we'll know more once he does his Livestream today

    • @awitchsperspective1535
      @awitchsperspective1535 2 года назад +3

      This comment should start with SPOILER ALERT

  • @atheos7965
    @atheos7965 2 года назад +7

    You absolute bastard. I held my breath for about five minutes.
    Good to hear you're feeling rejuvenated!

  • @tyson7417
    @tyson7417 2 года назад +110

    Showed this to my wife. Her response: “Why don’t you make things for me?“
    Thanks for that.
    But yeah this is awesome!

    • @VynelRecords
      @VynelRecords 2 года назад

      Lol ruclips.net/video/imcVPpd-8bk/видео.html

  • @jakecarter9920
    @jakecarter9920 2 года назад +233

    If you *REALLY* wanted to come clean, you would tell us what Faustian bargain you made to be able to produce such a high volume of quality content at such an inhumanly fast rate.

    • @tiro0oO5
      @tiro0oO5 2 года назад +6

      Writing „The Emperors Soul“ on the side seems like a superhuman power.

    • @sologuarcas5449
      @sologuarcas5449 2 года назад +1

      ruclips.net/video/_U3iEbD4F6o/видео.html

  • @thegoblinden
    @thegoblinden 2 года назад +96

    I actually discovered Brandons work through his openly published writing lectures and within two and a half years tracked down and read every single piece of peace of writing the man's ever done, tremendously excited for this

    • @alexwyckoff8962
      @alexwyckoff8962 2 года назад +5

      I'm in the midst of that very journey now. Since discovering Sanderson in May of 2021, I have swallowed all of Stormlight and Mistborn, Secret History, and Warbreaker. And I'm obsessing over all his other shit too.

  • @joshualyon3228
    @joshualyon3228 3 месяца назад +1

    An advert. But one of the most genuine things I've ever watched.

  • @IceGavel
    @IceGavel 2 года назад +275

    Kelsier was right. There _is_ always another secret. This hype train has no brakes.
    Also, the Kickstarter getting _16_ times the set funding in the first day? That's a sign. Adonalsium Approved.

  • @johannaplockl463
    @johannaplockl463 2 года назад +61

    The first video i'm watching from this guy. Finished oathbringer two days ago. And boy oh boy am i getting on a adventure..
    Already a big fan
    -a 17 year old, german girl

    • @somefishhere
      @somefishhere 2 года назад

      which is your favorite? I love Stormlight #2! Just finished Mistborn #2!

    • @alexwyckoff8962
      @alexwyckoff8962 2 года назад +3

      @@somefishhere Dude you are in for a ride, then. The Hero of Ages and Oathbringer (Mistborn 3 and Stormlight 3) are both the best in their series, in my opinion. At least so far.

  • @owenf7757
    @owenf7757 2 года назад +275

    Welp Rhythm of War has sat on my nightstand for almost 2 years now and I just haven’t found the time to start reading it… if you can write 5 books in that timespan i can find the motivation to finally start reading again. You are incredible

    • @jeffroberts1441
      @jeffroberts1441 2 года назад +9

      Warbreaker is awesome.
      Possibly my favorite Cosmere novel.

    • @Tornnnado
      @Tornnnado 2 года назад

      @@jeffroberts1441 yesss I love Warbreaker. It's definitely my favorite

    • @kalel33
      @kalel33 2 года назад +6

      You'll either love Rhythm of War or feel like's a slog trying to read through a PSA of mental health and hating Kaledin.

    • @matt-lang
      @matt-lang 2 года назад

      @@kalel33 or both lol. Kaladin was just such a sad boy but the book overall was great as usual!

    • @VynelRecords
      @VynelRecords 2 года назад

      Sad ruclips.net/video/imcVPpd-8bk/видео.html

  • @drakoan
    @drakoan 2 года назад +17

    I used to read dozens of novels a year but over time I read less and less fiction and found myself consuming different materials with one major exception..... your novels.
    In some ways your works have kept my love of fantasy fiction alive.
    Thank you for your service, keep up the good work.

  • @minimalphilia
    @minimalphilia 2 года назад +86

    I don't know who you are, but watching this video and the story of your journey made me absolutely happy.

  • @elsecaller-jacob8346
    @elsecaller-jacob8346 2 года назад +59

    The quick change of jacket and extendable pointer killed me🤣so exited about the news can’t wait to hear more!! Thank you Brandon

  • @AdrianTwarog
    @AdrianTwarog 2 года назад +447

    I'm proud of the work you do, it inspires me to work and follow my own passions while I get to experience and share your own.

    • @jeushaneradoc4616
      @jeushaneradoc4616 2 года назад

      Do you accept Jesus Christ as lord and saviour
      Please Surrender your lives to Jesus Christ
      John 3:16 (KJV) For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believe in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
      Romans 10:9-10 also says, "If you confess with your mouth Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. and
      You must Repent To repent, about salvation, is to change your mind from unbelief to belief in Jesus Christ and to flee from sin.
      1 John 1:9 (KJV) If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
      Pray that you will be filled with the Holy Spirit. For more, copy and paste Christ Commission Fellowship and Mass Deliverance John Eckhardt ..

    • @sologuarcas5449
      @sologuarcas5449 2 года назад +1

      @Lswat Ent ruclips.net/video/_U3iEbD4F6o/видео.html

  • @LyssusX
    @LyssusX Год назад +3

    I’ve rewatched this video a good number of times. Thank you Brandon!!!

  • @No-XIV-Xion
    @No-XIV-Xion 2 года назад +30

    Brandon. As an aspiring author who has rewatched your BYU lectures and owes my first draft being completed in a large part to you:,
    You're my hero.
    Just the last three killed me. Please, never change.

  • @andyzhang7890
    @andyzhang7890 2 года назад +129

    Brandon you monster… I looked up to you, but this crosses the line.
    Now you’ve become the benchmark of creative productivity I strive to one day reach the levels of.

    • @blainewheaton9679
      @blainewheaton9679 2 года назад +1

      I love how this mirrors the emotional arc of the video’s intro

  • @BookswithEmilyFox
    @BookswithEmilyFox 2 года назад +499

    Wasn't expecting this... Can't say I'm disappointed!

  • @willkearney5716
    @willkearney5716 7 месяцев назад +5

    Legend has it that he has continued to stack pages to this day and is now entombed by content in that room

  • @dannychan0510
    @dannychan0510 2 года назад +31

    What a mad lad! Legitimately trolled his entire fan base (and he knew exactly what he was doing)! I laughed so much when he got to the punch line. Love this guy so much!