Post by Admin Pete on Aug 23, 2016 16:18:36 GMT -5
Here is a youtube lecture series by Brandon Sanderson for Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy.
Brandon Sanderson Lecture 9: Misc Questions (1/7)
Brandon Sanderson Lecture 9: Thinking of Setting as a Character (2/7)
Brandon Sanderson Lecture 9: World Building Geography Part 1 (3/7)
Brandon Sanderson Lecture 9: World Building Geography Part 2 (4/7)
Brandon Sanderson Lecture 9: Creating Interesting Nations & Towns (5/7)
Brandon Sanderson Lecture 9: Sanderson's First Law of Magic (6/7)
Brandon Sanderson Lecture 9: Sanderson's Second Law of Magic (7/7) link
A whole series of Lectures for 2012 and 2013 at Brandon Sanderson Audio and Notes.
2012 Lectures
Complete notes generously written by Nicholas Cloud
Download the complete audio here
Lecture 1
Intro
Ideas are cheap
Class format
Gardeners vs Architects
Writing group essentials
Lecture 2
What makes a good plot
Plots by outlining
Plots by discovery
YA Genres
Adult Genres
Lecture 3
Intro to Prose
First Person Viewpoints
Third Person Viewpoints
Description part 1
Description part 2
Lecture 4
Sympathetic Characters Part 1
Sympathetic Characters Part 2
Show us the Character
Giving Characters a Life Beyond the Plot
Character Creation Example Part 1
Character Creation Example Part 2
Lecture 5
Short Story MasterGuest Lecture
Lecture 6
Networking Via Conventions
Some Alternatives to Cons
Meeting Editors and Agents
Three Goals When Meeting Agents
Pitches
Some Questions and Statistics
Lecture 7
A Success Story – Part 1
A Success Story – Part 2
The Three Act Format
Try-Fail Cycles
The Heroes Journey
Brandon’s Plotting Method
Lecture 8
Random Questions
Agents and Contracts
Agents and New York
Agents and Translation Rights
Misc. Agent Duties
A Little on Getting a Good Agent
Book Advances & Royalties
A Tidbit on the Fiction Industry
Lecture 9
Misc Questions (1/7)
Thinking of Setting as a Character
World Building Geography Part 1
World Building Geography Part 2
Creating Interesting Nations & Towns
Sanderson’s First Law of Magic
Sanderson’s Second Law of Magic
Lecture 10 (Complete Audio)
Misc Questions
Dialogue Mechanics
Replacing Adjectives and Passive Voice
Orwellian Prose
Intro to Modern Self Publishing
Mechanics of Self Publishing Online
Business Models for Self Publishing
Some Final Thoughts on Self Publishing
Lecture 11 (Complete Audio)
Misc Questions
Making Stories Meaningful
Three Rules for Fight Scenes
Things Movie Fight Scenes Can’t Do…
The Larger Narrative Flow of a Scene
Realism vs Hollywoodification
Plotting Romances
Lecture 12
Avoiding Being Scammed
RoFR’s, Advances, & Royalties
IP Rights & Publishing Firms
Ebook vs Traditional Contracts
Small But Important Clauses
Getting a Good Agent
Lecture 13
Misc Questions
Brandon’s Revision Process
Misc. Questions on Revising
Revising for Discovery Writers
A Little Writerly Psychology
Thriller Plotting
Linguistic Variation
2013 Lectures
Lecture 1
Goal #1 Build Good Habits
Goal #2 Learn Your Style
Goal #3 Learn to Workshop
Writing Group Rules of Thumb
Writing Group Structure
Goal #4 Write a New Story
Brainstorm on Setting
Brainstorm on Plot & Characters
Turning Ideas Into Stories Pt 1
Turning Ideas Into Stories Pt 2
Lecture 2
The Problem With New Writers
Info Dumps and Learning Curves
Blending the Familiar & Strange
Generating Physical & Cultural Setting
Strategies for Showing Not Telling
An Appeal to Start Small
Magic & Satisfying Resolutions Pt 1
Magic & Satisfying Resolutions Pt 2
Lecture 3
What Makes a Great Character
Ways to Humanize Characters
The Superman & the Everyman
Character Flaws & Handicaps Pt 1
Character Flaws & Handicaps Pt 2
Making Characters Proactive
Limitations are More Interesting
Lecture 4
Subverting Expectations in Humor
The Many Routes to Funny in Humor
A Practice Excercise on Humor
The Comic Drop
Humor is Learnable
Comedic Foreshadowing
Q&A: Unlikable Characters, How to Practice Humor
Q&A: Humor in Novels, Brevity, Audience, Talent
Q&A: Prototyping, Alpha Readers, Hard Work
The Business of Web Comics
Lecture 5
Misc Tips & Tools for Engaging the Reader
Pacing & the Importance of Breathers
Some Thoughts on Outlining
Getting Just the Right Amount of Description
Novice Mistakes in Beginning Chapters
Lecture 6
The What & Why of the Short Fiction Market
Tips on Keeping Short Stories Short
Tips on Submitting Short Stories, Category Length
Q&A: When It’s Ready, E-shorts, New vs Familiar
Q&A: Novels vs Short Story Ideas, Shorts into Novels
More on Keeping Short Stories Short
Winning Writers of the Future & the Nebula
The Editorial Process at Short Fiction Venues
Some Short Fiction Economics
Q&A: Overcoming Self Doubt, Anachronisms in SF
Lecture 7
Revising, Esp. When You Don’t Want To
Viewpoint & Tense Overview & It’s Importance
Choosing Between First & Third Person Pt 1
Choosing Between First & Third Person Pt 2
How to Not Break Viewpoint
Concreteness, Immediacy, & Precision in Prose
Revising for Concreteness, Immediacy, & Precision
Lecture 8
A Novel’s Capital P Plot
Promises & Progression in Plot
Relationship & Big Problem Plots
Training, Time Bomb, & Travelogue Plots
The Danger of Not Delivering on Promises
Ways of Structuring Plot
Lecture 9
Traditional vs Self Publishing
Cover Art, Layout, & Editorial in Self Pub & Traditional
Book Publicity via Publishing Houses
What to Expect with Advances
Contract Law Pt 1
Contract Law Pt 2
A Short Self Pub Success Story w/ Tips
Lecture 10
Elements of Fight Scenes
The Role of Agents & Entertainment Lawyers
Writer Beware: Agent Scams
Arguments Against Agents
A Brief Breakdown of the Book Market
A Tour of the Major SF/F Publishing Houses
How to Network with Editors & Agents
Brandon’s Advice for After the Class
Lecture 11
The Class Final
Self Promotion & Platforms Pt 1
Self Promotion & Platforms Pt 2
Taxes on your Writing Income
Business Deductions as a Writer
Protecting Yourself with a Legal Entity
Writing Good Query Letters
Movie Deals on your Stories
Lecture 12
Critiques by Joshua Bilmes, Literary Agent Pt 1
Critiques by Joshue Bilmes, Literary Agent Pt 2
Joshua Bilmes, Literary Agent, on Plotting
Lecture 13
Q&A: How Brandon Gets Ideas, Reader Trust
Q&A: Non Traditional Story Arcs, Collaborative Fiction
Q&A: Keeping Options, Conflict, Day Jobs
Q&A: 80-20 Rule in Research, Presenting ALL Viewpoints
Q&A: Engaging Villains
Q&A: Builder’s Disease, Deciding on Publishing, Viewpoints
Q&A: What Separates Published Authors, Family & Writing
Q&A: Writers Block, Fixing Broken Stuff, Getting Feedback
Q&A: Getting Feedback, Scrapping Books, the “Cloud”
Lecture 14
Getting Published: Standing in Line
Getting Published: The Pre-Audition
Getting Published: Being in the Wrong Line
Getting Published: The Audition
Getting Published: Sealing the Deal
Lecture 15
Q&A: What Next, Approaching Agents & Editors
Q&A: Writing for Programmers, Pseudonyms
Q&A: Fantasy Books By Tradition You Should Read Pt 1
Q&A: Fantasy Books by Tradition You Should Read Pt 2
Q&A: Why Books you Hate Get Published
Q&A: Discovering Characters, Books on Writing, Diagnosing
Brandon Sanderson Lecture 9: Misc Questions (1/7)
Brandon Sanderson Lecture 9: Thinking of Setting as a Character (2/7)
Brandon Sanderson Lecture 9: World Building Geography Part 1 (3/7)
Brandon Sanderson Lecture 9: World Building Geography Part 2 (4/7)
Brandon Sanderson Lecture 9: Creating Interesting Nations & Towns (5/7)
Brandon Sanderson Lecture 9: Sanderson's First Law of Magic (6/7)
Brandon Sanderson Lecture 9: Sanderson's Second Law of Magic (7/7) link
A whole series of Lectures for 2012 and 2013 at Brandon Sanderson Audio and Notes.
2012 Lectures
Complete notes generously written by Nicholas Cloud
Download the complete audio here
Lecture 1
Intro
Ideas are cheap
Class format
Gardeners vs Architects
Writing group essentials
Lecture 2
What makes a good plot
Plots by outlining
Plots by discovery
YA Genres
Adult Genres
Lecture 3
Intro to Prose
First Person Viewpoints
Third Person Viewpoints
Description part 1
Description part 2
Lecture 4
Sympathetic Characters Part 1
Sympathetic Characters Part 2
Show us the Character
Giving Characters a Life Beyond the Plot
Character Creation Example Part 1
Character Creation Example Part 2
Lecture 5
Short Story MasterGuest Lecture
Lecture 6
Networking Via Conventions
Some Alternatives to Cons
Meeting Editors and Agents
Three Goals When Meeting Agents
Pitches
Some Questions and Statistics
Lecture 7
A Success Story – Part 1
A Success Story – Part 2
The Three Act Format
Try-Fail Cycles
The Heroes Journey
Brandon’s Plotting Method
Lecture 8
Random Questions
Agents and Contracts
Agents and New York
Agents and Translation Rights
Misc. Agent Duties
A Little on Getting a Good Agent
Book Advances & Royalties
A Tidbit on the Fiction Industry
Lecture 9
Misc Questions (1/7)
Thinking of Setting as a Character
World Building Geography Part 1
World Building Geography Part 2
Creating Interesting Nations & Towns
Sanderson’s First Law of Magic
Sanderson’s Second Law of Magic
Lecture 10 (Complete Audio)
Misc Questions
Dialogue Mechanics
Replacing Adjectives and Passive Voice
Orwellian Prose
Intro to Modern Self Publishing
Mechanics of Self Publishing Online
Business Models for Self Publishing
Some Final Thoughts on Self Publishing
Lecture 11 (Complete Audio)
Misc Questions
Making Stories Meaningful
Three Rules for Fight Scenes
Things Movie Fight Scenes Can’t Do…
The Larger Narrative Flow of a Scene
Realism vs Hollywoodification
Plotting Romances
Lecture 12
Avoiding Being Scammed
RoFR’s, Advances, & Royalties
IP Rights & Publishing Firms
Ebook vs Traditional Contracts
Small But Important Clauses
Getting a Good Agent
Lecture 13
Misc Questions
Brandon’s Revision Process
Misc. Questions on Revising
Revising for Discovery Writers
A Little Writerly Psychology
Thriller Plotting
Linguistic Variation
2013 Lectures
Lecture 1
Goal #1 Build Good Habits
Goal #2 Learn Your Style
Goal #3 Learn to Workshop
Writing Group Rules of Thumb
Writing Group Structure
Goal #4 Write a New Story
Brainstorm on Setting
Brainstorm on Plot & Characters
Turning Ideas Into Stories Pt 1
Turning Ideas Into Stories Pt 2
Lecture 2
The Problem With New Writers
Info Dumps and Learning Curves
Blending the Familiar & Strange
Generating Physical & Cultural Setting
Strategies for Showing Not Telling
An Appeal to Start Small
Magic & Satisfying Resolutions Pt 1
Magic & Satisfying Resolutions Pt 2
Lecture 3
What Makes a Great Character
Ways to Humanize Characters
The Superman & the Everyman
Character Flaws & Handicaps Pt 1
Character Flaws & Handicaps Pt 2
Making Characters Proactive
Limitations are More Interesting
Lecture 4
Subverting Expectations in Humor
The Many Routes to Funny in Humor
A Practice Excercise on Humor
The Comic Drop
Humor is Learnable
Comedic Foreshadowing
Q&A: Unlikable Characters, How to Practice Humor
Q&A: Humor in Novels, Brevity, Audience, Talent
Q&A: Prototyping, Alpha Readers, Hard Work
The Business of Web Comics
Lecture 5
Misc Tips & Tools for Engaging the Reader
Pacing & the Importance of Breathers
Some Thoughts on Outlining
Getting Just the Right Amount of Description
Novice Mistakes in Beginning Chapters
Lecture 6
The What & Why of the Short Fiction Market
Tips on Keeping Short Stories Short
Tips on Submitting Short Stories, Category Length
Q&A: When It’s Ready, E-shorts, New vs Familiar
Q&A: Novels vs Short Story Ideas, Shorts into Novels
More on Keeping Short Stories Short
Winning Writers of the Future & the Nebula
The Editorial Process at Short Fiction Venues
Some Short Fiction Economics
Q&A: Overcoming Self Doubt, Anachronisms in SF
Lecture 7
Revising, Esp. When You Don’t Want To
Viewpoint & Tense Overview & It’s Importance
Choosing Between First & Third Person Pt 1
Choosing Between First & Third Person Pt 2
How to Not Break Viewpoint
Concreteness, Immediacy, & Precision in Prose
Revising for Concreteness, Immediacy, & Precision
Lecture 8
A Novel’s Capital P Plot
Promises & Progression in Plot
Relationship & Big Problem Plots
Training, Time Bomb, & Travelogue Plots
The Danger of Not Delivering on Promises
Ways of Structuring Plot
Lecture 9
Traditional vs Self Publishing
Cover Art, Layout, & Editorial in Self Pub & Traditional
Book Publicity via Publishing Houses
What to Expect with Advances
Contract Law Pt 1
Contract Law Pt 2
A Short Self Pub Success Story w/ Tips
Lecture 10
Elements of Fight Scenes
The Role of Agents & Entertainment Lawyers
Writer Beware: Agent Scams
Arguments Against Agents
A Brief Breakdown of the Book Market
A Tour of the Major SF/F Publishing Houses
How to Network with Editors & Agents
Brandon’s Advice for After the Class
Lecture 11
The Class Final
Self Promotion & Platforms Pt 1
Self Promotion & Platforms Pt 2
Taxes on your Writing Income
Business Deductions as a Writer
Protecting Yourself with a Legal Entity
Writing Good Query Letters
Movie Deals on your Stories
Lecture 12
Critiques by Joshua Bilmes, Literary Agent Pt 1
Critiques by Joshue Bilmes, Literary Agent Pt 2
Joshua Bilmes, Literary Agent, on Plotting
Lecture 13
Q&A: How Brandon Gets Ideas, Reader Trust
Q&A: Non Traditional Story Arcs, Collaborative Fiction
Q&A: Keeping Options, Conflict, Day Jobs
Q&A: 80-20 Rule in Research, Presenting ALL Viewpoints
Q&A: Engaging Villains
Q&A: Builder’s Disease, Deciding on Publishing, Viewpoints
Q&A: What Separates Published Authors, Family & Writing
Q&A: Writers Block, Fixing Broken Stuff, Getting Feedback
Q&A: Getting Feedback, Scrapping Books, the “Cloud”
Lecture 14
Getting Published: Standing in Line
Getting Published: The Pre-Audition
Getting Published: Being in the Wrong Line
Getting Published: The Audition
Getting Published: Sealing the Deal
Lecture 15
Q&A: What Next, Approaching Agents & Editors
Q&A: Writing for Programmers, Pseudonyms
Q&A: Fantasy Books By Tradition You Should Read Pt 1
Q&A: Fantasy Books by Tradition You Should Read Pt 2
Q&A: Why Books you Hate Get Published
Q&A: Discovering Characters, Books on Writing, Diagnosing