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I am a writer who works from an outline. What I generally do when I build an outline is I find focal, important scenes, and I build them in my head and I don't write them yet, but I build towards them.

~Brandon Sanderson

Topics: Am Build Find Focal Generally Head Important Outline Scenes Them Towards Who Works Write Writer I Am

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I love to do what I do. So, I do work long hours.

~Brandon Sanderson

Topics: Hours Long Long Hours Love Work I Love

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Normally, I have a lot of alpha readers on my books. These are people that, once I finish a novel, I let them look at it and give me a reader response.

~Brandon Sanderson

Topics: Alpha Books Finish Give Give Me Look Lot Me Normally Novel Once People Reader Readers Response Them

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I take two hours off for my family every day. And then I write fourteen hours.

~Brandon Sanderson

Topics: Day Every Every Day Family Fourteen Hours Off Take Then Two Write I Write

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When I do research, I cast my net very widely and then snatch what feels right out of that. Occasionally I'll read a specific book for a specific book, but usually I'm trying to increase my general understanding.

~Brandon Sanderson

Topics: Book Cast Feels General Increase Net Occasionally Out Read Research Right Specific Then Trying Understanding Very Widely

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My job is not to save 'The Wheel of Time', to fix 'The Wheel of Time', or anything like that. My job is not to screw it up.

~Brandon Sanderson

Topics: Anything Fix Job Like Save Screw Time Up Wheel

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Fantasy has had some problems with being too repetitive, in my opinion. I try to read what other people are doing - and say, 'How can I add to this rather than just recycle it? How can I stand on Tolkien's shoulders rather than stand tied to his kneecaps?'

~Brandon Sanderson

Topics: Add Being Doing Fantasy Had His How In My Opinion Just Opinion Other People Problems Rather Read Recycle Repetitive Say Shoulders Some Stand Than Tied Tolkien Too Try

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You know, I was a nerdy kid going through high school, and then I got to college and that all vanished. I mean, a lot of my good friends - when we were in high school, we would never have been able to hang out together because we were in such different cliques or whatever. Now, who cares?

~Brandon Sanderson

Topics: Able Because Been Cares Cliques College Different Friends Going Good Good Friends Got Hang High High School Kid Know Lot Mean Nerdy Never Now Out School Then Through Together Vanished Were Whatever Who Who Cares Would You

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When I write my books, actually, I'm known for very logical rule-based magic systems. I write with one foot in fantasy and one foot in science fiction.

~Brandon Sanderson

Topics: Actually Books Fantasy Fiction Foot Known Logical Magic Science Science Fiction Systems Very Write I Write

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The more limitations you put on a character, often times the better a character you'll make them, the more interesting the story becomes because the character can't simply wave a hand and make something happen. They have to work within the framework.

~Brandon Sanderson

Topics: Because Becomes Better Character Framework Hand Happen Interesting Limitations Make More Often Put Simply Something Story Them Times Wave Within Work You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: December 19th, 1975

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