Brandon’s main piece of advice was to write, no matter what, just find something and write about it. If you’re stuck in the middle of writing a scene and feel like you can’t finish, have some ninjas attack. Write something, and don’t be afraid to throw it out. The important thing is that you’re writing. He also said not to look back. Don’t keep rereading and changing what you’ve already written. That is the path that leads to never finishing anything. Finish first, then go back and polish. Even if you end up rewriting half your work, at least you finished. Interestingly enough this was actually a really popular question through the night.
Yes we got Wheel of Time questions like the usual “Who killed Asmodean?” or “What happens if a person gets balefired in the World of Dreams?” However we also got a lot of aspiring writers there looking for advice on how to get going. Brandon was always happy to answer any question, even if it was with the dreaded RAFO card. But the questions about advice on how to get writing seemed to really resonate with him, as fans of his Writing Excuses podcast would probably tell you is not surprising.
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