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Interview #723: Reddit 2012 (Non-WoT), Entry #8

DBSTEVENS (April 2012)

Master of Plot: Advice from Brandon Sanderson on adcanced plot structure.

Brandon Sanderson ()

One thing I’ve found is that writers really like to talk about writing, and I’m no exception. The problem is, the longer we write, the more most of us seem to move by instinct rather than intention. Perhaps that is a result of becoming increasingly comfortable with our own process.

Regardless, it can sometimes become difficult to describe what we do and why. I sometimes feel like I act more like an expert than I truly am. I’m mostly trying to describe my process after-the-fact, and my analysis may or may not have any validity.

For what it’s worth, however, here is a video of me talking about some of these same concepts at JordanCon a few years back.

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