@lukerutten78
"Making clear their motivations that will let the reader understand that, so that the character doesn't feel schizophrenic... unless they are, indeed, schizophrenic." - Brandon Sanderson
@andrewbailey728
I'm good at unintentionally making things look unintentional
@epic321123
"Every character is their own protagonist in their own story" That's why I feel like I would enjoy the backstory of every character Brandon writes
@KezanzatheGreat
Four words I live by when writing: NO MOVE WITHOUT MOTIVE. Even if it's not obvious, characters certainly must have reason for acting the way they do, which must then stay consistent with their character overall and with the rest of the plot (or explained why when it doesn't) ...
@Rhadagar
A certain person has also been known to write entire unpublished novellas to determine a character’s between book activities... XD
@kendyllanne6461
Great video, definitely wasn't distracted by the Among Us characters on the white board!
@chemijay
Literally HOW does he ALWAYS KNOW?? I was thinking about my characters' backstories and then immediately got a notification for this video 😂
@Winter_DamonTorrance
Love how you’re multitasking🤣 not only getting signings done but also a couple of youtube videos. It saves a lot of time.
@gentlemanjester637
While I'm writing, something I've found out is that the best character quirks and plot points, I don't so much make up. I discover them. I'll be thinking of what to do, writing along, and I'll just get a eureka moment. As if it's always been there, but my flashlight has only now focused on it. The same thing happens with names. I'll try so many different names for a character but eventually, I'll find the name which feels like that character has always had, and they can never have any other name.
@dovetail2323
Over the past year, I've started planning my stories out with a PowerPoint slide show to use as a basic model for the book. When I do characters I pick two fictional characters or real people and find two pictures and place them on the character slide and use a combination of those two to create the personality and things of the character. For example in my current project which is a urban fantasy, the main characters are a father and daughter who are truck drivers. For the father I used Bill Engvall and Aragorn and the daughter I used Hannah Montana and Rhonda Rousey. It's been helping me create how they would see the world and what they would do in certain situations.
@jackinthebox1993
I truly love this man for what he's doing
@CScriv52
Anyone else catch how BOSS this video is? We are getting excellent writing information from someone signing HUNDREDS of copies of his book. It's such a subtle flex. I love it.
@whosaidthat84
brandon packs in more useful advice in 5 minutes than most authortubers do for their whole channel.
@ginge641
2:38 Took this one a bit literally when you were writing Wayne, didn't you?
@The_Hays
It’s so funny that almost every time I see a video of Brandon talking, he’s simultaneously signing books.
@GustavoSilva-ny8jc
YEEEEEEESSSS!!!!! YES!!!!! THAT. This is the best video on character writing and it's so short! After a lot of disappointing stuff this is a blessing, i LOVED the part of them being different people to different people, how i never thought of that?!
@deusmontoya2333
I absolutely love these videos - they are my bible for writing fiction! I'm finding the new editing a bit jarring sometimes though. I like that similar topics are being put together, but when every natural pause is edited out I find myself gasping because Sanderson doesn't seem to be breathing.
@felipecampos3045
i would pay to see Brandon review One piece xD
@kendrabradford6056
@Brandon Sanderson, I have no idea how you knew this was exactly the video I needed but somehow you did and I am very thankful for it!
@prophetoverprofit