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Brandon Sanderson teaches Fantasy Writing and Worldbuilding

By Nate 'Vancano' Smith 2 Comments

If you regularly read The Worldbuilding School then you’ll know that I’m a big Brandon Sanderson fan. Especially his view points on worldbuilding and writing. So to find two of his lectures published on Youtube is too great an opportunity to miss sharing, even if they are 4 years old. The reason I’m a fan is […]

Filed Under: Tutorials Tagged With: Brandon Sanderson, writing

Sanderson’s Second Law Of Magic – The Power Of Limitations.

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Sanderson’s Second Law Of Magic – The Power Of Limitations.

This article follows on from the article “Have You Mastered The First Law Of Magic?” Sanderson’s Second Law Of Magic “Limitations > Powers” Brandon Sanderson, 2011 Essentially this law is saying that adding limitations to your magic system are what will make it both interesting and memorable in your readers mind. They force your characters […]

Filed Under: 7 Skills, Science Tagged With: Brandon Sanderson, magic, writing

Have You Mastered The First Law Of Magic?

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Have You Mastered The First Law Of Magic?

Welcome my dear Witches, Wizards, Warlocks and all you other magic folk sat in the rafters. Today’s lesson is the most fundamental lesson you need in order to use magic in your story world. Sanderson’s First Law Of Magic “An author’s ability to solve conflict with magic is DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL to how well the reader […]

Filed Under: 7 Skills, Science, Sociology Tagged With: Brandon Sanderson, magic, mistborn

World Building Geography by Brandon Sanderson

By Nate 'Vancano' Smith 1 Comment

Brandon Sanderson (the writer of Mistborn and the final 3 books of Robert Jordan’s “The Wheel Of Time” series) gives a lecture on basic geography for world building maps. He covers some very basic tips and fundamental mistakes that many n00b writers and world builders make when they first start out designing their maps. I […]

Filed Under: Fantasy map, Tutorials Tagged With: Brandon Sanderson, drawing, geology, video

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