Brand new for 2016 are Brandon Sanderson's writing lectures at BYU. This lecture was delivered on January 28, 2016. Filmed by Jon Deering and Earl Cahill (@spackest - where I will announce when new videos go public), edited by Earl Cahill.Jon and Erika gave feedback0:08 questions from the class1:05 do I need to follow these plotting formats?4:45 how do I make a hero's journey feel new?8:36 world building11:58 the iceberg16:53 maid and butler dialogue23:03 prologs25:18 too much iceberg?30:00 physical and cultural38:30 Grandpa Tolkien54:45 writing the other58:30 feminist theoryAuthors Mentioned:J. R. R. Tolkien - http://amzn.to/29qADBtRobert Jordan - http://amzn.to/29ZfuPeGeorge R. R. Martin - http://amzn.to/29pp40PTerry Goodkind - http://amzn.to/29qAYUPRobin Hobb - http://amzn.to/29smRgiSteven Erikson - http://amzn.to/29ZeN8RAnne McCaffrey - http://amzn.to/29EoGeiDavid Eddings - http://amzn.to/29A9DSuJoe Abercrombie - http://amzn.to/29snA15David Gammell - http://amzn.to/29wi9lcJohn Grisham - http://amzn.to/29vsBMqWorks Mentioned:The Fifth Sorceress - http://amzn.to/29EpboHLord of the Rings - http://amzn.to/29vtbtBHarry Potter - http://amzn.to/29sndn4Sword of Shanara - http://amzn.to/29qBhyIThe Hobbit - http://amzn.to/29snbM1Alice in Wonderland - http://amzn.to/29qrM1IChronicles of Narnia - http://amzn.to/29poH6HConan - http://amzn.to/29qrNToJohn Carter of Mars - http://amzn.to/29ZeSJJElric - http://amzn.to/29snrLbBlack Company - http://amzn.to/29qBrX5Wizard's First Rule - http://amzn.to/29vthlbSword of Shannara - http://amzn.to/29EpEqPThe Chronicles of Thomas Covenant - http://amzn.to/29Zf4bGFwiw, those are affiliate links.Smurfette principal - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smurfet...Thanks to Jon Deering and Erika Marler for feedback.Logo by Isaac Stewart, intro music by David Doxey.Cameras / lenses - Panasonic G7 (42.5mm, F1.7) - Sony A6000 (50mm F1.8) - Panasonic G7 (45-200mm, F4.5-6) - Canon 70D (Sigma 18-35, F1.8) - Sony A6000 (Rokinon 85mm T1.5) Audio - Sanken COS-11D - Sennheiser ME66/K6 - Tascam DR-40 recorderIf you love, love, love the videos you are more than welcome to say thanks in one or more of the following ways - try one of Brandon's works - http://amzn.to/2a28JLt - go buy a camera or lens at http://CameraPanda.com, maybe one from Panasonic - http://camerapanda.com/p/camera/s_Man... - buy anything at Amazon through one of our affiliate links, like http://amzn.to/29C4CFG. If you visit that link and then buy anything else (like even a snowblower), CameraPanda still gets credit - link your awesome site to http://camerapanda.com - say thanks in the comments - just enjoyPresented by http://camerapanda.comProduced by http://skepteonmedia.comCameraPanda.com, LLC and Skepteon Media, LLC are owned and operated by Earl Cahill (C) 2016 Skepteon Media