Yi: I truly enjoy writing, but it is also still work. The part i like the most is writing the end and then letting people read the book. As much as i enjoy writing, playing another game of civilization would probably be more pure dopomine it than working on my books. We talk about gamification, that's a bit of a experience bar gamification. A carrot has worked also, it stopped working as soon as i got even a little bit success.
Brandon Sanderson is my favourite author of all time. He writes incredible fantasy books, including Mistborn and The Stormlight Archive, and wrote the final 3 books of The Wheel of Time. Brandon's output is legendary - he writes books almost faster than we can read them, and he teaches creative writing at Brigham Young University. I recorded this episode with Brandon as a live stream during the 2020 lockdown, and because it was one of my favourites I wanted to share it with you again as a bonus episode.
In the conversation, we discuss how he kept going when his writing wasn’t being read, the question of originality and how we can make the stuff we need to do (work) more fun. Enjoy!
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