The land of non-universal health care isn't used to this kind of philanthropy.

This is Creativity. Thank you to the school and teacher.

we're in an amazing age.

@@redpred3502 the land if sanity that recognizes that health care is a commodity that costs money, but that has an entire political party that keeps raising taxes and adding regulations that increase the cost of business, making affording health care harder.

I can! But... I have already bought a number of Branden Sanderson's books.

in a way similar to dungeon master eh

That was a really interesting perspective on writing. I loved when she said that

Journey before destination

@@tomjue5128 Writing is just singleplayer D&D

It’s the same process in acting, what is your characters objective and what obstacles are in their way

Oh my goodness. I'm so happy about that.

@@ren.8137 Thank you!

How long does it take you to write a short story (on average)?

congrats mate

@@iloveass8851 I don't know exactly. One time I finished the first draft of a short story (less than 3k words) in one sitting on a Saturday morning. Then just last week I was writing for a "Writing Battle" contest. I had to write in a randomly selected prompt, less than two thousand words, in five days ...I didn't make it. I wrote a really horrible first draft, and didn't have time to fix the rushed, weak, ending. So it's hard to say, but so far, the average time it takes me to write a short story is probably a week. But I haven't written any huge short stories.

And it's spelled correctly ;)

things i never thought i'd see in this channel's comments

Haha! This was my first thought. Her hand writing is so freaking neat.

@@Yddriss compared to Brandon, yeah.

He should

Yes please

@@daddyleon no, the short story he does during the lecture.

@@daddyleon 650 words, at max what...10 characters per word? That's still just 6500 characters. I think he'll be able to maybe.

@@davidyadav8925 Thank you for making it clear to everyone how silly I actually am xD I'll try to better my ways.

This comment deserves more likes....and a film adaptation lol.

Top tear comedy

Or maybe the Asteroid can realize that it doesn't need to plow into the Earth to gain popularity, and becomes a second moon.

"You'll never amount to anything." He recalled his eldest brother's words as the planet's atmosphere began to wash over his own rocky skin, the warm embrace of friction melting his surface. Thousands of years had passed since his brother's last words to him, and in all those millenia of hurling through space, they echoed throughout his being, reminding him again of the truth he knew: After all, he was an insignificant asteroid, a mere fragment of the planetoid that was his brother, splintered by a passing meteorite and sent off into space, doomed to wander alone. As gravity strengthened its hold on him, he felt himself accelerate, picking up a soft red glow, then a bright orange as he sped ever closer to his final destination. _Screw my brother,_ he thought. He knew as he plummeted towards the lush forests and steel towers that in this moment, all eyes were on him, every living being on the planet was watching, waiting for his glorious arrival. In this moment, more than anybody or anything else on this planet, moreso than even the insignificant exoplanet at the edge of the solar system, he was popular. He smiled - or at least, performed the closest geological equivalent to a smile - and made contact. Shockwaves and earthquakes tore through the planet; volcanoes erupted, titanic waves washed every square centimeter of every island and continent. Then, there was nobody left for him to be popular with.

This is just Leviathan Wakes with extra steps.

This. I absolutely love MRK.

well that makes sense, i mean she is very good at short stories which need to a lot of defined information in less words than usual

I am amazed at how clearly she explains everything. She offers very different (and IMO far more concrete) guidance than Brandon. She's very nuts-and-bolts, while he is very big-picture. They complement each other very well.

she always does - even if it's just a tweet.

i was thinking that as i listened to this. shes very good at presenting information in this setting.

Extra points for removing the extraneous paren.

MVP

Thank you for that

My pleasure

ur a life savior thank you

Me too!

I KNOW! I want to hear that story!

I am disappointed if he didn't write a 5 part series of flash fiction, where each part Is actually 5 stories in one "bundle".

He is just a beginner

If i’m going to take a guess, that story was probably the birth of “The originals” a short story by Brandon and Mary Robinette

😂 Very accurate

Brandon: You said 250, but I see it more as a 400 thousand word epic fantasy cycle.

That's basically the response I've been getting for my submissions. I've put all my writing efforts into learning novels that I was floundering with short stories. Really glad I found this video. 252 words and it feels great.

Best opening line in novel history...

"Fate stared at the dagger protruding from his chest, unable to understand how the thief standing before him had stabbed him in the back."

Say amen!

Best opening in history and easily my favourite series.

@@hariman7727 where is this from?

I challenge you: PASTE IT!!!

Simping for robb

Nice one Ok on to read the next comment click!

thank you for this info

In one of his livestream Brandon said that they will post those online lectures but a week after his class gets access to them.

Here's some news. I've lived in 8 different countries since this fraud began. Eight. Nowhere have I seen any problems. I have never seen bodies pile up. I have visited cemeteries. I have checked the statistics. No excess mortality. No problems. All this is, is a controlled economic collapse so the people who run the financial system can retain control during its failure so they'll be in position to own everything once it's over. That's it.

@UCczwvSrEXNDW0DEU_2r3yhg Fuck off with that bullshit. Spreading misinformation does no good and has only led to more deaths.

@@TrueGritProductions wow thats so true

wait, that's gold. Subverting expectations that we have because of the lecture is brilliant. I expected to see a try-fail cycle, and I thought I did at first...

This is really good. Nice work.

Tragic and kinda hopeful at the same time. I absolutely loved it. Thank you for that.

Cool stuff I’d read more except Ass machine haha, you gotta change that!

Click!

I am a click!

Click!

Click!

Click!

This is good action, and intriguing. I am left with a few questions, but they don't feel dire. It feels like the character is an assassin more than a jockey. Or maybe a jockey that is in deep to some sort of space mob? Very cool story, though.

I did one too, here goes: Clashing steel disrupted the thrusters, coaster stopping my head two inches before the cockpit. This time the Jockeys had won. The money I had previously won all went down the drain. I was never getting to Exovit. Not as long as that artifact was still lingering in my head. I had succeeded up until now. What was the differentiating factor? Had they rigged the system against me? I only had one PC left. I had to win it all back. I had to offer myself up as well. Slavery couldn’t be all that bad, could it? Better than what I had before. The flashes still haunted my thoughts, and the smell of blood drenched within my nostrils. I got back into my coaster and maneuvered the shuttle with all my possessions, and my own freedom depending on it. Down, up, left, left, down, and finish. I saw the green surround my display. I had won, and all the prize money with it. The Jockeys paid me; now had enough to safely get to Exovit. I took my PCs and fit back into the coaster, letting the artifact’s torments fall to the back of my mind once again.

Granted it could use a bit of polishing hehe

Thanks for sharing !

Philip eased cautiously up to up to the space whale, completely focused on it's movements, ready to mount it for the race thru the Von Ritchen Asteroid Belt for the first time. The whale was beached on a coaster, used during the races to rest the monsters between heats. He watched it breathing in the swirling purple and red aether and attempted to match the rhythm of it's lungs but was unable to breath that slowly. Philip grabbed hold of the left fin, containing the vestigial finger bones from it's ancient mammalian ancestors, and started to vault on top of the whale. The whale, entirely aware of the amateur trying to mount it, balked and Philip landed on his back. Philip stood up, his back aching now, and tried again but faster. The whale balked a second time but Philip was ready and landed on his feet this time. Philip walked across the coaster and looked deep into the whales ancient eye. It unblinkingly stared deep into his soul. After staring for a long while, Philip gently reached forward and placed his hand upon the whales smooth slick skin, feeling the warmth emanate from deep within the beast. He gild his hands across the whales body, establishing an intimate trust between the two of them. As he came close to the whales troublesome left fin he didn't delay. With one elaborate motion he placed his foot upon the fin and leapt up to the saddle. Surprised at his success, Philip smiled upon his new found friend. Looking out from the edge of the coaster, Philip could see the full glory of the Horsehead Nebula. He was now ready for the start of his first race. Word Count: 285

Where do you usually listen to her?

@@tedarcher9120 She is part of the Writing Excuses podcast where she, Brandon, and two other of Brandon's writer friends talk about writing craft, with guests hosts sometimes on. The podcast is here - writingexcuses.com/ I think Mary joins the crew permanently from about fifth or sixth season onwards if memory serves.

Yes, I was thinking the same thing. I was only listening to her yesterday. Great series.

@@melaniedelaney6059 it was, before it went full on SJW

Idk why but I feel like her voice sounds like Red from OverlySarcastic Productions and I can't get the image of Red on the couch out of my head!

Pretty sure at this point all those how-to writing books were written by people who have only ever read / written how-to writing books.

Agreed

I even followed along with writing the short story, but mine ended up 400 words long.

I think what makes it more informative and useful is that fact that she is applying every concept she presents in a story and explaining those concepts within the context of that story clearly indicating what goes where and how it works. She is also making us do it too acknowledging the fact that by actually committing to the act itself will help us understand what is going on. A lot of how to books are good but lack that one element. This is by the best how-to I've seen. Incredibly well structured and explained.

- every sanderson fan after hearing brandon has something new

tbh it's probably the new novella he's releasing soon 😂

WHY DOES SHE KEEP SAYING "CLICK" AT EVERY SLIDE TRANSITION?! It literally forced me to stop listening because I was so annoyed by it.

@@kevinscottbailey8335 it was driving me nuts too, but it appears that the thing is voice-activated. I don't actually see a remote in her hand.

This reads a little like Slipstream by blending both Fantasy and Sci-fi elements.

This is a great gritty world

the only thing that is truly tripping me up is, what is meant by a "MICE thread"? specifically the "thread" part? does she mean like, an element? for example: let's say the story is partly milieu and also partly character, that means 2 MICE threads?

@@billyalarie929 I think she means, that each part of the story, each story-thread should address the Milieu, an Iquiry, the Character and an Event. This story-thread is then a MICE-thread.

Except, use a different symbol for location? Cause math...

The stadium buzzed in excitement as jockey #334 pushed his speedcoaster toward the lap line. Not far behind, two more coasters skidded the 1766th turn, trying to inch ahead of the other and avoid disqualification. Blam! A trucker-sized cannon ball landed just in front of jockey #334. A timely push at the rev-thrusters saved him from being scrunched beneath the ball, but the speed-coaster still nicked the edge and went spinning haywire. The other two coasters whizzed past #334 , but now it was practically raining cannonballs. By the time #334 stabilised his coaster, one of the others had been splattered by a ball. Well, that was an adieu to the fear of disqualification. Careful, now. Survival was more important than speed. Just 3460 meters to the lapline. The next - and last - lap would be even harder in terms of gauntlets. #334 looked at his pod-display as he carefully maneuvered through the cannonfall. Now that the competition was down, the coaster ahead - #632 - had also slowed down. A smile spread through his lips as he sped his coaster forward. Zoom, whoosh, blam, grunt, "whooooo" the audience gleed in unison as the two coasters crossed the lapline almost side by side. #334 looked to his competitor's cockpit - a thumbsup, a smile, and a 'tataa' as he rushed ahead. Three turns on, and no major gauntlet in show. This was looking too easy, but #334 knew through experience that this was just the calm before a storm. Probably a hurricane. _Zzznnnnn.. wooooo,, grnnn_ . #632 swam past in a rush of speed. She wasn't giving up that easily, was she? The next few hundred kilometers saw each overtaking the other in turns, the stadium reverberating in maniacal glee at each altercation. Spikes, lava patches, endless pits, it was like no gauntlet was a match for the skill and ferocity of the two jockeys - they themselves were any competition to each other. One behind the other, they glided along the 1543rd turn. A small pit ahead - #632 revved her bottom-back thrusters to launch her coaster into a somersault. But!! too slow. A tentacle launched itself from the dark, wrapping around her coaster. A monstrous head, with an even more monstrous singular eye followed the tentacles. A tunnel of razor sharp teeth opened, ready to swallow the unlucky racer. #334 smiled. Seemed like the race was over. He overclocked up his back thrusters until he was a blur and BLAM!!!! His coaster collided into the the gigantic eye, and a screech of agony escaped its razor lined throat. The tentacle slackened, and #632 thrusted herself to safety. Well, it wasn't like #334 was going to cut any slack in winning the race, but when it was a matter of life and death, his daughter came first.

Oh this is really nice

Clearly instructed to use the words 'jockey' and 'coaster' I can't find them in your short story?

@@edgarbleikur1929 Lol, I guess I forgot.

@@edgarbleikur1929 She says at 13:05 you can use whatever you want. Coaster and jockey are just suggestions.

@@pendlera2959 ah lol looks like I've made a fool of myself yet again!

i love this

I believe it was Orson Scott Card who came up with the concept initially! Pretty handy.

Did it at least make that first year *click!* for you?

"Its 650." Well I wasn't far off lol.

​@@adamplentl5588 Well, if you use the equation, with 1 character, 1 scenic location, and just 2 Mice Threads (Internal and External), the equation returns 2,000 words, not 400. Even at just 1 MICE thread, which is weird, but probably true for flash fiction, the equation would yield 1,000 words. I know it should be a rough estimate, but 400 vs 1,000 and/or 2,000 is a pretty darn large margin even for "rough estimate's" standards. The lecture was really good, I just think the equation was more of a gimmick rather than an actual diagnostic tool. If you use it, you'd probably just end up getting confused.

@@borgir80 It just seemed like bad maths to me

@@sumandark8600 Maybe the equation is for the characters? So then 1000 characters would give 200-ish words. Just a guess.

Your's is my favorite so far!

I hope you kept going!