State of the Sanderson blog: https://www.brandonsanderson.com/state-of-the-sanderson-2022/
Backerkit Link: https://secretnovels.backerkit.com/
Speechify: https://speechify.com/sanderson
Dragonsteel Books: http://www.dragonsteelbooks.com/?_gl=1*xgfsri*_ga*MTQxMzYxMDgxMi4xNjY5NjY5ODgy*_ga_VQ8FECQTLH*MTY3MTc3ODU1Ny41LjEuMTY3MTc3ODU4OC4yOS4wLjA.
Stormlight 5 Update One (Reddit): https://www.reddit.com/r/Stormlight_Archive/comments/x7h8vo/stormlight_five_update_one/
Stormlight 5 Update One (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3Ja1-y_ZBM&ab_channel=BrandonSanderson
Dark One Pre-order: https://www.audible.com/pd?asin=B09ZLNJ8HJ&source_code=ASSORAP0511160006&share_location=pdp
Listen to Soulburner: https://rss.com/podcasts/moonbreaker/
Dragonsteel 2023: https://tabletop.events/conventions/dragonsteel-2023
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00:00 YouTube Introduction
00:30 Introduction
02:09 Part One: Secret Project Updates
02:41 Ebooks for Backers
03:15 Ebooks for Non-backers
03:37 Audiobooks for Backers
07:23 Audiobooks for Non-backers
13:31 Print book for backers
14:11 Print book for non-backers
15:36 Part Two: My Year
16:24 Part Three: Primary Projects
19:17 Part Four: Secondary Projects
21:45 Part Five: Minor Projects
23:29 Part Six: Hollywood & Video Games
24:47 Part Seven: News from my Company
28:24 Part Eight: Projected Schedule
39:21 Part Nine: Non-English Language Publishing News
41:12 Part Ten: Conclusion
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If it's Knights of Wind & Truth (instead of Knights of Wind and Truth) it still fits, since '&' isn't a letter
:pst medal 75% audioble??? Only 25% of us are willing to read?
I wonder if the secret projects will be on GraphicAudio? I hope so. It's hard to listen to other sites.
Or we could do away with ALL commercial artforms and not rely on corporations…build a world of cooperation on competition. That's even better. I commend your intentions though.
I definitely want a sequel to Lux. Don't leave us hanging! 😂
The whole audible thing reminds me of a thought I had the other day and web novels on sites like royal road
Amazon/Audible find successful web novels then make a deal with the author requiring things like taking down the chapters that get published into books/audio books among other things
I think it would be amazing if someone like you Sanderson who has the money and the resources offered at least a couple of authors like this editing and audio book creation help IDK just a random thought I had the other day and this video reminded me of that
It bothers me that Amazon is using sites like royal road to find books that have a proven track of being popular and then using money to buy the novel and force the author to take it down
Can you make DRM free versions of the audio books for sale directly? Instead of using a third party?
While I commend and respect the Audible choice, I would have appreciated the news in advance. I would have upgraded my pledge. I had expected to be able to use my credits which I expressly saved for the secret books.
Not really looking forward to hollywood getting its filthy hands on Sanderson's works.
Really hope you consider getting at least some stuff animated in Japan or some other place where they actually respect the source material and creator.
10% on a digital product is a wildly low margin!
Thanks for taking time to stand on a soap box. I really appreciate the background knowledge.
Youtube or some other easily accessible video streaming service is my dream place for audiobooks. Having a visual component can really improve the story experience.
Man. This sucks I love audible.
Me with popcorn sitting like the state of the union address
Thanks for doing this. As I typically only “read” audio books, this is easier for me to digest based on my schedule.
Does anyone know if we can use speechify for the online novellas? I would love to get those digested in audio.
I read all your books in Spanish and Italian. Please continue to use translation companies! Thank you
I’m good on Reckoners, I feel like the other stuff you’re doing is way more interesting
Any update on a print edition of Lux? 😀 Pretty please?
After listening to the Company news I felt GMartin could learn a few things here: Delegation, while keeping your fingers on the content.
dude, you're awesome. Audible is greedy and 1 book a month for 15$ is insane. Excited to listen on spotify!
Sweet! I am so happy Brandon Sanderson is doing drm free audiobooks. I can’t wait for audiobooks via partners. I will try speechify – 6:24
I really appreciate all this information but I'm still really confused. I'd love if anyone could share with me what apps they are going to use? I'm guessing these are all apps Brandon is describing. Also what devices they will be using? I don't mind investing in a device that will make using the ebooks and auto books usable. I don't know if it matters but my phone is a Samsung. Thanks in advance for any advice
ON MY HONOR SPREN, I VOW TO BOGART ALL OF THE LOOT AND CODES I GET AND SHARE NOTHING.
Ok, but in all seriousness, this is insane. Brandon, you are a hero.
wait, did he say Rithmatist is done? Does that mean that he wrote the second book in secret, or that he's finally saying he won't write another one?
I think Lux was neat but its standard of quality was lower than usual (no doubt because you didn't actually write it) which isn't meant to be an attack on the author who did, it just wasn't quite up to what I was used to, particularly considering how good the first trilogy was. I think the book definitely didn't live up to its potential in several areas, Languish for instance was a fascinating character who wasn't utilized fully and the titular city, Lux didn't feel very lived in the same way Newcago, Babilar and Ildithia did. Overall I definitely want to see more from the Reckoners universe, but hopefully the next title will have more meat on its bones.
And just like that, when I thought I couldn’t admire this man more, he proves me wrong.
I didn’t even know Spotify had audio books
That was amazing! Sorry im 3 days late. Those those bulding and window artworks. Sooo preatty. We need more background art in letherbounds. Other then that, its perfect. So organised. So adicting. Get some good rest. Also, low key, im kina glad words o r is getting i litle delayd. My wallet is not ready. Lolol
Just saying but a stretch goal of a non canon pub scene with Wayne and The Lopen would be awesome. You could probably set the goal at 10 Mil and the fans would help you reach it.
I was expecting an Brandon outro.
If you late-back it now, will you get the books when backers do? Edit: Oh whoops, looks like you can't late-back it anymore? 🥶 Was waiting to do so for financial reasons.. oh well.
Your books are worth going elsewhere for! Plus, as an avid Audible user, thank you for bring attention to the Audible issue! I will definitely put in more though to where I purchase audiobooks!
I'm always wary of novels being turned into movies, but I have hope that Sanderson and Rothfuss' work ends up being well-made when/if they are adapted to the silver-screen.. (Though some things are impossible to capture outside of the written word.)
Taking the 70% standard instead of the near 100% offered, to make a point, is such a baller move.
What a blessing you are to the writing world.
Um… huge question. Why is Brandon's wife NOT an audiobook reader. She has an absolutely perfect voice for it.
Wow class act. I’ll get the books on speechaffy since Spotify is also huge and don’t need my money.
As a legally blind, long time fan (I first started reading Sanderbooks back in 2008!) I'm so glad that Sanderson is addressing these issues in the audiobook industry and supporting companies like Speechify! I still remember back in 2016 at my 3rd Sanderson signing when he signed a book plate for the laptop that I used for listening to his audiobooks (his idea, not mine!), the respect and support that he has consistently showed for the disability community over the years is truly wonderful.
Thank you for posting this, thank you for writing.
What a crazy year it has been for Brandon Sanderson
we don't deserve you Mr Brandon
By the way, I'm sure I'm not the only one who wouldn't mind seeing Writing Excuses expanded to 30 minutes. I loved this longer Q&A session.
I am going to try speechify, thank you for telling me about this!