Hanna W.
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Brandon Sanderson:
What advice would you give to someone who is trying to write an epic fantasy novel for the first time?
Brandon Sanderson
Turn off the internal editor. Write with passion, and don't spend a lot of time on revision. You will grow so quickly as a writer during your first book that you want to power through it, learn a lot about the process, THEN do your revisions. Otherwise, you might end up stuck in an endless loop of revising the first few chapters.
Also, don't spend so long planning that you don't get around to writing. The goal is to train yourself to learn how to write--and you only do that by actually writing.
Also, don't spend so long planning that you don't get around to writing. The goal is to train yourself to learn how to write--and you only do that by actually writing.
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In WoR Shallan notes that spren don't appear around dense groups of people, even if emotions are high. Why is that?
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