Brandon Sanderson - 318R - #6 (The Business of Writing)

Brand new for 2016 are Brandon Sanderson's writing lectures at BYU. This lecture was delivered on February 11, 2016.

Filmed by Jon Deering, Devin Baldwin and Earl Cahill (@spackest - where I will announce when new videos go public), edited by Earl Cahill.

Table of contents:
0:08 the business of writing
02:56 focus on writing then exploitation (separately)
03:35 self-publishing
07:11 hybrid and small press
10:35 traditional publishing
26:58 best seller lists
38:20 book tours
43:36 marketing
49:35 publicity
52:15 Brandon's early book tours
56:50 bidding war

Authors Mentioned:
Brandon Mull - http://amzn.to/2a80CCU
Joe Vasacheck
Dave Wolverton - http://amzn.to/2aagZc7
John Grisham - http://amzn.to/2a1nPki
Hugh Howie - http://amzn.to/2adLbqe
Dan Wells - http://amzn.to/2adMhlP
Amanda Hocking - http://amzn.to/2a5xM53

Works Mentioned:
Elantris - http://amzn.to/2areCqW
Mistborn - http://amzn.to/2a7ZEq7
Wheel of Time - http://amzn.to/29Wt89q
Warbreaker - http://amzn.to/2adMAgq
A Memory of Light - http://amzn.to/2a80cMY
Wool - http://amzn.to/2aq7GZu
Steelheart / Reckoners - http://amzn.to/2aagMpa

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Logo by Isaac Stewart, intro music by David Doxey.

Cameras / lenses
Panasonic G7 (42.5mm, F1.7)
Sony A6000 (Rokinon Cine 85mm T1.5)
Panasonic G7 (14-42mm, F3.5-5.6)
Sony A6000 (Rokinon Cine DS 135mm T2.2)

Audio
Sanken COS-11D
Sennheiser ME66/K6
Tascam DR-40 recorder

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