Brandon Sanderson — Building a Fiction Empire & Unbreakable Habits

Dragonsbane

Barbara Hambly

“I arrived on this book called Dragon Spain by Barbara Hamley and it really was the cover cover illustrator is Michael whan”— Brandon Sanderson

Save the Cat Goes to the Movies

Blake Snyder (inferred)

“a book called save the cat goes to the movies yeah that examines different genres within screenwriting so that's not the original save the cat”— Tim Ferriss

Save the Cat

Blake Snyder

“so I do recommend save the cat but save the cat goes in the movies I haven't read that”— Brandon Sanderson

On Writing

Stephen King

“if you want the opposite of save the cat on writing by Stephen King is a leaping off point in save the cat's about structure and onw writings about the life of a writer”— Brandon Sanderson

Sneakers

“I have a deep and Abiding Love Of The Heist genre you know sneakers is one of my favorite films of all time oldie but goody”— Brandon Sanderson

The Name of the Wind

Patrick Rothfuss

“Pat rfus published his first book and it's brilliant Name of the Wind Name of the Wind yeah that is spectacular book first novel”— Brandon Sanderson

The Blade Itself

Joe Abercrombie

“you you kind of look at Joe abomi as kind of the modern version of that so the blade itself the blade itself fantastic oh so fun”— Brandon Sanderson

The Lions of Al-Rassan

Guy Gavriel Kay

“guy Gabriel K is very good at them the Lions of arasan or taana are to highly recommended their 90s fantasy”— Brandon Sanderson

Tigana

Guy Gavriel Kay

“the Lions of arasan or taana are to highly recommended their 90s fantasy they're a little slower than modern fantasy”— Brandon Sanderson

The Princess Bride

William Goldman (inferred)

“we showed them The Princess Bride one of my favorite movies and favorite books amazing amazing amazing everything”— Brandon Sanderson

Ender's Game

Orson Scott Card (inferred)

“she's the editor of the book Enders Game great book really top-notch editor and then she discovered Wheel of Time”— Brandon Sanderson

The Lies of Locke Lamora

Scott Lynch

“Li luck MOA came out which is another one Scott Lynch yeah Scott Lynch fantastic that is a really fun really fun series”— Brandon Sanderson

Harry Potter

J.K. Rowling (inferred)

“what do you want to give a reluctant reader you usually want to give them a book about someone their age usually very similar to them right a reluctant reader you if it's a young man you hand him Harry Potter”— Brandon Sanderson

On Writing

Stephen King

“I read on writing by Stephen King and how to write sci-fi and fantasy by Orson scotkart and I read these books”— Brandon Sanderson

How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy

Orson Scott Card

“I read on writing by Stephen King and how to write sci-fi and fantasy by Orson scotkart and I read these books”— Brandon Sanderson

Writing to Sell

Scott Meredith

“my agent always recommends writing to cell by Scott Meredith I find it a little too structure focused”— Brandon Sanderson

The Lord of the Rings

J.R.R. Tolkien

“Lord of the Rings Harry Potter Wheel of Time there's this dark lord and what happens is like some furry footed British kid throws their ring in a hole”— Brandon Sanderson

The Wheel of Time

Robert Jordan

“Lord of the Rings Harry Potter Wheel of Time there's this dark lord and what happens is like some furry footed British kid throws their ring in a hole”— Brandon Sanderson

The Sting

“you know sneakers is one of my favorite films of all time oldie but goody The Sting all the way up to kind of you know the the Oceans 11”— Brandon Sanderson

Ocean's Eleven

“The Sting all the way up to kind of you know the the Oceans 11 and The Italian Job both the old one and the new one”— Brandon Sanderson

The Italian Job

“the the Oceans 11 and The Italian Job both the old one and the new one just the Inception you do a good heist you can get me”— Brandon Sanderson

Inception

“The Italian Job both the old one and the new one just the Inception you do a good heist you can get me”— Brandon Sanderson

Game of Thrones

George R.R. Martin (inferred)

“Game of Thrones was huge at the time and I've been studying Game of Thrones and I'm like I want to write something like this”— Brandon Sanderson

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

William Goldman

“written by William Goldman who's a great screenwriter he's written a lot of Classics Butch casting the suance kid was one of his”— Brandon Sanderson

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

“I actually use a method a little like you know the old show Whose Line Is It Anyway sure I pull a bunch of ideas”— Brandon Sanderson

Steam Deck

Valve (inferred)

“that's the go play with my magic cards time that's the play a video game pop out the steam deck time”— Brandon Sanderson

The Wheel of Time (TV show)

Amazon (inferred)

“It was eventually dethroned by Game of Thrones when the television show for Game of Thrones came out until the television show Wheel of Time was the was the top”— Brandon Sanderson

The Book of Swords

Fred Saberhagen

“she's the editor of the book of swords by Fred saberhagen she's the editor of the book Enders Game”— Brandon Sanderson

The Colbert Report

“I did appear on coar report that's a big one well my face appeared does that count”— Brandon Sanderson

The Hunger Games

Suzanne Collins (inferred)

“mistbourne was really well primed to take off partially because of Hunger Games teenage girl protagonist in a kind of dark future world”— Brandon Sanderson

Star Wars

“Star Wars is such a perfect example we believe that Luke can shoot the missiles down the tube when he's using the force”— Brandon Sanderson

The Elder Scrolls

Bethesda (inferred)

“in video games there's this great series called The Elder Scrolls and one of the first games to ever procedurally generate Dungeons”— Brandon Sanderson

His Dark Materials

Philip Pullman (inferred)

“his dark materials right and Phil pman Philman and that entire world”— Tim Ferriss

The Golden Compass

Philip Pullman

“I remember reading The Golden Compass and I was like I do not understand these 300 nautical terms it was very very intricate book”— Tim Ferriss