I Created CHARACTERS like Brandon Sanderson / Applying Sanderson's character lectures to my book
It is no secret that I ADORE Brandon Sanderson's FREE BYU lecture series from 2020. So when I was struggling with my characters, I turned to his lectures to help me solve the problem! In this vlog, I rate my characters on likeability, proactivity, and competence and talk about whether this method of character definition works for me! Brandon Sanderson 2020 BYU Lecture Series (Lecture 9 is what I based this video on): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qgbsz7Gnrd8 My first Brandon Sanderson video: https://youtu.be/ixHLg3PfPpI Time stamps 00:00 Intro 01:05 What is this method? 03:26 Putting it in a spreadsheet 09:00 Recap, review & thoughts I'm Nicole Wilbur and I'm a writer and "story nerd", which basically means I love analyzing books, movies, and shows to death. I make videos about becoming a better writer, and diving deep into why my favourite stories *worked*. If this sounds good to you, hit the subscribe button! :) Subscribe to my newsletter! https://www.nicolewilbur.com/
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