802 - Brandon Sanderson on Writing, Character and Place Names, and the Future

Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

Mignon Fogarty, Inc.

Society & Culture, Education

4.5 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2020

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Brandon shares funny stories about character and place names gone wrong, his writing struggles, and what the future holds for his work. Subscribe to the newsletter for regular updates. Watch my LinkedIn Learning writing course. Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Grammar Pop iOS game. Peeve Wars card game. Grammar Girl books. HOST: Mignon Fogarty VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475) Grammar Girl is part of the Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network. Links: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/ https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/subscribe http://twitter.com/grammargirl http://facebook.com/grammargirl http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirl http://instagram.com/thegrammargirl https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girl

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0:00.0	I'm a young Fogarty and you can think of me as your friendly guide to the English language.
0:10.3	We talk about writing, history, rules and cool stuff.
0:13.8	And today I have a special treat, an interview with the number one New York Times bestselling
0:18.0	fantasy author Brandon Sanderson.
0:20.8	His new book is Rhythm of War and I think you're going to love this interview because he really
0:25.3	embraced the idea of the grammar girl audience.
0:28.6	And we ended up talking about his writing philosophy, double words like had had and even
0:34.1	the interrebang.
0:35.1	Let's get started.
0:36.6	Hi Brandon, welcome to the grammar girl podcast.
0:40.7	Thank you.
0:42.2	It has been too long since we hung out last.
0:45.8	I know.
0:46.8	We're both old time boxers now.
0:48.6	Yeah.
0:49.6	Last time we were able to chat was way back when World Conno's Arena, right?
0:52.9	I know we had dinner.
0:53.9	I still think about that.
0:54.9	It was such a fun night, a fun conference actually.
0:57.5	Yeah, it was.
0:58.5	It was, it was really nice.
1:00.2	It was.
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