Brandon Sanderson's advice for aspiring writers
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Brandon Sanderson's advice for aspiring writers
New York Times best-selling author and BYU alum Brandon Sanderson teaches a creative writing class at Brigham Young University for one semester each year. Every time he teaches the class, one or two of his students go pro. Recent examples include Charlie Holmberg (Paper Magician series; Disney currently owns the movie rights) and Brian ...
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