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One of the most common mistakes new writers make is quitting their day job. I'm sure less than 5% of authors can support themselves based on the income from their writing. Even reasonably successful midlisters usually have a spouse helping to support their family even if they have quit their day...

Its more than a story bible, and it definitely isn't a novel, but something sort of in between. More like a fictional, fantastical narrative history.

Elantris and Warbreaker are very political. Mistborn has a lot more action and the magic system is much better suited to combat.

The Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson has all the ingredients you're looking for the first one is called Final Empire, then Well of Ascension, then Hero of Ages. There is also the Alloy of Law which is set in the same world 341 years after the end of the HoA. The main trilogy is big and epic...

I love the Silmarillion because it has so much of a re read value. The first time I got it from the library and couldn't get through it before I had to take it back. The second time I finished it and really enjoyed it, and every time since I've read and captured a lot that I missed the earlier...

I like that they do the book of the week feature because everything they have recommended that I have read has been excellent.

Writing Excuses Writing Excuses is a podcast about writing by NYT bestselling epic fantasy author Brandon Sanderson (author of Mistborn trilogy, Way of Kings, last 3 Wheel of Time books), Howard Tayler (author of Schlock Mercenary webcomic), Dan Wells (horror and thriller author of the John...