They even came across a few that spoofed Sanderson’s Kickstarter announcement video, where he punked fans by making it seem like he might be taking a break from writing before dropping five manuscripts onto his desk. Over the course of the half-hour video, he and his crew at Dragonsteel parsed through all the publishing project currently listed on Kickstarter, and backed every single one (unless it was NSFW). He then proceeded to make good on that declaration. So I got my team together and I said, ‘what can we do to give back a little to this community that has supported us so well?’ So we are going to back every single Kickstarter in the publishing category.” “The Kickstarter has been successful beyond my wildest dreams. “Today, we are gonna do something awesome,” Sanderson announced to introduce the video. In one of the author’s most recent videos, he and a few other members of his company Dragonsteel Books went on a Kickstarter-backing marathon. It’s an amazing way of giving back, and just one more example of why so many people love this dude.īrandon Sanderson backed over 300 publishing Kickstartersīrandon Sanderson may not be a YouTuber by trade, but he’s certainly made a good showing for himself on the platform by getting into a regular routine of posting videos. On March 25, Sanderson posted a video to his YouTube channel to let fans watch in real time as he and his team at Dragonsteel Books went through and backed every single publishing project on Kickstarter. Sanderson has been doing these sorts of things throughout his career, but with the success of this Kickstarter he’s taken things to a whole new level. I’ve been a fan of Sanderson’s work for quite a few years now, not just of his stories but also the way that he gives back to up-and-coming writers by doing things like teaching classes (which he has shared for free on YouTube) or doing podcasts like Writing Excuses. It’s felt like a historic moment, and Sanderson’s Kickstarter has ignited plenty of discourse about the publishing industry and how things might change as a result of this shake-up. As it stands, the Kickstarter has taken in just over $35.5 million, setting a new record for the crowdfunding platform by over $11 million.

In a matter of days, fantasy author Brandon Sanderson’s record-breaking Kickstarter campaign to support the release of four novels he wrote in secret during the pandemic will come to an end.

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