What Brandon Sanderson has said about Writing habits and daily word counts

2 quotes · 1 episode · Aug 5, 2026

Brandon Sanderson, American fantasy author of the Mistborn and Stormlight Archive series, has been quoted on Writing habits and daily word counts 2 times in 1 episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, most recently on August 5, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

Sanderson says most writers he has seen do better writing consistently, with only a minority being binge writers.
“Nine out of 10 writers that I've found are that do better with consistency. One out of 10 is a binge writer”
The Tim Ferriss Show: #878: How to Start When You're Stuck, Finish What You Begin, and Stop Waiting for Inspiration — Creative Advice from Elizabeth Gilbert, Seth Godin, Joyce Carol Oates, Anne Lamott and More (Aug 5, 2026) · Listen from 40:32
Sanderson estimates he produces around 300,000 new words a year after accounting for revision time.
“Now, third of my time's done to revision. So really, I'm looking at around 300,000 words”
The Tim Ferriss Show: #878: How to Start When You're Stuck, Finish What You Begin, and Stop Waiting for Inspiration — Creative Advice from Elizabeth Gilbert, Seth Godin, Joyce Carol Oates, Anne Lamott and More (Aug 5, 2026) · Listen from 44:50

#878: How to Start When You're Stuck, Finish What You Begin, and Stop Waiting for Inspiration — Creative Advice from Elizabeth Gilbert, Seth Godin, Joyce Carol Oates, Anne Lamott and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Aug 5, 2026 · 59 min
Tim Ferriss compiles writing advice from Elizabeth Gilbert, Anne Lamott, Joyce Carol Oates, Jerry Seinfeld, Mary Karr, Brandon Sanderson and Seth Godin on starting, persisting and finishing.