Improbable Imagination A.K.A. Flights of Fantasy Fiction | New York Comic Con 2022

Brandon Sanderson, Alex Aster, Gennarose Nethercott, Alina Boyden, Wesley Chu, and Phoebe Kramer all take the stage together at New York Comic Con to talk about world-building, folk lore, and a variety of other topics.

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Chapters

(0:00) - Author Introductions
(4:13) - When did you decide to be a writer?
(15:00) - Where does the "seed of inspiration" come from?
(28:40) - Subverting the "Chosen One" Trope
(31:42) - The Warrior Princess Throwback
(33:53) - Going to the Wild West with Brandon
(38:14) - The appeal of Baba Yaga
(41:35) - Enemies to lovers Trope talk
(43:36) - Writing with a "Trope" in mind
(47:56) - Balancing fantasy combat
(53:51) - Giving humanity to gods
(56:24) - What music inspired a moment?