My outlines are always very goal-based. What do I want to have happen by the ending and how can I earn that.
Brandon SandersonThe more limitations you put on a character often times the better a character you'll make them, the more interesting the story becomes because the character can't simply wave a hand and make something happen. They have to work within the framework.
Brandon SandersonI try to avoid having thoughts. They lead to other thoughts, andโif youโre not carefulโthose lead to actions. Actions make you tired. I have this on rather good authority from someone who once read it in a book.
Brandon Sanderson