What keeps life exciting and engaging?
Brandon Sanderson is a prolific science fiction and fantasy writer who has written 36 novels and sold over 40 million books, translated into 35 languages. He’s had opportunities to sell every book series for movies and TV and turned most down. In 2022, he launched a Kickstarter campaign for four secret novels, raising $42 million from 185,000 backers—making it the highest-funded Kickstarter project to date. His fans are loyal and hungry. What drives this obsession?
Well, Sanderson also occasionally teaches writing classes, and he emphasizes one crucial element in great storytelling: momentum. His novels deliver exactly that — intricate world-building, rich character development, unexpected plot twists, and turns, and that need to know what happens next frenzy keeps readers captivated.
Think about your favorite Netflix series. Ever notice how in the last three minutes of an episode, there’s a major moment that makes you want to snuggle deeper into your blanket and keep binging? That’s momentum.
Great storytelling needs momentum, and so does life. You know that delicious, something to look forward to feeling: a trip, a birthday, a date!
Momentum is energy – it’s flow, rhythm, and growth…but in life, in bed, and in relationships, we often hit zones where we feel stuck or flat.
If you…
Know there is more to life than what you’re currently experiencing and want more, need more than this…
Feel an unshakeable dissatisfaction, knowing you’re not living up to your full potential…
Crave more passion and hunger…
… It’s time to reignite your momentum.
This isn’t about always going fast. In storytelling and life, there are slower periods of momentum building and times when energy bursts forward.
Momentum can be taking one step after another moving in the direction of your desires. Momentum can be like a lazy river or a rocket ship; the point is that you’re in motion in your life.
If you’ve been feeling a bit stuck book a session and let’s see if we can unplug the bottleneck and get the momentum flowing in your life again.