What is Brandon Sanderson?
{{Infobox writer | name = Brandon Sanderson | image = Brandon Sanderson sign.jpg | imagesize = 200px | caption = Brandon Sanderson signing at [[Utopiales]] in 2010 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|12|19|mf=yes}} | birth_place = [[Lincoln, Nebraska]], U.S. | occupation = Author, professor | nationality = [[United States|American]] | education = | alma_mater = [[Brigham Young University]] <small>([[Bachelor's degree]], [[Master's degree]])</small> | period = 2005–present | genre = [[Fantasy]], [[science fiction]] | notableworks = [[Mistborn series|''Mistborn'' series]]<br>''[[The Stormlight Archive]]''<br>''[[The Reckoners]]'' | spouse = {{marriage|Emily Bushman|2006}} | children = 3 | awards = | signature = | website = {{url|brandonsanderson.com}} }} '''Brandon Sanderson''' (born December 19, 1975) is an American [[fantasy]] and [[science fiction]] writer. He is best known for the Cosmere universe, where most of his fantasy books are set; and for finishing [[Robert Jordan]]'s [[fantasy]] series ''[[The Wheel of Time]]''. Sanderson was raised in [[Lincoln, Nebraska]]. He studied at [[Brigham Young University]], where he received [[Academic degree|degrees]] in [[English literature]] and [[creative writing]]. In 2008, Sanderson started a [[podcast]] with author [[Dan Wells (author)|Dan Wells]] and cartoonist [[Howard Tayler]] called ''[[Writing Excuses]]'' with topics about creating and producing genre writing and webcomics. In 2016, the American media company [[DMG Entertainment]] bought the movie rights to Sanderson's entire Cosmere universe.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/brandon-sanderson-cosmere-movie-adaptation-dmg-1201902500/ |title=DMG Nabs Rights to Brandon Sanderson's 'Cosmere' Book Universe in Massive Deal (EXCLUSIVE) |last=Lang |first=Brent |work=Variety |date=October 27, 2016 |access-date=October 31, 2016}}</ref> ==Life and career== Brandon Sa