As a result, it’s fair to say that Sanderson is keenly tapped into the expectations of his fans and audience as a whole. In a recent interview, Sanderson opened up about unexpected fan reactions to some of his writing, characters, and stories. When asked at Worldcon if he could recall a particularly vivid reaction, positive or negative, to his work that caught him by surprise, Sanderson said, “It happens all the time, especially in beta reads. Too close in age, YA book, nope.”In this case, Sanderson took the feedback in stride and ultimately took drastic action. “I took the whole character out and put an older mentor figure into that spot instead, because nobody liked him.”The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn Wax & Wayne #4).