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What I have found is that the generalities usually found on advice videos do little to help, like cut nearly all adverbs. In 'He ran as fast as a gazelle,' the last five words are an adverb. But the advisors are only talking about 'He ran quickly.' So, I started my own project that explores things like the difference between as fast as a gazelle/quickly/charged. The first video analyses the opening paragraphs of my story, the second of James by Everett. My brain stopped functioning for a while but now it is waking up again and I am working on the second text once more. By concentrating on just a few hundred words, I can go very deep into how they are being used and what they show and tell us. And that specificity is what I am missing from your video today. I think you might have succeeded better if you had taken one story and gone deeper into how the various elements were handled. (Maybe you could convince some people to watch/read the source.) The chapter titles were good, but I did not see that in the content. For example, you can play with the story and show how changing this element or that would affect the story. What exactly makes the story not about the visible monsters? How would the story change if the setting were monster truck racing? What is being shown and what told? To avoid preaching, one needs to show, but I am not seeing people explore showing properly. People generally confuse showing with telling graphically/vividly. (The above example sentence is only telling, never showing. The only showing is the author's opinion.) So, it is a question if the audience understood what you meant by showing. The other point that I did not hear was that all this depth is developed during endless rewriting/editing, not on the first draft. And you could certainly explore how to edit that stuff into a story.

I just started world building on an idea for a book. Thank you for your content!

Happy belated new year mr Aaron. Thank you for your wonderful channel about creative writing. I didn’t send comments to you from long time. Iam Arabic lady subscriber to several British and American TH-cam channels. First of all I have great news to share with you and all channels Iam subscriber to . Iam going to be English teacher in academy improving plan for weak students. This achievement due to your great efforts you encouraged me to read learn. I gathered main theme of topic you mentioned to avoid sounding preachy in writing stories be yourself. Don’t try to copy others, or someone style , voice . Don’t pretend to be an expert. Don’t exaggerate or embellishe or claim . Best wishes for you your dearest ones .

Almost like a mediator... he definitely tried to mediate between the two. No almost about it.

I really resonate with your broad taste, So many of your examples are my favorites. Keep up the great work, it helps decompress. I truly believe you will get even more popular! Would love to hear your thoughts on the importance taste has on ones story/output.

I needed this.cuz i feel like my writing is super bland like no emotions even if it had some but feels like the characters is a bad actors

Thanks for sharing, once again, and good luck with your business!

Remember it doesnt matter how good your world building is if your plot and characters are bad

I’m a simple woman. I see Nausicaa on the thumbnail and I quit. Amazing video!!

Great video, friend. As I've mentioned before, I'm writing a military sci-fi story about revenge. Revenge is a regular theme within the story because every character around and including the MC wants it but isn't sure they can obtain it. One wants revenge but is a kind person at heart. One is bombastic but shrinks when faces true horror. One is completely ignorant of it and breaks down when confronted. One is delusional about their own ability that they simply can't accept the reality of the situation. I like the idea of a story having more than one theme and those themes clashing. Like themes of revenge and compassion. How does a kind man force himself to kill? Which part of him prevails in the moment? Thanks for reading my tangent 😅

May I challenge you to try: impressive, stunning, or poignant, in place of of your reliance upon, impactful?

First video of yours I've watched. *Sees Necronomicon. Channel checks out

The Chosen tv series is a great example of preaching TO people without preaching AT people. Trust me this is why the show as such success because it resonates on a personal level

I’m not the most experienced writer, but what has worked for me in terms of themes is just writing the truth. I am not here to only state my position or to prove a point, I am here to view the meaning of the subject from above and dissect what is happening and why. Then I can fully digest the nuance of the message I’m studying and write a better draft :]

Lots of good things to think about in this video, and lots of good examples!

This popped up in ny algorithm! Great video man, and well put together. Im looking to write moral childrens fables, as I think parenting has turned towards iPads instead of stories, which stories I loved as a small child. This is a great topic for me.

This is a great topic just to 'think about' in general at different phases when writing. Might have to add a 'Setting-Theme' pass to the revision process. :P Obligatory recommendation: the manga for Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. The movie only covers the first 1-2 volumes of the 7 volume story. The manga influenced everything from Avatar the Last Airbender to the Matrix. 100% the best story that people simply don't often stumble into because they see the movie or all Ghibli films and don't realize that much of Ghibli's works came from the scraps that weren't used in the manga.

Great points! Also the future plans sound really good. This will be a pleasant journey!

Saw the thumbnail, click on the video.

Hey sir< Like the information you give. Topic of interest is what you are talking about now. I am try to using stream of consciousness to tell parts of the story. I think this helps telling. what are the pros and cons of this type of writing?

This couldn’t have come at a better time. I’m currently writing the second installment of my book series and I want to ensure I’m layering the theme naturally without it feeling heavy-handed. It’s really a juggling act making sure you’re not over-explaining the narrative while maintaining enough subtlety for readers to interpret it on their own.

Hot damn this was a great episode! Il❤❤❤

Great video and great examples!

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Interesting 🤔

Working on a story where the theme is trying to find a planet/culture/language lost in a stellar event. Through the eyes of an archeolinguist.

Great info thanks! I am just getting started on my book that is long overdue so I will be back soon💪

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6:39 Based on feedback I got and after rereading the light novel The Empty Box and Zeroth Maria, your characters' voices should be distinct enough to barely even need diaogue tags. Also, you can complement dialogue with action

23:43 Couldn't disagree more. Modern stories are horrible. Especially the normalization and worship of sin.