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Thanks for another great discussion about creative writing! Always a pleasure....but did you complete your assignment?? lol

Books on structure ,plot,character and theme is the worst spiraling loop you could be in..to sound like everyone else isn’t worth it

Funny how the best writing advice is always "just write the thing already, you can't be a writer if you don't write" and it works

I”d like this advice more if she wasn’t so condescending.

Excellent channel 🌟

Write what you think about: What you have lived. What you have learned. What you have wondered about. We all think in our free time. The challenge is translating it into a story. AI is a tool to help you translate. It is not always consistent, but like any tool, it takes time to learn how to use it. I write on one of my other channels, and then I use this music channel to help promote the stories. It doesn't work great. But these things take a lot of time. It's a young person's game, like hunger games. Good luck on your journey.

Thank you so much. I feel so good about my writting projects. I feel sure in my writting routine.

That is not my problem. Other people think so. But they are just not bright enough to see my brilliance.

You mentioned that you haven't used Substack or Medium. Well, this entire ChatGPT article reads exactly like 90% of the stuff that gets published on Medium. I love reading about the craft of writing, and lately that website has become completely infested by AI-generated writing advice. As the problem gets worse, videos might become a useful way for human writers to say "Hello I am human." Most writers would rather just lock ourselves in our little Writer Caves, but videos might become a weapon to defend ourselves against the robot invasion. Frankly, that's why I've started watching "authortube." At least I *know* the people in the videos are actually humans. I know I'm interacting with a real person. I cannot say the same about articles on Medium.

Writing from the far country of the day before New Year's Eve, and this is exactly what I needed for today. Another great video, I really enjoy your positivity.

Ty for all these reminders. I know the assignment!!! Thx!😊

I do not care about all the things you mentioned. And there is only one thing I would like to be able to answer: what genre is my book. But I don't worry. I write it anyway. And then I will ask my test readers what they might think about it.

Why is it called "10 Things"? It's only one thing: write your book!

finishing the first draft is wonderful! The book is actually completed... albeit in our gobbledegook, shorthand, bad punctuation, and spelling. But it is there. The beginning, the horrible middle, and the end. Now we can enjoy writing it, because the worries of ''where the hell am I going with this' is over.

I feel the "first line" advice. From feedback from my critique group i'm trashing the first half of my first chapter and somewhat re-writing the second half of it, so the first line can only now be brainstormed to be engaging. Edit: I really don't have a problem with the names of characters or places, i can usually pull something out of thin inspiration on the spot.

When I wrote Los Volume 1 (unpublished), the decision was made to focus on the characters, not the title. 2. Opening line ignored. 3. The focus was on the world itself - the world of advanced AI animatronics, a familiar concept which needed to be shown in a new light. 4. The publishing process ignored. I´m writing about what happens inside Los, not what happens at the publishing office. I have no idea what Penguin think. 5. I have no interest in knowing right now how marketable Los is. I want to see if it is sending the right message, if its making the people who read it think. 6. Wrote the sequel. 6. I don´t care what my characters look like but what the impact of their behaviour is so I don´t have time to worry about agents or publishers. I don´t worry about agents. I write them. 7. I don´t worry right now about a book cover but know what to paint or draw it like. 8. Have written the first drafts for 7 sci - fi westerns and they´re mostly ok so far. They come naturally to me and things feel like I want them to. 9. Now its time to start debating the philosophical issues, like simulations for sale, the ethical issues discussed in these drafts, then keep editing them. 10. You can´t make your writing perfect - that´s like Pfizer telling people it´s 100 per cent safe and effective meaning you just want to make an ad for it. Better to fix it and admit things are wrong. 11. No one cares about the places or peoples´ names in my westerns right now, they care about what happens at these places and what happens to these people and how they interact with each other. Did most of the things you recommended and boom the westerns are doing fine. Thanks for your video!! Best wishes for Iceland.

I never understood the obsession with first sentence. I never am hooked by the first sentence. I will read first chapter and then decide. Whenever I hear or read about the importance of the first sentence, I roll my eyes - it sounds like a gimmick to me.

Great video, you started talking about fountain pens and I immediately feel heard. I dunno if this was just me, but I had a problem where the audio was super quiet.

Going to go write my book. I found the second half of this episode intensely comforting.

Excellent video. Thank you!

Good job

So proud of you love you keep up the good work

I thank you for this video. I feel like I should base my character's most trusted advisor on it lol.

Great video, thank you!

Honestly, a mood board would do nothing for me. Once I start a book, I don't need a reminder about why I'm writing it. It's a project, and I will finish it. Looking at pictures means very little to me. Colours even less. To me, a story is a logical construct, not a mood or a feeling.

Yes, I will check back on this video on some dreary mornings especially. Thanks most definitely.

The names is very true. I just Mr. X or Mrs _____

Of course, I need a title. I need to name the folder where I store the files. :-D

it's almost as if book ideas lurk around in your mind, not quite conscious, as if speaking to you in impressions and images....sound familiar? Great video! I like this idea, I wish I'd used it in earlier drafts of King of the Forgotten Darkness. Great stuff, Aster!

Another great video! Thanks, Aster

I had the same problem when I was using a PC. It was too hard to start working. But after I started using a macbook everything changed. I don't need to turn it off and my current file is always open in Google Docs. So I just press any key to wake up the laptop and start typing.

Oh, I really like this!

So, something I learned from Dwight V. Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" ... and can adapt to this situation is this. A character's goal should be specific enough that you could photograph it. If you can't take a picture, it's not specific and clear enough. This same thing goes to setting your own goals. It should be something concrete.

You are amusing. 🎉😂

I hear the guy! Writing is damn hard. So many pitfalls. I try to get a chapter - 1500 - 1800 words in a sit down (a day). It’s really hard not to try and perfect every sentence.

Thanks for your video! I’ve never heard about the Question Arc Method before. And I can’t find anything about it on google. Where can I read about this method?

Very useful, thanks! Listening to such a fun person like you was an additional pleasure))

Great podcast

Best wishes with your writing!

Was such a pleasure to talk with you! 😁

I love how you have interviewed so many different people with different talents and experiences! Thank you for helping me not to be afraid to begin to write a book and maybe…illustrating also 😉💕

Why this story sounds like a Hamlet with animals?

I'm not blocked just tiered and the fact that I'm so close to being done keeps me from stopping. But I find I grow to hate my story because of how much it has and will continue taking from me, something that might forever stay at nothing. I choose to give myself the rest of the week off with no guilt associated.

I have a very specific process I use for this very question. For me, it's all about the theme.

Great advice ❤

Did you know you sound like Anne Hathaway when you speak? 🥰 Also loved the video. I published my first book indie, and it didn’t really go anywhere. Had mixed reviews, and I’m currently trying to recover my self-esteem and confidence. Trying to decide whether to write the next two novels in the series, even if they never go anywhere. ❤️‍🩹 How do you know what’s worth doing and what’s not if the first novel isn’t amazing?

6:10 gatekeeper?

I am pretty excited about my seeds. Looks at the ground feeling exposed. Kicks the gravel.

Cool interview