“The real rigor [is] in the examples, not the concepts”. Really sums up what I’ve learned from all your videos and also resonates with what I’ve always found satisfying in reading and writing :)
26:30 Yep. You're most definitely talking to me here 😅 In my first novel, while I did set up the story in chapter 1, in the subsequent chapters I presented too much mystery, not enough answers until the last 3rd of the novel. But I think I've learned my lesson with the next book in my series. Not sure if I'll ever publish it, though😞
Hi Mr. Andrew, I really appreciate your videos! Your advice and suggestions have been incredibly helpful for my creative writing and poetry. I was wondering if you could create a video on writing novels and prose poetry. It would also be great if you could review authors like Ernest Hemingway or Cormac McCarthy, discussing what makes their writing exceptional and how we can aspire to achieve a similar style. Thank you!
Your videos are a real “godsend”. I just started college, and had to take a Composition class. I was so lost and honestly scared to even start writing again ( noted: I spent 10 years working after finishing high school because I didn’t have the opportunity to go to college back then) But your videos made me enjoy writing and, with the semester coming to an end having an A- for almost all my essays, I can’t thank you enough. Thank you, Andrew
On the sci fi chapters, I once heard a writing consultant tell this story. He was running a workshop, in which people were invited to write a short story with a time limit. One participant decided to tell a story about one time she climbed a difficult mountain. When asked to share her writing, the participant told of her preparation, planning, packing and transport to the mountain. The consultant asked what happened next, but there was nothing left in the story: she had run out of time to tell of her climb. The consultant now always tells that story to teach a lesson: “Get to the mountain”. In other words, don’t waste your readers’ time on preamble (even well-written preamble) if it means that you don’t get to tell the story you want to tell. The readers want to get to the good stuff before they lose interest. The irony of this comment is not lost on me.
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“The real rigor [is] in the examples, not the concepts”. Really sums up what I’ve learned from all your videos and also resonates with what I’ve always found satisfying in reading and writing :)
Yes! Another video! Thanks Andrew!
26:30 Yep. You're most definitely talking to me here 😅 In my first novel, while I did set up the story in chapter 1, in the subsequent chapters I presented too much mystery, not enough answers until the last 3rd of the novel. But I think I've learned my lesson with the next book in my series. Not sure if I'll ever publish it, though😞
It happens to the best of us!
Okay, so this channel is gold. That’s all. As you were.
I've loved your poetry submission videos, this was a nice refreshing switch up!
Thanks--I'm glad to hear it!
Hi Mr. Andrew,
I really appreciate your videos! Your advice and suggestions have been incredibly helpful for my creative writing and poetry.
I was wondering if you could create a video on writing novels and prose poetry. It would also be great if you could review authors like Ernest Hemingway or Cormac McCarthy, discussing what makes their writing exceptional and how we can aspire to achieve a similar style.
Thank you!
A classic! (Or are the metaphors suffusing the abstractions with the concrete...? 😆)
Your videos are a real “godsend”. I just started college, and had to take a Composition class. I was so lost and honestly scared to even start writing again ( noted: I spent 10 years working after finishing high school because I didn’t have the opportunity to go to college back then) But your videos made me enjoy writing and, with the semester coming to an end having an A- for almost all my essays, I can’t thank you enough.
Thank you, Andrew
Thanks so much--that means a lot! Go get 'em!
On the sci fi chapters, I once heard a writing consultant tell this story. He was running a workshop, in which people were invited to write a short story with a time limit. One participant decided to tell a story about one time she climbed a difficult mountain. When asked to share her writing, the participant told of her preparation, planning, packing and transport to the mountain. The consultant asked what happened next, but there was nothing left in the story: she had run out of time to tell of her climb. The consultant now always tells that story to teach a lesson: “Get to the mountain”. In other words, don’t waste your readers’ time on preamble (even well-written preamble) if it means that you don’t get to tell the story you want to tell. The readers want to get to the good stuff before they lose interest. The irony of this comment is not lost on me.
That's a good one!
Quite enjoyed this, and learned a few things too. Thank you.
Nice!
Masterful analyses, Andrew👏👏👏!