It's funny to me how people criticize Howl for being "Dramatic" when having a meltdown over his "ruined" appearance when, at least in the movies (I haven't read the books yet but I've heard about them and want to) he is fighting in a war, being stalked by a crazy witch, persecuted by the goverment, and already has a mess of a life, like... of course he is gonna explode the moment one thing gets out of his control!
HELLO???!!! THANK YOU????? LIKE A TONNNNNNN???!!!?! No, more than that....!!!!!! I really was missing that perspective. I thought of it as so comedic and jeez to think there was such an underlying emotional connection I could've made the entire time. Ack. Well, thank you so much for enlightening me on this. I was like woah what a good video but honestly this comment has been the real treasure I found here. THANK YOUUUUUUU. HAVE AN AMAZING BLESSED AWESOME FANTASTIC HAPPY FORTUNATE DAY/WEEK/MONTH/YEAR/ENTIRE-LIFE. MAY YOU LIVE YOUR IDEAL LIFESPAN AND DI3 IN THE COMFORTING PRESENCE OF ONLY THE MOST CARING SWEET LOVING PEOPLE. AND IN THE AFTERLIFE, MAY YOU BE GRANTED MUCH MERCY AND WONDERS IN YOUR THEN-AND-ONWARDS FUTURE. MAY EVERYONE YOU MEET GOING FORWARD SHOW YOU NOTHING BUT ABUNDANT KINDNESS. I hope you get to read the books in your lifetime and that more people who should see your comment may see it. Surely you have much good you've said and will say in your life. I hope it has and will reach all the right people. If only I had even better things I could think to say to you cuz u deserve that too. So once again, ***thank you***.
No wonder he had a breakdown over his hair turning orange. I think of ALL things going wrong in his life, he couldn't believe even his HAIR DYE would be done very poorly. It completely destroyed his mental fortitude because he had been suppressing himself for a long time.
7 Writing Techniques 1. Double-up technique Each scene should do double duty. 2. Tell the reader about the farmers. The farmers are ready to shoot the fox at any moment. Now the scene is suspenseful instead of boring. 3. No half measures. Tell the story behind why the half measure didn't work out. 4. Delayed emotions. Instead of displaying immediate emotions have them seem to be doing well, only to be triggered, later, by something small. 5. Funky emotions. Tell a story about your characters reacting in unusual (compared to everyone else) ways. Lifting weights during the apocalypse. Let them worry out why they think he's doing it. 6. Gold Coin writing technique. Periodically place rewards (character, story, new info, ...) to keep the reader reading. 7. Lean away from the happy ending. Convince the reader the win cannot happen.
1. Depth, subtexts. 2. Foreshadow. 3. Show don't tell. 4. Pacing, characterization. 5. Foreshadow, deconstruction. 6. Pacing, non flat plot structure. 7. Subvert expectations. These are good advices and good applications. But i think knowing the core is just as important.
Number 3 wasn’t half measures, that was the example. the main tip is to not make characters say their exact point everytime, but make them tell stories that show the point they want to tell the other character
Subverting expectations you have to be careful with and too many stories these days focus on it too much and use it as an excuse for a terrible ending or surprise. I go to a fancy restaurant for a nice expensive meal and they give me a plate of shit. Sure my expectations were subverted, but I wanted a nice meal, not a plate of shit.
Delayed emotion is such a real life thing. I cried 4 years after my mother's death for my mom. It wasn't anything big that made me finally trigger. I just saw a mother buying a hairband for her kid and putting it on the kids head and looking at her with so much love. I was on a bus and saw them on the footpath from the bus window, and it hit me so hard. And just broke down. Till then I have no idea where all the emotions were. I didn't even realise that I missed her that much.
The brilliant part about that story Mike tells is that he is again in the exact same situation with Walter, he is picking a half measure with Walter. Mike hasn't learnt the lesson of the story he is telling, and he pays dearly for that, which makes the whole arc super ironic.
This also applies with Mike’s final monologue where he blames Walter for doing a morally correct thing and saying it’s all because of his Pride and Ego when he did it to Save Jesse
@@EmmarainePink I think the point of that is not so much to do a complete subversion. Imagine not a plot twist, but a plot bend. Say you setup a happy ending, but instead you make it a bittersweet ending. A full subversion would be setting up a happy ending, then dashing all those hopes away for a sad ending.
@@scoscgaming I think the point of "subvert expectations" is to apply it when the loop of a plot twist starts. You start the loop by guiding expectations in a certain direction, then twist it back around to "subvert" them. It makes more sense when you think of it in story form: you purposefully push the story in one direction, then pull it back when the time is right. You subvert your "artificially crafted" expectations.
@@dragonmage372 That would make perfect sense, maybe today the concept of subverting expectations is misused when someone is intending something else. My mind goes back to the new Star Wars trilogy, where Luke's turned pessimist and the treatment he received in Episode 8. Those were labeled as subversions to expectations without even having crafted them. Mechanically the films follow typical scriptwriting structures, but the way they applied the character development wasn't appropriate
I may expect that in the end, so and so is going to die at the hands of this person (who seems like the betraying archetype). But halfway through, I'm given just enough to doubt my first assumption. I can be ultimately right, but not with all the right pieces to fill out the puzzle, or I can be ultimately wrong with enough breadcrumbs to have been tricked by an intelligent author who had more time to think about the evidence than I did. What goes wrong is when the narrative does a u-turn with a cheap, quick turnaround at the last second.
I allways try to fit the story to my characters, not the other way around. Thats just a simple choice of strategy. Even If I adjust the characters to the emotions, its about difference. I want to differ the characters in thier behavior, so for one character ist fits for another it deos not. Thats what I meant.
7 Writing Techniques 1. Double-up technique: Each scene should do double duty. Such as: action and information (1. A car chase to get hold of some documents. ‘Car chase’ - action, ‘get hold of some documents’ - information 2. A shootout to save a hostage from death. ‘Shootout’ - action, ‘save a hostage’ - most probably to get some information) 2. Tell the reader about the farmers: Add suspense to some information. Ex - A fox is excellent at crawling out of its hole and stealing. 3 farmers are there, with rifles to ambush the fox. The farmers are ready to shoot the fox at any moment. Now the scene is suspenseful instead of boring. If it would have been only written that the fox can easily crawl out of its hole, and steal quickly, then the scene would have been boring. The chance of an ambush makes the scene interesting and creates suspense. 3. No half measures: Tell the story behind why the half measure didn't work out. This means that if a task had to be done, and if the character did not complete it fully, left it half the way, at some point in the story the reason should be given as to why the character did not complete the full task. The reason should not be left behind. 4. Delayed emotions: Instead of displaying immediate emotions have them seem to be doing well, only to be triggered, later, by something small. For example: Suppose a loved one of the character dies. Then we must not show the character have emotional changes IMMEDIATELY, we must wait. In this case, we should just depict the character be quite, and sort of calm, not dissolve into tears, not start drinking, etc. etc. Later, we should show the emotions in a blast over small problems, such as stubbing a toe, or waking up late in the morning. Due to these small problems, the character must burst out all the emotions he/she was bottling up all this time by keeping quite, meaning that the character could break stuff in anger, or cry for hours, or have panic attacks, etc. etc. 5. Funky emotions: Tell a story about your characters reacting in unusual (compared to everyone else) ways. For example: Suppose that a great earthquake happened killing hundreds of thousands of people. The character, on hearing about this, should do something weird, like lifting weights at the gym, or partying. The character should do something unusual, something that normal people wouldn’t do in the similar situation. 6. Gold Coin writing technique: Periodically place rewards (character, story, new info, ...) to keep the reader reading. In-depth explanation: Introduce new characters with different traits, make a major plot twist, introduce new objects that may have a large impact on the character’s life. Basically, try to give more dopamine hits every so often to the reader. Important: Space out the ‘gold coins’. Do not include them all at once, and do not make a big gap between them. 7. Lean away: Lean away from a happy ending. Convince the reader the win cannot happen. Try to make the reader think that a bad ending for the character is inevitable, he/she cannot win. The character has many hurdles, obstacles in the path. This way, when he character finally overcomes them, it is more satisfying for the readers. Pls pin 📌 this comment! This took a lot of time.
Same here! My character's entire life changes and I couldn't get his shock + confusion + other emotions to seem natural.....and when I saw the tip on this video, I was like, "OH, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS MISSING!"
I went through one of the worst 'funky emotions' in the recent years. Throughout my whole school life I thought our grades we had during our elementary, middle and high-school years would count when applying for a uni. In my last high-school year (when I had decided to not study for the last 2 years that much since all my grades were top), I saw my classmates working their 🍑 off. Our teachers were BEGGING us to solve tests and they would even allow us to solve tests during PE and art-music lessons. I couldnt believe it. There was going to be one test- ( three if you apply for more chances to be there) which we would enter a uni based on the results of that test which mostly would consist of questions based on the curriculum of the last 2 high-school subjects. My brain refused to believe that. I didnt even study. My friends, relatives and teachers even asked what was wrong with me since I have always been a nerd studying for the past years. I still 'lose it' if that makes sense when thinking about it. It was unfair. Even if I hadnt decided on not to study, I still would not give my best effort since even physically my body refused to believe it. I never cried for it, my body and mind would switch their gears into a frozen state actually. It was weird to go through that stage of 'emotions' not quite matching with what was happening. I failed hard at two of the three uni entrance tests as a result, though my family was more shocked than being disappointed. And I was disappointed at everyone and everything for not informing us that our grades would simply... not matter. I would live my childhood doing childish things instead of always studying, and I would actually study at the end years instead of doing nothing in a frozen state of mind and body which were unfairly fooled by the system...
@@aramythr5965 OP thought grades were important when applying to Universities so they've studied for years to have high grades, but it turned out the only thing that mattered was last year tests. Basically they've done a tonn of unnecessary work
@aramythr5965 basically, the OP worked really hard their whole live for their grades, they studied instead of having fun. and when they realized that all of that hard work meant... NOTHING. their brain sort of got... shocked. i guess. so their body and mind just froze up. this resulted in them not being able to study properly or prepare for the tests that they actually NEEDED. and the end note of OP's comment talks about how they were cheated out of their childhood for something that didn't even matter at the end. oh and one more thing. the three tests that they needed to score to get into good universities, the three final tests they ACTUALLY NEEDED, well due to this shock and not studying, they failed two out of three. the guy got cheated pretty badly.
The double up technique is so amazing. I upped the technique, making it so that every interaction, every little piece of info, has at least two or more purposes.
These writing techniques are actually illegal in my state. My father used them when I was a kid and he ended up in jail. Haven't seen him in seven years
Delaying the reaction to a traumatic event is such a powerful thing. With delayed reaction the impact is so much bigger because the person has been bottling up those emotions for so long. Also, weird reactions to something that brain considers absurd are very common. The most common reaction is to laugh hysterically when faced with a tragedy we never expected and it's legit. Brain is falling apart when met with something that contradicts everything it experienced - it's an advanced defence mechanism. Gold coin/gold nuggets technique - this is THE basis of good writing. Readers live for these. Lean away - great thing to keep suspense. if you want a great story with lots of great cliff hangers, suspensions and turning points read manhwa Wind Breaker by Yongseok Jo. I've read it twice (it's still ongoing) and this dude is a master of story telling.
@@margiebazan7258 try it - you won't even feel how long it is because it is SO good. I've read and watched countless mangas/animes and by far Windbreaker (manhwa) is the best balance between action and slice of life I have ever seen.
@@margiebazan7258the length of it could be intimidating indeed, but the best way to start is to start it now bit by bit. Read a few chapter, then stop if you want or need it, then continue again when you're ready. It's entertainment, not a task. Anyway I'm off to start one piece, or maybe later, someday, eventually...
Personal anecdote about delayed emotion. I was feeling extreme guilt for my lack of support toward the person who would eventually become my wife, but it hadn't risen to the surface. We were in this in between place where it could have gone either way (split forever or stick together). I was over at her house and I broke a bottle of some oil she used for her hair. I broke down in tears, and ended up having a very raw coversation with her about my shame for who I was, and what I wanted to be. It didnt happen immediately, and I still have a long way to go to be the man that I can be proud of, but that moment was a turning point in our relationship for the better.
I had the same thing from a car crash, I was a pedestrian and a car swerved towards me at 50mph, it hit the taxi I was getting into and I had jumped back onto a parked car out of sheer instinct in a couple seconds, the taxi then hurled towards me and stopped so close to me that it tapped my left knee, if i hadn't have jumped back the moment I did I could've been anywhere from dead, to paralysed. I remember thinking "my legs are crushed" just before I felt the tap, and i remember looking down at my legs in disbelief that they were still there and okay, the wreckage of the taxi was literally touching me. Because it sounded so outrageous and nothing actually broke on me, nobody believed me and my boss demanded I come into work (I was in the taxi to go to work) and when I got on my first break, I ended up trashing the staff room when nobody was there to vent my emotions, something I've never done before or since, it's definitely a real thing especially for extreme situations
The double scene is my favorite I think, it's such a cool way to have unique scenes happen! It also really works in establishing a character, your examples with James Bond convey this really well: he's a seductive secret agent and can do his crazy stunts while holding a conversation on the phone
the delayed emotions tip should be more about what is in character for the character in question. some characters would not have a delayed reaction and some would, and this is true for real life.
Gold coin writing is what i live for in reading. As long as it isn’t bothersome. Like, don't make the cliffhanger too dramatic or use bad miscommunication, that gets frustrating.
Dude! I love the finesse of these techniques. Not the same old same old, which having read thousands of books in my life, gets boring quick. I like surprises in a story; not usually silly or crazy ones for extreme shock value, but something that make sense on a deeper level and is unexpected. Great stuff, and I like the pace in your presentations. After all, we need to get back to writing! :)
literally never heard most of these tips anywhere yet - and boy have i been procrastinating actually writing in favor of watching tips all over youtube! :D anyway, good stuff, love your channel!
As to the point of characters reactions to situations, there is a personality system called enneagram, that can be really helpful to figure out a characters main driving forces, strengths, fears and weaknesses. Once you have figured out the personality type of the character, this system is great to use along with your intuition.
One of my favorite professors introduced point 2 to me as Hitchcock's "bomb under the table". "Four people are sitting around the table talking about baseball, whatever you like. Five minutes of it, very dull. Suddenly a bomb goes off. Blows the people to smithereens. What do the audience have? 10 seconds of shock. Now, take the same scene. And tell the audience that there's a bomb under the table and that it'll go off in 5 minutes. Now the whole emotion of the audience is totally different. Because you've given them that information. Now that conversation about baseball becomes very vital. Because they're saying to you, don't be ridiculous, stop talking about baseball there's a bomb under there. You've got the audience working."
Yes, great example. Tarantino often uses this same technique, like in Inglourious Basterds when they're down in the bar talking before the huge gunfight.
That's exactly my question. Because unless the protagonist is an outside observer from another table, he too would be too focused on talking about baseball to notice the bomb under the table @@JustPerusing
@@JustPerusing My friend Jack keeps going on about the Red Sox, I think, and I’m waiting to tell him why the Yankees will, for sure, win the AL East this year. I don’t realize this now, but none of this debate matters because, in five minutes, a bomb is going to go off. I wish I knew that now. Instead, I’m preparing a mental dissertation on the merits of on-base percentage over batting average as an offensive metric.
@@nicholasjohnson1075 alr, solid answer, but now we're escaping the present tense. The protag is still an outside observer, but from out of his own body, looking back from the future.
This video was so information dense I needed to rewind at every new tip because my mind just went on a journey on how to use the tip in my book :D This was a compliment btw, I love your videos ;D
thanks for all these writing tips, im planning to make a "visual novel" in the future more of a kinetic novel since theres literally only one choice that lets you pick between happy and tragic ending
Another thing with the last point, don't make your character fault the obstacle EVERY time. If a character makes a poor decision, allow them to suffer for it, don't bail them out and don't let them win everytime. It makes the stakes feel way higher when you punish your characters and make them lose.
Delayed emotions is so true. A relative passed away a year ago and I had seen some things that probably messed with my head, but I didn’t think it bothered me. So a couple of weeks later I’m playing Minecraft in a server where you only have one life, proximity voice chat, and towards the end a massive war happened in rp. I saw the death messages of my friends dying in battle and that just triggered the emotions. Like I knew it was just a game and irl no one died but yeah blocky game make emotions go brr
4:09 this is why women get a haircut after life drama. Getting a haircut is something you can control, so you feel in control of your life. Plus it shifts focus away from the problem and makes you feel nice. I do this, too. If life feels out of control, I look for things I can do and that I have control over. Maybe I can take out the trash and cause a change by my own actions this way. Maybe I can finish a drawing I put off for years, etc.
I'd add that you should double-down with description, too. Description should help the readers to visualise physically, but it is dull if it doesn't also inform us about the characters' mood and thoughts, create atmosphere, etc.
1. Combine two scenes into one 2. Tell the readers information that makes people nervous (also have readers anticipate action events) 3. No half measures 4. Delayed emotion, (make something small trigger them) 5. Weird reactions, (like bench pressing after 9/11) (upbeat when tsunami happens) (stoic during earthquake) (don't react predictably) 6. Gold coins (object with power) 6.5 Character coins (character cameo from different story or timeline or earlier from series) (intro to new funny/weird character) (new info) 7. Lean away from the ending, subvert expectations, create suspense.
Ha, the first tip, I realized myself, while writing, years ago. I allways go for the holy pyramid: Story, Charakter, World. Every szene I write, I allways try to explore each of these points.
Underrated youtuber, Im not that into writing but your videos are just straight to the point gives examples and how to do it even in relatable ways, your videos works even for people like me that are not even interested that much in learning this BE interested in learning this from your videos.
While I appreciate your videos, it would be nice to see these tips applied to books instead of movies! I get the reason on one hand for using movies. But I think a big issue with writers tends to be that they think they can write stories when really they spend their time watching movies. And these are two totally different types of story telling.
Some videos I do more books, some videos I do more movies -- it's a mix. But overall, I agree with your point. It's just that videos tend to be more visual and they hook the viewer better.
About the last point, don't overdo it I've seen a lot of stories that throw obstacles after obstacles on a character and they still succeed, but it was really predictable BECAUSE they leaned away too much from it Just try finding a balance, lean away from the real outcome but don't overdo it
Great video - the intro takes less than 10 seconds before jumping in and you never said more than necessary- not to mention these are great tips. Thank you mate
Hey, these tips are actually extremely useful. They make perfect sense and they're explained clearly and concisely. The very first tip is fantastic! Thank you. Genuinely
0:06 Double up 0:55 Tell the reader about the farmers 1:36 No half measures 2:26 Delayed emotions 3:29 Funky emotions 4:51 The gold coin writing technique 5:42 Lean away
Great insights. I love the Funky Reactions. I’ve seen this done in the book/movie Lolita where Humbert is shooting at Clair Quilty and Quilty starts playing the piano. Very Funky
I like 6. It’s similar to something we we talk about in acting called “playing against the given conditions” like in real life you laugh when you get hurt sometimes. Channel that in your writing.
I lay so many gold coins in my books. Most chapters have one small thing and some have huge ones. It keeps the reader constantly on their toes waiting for the next big surprise.
It's a strange Indescribable feeling of euphoria having all these elements I really like about stories finally having names and descriptions attached to them
4:40 i recently found this out for myself and now i LOVE writing, main characters especially, whose reactions go _completely_ against the grain and they end up standing out a LOT because of it! My favorite right now is a mai character who instead of the typucal fight or flight, he just freezes. Gives up even, emotionally as well. And that built-in response, while it can be handy in some cases, turns into a really big problem as he's trying to live a normal adult life.
Related to point 4, I once read this about emotions that stuck with me- it is much more interesting to watch someone trying not to cry, than it is to just see them cry.
I intuitively knew some of these but both and are things I have to work on. I am happy I did the gold coin technique before watching any guide just by observing wich books i liked most. Great vid!
#5 Funky Emotions ^This can have very mixed results, it still has to feel earned or legitimate for the most part. If the character has already been established pretty well, a move like this could feel like a confusing detraction or betrayal of that character by the writer. It can be very jarring. I think this principle is good to keep in the bag, but you have to be really, really careful how it's employed.
One of the best parts of the Breaking Bad Half measure/Full Measure plot was that Mike was at that point on Walt's side, and telling Walt to kill Jesse, but Walt re-interprets Mike's advice and kills Jesse's enemies for him instead (screwing Mike/Gus over). He still uses Mike's advice and goes the full measure-- just not how Mike wanted. He continues to do this ever after too, with Gale being the next full measure. So good.
A good scene that demonstrates two of these techniches of doing two things and showing how your characters reaction differs is in rdr2 when dutch kills angelo bronte, it both shows how dutch has changed to prioritise revenge and brutalitay aswell as showing arthur and johns reaction and there doubt in dutch rising
The guy that went bowling when 9/11 happened always gets me. What I got from that was the powerlessness, the dumb reality of being a feeble human. Your bench press story reminded me of it lol
For the fourth point, i think another really good example is the episode "Winner" from Better Call Saul (spoilers for the first four seasons) For the entire season at that point, Jimmy was avoiding thinking about his brother's death in one way or another. He would read his letter with little enthusiasm, push his guilt onto others, or just act out in ways that are unlike him. In the final episode, after awhile of Chuchk being rarely mentioned, they show how their relationship wasn't always on rocky footing. There was a love there, even if one of them may not have realized it at the time. But once Jimmy finally understands he can't do what his brother did, both emotionally and career wise, he tries his hardest to forget the idea. It's only when he talks to and hypes someone else that reminds him of himself that it all starts to become clear. After something simple like his car not starting, he breaks down sobbing. He's not only revealing his love for his brother that he kept suppressed, but also that he feels he'll never escape from the man he's become. The man that indirectly burned the last of his family alive.
Saw the title of this video...was like...yeah right...another clickbait headline. That's what I get for judging :D Great advice, seriously well thought out and considerate. Love the way you offer solid examples. Subscribed!
Im glad ive been doing a lot of these things already. The gold coin trick tho is very useful, especially in projects with weirder structuring, since they still need to be there at strategic points all the same
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It's funny to me how people criticize Howl for being "Dramatic" when having a meltdown over his "ruined" appearance when, at least in the movies (I haven't read the books yet but I've heard about them and want to) he is fighting in a war, being stalked by a crazy witch, persecuted by the goverment, and already has a mess of a life, like... of course he is gonna explode the moment one thing gets out of his control!
HELLO???!!! THANK YOU????? LIKE A TONNNNNNN???!!!?! No, more than that....!!!!!! I really was missing that perspective. I thought of it as so comedic and jeez to think there was such an underlying emotional connection I could've made the entire time. Ack. Well, thank you so much for enlightening me on this. I was like woah what a good video but honestly this comment has been the real treasure I found here. THANK YOUUUUUUU.
HAVE AN AMAZING BLESSED AWESOME FANTASTIC HAPPY FORTUNATE DAY/WEEK/MONTH/YEAR/ENTIRE-LIFE. MAY YOU LIVE YOUR IDEAL LIFESPAN AND DI3 IN THE COMFORTING PRESENCE OF ONLY THE MOST CARING SWEET LOVING PEOPLE. AND IN THE AFTERLIFE, MAY YOU BE GRANTED MUCH MERCY AND WONDERS IN YOUR THEN-AND-ONWARDS FUTURE. MAY EVERYONE YOU MEET GOING FORWARD SHOW YOU NOTHING BUT ABUNDANT KINDNESS.
I hope you get to read the books in your lifetime and that more people who should see your comment may see it. Surely you have much good you've said and will say in your life. I hope it has and will reach all the right people. If only I had even better things I could think to say to you cuz u deserve that too. So once again, ***thank you***.
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No wonder he had a breakdown over his hair turning orange. I think of ALL things going wrong in his life, he couldn't believe even his HAIR DYE would be done very poorly. It completely destroyed his mental fortitude because he had been suppressing himself for a long time.
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7 Writing Techniques
1. Double-up technique
Each scene should do double duty.
2. Tell the reader about the farmers.
The farmers are ready to shoot the fox at any moment. Now the scene is suspenseful instead of boring.
3. No half measures.
Tell the story behind why the half measure didn't work out.
4. Delayed emotions.
Instead of displaying immediate emotions have them seem to be doing well, only to be triggered, later, by something small.
5. Funky emotions.
Tell a story about your characters reacting in unusual (compared to everyone else) ways.
Lifting weights during the apocalypse. Let them worry out why they think he's doing it.
6. Gold Coin writing technique.
Periodically place rewards (character, story, new info, ...) to keep the reader reading.
7. Lean away from the happy ending.
Convince the reader the win cannot happen.
1. Depth, subtexts.
2. Foreshadow.
3. Show don't tell.
4. Pacing, characterization.
5. Foreshadow, deconstruction.
6. Pacing, non flat plot structure.
7. Subvert expectations.
These are good advices and good applications. But i think knowing the core is just as important.
Thank you! 🙏 Recap much appreciated
Number 3 wasn’t half measures, that was the example. the main tip is to not make characters say their exact point everytime, but make them tell stories that show the point they want to tell the other character
Thank you!
Subverting expectations you have to be careful with and too many stories these days focus on it too much and use it as an excuse for a terrible ending or surprise.
I go to a fancy restaurant for a nice expensive meal and they give me a plate of shit.
Sure my expectations were subverted, but I wanted a nice meal, not a plate of shit.
Delayed emotion is such a real life thing. I cried 4 years after my mother's death for my mom. It wasn't anything big that made me finally trigger.
I just saw a mother buying a hairband for her kid and putting it on the kids head and looking at her with so much love. I was on a bus and saw them on the footpath from the bus window, and it hit me so hard. And just broke down. Till then I have no idea where all the emotions were. I didn't even realise that I missed her that much.
The brilliant part about that story Mike tells is that he is again in the exact same situation with Walter, he is picking a half measure with Walter. Mike hasn't learnt the lesson of the story he is telling, and he pays dearly for that, which makes the whole arc super ironic.
Great point!
YUP
Plus walter learns from his story and kills Mike because he doesn't wanted to take half measures.
This also applies with Mike’s final monologue where he blames Walter for doing a morally correct thing and saying it’s all because of his Pride and Ego when he did it to Save Jesse
"Lean away" seems to be perfect antidote to the "subvert expectations" trope that ruins so many stories.
Wait, isn't it the same? Making the readers think happy ending ain't happening?
@@EmmarainePink I think the point of that is not so much to do a complete subversion. Imagine not a plot twist, but a plot bend. Say you setup a happy ending, but instead you make it a bittersweet ending. A full subversion would be setting up a happy ending, then dashing all those hopes away for a sad ending.
@@scoscgaming I think the point of "subvert expectations" is to apply it when the loop of a plot twist starts. You start the loop by guiding expectations in a certain direction, then twist it back around to "subvert" them. It makes more sense when you think of it in story form: you purposefully push the story in one direction, then pull it back when the time is right. You subvert your "artificially crafted" expectations.
@@dragonmage372 That would make perfect sense, maybe today the concept of subverting expectations is misused when someone is intending something else. My mind goes back to the new Star Wars trilogy, where Luke's turned pessimist and the treatment he received in Episode 8. Those were labeled as subversions to expectations without even having crafted them. Mechanically the films follow typical scriptwriting structures, but the way they applied the character development wasn't appropriate
I may expect that in the end, so and so is going to die at the hands of this person (who seems like the betraying archetype). But halfway through, I'm given just enough to doubt my first assumption. I can be ultimately right, but not with all the right pieces to fill out the puzzle, or I can be ultimately wrong with enough breadcrumbs to have been tricked by an intelligent author who had more time to think about the evidence than I did. What goes wrong is when the narrative does a u-turn with a cheap, quick turnaround at the last second.
Delayed emotions sometimes don't fit the character sometimes, but sometimes its also about the situation the character is in.
you used the word sometimes 3 times vro
@@philipshoebuckle8892you said vro bro
welp. then make it fit!
@@philipshoebuckle8892 so ?
I allways try to fit the story to my characters, not the other way around. Thats just a simple choice of strategy. Even If I adjust the characters to the emotions, its about difference. I want to differ the characters in thier behavior, so for one character ist fits for another it deos not. Thats what I meant.
7 Writing Techniques
1. Double-up technique:
Each scene should do double duty. Such as: action and information
(1. A car chase to get hold of some documents.
‘Car chase’ - action, ‘get hold of some documents’ - information
2. A shootout to save a hostage from death.
‘Shootout’ - action, ‘save a hostage’ - most probably to get some information)
2. Tell the reader about the farmers:
Add suspense to some information.
Ex - A fox is excellent at crawling out of its hole and stealing. 3 farmers are there, with rifles to ambush the fox. The farmers are ready to shoot the fox at any moment. Now the scene is suspenseful instead of boring.
If it would have been only written that the fox can easily crawl out of its hole, and steal quickly, then the scene would have been boring. The chance of an ambush makes the scene interesting and creates suspense.
3. No half measures:
Tell the story behind why the half measure didn't work out.
This means that if a task had to be done, and if the character did not complete it fully, left it half the way, at some point in the story the reason should be given as to why the character did not complete the full task. The reason should not be left behind.
4. Delayed emotions:
Instead of displaying immediate emotions have them seem to be doing well, only to be triggered, later, by something small.
For example: Suppose a loved one of the character dies. Then we must not show the character have emotional changes IMMEDIATELY, we must wait. In this case, we should just depict the character be quite, and sort of calm, not dissolve into tears, not start drinking, etc. etc. Later, we should show the emotions in a blast over small problems, such as stubbing a toe, or waking up late in the morning. Due to these small problems, the character must burst out all the emotions he/she was bottling up all this time by keeping quite, meaning that the character could break stuff in anger, or cry for hours, or have panic attacks, etc. etc.
5. Funky emotions:
Tell a story about your characters reacting in unusual (compared to everyone else) ways.
For example: Suppose that a great earthquake happened killing hundreds of thousands of people. The character, on hearing about this, should do something weird, like lifting weights at the gym, or partying. The character should do something unusual, something that normal people wouldn’t do in the similar situation.
6. Gold Coin writing technique:
Periodically place rewards (character, story, new info, ...) to keep the reader reading.
In-depth explanation: Introduce new characters with different traits, make a major plot twist, introduce new objects that may have a large impact on the character’s life. Basically, try to give more dopamine hits every so often to the reader.
Important: Space out the ‘gold coins’. Do not include them all at once, and do not make a big gap between them.
7. Lean away:
Lean away from a happy ending. Convince the reader the win cannot happen.
Try to make the reader think that a bad ending for the character is inevitable, he/she cannot win. The character has many hurdles, obstacles in the path. This way, when he character finally overcomes them, it is more satisfying for the readers.
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Thanks man.
Thanks bro this helps
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Thanks for the kind words! I really appreciate it.
Yes, yes, yes
True, they are excellent tips for creating some real suspense or hook for a would-be reader.
Plagiarism should definitely be on here
Taking the title literally
The delayed reaction advice just solved a pacing issue I was tripping on. Fantastic videos! Thank you.
Same here! My character's entire life changes and I couldn't get his shock + confusion + other emotions to seem natural.....and when I saw the tip on this video, I was like, "OH, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS MISSING!"
@@RebeccaLee-q2n If the shock is big enough, the brain will refuse to process it.
I went through one of the worst 'funky emotions' in the recent years. Throughout my whole school life I thought our grades we had during our elementary, middle and high-school years would count when applying for a uni. In my last high-school year (when I had decided to not study for the last 2 years that much since all my grades were top), I saw my classmates working their 🍑 off. Our teachers were BEGGING us to solve tests and they would even allow us to solve tests during PE and art-music lessons. I couldnt believe it. There was going to be one test- ( three if you apply for more chances to be there) which we would enter a uni based on the results of that test which mostly would consist of questions based on the curriculum of the last 2 high-school subjects. My brain refused to believe that. I didnt even study. My friends, relatives and teachers even asked what was wrong with me since I have always been a nerd studying for the past years. I still 'lose it' if that makes sense when thinking about it. It was unfair. Even if I hadnt decided on not to study, I still would not give my best effort since even physically my body refused to believe it. I never cried for it, my body and mind would switch their gears into a frozen state actually. It was weird to go through that stage of 'emotions' not quite matching with what was happening. I failed hard at two of the three uni entrance tests as a result, though my family was more shocked than being disappointed. And I was disappointed at everyone and everything for not informing us that our grades would simply... not matter. I would live my childhood doing childish things instead of always studying, and I would actually study at the end years instead of doing nothing in a frozen state of mind and body which were unfairly fooled by the system...
that really sucks man
That's fucked up
I don't get it
@@aramythr5965 OP thought grades were important when applying to Universities so they've studied for years to have high grades, but it turned out the only thing that mattered was last year tests. Basically they've done a tonn of unnecessary work
@aramythr5965 basically, the OP worked really hard their whole live for their grades, they studied instead of having fun.
and when they realized that all of that hard work meant...
NOTHING.
their brain sort of got... shocked. i guess. so their body and mind just froze up. this resulted in them not being able to study properly or prepare for the tests that they actually NEEDED.
and the end note of OP's comment talks about how they were cheated out of their childhood for something that didn't even matter at the end.
oh and one more thing. the three tests that they needed to score to get into good universities, the three final tests they ACTUALLY NEEDED, well due to this shock and not studying, they failed two out of three. the guy got cheated pretty badly.
The double up technique is so amazing. I upped the technique, making it so that every interaction, every little piece of info, has at least two or more purposes.
These writing techniques are actually illegal in my state. My father used them when I was a kid and he ended up in jail. Haven't seen him in seven years
I've been in jail since I posted this.
Is that what your mom said? Maybe he went to get cigarettes
@@DJ_Narcan LOL reminds me of Foxxy Love from Drawn Together; "Papa?!" XD
A rare video on writing that has solid tips and wastes no time. Very nice! I'll be checking out your channel.
Delaying the reaction to a traumatic event is such a powerful thing. With delayed reaction the impact is so much bigger because the person has been bottling up those emotions for so long.
Also, weird reactions to something that brain considers absurd are very common. The most common reaction is to laugh hysterically when faced with a tragedy we never expected and it's legit. Brain is falling apart when met with something that contradicts everything it experienced - it's an advanced defence mechanism.
Gold coin/gold nuggets technique - this is THE basis of good writing. Readers live for these.
Lean away - great thing to keep suspense. if you want a great story with lots of great cliff hangers, suspensions and turning points read manhwa Wind Breaker by Yongseok Jo. I've read it twice (it's still ongoing) and this dude is a master of story telling.
Wasn't expecting a fellow Wind Breaker fan here!!
I really want to read it but I keep holding back because of how long it is.
@@chipsalancienne3080 yooo!! 🤜
@@margiebazan7258 try it - you won't even feel how long it is because it is SO good. I've read and watched countless mangas/animes and by far Windbreaker (manhwa) is the best balance between action and slice of life I have ever seen.
@@margiebazan7258the length of it could be intimidating indeed, but the best way to start is to start it now bit by bit. Read a few chapter, then stop if you want or need it, then continue again when you're ready. It's entertainment, not a task.
Anyway I'm off to start one piece, or maybe later, someday, eventually...
Personal anecdote about delayed emotion. I was feeling extreme guilt for my lack of support toward the person who would eventually become my wife, but it hadn't risen to the surface. We were in this in between place where it could have gone either way (split forever or stick together). I was over at her house and I broke a bottle of some oil she used for her hair. I broke down in tears, and ended up having a very raw coversation with her about my shame for who I was, and what I wanted to be. It didnt happen immediately, and I still have a long way to go to be the man that I can be proud of, but that moment was a turning point in our relationship for the better.
I had the same thing from a car crash, I was a pedestrian and a car swerved towards me at 50mph, it hit the taxi I was getting into and I had jumped back onto a parked car out of sheer instinct in a couple seconds, the taxi then hurled towards me and stopped so close to me that it tapped my left knee, if i hadn't have jumped back the moment I did I could've been anywhere from dead, to paralysed. I remember thinking "my legs are crushed" just before I felt the tap, and i remember looking down at my legs in disbelief that they were still there and okay, the wreckage of the taxi was literally touching me.
Because it sounded so outrageous and nothing actually broke on me, nobody believed me and my boss demanded I come into work (I was in the taxi to go to work) and when I got on my first break, I ended up trashing the staff room when nobody was there to vent my emotions, something I've never done before or since, it's definitely a real thing especially for extreme situations
1. Double up
2. Tell the reader about the farmers
3. No half measures
4. Delayed emotions
5. Funky emotions
6. The Gold Coin
7. Lean away
The double scene is my favorite I think, it's such a cool way to have unique scenes happen! It also really works in establishing a character, your examples with James Bond convey this really well: he's a seductive secret agent and can do his crazy stunts while holding a conversation on the phone
the delayed emotions tip should be more about what is in character for the character in question. some characters would not have a delayed reaction and some would, and this is true for real life.
I love that to explain the no half measure technique you use the no half measure technique.
Im a very amateur writer who NEEDS this type of advice to help improve the various novel drafts I’ve done. Thank you so much ❤️
These are my favourite kind of videos - the random techniques, some of which I've never heard of
Gold coin writing is what i live for in reading. As long as it isn’t bothersome. Like, don't make the cliffhanger too dramatic or use bad miscommunication, that gets frustrating.
Dude! I love the finesse of these techniques. Not the same old same old, which having read thousands of books in my life, gets boring quick. I like surprises in a story; not usually silly or crazy ones for extreme shock value, but something that make sense on a deeper level and is unexpected. Great stuff, and I like the pace in your presentations. After all, we need to get back to writing! :)
literally never heard most of these tips anywhere yet - and boy have i been procrastinating actually writing in favor of watching tips all over youtube! :D anyway, good stuff, love your channel!
As to the point of characters reactions to situations, there is a personality system called enneagram, that can be really helpful to figure out a characters main driving forces, strengths, fears and weaknesses. Once you have figured out the personality type of the character, this system is great to use along with your intuition.
This was incredible. and in less than 7 minutes. Really well done. Thanks for the information!
One of my favorite professors introduced point 2 to me as Hitchcock's "bomb under the table".
"Four people are sitting around the table talking about baseball, whatever you like. Five minutes of it, very dull. Suddenly a bomb goes off. Blows the people to smithereens. What do the audience have? 10 seconds of shock.
Now, take the same scene. And tell the audience that there's a bomb under the table and that it'll go off in 5 minutes. Now the whole emotion of the audience is totally different. Because you've given them that information. Now that conversation about baseball becomes very vital. Because they're saying to you, don't be ridiculous, stop talking about baseball there's a bomb under there. You've got the audience working."
Yes, great example. Tarantino often uses this same technique, like in Inglourious Basterds when they're down in the bar talking before the huge gunfight.
That's exactly my question. Because unless the protagonist is an outside observer from another table, he too would be too focused on talking about baseball to notice the bomb under the table @@JustPerusing
@@JustPerusing My friend Jack keeps going on about the Red Sox, I think, and I’m waiting to tell him why the Yankees will, for sure, win the AL East this year. I don’t realize this now, but none of this debate matters because, in five minutes, a bomb is going to go off. I wish I knew that now. Instead, I’m preparing a mental dissertation on the merits of on-base percentage over batting average as an offensive metric.
@@Bookfox Also the jews hiding under the floor scene.
@@nicholasjohnson1075 alr, solid answer, but now we're escaping the present tense. The protag is still an outside observer, but from out of his own body, looking back from the future.
It's my first time on your channel and this video really really helped me. Seems like you got a new subscriber❤
This video was so information dense I needed to rewind at every new tip because my mind just went on a journey on how to use the tip in my book :D
This was a compliment btw, I love your videos ;D
Watching this makes me feel good beause I do all these things without even thinking about it.
Among dozens of similar videos I have watched, this is the best.
Thank you for that amount of actually useful information)
For me, this video is titled “what nobody is gonna tell you”. Really awesome. Thanks.
thanks for all these writing tips, im planning to make a "visual novel" in the future
more of a kinetic novel since theres literally only one choice that lets you pick between happy and tragic ending
These are great tips that help give texture to your writing. I'm going to write them down and stick them on my computer.
Another thing with the last point, don't make your character fault the obstacle EVERY time. If a character makes a poor decision, allow them to suffer for it, don't bail them out and don't let them win everytime. It makes the stakes feel way higher when you punish your characters and make them lose.
Murakami does all of these
Delayed emotions is so true. A relative passed away a year ago and I had seen some things that probably messed with my head, but I didn’t think it bothered me. So a couple of weeks later I’m playing Minecraft in a server where you only have one life, proximity voice chat, and towards the end a massive war happened in rp. I saw the death messages of my friends dying in battle and that just triggered the emotions. Like I knew it was just a game and irl no one died but yeah blocky game make emotions go brr
That six second intro earned an immediate like
4:09 this is why women get a haircut after life drama. Getting a haircut is something you can control, so you feel in control of your life. Plus it shifts focus away from the problem and makes you feel nice.
I do this, too. If life feels out of control, I look for things I can do and that I have control over. Maybe I can take out the trash and cause a change by my own actions this way. Maybe I can finish a drawing I put off for years, etc.
I'd add that you should double-down with description, too. Description should help the readers to visualise physically, but it is dull if it doesn't also inform us about the characters' mood and thoughts, create atmosphere, etc.
1. Combine two scenes into one
2. Tell the readers information that makes people nervous (also have readers anticipate action events)
3. No half measures
4. Delayed emotion, (make something small trigger them)
5. Weird reactions, (like bench pressing after 9/11) (upbeat when tsunami happens) (stoic during earthquake) (don't react predictably)
6. Gold coins (object with power)
6.5 Character coins (character cameo from different story or timeline or earlier from series) (intro to new funny/weird character) (new info)
7. Lean away from the ending, subvert expectations, create suspense.
Ha, the first tip, I realized myself, while writing, years ago. I allways go for the holy pyramid: Story, Charakter, World.
Every szene I write, I allways try to explore each of these points.
Underrated youtuber, Im not that into writing but your videos are just straight to the point gives examples and how to do it even in relatable ways, your videos works even for people like me that are not even interested that much in learning this BE interested in learning this from your videos.
While I appreciate your videos, it would be nice to see these tips applied to books instead of movies! I get the reason on one hand for using movies. But I think a big issue with writers tends to be that they think they can write stories when really they spend their time watching movies. And these are two totally different types of story telling.
Some videos I do more books, some videos I do more movies -- it's a mix.
But overall, I agree with your point. It's just that videos tend to be more visual and they hook the viewer better.
About the last point, don't overdo it
I've seen a lot of stories that throw obstacles after obstacles on a character and they still succeed, but it was really predictable BECAUSE they leaned away too much from it
Just try finding a balance, lean away from the real outcome but don't overdo it
This channel is going to blow up soon. Just good quality content.
Great video - the intro takes less than 10 seconds before jumping in and you never said more than necessary- not to mention these are great tips. Thank you mate
Very Very good advice.. Thanks
2:45 "Lisa Lisa.. your cigarette is backwards."
Hey, these tips are actually extremely useful. They make perfect sense and they're explained clearly and concisely. The very first tip is fantastic! Thank you. Genuinely
Glad it was helpful, Jacob!
0:06 Double up
0:55 Tell the reader about the farmers
1:36 No half measures
2:26 Delayed emotions
3:29 Funky emotions
4:51 The gold coin writing technique
5:42 Lean away
Love the “Tell the Readers About The Farmers” tip. Great visual to make it memorable. Thank you! Shared this video around.
Great insights. I love the Funky Reactions. I’ve seen this done in the book/movie Lolita where Humbert is shooting at Clair Quilty and Quilty starts playing the piano. Very Funky
I like 6. It’s similar to something we we talk about in acting called “playing against the given conditions” like in real life you laugh when you get hurt sometimes. Channel that in your writing.
This is great information! Awesome video!
I lay so many gold coins in my books. Most chapters have one small thing and some have huge ones. It keeps the reader constantly on their toes waiting for the next big surprise.
Brilliant video! I hope this comment acts as your "gold coin" to keep creating more. Lots of great actionable point.
That was great! Some new tools and some names for old tools I had yet to categorize! Much thanks!
How am I just finding you? This channel is pure gold for writers!
These writing tips gave me chills they're so good!!
I come back to this video, concise and very very good
This is actually one of the best writing advice videos I've ever seen. A lot of these tips I hear rarely or have never heard before.
This is very helpful! Thank you. Gonna try and use that double method and the gold coin method too.
Great advice! I’ve only watched two of your videos and already my story is ten times better!
Mighty whistle at 4:28
But honestly writing my first fiction (written plenty of nonfiction) and this is helping a lot! Subscribed!!!
I stumbled across your channel a few days ago and now I’m obsessed! Your videos are so helpful for me as a teen writer!
It's a strange Indescribable feeling of euphoria having all these elements I really like about stories finally having names and descriptions attached to them
Glad I could help!
4:40 i recently found this out for myself and now i LOVE writing, main characters especially, whose reactions go _completely_ against the grain and they end up standing out a LOT because of it!
My favorite right now is a mai character who instead of the typucal fight or flight, he just freezes. Gives up even, emotionally as well. And that built-in response, while it can be handy in some cases, turns into a really big problem as he's trying to live a normal adult life.
Related to point 4, I once read this about emotions that stuck with me- it is much more interesting to watch someone trying not to cry, than it is to just see them cry.
I intuitively knew some of these but both and are things I have to work on. I am happy I did the gold coin technique before watching any guide just by observing wich books i liked most. Great vid!
This is actually incredibly good advice!!! Finally good quality content on writing!
#5 Funky Emotions
^This can have very mixed results, it still has to feel earned or legitimate for the most part. If the character has already been established pretty well, a move like this could feel like a confusing detraction or betrayal of that character by the writer. It can be very jarring.
I think this principle is good to keep in the bag, but you have to be really, really careful how it's employed.
I am pleasantly surprised? Never watched your content before but this is actually really solid advice, thanks!
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these are really good examples, ty! this is also one of the best comment sections i've ever seen shoutout to you guys
One of the best parts of the Breaking Bad Half measure/Full Measure plot was that Mike was at that point on Walt's side, and telling Walt to kill Jesse, but Walt re-interprets Mike's advice and kills Jesse's enemies for him instead (screwing Mike/Gus over). He still uses Mike's advice and goes the full measure-- just not how Mike wanted. He continues to do this ever after too, with Gale being the next full measure. So good.
I'm glad I saved this and took notes. The 7 techniques are very helpful, thank you. You will leap to 100k subscribers in no time!
The book “Catcher in the Rye” uses some of these! Especially the delayed reactions and funky emotions!
I loved this! Thanks for sharing!
A good scene that demonstrates two of these techniches of doing two things and showing how your characters reaction differs is in rdr2 when dutch kills angelo bronte, it both shows how dutch has changed to prioritise revenge and brutalitay aswell as showing arthur and johns reaction and there doubt in dutch rising
Wow. This is a very good video, you brought up some solid original points here. Earned yourself another sub - keep it up man!
Welcome aboard! Glad you enjoyed it.
Wow, these techniques are superb and I will definitely try them!
2:55 Dwayne’s turning point in Little Miss Sunshine.
I CRIED LIKE A BABY
I thought the video was about how to write jail till I saw the title lol
These are great! I’ve never heard of these before. Thank you.
The guy that went bowling when 9/11 happened always gets me. What I got from that was the powerlessness, the dumb reality of being a feeble human. Your bench press story reminded me of it lol
This is the most helpful video I've seen on writing. Thank you!
Love this list! So good.
Oh, these are so good, thank you for sharing!!!
Interesting content! You have one more subscriber.🎉🎉🎉
I used one technique from this list and now I'm in trouble. My lawyer suggests I plea guilty and confess it was too good to ignore.
woah, this came way better than expected
For the fourth point, i think another really good example is the episode "Winner" from Better Call Saul (spoilers for the first four seasons)
For the entire season at that point, Jimmy was avoiding thinking about his brother's death in one way or another. He would read his letter with little enthusiasm, push his guilt onto others, or just act out in ways that are unlike him.
In the final episode, after awhile of Chuchk being rarely mentioned, they show how their relationship wasn't always on rocky footing. There was a love there, even if one of them may not have realized it at the time.
But once Jimmy finally understands he can't do what his brother did, both emotionally and career wise, he tries his hardest to forget the idea. It's only when he talks to and hypes someone else that reminds him of himself that it all starts to become clear.
After something simple like his car not starting, he breaks down sobbing. He's not only revealing his love for his brother that he kept suppressed, but also that he feels he'll never escape from the man he's become. The man that indirectly burned the last of his family alive.
Spectre is such an underrated Bond movie. I absolutely love it!
This was surprisingly helpful.
Saw the title of this video...was like...yeah right...another clickbait headline. That's what I get for judging :D Great advice, seriously well thought out and considerate. Love the way you offer solid examples. Subscribed!
I know my titles are sometimes sensational, but thank you for saying that I backed it up with good content!!!!
And thanks for the sub, and welcome.
@@Bookfox Really enjoying your content. Thank you!
Thank you. Excellent points.
Im glad ive been doing a lot of these things already. The gold coin trick tho is very useful, especially in projects with weirder structuring, since they still need to be there at strategic points all the same
And btw, I really like the thumbnails of your videos, they really want me to click on them!