How To Write A KIller First Chapter! WORDSTOCK Authortube Seminar Series!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ส.ค. 2024
- Hey Future Bestsellers!
Lisa here. One of the toughest things to learn as an author is how to write a killer first chapter. Where do you start? And how to do keep from screwing up the (arguably) most important part of your book?
Don't fret about how to write the first chapter of your novel!
This is part of an awesome authortube seminar series that brings together a wide variety of writers from aspiring authors to established authors to everything in between.
This collaboration was the brainchild of the brilliant and delightful Story D'Techtive Robert Jones who envisioned this collaboration as an authortube seminar-- 17 writers, ranging from aspiring authors to bestselling authors, talking about a single topic on a single day. There are some truly fabulous collaborators, including Story D'Techtive Robert Jones, Carrow Brown, T.A. Woods, Kate Cavanaugh, and D.R. Ranger among many others.
Definitely go check out Story D'Techtive's channel:
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HERE'S THE WHOLE AUTHORTUBE SEMINAR SERIES PLAYLIST:
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In this video. I'll be talking about how to write a strong first chapter, (aka how to start writing your first novel), including the strategy I use for my own books, and some of the most effective writing strategies other bestselling authors use. There are just some ways that work better with others, and today, I'll be giving up the goods. So, if you've ever wanted to learn more about how to write the first chapter of your novel, check out this video, and then be sure to check out the playlist below.
"HOW I WRITE THE BEGINNING" AUTHORTUBE SEMINAR PLAYLIST
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Hey everybody! A couple of notes -- 1) I was crazy sleep deprived when I filmed & edited this video, and I realized AFTER IT POSTED that 1) I typoed the hell out of IN MEDIAS RES, which I didn't notice until it was too, too late. 2) I dropped the F-bomb in the middle of the video. I thought I'd edited it out, but no, there it was. What can I say? I'm a writer, I use ALL THE WORDS. Also, I'm a terrible f-ing typist. Also, handy tip: don't edit videos when sleep deprived.
Hooked on Woodstock, what a great idea. :). #wordstock
😀Story D'Techtive is one smart guy :-) I'm so thrilled we had so many terrific perspectives!
Fun info
Thanks so much, I'm really glad you enjoyed the video!
Those are great examples, Lisa! One of them actually inspired an improved opening for one of my stories :)
That's very cool to hear. I had a bunch of books I wanted to use and just couldn't get to them all....
@@BestsellingAuthorLisaDaily I had more as well, but when I put all the clips together to edit, I had a 30 minute video...so I had to chop some out!
Excellent examples, Lisa. It's nice to finally be in a collab together.
It IS so nice to do a collab together! I vote for more! :-)
Hmm... I have never paid attention to first lines. Maybe I need to change that.
Great examples.
Thanks, Dal!!
So happy I was finally able to watch your video! Great examples and I totally remember when I read My Sister's Keeper and I was like what did I just read?
Thank you, I'm so glad you liked it!
I love how you showed different ways of opening & why it worked for the particular genre. Personally I like starting with a weird opening line. Or maybe Im just weird...🤔
Thanks so much! I LOVE weird! I'm all about the weird. 😂
@@BestsellingAuthorLisaDaily Yup, weird & spazzy--that's us. Which is why I live for those spaz moments on our livestream. That's totally me!
@@Avionne_Parris Hahaha i'm glad you love them 😂
I loved getting your take on things, have been working my way through all the videos and its been great to hear how everyone approaches a first line and chapter!
Thanks so much, Joey! I'm loving all of the different views as well! 😀
Discovered your channel this morning and so am currently binging - are you going to write a book which includes all this fantastic info? Pretty please!
Thanks so much for your awesome comments! Funny you should ask, I'm actually working on one right now.
@@BestsellingAuthorLisaDaily woot woot :) looking forward to it x
"Human beings have the attention of sand gnats." XD Nothing has ever been so true.
Loved the video! Glad I got to meet you through this collab! I feel like I can learn a lot from your vids. ^_^
Aw, thank you so much, I'm so flattered!
I was younger when I tried to kill my brother ... is this one of the things you shouldn't reveal in the webs? 😅
*Snort*. I almost made a crack about my ex after reading the opening line from Method 15/33, but I figured I shouldn't... 😂
Lisa what is your best email for someone seeking a personal writing coach?
Hi Diana! Thanks for thinking of me! You can get me at yt @ lisadaily (dot) tv 💙
If you start your inciting incident sooner, is Act 1 rushed/shortened?
I like the problem before the incident to bulk my Act 1.
Great tips.
That's such a great question, Katie! Act 1 doesn't have to feel rushed, you can control that with the pacing, length of your sentences, etc. Generally I find that the 3 acts in a 3-act structure are not evenly divided -- 33%/33%/33% -- for many books (including mine) it's closer to 25%/50%/25%. The whole goal of act one is just to put your characters into the scenario that gets the story rolling, so if our Act 1 is shortened, that's ok -- you'll just have more opportunities to torture your characters, pile on the problems, and generally make their imaginary lives miserable. :-). Thanks for your awesome question!
Bestselling Author Writing Coach Lisa Daily yeah I like the 25/50/25 format :)
So funny, I was just watching your video and commenting at the same time.😀
How do you fill five chapters in a romance book where you’ve already had the inciting incident and the chapter after these five is the one that breaks the two main characters apart (I’m writing a retelling of Hades and Persephone)
I hope my question makes sense!
Such a great question! I'm going to answer it on next Wednesday's livestream. :-)
Also, have you seen my Romance Beats video? This might help: th-cam.com/video/BTrUsIOtxdY/w-d-xo.html
@@BestsellingAuthorLisaDaily I did look at this romance beat sheet but I’m still having some trouble