How To Write A Light Novel: Narrative Style & Formatting

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  • @midnightgamingwithdarkstar2982
    @midnightgamingwithdarkstar2982 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Light novels are my specialty I've written about 30 of them

    • @midnightXcross
      @midnightXcross  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      That's amazing, good work!

    • @midnightgamingwithdarkstar2982
      @midnightgamingwithdarkstar2982 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@midnightXcross Yeah even published an anime light novel anthology last year with 680 pages

    • @supreme_king_ultima5370
      @supreme_king_ultima5370 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What's it called and where can i find it?​@@midnightgamingwithdarkstar2982

    • @lionheartpublishing5653
      @lionheartpublishing5653 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Nice. I've only got 7. Please try out Psyber War trilogy (star wars-star trek-law & Order parody) and Shutdown Republic (Texas courtroom). Both are done in light novel style with attempts at drawing (I'm not very good at that). 😂
      I try to do comedies.

  • @SoulRoukaiYT
    @SoulRoukaiYT 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    If I plan on making a light novel, it would definitely be first person. Honestly, I always wanted to start writing a light novel for a while just to see how things go from there.

  • @uni1079
    @uni1079 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for your clear and helpful guide on the format for light novels!...now I'll have to re-edit my entire novel manuscript in order to fit the light novel style as I intended originally.

  • @AntonioGarcia-jm3hv
    @AntonioGarcia-jm3hv 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thank you! I am writing my first novel and I am just starting to understand the nuances of writing prose and in a way that is easy and interesting to read. I have chosen the 3rd person omniscient narrator because my protagonist is over 1000 years old and there is a lot of what happened during that time that is part of the world I am building, I may be abusing of flashbacks and remember whens but I'm still in my first draft so a lot of things can change. bakemono monogatari is one of my favorites because of the way the characters break the third wall and start talking about the eventual anime adaptation lol.

  • @SerenaMonteli
    @SerenaMonteli หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Girl! This is what I was looking for to estructure better my LN, hope there are more videos like this: in my case i'm doing a shojo-like supernatural fantasy novel 🥹 inspired in DnD too, I think my trouble it's the world background and how to introduce maybe the context of the world in the 1st chapter, so the reader can understand why there are adventurers guild, why adventurers exist, why is magic something everyones knows about {there's mages, sorceress, wizards, and some subclasses} and why does supernatural elements come very natural in the world itself.... I mean, me as an author I know this things, but I haven't find a way to introduce it somehow 😛

    • @midnightXcross
      @midnightXcross  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Your light novel sounds fantastic! I think when it comes to world building, it's helpful to introduce it slowly through the plot. That way, as the characters experience the world, the audience experiences it also. Thank you for watching my video, I'm happy that it helped you structure your LN! 😊

    • @SerenaMonteli
      @SerenaMonteli หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@midnightXcross Thank u so much for your answer, I really enjoy your videos I have learned a lot

  • @Radishindependent
    @Radishindependent 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    im trying to write my own light novel and ive never actually even written a story ever since im just 15 so i was looked for how dialogue worked if i should describe more if i should just not describe much and leave it to how the reader takes it ultimately i found this video helpful on so many levels.

  • @robwong7206
    @robwong7206 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Working on a Doctor Who fanfiction at the moment, however after that is complete, will be working on an original light novel, that deals with Samurai vs. Demons. :)

  • @Shadowhawk26
    @Shadowhawk26 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My light novel im currently writing will have about 5 manga style pages

  • @fuu6ko665
    @fuu6ko665 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I was just looking for this video, perfect!

    • @midnightXcross
      @midnightXcross  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much for watching!

  • @oni3155
    @oni3155 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Helpful as always 🙏

    • @midnightXcross
      @midnightXcross  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad to hear it, thank you!

  • @nyn2k259
    @nyn2k259 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    These videos are very helpful thanks. I have some books sit down years now & I think I'll turn them into light novels.

  • @madambutterfly1997
    @madambutterfly1997 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Do you have a video about just how to overcome writer's block

    • @midnightXcross
      @midnightXcross  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      No, but I would like to make a video about this in the future!

  • @Kaede-Sasaki
    @Kaede-Sasaki 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What are your thoughts on freeing up space and using columns for each page since the dialog and descriptors appear to be shorter in the light novel versions? This way, the book can have less pages since the right side of the paper 📃 isn't filled without columns.

    • @midnightXcross
      @midnightXcross  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I haven't seen it done like this before, but I think you could try it! It's important to try different techniques and find a style that suits your light novel the best. 😊

  • @arvianworkshop7118
    @arvianworkshop7118 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Oooo another helpful video!

  • @munandstar
    @munandstar 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Do you have advice about turning manga to a light novel?

  • @divaqueen3779
    @divaqueen3779 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    please I would like ideas for manga shojo romance stories please put the French translation on,thank you in advance

  • @divaqueen3779
    @divaqueen3779 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    please I would like ideas for manga shojo romance stories please put the French translation on

  • @xedusk
    @xedusk 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What do you think about more of a script-like format? Is that something you’ve seen in light novels?
    I don’t think it would work for most light novels, but I was considering writing something more casual and I felt a script-like format would make it less disorienting since the dialog would often jump between multiple characters and you also get multiple characters’ thoughts.
    So, imagine maybe two characters playing chess and you’re jumping back and forth between not only their conversation but also their thoughts on the game as they try to outplay one another. I felt like they might be disorienting in a regular format.

  • @KBNeos
    @KBNeos 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Is it possible to change the pov character if I write in first person?
    If I change perspective is it possible to change from 1st person to 3rd and then back to first?

    • @lionheartpublishing5653
      @lionheartpublishing5653 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think I used this writing style in parts of my Psyber War trilogy. The chief of staff to the United Galaxy Secretary-general's POV is used as well as President Ferbe of the United Planets of Daedron's POV. It'd been a while, so please don't quote me. 😊
      Ps: apologies. My friend was using my phone.

    • @4ytherium
      @4ytherium 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      yes it’s possible, don’t limit yourself on just one perspective (unless you want that)

  • @darrensurff8554
    @darrensurff8554 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Life is nothing but story 😮we are all writing our stories with our thoughts 😮i love reflection on others stories 😊

  • @Kaede-Sasaki
    @Kaede-Sasaki 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for your videos. One correction, if I may. G is always hard in Japanese. Hitagi is not pronounced as hitaji, unless it's an Italian name 😂

    • @midnightXcross
      @midnightXcross  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Oh, thank you!! I always struggle with pronouncing the G. I think I need to practise my Japanese more. 😅

  • @avthendiarie9955
    @avthendiarie9955 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Question d I we need choose can we have light novel in first and third also just trying reamber by a6 that page size for light novel right

    • @midnightXcross
      @midnightXcross  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, you can choose first or third person, whichever you would prefer for your light novel. Also, A6 is standard page size for light novels in Japan, but once they are in English, they do vary in page size. 😊

    • @avthendiarie9955
      @avthendiarie9955 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@midnightXcross OK I just stick with .a6 as my page size

  • @SCARLETDOT
    @SCARLETDOT หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ive never read a LN my life so i don't know what it looks like

    • @midnightXcross
      @midnightXcross  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Light novels in Japan are very small and pocket sized. Once they are translated to English, light novels can vary in size, with some being the size of a regular paperback novel, and others being smaller. They have an anime style illustration on the front cover, and then usually around 12 manga style illustrations inside, to go along with the text. 😊

    • @SCARLETDOT
      @SCARLETDOT หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@midnightXcross Thanks alot! Now I know what Light Yagami was reading haha