A teacher once told me that you need to "destroy all your writing rituals" in order to make progress in the writing. It took me 5 years but I finally understand how important that mentality is if you want to write consistently. You will never have that perfect moment when you're feeling just energetic enough after a long day of work, with a warm cup of coffe and the right music in your headphones. So you might as well just write whenever you have time to write
I always approached writing with a loft of planing and then never felt the need to write, because in my head the story exists. The gardener style fits me so much better! This realization is so important. I wrote a book in two months. The edit is hard though, because things can get messy during the writing 😂
I'm new here in your chanel, and girl I've been writing my book for bout 5 years straight. I believe that the real problem is the world building, cuz it's a fantasy-science fiction novel. However I'll try to follow your hints, thanks :)
You don't need to add details to the details themselves. Remember that you are writing fiction so you can apply more of your imagination and less scientific information. I ended up with making up magical-natural phenomena which sound realistic, at least to me.
I’m really looking forward a video where you explain for us how to write a fantasy story, like how to transform the idea in your head into a written word that catch the reader attention and make him imagine the events in his head, bis am really suffering with this in writing the interesting events or a fight using magic and using the words to describe it
Try writing from a first person point of view. Imagine yourself in the shoes of your main character and just write EVERYTHING they feel, both emotionally and physically, as they go through the story. The words you use to describe this should depend on the kind person your main character is. Are they a teenager who uses a lot of swearing in their daily speech? Are they a car enthusiast who get excited by the sound of a V8 engine revving up? These kinds of things are what makes your story unique and exciting
I figured there would be someone else on here with the same problem. Although, for whatever sort of weird pissing contest Im making it, I saw "96K" and at first though it was "960K", and when I realized it only says 96 I was like "Oh wait that isnt so bad, what's the problem?" because I found myself in much the same situation once but with like 200 thousand words already. The solution I ended up settling on is segmenting most of that early content into a whole different book, a prequel, which Ill worry about writing and publishing later. I know what happened at that time in the story, but just cause I know about it doesnt mean I have to include it in Book One.
I find it a little odd that you say probably most people on this video are the 'architect' type of writer. Im here, and Im most of the way towards the 'gardener' side of the extreme. Although I use the terms 'planner' and 'pantser' instead.
@@moonangel97 Short answer, no, never. Slightly more detailed answer, yes, a few times Ive tried writing outlines and even had some success, and then five minutes worth of writing later had rendered the outline null and void. PS In the spirit of complete honesty I should mention that I also dont see my story linearly (so I call myself a fragmentary writer, specifically a fragmentary pantser), I can see islands or portions of the story with unknown stretches in between. I dont know if being fragmentary is an extreme version of being a pantser, I dont think it is, I think it's just another variable, but I also have never heard of anyone else like me.
These all sound like healthy tips. I like your desk gnomes too
A teacher once told me that you need to "destroy all your writing rituals" in order to make progress in the writing.
It took me 5 years but I finally understand how important that mentality is if you want to write consistently.
You will never have that perfect moment when you're feeling just energetic enough after a long day of work, with a warm cup of coffe and the right music in your headphones. So you might as well just write whenever you have time to write
Yeah the 1st minute of this video hits home
My liege, you've Terminated my ears, that WRONG makes the T800 proud
I always approached writing with a loft of planing and then never felt the need to write, because in my head the story exists. The gardener style fits me so much better! This realization is so important. I wrote a book in two months. The edit is hard though, because things can get messy during the writing 😂
Loving your latest videos. Excited to see your channel grow!
Thanks so much! I'm so glad you're enjoying them!
Thanks for this vid! I DO GOT THIS!!!
Consistency really is the key thing
I'm new here in your chanel, and girl I've been writing my book for bout 5 years straight. I believe that the real problem is the world building, cuz it's a fantasy-science fiction novel. However I'll try to follow your hints, thanks :)
You don't need to add details to the details themselves.
Remember that you are writing fiction so you can apply more of your imagination and less scientific information.
I ended up with making up magical-natural phenomena which sound realistic, at least to me.
Brilliant video! Dang your stuff is good
Also love that you've got some Finnish elves there on your desk uwu respect
this goes also for composing music guys!
3:47 mmmm yum, blended meat
I’m really looking forward a video where you explain for us how to write a fantasy story, like how to transform the idea in your head into a written word that catch the reader attention and make him imagine the events in his head, bis am really suffering with this in writing the interesting events or a fight using magic and using the words to describe it
Try writing from a first person point of view. Imagine yourself in the shoes of your main character and just write EVERYTHING they feel, both emotionally and physically, as they go through the story.
The words you use to describe this should depend on the kind person your main character is.
Are they a teenager who uses a lot of swearing in their daily speech?
Are they a car enthusiast who get excited by the sound of a V8 engine revving up?
These kinds of things are what makes your story unique and exciting
Subscribed! Very helpful and affirming vid! looking forward to learning from you as I cultivate my consistency!
I get this weird thing where sometimes I'll want to world build but don't want to write, or the other way arround.
Any tips on that ?
My problem is that I'm 96K words deep and the protag ain't out of his hometown yet
I need to cut down my novel, sheesh
What's your story about? By the sounds of it you expect them to be out of their hometown sooner. Is it a travel quest?
I totally feel that. It's so easy to get too invested in your characters life and world building.
Your story maybe started too early. Whatever the inciting incident is, you can write your story’s start as close to this as possible.
Maybe the story can be about how much he loves his hometown and never plans to leave lol
I figured there would be someone else on here with the same problem. Although, for whatever sort of weird pissing contest Im making it, I saw "96K" and at first though it was "960K", and when I realized it only says 96 I was like "Oh wait that isnt so bad, what's the problem?" because I found myself in much the same situation once but with like 200 thousand words already.
The solution I ended up settling on is segmenting most of that early content into a whole different book, a prequel, which Ill worry about writing and publishing later. I know what happened at that time in the story, but just cause I know about it doesnt mean I have to include it in Book One.
I find it a little odd that you say probably most people on this video are the 'architect' type of writer. Im here, and Im most of the way towards the 'gardener' side of the extreme. Although I use the terms 'planner' and 'pantser' instead.
Well, now I have to ask, as a "pantser," do you use some type of outlining technique?
@@moonangel97 Short answer, no, never.
Slightly more detailed answer, yes, a few times Ive tried writing outlines and even had some success, and then five minutes worth of writing later had rendered the outline null and void.
PS In the spirit of complete honesty I should mention that I also dont see my story linearly (so I call myself a fragmentary writer, specifically a fragmentary pantser), I can see islands or portions of the story with unknown stretches in between.
I dont know if being fragmentary is an extreme version of being a pantser, I dont think it is, I think it's just another variable, but I also have never heard of anyone else like me.