sometimes when I'm writing, I think of what Bob Ross said, paraphrasing, "Sometimes you just gotta learn to step away and stop working and say the painting is done, otherwise you become a mud mixer and ruin it"
@@daneshansigamoney6215 I like to jump to NG+ after beating the first boss and a couple minions, I think it really works for making sure I never finish anything 🙃
As a songwriter, I have songs that are full on recorded, mixed, mastered, and released, That make me some money, and I still hear them and go “damn, THIS line would have worked so much better here” Thank god my other half musically has the ability to shut me the fuck up lol. The best writers are always editing, and that’s a fact. Keep on keeping on y’all, creativity is a bitch sometimes, but god damn is it truly fulfilling, and grand.
Fuck, Alan. You're an inspiration. But it's so hard to force myself to finish something! Often I'll get halfway done, realize I hate it, and just list the following plot points without proper form. Is that enough?
@@gelidsoul I'm a troglodyte. That IS what I'm writing. N/A idiot here. Couldn't afford Uni so I think I missed a lot of valuable storyboarding experience maybe.
@@antonioacosta568 It sounds to me, and I say this as someone with this problem myself, that your actual issue is very bad self esteem when it comes to your own writing and a bad case of 'flipflopping'. The solution I've found is to catch yourself doing that and snap yourself out of it, usually what I do is get someones opinion on if an idea really is stupid or if there's any problems with what I wrote. And nine times out of ten, it's perfectly fine save for the most minor of easily fixed issues and I can move on.
That’s what second drafts are for. The first draft is always going to suck. Just finish it no matter how bad. Put it in a draw and wait. Then go back to it with a fresh mind, you’ll see the story a different way and just go from there
I think I'm at a point similar to what Alan's talking about here. I can be mostly pleased or at least okay with something I've written. But a few days or weeks after its written, I feel an urge to write something better.
I just finished shooting and editing a music video for a client. I am happy with it but also not if you know what I mean. I’m very relieved to hear Alan Moore say this. It makes me at peace with my point in my journey that maybe I’m on a good track.
I agree with Moore that it's good not to be *completely* satisfied with one's work, but at a certain point I need to decide when I'm satisfied with my work in order to have it done. I try to write things when I feel I have something to say, and I don't stop until I feel I've gotten my point across. I'm not finished with my writing until I'm satisfied with it, and that doesn't mean I can't see any flaws in it, but rather that I feel I've adequately said what I was trying to say.
Alan Moore is amazing without a doubt but, can I be satisfied with what I've done? I mean, obviously I could always find something to improve for the next time but, could I enjoy of something I wrote?
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3 great tips to plotting out stories: 1. make sure to finish it 2. don't beat yourself up 3. never be satisfied with your work These tips will not help you plot a story. This is empty self-help. There are actual methods out there to plotting that you can find without giving the BBC whatever sum they're charging for the full course.
This is why alan moore is better than stan lee 😁 Stan lee is nothin he just created Spiderman and Ironman and acts like he is the greatest Alan more did the Watchmen none of stan lee conics is even close to Watchmen series
@@paulopaulada3920 because alot of the time when people can't finish what they write its because they're having a problem with the plot. Saying "finish what you write" as an answer to a question about plotting is a bit like saying "don't hit another car" to a question about driving. And while the second and third answers aren't necessarily bad on their own, advising someone to never be satisfied with their writing is a good way to ensure they never finish anything.
@@joncarroll2040 Well theoretically one should always be trying to improve their writing and craftsmanship and never “rest on their laurels” so to speak. Lots of writers would probably offer that as advice. Charles Dickens’s writing on The Pickwick Papers & Oliver Twist for example is really nothing like it would be later on in Bleak House and Great Expectations when he gained experience and developed his characters and story telling later on in his life.
Saying "There's always room to improve" doesn't mean "I'll never be good enough". Remember that, friends
Someone needs to tell this to George rr Martin
Maybe George takes Moore's online course
I opened the comments just to say this 😂
Oh quit whining. The quality and length of those books take time. Let the man be. When it's ready, it's ready.
@@mikehuntburns9753 its just a cheep joke man
@@unclebob7052 jokes are meant to be funny.
I'm never satisfied with anything I do. One-third of the way there, let's gooooooooooo!
Nice to see you
Heyyyy mannnn
sometimes when I'm writing, I think of what Bob Ross said, paraphrasing, "Sometimes you just gotta learn to step away and stop working and say the painting is done, otherwise you become a mud mixer and ruin it"
Truly.
"... the supreme gift of the artist; knowing when to stop."
- Sherlock Holmes
My art tutor always said, “we don’t make mistakes we make discoveries” It’s always stuck with me.
My dad called me a mud mixer once…don’t think he was talking about painting lol
As a painter, I agree and confirm
He is a wise master, no doubt about it.
being completely satisfied with anything you've written is akin to "hitting max level"
if you hit max level, you stop leveling
Or.. Start a new game plus
@@daneshansigamoney6215 I like to jump to NG+ after beating the first boss and a couple minions, I think it really works for making sure I never finish anything 🙃
um... no. it means you’re overconfident and you can’t improve because you can’t be honest with yourself about your failings.
As a songwriter, I have songs that are full on recorded, mixed, mastered, and released, That make me some money, and I still hear them and go “damn, THIS line would have worked so much better here”
Thank god my other half musically has the ability to shut me the fuck up lol.
The best writers are always editing, and that’s a fact.
Keep on keeping on y’all, creativity is a bitch sometimes, but god damn is it truly fulfilling, and grand.
"Never ever be completely satisfied with anything that you write"
Done.
Fuck, Alan. You're an inspiration. But it's so hard to force myself to finish something!
Often I'll get halfway done, realize I hate it, and just list the following plot points without proper form. Is that enough?
Might be worth aiming for shorter length? A lot of writers start with short stories.
@@gelidsoul I'm a troglodyte. That IS what I'm writing. N/A idiot here. Couldn't afford Uni so I think I missed a lot of valuable storyboarding experience maybe.
@@antonioacosta568 It sounds to me, and I say this as someone with this problem myself, that your actual issue is very bad self esteem when it comes to your own writing and a bad case of 'flipflopping'. The solution I've found is to catch yourself doing that and snap yourself out of it, usually what I do is get someones opinion on if an idea really is stupid or if there's any problems with what I wrote. And nine times out of ten, it's perfectly fine save for the most minor of easily fixed issues and I can move on.
That’s what second drafts are for. The first draft is always going to suck. Just finish it no matter how bad. Put it in a draw and wait. Then go back to it with a fresh mind, you’ll see the story a different way and just go from there
I think I'm at a point similar to what Alan's talking about here. I can be mostly pleased or at least okay with something I've written. But a few days or weeks after its written, I feel an urge to write something better.
Neil Gaiman has offered good advice on his website when asked about writing.
Way ahead of you on #3 Alan
4- Amazing Nose Hairs are apparently necessary for writing
I just finished shooting and editing a music video for a client. I am happy with it but also not if you know what I mean. I’m very relieved to hear Alan Moore say this. It makes me at peace with my point in my journey that maybe I’m on a good track.
I did a short film this time last year, I still think about numerous ways I should improve it, but can't 😂
What a legend.
What a master!!!
This man will alwats be remebered by me.
That last part is a piece of wise advice. It's a way of criticizing what you write while reading.
I agree with Moore that it's good not to be *completely* satisfied with one's work, but at a certain point I need to decide when I'm satisfied with my work in order to have it done. I try to write things when I feel I have something to say, and I don't stop until I feel I've gotten my point across. I'm not finished with my writing until I'm satisfied with it, and that doesn't mean I can't see any flaws in it, but rather that I feel I've adequately said what I was trying to say.
Thank you!
I love being taught literary wisdom from a legit wizard. Thanks Mr. Moore!
Thankyou again Maestro Alan.
The Greatest Of All Time.
The Last True Doomsday Prophet.
The Prince Of Tomorrow.
The King Of The Written Word.
Gandalf of the Geeks :-p
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Santa speaks truth.
Very wise.
I needed to hear this
Thanks homie I Will ♡
Alan Moore is amazing without a doubt but, can I be satisfied with what I've done? I mean, obviously I could always find something to improve for the next time but, could I enjoy of something I wrote?
So cool
Mr. Moore; dresses up; as a, wizard.
Well, at least I got number 3 down to perfection.
Me listening to tip one: I’m gonna ignore that
I want that beard!
MoOOMMMM I TOLD YOU SANTA WAS REAL
Dumbledore is that you?
He's what Dumbledore prays to.
Just finished a short vampire story I’m writing wasn’t satisfied with it but I want to move on to something else so I guess I’m doing it right
I missed the “don’t” at the start of the second tip and I thought these tips were even harsher than they already are. XD
Someone please show George RR Martin rule 1 🤞
Me: "thanks for the advice" **hands over a dollar**
Tip #4
DO use nose hair trimmers!!
Finish it, dont worry, never finish it and worry, lol thx
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Someone forward this to George RR Martin
Jeremy Clarckson it is you?
Okay this is great general writing advice but has jack to do with plotting, lol
That's only 2 nd has nothing to do with plotting.
DONT BEAT URSELF UP TO MUCH, alan moore u do nothing but that: remember killing joke
this mans a genius
I get the feeling 3 hair care tips would have been more useful
Doesn't apply to nose hair, apparently.
Even his nose has a beard.
Can’t wait to pirate this
And EDIT. EDIT. EDIT.
I don't think this man is ever satisfied with anything
The makeshift oak adversely excuse because geranium descriptively spare qua a sticky body. screeching, humdrum astronomy
I think you're in the wrong place, ma'am - the James Joyce class is down the hall.
Three great tips? I have a great one right here: clean your nose!
Boogerville is thriving in your nostrils, Merlin.
3 great tips to plotting out stories:
1. make sure to finish it
2. don't beat yourself up
3. never be satisfied with your work
These tips will not help you plot a story. This is empty self-help. There are actual methods out there to plotting that you can find without giving the BBC whatever sum they're charging for the full course.
To be fair they are good tips in general for becoming a better writer but not good answers to the specific question.
@@joncarroll2040 Truly
Neil Gaiman actually offers that same advice when asked about writing.
This guy sends his royalty checks to BLM. Yeah, lets take this guys advice. 🙄
Many thanks Karl Marx
This is why alan moore is better than stan lee 😁
Stan lee is nothin he just created Spiderman and Ironman and acts like he is the greatest
Alan more did the Watchmen none of stan lee conics is even close to Watchmen series
GET OUT OF MY HEAD ALAN
This is seriously the least helpful answer to a question I've ever heard.
why?
@@paulopaulada3920 because alot of the time when people can't finish what they write its because they're having a problem with the plot. Saying "finish what you write" as an answer to a question about plotting is a bit like saying "don't hit another car" to a question about driving.
And while the second and third answers aren't necessarily bad on their own, advising someone to never be satisfied with their writing is a good way to ensure they never finish anything.
@@joncarroll2040 Well theoretically one should always be trying to improve their writing and craftsmanship and never “rest on their laurels” so to speak. Lots of writers would probably offer that as advice.
Charles Dickens’s writing on The Pickwick Papers & Oliver Twist for example is really nothing like it would be later on in Bleak House and Great Expectations when he gained experience and developed his characters and story telling later on in his life.
Roiting
None of these are helpful for plotting out a story lol.