I usually watch videos while cooking so most of the time I’m only listening and not actually watching, so when I look up and see big giant cat butt in the middle of the shot, it gives me such a laugh. 😂
You have real charm and humor, Carl. Very few channels have the amount of engagement in terms of likes-and-comments-to-subscribers ratio as do you. I think that means you have a strong core of viewers. I still expect your channel to snowball. You have good, clear audio, and the low-budget production makes you more relatable. Cheers, dude.
Lots of good points. I think AI won't be able to grasp all the nuances that make a story enjoyable. Note to self : Put writing first on writing days. ( Not every day is a writing day. With this book I need time off , sometimes a month or two, to let the draft brew in my subconscious. Forcing it leaves me with a chapter I am not proud of ...and editing will help it but I just create extra work for myself, so I'd rather get the skeletal draft out in good enough form to not have to re-write later.) I love how you said seasoned writers (or however you put it. ) know how to WAIT Hi my favourite You Tube kitty. You can sit wherever you like 😅 ❤
Havent finished the video yet, but a quick thank you. Since august ive been in college full time on top of a full time career. I had to seriously chop wrotong out of my day to day to focus on school. Now that its over, slipping back into writing feels like hopping back on a bike.
Gem of a vid... as usual... the focusing on an idea is golden... that's where the magic lies, that's where it's hidden. And i feel it takes the human experience of using imagination to tap into it and make it flow... then grow
Too stupid for instruction: spent the whole afternoon writing a oneshot about a goddess presenting early signs of dementia and responding to rage bait. Thank you for your efforts to better the literary community.
I keep my head in the game. When not writing I'm thinking about it. I read a number of craft books every year. I read like a writer when I read for fun which I do constantly. I don't have a cell phone or TV. "Do or do not, there is no try". Yoda's dialogue hits the spot.
There is a qualitative aspect to time management that is often overlooked: allotting the correct amount of time in the wrong way or for the wrong reasons will not yield optimal results. This is like budgeting an hour at the gym, but only exerting yourself at 30% of what you are able to do. What I have observed a lot of writer friends do is consume a lot of literature or movies and think that it equates to actually living. Not that anyone asks for suffering, but I am a firm proponent in acts of self-sacrifice even on a small level, such as volunteering at a shelter or doing hard manual labor on a volunteer basis: there is no other shortcut to get the sort of visceral resources to draw on in writing than purposefully subjecting your ego to something greater than yourself. TL;DR a minute of service is worth an hour of consuming others' observations of life.
It was, and I’ve always had the exact same take. AI will never ever, EVER successfully be a replacement. It CAN supplant a person with interesting roads to go down, something you wouldn’t have intuited, whole cloth. But YOU THE PERSON have to get there. AI will only serve up hallucinations after a spell.
Do you think serious writers read largely as well? I was always told reading was like studying for the writer. That, how can one become a good writer without learning from the greats before them? Curious on your thoughts about this.
no need to have a hobby of reading a new book every week. Just need to keep inspired and let your writing be reflective of what's out there already - keep it from stagnating i guess, in style?
Biggest problem is I write too slow, at least by my own perception. At the same time, I don't have a feeling I'm wasting my time. I'm developing ideas on a stable schedule, I brainstorm regularly, putting down manuscript text, etc. In other words, I don't see how I could do things faster without sacrificing quality of life.
i am smiing, Your advice is as always, inspiring. However, it is something we 'porridge dribblers' already know. At 78, I tend to think in months, not years. At my age, what started as a novel may well turn into an abridged version without any determination from me. My query letter has been altered many times, from seeking representation for a novel, to a novella, and the state I find myself in this morning, it may be abridged to.a short story. Time marches on, as does a ten ton lorry that mounts the pavement where you happen to be standing.
@@sethkeown5965 How encouraging that you are interested in finding it. As soon as I find a publisher and have finished revising my 300th. draft, I will let you know. Only revised three and a half lines today, as the You Tube experts keep telling me to cut out all the unnecessary verbs, nouns, adjectives etc.. If things carry on like this, It will soon be short enough to write the whole thing on my tombstone.... 'A Wife On the Ocean Waves'. Vee x
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I usually watch videos while cooking so most of the time I’m only listening and not actually watching, so when I look up and see big giant cat butt in the middle of the shot, it gives me such a laugh. 😂
Amateur: no cat. Serious: cat.
I knew it. All i need is a cat
I have two cats. That's because I mean business.
Puts a different spin on 'save the cat'.
I agree 😂
@@PaulRWorthingtonMy cat is worth two. She's a dark Tortie...she's both sweet and placid and defiant a rebel.
Thank you for this, really needed!
You have real charm and humor, Carl. Very few channels have the amount of engagement in terms of likes-and-comments-to-subscribers ratio as do you. I think that means you have a strong core of viewers. I still expect your channel to snowball. You have good, clear audio, and the low-budget production makes you more relatable. Cheers, dude.
This was likely my favorite lesson from you so far. And as good luck would have it, it was also the best one in terms of cat antics. Two thumbs up!
This is actually really encouraging, and I seriously thank you.
You're welcome!
Lots of good points. I think AI won't be able to grasp all the nuances that make a story enjoyable.
Note to self : Put writing first on writing days.
( Not every day is a writing day. With this book I need time off , sometimes a month or two, to let the draft brew in my subconscious. Forcing it leaves me with a chapter I am not proud of ...and editing will help it but I just create extra work for myself, so I'd rather get the skeletal draft out in good enough form to not have to re-write later.)
I love how you said seasoned writers (or however you put it. ) know how to WAIT
Hi my favourite You Tube kitty. You can sit wherever you like 😅 ❤
Your channel and delivery are exactly what I need as I work on my first novel. Thank you for keeping it real and meaningful.
Havent finished the video yet, but a quick thank you. Since august ive been in college full time on top of a full time career. I had to seriously chop wrotong out of my day to day to focus on school. Now that its over, slipping back into writing feels like hopping back on a bike.
I’ve never heard someone articulate your first point that way. It’s VERY good advice. I wish i could subscribe twice, just to give you the extra one.
Gem of a vid... as usual... the focusing on an idea is golden... that's where the magic lies, that's where it's hidden. And i feel it takes the human experience of using imagination to tap into it and make it flow... then grow
Too stupid for instruction: spent the whole afternoon writing a oneshot about a goddess presenting early signs of dementia and responding to rage bait. Thank you for your efforts to better the literary community.
New follower! Nice: I expected the usual bout of cheerleading but you gave me some fresh takes.
aww the kitty is so cute
Dude seriously just began the video with, "you probably won't get paid."
I keep my head in the game. When not writing I'm thinking about it. I read a number of craft books every year. I read like a writer when I read for fun which I do constantly. I don't have a cell phone or TV. "Do or do not, there is no try". Yoda's dialogue hits the spot.
There is a qualitative aspect to time management that is often overlooked: allotting the correct amount of time in the wrong way or for the wrong reasons will not yield optimal results. This is like budgeting an hour at the gym, but only exerting yourself at 30% of what you are able to do. What I have observed a lot of writer friends do is consume a lot of literature or movies and think that it equates to actually living. Not that anyone asks for suffering, but I am a firm proponent in acts of self-sacrifice even on a small level, such as volunteering at a shelter or doing hard manual labor on a volunteer basis: there is no other shortcut to get the sort of visceral resources to draw on in writing than purposefully subjecting your ego to something greater than yourself. TL;DR a minute of service is worth an hour of consuming others' observations of life.
I came for the cat. I stayed for the concert. I hope the cat is in every video!
You speak much truth!
Very insightful video (and I love your cat!).
Thanks!
Your take on AI was so interesting
It was, and I’ve always had the exact same take.
AI will never ever, EVER successfully be a replacement. It CAN supplant a person with interesting roads to go down, something you wouldn’t have intuited, whole cloth. But YOU THE PERSON have to get there. AI will only serve up hallucinations after a spell.
Shiny object syndrome will having you looking up in 50 years and you STILL haven't written your book.
I hope you are right about AI. Its a very good point. Great advice throughout!
Do you think serious writers read largely as well? I was always told reading was like studying for the writer. That, how can one become a good writer without learning from the greats before them? Curious on your thoughts about this.
no need to have a hobby of reading a new book every week. Just need to keep inspired and let your writing be reflective of what's out there already - keep it from stagnating i guess, in style?
Biggest problem is I write too slow, at least by my own perception. At the same time, I don't have a feeling I'm wasting my time. I'm developing ideas on a stable schedule, I brainstorm regularly, putting down manuscript text, etc. In other words, I don't see how I could do things faster without sacrificing quality of life.
i am smiing, Your advice is as always, inspiring. However, it is something we 'porridge dribblers' already know.
At 78, I tend to think in months, not years. At my age, what started as a novel may well turn into an abridged version without any determination from me.
My query letter has been altered many times, from seeking representation for a novel, to a novella, and the state I find myself in this morning, it may be abridged to.a short story.
Time marches on, as does a ten ton lorry that mounts the pavement where you happen to be standing.
How do i find your story?
@@sethkeown5965 How encouraging that you are interested in finding it. As soon as I find a publisher and have finished revising my 300th. draft, I will let you know. Only revised three and a half lines today, as the You Tube experts keep telling me to cut out all the unnecessary verbs, nouns, adjectives etc.. If things carry on like this, It will soon be short enough to write the whole thing on my tombstone.... 'A Wife On the Ocean Waves'.
Vee x
People know I'm serious because of all the frowning I do when I write. And I don't wear a clown costume very often either.