I’ll admit the art and design pipeline to writer is REAL. So many plot bunnies to chase so little time! The skill and satisfaction in stories coming to life right before your eyes, from your own mind is brilliant. Enjoy this beautiful experience ✨
I imagine you have already watched it but in case you haven't - Brandon Sanderson's BYU lectures are on UA-cam and I can't recommend it enough for anyone who is interested in creative writing.
What I admire about you is that you dare to go with the flow. You found something that didn't have a place in your life (yet), but really excited you. And instead of dismissing it because, you never did it before, you are not educated on the topic, have a busy life as is already, You actually made time for it in your schedule and see what it brings you! So much joy and energy. You went and did what makes you happy and not many people (can) do that. Keep it going!
Every single one of my creative writing lecturers have reiterated that the first draft will be shit-that it is meant to be messy. The theory is NOT so much that your first published work will be bad, but that the first draft will be (and should be) not great. The first draft is all the ideas; the published work reflects the effort and care that goes into it beyond the ideas!
I hear it too. I had to stop watching. I’m glad you found a new passion. It’s too bad you felt like you couldn’t bring yourself to say something sooner. (Although I’m the same way.)
I'm writing a book myself, and the "How do I say this well enough?" is honestly so relatable. It doesn't matter how good your ideas are if you can't describe them in a way that gets people excited. The struggle is real
Welcome to the club, welcome to the club, welcome Jazza welcome Jazza welcome Jazza 🎉😂 Anyway writing is fun! My comic book is on the back burner while I work on code after work but yay for your new writing journey! 😊
Welcome to the sickness! 😂 Seriously, though, so glad you're finding joy in this! imo, the best way to hang on to that joy is to keep doing what you're doing - keep little to no pressure on yourself/your writing (letting the story be whatever it is), and write as MUCH as you feel like you want to. There's a concept of "iceberg" writing - where the majority of what you write isn't ever seen by the reader, but *having* it, *knowing* all the background information, feeds into the story and makes the world feel a thousand times richer & more immersive. So even if you come up with something you want to write, but think "this would never actually show up in the main story", STILL write it. You never know what will come in handy (or be reskinned or repurposed) later on. 2 Side Notes of my own 😅: I'm completely thrilled to hear you're writing! I've always loved your storytelling style, I get caught up so quickly when you do character creation or crossovers or anything where you tell a quick 30-second story... I always want it to go longer! 😅 Last Thing: I agree with you on the "your first novel will be crap" idea!! 😂😂😂 Part of me goes "What a great way to fight off perfectionism!"...another goes "There's gotta be exceptions, right?!? Why can't I be one?" ... and the last part goes, "Will you shut up and actually write already?!" 😅😂😁 Best of luck Jazza, thanks for sharing!!!
I've been working on my novel/s lately too. I wish I had time in the morning to write, but I start work really early. So I go for a walk and shut myself in the craft shed to write. I've found its the best place for me to focus- little distractions, barely any internet signal, etc. since I've been doing that I've written 7090 words, compared to how little I'd normally get written. It's a huge improvement. The walk is also good to clear my head, and get fresh air and exercise too.
I'm glad you've found a passion. You should know that at a certain point in the process a lot of us suddenly start to hate what we're writing. We want to give up because suddenly it all seems awful. Please know that this is your brain lying to you. The writing that seemed fun and natural and decent the day before is still good. Write past the rough patches, if you have them. It will feel good again I promise and the very best part is that feeling when we cross finish line.
congrats on the new passion! I actually was more into writing than drawing as a child even though I was essentially writting fanfiction before I knew what fanfiction was. I think writting is the most accessible way to tell a story. You've been storytelling for so long its really interesting to hear that you only now got into writting! I would love to hear after you feel like this first novel is completed how you found this format to be different from writing scripts or making comics or even just the more organic storytelling that you build around your videos. Especially interested in how you exprience copyediting the first draft into completion goes because that's a pretty wild experience in writting compared to other formats.
Hello Future Me is a great UA-cam channel for learning about the craft of writing. He mostly focuses on advice for SFF writers but it can be applied to any genre. Also, I second what others have said about Sanderson’s BYU lecture series and Writing Excuses podcast. I’ve listened to the lecture series 3 or 4 times now and I learn something new every time If you want writing inspiration I love Daniel Green’s videos on writing. His YT channel is usually comedic. His videos range from 30 second skits to full length discussions and are absolutely hilarious. He’s still a relatively new author but his passion for his craft and candid discussions about the writing and publishing are fascinating. The pace at which he’s improve his writing skills is impressive and inspiring
Hey Jazza, keep on rocking :) And don't worry about not feeling like an author. I published 9 books and quite a few short stories, but I don't feel like an author, either. I mean, my career is in IT because writing pays like shit. I'm just having fun & writing stories! The best way of getting better is just writing, and picking apart the stories you like and figure out why they work (a puzzle!), and then practice to integrate it in your own writings. So I mostly taught myself, picking up stuff here and there. There's one writing lesson I took to heart in my twenties, when I started out, and that was by David Eddings. He said: write a million words, then burn them. Now you're ready to become a writer. As time has passed I don't necessarily agree with that anymore because when you write, you're a writer. But because I took that to heart, i wrote a metric fuckton and that experience taught me so much about how to write (somewhat decently)! And in the projects that I've abandoned over the years there's so much stuff I can still pick and choose from to integrate into something new and exciting. But if you want something to get you started & to give you some ideas: There's also tons of great content on UA-cam on story constructs, about things like character creation, story arc structure, writing action scenes, etc. HelloFutureMe has a couple of really great videos on the subject. I also got a surprising lot of interesting info from TotallyNotMark's Anatomy of Anime videos - the literature he uses to create his breakdowns is SUPER helpful, he credits them in the videos. Hope that helps! Have fun, looking forward to seeing the rest of your journey :)
Well done exploring this new creative path! It's really obvious you immerse yourself in role play, which is already story telling, plus your joy in dressing up for your videos (Bob Ross is obviously my favourite). You've dabbled, now is definitely the time to deep dive🤗
I have the opposite journey to yours. I have a degree in writing, all I’ve wanted to be since I was a kid is a writer. It’s the only thing that makes me feel like I’m fulfilling the potential I was meant for. But life is rough and doesn’t facilitate writing, and the writing industry is currently a shitshow. While I truly yearn to write novels, I placate my writing desires with shorter content, D&D adventures, because those sales justify the time I spend writing.
Keep writing! You always have been a storyteller. Keep fusing stories and images. I write. My small Jazza bag, which I love, is my writing-on-the-go bag.
Fellow Aussie writer here. I'm not much past my debut novel, but I remember the excitement I felt when my first draft came together into a cohesive story and I could actually FEEL the story. Hang onto this feeling, remember it, and don't listen to anyone who says it will be crap just because it's your first one. You don't need to call yourself an author, I don't. I call myself a creative. Brandon Sanderson has his complete series of lectures on youtube. His style is quirky, but the information is amazing. Highly recommend. Cant wait to read your finished novel!
Don't be afraid to show it to people (not the public ofc). Getting feedback can be scary but incorporating feedback or thinking about and dismissing , pushes you forward! Best of luck to this project!
Hello Future Me has a great channel on story, literature, and Worldbuilding. Of course Brandon Sanderson’s BYU lectures is a must. Robert McKee Story is great. There’s an audiobook version.
Ohhh this is exciting. Been following your channel for 2 years as I've been writing my own book (It is finished but it needs editing before I send my manuscript anywhere)! Hope you get as excited about the world of your book as I do cause that's always fun to listen to. Good luck with the novel!
I don't read books because for me, it is a chore. I have to reread the same page easily 10 times to comprehend half of what it's saying. If it's in everyday speech, it's not as bad. If it's doctored at all, it's hard. No idea if it's possible to write with that in mind. I also know I'm likely part of a minority in that and honestly, I'm fine with not reading books. I have enough craft projects to keep me busy 😂
I loved “On Writing” it was a great book! Some other great resources are “First Draft in 30 days” by Karen Wiesner, it’s about crafting the story through outlining which I found helpful in ways that other outlines weren’t. Also, Alexa Donne’s UA-cam channel has some great info on the publishing/author world, story craft, and other great writing related topics. Enjoy!
The struggle of whether or not to label yourself an author is real. My personal ideas on it lie within the fact that its something you genuinally love and enjoy doing, something you have yourself and your enjoyment in mind for (not *just* for profit,) and you have something to share with people, whether that be a story, a message, or something else - I believe all of these things classify you as an author. I also find that "writer" is less of a daunting term, without throwing yourself under a bus / undermining your talents and efforts : )
Hi. I've been writing stories since I was 13. The ones that inspired me were the Batman and X-Men movies and a writer who gave me a good way to get my ideas down on paper was Tamora Pierce. She has a series called Wild Magic and The Song of the Lioness.
The zero or first draft is just to flesh out the idea. Write to get it down. Then you can refine the structure and sentences from the second draft. You will likely do several drafts and transform your story.
It’s absolutely delightful seeing you enthuse about this newfound passion! I also find fiction writing really tickles something in my creative ADHD brain, I can get lost for hours at the keyboard. I’ve enjoyed the online writing advice of Mary Robinette Kowel, who’s also a sci-fi writer like you, and Maggie Stiefvater, who does magical realism. Also, first drafts are almost always rough, but first books don’t have to be. Highly recommend getting a professional manuscript critique from someplace like Reedsy and really taking to heart the feedback you get - a good critique (and subsequent well-executed revision) can make a book ten times better. Good luck! Look forward to hearing more updates!
Been working on books since I was 15 haha, you being so excited about yours has honestly made me more excited about my own WIP. I've been watching a lot of videos by Jed Herne, his stuff about character arcs/development has been particularly helpful
There are a lot of great videos about the writing craft on UA-cam. I personally love Jed Herne. There are also two playlists of Brandon Sandorson's lectures on writing at BYU called "Brandon Sanderson - 318R" and I've heard the university has the largest number of published authors graduating from there.
I am so glad you have found such joy in this Wonderland of a hobby. George R.R. Martin is stuck trying to finish Game of Thrones due to everyone's battling opinions. Write your story for YOU. With a population in the billions, focus on enjoying your own journey. If it takes off or not, makes sure you are happy with your adventure! As for being an author, I was once told by a guest lecturer at my art school "We are all storytellers. Whether it be a painting, video game, book, song or any other medium, We are all storytellers." I forget the exact words, but those summed up what he told us. Q: P.S. Audio check, I'm hearing a constant high pitched sound.
Yay I'm happy you enjoy writing ^^ I love writing too, but since I write in my native language, and can't write in English because of my lack of experience, I'm not sure my observations would be useful, so I may be wrong with what I'll write here. When I was in middle school I had a great teacher of my native language and literature, when we were discussing books she often told us to look at what words authors choose to describe something. And I remember she told when you want to write believable scene it's important to describe it in all 5 senses(but not all of them at the same time). Example: you need to write scary scene, so I write about character's thoughts/feelings + then adding "sound effect" (sound of footsteps, creak of the wood) + "visual effect"; or the same scene: thoughts + "temperature"(describing how it was impossible to breath, because character felt like he's boiling 0_o) and etc. By doing this you drag reader into the scene. Also I realised when describing something, it's important to describe it like you're "impressionist": adding details so scene would be readable, but not describing everything and leaving some things unfinished for imagination of reader. I feel like I'm terrible at explaining but I'm really trying very hard XD But what I wrote above isn't necessary, because writing has different styles, and maybe you would prefer to write in different style x) I just wanted to share my experience. In terms of how to structure the plot I know nothing, I'm amateur XD
I are following some writing guys here on UA-cam. Writing Theory is currently doing Novella November, which I am not watching. I was sure I saw another one, but can't find. However, there are some people who talk about writing, Storied, Tale Foundry are two. P.E. Rowe writes short stories he reads on air, but I believe he also has some things about writing. I have been writing since I was a teen. I was terrible. I won't say I'm great now, but I'm still writing so... that's good.
Just a bit of information that might be relevant to someone about Bluesky: while it doesn't say in their terms of service that they will use AI, they've made their terms of service broad enough that in the future. Its disguised as "for developing and improving current and future offerings" and modify and use it in any media. The license you give them when uploading things, permits it. If one day the board wants to train the AI, they can. Also the design of bluesocial as it stands, relies on everything being scrapable… that means no protection from AI scrappers (like example Cara app is trying to do). Don't thinks its better, but don't think is worse, its just another eco chamber with a different skin. Its good to have alternatives, but is also good to know what you are getting into with no illusions, and make informed decisions.
Congrats on your new obsession!! I too am an "Aspiring writer" or least I want to be a writer, but I just havent found the right story yet... In the meantime, One of my favourite authors is James Michener. I know, I know, he wrote a lot of very LONG (and chunky) novels. But Michener also wrote his own Guide to Writing. Its called - James Michener's Writers Handbook (Explorations in Writing and Publishing) - Dial Press 1992. Another book that might be helpful is - Ernest Hemingway on Writing - edited by Larry Phillips - 1999 - reasonably short book, less than 200 pages. Hope these help
Hello Future Me is a great one that I and my friend love (and other people in this comments section it seems). He also has books that expand on the information in his videos, and there are audiobook versions.
Its funny, you describing how your short story turned into a novella turned into a novel, kinda mirror's the now trilogy of books i'm writting 😅 because i started out with a character then i wrote some scenes then i decided i'm gonna write a book this idea is too good to me not to. Now its turned into a trilogy of books that i'm still writing the first draft for 😅 This video has basically reminded me that i need to get back to writing it, as i had a bit of a break from writing So thanks for the message 😊 and i hope your story goes well. Oh if you're wondering if i did any research for writing for my story, no i did not it is quite the chaotic mess but it seems to work for me though it means making things a bit more difficult for me later on But i do wish you the best for your story i'm glad you're enjoying the process
Recommend: Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg. This has been around for a while but is a classic. It has a quirky and fun energy and the creative bursts and quick exercises (I believe) are a good fit for you.
Hi Jazza, love your new obsession :) I can't wait to see the space bears novel. I see some great recommendations in the comments I don't know if these youtube channels are mentioned yet, but abbie emmons has some great writing videos very structured and nice to follow. And bookfox also has great advice. :)
This is amazing! Super happy for you, your enthusiasm is infectious. As for recommendations: I found Ray Bradbury's essays on writing to be informative and inspiring
I hope you see this. Your game, Jazza's arty games, is no longer on the Google Play Store. I bought the desktop version, but I'd also like to get the mobile version.
Happy that you are finding writing to be a fun activity! Creative outlets are a good thing, especially if someone has as much of it as you! Also, that background noise was killing me. :( Dunno if it was from the mic or a machine, but it really made hard listening to what you had to say. Cheers!
So bluesky is good? I'm still on the dumpster fire that is twitter, but a lot of artists joined cara and most of them went back to twitter and instagram. Its hard to break that cycle I guess.
Uhm don't look now but I think you are an author. You're a great storyteller (as evidenced by the fact that you even have a project called The Storyteller) and now you've decided to put pen to paper. Even Harry Potter started out as an idea before it ever was written down. Let it flow. If it's anything like some of the magnificent short stories you've created for your character designs over the years, I have no trouble believing it will be great.
I’ll admit the art and design pipeline to writer is REAL.
So many plot bunnies to chase so little time!
The skill and satisfaction in stories coming to life right before your eyes, from your own mind is brilliant.
Enjoy this beautiful experience ✨
I imagine you have already watched it but in case you haven't - Brandon Sanderson's BYU lectures are on UA-cam and I can't recommend it enough for anyone who is interested in creative writing.
What I admire about you is that you dare to go with the flow. You found something that didn't have a place in your life (yet), but really excited you. And instead of dismissing it because, you never did it before, you are not educated on the topic, have a busy life as is already, You actually made time for it in your schedule and see what it brings you! So much joy and energy. You went and did what makes you happy and not many people (can) do that. Keep it going!
Every single one of my creative writing lecturers have reiterated that the first draft will be shit-that it is meant to be messy. The theory is NOT so much that your first published work will be bad, but that the first draft will be (and should be) not great. The first draft is all the ideas; the published work reflects the effort and care that goes into it beyond the ideas!
Not sure what that hum is in the background, but it was very distracting.
Thank you! I thought it was me!
It maybe air conditioning. In Australia it's summer.
The high pitched screeching noise?! I thought it was my ears but pressed pause and it went away. :')
I'm weird... I like it. 😊
I hear it too. I had to stop watching. I’m glad you found a new passion. It’s too bad you felt like you couldn’t bring yourself to say something sooner. (Although I’m the same way.)
I'm writing a book myself, and the "How do I say this well enough?" is honestly so relatable. It doesn't matter how good your ideas are if you can't describe them in a way that gets people excited. The struggle is real
It’s not surprising to me because you are such a natural storyteller
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Glad to have a new writer friend!!!!!!!!!!!!! All I do is WRITE! It is quite addictive once you get going!
Welcome to the club, welcome to the club, welcome Jazza welcome Jazza welcome Jazza 🎉😂
Anyway writing is fun! My comic book is on the back burner while I work on code after work but yay for your new writing journey! 😊
Welcome to the sickness! 😂 Seriously, though, so glad you're finding joy in this! imo, the best way to hang on to that joy is to keep doing what you're doing - keep little to no pressure on yourself/your writing (letting the story be whatever it is), and write as MUCH as you feel like you want to.
There's a concept of "iceberg" writing - where the majority of what you write isn't ever seen by the reader, but *having* it, *knowing* all the background information, feeds into the story and makes the world feel a thousand times richer & more immersive. So even if you come up with something you want to write, but think "this would never actually show up in the main story", STILL write it. You never know what will come in handy (or be reskinned or repurposed) later on.
2 Side Notes of my own 😅: I'm completely thrilled to hear you're writing! I've always loved your storytelling style, I get caught up so quickly when you do character creation or crossovers or anything where you tell a quick 30-second story... I always want it to go longer! 😅 Last Thing: I agree with you on the "your first novel will be crap" idea!! 😂😂😂 Part of me goes "What a great way to fight off perfectionism!"...another goes "There's gotta be exceptions, right?!? Why can't I be one?" ... and the last part goes, "Will you shut up and actually write already?!" 😅😂😁 Best of luck Jazza, thanks for sharing!!!
I've been working on my novel/s lately too. I wish I had time in the morning to write, but I start work really early. So I go for a walk and shut myself in the craft shed to write. I've found its the best place for me to focus- little distractions, barely any internet signal, etc. since I've been doing that I've written 7090 words, compared to how little I'd normally get written. It's a huge improvement. The walk is also good to clear my head, and get fresh air and exercise too.
I'm glad you've found a passion. You should know that at a certain point in the process a lot of us suddenly start to hate what we're writing. We want to give up because suddenly it all seems awful. Please know that this is your brain lying to you. The writing that seemed fun and natural and decent the day before is still good. Write past the rough patches, if you have them. It will feel good again I promise and the very best part is that feeling when we cross finish line.
I get that so much when I look at my old chapters.
congrats on the new passion! I actually was more into writing than drawing as a child even though I was essentially writting fanfiction before I knew what fanfiction was. I think writting is the most accessible way to tell a story.
You've been storytelling for so long its really interesting to hear that you only now got into writting! I would love to hear after you feel like this first novel is completed how you found this format to be different from writing scripts or making comics or even just the more organic storytelling that you build around your videos.
Especially interested in how you exprience copyediting the first draft into completion goes because that's a pretty wild experience in writting compared to other formats.
Hello Future Me is a great UA-cam channel for learning about the craft of writing. He mostly focuses on advice for SFF writers but it can be applied to any genre.
Also, I second what others have said about Sanderson’s BYU lecture series and Writing Excuses podcast. I’ve listened to the lecture series 3 or 4 times now and I learn something new every time
If you want writing inspiration I love Daniel Green’s videos on writing. His YT channel is usually comedic. His videos range from 30 second skits to full length discussions and are absolutely hilarious. He’s still a relatively new author but his passion for his craft and candid discussions about the writing and publishing are fascinating. The pace at which he’s improve his writing skills is impressive and inspiring
Not surprised you're writing. You're a natural storyteller.
Hey Jazza, keep on rocking :)
And don't worry about not feeling like an author. I published 9 books and quite a few short stories, but I don't feel like an author, either. I mean, my career is in IT because writing pays like shit. I'm just having fun & writing stories!
The best way of getting better is just writing, and picking apart the stories you like and figure out why they work (a puzzle!), and then practice to integrate it in your own writings. So I mostly taught myself, picking up stuff here and there. There's one writing lesson I took to heart in my twenties, when I started out, and that was by David Eddings. He said: write a million words, then burn them. Now you're ready to become a writer. As time has passed I don't necessarily agree with that anymore because when you write, you're a writer. But because I took that to heart, i wrote a metric fuckton and that experience taught me so much about how to write (somewhat decently)! And in the projects that I've abandoned over the years there's so much stuff I can still pick and choose from to integrate into something new and exciting.
But if you want something to get you started & to give you some ideas: There's also tons of great content on UA-cam on story constructs, about things like character creation, story arc structure, writing action scenes, etc. HelloFutureMe has a couple of really great videos on the subject. I also got a surprising lot of interesting info from TotallyNotMark's Anatomy of Anime videos - the literature he uses to create his breakdowns is SUPER helpful, he credits them in the videos. Hope that helps!
Have fun, looking forward to seeing the rest of your journey :)
This sounds like my mermaid story in how it started as a novella then blew up and now is a two novel series.
In a similar thing at the moment - Been reading the Stormlight archive (reading book 4), it's inspired me to write. ~Mackie
I’ve been getting the writing itch too. I think more people just need to hunker down and write even if it turns out bad. Practice makes perfect
Well done exploring this new creative path! It's really obvious you immerse yourself in role play, which is already story telling, plus your joy in dressing up for your videos (Bob Ross is obviously my favourite).
You've dabbled, now is definitely the time to deep dive🤗
I have the opposite journey to yours. I have a degree in writing, all I’ve wanted to be since I was a kid is a writer. It’s the only thing that makes me feel like I’m fulfilling the potential I was meant for.
But life is rough and doesn’t facilitate writing, and the writing industry is currently a shitshow. While I truly yearn to write novels, I placate my writing desires with shorter content, D&D adventures, because those sales justify the time I spend writing.
Keep writing! You always have been a storyteller. Keep fusing stories and images. I write. My small Jazza bag, which I love, is my writing-on-the-go bag.
Fellow Aussie writer here. I'm not much past my debut novel, but I remember the excitement I felt when my first draft came together into a cohesive story and I could actually FEEL the story. Hang onto this feeling, remember it, and don't listen to anyone who says it will be crap just because it's your first one. You don't need to call yourself an author, I don't. I call myself a creative. Brandon Sanderson has his complete series of lectures on youtube. His style is quirky, but the information is amazing. Highly recommend. Cant wait to read your finished novel!
Brandon Sanderson has a wonderful podcast called "writing excuses"
Don't be afraid to show it to people (not the public ofc). Getting feedback can be scary but incorporating feedback or thinking about and dismissing , pushes you forward! Best of luck to this project!
Hello Future Me has a great channel on story, literature, and Worldbuilding. Of course Brandon Sanderson’s BYU lectures is a must. Robert McKee Story is great. There’s an audiobook version.
Ohhh this is exciting. Been following your channel for 2 years as I've been writing my own book (It is finished but it needs editing before I send my manuscript anywhere)! Hope you get as excited about the world of your book as I do cause that's always fun to listen to.
Good luck with the novel!
I don't read books because for me, it is a chore. I have to reread the same page easily 10 times to comprehend half of what it's saying. If it's in everyday speech, it's not as bad. If it's doctored at all, it's hard. No idea if it's possible to write with that in mind. I also know I'm likely part of a minority in that and honestly, I'm fine with not reading books. I have enough craft projects to keep me busy 😂
I loved “On Writing” it was a great book! Some other great resources are “First Draft in 30 days” by Karen Wiesner, it’s about crafting the story through outlining which I found helpful in ways that other outlines weren’t. Also, Alexa Donne’s UA-cam channel has some great info on the publishing/author world, story craft, and other great writing related topics. Enjoy!
The struggle of whether or not to label yourself an author is real. My personal ideas on it lie within the fact that its something you genuinally love and enjoy doing, something you have yourself and your enjoyment in mind for (not *just* for profit,) and you have something to share with people, whether that be a story, a message, or something else - I believe all of these things classify you as an author. I also find that "writer" is less of a daunting term, without throwing yourself under a bus / undermining your talents and efforts : )
Hi. I've been writing stories since I was 13. The ones that inspired me were the Batman and X-Men movies and a writer who gave me a good way to get my ideas down on paper was Tamora Pierce. She has a series called Wild Magic and The Song of the Lioness.
The zero or first draft is just to flesh out the idea. Write to get it down. Then you can refine the structure and sentences from the second draft. You will likely do several drafts and transform your story.
It’s absolutely delightful seeing you enthuse about this newfound passion! I also find fiction writing really tickles something in my creative ADHD brain, I can get lost for hours at the keyboard. I’ve enjoyed the online writing advice of Mary Robinette Kowel, who’s also a sci-fi writer like you, and Maggie Stiefvater, who does magical realism. Also, first drafts are almost always rough, but first books don’t have to be. Highly recommend getting a professional manuscript critique from someplace like Reedsy and really taking to heart the feedback you get - a good critique (and subsequent well-executed revision) can make a book ten times better. Good luck! Look forward to hearing more updates!
Heeeeeyyy Jazza!! ❤ Miss ya buddy!!
I am excited for your journey!! ❤❤
My new obsession is 3d printing i got for Christmas
oh i bet u are having so much fun. I wanna start 3D printing.
Been working on books since I was 15 haha, you being so excited about yours has honestly made me more excited about my own WIP. I've been watching a lot of videos by Jed Herne, his stuff about character arcs/development has been particularly helpful
There are a lot of great videos about the writing craft on UA-cam. I personally love Jed Herne. There are also two playlists of Brandon Sandorson's lectures on writing at BYU called "Brandon Sanderson - 318R" and I've heard the university has the largest number of published authors graduating from there.
Maybe managing your adhd may have unlocked newfound abilities. Especially when it comes to activities with high focus.
Check out the Save the Cat Series by Blake Synder
Hi Jazza!!
I am so glad you have found such joy in this Wonderland of a hobby.
George R.R. Martin is stuck trying to finish Game of Thrones due to everyone's battling opinions. Write your story for YOU. With a population in the billions, focus on enjoying your own journey. If it takes off or not, makes sure you are happy with your adventure!
As for being an author, I was once told by a guest lecturer at my art school "We are all storytellers. Whether it be a painting, video game, book, song or any other medium, We are all storytellers." I forget the exact words, but those summed up what he told us.
Q: P.S. Audio check, I'm hearing a constant high pitched sound.
Yay I'm happy you enjoy writing ^^ I love writing too, but since I write in my native language, and can't write in English because of my lack of experience, I'm not sure my observations would be useful, so I may be wrong with what I'll write here. When I was in middle school I had a great teacher of my native language and literature, when we were discussing books she often told us to look at what words authors choose to describe something. And I remember she told when you want to write believable scene it's important to describe it in all 5 senses(but not all of them at the same time). Example: you need to write scary scene, so I write about character's thoughts/feelings + then adding "sound effect" (sound of footsteps, creak of the wood) + "visual effect"; or the same scene: thoughts + "temperature"(describing how it was impossible to breath, because character felt like he's boiling 0_o) and etc. By doing this you drag reader into the scene.
Also I realised when describing something, it's important to describe it like you're "impressionist": adding details so scene would be readable, but not describing everything and leaving some things unfinished for imagination of reader. I feel like I'm terrible at explaining but I'm really trying very hard XD But what I wrote above isn't necessary, because writing has different styles, and maybe you would prefer to write in different style x) I just wanted to share my experience. In terms of how to structure the plot I know nothing, I'm amateur XD
Holy fff...I wrote an essay again, oops XD
I are following some writing guys here on UA-cam. Writing Theory is currently doing Novella November, which I am not watching. I was sure I saw another one, but can't find. However, there are some people who talk about writing, Storied, Tale Foundry are two. P.E. Rowe writes short stories he reads on air, but I believe he also has some things about writing. I have been writing since I was a teen. I was terrible. I won't say I'm great now, but I'm still writing so... that's good.
Just a bit of information that might be relevant to someone about Bluesky: while it doesn't say in their terms of service that they will use AI, they've made their terms of service broad enough that in the future. Its disguised as "for developing and improving current and future offerings" and modify and use it in any media. The license you give them when uploading things, permits it. If one day the board wants to train the AI, they can.
Also the design of bluesocial as it stands, relies on everything being scrapable… that means no protection from AI scrappers (like example Cara app is trying to do). Don't thinks its better, but don't think is worse, its just another eco chamber with a different skin. Its good to have alternatives, but is also good to know what you are getting into with no illusions, and make informed decisions.
I’ve been subscribed since 2019 and I have always been so inspired by your content. So excited to see what you’re creating next! 🥳
Congrats on your new obsession!! I too am an "Aspiring writer" or least I want to be a writer, but I just havent found the right story yet...
In the meantime, One of my favourite authors is James Michener. I know, I know, he wrote a lot of very LONG (and chunky) novels.
But Michener also wrote his own Guide to Writing. Its called - James Michener's Writers Handbook (Explorations in Writing and Publishing) - Dial Press 1992.
Another book that might be helpful is - Ernest Hemingway on Writing - edited by Larry Phillips - 1999 - reasonably short book, less than 200 pages.
Hope these help
Hello Future Me is a great one that I and my friend love (and other people in this comments section it seems). He also has books that expand on the information in his videos, and there are audiobook versions.
Its funny, you describing how your short story turned into a novella turned into a novel, kinda mirror's the now trilogy of books i'm writting 😅 because i started out with a character then i wrote some scenes then i decided i'm gonna write a book this idea is too good to me not to. Now its turned into a trilogy of books that i'm still writing the first draft for 😅
This video has basically reminded me that i need to get back to writing it, as i had a bit of a break from writing
So thanks for the message 😊 and i hope your story goes well. Oh if you're wondering if i did any research for writing for my story, no i did not it is quite the chaotic mess but it seems to work for me though it means making things a bit more difficult for me later on
But i do wish you the best for your story i'm glad you're enjoying the process
Recommend: Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg. This has been around for a while but is a classic. It has a quirky and fun energy and the creative bursts and quick exercises (I believe) are a good fit for you.
That is really awesome. Have you done any drafts for the cover art? That would be really fun to see you do the design for.
Hi Jazza, love your new obsession :) I can't wait to see the space bears novel. I see some great recommendations in the comments I don't know if these youtube channels are mentioned yet, but abbie emmons has some great writing videos very structured and nice to follow. And bookfox also has great advice. :)
I was curious to see if you will be making the rest of your space bears armor?
Congrats! Enjoy! Can't wait for your first book ;) my new addiction is running
All of sanderson's lectures on sci-fi/fantasy writing are youtube. Highly recomend
Oh that noise is awful, it sounds like my tinnitus
This is amazing! Super happy for you, your enthusiasm is infectious.
As for recommendations: I found Ray Bradbury's essays on writing to be informative and inspiring
UA-cam channel ‘writing with Jenna moreci’ has a lot of tips for writing, she also has a book ‘shut up and write the book’ that may help! :3
Depending how much it matters to you " On Writing and World Building by Timothy Hickson "
I hope you see this. Your game, Jazza's arty games, is no longer on the Google Play Store. I bought the desktop version, but I'd also like to get the mobile version.
I liked Stephen Aryan's channel, which still has videos up, but he's not planning to make new ones. Welcome to the club writing is great ^.^
Hiii!!! ❤
Happy that you are finding writing to be a fun activity! Creative outlets are a good thing, especially if someone has as much of it as you!
Also, that background noise was killing me. :( Dunno if it was from the mic or a machine, but it really made hard listening to what you had to say. Cheers!
This is AWESOME!
FYI, there's a very annoying high-frequency hum in the background of the video
So bluesky is good? I'm still on the dumpster fire that is twitter, but a lot of artists joined cara and most of them went back to twitter and instagram. Its hard to break that cycle I guess.
Is there a high pitch tone running throughout for anyone else or is it just me.
Making it very difficult to watch.
Uhm don't look now but I think you are an author. You're a great storyteller (as evidenced by the fact that you even have a project called The Storyteller) and now you've decided to put pen to paper. Even Harry Potter started out as an idea before it ever was written down. Let it flow. If it's anything like some of the magnificent short stories you've created for your character designs over the years, I have no trouble believing it will be great.
I wrote a novel recently :D
No ones read it LOL
Gday jazza
Nice video, but the ringing hum in the background noise is making me ill. Please keep writing!
Good on you, sir!
Also, on a technical level, there's a horrible high tone all through this vid.
is it me or does his skin look really dry
I’d love to develop a warggame involving zombies as a collaboration with you and your team
Is this annoying fieping sound ment to sell me some subtile ideas or was that by accident...? 1khz, I guess...?
This video has a terrible hum in the background.