Hey everybody! A couple of notes -- 1) I was crazy sleep deprived when I filmed & edited this video, and I realized AFTER IT POSTED that 1) I typoed the hell out of IN MEDIAS RES, which I didn't notice until it was too, too late. 2) I dropped the F-bomb in the middle of the video. I thought I'd edited it out, but no, there it was. What can I say? I'm a writer, I use ALL THE WORDS. Also, I'm a terrible f-ing typist. Also, handy tip: don't edit videos when sleep deprived.
I love how you showed different ways of opening & why it worked for the particular genre. Personally I like starting with a weird opening line. Or maybe Im just weird...🤔
So happy I was finally able to watch your video! Great examples and I totally remember when I read My Sister's Keeper and I was like what did I just read?
I loved getting your take on things, have been working my way through all the videos and its been great to hear how everyone approaches a first line and chapter!
"Human beings have the attention of sand gnats." XD Nothing has ever been so true. Loved the video! Glad I got to meet you through this collab! I feel like I can learn a lot from your vids. ^_^
Discovered your channel this morning and so am currently binging - are you going to write a book which includes all this fantastic info? Pretty please!
How do you fill five chapters in a romance book where you’ve already had the inciting incident and the chapter after these five is the one that breaks the two main characters apart (I’m writing a retelling of Hades and Persephone) I hope my question makes sense!
That's such a great question, Katie! Act 1 doesn't have to feel rushed, you can control that with the pacing, length of your sentences, etc. Generally I find that the 3 acts in a 3-act structure are not evenly divided -- 33%/33%/33% -- for many books (including mine) it's closer to 25%/50%/25%. The whole goal of act one is just to put your characters into the scenario that gets the story rolling, so if our Act 1 is shortened, that's ok -- you'll just have more opportunities to torture your characters, pile on the problems, and generally make their imaginary lives miserable. :-). Thanks for your awesome question!
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Hey everybody! A couple of notes -- 1) I was crazy sleep deprived when I filmed & edited this video, and I realized AFTER IT POSTED that 1) I typoed the hell out of IN MEDIAS RES, which I didn't notice until it was too, too late. 2) I dropped the F-bomb in the middle of the video. I thought I'd edited it out, but no, there it was. What can I say? I'm a writer, I use ALL THE WORDS. Also, I'm a terrible f-ing typist. Also, handy tip: don't edit videos when sleep deprived.
Hooked on Woodstock, what a great idea. :). #wordstock
😀Story D'Techtive is one smart guy :-) I'm so thrilled we had so many terrific perspectives!
Fun info
Thanks so much, I'm really glad you enjoyed the video!
Those are great examples, Lisa! One of them actually inspired an improved opening for one of my stories :)
That's very cool to hear. I had a bunch of books I wanted to use and just couldn't get to them all....
@@BestsellingAuthorLisaDaily I had more as well, but when I put all the clips together to edit, I had a 30 minute video...so I had to chop some out!
Excellent examples, Lisa. It's nice to finally be in a collab together.
It IS so nice to do a collab together! I vote for more! :-)
I love how you showed different ways of opening & why it worked for the particular genre. Personally I like starting with a weird opening line. Or maybe Im just weird...🤔
Thanks so much! I LOVE weird! I'm all about the weird. 😂
@@BestsellingAuthorLisaDaily Yup, weird & spazzy--that's us. Which is why I live for those spaz moments on our livestream. That's totally me!
@@Avionne_Parris Hahaha i'm glad you love them 😂
So happy I was finally able to watch your video! Great examples and I totally remember when I read My Sister's Keeper and I was like what did I just read?
Thank you, I'm so glad you liked it!
Hmm... I have never paid attention to first lines. Maybe I need to change that.
Great examples.
Thanks, Dal!!
I loved getting your take on things, have been working my way through all the videos and its been great to hear how everyone approaches a first line and chapter!
Thanks so much, Joey! I'm loving all of the different views as well! 😀
"Human beings have the attention of sand gnats." XD Nothing has ever been so true.
Loved the video! Glad I got to meet you through this collab! I feel like I can learn a lot from your vids. ^_^
Aw, thank you so much, I'm so flattered!
Discovered your channel this morning and so am currently binging - are you going to write a book which includes all this fantastic info? Pretty please!
Thanks so much for your awesome comments! Funny you should ask, I'm actually working on one right now.
@@BestsellingAuthorLisaDaily woot woot :) looking forward to it x
Lisa what is your best email for someone seeking a personal writing coach?
Hi Diana! Thanks for thinking of me! You can get me at yt @ lisadaily (dot) tv 💙
How do you fill five chapters in a romance book where you’ve already had the inciting incident and the chapter after these five is the one that breaks the two main characters apart (I’m writing a retelling of Hades and Persephone)
I hope my question makes sense!
Such a great question! I'm going to answer it on next Wednesday's livestream. :-)
Also, have you seen my Romance Beats video? This might help: ua-cam.com/video/BTrUsIOtxdY/v-deo.html
@@BestsellingAuthorLisaDaily I did look at this romance beat sheet but I’m still having some trouble
If you start your inciting incident sooner, is Act 1 rushed/shortened?
I like the problem before the incident to bulk my Act 1.
Great tips.
That's such a great question, Katie! Act 1 doesn't have to feel rushed, you can control that with the pacing, length of your sentences, etc. Generally I find that the 3 acts in a 3-act structure are not evenly divided -- 33%/33%/33% -- for many books (including mine) it's closer to 25%/50%/25%. The whole goal of act one is just to put your characters into the scenario that gets the story rolling, so if our Act 1 is shortened, that's ok -- you'll just have more opportunities to torture your characters, pile on the problems, and generally make their imaginary lives miserable. :-). Thanks for your awesome question!
Bestselling Author Writing Coach Lisa Daily yeah I like the 25/50/25 format :)
So funny, I was just watching your video and commenting at the same time.😀
I was younger when I tried to kill my brother ... is this one of the things you shouldn't reveal in the webs? 😅
*Snort*. I almost made a crack about my ex after reading the opening line from Method 15/33, but I figured I shouldn't... 😂