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Very true! I work around the major plots to start to finish first. Then I do a detailed outline for each act It worked WONDERS for me. I have finished 2 book outlines in 1 year for the first time ever.

Interesting that you brought up the parallell between novellas and film structure 👍

Just today, I was looking through some past chapters I had written, and encountered a character describing her future as "iffy." Hmm. Better look that up. Nope. Wasn't in use till the 1930s. My book is set in 1913. So "iffy" is gone.

You're so cute 😅

Very useful content. Thank you for sharing.

Oh, if only I'd have such good CPs as to be able to ask for help

Very fast

Martin, pardon my whining, but you have to hear this. I just got scammed by a vanity press to the tune of $5,700. As a first-time author, I bought into all their slick marketing lies about Amazon PPC optimization and press releases and social media exposure. My focus is always on story. My desire to just hand it over to a "professional" overrode my critical thinking. They appeared so sincere. It wasn't until after I paid for their package that the red flags popped up. Oh, they scammed me good. At this point, I'm still in shock. I'm disputing payment, of course, but my confidence is so shaken that I don't know how to proceed. My 95k manuscript is ready, but I'm overwhelmed with trying to figure out self-publishing. Media is not my thing. I still want to hand it off. And then there's this feeling of devastation and bitterness. These people took advantage of a hope and dream that is sacred to me. How do criminals like this exist? Thanks for your video. Any advice or words of encouragement is greater appreciated.

I was hoping you could tell me. But you neglected one thing. Anything told in 1st p POV need not be the voice driven style. The narrator in my story is from her perspective, but not her direct thoughts, more her impressions, things one does not put in words. For example, an excerpt from an Indian restaurant (lacking the italics): ‘The butter chicken is being very popular, ma’am.’ [italics] Of course! Mama’s golden roasted chicken, silky, crispy skin, toasty new potatoes, creamy avocado. Oh, yeah! Who’d’ve thought; an illegal able to afford real food? [end italics] ‘Sounds great. Could you fix it like you do for family?’ Her right hand found itself at her neck, but all she could caress was a button. She took a deep breath, allowing the sizzling aroma of the bird to fill her head.

I love these videos, would suggest first paragraph and only 5 per vid, about 5mins each so 30-40min vid- maybe 5min timer and min for wrap up. just an idea. Bit long but will return to finish this for sure.

I can't understand you are mad you don't know nothing about it

I was very defensive and felt underappreciated for all I put into my writing when receiving feedback. After returning to those critiques, months later, I realize how accurate they really were. Conclusion; before blame and defensiveness kick in, we should prepare ourselves for what we asked for. Never expect a 'love letter' from a Beta Reader or Critique Partner.

Take what you need and leave the rest behind

Get feedback from different people and look for issues more than one person raises.

Rebecca is amazing! I was watching a similar video doing the same kind of sentence breakdown, fustrated the hosts weren't. They were reading first 250 words but i was getting caught within first few lines haha. No where near as masterfully as her.

A trick that I've started using is to write my zero draft in a table, as if it's a spreadsheet and not a page to truly do _Writing_ on. In the cell on the left side I'll write admin info, like scene 2: the classroom. Then in the right hand cell I'll write out everything that happens there, as granularly as I can. It's, like you said, halfway between an outline and a draft. I don't bother thinking of pretty words unless they come to me right away. I don't bother capitalizing characters' names. I use bullet points. I tell and tell and tell and don't bother showing. I'll write [they flirt awkwardly] and have the character leave the room so I can move on. Sometimes I'll even critique myself in writing so I KNOW what I've written is dumb and that I'm acknowledging it and not trying to tell myself it's good. I'll write something like LOL THIS IS SO DUMB right there in the draft. It feels good. Acknowledge it's terrible and move on, write _more_ terrible. Then, tomorrow when I'm in an editing mood, I'll make it sound better. But today isn't for that. Today is for shite. Everyone has their own process, but this works for me since my main issue is paralyzing myself with things like word choice and stalling for the whole session. I love the guy who write his zero draft under a different name like it has nothing to do with him lol.

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What do you do if you don't have a critique partner? No friends or family interested in what you do? You sit with your manuscript, editing it all by yourself.

Start by making sure your CP wants what’s best for your story not to show off how smart they think they are

Listen to the ones with specific details.

My zero drafts are an amalgamation of all the things you mentioned: scene summaries, dialogue volleys without tags, some fully-crafted chapters. I find that they end up about 1/3 to 1/2 the finished first draft. I typically start with the premise and write a chapter or two so I can meet my characters and get to know the important aspects of their personalities and features. For example, I didn't know one of my side characters had a thick Savannah accent until I started writing the dialogue volley. After I meet the characters, I'll put down a loose thread of the story (I hate the term "outline") and make sure I have the required elements of a good story: inciting incident, Act I turn, midpoint, Act II turn (rock bottom), and climax confrontation. The resolution usually doesn't present itself until later. Then I go a start crafting the vital scenes/chapters. I found through trial and error that crafting the confrontation/climax is a good first move because you find what you need to include in earlier chapters so the action in the climax makes sense. Then I work on completing the first draft.

Oh dear. I'm thinking of starting my book with the word "It". There's a twist though.

Excellent job, Shaelin. Explained beautifully, as usual. 👌

The Reedsy manuscript editor looks like it is for chapter books, but I have seen some self-published authors on UA-cam state they typeset their children's picture books through Reedsy. Am I missing something?

Wuthering heights is full of immoral characters but i think it works because their bad behavior is never condoned even if we get an insight as to why they act that way

I use Dean Wesley Smith's "Writing into the Dark" process, ie. I pants, then outline.Which simply means after each scene I make a note on what I've written so at the end I can see the structure and adjust if needed. And, when I think about something I need to add I have no issue going back and putting in "the gun", so to speak. This is what he calls "cycling" and a lot of pro writers do it.

What if I want to write a nonfiction but it's just something that can happen to anyone? I mean, I have experienced loss of a loved one but not in the subject of what I want to write. Does it matter if it's not based on a true story but on something that happens in real life?

Does your throat hurt when you speak?

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You have one of the most annoying voices I've ever heard! Sounds like someone is chocking your throat while your speak or just like incredibly lazy to talk, just woke up and decided to record a video. Although the content is great, I simply can't pay attention in the information, coz your voice is terrible!

Great video. Setting was always a fun subject in English assignments. You look gorgeous with your hair that length. 😍

Excellent video. I’m definitely writing on the soft sci-fi side of the scale.

You’re really beautiful, particularly with your hair that length!

Start with summary-do not spoil.,genre,main conflict,main characters Evaluate book objectively,Any plot didn't make any sense?character development ? Areas underdeveloped , predictable? Writing style Subplots End satisfying? Emotions book left Similar book Things that might appeal readers Target audience/specific audience Recommendation

Lovely tips

Yes please don't fall into the perfectionism trap. Sometimes when you fall into that trap it takes forever to claw your way out of it.

That first draft point kills me every time.😅

Good vid ty 4 sharing

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I have 50k words just on world building because "i cant start" without having an effectively built foundation.. buttt that foundation now seems to never be done

This is very perfect ❤❤

how would you format a poetry passage in a fiction book for manuscript?

I read a thriller written in 19th century Prague a few years ago and one of the characters advised the other to forget an aristocratic woman he was infatuated with because "she was out of his league". I thought the writer definitely needs to be more aware that 19th century Czech men did not speak like high school students. As a whole the book was amateurish for this type of error plus others.

"Eck-cetera, eck-cetera....” 😂

That’s the most relevant advice I could have heard right now. Thank you!

This is golden. I really needed to hear that. Thank you!

What not to do: Procrastinate by watching videos about what not to do Stop distracting yourself and go write the book already

Thanks for your help, it helped me a lot

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