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I enjoyed your book, Writing a Damn Good Thriller, especially the part about the Five Movements. Could you give an example of Movement III, a turning point in which the hero undergoes a symbolic death and rebirth?

Always great listening to you, Jim. You're a great mentor.

In reading John Truby's "Anatomy of Story" I've been struggling w/ this concept of premise. Thank you for claeifying it here. Very helpful.

Great information for writers and a good spirited presentation, thanks James.

Fast forward to 5:45 for START of content about Premise ;/

I wanted to thank you for writing “How to Write Damn Good Fiction”. It made me cry like a baby near the end. The part that called those out on their “stuff”. (Pg. 127) Tears began to roll when you were satisfied if it only inspired one good writer. (I believe I am her.) It’s time to shine. Thank you for the “in your face” writing that has changed my life. You may not be a millionaire, but you’ll always be my literary hero. Know that someone’s life was changed by you.....

Sound like the movie “Flight”.

wow.

Dear Mr. Frey, what does it take and could bring making an audiobook = voice accompaniment for the "damn good novel"? have a look, please, on these examples: ruclips.net/video/G_qF4WixT-M/видео.html, ruclips.net/video/zzLVfv6C_W0/видео.html

I have most of your books and they are truly amazing, with so much detail and advice. Just discovered your RUclips channel.

Hiii, is there any way i can communicate with u?

Thank you so much. What a great explanation.

Thanks!

Great stuff - keep up the great work!

Thank You.

The books are great and the videos are a nice addition. There are a lot of resources out there. I am finding that sticking to a limited number is a good strategy. James N. Frey is one of my primary resources.

Great video. I've already read, highlighted etc., "How to Write..." about 5 times and just received "How to Write...II" The videos are a great companion to the books. Hope to meet you at a workshop (preferably in the Northeast) sometime soon.

You should judge your work, and I'm glad to have this for comparison to my video on the same subject. Thanks and I'm sharing on RUclips!

Hey, just want to say, these lectures are great!

Keep the goods rolling in.

Thank you so much for doing this! As for other topics, I've read some of your books, namely How to write a Damn Good Novel, and How to write a Damn Good Thriller. I was always excited about writing about evil characters and anti-heroes, but in your books you made it very clear that the bad guy has to stay bad and not get humanized in scenes, as empathy will lower the tension whenever he appears. I'd love to hear you do a video on writing a story with an evil or selfish character in the starring role, and whether that's even possible and viable. When I write, I can easily come up with awesome villains, but every idea for the hero feels boring to me - if the villain is my most interesting and awesome character, why must the novel be in the hero's point of view? It feels like a waste, like being forced into giving light to a more boring role (the hero) as opposed to reading about the exciting things happening (the villain).

Loved the video! This really helps the book I'm currently writing on! Keep it going, hoping for more videos about relationships and interactions between characters

This is great. I typically write in 3rd person, so I'd never thought to write 1st person diaries for my characters, but it's something I can see really helping. I look forward to watching all your other videos and looking out for new ones. On another note, is there any way I can buy signed copies of your two How To Write A Damn Good Novel books? If so, I would be very interested. Great videos, great advice.

great vid. Well explained. Keep em comin!

Mr. James Frey. Thanks for making your videos. I will check them all out. Just started reading How to Write a Damn Good Novel 1&2. Are you interested in critiquing my novel? I'd pay of course. Fine if you dont have the time. Clint.