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Carl Duncan
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Hi, I'm Carl, I write novels and make videos about writing novels
Watch This BEFORE Giving Up On Your Novel
The pears have a purpose. They will be explained
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The Best Way to Write Character Thoughts
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I thought we would talk about this
3 Internal Demons All Writers MUST Overcome
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Vanquish thine enemies and park thy Jetta in the taco bell parking lot
Narrative Distance is Critical For Your Novel
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Narrative Distance is distinct from narrative area, which is narrative width times narrative height
These Verbs Can Ruin Your Novel
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Wonder what this video is going to be about?
5 Signs Your World Building is TERRIBLE
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The cat is in this one a lot. Like possibly too much Chapters: 00:00-intro 00:33-Technological Anachronisms 01:33-Lack of Intrapopulation Variability 03:11-Too Many Proper Nouns 04:15-Not Focused On limitations 05:41-Does Not Serve Story
How Length Affects the Stories You Write
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Hang on, just trying to shorten the description a bit...
The DANGERS of NaNoWriMo
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Sorry, the DaSi of NaNoWriMo Featuring CarDun
Why I'm Not Published
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Well, except for RUclips and one unfortunate "worst dressed" list, but you know what I mean
Writing Your Novel is Easy, Actually
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Its as easy as one, two, three. Except with words instead of numbers
Addressing Your BIGGEST Writing OBSTACLES
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Addressing Your BIGGEST Writing OBSTACLES
Your Writing Must Do THIS (But Might Not)
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Your Writing Must Do THIS (But Might Not)
5 Signs You Wrote A TERRIBLE Character | Writing Advice
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5 Signs You Wrote A TERRIBLE Character | Writing Advice
What Great Novels Do To Characters (It's Not Pretty)
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What Great Novels Do To Characters (It's Not Pretty)
5 Ways to Fail At Writing Your Novel
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5 Ways to Fail At Writing Your Novel
Your Novel Is Shorter Than You Think
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Your Novel Is Shorter Than You Think
I Lied. "Writing Advice" is Not A Thing.
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I Lied. "Writing Advice" is Not A Thing.
5 HARSH Writing Truths | Writing Advice
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5 HARSH Writing Truths | Writing Advice
What Great Novels Do In Every Sentence (Yours Should too)
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What Great Novels Do In Every Sentence (Yours Should too)
The Best and WORST Perspectives (POV) For Your Novel (1st,2nd,3rd)
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The Best and WORST Perspectives (POV) For Your Novel (1st,2nd,3rd)
Could One Common Word Ruin Your Novel? | Writing Advice
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Could One Common Word Ruin Your Novel? | Writing Advice
You Hate this, but it Will Improve Your Writing
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You Hate this, but it Will Improve Your Writing
I think you should do that deeper dive on thoughts.
I think, as with all things, we are never one or the other but shades of several. I'm probably best described as a loose plotter open to surprises. But really, I do a bit of all four. I didn't know the term "crystallization" before, but I do often use this technique when I'm stuck writing a new section, and even at the beginning of a novel. I'll write what I call a "treatment" in which I explain what happens in present tense for my eyes only. It's kind of like a script from which I shoot my "movie." Pantsing and plotting are the yin and yang of my writing. I start each book with a firm idea of how it starts, how it ends, and what are the things I want to happen in between. However, so many new ideas come up along the way that my books end up being different and better than I first imagined. I don't know if this constitutes weaving, but sometimes I'm inspired to write a scene that'll happen later in the narrative. This is even for books that I have planned far in the future and not part of my current work in progress. I keep these scenes at the bottom of my master document, then insert them when I get to that point. I usually have to do some massaging to make them work, as things have changed since I wrote them. I do this "weaving" because I want to allow myself to go with a sudden inspiration even if it's not the part I need to write at the moment.
I think this is applicable to most things in life. Thanks for the reminder.
The reason I might give up on my novel is I've lost a huge portion of data thanka to Samsung... I'm not sure what I'm gonna do now
I have learnt you just have to learn to stick to your novel idea to completion, through thick and thin, and put all other novel concepts aside until you are done. After my current gothic fantasy novel l working on, the second draft, i have an idea for a lovecraftian horror novel as my second novel which i want to do in the future.
This concept is applicable to every area of life. It also resonates with the heroes journey.
Great video!
Seems obvious, but it wasn’t to me. This tip should help with pacing. Thanks!
I disagree. The pear joke was worth it and the anticipation of waiting for an explanationas to the pears, was also worth it. Valley od despair...again you have brought up a topic about something rarely talked abojt but I understand this. I think I may have gone through it for this bookbut might again. I lve so much of what you said...like "it's YOU, you're honing" or however you put it. So true. ✍
I've never hit the "valley". Problems and obstacles are to be expected in any project. They are things that you just have to work through, no matter what. Otherwise, nothing would ever get done.
Ah, the adhd graph. Everything I do is a speed run of that chart. Except when I don't have meds. Then I just roll back and forth in the valley of despair. 😅
This describes me so well! I have one finished manuscripts and at least three started novels. Lately, I decided to try and experiment with the following approach… I decided to break my current project into novelettes that may (or may not) become parts in a future novel. I am hoping that this will give me a sense of accomplishment at the end of each novelette so that I don’t feel like a failure for abandoning a project.
I love your channel so much. You say everything directly without any romantisation of the process
Just finished my novel and now I’m in the valley of despair, terrified that it’s too derivative of Dume, LOTR, etc. But is there really anything new under the sun? I dunno. Now to kneel before those awful Judges, the stern Fates: literary agents
The joke might have worked better if "pears" was actually a french word.
Funny how much worse 'bovine excrement' sounds than plain ol' BS...
"it's going to be terrible, but in a very personal way." 🥲
This is exactly it. Great video! I’ve been in the valley of despair with one of my novels but I know I have to hang in there. Thanks!!
That's really helpful advice! I needed the nudge, too; I haven't even sketched for a project but one time earlier this week. :P Gotta get on it! I definitely feel the pit of despair many, MANY times, and when I get out of that, even if it's another iteration, it feels SO good. :D
Sad that RUclips unsubscribed me from your channel. I’m more than thankful that I didn’t lose you. Thank you for all you do! This video was a great help.
The seeds of ideas need the plow of time, the nutrients of passion and emotion, and the trickling of effort and perseverance.
I needed this today. Thank you.
If you have a good idea, write in in a notebook. It isn't lost. It's the next book. Or not, if you have even a better idea and write that in your notebook too.
I can't give up on the one I'm writing and I'm glad for that. Ten years now almost. I had some problems that prevented me from writing in my twenties but those have been resolved.
Here I am stuck on my first rough draft and trying to get back on track and finish the draft(s). I'm a novice writer and I'm working on my third project. The other stories are put on hold. Thanks for these videos!
Thank you so much for this. I needed this so badly holy shit
The Valley of Despair comes two-thirds into ever one of my novels. Thankfully, I'm always power my way through it.
I've been watching the video up until the end because I was wondering what these pears are there for
Was zoomed out and thought those were potatoes in front of you.
Heyyyy, I thought "the savior" was going to be pears.
*My* reason I don't finish is I keep watching *RUclips videos* 😳😳😳🥺🥺😦
Me too, unfortunately... No joke, YT just suggested I watch "the cure to RUclips addiction"
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I'm more interested in hearing from someone who has written several unpublished novels than someone who wrote and published their first novel because I'm more interested in the craft than "publishing."
Nope. Nope nope nope nope. Nope! NOOPERS. Nope nope nopersssssss. No. WE MARCH ON!!! Whenever I get writers block-because The Ancient World is such a massive story universe-I just find a different area that needs work. And the neural pathways developed working on a totally different area for a few days really helps my creative flow to find the answers to whatever rut I was in during the story development, being the most important espect of it. Without a developed story…. well, then theres literally nothing. Hahahahahaah. But yeah, sometimes I spend a few days on Topography of the universe-Unuregnum, latin for One Realm. Or, my new favourite thing is language charts. Theres so many cultures in the universe right. I also base the universe in realism-based fantasy. So, I do language charts for Latin, Hebrew, Greek, Chinese, Korean and Old English. Plus I have a alphabet ode the world too that I crafted when I was a wee-lad when I first discovered the story. Anyway, big trick for me: if you get stuck, find another creative project that you also still need to work on for the specific book, and you’ll probably get over the blockage from new creative flows. Flow State. I like a nightly routine. I often can start 8-10pm and work till 1-3am. I feel best focused for flow state when…. The world is asleep around me, it is just me and the pen. Flow state creating… a endless world, for the world to get lost and escape their own world. Carl Duncan, everybody! He did it again and still managed to crack a sly arse joke. 😂
This is _ME_ 😭
Hi
I like your videos. I just hope you also have time to write, because I’m so excited to read your next novel! 😊
I think your videos are helpful for writers and I think your urual ending humor helps solidify your topic in our heads. However, this time was hard to pay attention throughout and could have benefitted from much more on screen printing, perhaps directly comparing the three types of character thinking. That's what I think.
Oh golly. I just realized I wasn't subscribed. All fixed
I watched another video about how today people are traveling more because of technological advances and less restrictions of countries then even before. And also artists tend to be more introverted and isolating themselves, to write. But I think a book, a movie about an isolated person who starts to interact with neighbors, strangers and making friends will be a potential theme that will finding it’s audience. Or someone who is been gaming all his youth and have friends online and then one day they meet. Or like I mentioned earlier someone who travels alone and goes into an adventure. Of course the more interaction people , places, activities you engage in the more stories and experiences you will have . At the same time as a writer sometimes its better to sit, listen and observe. Thank you for the video.
Nope. Too much work.
But seriously, I think I accidentally did the last one for my published novel when I cut some initial chapters and simply referred to those events as background context in the final draft.
Very good insight. I discovered over the years that my best brainstorming discussions have not been with AI but with face to face conversations with my friends. We would get extremely excited about the the topic and after several hours we had come up with plots for an entire series. It really helps when you can bounce off ideas with friends. There's that human connection again 😊
Golly-gee, gosh darn it, this is my fifth video of yours that I've watched. I guess I'll subscribe.
I am writing a novelette currently and thought about characters’ thoughts and how to convey them just a couple of days ago. Great timing for me.
*Jeepers, this is good,* I thought as I tapped my android's screen to tell him so.
Just like every writing tool/technique, you just need to find a way that works for yourself. That's why reading is so important if you want to write, we can learn a lot from people who did it before us.
Oh golly. I'm not subscribed to Carl's channel yet. Gee whiz. I better do that right now
Nah man, I was thinking about writing explosions. But I'll subscribe.
Would you expand on character thoughts with an unreliable narrator? That strikes me as a particularly tricky situation. For example, imagine a strongly-voiced unreliable narrator who wants to incriminate the protagonist. Writing in, say, a close third person perspective, how should you best convey the character's thoughts filtered through the unreliable narrator versus the narrator's own thoughts? I've been considering using unitalicized free direct speech for the protagonist and italicized free direct speech for the narrator.
character thoughts are usually just boring. should be limited. action, dialogue, description is more important