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6 Things New Writers SHOULD Worry About
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- Опубликовано: 12 авг 2024
- Many new writers worry about the wrong things. Today we'll discuss six things writers should be concerned about.
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Sometimes a writer will read their book so many times during the editing process and since they know the story so well, bad habits will fly over their head. They aren't truly enjoying their own story by the time it's done. They should read their book as a reader. Like they're experiencing it for the first time.
Another thing to do is read or lend the book to truthful and trustworthy family members who will give the realness. Their thoughts, opinions, reactions and body language gives a sense of if the book is worth it or not.
Good point about being blind to your own errors.
And I wish I could trust my family members as critiquers but... When I used to let my mom look at early drafts, she would correct spelling errors and tell me everything else was GREAT (which it definitely wasn't haha)
Brandon, I would like to thank you for your content. I follow over 2 dozen writing channels, and I must say that your content is in the top 5%. You clearly articulate your points, and provide examples, then speak to the examples. I will definitely purchase your novels. I believe that if you were to write a craft book or books, it would be exceptional. Thank you taking the time to organize and share the knowledge that you’ve gained. It has definitely had a positive impact on my conceptual understanding of writing as a skill, nuanced concepts, and how to apply the conceptual knowledge in a meaningful way. Thanks, man.
Wow. Thank you for the kind words and for checking out my books. This comment made my week.
I've considered writing a craft book, but I'm not sure how to focus it. Thing is, my advice is all over the place (either I take a subscriber's request or do a video on whatever is on my mind).
Hi Brandon! I've been devouring your videos, they're really helping me limp through my first serious novel writing attempt. I needed to hear "get it done ASAP" the most. I'm working on a fantasy that has required a lot of world-building and considering lots of 'why's' and 'how's' that while necessary and important, have stalled my actual 'getting pages written' progress by wallowing in them for too long. I'm sure many of those things will get answered along the way and I can't edit what isn't there in the first place, so it's time for me to push forward!
Absolutely... If you're writing a fantasy novel, be careful not to overthink your worldbuilding too much. That can freeze your progress for months or even years if you're not careful
Your comments on the "first novel syndrome" were especially helpful.
Yep, just pound the gas pedal and don't worry about crashing
Finding time. I have a bad procrastination habit. I distract myself too often on Twitter and watching youtube videos that by the time I'm done letting the internet absorb my attention like a sponge, my mind's clear to write, which sometimes ends up being several hours later than when I originally planned to write.
We've all been there. Procrastination is a nightmare for me too
I do the same thing. I procrastinate too often that I get caught up watching RUclips videos than doing the actual writing. I say to myself that I'm going to write the book but then I end up doing something else. That I always struggle with.
@@stephvandykeozzy Yep, guilty of this right now. Should be writing, but instead I'm checking my RUclips notifications
Great videos. A newbie's paradise. What I need to be worried about is: story structure, scene structure, and character arcs. I have been looking for this information for years. I had no plan of action and have been doing random things, which have moved my writing forward a bit, but there was a lot of circling and getting lost. There's lots of videos on writing, but no fundamentals or syllabus for someone starting out. Thank you!
Thrilled to hear you found value in this one. And great point about fundamentals/syllabus... My mission statement for the channel was that I wanted to teach the things I *wished* I had known sooner in my career. There are so many things to learn about writing, but some take major priority over others.
I cant overstate the importance of that advice about getting feedback from others, when I had some friends read my first two chapters they found such big problems that I hadnt noticed at all and it felt so much better after I fixed those so be sure to do that, and ensure them that you are fine with them being harsh
Points 1 and 2 are where I struggle. Saying I don't have time is a bad habit and hard to break from. There have been plenty of early mornings I've wasted time lol.
Try giving yourself an incentive of some sort on early mornings. Like if you get some writing done, allow yourself to eat a favorite food or watch an extra RUclips video or whatever fits
i have a friend that i've bounced ideas off but it's a terrible experience. all my friend says is "sounds good" "looks good" "either one sounds good" which is maddeningly unhelpful. on the other side of the coin, i'm giving her notes like "the reader may not know that from lore" "that character wouldn't react that way"
#4 is just exactly what J.K. Rowling did with her first published book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. She planned it for 5 years before finishing the manuscript. And it was a smash hit, international success and massive bestseller
Number 4# really hit home for me. I keep doing research, constant edits to my final draft, adding scenes to maximize my word/page count and make the story have its own identity and be exciting. Im nearly done with my debut. Im already 40,002 words in. When I'm done it'll probably be maybe in the 42 or 43,000 range. Im gonna self publish.
For me, writing has felt like trying to get to the center of a tornado. No matter where you enter, you get whipped and tossed around - so just enter, push through and enjoy the ride.
One of the viscous setbacks of not finding time to write is trying to remember where I last left off. This just compounds delays.
Haha that's a great analogy for it. Just let the whirlwind hit you.
The thing about finishing your first novel and realizing it sucks. That tells me which one I should work on the most, because I'm working on four, an (hopefully) epic grim-dark adventure trilogy and a horror novel.
Finish one so you can get an idea what a novel (written by you) is. Then your mind will start approaching your other novels differently. Best of luck!
@@WriterBrandonMcNulty thank you🙏
@@n.u.k.2188 Best of luck!
Which of today's tip did you need to hear most? Let us know!
again dude thank you so much for this channel and your videos, your thoughts your lessons your experiences. when i imagine what my days of writing would be like if you werent in them, if i only saw the other faces im use to seeing on here, where if your face and voice and vibe and mood werent a part of it, i would honestly be missing something huge. imagining all the other novel writing you tubers as being the only ones i know of, its like a fake world where those faces could be any face for any cause. your channel is so real dude! you are so real! i get a such a good dose of inspiration from any of your vids. !
Wow, thanks for all the kind words. Glad the videos are helping you!
Keep up the great work, man.
Thank you!
All of them, but I'm trying to finish your videos before continuing because I need a lot of the information you are giving in them.
"Research" could be just boxing around on the internet. Azimov said that authors need "bits." Each bit is a quantum of information. If you learn lots of bits, they can come together effortlessly when you write.
I definitely need to find others to get critique from, but all tips were necessary! Thanks Mane
Great advice but the only one I have to disagree (just because of me) is setting goals. I know, this HAS to be done to move forward but my procrastination brain takes that as a challenge and those timeframe goals topple one after another! I have learned to simply keep my head down and do the work instead of setting a date to get something accomplished. 🤣
McNulty...you magnificent bastard...I bought both of your books!
Michael, you equally magnificent bastard, thank you so much! Hope you enjoy them. And please leave Amazon reviews when you finish--reviews are a massive help
I will put into my first novel whatever time I need to make it successful.
Awesome, best of luck!
Great video! I heard all of these when I started years ago. Unfortunately, they didn't sink in. Especially #1. Oh, well. We learn by making mistakes.
Hahaha a reminder never hurts
#4 is just exactly what J.K. Rowling did with her first published book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. She planned it for 5 years before finishing the manuscript
Tbf she was a single mother with two small children so she probably didn’t have a lot of time to write for most of those five years.
And it was good that she planned it that well because it made the end actually feel connected to the beginning.
3:46 - great advice. Thanks! But what do you say to seasoned writers, or seasoned professionals of any industry, particularly in the art industry, who give such severe or “ripping apart“ criticism that it damages the young writers’ (literally, and figuratively speaking) confidence, self respect, self-worth and potentially “puts to death” their desire/will/love to write… Or at the very least, slows them down considerably, and gives them more personal issues to deal with than necessary? Should one’s desire or love of writing be able to withstand any form of criticism, however it’s delivered? [self critique: convoluted question? 😂]
I feel like you’ve done a video about this before, a.k.a. Bad advice, but I’m not sure if you’ve delved into the psychological inferences of this “bad advice“. A follow-up question for this would be how to thicken your skin and twist such traumatising experiences to your advantage?
You say _bad parts_ was actually your sixth or seventh novel, which leads me to believe you’ve weathered such experiences well, especially given the positive and constructive manner in which you put together these awesome videos.😊👍🏻
Writing on my lunch break with a goal of 300 words a day has helped me go from I'm going to write a book to I'm writing a book. Doing Sanderson's prime your mind has made 300 words alnost effortless. Keep simple goals and have a disciplined routine and the snowball effect takes over.
I have been subscribed to you for a while and am just now able to binge you. Should have done it sooner. Thank you. You have helped more than you know.
Thrilled to hear the videos are helping! Thanks for the kind words
With #4: I've made an outline from start to end where I'd like a short story of mine to go. With the outline done I've found some of it very predicable . Is it worth it to still write just to prove I can commit to finishing a story? I'm going in expecting my first story to be not very good, so by my own logic I shouldn't care if it's a bit predicable. Can it also be a case of being inside my own head? "Everyone will see that coming" and thoughts like that.
Outlines tend to lead to predictability. You can't see the best ideas until you're at "field level" with a story, so it might be worth it to finish an exploratory draft.
Also, if it's a short story, it can't be that long. Short stories are usually 7000 words at the max.
@@WriterBrandonMcNulty Exactly! I was about to make that comment. I think this would be a great topic for a video, by the way.
Brandon, your videos are the ones I value most in the writing tips genre! The format where you give good and bad examples are especially useful. Re today's tip of getting honest constructive critisism on your work: How do I find beta readers and critique circles to join?
When writing it is important to think about what you liked and disliked from other books or films and try to understand why you felt that way. For example, I saw the film 'London has fallen' where the US president was waiting for US commandos to save him from a safe house, but the CIA security guard recognised that they were terrorists because they weren't sweating... The film had lost all credibility long before that, but this just turned it into a comedy as opposed to the action thriller it was supposed to be. If something feels wrong, implausible, one in a million chance or cheesy, then it's probably bad.
My ADHD loves the short videos. You are amazing.
Thanks! You might also try bumping up the video speed to 1.25x, 1.5x, or 2x. I usually watch RUclips on 1.5x or 2x and it saves me time
@@WriterBrandonMcNulty i Never though of that. Thanks.
@@bi-non-binarystick129 It's a lifesaver. Cuts a 90-minute podcast down to 45 mins if you use 2x speed
Getting it done ASAP, and setting a time to write are the pieces I needed to hear the most from this list. My biggest issue though, is finally, finally making a decision on what it is I'm going to write. I used to write all the time, and actually have a bunch of novellas, and a half dozen novels under my belt (and not worthy of publication, to be honest, so they'll all remain in the trunk). But, lately I come up with all of these high concept ideas, and characters I find compelling, and subgenres I want to write in and I just can't commit to any of them for very long before I'm jumping to something else. I don't know if it's FOMO, Shiny Object Syndrome, or what it is, but it's driving me bonkers for like, going on three or four years now. Has this ever happened to you? Anyway, great video as always, thanks.
Sounds like Shiny Object Syndrome for sure. I can't say I've had that problem--usually I commit to whatever idea I'm most excited about (or which is easiest for me to write).
Ask yourself which of your ideas excites you the most AND has the potential to excite audiences the most. Roll with that idea.
@@WriterBrandonMcNulty Good advice. I think part of the problem is most of the ideas I'm most excited about revolve (no pun intended) around characters who are proficient with guns, and I'm not really interested in guns at all personally, so the research required would be a massive drag. And, I know it's likely necessary because gun people always seem to come out in droves on Amazon and Goodreads to jump all over authors who get the gun stuff wrong.
@@kenward1310 Check out The Writer's Guide to Weapons by Benjamin Sobieck. Great reference book. It came in handy while I was revising Entry Wounds (which is about a haunted revolver)
@@WriterBrandonMcNulty Oh, wow, okay I'll have to look into that. I admit I hadn't even googled potential books or other resources I could use for fear of falling down a research rabbit hole/time sink, but that sounds promising so thank you. Your Entry Wounds premise is killer as well, which I've probably already mentioned. Thanks again for all the great advice.
@@kenward1310 Sure thing!
I’ve been battling with #1 recently and I’m glad I’m worrying lol
A note about reading other authors. I rarely do it. I don't want to be derivative. I don't want another author's ideas to get into my subconscious. Then his ideas find themselves on my fookin page. But I made an exception for McNulty.
Comedians have to worry about this with jokes, but authors can (and should) draw inspiration from other sources. The trick is to put a fresh spin on things
Brandon: They waste their time doing things-
Me: like watching this video instead of writing
Haha we'll pretend it didn't happen this time
I definitely feel #4, (still) thinking my first novel is going to change the world =P BUT I did a great job of just busting out the first draft asap. Now, I'm spending a long time editing it, but it's kind of my case study/education in creative writing, so I'm giving myself plenty of time to improve it. I'm not a perfectionist, and I think I'll know when I'm actually done improving it... And then I'll move on to the 2nd of 4 books in this epic, life-changing series ;)
Hi Brandon. I’ve been watching your videos a lot lately. How do I get feedback from other authors? I don’t personally know any. How do I get a knowledgeable person to read my novel? Love your channel.
Worst thing about writing is that it actually is a WORK.
When you young and just begin this you see it as a magic. You just start doing it and it seems to be easy, and everything comes to life and you seem to succeed, and here are the first results, and it looks cool, and people even read it and don’t say bad things to you. But then the miracle ends and you realize that, well, yes, this is how it should work. And now you need to repeat this 1000 times. And everything turns into a routine. Which you have to deal with, including breaking yourself.
#7 Carpal Tunnel.
that and your fingertips hurting when you had a ridiculously good writing day.
Helpful advice :)
Thanks!
Tip 6.
I felt/was personally attacked by #3... >_>
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