I love the video! I remember when I wrote a 61-paged, handwritten story in first grade and I continue to wonder how I managed to stay so motivated to write it.😂I remember sitting at my desk and secretly writing, trying not to get caught by my teacher.😂😂😂 It was greeaaaat. But it was that story that really got me thinking about myself and my passion.❤️
How cool is that!! 😍 I know, same. I don't know how I stayed motivated to write all the (terrible) stories I did when I was a kid… but all the practice did pay off!
When I was 13, I wrote this horrible 340-paged, handwritten tween love story. (Why did I torture my hand that ruthlessly?😂) The 12-year-old MC had three boyfriends in a few weeks, her school ran a speed dating event for all the students (horrible poetry was involved) and she participated in some Americas next Topmodel rip-off (and won). Moreover, she cheated on boyfriend number 2 who paid for a 5 Star Hotel on Mallorca, with the boy that ended up becoming boyfriend number 3. (Boyfriend 2 actually cheated on her at the same time, so they were equal, at least according to my MC) She threw up from eating ice cream which contained a little bit of alcohol. I definitely knew how the world works😂 I didn't even finish it because I didn't know how it was supposed to end. Yeah, I was weird, I still am, tbh.
The best advice I have ever read on writer's block is: There's no such thing. Did you ever have a talking block? I think writer's block is just when a person let's his fear of judgement get the better of him or her. Do not take counsel of your fears. Life is for the brave. I like the Klingon, Mister Worf philosophy: Whatever doesn't kill you becomes the focus of your attack.
Abbie, you have said many great things. But this saying......"your book can change the world"......is classic and I will always keep it my mind and heart as inspiration to keep writing. A huge thank you.
Look Abbie I'm a cartoonist / Graphic Designer but i felt that there's something calling me towards writing and when is searched on youtube and found your channel you made me feel like " WOW " it's easy and fun + your studio looks amazing ♥ so THANK YOU ♥ Yousif from Egypt ♥
Your videos are so fun to watch! I love the way you edit your videos, now you’ll sometimes pause the music when your making a point. But what I love most about you is that your super positive. 👍🏻😁💗💕 keep up the great video content!
Thank you for talking about how not writing every day helps your creativity. I get exhausted by writing advice always saying "write every day". I love writing always have but if I wrote every day I'd... stop loving writing...
I feel like we are going to see an uprising of well-written villains. At least, I hope so. I hear lots of people raising awareness about the standard "bad guy, bad for the badness of being bad" and saying "we shouldn't do this!" The era of villains would be magical.
For writing historical fiction there is a LOT of research. But at least for me there were some things I really enjoy researching. Historical fiction is basically all I write, so I know a bit about research. Anyway, for example I am currently writing a story about WW2 from the Russian perspective. So, while there were many things, I really hated researching {Siege of Leningrad, Battle of Stalingrad etc.}, for obvious reasons. But there were also things I really enjoyed researching, like Russian food and how much western fashion was aloud in the USSR at the time. so don't be afraid of research, there will be unpleasant things, but there are good things too.
I also write like that, take a few days to feel sorry for myself and eat junk, and get back to it with enthusiasm (sometimes) a few days later... I'm finishing my phd thesis, and we have to stay sane somehow. Breaks are everything. Thanks for these videos!!!
Hi again, Abbie! This is a great video, but I want you to know that I loved this sentence: "That is my motivation, how can we change the world, how can we create art that changes the way people think BY CHANGING HOW THEY FEEL." In fact, you reminded me of Neil Gaiman, my favorite author, because it's a phrase he could have said. (Okay, I had to put the google translator to write this last one). Anyway, I'm very happy for your future published novel and I wish you the best of the world! Congratulations!! See you next year! Have a great holiday time! Kisses from Spain :3
THE BOXCAR CHILDREN!!! I COULDN’T REMEMBER THE NAME! I’VE BEEN TRYING TO REMEMBER FOR TWO WEEKS AND COULD NOT! It’s so straightforward. I can’t believe I forgot 😂. Thanks you so much!
thank you for answering my question! i always appreciate your weekly insight and this week was super personalized to our individual questions so its even better! ❤️ i love your videos and advice. enjoy your hiatus and keep being awesome, Abbie!
My problem is the exact opposite. I am writing a novel at the age of 11. And I literally beat myself up for not writing nice. At all. My friends and parents say that its amazing but if your comparing yourself with someone like J.K rowling... um.... It is going to end in tears.
Abbie, how do you use Hemingway? Hemingway doesn't give to an option on how you can fix your sentence structure. Usually I find that a couple, well placed periods will fix up my hard to read sentences. But I don't want smaller sentences all the time. So usually I'll add a period to see if that fixes my sentences, but then replace the period with a coma. Helmingway has made me pay more attention to my writing and editing and I find after editing my work with the app, it's a lot better. So I feel a bit of decision making is needed when editing with Hemingway. Is this how you edit with Hemingway App?
I love, love, LOVE your videos, and all the fabulous information, your spunk and your wisdom. One thing I don't really like about them (the only thing) is the music in the background. Your info is so interesting and informative, and the music is very distracting. It's unnecessary. You are very interesting, and I want to just listen to you. I hope you take this the way it was intended: to be helpful. Thanks!
Thank you so much, Holly! I'm so glad you're enjoying my videos. Aw, I'm sorry the music is distracting to you. I try to keep it soft but sometimes it sounds different through headphones vs on a speaker system. So happy to have you here on the channel! 💛✨
Can you remake the three act story structure video, or at least make the questions easier to understand, because I had a really hard time following what the specific categories were in each act.
I love that you're self taught. Way too much stock is put in formal education.
thank you!
I love the video! I remember when I wrote a 61-paged, handwritten story in first grade and I continue to wonder how I managed to stay so motivated to write it.😂I remember sitting at my desk and secretly writing, trying not to get caught by my teacher.😂😂😂 It was greeaaaat. But it was that story that really got me thinking about myself and my passion.❤️
How cool is that!! 😍 I know, same. I don't know how I stayed motivated to write all the (terrible) stories I did when I was a kid… but all the practice did pay off!
Abbie Emmons Yes it certainly did!💕 I bet you’re an amazing writer, Abbie!
When I was 13, I wrote this horrible 340-paged, handwritten tween love story. (Why did I torture my hand that ruthlessly?😂)
The 12-year-old MC had three boyfriends in a few weeks, her school ran a speed dating event for all the students (horrible poetry was involved) and she participated in some Americas next Topmodel rip-off (and won). Moreover, she cheated on boyfriend number 2 who paid for a 5 Star Hotel on Mallorca, with the boy that ended up becoming boyfriend number 3. (Boyfriend 2 actually cheated on her at the same time, so they were equal, at least according to my MC) She threw up from eating ice cream which contained a little bit of alcohol. I definitely knew how the world works😂
I didn't even finish it because I didn't know how it was supposed to end.
Yeah, I was weird, I still am, tbh.
@@bookishwriter9460 the first one I wrote is cringe
The best advice I have ever read on writer's block is:
There's no such thing. Did you ever have a talking block?
I think writer's block is just when a person let's his fear of judgement get the better of him or her. Do not take counsel of your fears. Life is for the brave.
I like the Klingon, Mister Worf philosophy: Whatever doesn't kill you becomes the focus of your attack.
Abbie, you have said many great things. But this saying......"your book can change the world"......is classic and I will always keep it my mind and heart as inspiration to keep writing. A huge thank you.
Look Abbie
I'm a cartoonist / Graphic Designer but i felt that there's something calling me towards writing and when is searched on youtube and found your channel you made me feel like " WOW " it's easy and fun + your studio looks amazing ♥
so THANK YOU ♥
Yousif from Egypt ♥
Your videos are so fun to watch! I love the way you edit your videos, now you’ll sometimes pause the music when your making a point. But what I love most about you is that your super positive. 👍🏻😁💗💕 keep up the great video content!
Thank you so much, Lindsay!! I'm so happy you like my videos - that means so much to me! 😊💛
It's never too late to start. From a fan working her way into her dotage. Cheerfully. As a writer.
Thank you for talking about how not writing every day helps your creativity. I get exhausted by writing advice always saying "write every day". I love writing always have but if I wrote every day I'd... stop loving writing...
Yes exactly!!! That is honestly NOT the best writing advice… every creative is different and has their own groove! 💛
I feel like we are going to see an uprising of well-written villains. At least, I hope so. I hear lots of people raising awareness about the standard "bad guy, bad for the badness of being bad" and saying "we shouldn't do this!" The era of villains would be magical.
I HOPE SO! That would be awesome 😍
For writing historical fiction there is a LOT of research. But at least for me there were some things I really enjoy researching. Historical fiction is basically all I write, so I know a bit about research. Anyway, for example I am currently writing a story about WW2 from the Russian perspective. So, while there were many things, I really hated researching {Siege of Leningrad, Battle of Stalingrad etc.}, for obvious reasons. But there were also things I really enjoyed researching, like Russian food and how much western fashion was aloud in the USSR at the time. so don't be afraid of research, there will be unpleasant things, but there are good things too.
I also write like that, take a few days to feel sorry for myself and eat junk, and get back to it with enthusiasm (sometimes) a few days later... I'm finishing my phd thesis, and we have to stay sane somehow. Breaks are everything. Thanks for these videos!!!
Wow Nicola, go you!! and yes I can totally relate. 😂 breaks are super important!
"I don't write regularly"
"Write A LOT"
Hi again, Abbie! This is a great video, but I want you to know that I loved this sentence: "That is my motivation, how can we change the world, how can we create art that changes the way people think BY CHANGING HOW THEY FEEL." In fact, you reminded me of Neil Gaiman, my favorite author, because it's a phrase he could have said. (Okay, I had to put the google translator to write this last one). Anyway, I'm very happy for your future published novel and I wish you the best of the world! Congratulations!!
See you next year! Have a great holiday time! Kisses from Spain :3
Wow thank you so much!! I'm so glad that line inspired you! 💛✨ this comment brightened my day. :D
THE BOXCAR CHILDREN!!! I COULDN’T REMEMBER THE NAME! I’VE BEEN TRYING TO REMEMBER FOR TWO WEEKS AND COULD NOT! It’s so straightforward. I can’t believe I forgot 😂. Thanks you so much!
thank you for answering my question! i always appreciate your weekly insight and this week was super personalized to our individual questions so its even better! ❤️ i love your videos and advice. enjoy your hiatus and keep being awesome, Abbie!
Aw, you are welcome, girl! I'm so glad you're here and that you enjoy my channel! 💛✨
I always feel like working on my book after watching your videos, it's amazing! Thanks haha!
THIS COMMENT BRIGHTENED MY DAY 💛
I'm an INFJ too! Have you ever read the book "The INFJ Writer" by Lauren Sapala? It's so excellent for writers in general, not just INFJ's!
Ah, you answered my question!
♥
I also love writing a good villain hahaha
Yes!! 💛 thank you girl!
I soooo wanna buy the book
The older you get the more you've experienced, which helps you to be a better writer. I hope! ;)
awwww!!! we'll miss you!!! have fun on hiatus!!
Aw thanks girl for the video, it was very informative!! Have fun on holiday☺️ see you in 2019!
Thank you so much!! 💛✨
Yay!!!!! I'm so excited for 100 Days!
THANK YOU!
I am an infj tooo...I am happy that you are too
Awesome video Abbie. Nice charisma and marvelous encouragement. Keep it up! ;)
So you _are_ an INFJ! I am one too and just couldn't let go of the feeling that you might just be one too haha.
Miss you 💜 thanks for the video it's been very inspiring for me 😄
I'm so glad you liked it! 😊
My problem is the exact opposite. I am writing a novel at the age of 11. And I literally beat myself up for not writing nice. At all. My friends and parents say that its amazing but if your comparing yourself with someone like J.K rowling... um.... It is going to end in tears.
Don’t worry my dude you’ll get better over time. Masters aren’t made overnight!
(Just found your channel so I’m rewatching old videos) But I also wrote boxcar children fanfic when I was 6-8 years old!
Abbie, how do you use Hemingway? Hemingway doesn't give to an option on how you can fix your sentence structure. Usually I find that a couple, well placed periods will fix up my hard to read sentences. But I don't want smaller sentences all the time. So usually I'll add a period to see if that fixes my sentences, but then replace the period with a coma. Helmingway has made me pay more attention to my writing and editing and I find after editing my work with the app, it's a lot better. So I feel a bit of decision making is needed when editing with Hemingway. Is this how you edit with Hemingway App?
Great video! You give some great advice, thanks!
U r really inspired me soo much 🥰😍! Tq dude
First! Wow I've never been first before!
Awesome video!
You're a musician?
Also what do you like to read? Some people like to write the type of stories they like to read. Do you delve into other genres?
Can you do more videos where you answer our questions?
I listen to Mark Dawson and Joana Penn's podcasts as well!
Some books on writing I like to read are ones by K.M. Weiland. Totally recommend those!! 😃
Oooh I love K.M. Weiland's blog! She writes some great articles. 😍 and that's so cool you listen to those podcasts as well! *high fives*
I love, love, LOVE your videos, and all the fabulous information, your spunk and your wisdom. One thing I don't really like about them (the only thing) is the music in the background. Your info is so interesting and informative, and the music is very distracting. It's unnecessary. You are very interesting, and I want to just listen to you. I hope you take this the way it was intended: to be helpful. Thanks!
Thank you so much, Holly! I'm so glad you're enjoying my videos. Aw, I'm sorry the music is distracting to you. I try to keep it soft but sometimes it sounds different through headphones vs on a speaker system. So happy to have you here on the channel! 💛✨
It's okay, I'm an INFJ too XD
Enjoy your hiatus!
YAY!! *high fives* 😊
I love your background.
Can you remake the three act story structure video, or at least make the questions easier to understand, because I had a really hard time following what the specific categories were in each act.
8:25 acctually I feel a lot more fear about the future of my day job as a scientist... this world is really amazing :D
Where to start after you have s story idea and mapped your characters
Do you have goodreads? :)
Yes I do! www.goodreads.com/user/show/8633580-abbie
lol, my main character is an INFJ