Thanks for sharing. I started a book 10 years ago and add to it every now and then. I have always doubted if anyone would want to read it. My wife and family love it. I just find it hard to keep pushing to finish it through the daily grind of life.
My first Jack Carr experience was "In The Blood" in January of 2024...I loved it! Since then (and btwn. Mark Greaney, Vince Flynn & Brad Thor these last few months), I've now read almost all of your books (in proper order), and this day of March 31, I just started "Only The Dead". I took a break, came across this tuber & decided to give it a watch. I'm glad I did... I've done some writing, and REALLY would like to do more extensive writing ('cause a lot of what I wrote is kinda "poem-like" stuff of people I know)... This tuber reminded me that I have date books I've kept since 1986, so I can tell you where I was (what I did, etc.) 10, 15, 20 yrs ago on this date. I sometimes wondered how I would use that information to write a good book...since I haven't had too exciting a life (tho I am a happy being). I'd HAVE TO fictionalize it... Anyway, one thing that prevents me from writing is that I love to read (it's so much easier). I have no problem, if I have the time, spending an entire day reading a book (some yrs ago, I read Dan Brown's 400+ page "Origins" in less than 25 hrs - in one sitting). Watching this tuber is giving me the "nudge" I need to go through my datebooks and jot down what I can to use for a "novel" idea... It would be a start... btw, if I hadn't found & read Greaney's "The Gray Man", I would've never discovered Jack Carr books. You guys write some very additive books; I love them - I'd snort 'em if I could(!)...jes' kidding. Anyway, thanks for your fascinating book & video content - I tell anyone that'll listen to grab, AND READ, a copy of any of your books as they're all extremely engaging. You're an inspiration.
Valuable guidance Jack. Thank you for taking the time to compose your thoughts on writing, and doing this video for posterity. Greatly appreciated. Especially liked the comments on writing for yourself, for your bedside table. You are a true professional and the mentorship is well received.
Thanks for the advice! I have finished my first novel and am working on book two while I have some beta readers going through it. Next step is finding an agent and a publisher! It’s been my passion project since leaving full time law enforcement.
I used to work as a freelance writer where I wrote articles about various topics including data reviews and product reviews. Some were written for blogs. I got five star reviews for some of the articles I did and great feedback from the clients I wrote for and I also worked as a freelance creative writer for a company that makes city expIoration games so I created one for my city [didn't do the flash fiction writing part but the directions and everything else i did]. I been writing creatively since I was a kid, even published a short piece of fiction for a college online literary magazine that I went to school at and gave a reading of it at school's library. I also love to read too. Got the Terminal List books yesterday so I look forward to reading them when I can. Currently I'm working on a horror novel series, doing the first draft of a sequel aka book 2 [there's 3 books in series but I finished the first draft of book 1 back in 2019 with a option of a prequel if main series does well once it's published] but I haven't worked on book 2 lately but I hope to return to working on it again, finish it and start prep work for book 3 and then publish the main series. Haven't worked on book 2 draft since last year because I was busy with doing job in restaurant hospitality industry and doing coursework to go into my desired career so now that I'm not in restaurant hospitality industry job anymore [left it last month] and is now in my desired career i can go back to working on my book series again. I'm also a self-published author on Amazon, mostly it's just publishing coloring books, word search books, and mazes books for my brand of books and that I started last year. But great advice here, Jack.
Great to hear “The Last of the Breed” mentioned. I also miss the writings of J. C. Pollack, etc. I really enjoyed hearing your opinions on the process-keep ‘em coming.
I started writing my first novel late around September of last year and have procrastinated and haven't wrote much. In fact, I am starting from scratch with the idea and fleshing out an outline.
Great content Jack! I've completed the writing for my photo-story book (110 pages, 20 chapters with 26 photos, of the story behind a photo (or two) that I have created) and am now working to self-publish.
As a writter, even if you don't write, you can read what you already wrote to improve the text, you can do some researches to better describe something, or to have a better vocabulary, etc So when you are uninspired for the writing, do something else constructive
Do you have a recommendation if you have a great character, great storyline, great series, and have great ideas for novellas and a series around the characters but you are not a great writer? I believe I have a character unlike any other in the military action thriller genre but am struggling to plot and outline. I have tried a few ghosts but they cannot seem to capture some of the unique features of the characters and storylines. Any advice would be great!
Keep up the great work Jack. Since Pres. DJT said he (Military) are going after the Mexican Cartels we he gets back. Hopefully you could write the Fiction (soon to be Non Fiction) book "Hunting the Cartel" (without giving the cartels our game plans) Thank you Sir P.S. Let the higher ups know to smoke the cartel members in America first, so their bosses in Mexico can't use/activate them
Jack, one question. Do you have an opinion on the "Scene & Sequel" idea of writing? I've gotten lost in the world of "how to" books (story structure, proper arcs, hitting ever plot point, etc, etc, etc) that I now become overwhelmed by all the "rules." But then I recently found the Scene and Sequel approach, and feel it may be my answer. It's much easier to focus on one scene, one chapter, at a time, rather than ALL these rules. It also seems to allow me to get into the characters heads more, and allow more "flow" for me. Idk, just curious! I'm more of an analytical writer, who if anything OVER outlines, and needs to learn to become more of the "pantser" which I realize isn't as common in writing.
The rules don’t matter too much for Novel writing -in that, there are many approaches, that can be successful. Find what works for you intuitively and forget most of the rules. Screenwriting is different and success is very much dependent on solidly crafted structure… -but even this can be reduced to beginning, middle and end (though not necessarily in that order). God speed!
Jack will probably never see this but anyone know of good contests to submit to? I think my work is pretty good but REALLY struggling to find an agent willing to read it.
I'm currently working on mine. It's been about ten years of working through the story detail and presentation. Thanks for the advice if not worrying about treads and write, but my inner-self can't seem to detach from the writing process and the searching out beta readers and agents, particularly with the medium I'm using as my characters. I've thought of doing self-publishing, but works I've read in that vain seemed to be geared for quick action, a lot of dialog filler, and the market seems so saturated. I feel it's going more for quantity over quality. It just seems so daughting and trying to remain undaunted. The other bit I'm worried about is the infestation of woke culture in their superficial critical eye on subjects.
Thanks for sharing. I started a book 10 years ago and add to it every now and then. I have always doubted if anyone would want to read it. My wife and family love it. I just find it hard to keep pushing to finish it through the daily grind of life.
My first Jack Carr experience was "In The Blood" in January of 2024...I loved it! Since then (and btwn. Mark Greaney, Vince Flynn & Brad Thor these last few months), I've now read almost all of your books (in proper order), and this day of March 31, I just started "Only The Dead". I took a break, came across this tuber & decided to give it a watch. I'm glad I did...
I've done some writing, and REALLY would like to do more extensive writing ('cause a lot of what I wrote is kinda "poem-like" stuff of people I know)... This tuber reminded me that I have date books I've kept since 1986, so I can tell you where I was (what I did, etc.) 10, 15, 20 yrs ago on this date. I sometimes wondered how I would use that information to write a good book...since I haven't had too exciting a life (tho I am a happy being). I'd HAVE TO fictionalize it... Anyway, one thing that prevents me from writing is that I love to read (it's so much easier). I have no problem, if I have the time, spending an entire day reading a book (some yrs ago, I read Dan Brown's 400+ page "Origins" in less than 25 hrs - in one sitting). Watching this tuber is giving me the "nudge" I need to go through my datebooks and jot down what I can to use for a "novel" idea...
It would be a start...
btw, if I hadn't found & read Greaney's "The Gray Man", I would've never discovered Jack Carr books. You guys write some very additive books; I love them - I'd snort 'em if I could(!)...jes' kidding.
Anyway, thanks for your fascinating book & video content - I tell anyone that'll listen to grab, AND READ, a copy of any of your books as they're all extremely engaging.
You're an inspiration.
Thank you Jack. You are making a massive contribution with all the good quality creative outputs.
I'm not an author, hell, I didn't even stay at a Holiday Inn Express... but seriously, this is great advice for kicking ass in pursuit of any dream 🤘
Valuable guidance Jack. Thank you for taking the time to compose your thoughts on writing, and doing this video for posterity. Greatly appreciated. Especially liked the comments on writing for yourself, for your bedside table. You are a true professional and the mentorship is well received.
Nicely done, thank you.
Very helpful. My first book comes out this month and I wish I’d had this video when I started writing years ago. Thanks JC.
What’s your book called/about
Thanks Jack. Would love to see your bookshelves some day; the whole collection.
Thanks for the advice! I have finished my first novel and am working on book two while I have some beta readers going through it. Next step is finding an agent and a publisher! It’s been my passion project since leaving full time law enforcement.
Is your novel fiction or non fiction?
@jmo0311 fiction
Read all your books, cant wait for the new one. Keep up the good work and thank you for your service
These two videos were huge! Thanks for making them!
I used to work as a freelance writer where I wrote articles about various topics including data reviews and product reviews. Some were written for blogs. I got five star reviews for some of the articles I did and great feedback from the clients I wrote for and I also worked as a freelance creative writer for a company that makes city expIoration games so I created one for my city [didn't do the flash fiction writing part but the directions and everything else i did]. I been writing creatively since I was a kid, even published a short piece of fiction for a college online literary magazine that I went to school at and gave a reading of it at school's library. I also love to read too. Got the Terminal List books yesterday so I look forward to reading them when I can. Currently I'm working on a horror novel series, doing the first draft of a sequel aka book 2 [there's 3 books in series but I finished the first draft of book 1 back in 2019 with a option of a prequel if main series does well once it's published] but I haven't worked on book 2 lately but I hope to return to working on it again, finish it and start prep work for book 3 and then publish the main series. Haven't worked on book 2 draft since last year because I was busy with doing job in restaurant hospitality industry and doing coursework to go into my desired career so now that I'm not in restaurant hospitality industry job anymore [left it last month] and is now in my desired career i can go back to working on my book series again. I'm also a self-published author on Amazon, mostly it's just publishing coloring books, word search books, and mazes books for my brand of books and that I started last year. But great advice here, Jack.
Great to hear “The Last of the Breed” mentioned. I also miss the writings of J. C. Pollack, etc. I really enjoyed hearing your opinions on the process-keep ‘em coming.
Louis Lamour was great
Thanks Jack!
I started writing my first novel late around September of last year and have procrastinated and haven't wrote much.
In fact, I am starting from scratch with the idea and fleshing out an outline.
Great content Jack! I've completed the writing for my photo-story book (110 pages, 20 chapters with 26 photos, of the story behind a photo (or two) that I have created) and am now working to self-publish.
Thanks for sharing Jack. Hope to see you at Thrillerfest.
Thank You Sir
Love this! Thank you. Working on a handful of novels and manga right now
Thank you, sir. What I needed to hear and absorb.
Thanks for your input and advice jack, very much appreciated
Thank you for this Jack. I appreciate it beyond measure
Absolutely needed this. Thanks Jack!!
I really enjoy the wiring advice videos
Thank you for sharing this.
This was great Jack, thank you for sharing!
Thank you Sir, shared!
This is Awesome!! Thank You!🙏
Really appreciate this
Greatness. Very helpful!
If anyone deserves a Gundie Award, you do! Keep up the awesome content.
Thank you Bro. !
These are also great life lessonsl
I was given a similar mantra: Not even Jesus could please everyone.
“The most terrifying thing to face as a writer.. a blank page.”
Very cool.
As a writter, even if you don't write, you can read what you already wrote to improve the text, you can do some researches to better describe something, or to have a better vocabulary, etc
So when you are uninspired for the writing, do something else constructive
Do you have a recommendation if you have a great character, great storyline, great series, and have great ideas for novellas and a series around the characters but you are not a great writer? I believe I have a character unlike any other in the military action thriller genre but am struggling to plot and outline. I have tried a few ghosts but they cannot seem to capture some of the unique features of the characters and storylines. Any advice would be great!
Keep up the great work Jack. Since Pres. DJT said he (Military) are going after the Mexican Cartels we he gets back. Hopefully you could write the Fiction (soon to be Non Fiction) book "Hunting the Cartel" (without giving the cartels our game plans)
Thank you Sir
P.S. Let the higher ups know to smoke the cartel members in America first, so their bosses in Mexico can't use/activate them
Asking about advice (!?)
No.
Asking for advice.
Before writing, it's helpful to have a mastery of basic English grammar.
Jack, one question. Do you have an opinion on the "Scene & Sequel" idea of writing? I've gotten lost in the world of "how to" books (story structure, proper arcs, hitting ever plot point, etc, etc, etc) that I now become overwhelmed by all the "rules." But then I recently found the Scene and Sequel approach, and feel it may be my answer. It's much easier to focus on one scene, one chapter, at a time, rather than ALL these rules. It also seems to allow me to get into the characters heads more, and allow more "flow" for me. Idk, just curious! I'm more of an analytical writer, who if anything OVER outlines, and needs to learn to become more of the "pantser" which I realize isn't as common in writing.
The rules don’t matter too much for Novel writing -in that, there are many approaches, that can be successful. Find what works for you intuitively and forget most of the rules. Screenwriting is different and success is very much dependent on solidly crafted structure… -but even this can be reduced to beginning, middle and end (though not necessarily in that order). God speed!
Jack will probably never see this but anyone know of good contests to submit to? I think my work is pretty good but REALLY struggling to find an agent willing to read it.
I'm currently working on mine. It's been about ten years of working through the story detail and presentation. Thanks for the advice if not worrying about treads and write, but my inner-self can't seem to detach from the writing process and the searching out beta readers and agents, particularly with the medium I'm using as my characters.
I've thought of doing self-publishing, but works I've read in that vain seemed to be geared for quick action, a lot of dialog filler, and the market seems so saturated. I feel it's going more for quantity over quality.
It just seems so daughting and trying to remain undaunted.
The other bit I'm worried about is the infestation of woke culture in their superficial critical eye on subjects.
Unfortunately for me this is the very first time listening to Jack Carr speak. John Lovell's older brother.
Brah did you Faqin steal Han Solos line ! No no no Sir
I love this man hes doing such great things with his life
The dense beard question : answer…genetics
May 2023 be happier and more successful for you and your family. Happy New Years
May 2023 be happier and more successful for you and your family. Happy New Years :)