Writing Characters with PTSD (Fiction Writing Advice)
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- If you write characters who experience trauma, check out this video to learn where to start when depicting PTSD in your stories.
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as someone with PTSD i found it hard to write how the character showing their PTSD, but everything in this video is correct and at this point it just goes unnoticed to me, so if your character has PTSD try to make it seem like a normal part of their life and flashbacks don't last for hours or even minutes its just a quick flash of everything that happened during that moment.
Thanks for sharing! Gonna pin this comment
Have C PTSD and my flashbacks can last for weeks, days and hours. Mainly live in them for a long while. You should know it's different for everyone suffering just because you only get it for a short time doesn't mean that's how it is for everyone.
I’ve had PTSD since I was 4, I’m nearly 30 now and I’m STILL struggling to keep my triggers at bay (I’m in therapy and doing my best to heal, it’s just an INSANELY long road to recovery but I’m still walking, just haven’t gotten to my destination yet is all)
I feel like, as writers, we all know a little about A LOT of things...
You're spot on--we gotta got be pseudo-experts in everything. I feel like every great writer has to be a cut-rate doctor, lawyer, cop, karate black belt, etc. as well
@@WriterBrandonMcNulty haha for sure. My pseudo degree is in science mainly. Did a lot of research into physics and new technologies for inspiration with my sci-fi stories.
@@WriterBrandonMcNulty only thing I wish is that I had joined the military. Its a big blind spot for me.
@@TrevorDuran3390 Oh man... that's the reason why I never even attempted to write hard SF or techno-thrillers. TOO MUCH to learn. You have my respect for digging into physics and tech.
Military stuff is something I've been trying to learn about recently. Lot to consider--it's not just weapons, tactics, and officer hierarchies...you also gotta think about the soldier's mind
@@WriterBrandonMcNulty but even the little things. Like what is the process like to even GET overseas.When do you get a loaded weapon etc.
I studied psychology for years online. Why? I was writing a book lol
Haha so true. Any psych books/articles you'd recommend for writers?
I had plain old normal PTSD from living in a crime-ridden city. That cleared up by itself after a year in a very safe place. With this classic PTSD I noticed hypervigilance and dreams the most. I was in my early 20's, working at a fast food restaurant with a bunch of teens and early twenties coworkers and we enjoyed playing games with one another. One was, try to sneak up on each other. No one could sneak up on me. I was on red alert for potential criminal activity at all times.
The dreams would catapult me out of sleep, not knowing where I was or what was happening and I'd be jumping out of bed before I even knew I was awake. I'd suddenly find myself holding a knife or a blunt object (which I kept by my bed), tearing around the apartment looking for an intruder, in absolute terror. I once took a nap with someone else in the room, and they reported every time they made a small noise, I would sit up and say "Whos there?" But I was asleep the whole time.
On the other hand, I still have complex PTSD, and it's a bitch to treat. I'm still struggling. The symptoms are so deep and engrained, it's like trying to take apart my whole personality.
I'm writing a story right now-well, more of a fanfic 😭-and one of the characters, Nancy, has PTSD regarding an event that happened in her old hometown which killed her little brother, his friends, and her friends. But the perspective from which Nancy has PTSD is from her little sister and I was so worried I would get something wrong due to writing from a child’s mind, who, obviously doesn't understand everything her older sister is going throuh right now. However this video has helped me tremendously! Thank you!
Thanks! Best of luck with your story
a plot device I like very much is when the trauma happens during the story, so we can get to know the character before and after he got his ptsd and see the development on how it goes, it turns out to be some kind of character arc
Steven Universe…
The main character in my narrative primarily used the 4th response FAWN (a people pleaser) Goes along with what people say or do, trying to make them happy and gets upset if she can't. As her brain learned that would cause people to lash out, isolate or abandon her. Her secondary responses are FREEZE and FLIGHT. Can be shown as restlessness, feeling of being trapped; depression and difficulty with eating. Often due to inability to accomplish the primary response. A Fawn Freeze Flight response while a secondary character is Fight Flight Freeze, a hypervigilant warrior.
Good to know about FAWN. I'll have to keep that one in mind while I'm working on my characters. It sounds like you've got a pretty strong grasp on PTSD, so best of luck with the rest of your writing!
I have a character whose response pattern is Freeze, Flight, Fawn. His attitude is that he has to endure everything that comes his way so that no one else gets hurt. If freezing doesn't work, he flees. If he is trapped and can't flee, he tries to please people because he is afraid of hurting others, even if it's just in a small way.
My protagonist has C-PTSD and she’s the same way. She often puts others’ wants before her own needs.
I have a character who has PTSD from being used a weapon of war, and resorts to FIGHT, and FREEZE primarily. As context, she has attempted, to move on, though struggles with it, and for now she emotionally and physically distances herself from people, as she hasn't understood any concept of just being rather "normal". She constantly was living in a place where she could've been killed in any moment, and moving on from that, she doesn't really take it too well when people try to interact with her, because, well, she doesn't understand how interaction works. I plan to introduce her as someone in a story me and my friends are writing together, though, I'm having some trouble figuring out how she would interact with the main group of protaginists.
Hmm...might need to create a scenario where she MUST work with others to accomplish a goal. Then have the others attempt to reach out to her while she insists on distancing herself.
Maybe a shared external goal like getting a mission or something that doesn't involve emotional attachment. Might actually use this as well
Maybe one of the people your character interacts with has knowledge of PTSD, or their own personal experiences, and that could allow connection with the group.
Is she a villain?
That last point is on point. I have a colleague who served in Eastern Europe in the 90s. Till this very day he still wakes up screaming at night and cant really live without being extremely active. Everytime there is nothing to do he basically loses his mind.
I’ve been currently researching Dissociative Identity Disorder for fanfic. Let me give advice first for anybody writing about DID and wanting to do it right: Research, research, and more research. Watch RUclips videos by people with the disorder, read academic papers on it, etc.
The reason I’m doing this to this particular character is because had the circumstances been right in canon, this could’ve happened, and the ways it would affect his life would be significant. I also have to take into account how certain aspects of this universe’s magic system will interact with DID. It’s a very tiring, but rewarding process. Your video is one of many that are helping me write this.
I am taking great pains in writing it accurately, and I hope my efforts aren’t for naught.
Best of luck with your story! Anything particularly important/interesting that you've come across regarding DID?
@@WriterBrandonMcNulty Yes actually. In a video by @The Entropy System, they were describing how new alters are formed. The thing I found interesting was DID’s relationship with PTSD. The video explains it better but, essentially, PTSD is like DID. When an alter is formed due to trauma, a large part will break off. When a person develops PTSD, something similar happens, but on a much tinier scale.
There is so much I’m learning about this disorder and it is very fascinating.
Here’s the video from the channel I was talking about: ruclips.net/video/fw4332GVKv0/видео.html
@@MistyShadowsXX_Valdemar Thanks for sharing this. And when you say "alter" do you mean alter ego? I'm not familiar with the term
@@WriterBrandonMcNulty Alter is the alter personalitie(s) that form due to trauma. I would suggest watch videos subject and read articles so as to get a better understanding as I don’t think I’m adept at explaining it 100% correctly.
@@MistyShadowsXX_Valdemar No worries. I recently watched the movie Split, so I was curious
Very interesting! There is a lot to go into these characters. For a more in-depth description by someone with PTSD I recommend Trauma is more than just PTSD. It also has a great comment describing the 4th response FAWN as a people pleaser, such as trying to make people happy to their own expense because of trying to avoid punishment/exiling/abandonment.
I'm having trouble finding "Trauma is more than just PTSD". Is this a book?
This is helpful as I’m trying to portray the character from my comics having ptsd as he watched everyone and everything he loves die before him
It would be interesting to hear your take on writing psychopath/sociopath characters, or any antisocial machiavellian characters in general.
That sounds like a great idea for a video (or multiple videos). Anything specific you would like me to cover in a potential video like that? Any specific characters you'd like me to address?
@@WriterBrandonMcNulty I might not be the same guy but, an deep analysis of Bill Cipher would be cool.
I'm currently trying to make a character with PTSD so this REALLy helps.
Thanks man.
I have a character with PTSD in my five book series that I’m writing. She experienced a trauma in the first book and is still dealing with it in the fifth one. All of my characters experience difficulties throughout the series and I don’t have any of them just “get over it.” It sticks with them. I didn’t want to do any lazy writing there.
Apparently yes, I sent my script to a select few test readers and one of them responded (much to my surprise) that "I think your main character has untreated PTSD". I realised I knew very little about PTSD so I did some research, helped by the book "The body keeps score" for example, and sure enough. That puts my main character and their story in a whole new perspective. So now I have to go back, check for inconsistencies and contraditions. Again.
A character of mine has PTSD from physical abuse. He's not a very open character, and he's learned to mask very well, so the other characters don't catch on at first to the fact that he dealt with traumatic experiences for a long time. He deals with mainly flashbacks and nightmares, and is extremely sensitive to touch because of how his master hurt him.
I don't really have PTSD myself; does this sound accurate to those who do?
I don't want to say yes or no, but maybe someone else can clarify. If not, you might try asking on Reddit. I'm sure they have a mental health Subreddit with people willing to help
@@WriterBrandonMcNulty Thanks 😁👍
For me the interesting part of PTSD is that it works at the beliefs and values levels of cognition (model from NLP) so they won't be aware of how they sabotage themselves but they'll have a broken unconscious idea of how to function, e.g. if they are perfectly tidy they will be loved, or they may always refuse an umbrella and judge those who use them because they are nasty things that put people's eyes out.
My current project has a person dealing with ptsd, and as someone who has it myself I must say everything here is very accurate. You don’t know you are acting “strangely” until afterwards, if at all and the flashbacks and/or triggers are usually something that happens without you noticing. Also when you are constantly in fight or flight your body is making way to much adrenaline which can cause extreme anxiety and shaking like shaky hands cause the body is trying to get rid of all the extra energy. Or at least this is how my C PTSD is of course it different between people.
A fourth F that's a common response to a PTSD trigger is Fawning. I've had PTSD for 40 years, and have only been working on my mental health over the past 5 years. Looking back I see where I frequently responded to a trigger by becoming obsequious, while feeling like I was being stupid, for it. Thanks for the great food for thought. Looking forward to more of your videos!
Hi Brandon, just wanted to congratulate you on reaching 1000 subscribers and thank you for all your great videos! I've learned so much from you in the past few weeks and I'm writing again thanks to you. Keep up the good work!
Hey, thanks a ton! If you ever have a subject you want me to cover, let me know. My past 4 or 5 videos have all been audience requests, so don't be shy about asking
I have been practicing psychology for over 25 years and I'm now writing my first novel. My protagonist has some symptoms of PTSD but struggles more with being victimized by a deep betrayal. Many of the signs and symptoms of dealing with deep betrayal can overlap with, or mimic, a more typical psychological trauma. Moreover, both can be present in the same patient. Yet, discerning between the two however has significant treatment implications. Brandon, this was an excellent overview of writing characters with PTSD. Along with one's particular factors of psychological resilience, there are a lot of sociological factors that can affect whether a person gets better or not over time with PTSD, a condition which can be crippling for sure.
I’m working on a Batman story, where Bruce has severe ptsd and it will make the no-guns rule deeper.
God bless you all!
Cool best of luck with it!
I've just finished my first novel, a science fiction paranormal military spy Thriller involving cops criminals and tier one special operators. I myself continue to deal with the life long challenge of complex post-traumatic stress. I do not address this issue directly in my work, but after watching the video I recognize these traits in most of my characters to one degree or another. My advice is to thoroughly research the subject. Podcast interviews with trauma survivors, military, domestic violence Etc are also very useful
big help right now! I'm writing a character that has PTSD, so thanks
Glad to help! Best of luck with your story
Thank you. I plan on writing a story with a charactor who has PTSD, and i do not want to mess it up, and this helps on giving quick information on what it can do to a charactor
I love this video, it's helped me a lot, In my story a pilot accidentally kills his best friend and never wants to fly again, but after tons of events and help he hops back into the cockpit once again
Glad to hear it helped! Best of luck with your story
I still carry the effects of chronic PTSD, but my character suffers from an acute form. In my case, the freeze and fight instincts are most familiar; with my character, he's definitely more a fighter. One thing I learned from my experience is that I lost a natural fear of death. When it happens, it happens. It has happened multiple times since my experiences, but when other people are freaking out when things do get to a life and death situation, I'm calm-I've been there. It makes me come across as callous, when in reality, it's just a mortal phobia I was forced to confront in my early twenties.
I know im REALLY late but i was struggling a lot to write a character with PTSD so thank you SO SO much!! this really helped me :)
I am currently training to be a a trauma therapist (EMDR and DBT mainly) and I am writing a book about individuals with different expressions of PTSD meeting and inadvertently helping each other begin the healing process. I also cannot recommend reading ‘The Body Keeps the Score’ and ‘Trauma and Recovery’ to learn about the causes, experiences, and treatment of traumatized people.
I think I'm on the right track with my character. Thank you!
Thanks so much! I really needed this for something I’m making, not one but two characters have PTSD of some sorts
Is there a character with PTSD in your current work-in-progress? Let us know!
Yes. Yes, there is.
I want to say thank you. Your channel is one of the best things I have randomly stumbled upon on RUclips. It's great I can watch a short video that makes me understand the subject instead of having to read essay level dry meaningless texts.
@@AIRIDAS.1 Thanks! And that's how I am. I always check for videos before turning to blogs/essays. The audio+visual combo is better for learning IMO
Yes. While I didn't consider it to be PTSD when I was writing it, she exhibits a good deal of the symptoms. In the end she finds a way to be at peace with it, but is not "over" it.
Hmmm idk, well, some of my characters in my Short stories may have ptsd, the protagonists saw their mom die and the spirit of the boy who haunts the teddy bear was full of anger and spirit of vengeance because of his untimely death and unfair murder.
The fawn response is also a really fascinating one
I've lost more family and friends than anyone my age should. I've been involved in violence that I didn't think much of at the time.
Flashbacks dont bother me much, but the hypervigilance is an absolute bitch. I'm everywhere other than here, until something crazy happens.
The scariest part of it is the fact that some primitive part of my brain LOVES that "here and now" feeling. Violence sucks, 100%, but it definitely makes you feel alive.
Being right at home when doing something that youll go to any length to avoid is a surreal experience.
The fact I have PTSD/C-PTSD and don’t know how to write someone based on myself is actually wild 💀
I'm writing a character in a dark fantasy setting with PTSD. And I wanted to use the trauma to as a tool to drive the narrative forward because part of what he experienced motivated him to do what he does throughout the story. So I've been learning as much as I could about trauma because it will play a big role in the story that I am making.
Awesome, best of luck with your story!
@@WriterBrandonMcNulty thanks.
I have a character who has PTSD , it started with him nearly dying in a snow storm as a child and the people who saved him were nice at first until he found their secrets and that caused them to abuse him and make him murder someone to get their love back, later on in the book he overcomes his trauma after protecting and caring for a small child.
Sounds pretty twisted... Best of luck with your story!
This was very helpful thank you! I have two characters with complex ptsd. And while I’m not self diagnosing myself I do share some of the symptoms and wanted to be sure I was on the ball.
Thanks for watching! Best of luck with your story
I'm working on a superhero who recently got back from the Afghanistan war.
His most common trigger is in his dreams, he'll be back in the desert fighting, and one triggers it is the dreaded sound of the A-10's Brrrrt sound.
Loving the Uzumaki hardcover in the back
Thanks! And I need to find a way to cram the rest of my Junji Ito collection onto that shelf haha. Just finished Smashed the other night
@@WriterBrandonMcNulty Souichi's Beloved Pet was so unsettling, i loved it
@@richarddejesus3986 Agreed, and the first Souichi story (the one with the haunted house opening up) was one of my favorites in the collection. The "Smashed" story and the one where people remain stuck to the place of their worst crime were my other favorites.
Exactly what I needed! Ty
Glad it helped! Thanks for watching!
@@WriterBrandonMcNulty for some reason this is type of info for writing is difficult to find. Specifically for writing, I don't understand why? Maybe because it's a tough subject overall especially for those ignorant of the the effects that PTSD have on those that suffer. Can't ask about it without landing in a swamp of a conversation that ends with more questions and less answers .
@@ZeroXXIII It's a tricky subject, and I imagine it scares off some teachers and RUclipsrs from talking about it.
But PTSD is prevalent in fiction, and the more we discuss it, the more we can understand it. I mean, it shows up in Marvel movies, and that's as popular as it gets these days.
I'm thinking of doing another video on writing violence and other brutality soon. Just need to gather the right material. One of my subscribers requested it, so I'll give it a shot
Super helpful since my current WIP does indeed have a main character with PTSD (he's an ex-WWII vet). Thank you!
Anytime!
The fact I have a very traumatic character and found this video by accident
Absolute win
I've been planning a romance novel for a few years now and my main character has ptsd and my female character has ptsd symptoms as well the overall theme is grief as they both have lost loved ones
This is a personal story I want to write because I have lost someone which effected me a lot and I have ptsd as well so it's been hard writing it I know people will have an issue with the word romance but I don't intend on romanticising the condition it's very delicate and moving
Hope it works out well for you. Best of luck with your writing
I love your channel!!!
And I love your comments--thanks again!
Without going in to details, i am currently creating a character with PTSD:
While i have a limited knowledge about psychology, i understood a simple but important detail about human mind: the corruption and the healing process doesn't happen in a couple a days.
I admit that i too may use too much the relationship between the protagonist and her boyfriend, i still don't use it as a definitive cure. For example, the protagonist is mentally and physically tested by her fears and paranoia at a level where she doesn't distinguish reality and illusion anymore. She maintais the same sense of dread, disgust or distrust in certain situstions that may remind her of her trauma.
She doesn't start cry, scream or become paralysed, but she still may experience a slight uncomfortable feeling. It is satysfing to see your characters overcome their limits, fears and obstacles i think that is still important that they must appear as humans. They sure grow stronger, but keeping small parts of their insecurities still alive just a while longer can make them appear more human and more realistic, especially considering that some psychological injuries may take months or even decades to truly heal. (In my case, i think is a good choise considering that my writings focus heavily on the psychological aspects and how those aspects can alter.)
I hope i was clear in what i was trying to convey, i am italian. As always, you are doing a great job! Good luck to you and to all the writers out there.
Yes, the main character of my WIP heavily suffers from it. For the most part, she copes by binge-eating whenever she's stressed, (she used to smoke, but she nowadays she mostly chows down on lollipops instead). For the most part, until the inciting incident galvanizes her, she's just kind of drifting through her career with no real purpose or prospects whatsoever.
My main character is all up in PTSD because of what I did to him in book I, I do feel bad about that. So guiding him into the following stories while he's so wounded and traumatised is a delicate balance.
Thanks this helped a lot
Anytime. Thanks for watching!
Kind of. I have a character named Jasper from one of my stories that comes off as that bitter old man that is an ass. My friend barrow him for her story that tales place earlyer in our timeline, and I have been wanting to wright Jasper's story so you have a better understanding as to how he became the way he is. But I'm kind of afraid to becasue I'm afraid I wouldn't tell the story wright.
When you're telling the story, you can introduce him as a bitter asshole. Then later on you can show us why he is the way he is.
I have plans to write a book (well fan fiction) and it’ll have 4 parts but I like to call them seasons (because it’s going to be based on a TV show). Here’s what I have without spoiling anything I got planned. Part 1 is going to be slice of life, fleshing out the main cast and having some hints here in there that something is off with a twist at the end. Part 2 is the aftermath and dealing with some shady stuff mixed in (I’m keeping it vague for now). Part 3 is where I want to place PTSD and trauma for the main character, at least in her eyes because she doesn’t know what the others are dealing with, with a tournament arc mixed in. Part 4 is still a work in progress at least in planning stages. All you need to know is the characters are going to deal with whoever is behind all of what’s happening. That’s all I have for now, still working on Part 1 though so the other stuff is going to come much later idk when
Rather late to the party. My present project's main character has PTSD and helps many of the orbital characters work with and through their life-altering traumas. Part of the theme is the wide variety of such traumas, and responses, as well as the varying time lapses from trauma to symptoms.
I’m thinking about giving my protagonist from my story PTSD considering all the trauma he went through. After watching this video, I think I understand it better and can thus write it in a more proper way, especially with learning the reactions Fight, Flight, and Freeze (I think he’d experience all of these reactions at least once).
Trying to write a character who lost her family to a plague and became extremely depressed and germaphobic. Any sort of sickness gives her flashbacks and terrifies her. Hopefully this vid is accurate cause I'm using it lol
I had just finished an English class whose main purpose is disability, PTSD was not covered but I'm trying to write a story that depicts it. the main character has been fighting her whole life and she is currently at a moment where she is in a safe space with other people who mean her no harm. Despite her current environment, she still feels like she is in the past and struggles to stick to the present. she often gets into a fight response but also gets into the freeze reaction.
the story is still at its starting point and currently, she is in an environment that would be considered "normal", but she doesn't feel normal at all. She feels out of place despite how relatively safe she is from the harm she once had to face in the past. she not only suffers from PTSD but also from depression.
I have a character in an epic I’ve been writing and he goes through combat and after the combat ends he’s withdrawn from a lot of the things he used to enjoy.
He was the life of the party forcing everyone to join him and now he’s alone with his wife who can sometimes “snap” him out of it but it’s rare she can do it.
Sounds like you have a good handle on that character--best of luck with your story!
Great video. Wish the volume was a bit louder.
Thanks! Were your volume settings on both RUclips and your device at max? I ask because you're the first person to mention any sound issues with my videos
Me: No, I don't think I lave ptsd.
Also me: Weird, why is he describing me in a video about ptsd?
Oh no...best of luck coping with it
Thanks this really helps now I know that one of my characters is a
Antihero with PTSD
Glad it helped! Best of luck writing that character
I personally find a character named 'Flippy' from the happy tree friends franchise interesting as he seems to have a second dark personality that gets triggered by his PTSD triggers.
If you want to do a character with ADHD, sprinkle liberally with the word `fuck.`
Examples:
"Fuck's he doing now."
"How the fuck could you forget that?"
"Oh fuck, what have I done now?" Etc
yes. i will have a charecter like that
hmm, interesting video, "the body keeps the score" seems like a must read for the type of character i'll write, on this note, any advice for a character suffering from ptsd and bpd?
Yes
Looks like I have accidentally been making a main character with PTSD.
I have a character that has PTSD. It causes a mistrust of others.
I'm currently writing about a child character who's been tortured since birth by his mother and I find it difficult to write his personality and interactions with other characters
i watched this cus i wanted to write a warrior cats oc with trauma but i didn't know how to like not over dramatize it 💀💀
so. i'm trying to write a character with ptsd. she experienced lots of crappy things but the most important detail is that she grew up in a very unsafe situation so she always trying to mask her feelings and it has turned into suppressive behavior. she has an acute trauma about her nest friends death. now, years later she has a new friend and she is being overly anxious and sensitive about protecting him.
can someone with ptsd help me out about this? i want to represent accurately as possible.
question: how i will show that she has ptsd bc she is good at masking her feelings?
I do have a dark fantasy character (aka the antagonist) with ptsd + schizophrenia and his name is: Nemo.
He’s an immortal man who had suffered a really strong trauma in the past with his father (aka the Underworld’s Lord). He was, like… eight years old when that trauma happened…
~Kid
Nice. Best of luck with your story!
@@WriterBrandonMcNulty Awww 🥰 thank you!!! :D
Could I use multiple responses to teh trauma, like fight and flight?
Genuine question- ny charactsr has to overcome this trauma he has at the end- how does one overcome trauma?
Need this because I'm writing a book/fanfic. Well, I want to sell this book, but I'm afraid.
And damn, I wrote about nightmares, withdrawal, guilty and shame!! Good start!! I'm happy!!
Doesn't writing cause PTSD?
2:38 Also faun.
Optimus Prime,...has sooo much mental stress from wars that make 40K seem like a bruise from a child playground, ,...
Only seen one Transformers movie (I think the 2nd one, but it's been forever), so I'll have to take your word for it on this. Is there one you'd recommend?
@@WriterBrandonMcNulty The most recent Netflix and Transformer Prime along with War & Fall of Cybertron,
@@alexandarvoncarsteinzarovi3723 Awesome, I'll add those to my list!
FINALLY A FELLOW TF FAN!
I was writing a character named Lian who suffered from Ptsd because all of his life his mother was treating him like trash and abusive him physically making feel worthless and kinda worse in one chapter he was kidnapped, totured again by his mother, i hope i didn't so something wrong because im kinda worrying and also thx for the advise 😁👍
interesting
Thanks!
@@WriterBrandonMcNulty i wasn't sure what to say today.i will say tho that musashi from vagabond is a great example of one who has the disorder
@@potatomanboooi3105 Haven't heard of Vagabond. Is it manga or anime?
@@WriterBrandonMcNulty it is a manga based on a real life person.it is an amazing depiction of the person
@@potatomanboooi3105 Yet another manga I need to check out in addition to Berserk and DeathNote. Vagabond is going on the list
The first advice should be *DON'T* use this tired cliche unless really necessary, and do proper research.
Video opens up: "Stick around!"
Terrible sales pitch. Sounds like begging. Besides, your video has 3 intros, one after another. You don't need all that for a 6 minute dialogue.