These two gentlemen provided far greater insight to creative writing than I've seen in one place at one time. Thank you so much for sharing this video. I've wanted to write but had no idea whatever how to start. NOW, i do, and I'm going too. Again, thank you.
Eight mysterious oddball travelers trapped together by a massive snowstorm in a haunted mansion in the middle of Wyoming. Don't disturb me, I'm busy writing my acceptance speech for the Oscars. Signed, Quentin.
Very entertaining guys! This has given me a new outlook on storytelling. My ideas have a new lease of life now. Rather than getting bogged down in and fretting about details for one story I'm constantly searching out and generating ideas for my notebook. Thanks for sharing.
He is referring to "How to write a Story that Rocks" which is posted on this very channel. It's a 12 parter giving you basically the same information as this video. It's just longer and has longer lists.
Finding a good idea is fairly easy. It's quite another thing to turn the idea into a fonished piece of fiction. I come up with plenty of good ideas that I don't have the skill to write successfully. Stephen King talks about this. He got the idea for Under The Dome when he was in high school, but didn't have the skill to write it until he was elderly.
I typically start with the world and setting, as that is usually my favorite thing about stories haha. I first create a world, then i populate it....Seems like a logical way to go about it....Of course, this probably wouldn't work for genres t that have little to no focus on the actual world (for example stories that focus on romance or i dunno, crime mistery).
Great Video, I learned alot. lol Oh and I think Larry meant to say Samuel l Jackson Or Morgan Freeman instead of Denzel Washington. Denzel doesn't play side kick roles.
Summary: Come up with an idea E.g. A girl and a boy fall in love in highschool. then twist it A psychotic girl and manipulative boy fall in love in a highschool full of murders, blackmails and scandals. :)
Rikuriku Kallio . For me I thought it was a great exercise. The 2nd guy talking over other speakers with his little side jokes was too much. But it was less just making a point, but more an exercise to grease the gears
These two gentlemen provided far greater insight to creative writing than I've seen in one place at one time. Thank you so much for sharing this video. I've wanted to write but had no idea whatever how to start. NOW, i do, and I'm going too. Again, thank you.
Eight mysterious oddball travelers trapped together by a massive snowstorm in a haunted mansion in the middle of Wyoming. Don't disturb me, I'm busy writing my acceptance speech for the Oscars.
Signed, Quentin.
Very entertaining guys! This has given me a new outlook on storytelling. My ideas have a new lease of life now. Rather than getting bogged down in and fretting about details for one story I'm constantly searching out and generating ideas for my notebook. Thanks for sharing.
"My gosh! What is going on in Wyoming!?"
I love it. XD
Great ideas, man.
Search RUclips for "How to Write a Story that Rocks" for John and Larry's earlier presentation.
He is referring to "How to write a Story that Rocks" which is posted on this very channel. It's a 12 parter giving you basically the same information as this video. It's just longer and has longer lists.
Glad you like it!
Finding a good idea is fairly easy. It's quite another thing to turn the idea into a fonished piece of fiction. I come up with plenty of good ideas that I don't have the skill to write successfully. Stephen King talks about this. He got the idea for Under The Dome when he was in high school, but didn't have the skill to write it until he was elderly.
I agree. Ideas aren't the issue. Its structure that is difficult.
This is exellent, found it on John Brown's blog...is there a copy of the two-hour presentation that he mentions at the beginning of the video?
List & Twist method explained at 12:00, starts at 20:00, characters at 34:00.
Some guy yelled COPS and it sounded like COC*S, one of the dudes was : what was that ?
Very informative session. Is character creation the first activity in story writing or deciding on the main theme?
I typically start with the world and setting, as that is usually my favorite thing about stories haha. I first create a world, then i populate it....Seems like a logical way to go about it....Of course, this probably wouldn't work for genres t that have little to no focus on the actual world (for example stories that focus on romance or i dunno, crime mistery).
Thanks Xandredarium. Seems like a good approach.
Love the presentation.
Thought the stuff about Bakersfield was interesting, my uncle works at that prison and he never told me anything like that.
Great Video, I learned alot. lol Oh and I think Larry meant to say Samuel l Jackson Or Morgan Freeman instead of Denzel Washington. Denzel doesn't play side kick roles.
Really the tropes have changed. Now we have the black characters can do not wrong and never die tropes.
If there is, I don't think I made it.
"Hi, I do COBOL".
This should be named "Killer McGuffin generator" I don't think this is enough for a quality story.
Summary: Come up with an idea
E.g. A girl and a boy fall in love in highschool.
then twist it
A psychotic girl and manipulative boy fall in love in a highschool full of murders, blackmails and scandals.
:)
Lots of talk not a lot to say. Don't understand how they managed to spent so much time for such a simple message.
Rikuriku Kallio . For me I thought it was a great exercise. The 2nd guy talking over other speakers with his little side jokes was too much.
But it was less just making a point, but more an exercise to grease the gears
So much pointless talk..