Definitely outlining and researching is my favorite part of writing a book and I totally get what you're saying about wearing different hats cause with my stories, I have to be a scientist and an engineer in one story and a government official in another and also a business person so it's really interesting 🤣 and don't worry about being a yapper cause I really enjoy hearing other authortubers yap about their stories. I love seeing the excitement and passions! ❤
Wearing all these hats has definitely been something that I’ve enjoyed doing since getting back into writing! And I’m glad you enjoy the yaps because I don’t think I could stop even if I wanted to lol
I'm watching this as I'm planning and outlining my own book lol (which I've done like 3 times because i keep wanting to add stuff and it needs to make sense 😩😭) 😂. I'm currently re-outling my characters after getting a new notion novel template. I'm also making the original outlines more concise and creating mood boards for them (I've done 5 so far). I'm so excited to start writing, i have do many scene and dialogue ideas jotted down and I'm so excited to use them (I'm a pantser but I'm trying to get in the habit of fully plotting, but not too much that i loose interest)! Its nice to see your journey and you going through the stages i did 😂🤍.
I feel you!!! 🤣 Yesterday, I had to look up tarot reading and what all the cards meant for one of my characters. It's so interesting, but before becoming a writer, I never knew how much time and attention authors put into creating their worlds and characters. Love your videos. Subscribe.
Exactly! We have to do so much research on the back end of writing our books which readers might not even bat an eye at. I have such a newfound appreciation for authors 🤍 Also welcome to the channel ✨
i love the way you articulated the shapeshifting writers have to do. i literally posted a tiktok about that today, we’re a million different people fr!!
When you talk about strong independent women not sacrificing their femininity, it makes me think of "Dangerous Curves: Action Heroines, Gender, Fetishism, and Popular Culture" by Jeffery Brown. It's specifically addressing action heroines in films, but I definitely see this problem in literature too especially sci-fi and YA/NA fiction. It's always funny when characters take on a life of their own XD sometimes you really have to drag their secrets out of them and it tells you a lot about the sort of person they are. Being a writer is like being some inter-dimensional traveler where you go to other worlds, meet people, and then come back and tell their wild stories haha 15:14 agree! Sometimes it's easier too when you give yourself a sort of blueprint? Like writing down as much as you can when it comes to what you want to happen. Then when you edit, you can delete and frankenstein it until it's *chef's kiss*~ Sometimes my mood will change what I can handle? Like if I'm in an intense creative flow then the imagery flows so much better but if im feeling really methodical that day then it's just easier to blueprint and go back and edit in the prose and pretty narration. I like to give myself notes too for my future self to use. My method for rating books depends on if I share it or not. My personal reading journal, I base it on all the factors like craftsmanship and personal enjoyment. It helps me decide if I want to use that book to study and hone my craft or if there's any techniques I want to steal for myself. But if I share it on like goodreads or something then I review it based on how well it was written for the target audience, even if I'm not in said target audience. This helps me get outside my own preferences and perceptions and I realize often there's more to learn from a book than if i'd just based it on my own personal enjoyment. But with friends, I wouldn't really rare their books. It'd feel weird I think? Also part of me is going to love it anyway because a friend made it so I know I have a bias. But when they're editing and want feedback, I like to have a list of their goals for the book, their overall pitch and target audience, and specific concerns they want me to address. Helps me understand what is the most helpful thing for them because the way I edit my own work is not the same in how I edit someone else's because we're writing different things for different people with different styles. It also helps me look for not only pain points for their audience but also things to praise the author for. If they're worried about dialogue and I think it's done well, then I can let them know not only that it's working but get specific in why and how it's working so well. This helps the author grow and is super encouraging because now they can be more confident in the execution of their craft. I love your energy, Amina!
I also like to add notes to my manuscript so even if I can't execute a scene properly while writing it, I can remember how I wanted it to be during revision! And describing a writer like an inter-dimensional traveler sounds pretty accurate haha Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts on these topics! It makes my long yap sessions feel like I'm not talking into the void and I really appreciate it 💖
definitely looking forward to a writing yap sprint. I've been looking for one and i haven't found any. I find that to be a really unique idea. I would like to change from 6 hour true crime video/podcast to the writing yapping sesh. Save me please.
Loved this video! In terms of outlining I’m definitely in the middle. I feel like I need to write down the path but I very often leave the path or build new side roads along the way.
Yes! Outlines are very helpful but I'm glad that you give yourself the flexibility to not follow it strictly! I often find so many treasures when I veer off path✨
On your point about strong black women, i myself am a black woman and I'm more on the feminine side. I'm super shy and quiet (especially around those I'm not fully comfortable with) and i can people please lol. My character on the other hand is the total opposite (she's also black). Its been kinda easy due to the strong, independent representation of black women in media, but she also reflects some aspects of myself in terms of her introvertedness and creativity. I want her character to reflect her transformation from a strong, hyper-independent, workaholic who's afraid of relying on others, due to trauma, to becoming one who's more open to love, help and embraces her softness and femininity (this is after therapy and rehab).
My favorite thing is when I can see a diverse range of black women in media who don't fall strictly into the stereotypes that were placed on us. The arc of your main character sounds super interesting and I love to see black women rest in their femininity 💖
Lolol girl I feel you on that wearing multiple hats. It can make me so anxious for a story because I’m like how would I ever explain this like a real person with this career or interest 😭 I’ve put off ideas that would require so much research and getting into character for a bit easier ones
What a joy of a video! I am always down for a yap session and LOVE when a sprint stream gets chatty. Thank you for that wonderful discussion on providing feedback!
That was a really great discussion on critique! I think giving critique is a skill we all have to work on, and your suggestions were really great for giving kind constructive criticism! 😊
I found your thoughts on your main character so relatable 😭 I feel like I know my mmc so much more than my fmc, which is weird. Another thing I struggle with is keeping her character and personality consistent, because tell me why it’s so hard??
Omg yes Beatrice!! My fmc is currently all over the place and I think it might be because most chapters are written in her POV and life is seen through her lens. It's easier for me to describe other characters since she's the one perceiving them and events are directly affecting her. It's like when someone asks me to tell them about myself and I'm like, "uhhh, who am i?" and asking a friend/family might be helpful. Idk if that makes sense lol but that's my theory! Also while writing my mmc, I knew exactly the types of guys I like to read about but I don't necessarily have a "type" when it comes to a fmc. But it'll be interesting to see her final form one day haha Good luck 💖
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Definitely outlining and researching is my favorite part of writing a book and I totally get what you're saying about wearing different hats cause with my stories, I have to be a scientist and an engineer in one story and a government official in another and also a business person so it's really interesting 🤣 and don't worry about being a yapper cause I really enjoy hearing other authortubers yap about their stories. I love seeing the excitement and passions! ❤
Wearing all these hats has definitely been something that I’ve enjoyed doing since getting back into writing! And I’m glad you enjoy the yaps because I don’t think I could stop even if I wanted to lol
I tried to outline and found myself just wanting to write + it has been so much more enjoyable discovering the story along the way!
Absolutely! Allowing the words to just flow is so therapeutic for me
I'm watching this as I'm planning and outlining my own book lol (which I've done like 3 times because i keep wanting to add stuff and it needs to make sense 😩😭) 😂. I'm currently re-outling my characters after getting a new notion novel template. I'm also making the original outlines more concise and creating mood boards for them (I've done 5 so far). I'm so excited to start writing, i have do many scene and dialogue ideas jotted down and I'm so excited to use them (I'm a pantser but I'm trying to get in the habit of fully plotting, but not too much that i loose interest)! Its nice to see your journey and you going through the stages i did 😂🤍.
I feel you!!! 🤣 Yesterday, I had to look up tarot reading and what all the cards meant for one of my characters. It's so interesting, but before becoming a writer, I never knew how much time and attention authors put into creating their worlds and characters. Love your videos. Subscribe.
Exactly! We have to do so much research on the back end of writing our books which readers might not even bat an eye at. I have such a newfound appreciation for authors 🤍
Also welcome to the channel ✨
I am also SUCH a yapper. and I love hearing other people yap. let's all yap together. 💀
Yap sessions are always so fun! Always down to yap with you Joy ✨
i love the way you articulated the shapeshifting writers have to do. i literally posted a tiktok about that today, we’re a million different people fr!!
100%! Writers are never just writers and we have so many hats to wear!
When you talk about strong independent women not sacrificing their femininity, it makes me think of "Dangerous Curves: Action Heroines, Gender, Fetishism, and Popular Culture" by Jeffery Brown. It's specifically addressing action heroines in films, but I definitely see this problem in literature too especially sci-fi and YA/NA fiction.
It's always funny when characters take on a life of their own XD sometimes you really have to drag their secrets out of them and it tells you a lot about the sort of person they are. Being a writer is like being some inter-dimensional traveler where you go to other worlds, meet people, and then come back and tell their wild stories haha
15:14 agree! Sometimes it's easier too when you give yourself a sort of blueprint? Like writing down as much as you can when it comes to what you want to happen. Then when you edit, you can delete and frankenstein it until it's *chef's kiss*~
Sometimes my mood will change what I can handle? Like if I'm in an intense creative flow then the imagery flows so much better but if im feeling really methodical that day then it's just easier to blueprint and go back and edit in the prose and pretty narration. I like to give myself notes too for my future self to use.
My method for rating books depends on if I share it or not. My personal reading journal, I base it on all the factors like craftsmanship and personal enjoyment. It helps me decide if I want to use that book to study and hone my craft or if there's any techniques I want to steal for myself. But if I share it on like goodreads or something then I review it based on how well it was written for the target audience, even if I'm not in said target audience. This helps me get outside my own preferences and perceptions and I realize often there's more to learn from a book than if i'd just based it on my own personal enjoyment.
But with friends, I wouldn't really rare their books. It'd feel weird I think? Also part of me is going to love it anyway because a friend made it so I know I have a bias. But when they're editing and want feedback, I like to have a list of their goals for the book, their overall pitch and target audience, and specific concerns they want me to address. Helps me understand what is the most helpful thing for them because the way I edit my own work is not the same in how I edit someone else's because we're writing different things for different people with different styles. It also helps me look for not only pain points for their audience but also things to praise the author for. If they're worried about dialogue and I think it's done well, then I can let them know not only that it's working but get specific in why and how it's working so well. This helps the author grow and is super encouraging because now they can be more confident in the execution of their craft.
I love your energy, Amina!
I also like to add notes to my manuscript so even if I can't execute a scene properly while writing it, I can remember how I wanted it to be during revision! And describing a writer like an inter-dimensional traveler sounds pretty accurate haha
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts on these topics! It makes my long yap sessions feel like I'm not talking into the void and I really appreciate it 💖
definitely looking forward to a writing yap sprint. I've been looking for one and i haven't found any. I find that to be a really unique idea. I would like to change from 6 hour true crime video/podcast to the writing yapping sesh. Save me please.
Haha I'd love to yap in real time with you all
Loved this video! In terms of outlining I’m definitely in the middle. I feel like I need to write down the path but I very often leave the path or build new side roads along the way.
Yes! Outlines are very helpful but I'm glad that you give yourself the flexibility to not follow it strictly! I often find so many treasures when I veer off path✨
I love yapping! We are definitely in this together hahaha. I love your set-up btw!
We definitely are! And thank you 💖
It's so beautiful how passionate you are!!! I loved this video sm
That is so sweet 🥹 Thank you 🤍
On your point about strong black women, i myself am a black woman and I'm more on the feminine side. I'm super shy and quiet (especially around those I'm not fully comfortable with) and i can people please lol. My character on the other hand is the total opposite (she's also black). Its been kinda easy due to the strong, independent representation of black women in media, but she also reflects some aspects of myself in terms of her introvertedness and creativity. I want her character to reflect her transformation from a strong, hyper-independent, workaholic who's afraid of relying on others, due to trauma, to becoming one who's more open to love, help and embraces her softness and femininity (this is after therapy and rehab).
My favorite thing is when I can see a diverse range of black women in media who don't fall strictly into the stereotypes that were placed on us. The arc of your main character sounds super interesting and I love to see black women rest in their femininity 💖
That was a masterclass. Thank you, I'll come back to this when i critique again.
Glad it was helpful to you!
Amina, you are a FOUNT OF WISDOM
Omg Alyssa stop 😭💖
Lolol girl I feel you on that wearing multiple hats. It can make me so anxious for a story because I’m like how would I ever explain this like a real person with this career or interest 😭 I’ve put off ideas that would require so much research and getting into character for a bit easier ones
It's definitely a big task to take on so I don't blame you! The last thing I'd want is for writing to start to feel like homework
@@itsamina yes, exactlyyy
I'm so exited to read your book someday, it sounds so interesting!❤
That means the world 🥹 Thank you!
What a joy of a video! I am always down for a yap session and LOVE when a sprint stream gets chatty. Thank you for that wonderful discussion on providing feedback!
Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it AJ!
That was a really great discussion on critique! I think giving critique is a skill we all have to work on, and your suggestions were really great for giving kind constructive criticism! 😊
aw good! i'm glad it was helpful 😊
I found your thoughts on your main character so relatable 😭 I feel like I know my mmc so much more than my fmc, which is weird. Another thing I struggle with is keeping her character and personality consistent, because tell me why it’s so hard??
Omg yes Beatrice!!
My fmc is currently all over the place and I think it might be because most chapters are written in her POV and life is seen through her lens. It's easier for me to describe other characters since she's the one perceiving them and events are directly affecting her. It's like when someone asks me to tell them about myself and I'm like, "uhhh, who am i?" and asking a friend/family might be helpful. Idk if that makes sense lol but that's my theory!
Also while writing my mmc, I knew exactly the types of guys I like to read about but I don't necessarily have a "type" when it comes to a fmc.
But it'll be interesting to see her final form one day haha
Good luck 💖
Mine is the opposite. 🥲
Writing sprints with Amina? 😍 SIGN ME UP!
Coming right up!!
So excited for this journey of yours AHHHHH!! You've gained a new writer sub and writer friend hehe
Aw thank you so much! Welcome to the channel 💖