Good morning, Sara and happy Tuesday! Those were very inspiring tips to go by, plus thank you for posting and sharing the video with us towards taking a second look at our script to make changes if need be. Have a wonderful day while writing/editing draft 6 of DE. "Parting is such sweet sorrow until we meet again!" ❤
Hello, those tips are very useful, inspiring and motivating with this I feel my writing is gonna be better thanks so much for this one have a nice day.
I am so grateful you mentioned the -ing.... I didnt realize I was a chainsaw. I reread my work and saw ings everywhere, going back to re edit. Obviously there is a time and a place for an ing but I had over 300 just within the first 40 pages of my book *facepalm* Also a literal chainsaw is being used outside as I type this to hit the point even further. Great advice, that one especially I hadn't heard before and will be keeping it in mind for the future
Choose what sounds good is excellent advice. I would add to that. When possible use a germania root word instead of a Latin one (also known as the "why no one actually likes Sanderson's prose despite what they say" rule).
Thanks very much for the advice! I've always struggled with verbosity throughout my life. Even among my scientific and engineering colleagues (who already tend to be quite long-winded), I'm among the most verbose in writing in ways that often generate both compliments (among those who appreciate meticulous detail such as my project manager who appreciates the unusual lengthiness of my technical reports, complete with footnotes and sub-notes within footnotes) and "TL;DR" complaints. If I may have a moment of your time (or anyone else with some exposure to creative writing), something I'm very curious about is when words -- which don't add to the literal meaning of a sentence -- become entirely superfluous. As an example, I am often tempted to write verbosely like this: >> [...] for my own mother shed tears at my cruelty [...] ... as opposed to this shorter form: >> [...] for my mother wept at my cruelty [...] Is there ever a reason to prefer the longer version, perhaps with relation to emphasis and rhythm/flow? I'm so habitually inclined to favor the longer version for reasons I can't articulate very well (it just seems to flow more naturally from my voice when I speak and fingertips when I type). It sounds more natural to me to place emphasis on "my mother" as a subject by using "my [own] mother" and to draw out "wept at my cruelty" with "shed tears at my cruelty". Yet that might merely be a reflection of my own long-winded speech patterns; I like to read the longer version out loud by placing vocalized emphasis on "own", and drawing out "wept" by replacing it with "shed tears" actually helps me to avoid getting tongue-tied (I seem to get tongue-tied more easily with shorter sentences than longer ones in certain contexts). I suspect even my natural speech patterns might need some work since the most powerful public speakers often seem to favor much shorter, commanding sentences and rhetorical pauses in between, while I tend to be a very improvisational and reflective chatterbox who literally thinks out loud, pausing only to think for a moment before I spill out a slew of words, sentences, and paragraphs rolled together to try to explain what I'm thinking. This might even be why I favor arguably superfluous words; they become my way of pausing to recollect my thoughts for a moment as I think and try to explain my thoughts out loud.
Hi Sara. Just found your channel. I am an aspiring writer and your tips are so helpful. Thank you for sharing. I have a question. What is your opinion on writing past tense sentences with out using any preset tense modifiers. Example: Tom fell, flailing his arms, grasping for a handhold. Vs Tom fell, flailed his arms, grasped for a handhold.
@@SaraLubratt Please correct me if I'm wrong (as I'm a complete beginner) yet I also get the impression that there's an implicit "while": >> Tom fell [while] flailing his arms [and] grasping for a handhold. Falling, flailing, and grasping are all occurring simultaneously. The second version reads to me not only like a list but a sequence of chronologically-ordered events: >> Tom fell, [then] flailed his arms, [and finally] grasped for a handhold. That doesn't seem like what was intended to me even strictly in terms of how these events are occurring across time. Is this a reasonable analysis as well?
I wish I could subscribe a 2nd time just for this video being uploaded and also being so good. I wish I could then subscribe a THIRD time for that absolutely exquisite Shaelin reference. Just 😙👌
Hi Sara! I’m currently working on the “world-building” / procrastination phase. Do you have any world-building tips? I’m trying to figure out ways I can create an interesting world that compliments my story in a creative / unique way. Also, is there any community chat or discord that you have set up? It would be awesome to receive feedback and collaborate with others others who share similar goals. Thank you!
As far as worldbuilding goes, I highly recommend watching Brandon sandersons 2 lectures on worldbuilding. You can find them on RUclips or my summary/review of them here: ruclips.net/video/Gi_Mp6jZjO0/видео.html
I really like the Richard Price quote - work off the resonance of the smallest thing. I think I'll be returning to this list when I edit. Thanks!
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Good morning, Sara and happy Tuesday! Those were very inspiring tips to go by, plus thank you for posting and sharing the video with us towards taking a second look at our script to make changes if need be. Have a wonderful day while writing/editing draft 6 of DE. "Parting is such sweet sorrow until we meet again!" ❤
Briefer than expected, but it certainly gets the ball rolling.
A very short video indeed, had to get used to this style of filming again
Hello, those tips are very useful, inspiring and motivating with this I feel my writing is gonna be better thanks so much for this one have a nice day.
Happy writing!
I am so grateful you mentioned the -ing.... I didnt realize I was a chainsaw. I reread my work and saw ings everywhere, going back to re edit. Obviously there is a time and a place for an ing but I had over 300 just within the first 40 pages of my book *facepalm* Also a literal chainsaw is being used outside as I type this to hit the point even further. Great advice, that one especially I hadn't heard before and will be keeping it in mind for the future
What a great list! This has helped kickstart my writing this week
Good luck and happy writing this week!
These tips are great, and can be learned really well by reading or even writing poetry.
Absolutely!
love your videos! so many great tips!
Thanks for watching!
Choose what sounds good is excellent advice. I would add to that. When possible use a germania root word instead of a Latin one (also known as the "why no one actually likes Sanderson's prose despite what they say" rule).
Germanic* silly spell checker.
Thanks very much for the advice! I've always struggled with verbosity throughout my life. Even among my scientific and engineering colleagues (who already tend to be quite long-winded), I'm among the most verbose in writing in ways that often generate both compliments (among those who appreciate meticulous detail such as my project manager who appreciates the unusual lengthiness of my technical reports, complete with footnotes and sub-notes within footnotes) and "TL;DR" complaints.
If I may have a moment of your time (or anyone else with some exposure to creative writing), something I'm very curious about is when words -- which don't add to the literal meaning of a sentence -- become entirely superfluous. As an example, I am often tempted to write verbosely like this:
>> [...] for my own mother shed tears at my cruelty [...]
... as opposed to this shorter form:
>> [...] for my mother wept at my cruelty [...]
Is there ever a reason to prefer the longer version, perhaps with relation to emphasis and rhythm/flow? I'm so habitually inclined to favor the longer version for reasons I can't articulate very well (it just seems to flow more naturally from my voice when I speak and fingertips when I type). It sounds more natural to me to place emphasis on "my mother" as a subject by using "my [own] mother" and to draw out "wept at my cruelty" with "shed tears at my cruelty".
Yet that might merely be a reflection of my own long-winded speech patterns; I like to read the longer version out loud by placing vocalized emphasis on "own", and drawing out "wept" by replacing it with "shed tears" actually helps me to avoid getting tongue-tied (I seem to get tongue-tied more easily with shorter sentences than longer ones in certain contexts). I suspect even my natural speech patterns might need some work since the most powerful public speakers often seem to favor much shorter, commanding sentences and rhetorical pauses in between, while I tend to be a very improvisational and reflective chatterbox who literally thinks out loud, pausing only to think for a moment before I spill out a slew of words, sentences, and paragraphs rolled together to try to explain what I'm thinking. This might even be why I favor arguably superfluous words; they become my way of pausing to recollect my thoughts for a moment as I think and try to explain my thoughts out loud.
Hi Sara. Just found your channel. I am an aspiring writer and your tips are so helpful. Thank you for sharing.
I have a question. What is your opinion on writing past tense sentences with out using any preset tense modifiers.
Example:
Tom fell, flailing his arms, grasping for a handhold.
Vs
Tom fell, flailed his arms, grasped for a handhold.
I prefer present tense modifiers, it reads much more smoothly because the modifiers describe what’s being said whereas the other reads like a list
@@SaraLubratt Please correct me if I'm wrong (as I'm a complete beginner) yet I also get the impression that there's an implicit "while":
>> Tom fell [while] flailing his arms [and] grasping for a handhold.
Falling, flailing, and grasping are all occurring simultaneously. The second version reads to me not only like a list but a sequence of chronologically-ordered events:
>> Tom fell, [then] flailed his arms, [and finally] grasped for a handhold.
That doesn't seem like what was intended to me even strictly in terms of how these events are occurring across time. Is this a reasonable analysis as well?
I wish I could subscribe a 2nd time just for this video being uploaded and also being so good.
I wish I could then subscribe a THIRD time for that absolutely exquisite Shaelin reference. Just 😙👌
Thank you! ❤️
Hi Sara! I’m currently working on the “world-building” / procrastination phase. Do you have any world-building tips? I’m trying to figure out ways I can create an interesting world that compliments my story in a creative / unique way.
Also, is there any community chat or discord that you have set up? It would be awesome to receive feedback and collaborate with others others who share similar goals. Thank you!
Also thanks for the video! I’ll definitely rewatch it once I get the courage to begin writing!
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I don’t currently have a community chat or discord but I should look into setting one up!
As far as worldbuilding goes, I highly recommend watching Brandon sandersons 2 lectures on worldbuilding. You can find them on RUclips or my summary/review of them here: ruclips.net/video/Gi_Mp6jZjO0/видео.html
Great tips. Have you tried one of the AI readers and then giving it your full attention rather than reading out loud?
No but I should!
What AI sources can do that?
@@SaraLubratt There are a few free ones like TTSReader but for quality, it's a subscription. Murf comes to mind.
I sent this to Brandon Sanderson