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Ahhhh! Gotcha! Another reason why it helps to just explore as opposed to preach. :LOL:

If you can't simplify it to a simple statement, that sounds more like issues on your end. It's just a statement that gives your perspective on a topic. It isn't anything difficult.

So, I hate when most people bring up theme because they just use it in the sense of "topic." Which is near useless and more counterproductive. Plus there are all the issues with people who get blindsided by theme and just... here, I decided to address this topic in my newest one, to give what...

You can let the reader know the MCs personal thoughts and views in 3rd person. It's called indirect internal dialogue.

Okay, I'll take back one comment: it IS more difficult than I give it credit. I started typing some stuff out on it and recognized it's very much the curse of knowledge. I don't find it difficult to do personally, but it's because of the training I've put myself through. I have a longer...

I know how to do this. I'll add on more later. It isn't difficult, most people just suck at prose.

The focus on the POV stuff is a bit of the actual practical advice I'd say you should care about. There's a lot I can say, though I'm going to avoid opinionated lectures and focus purely on what you're asking for help with. First, I discuss a bit of this in the entertainment emotions video I...

I made a whole video on how to make fight scenes that lean towards realism. Hopefully it can help you. If anything from it you need specific help with after that, feel free to ask and I'll answer. Also, for length, it depends. Context matters.

I'll include it in parts of the bigger narrative here and there while keeping in mind stuff that makes slice-of-life effective. Such as understanding that slice-of-life looks at the mundane aspects of life and sees them in new and interesting ways. It's why, if I do it, I'd rather do it from an...

I view things similar to a film/live-action television and use that to inform how I approach each scene. Like, I know most just wish it was X and write as if it were. For me, I use techniques meant to mimic different shots and so on. Like I'll have things that mimic wide shots which touch more...

If you just want attention, I'd recommend a recent video I did on entertainment emotions. But beyond that, well... I can tell you how, but the answer has a massive tradeoff. It pretty much involves writing to the market. As for why, the answer lies in this first from The Secrets of Story on...

I appreciate the shout-out big time! And I agree with the sentiment here entirely. What's important is understanding, not advice. Regardless, if I were to recommend a single book, it would be Wired for Story. It's the book that made the biggest difference for me.

...It being smut is wish fulfillment for said audience... I don't care about your specific tastes, I'm talking about the audience for these things and the audiences that tend to be around these environments. Even ignoring just going all out smut, that's part of what the power of using lust is...

That's because stories with a protagonist who is OP from the start tend to be wish-fulfillment stories and that's just part of people appealing to wish-fulfillment stuff. There are many stories that exist without it, but you're far less likely to see them here because they aren't what gets...

...CRAP, I COULD'VE DONE THAT FOR THE THUMBNAIL! :ROFLMAO: Anyway, glad to hear that with the opening as it was an idea I felt like experimenting with a bit more.

I'm now making my way through my high-priority videos, so if I do quit, I can do so without regrets. In this one, I go over the 10 emotions that audiences actively seek out and how to create them. Also managed to touch a bit more on a question I was once asked on how to write funny. I actually...

Given that part of what I write is mysteries and Cassidy's the granddaughter of a great detective who trained her, I'm comfortable saying yes.

Honestly, the thing I see most is people assuming they know how to write well because they watched something and have ideas.

I'm going to step in to add one little bit of advice that can often lead people astray. Yes, every character is the protagonist of their own story. However, the author should know who the protagonist of this story is. All characters shouldn't be equals. Why not? I made this video discussing...