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And the first episode! I discuss a lot of groundwork stuff for next week, for those interested in seeing the full process I'm going through with this one.

Oh, that! I already covered that basically in the first show, don't tell video. :ROFLMAO: Go to Warning Sign 7. I say to not name emotions there and then how to show emotion instead. Now, if you want me to give specific examples for every way to express it, I can point to books on the topic...

I actually hate show don't tell as adv- wait, I make videos so I don't have to repeat myself over and over while exploring ideas! Show, Don't Tell isn't crap itself, but I do say it's bad advice when people just toss it out without anything else. That said, here's where I cover the value of...

I mean, it's mainly in the part about exposition. It's pretty much an overarching idea. Dramatize exposition, only explain what needs to be explained, etc.

I got asked about mystery writing again, so... Here we go. It's a simpler lesson that's great foundational work. It's something I practice quite a bit. ...Also, I WISH I REMEMBERED AN EXAMPLE FOR THIS VIDEO BEFORE THIS MORNING! GAH! Oh well... Anyway, hope it helps, ask questions if needed, etc.

I found some of the formatting choices weird, like the brackets (just use italicize, that's how you do direct internal dialogue), but I overall like this one. I didn't find it difficult to read and the storytelling so far is excellent. You picked a great point to start at and the scene really...

Yeah, I should make a big video about this eventually... There's so much to do... :blob_teary: Anyway, I personally prefer things spread across multiple different books, but I'm more of a fan of traditional literature and light novels than I am webnovels (despite understanding the latter)...

So, I'm going to be trying a little something on my YouTube channel that I wish to announce here... As I say in the video, this is my way of being what I'd want to watch and providing even more value beyond the Sunday videos I create. So, for any interested in seeing how this plays out, you...

I got asked to make a video that focuses more on how genre can impact showing & telling this week, so...I did. @DarkDuck09, I address a question you once asked in this a bit more with how to world build without info dumping. Full disclosure, I have no clue what book planted the realization...

This isn't anything new. There are always people who freak out when technology advances. There are always those who get caught up in some pushback that just makes everything worse, who possess some romanticization of how "things should be," and whatever they're complaining about slowly gets...

Honestly, I find those who are obsessed with catching & combating AI sad. They would rather invest their time in trying to tear down others than in building up themselves.

And as a reminder, if you want to have a say on what the next video is, go to the community tab on my YouTube. Here are this week's options: How to Write Parody/Satire Combatant Archetypes Project How Genre Can Impact Showing & Telling The Two Types of Mystery Structures Romance Story...

It's Sunday. You know what that means. I even got to show what I meant on an old question I was asked by @owotrucked regarding how to do something in prose that they wished to replicate from manga. As I maintain, knowledge of craft can increase one's ability to express what they want to...

Hmm... I'll answer this question if you think I did a good job at walking the walk when describing a beautiful character. I'd rather you want to take my advice because you view me as someone credible to take it from. Also, I'd have to write out a lesson and I just... don't feel like it if I...

It should be however long you need it to be the tell the story.

I need a break from what I'm working on, so let's see how many of these I do today. So, for me, I got bored quickly with the setting description here. It lacks a hook. This really goes back to the lesson I gave here on gripping first sentences. The thing you should particularly do is get to...

Go vote in the community tab. :P

It's Sunday. You know what that means. This has been one of the most helpful realizations as a mystery writer for me. I wish I knew it sooner since... argh, it feels so obvious... Ever since it did click with me, I've been rethinking mysteries and able to construct them with so much more ease...

This is why I feel genre as a concept is so important; it sets clear expectations and all that. Actually, I linked this elsewhere before, but this captures my feelings well on why I say genre should be prioritized first and foremost:

Nah, I'm interested in being a writer. Tolkien himself admitted to being more of a linguist than a writer and that his writing was more of a creative means to an end for his fictional languages. Which showed in The Silmarillion. And it shows at times with some stuff he would do storytelling-wise...