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  1. Story_Marc

    A Tip for Avoiding Creative Burnout

    This is less my "writer" side at play and more my psychology side coming out more. It's stuff I think a lot of creators would benefit from hearing with this one.
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    An Explanation on What Pacing Is & How It Works

    I got asked a question about pacing a few months ago and figured I'd create this video to explain what I taught the person. I wish I put more of my science side into this, since what I worked on draws from things like Kahneman's Attention & Effort as well as Yerkes-Dodson Law. But regardless...
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    The First Trial of Every Writer

    3 part series starting that works as an overview for some stuff I wish to focus on more.
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    Writers Need to Be Egoists

    A little something that's been on my mind, curious what others think.
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    The Present is The Greatest Era Ever for Writers

    Alright, I'm fully back on track now. Been super busy working on an ambitious project as well as working 12-hour work days (and trying not to lose my sanity with the latter). Regardless, here's a little something I put together to put into perspective how great this time is for writers.
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    Character Arc 101 Part 1

    This is a little something that's been eating at me for weeks now, after I rethought how best to approach teaching The Enneagram and cracked something with my writing. So, I'm passing this along.
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    Plotting 101

    I finally started tackling plotting as I've wanted, for those who actively want to hear stuff beyond "I do whatever I want" or "I make it up as I go," and other notions that don't care about anybody besides oneself. With this one, I went for the most barebones stuff as, with a lot of things...
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    Why a Story Needs a Primary Antagonist (and how to find them)

    Newest video after taking a 1 week break to avoid burnout. Next up, I'm finally discussing plotting as I've wanted. At any rate, hope this one helps out!
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    Creating Antagonists with The Pressure Profile

    Here we go, two parter for the antagonist essentials I've worked out. I released the one last week, this is the second half.
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    Antagonist Construction Essentials 101 (Part 1)

    I hate that I had to split this into parts. I worked hard on what I designed this week. Regardless, this is the next part in my character construction breakdown, with me now tackling antagonism. Hope this all can help you out with your stories!
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    Character Creation 101: Protagonists

    This was a satisfying pain in the ass to work out. I was so happy that... Well, here's a peek behind the scenes from this week. This is the refinement of everything I've done with character construction. There is much more I can do, but I am positive that these are the 6 things you wish to...
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    Creating a Series

    Tackling a bit on creating a series this week! Laying the foundation for so much I wish I had known in the past.
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    From Vague Idea to Clear Story—A Foolproof Method for Writers

    I've been thinking a lot about the common issues I often see with writers and working with so much information. This is my attempt to streamline a strong foundation for everything else. I still have much to do, but this is the thing I'd recommend anybody who wants to write does first, whether...
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    Audience Archetypes

    This involves a little something I've been working on and will be expanding on a great deal. Expansion for each archetype on my site and curious, what audience archetypes do you find you fall into the most?
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    Are Webnovelists the Modern Pulp Fiction Writers?

    This is one of the various articles I've built on my site, which I wish to bring over here. Introduction In the early 20th century, pulp fiction magazines dominated newsstands, packed with thrilling, fast-paced stories designed to entertain the masses—writers like Robert E. Howard (Conan the...
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    The Key to Successful Stories is Resonance

    New video out now! I tackle a couple of things that will make sense of several things, including the idea of storytelling rules and how they aren't even frameworks like some people often say. I define what stories are and what storytelling is, tackle the key to success with writing, etc.
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    Rethinking Genre (and Why It's Important)

    This has been on my mind for about a week now, since my last IRL writing group meeting. So, figured I'd open up a bit about what I've been thinking about. Curious what others think. Also, experimenting with a new format.
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    Avoid Protagonist Issues with The Eight Universal Protagonists

    I've been cooking so much this week... The sheer number of breakthroughs I've had are mindblowing... This is just a taste of what I've figured out, building off of what I began with The Story Marc Plotting Method. And I hope this helps you with your protagonists as this is just the start of...
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    Avoiding Disliked Endings

    My new system, built around the Universal Conflicts, resulted in me having a new perspective on things when mixed with an old lesson. Maybe it'll be useful to you.
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    Genre Blending with Primary & Subordinate Conflicts

    So, first, I created a whole PDF which serves as a writing instructional book for plotting. It's in the link on the video if you wish to dig deeper into it. Uses a different method than anything you've heard before and this video touches on one of the uses with genre blending. Furthermore, I...
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