How to write popular fiction novels Showing not Telling
February 122010
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It was hard to find videos that taught how to write a novel, so I decided to make some. The information I share is information you can read in several books on the topic, such as On Writing by Stephen King, or Writing Popular Fiction by Dean Koonts.
Duration : 0:9:58
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February 12th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
Ghandi!
Ghandi!
February 12th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
LMAO @ Satan
…
LMAO @ Satan
what???
February 12th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
Is this a joke? I …
Is this a joke? I think this is a joke.
February 12th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
like a raisin …
like a raisin lolololol
February 12th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
What program is …
What program is this?
February 12th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
Forget about you …
Forget about you wanting to write a book, forget about all of it. The reason writers write is because an idea came into their head and they wrote it down.
Just wait, and when you get that perfect idea, You’ll know and you’ll write.
February 12th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
Ya, your right. I …
Ya, your right. I was in a bad mood yesterday. Sorry.
February 12th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
Beginners make a …
Beginners make a lot of mistakes, mistakes that are easy to avoid once you they are pointed out to you.
February 12th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
This is bullshit. …
This is bullshit. What happened to just writing?
Seriously, just go write.
February 12th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
great videos thanks …
great videos thanks–this one is so good i took some notes on it a few months ago and keep them with my book rough draft
February 12th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
I did and i thought …
I did and i thought of my exact ending while i was watching it…i have the coolest story in the world, i’m just not good at this part–maybe i should make it a screenplay instead
February 12th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
ok, thanks.
ok, thanks.
February 12th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
As for creating …
As for creating your own story idea, havent you ever been avoiding homework and then you thought of a good scene?
If you think of a good enough scene, then you can make short stories by expanding the story in both directions by adding events that lead up to that scene and events that are a result of that scene.
I’d like to tell you how I did it, but I’m limited to 500 characters of text space.
February 12th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
no. I’m going to …
no. I’m going to watch right now, thanks for the tip
February 12th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
Did you try my …
Did you try my structure series in my playlist?
February 12th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
damn, I’ve seen all …
damn, I’ve seen all of these videos on youtube and I’ve read a LOT of blogs on writing novels… but the problem is: I don’t need that kind of information, I need an idea! I just CAN’T come up with a conflict that’s not exactly the same as in books I love…
February 12th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
lol thank you for …
lol thank you for making this more interesting for me to watch. i like the different characters.
are these webcam effects? I have recently taken a liking to webcams.
February 12th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
I find the advice …
I find the advice rewarding so thankyou, yet I feel like I have to pay the price for watching these videos. I find the visuals, grating accents and style of this video really irritating.
February 12th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
Ugh! Where do my …
Ugh! Where do my apostrophizes keep going!
February 12th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
Actually, it has …
Actually, it has less to do with trying to avoid vocabulary; its simply that a mater of Not talking down to the reader (or over the readers head.)
As long as there is enough laymens English to provide a continual meaning, then yes, you may insert high vocabulary in your fiction.
(Although, I have not read the Twilight series or watched the on-scene adaptation. How does the writer handle descriptions?)
February 12th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
Funny that they …
Funny that they said don’t try to show off ur vocabulary lmfao because Stephanie Meyers did just that with the Twilight series lmfao. Like she was trying to prove that she knew words lmfao.
February 12th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
lol, pulp fiction
lol, pulp fiction
February 12th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
Lol really… this …
Lol really… this vid was meant for kids? Explains the talking dog face…
February 12th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
ummmm OMG… when …
ummmm OMG… when you said to think of a scene and then describe it, I immediatley chose the beginning scene of Pulp Fiction (the ‘Royal with Cheese’ scene) … sooo weird that Pulp Fiction came up later on!
February 12th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
everyone knows what …
everyone knows what a nerd looks like!