You're probably the best writing guide channel on YT No fat, no time wasting and just good stuff 😊
@Bookfox
Күн бұрын
Thank you! Really appreciate that.
@MrNichtus
Күн бұрын
@@Iron-Bridge my wife and I particularly appreciate that his advice is less about establishing RuLeS for writing and more about reframing how you think about your own fiction and that of others. It grants a refreshing sense of freedom to experiment without surrendering what makes you unique.
@zantas-handle
Күн бұрын
Man, you nailed 'LOST' - the experience felt like a long, drawn-out betrayal.
@Cocc0nuttt0
Күн бұрын
I'm one of these people who believe everything the author tells me. I got annoyed at this and dropped the show within 2 seasons
@stevecarter8810
23 сағат бұрын
@@Cocc0nuttt0 took me about 5 episodes then spent the rest of the run and indeed the rest of jj's career raging that we hadn't grabbed up our pitchforks and chased them into the sea. And what sticks in my craw is that it didn't cause lost or JJ to fail.
@Rolltonini
Күн бұрын
"A failed metaphor is like a kitten with a door."
@tylerriggs95
Күн бұрын
Love how you back up every point with relevant examples
@Bookfox
Күн бұрын
I do my best.
@fuindes_batwings
Күн бұрын
Your writing advice is always so helpful. As a person with autism, I get overwhelmed easily by "writing advice," but you always explain things in a very calm and easy to understand way. Thank you for taking the time to teaching writing.
@keithg460
Күн бұрын
Harry Potter is great with unique dialogue. Almost every character has their own way of speaking. My favorite example comes from book 7 where Harry is retrieving the sword of Gryffindor from the icy lake, but the cursed locket strangles him. A mysterious figure saves him and pulls him and the sword from the icy depths. We don't yet know who it is, but we get one line of dialogue from them. "Are you MENTAL?" We immediately know it was Ron. Fabulous moment. Of course, the main reason it is a great moment is because Ron abandoned them a couple chapters ago, so him showing up to save the day was exactly what the reader was hoping for.
@Bookfox
Күн бұрын
Great example!
@NorisSpecter
Күн бұрын
I loved the video. What I'd like to add is to always remember what readers don't know. That's why my first draft turned out to be a disaster. I immerse myself in characters, trying to understand their fears, motivations, and insecurities, often staying in their heads for hours or days. At this point, there are so many "obvious" things that I don't mention in the narration that it turns into chaos. I mean, it makes sense for me, who knows everything, but it's utter gibberish for everyone else. It doesn't matter how great your story is if nobody can understand it.
@Johnny5477
Күн бұрын
One of my favorite metaphors in a recent book is in Everybody Knows, by Jordan Harper. He describes a character who’s been “the muscle” for bad people as “a fist on someone else’s arm”
@racheldoherty1516
Күн бұрын
This was super helpful for me. I have been racking my brain trying to figure out why my plot wasn't jiving the way I wanted it to. Now I realize I had too many subplots, too many twists, and too much going on in general. Side note: I love all my ideas so I'm now realizing I'll just have to write more books to use them all 😂
@OrangeHand
Күн бұрын
The showrunners of Lost wanted to end it after three seasons while the network wanted it to run indefinitely. It sucks when conflicts between creatives and executives negatively affect projects.
@likliksnek
21 сағат бұрын
Had to chuckle at the metaphors, because I love using them a little too much. But I know this and so I have a certain character using most of them, making for a nice, individual voice. 😊
@2bleMcScooble
Күн бұрын
I'm glad you brought up Snow Crash. It seemed like such a cool book but I DNF'ed at around chapter 5. So glad i got it from the library.
@damienrhys3165
Күн бұрын
God watching this made me feel, immeasurably more confident in my novel. I always watch videos like this with tips and worry so much I’m falling into bad writing holes or patterns, and then I watch the video and am assured that I’m doing just fine. I could do with some more subtext for sure though, thank you for the great video.
@Bookfox
Күн бұрын
Excellent, glad you were encouraged by this! Overall, that's my goal to encourage. Hopefully authors, even when they realize they have some revision to do, don't get depressed about it.
@purpleghost106
21 сағат бұрын
I watched a helpful video on subtext recently-from 'the eternal english major' on YT-she said to take a character's arc, their struggles and mistakes, and make a comparison, then take that metphore and figure out ways you can allude to it without saying it directly. (for example if your character is feeling like a weak link in Team Save The World: have their necklace break, have them walk by a ship where the anchor chain broke. Expand it to them noticing how fragile things are in general-their pie crust crumbles to bits at the slightest touch.) The events of the story aren't just the Happening of The Plot, reactive scenes should include theme relevant feelings. Especially if your character is clammed up, the things they take notice of become subtextually a measure of their inner world. Also notable when what they think and say are in opposition.
@bentomedeiroschediakstg8185
Күн бұрын
Hey man I love your channel I am here just to ask you to make more videos like the Hemingway video because I really loved that one. Giving tips and talking about famous authors I thought it was really cool . Plus I am a Hemingway fan so I was really glad you posted a Hemingway video. Keep doing what you are doing because it’s really cool and I if you read this please consider more videos about authors thank you!
@l.w.paradis2108
19 сағат бұрын
Wow, my problem is the usual one: the middle section. None of these are an issue. I feel good now.
@meursault7030
Күн бұрын
The balance between subtlety and being too explicit with subtext is the one I feel is the hardest to even detect in your writing.
@mradan2093
22 сағат бұрын
Pacing and clarity (subtext) are two things best learned from reader feedback. The two main questions I ask from readers are, "where was it boring" and "where was it confusing?"
@stephenreid6099
Күн бұрын
Great video! I’m working on my first historical novel. I’m about 1/4 through and your videos are a great help!
@yvesgomes
Күн бұрын
The image quality, including the depth of field with the subtly blurred background, is amazing!
@mittag983
18 сағат бұрын
This was really helpful, thank you! I have too many similar sounding characters and the characters are too much in the present.
@moonkingdomify
Күн бұрын
You could argue that the first Saw had a point to its ultraviolence and that there's artistic value behind it, though I'd agree with you for every other entry in the series.
@anamazing2297
21 сағат бұрын
As someone who couldn't possibly make it through a single scene of that franchise, but married somebody who loves it, I'd say the only point is "violence begets violence", or something similar, like "misery loves company" 😅
@ironforged2329
Күн бұрын
Babe, wake up! Bookfox uploaded another videoo!
@SÀN-D-MAN
Күн бұрын
I suspect you have a bebe in the first place
@lisev415
Күн бұрын
😂😂😂
@TurquoiseStar17
19 сағат бұрын
Excellent video, thank you so much! You've really reassured me of being on the right path with third draft of the novel I just spent the last several years on. George R.R. Martin's "gardener" style falls deep into Everything-But-the-Kitchen-Sink-Syndrome and Worldbuilding Vertigo by ASOIAF books 4 and 5. While he was a big inspiration as far as even my major characters having thin plot armor, I consciously avoided his trap of name dropping "So-and-So from This-or-There" on every other page. The only people I mention who are already long dead have some point to the current narrative.
@Bahr-im7pn
Күн бұрын
You mentioning Twilight's dialogue issues reminded me of how the author Stephanie Meyer straight up forgot that the character Renesmee's name was unorthodox, and had all the other characters act like it was some beautiful, perfect name and not acknowledge how weird it is.
@AYRTONLAKING
Күн бұрын
Thank you for educating me, you have really helped me in my novel writing projects. Thank you!!
@Bookfox
Күн бұрын
You are so welcome!
@janiceboling
Күн бұрын
wow, more information in this video than I can process! I will have to watch it again. I do appreciate your videos. Thank you!
@badassdaphne
Күн бұрын
Solid content as always! A more eye-catching thumbnail could help more people discover the hidden gem your channel really is. I’m lucky I found it!
@triceyg2014
Күн бұрын
This was an incredible help to me. Thank you!! 💐
@snowballskies5857
Күн бұрын
This is such high quality content why tf do you not have more of a following? This is so helpful, thank you!
@Bookfox
Күн бұрын
Well, I just started making videos in March ... and I kind of took the summer off and went on a two month vacation. Ha ha. So I'll get there. Thanks for the kind words!
@PublisherGatineauHills
Күн бұрын
I feel called out. I'm guilty of 2, 7 and 12.
@MarilynHarding
Күн бұрын
Thanks for this! Brilliant and really instructive. I'm subscribed. Looking forward to more!
@Bookfox
Күн бұрын
Thank you! And welcome aboard!
@VinnyTheory
Күн бұрын
These videos are just so high quality
@Bookfox
Күн бұрын
Thank you!
@MikaelOdqvist
Күн бұрын
The supernatural example is simply awesome! I love that show. Dean would have loved me using the word Awesome ;).
@marenomorgan
Күн бұрын
Thank you! I'm pretty broke right now, but I might be able to ask for your course for Christmas. I'm going to write the bulk of my novel in November, but I think your course would help with the revision process :)
@Bookfox
Күн бұрын
I do have a whole course on Revision! And I'll probably have a sale for Black Friday.
@TheUnintendo
Күн бұрын
This is a very strong guide, but I have to take issue with one (very minor, almost unimportant) point: The Saw franchise very much has a message - to the point that it feels completely unsubtle about it. The story is about a dying man trying to force people who are throwing their lives away to actually treasure it (hence "Live or die, make your choice"). As the story goes on, the various chapters also focus on more specific issues such as calling out a health care industry that is more interested in profit and policy than it is in actually saving lives. I know that doesn't change your point, but I wanted to defend a franchise that delivers a message of saving yourself from negative spirals without coming off as too preachy.
@moonkingdomify
Күн бұрын
Okay, so I honestly believe they were supposed to be throwing that football in an alley, but because Wiseau had every set built in a studio (like Hollywood films of old) it looked like it was inside. That's also why the rooftop scene looks so obviously green screened, because it was.
@hadaryadin6731
Күн бұрын
Love your videos!! plus the background you are shooting in is really cool
@Bookfox
Күн бұрын
Thank you! Glad you enjoy the background as well. Sometimes I get bored of it and want to change, but it's too much work.
@Leitis_Fella
Күн бұрын
I love the Bristol Beaufighter shirt!
@theq6797
Күн бұрын
The "Everything but the kitchen sink" syndrome - okay, but I will pull it off.
@steffenpanning2776
21 сағат бұрын
a great example of subtext done right are Umberto Ecos novels 'name of the rose' and 'Foucault's pendulum'. They read like a detective story / mystery story on the surface and you can totally enjoy them without knowing more. But there exist books that explain in detail what Eco was hinting at in a certain line in the book.
@DragonCreature1
20 сағат бұрын
I think that one of the few writers that nail a big twist in the end is Joe Abercrombie- especially in the Age of Madness trilogy. That twist enhances the second read-through for me. The man teases the truth throughout the three books. Hidden in plain sight. Genius
@xyaeiounn
23 сағат бұрын
Re: #2 A japanese comic called Lone Wolf and Cub, written by Kazuo Koike does this beautifully and regularly through all the stories. Small breaks of educational detail set the reader up with an understanding of the time, culture, economy and customs of the setting, then returns to the plot. It's not clunky and always in service of the story. At no point is the writer in love with the research he's done, his humility makes these interludes into still moments in a river that may have rapids elsewhere, turning a comic into an orchestral arrangement where action breaks up stillness rather than the other way around.
@mohamed_saleh
Күн бұрын
00:12 Chekhov’s Armory Can we consider Games of thrones having this trouble? Could George RR Martin be able to wrap up his novel?
@ironforged2329
Күн бұрын
@@mohamed_saleh game of thrones had. Asoiaf dont. I think it's clear how all of the peices will eventually collide in the Winds.
@MrNichtus
Күн бұрын
For a while I had a theory that Game of Thrones ended extremely similar to what he had in mind and that the negative reaction had startled him into quietly shelving it. But another video I watched last month persuaded me otherwise- he's just struggling to get the writing both complete and up to his own standards.
@tylerriggs95
Күн бұрын
Kingkiller Chronicles is a better example in a similar vein
@AnneBonneyBags
19 сағат бұрын
Awesome and rare information!
@BookClubDisaster
Күн бұрын
Dialogue ventriloloquism.....thought you were going to mention Tarantino.
@mcclainvideo
Күн бұрын
Every single one of those questions you brought up from “Lost” were answered pretty definitively in the show.
@Starburst514
Күн бұрын
Which ones? And how, it's been ages since I've seen lost so I can't remember 😭
@mcclainvideo
22 сағат бұрын
@@Starburst514 every single one. There was some weird general consensus that - because the finale sucked - they didn’t answer anything. In reality, I think they sometimes went a bit out of their way to explain stuff.
@Starburst514
22 сағат бұрын
@@mcclainvideo for example?
@gorequillnachovidal
Күн бұрын
dialogue ventriloquism..... any Kevin Smith movie....
We all have our strengths, weaknesses, and challenges. For example, my betas have said that all my characters have unique voices, though do say that my MCs have always seemed a little older than their ages. That said, it does not dissuade my worry that, to me, they seem too similar (in my novels that is - in my plays, I can totally feel the difference between characters). Granted, most of the characters are kids as my novels are MG, but still. Also, my first novel is supposed to be a slice of life in our own world, in which Magic is used as an allegory for the MC to coming to terms with and accepting her own grief... however, as there is "technically" a kid learning magic and eventually fighting a villain (which note, technically she loses, the battle itself an allegory of a losing the struggle against grief, if you catch my drift), some betas have then come back and said that it was too slow for a "hero's journey". I took the rare path and broke the book up into Acts named after the stages of grief to try to at least suggest the actual arc, but... OH! A few authors will likely feel me here, but I wrote my first novel with an entirely different background concept. What set my MC on her journey was the death of her grandmother and the disappearance of her older brother. But then Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston, and I'd never even heard about it. I read the book (fantastic book and series, highly recommend), and it had a very similar concept to where it would seem like I'd been heavily inspired by it. So, I had to change that background concept from the brother disappearing (grandmother still died however), to the brother struggling with his own grief, having shut down and rejecting everything and everyone. Which, surprisingly, made, in my opinion, the whole exploration of grief much stronger. Checklist Character Development - 16:49 Dude just described Bruce Wayne. LOL!
@MrNichtus
Күн бұрын
If I remember right, wasn't it Burgess himself who said that the 21 chapter version is a parable while the 20 chapter version is just a rude fable? Or something like that...
@alithemystery
Күн бұрын
Actually in Supernatural he didn't save the Titanic because he hated the movie/song. I like to think it played into it though. But it later turned out that there was a more important reason.
@MSigurdHall
Күн бұрын
If there isn't a Douglas Adams quote in the similes/metaphors list... we should all riot
@wa5657
Күн бұрын
i think i have the opposite to the subtext problem i want to be understood so i have no idea what or how to hide and when i try to leave the obvious stuff out, i have nothing on the page!!
@Johnny5477
Күн бұрын
I’ve got a good literary example of “kitchen sink” syndrome AND the inverse of “temporarily shortsighted”, which unfortunately was a big debut a publisher paid huge money for… City on Fire. It aims to be a story about New York in the late 70s, but it so desperate to be “the definitive story” that we just end up on these wild tangents while every damn minor, stand-in character gets some long expositional backstory… and also that every event and subculture gets a character to serve as an avatar, and this goes on for like 900 pages. It’s like the writer’s afraid no one else will ever be able to write about 1970s New York again, so he has to cover it all. It was hyped as the next big thing, but was a DNF for me and a lot of people.
@Bookfox
Күн бұрын
Oh yeah, I know City on Fire. That was such a huge publicity push for that book. Yes, it was a doorstopper for sure, and I think the literary agents just loved that it was a love letter to NYC. But totally understand why people would struggle to finish.
@dukenukemforever6912
Күн бұрын
Actually the real contradiction with a rich man would be, Tony Stark.
@tiffanylamb1187
Күн бұрын
I just love your videos. I can always pick out at least one gem, usually more, and you don't deal with political agendas within the writing community, which I appreciate. Thank you.
@Bookfox
Күн бұрын
So glad you enjoy them. And yes, I try to stay away from politics! Just want to talk about fiction.
@InnerProp
Күн бұрын
I think you got Chekhov backwards. It's not, if you show a gun in act 1 you have to use it by act 3. It's if you use a gun in act 3 you have to show it in act 1.
@LightLMN
Күн бұрын
Not exactly. It depends on if you're using the modern favoured definition (TV Tropes, etc) or are focusing on Chekhov's original principle. If you dial the concept right back and look at its origins, it is only about storytelling efficiency and making sure there are no wasted elements in play: If it's irrelevant, cut it. If an element (like a gun) is drawn attention to in the narrative, it should be used in some fashion by the end of the story or else it is entitely unecessary. The inverse, where an object used late in the tale may (or must) be signposted or foreshadowed beforehand, is not the original intent of the principle.
@screwielewie
Күн бұрын
Works both ways, really. Set up without payoff is just a bad as the reverse.
@LightLMN
Күн бұрын
@@screwielewie It depends on the scene and the pacing, I think. Arcane has a great scene where a chunk of broken timber is used as a club to effectively end a fight. The timber was produced off-screen during the same fight as a result of the violence impacting the environment. You hear it breaking but don't see or register its existence it until it's already picked up and being used. Sherlock Holmes (2009) has a tense scene where the two heroes are trying to save someone through a gauntlet of death in a slaughterhouse, and it ends up with them repeatedly down to the wire rapidly using items from the environment to buy time to escape. The items don't need attention or defending because most of them are things you just accept as existing in a slaughterhouse or worn by the average person, and for the one exception the scene is fast and tense enough to sidestep and forget questions like "hey... why was there a fire-resistant tarp right there where they needed it?"
@BlazeQuadZ
19 сағат бұрын
12:25 Not that it detracts from the point, but the angel did it to gather the additional souls of the passengers descendants that could be born, since they survived for the war in Heaven. He made that Celine Dion excuse to hide the truth and to mess with the Winchesters. This works, because he is introduced as a petty and selfish character and the Winchesters only know him as such.
@asteroidmonger
Күн бұрын
How would you translate these principles to short stories? All apply? Wondering specifically about temporality.
@Bookfox
Күн бұрын
I think that the compressed space of a short story means you have less time to reference things in the past/future, but the principle still holds. You should still have a sense of their past/future and allude, even if briefly, to it.
@aimeem
20 сағат бұрын
Oh man, if you think Neal Stephenson went on and on and on in Snow Crash, you've never tried to read any of his later books.
@unsightedmelodies6801
Күн бұрын
I'd say Sorkin has his characters sound like him when they're of alike backgrounds or around the same age. Your examples illustrate this; something ike The Newsroom has more distinct characters voices because the ages and backgrounds are a bit broader.
@Magus_Union
Күн бұрын
1:36 - My first book is like this. But the reason is that it involves a mystery that *does* get resolved in Book 2 (I do have all the answers for every 'gun' introduced). Would it be better to just 'merge' Books 1 and 2 together? Or can the 1st Book (in a series) act as a primer to a wider fantasy as each 'gun' is fired for every book after the starting one?
@Bookfox
Күн бұрын
I think the first book in the series should resolve most of the storylines that you open, but then you can always have one or two that isn't resolved until the next book. I wouldn't say the answer should be to merge book 1 and 2 together (at least not most of the time).
@Magus_Union
Күн бұрын
@@Bookfox Ty so much for the reply! So far, Book 1 is just shy of 90k words. Which I've been told is quite short for epic fantasy. I've started a few scenes for Book 2, but not sure if I'll hit the same length. So I'm not certain if having two shorter books is a better idea than just one large one that might be below ~200k words, possibly.
@Yokar_mova1212
Күн бұрын
But what if the story needs the constant twists by nature? My book will be about a group of men coming together only to later learn how their past actions has effected their lives today.
@BookClubDisaster
Күн бұрын
How much to hire you to edit my book? Or do I not want to know?
@kaitlyngret
21 сағат бұрын
Hi, I love your videos! But take back what you said about the Saw franchise right now 😡 lol the movies (yeah I’ve seen em all) spend a lot of time giving villain backstory and motivation. The whole thing about Saw is moral quandaries amid savage violence. They aren’t perfect but they make an effort!! Anyway… great work as always.
@keiththorpe9571
Күн бұрын
The best metaphor I ever read was by Douglas Adams, somewhere in his "Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy" series: "It flew in much the same way that a brick doesn't fly." That was the flavor of it, anyway.
@Bookfox
Күн бұрын
Yes, I remember that one! More like an anti-metaphor. And funny, to boot.
@craigbob7734
Күн бұрын
Thank you for this! I was dreading the idea of having an editor. Not knowing what to expect. But now that I've seen this video, I'm convinced I should never have one.
@dufrisne
Күн бұрын
Anyone who is still mad about Lost gets an instant follow from me.
@JSmith-yd4ys
22 сағат бұрын
I didn't finish lost because each episode didn"t give me enough of a conclusion from previous episodes. It was frustating and a waste of time. I'm starting to feel the same with the 'From' show (and one of the leads of that show was on Lost - LOL).
@meharbrar3132
19 сағат бұрын
a good example is the movie immaculate. well made horror movie, literally perfect- BUT: what was the point of that movie? first thing I said when it ended because there is no theme in it or message other than "don't become a nun?"
@Tokkidance
21 сағат бұрын
A lot of these issues were solved by web novels by just being unrestricted by word count hehe
@JollyGreenComics
Күн бұрын
I like algorithm characters
@Kemintiri
Күн бұрын
The voices... OMG so much. I thiink I sort of do okay with female characters, but my male characters end up sounding too similar.
@sukosuko1
Күн бұрын
This video is as useful as a milk chocolate teapot.
@PhoenixCrown
Күн бұрын
9:20 These suggestions for dialogue fall kind of flat imo: Lisp, accent, drawl etc... don't really have anything to do with the "character" of a character. Maybe he has a lisp because he was beaten as a child, OK that's character. Or an accent because he's from another country and that's relevant to the plot etc. All of your other comments in this video are fantastic about relating to the story, theme, etc. what the author is trying to say. Maybe your dialogue course goes more into this stuff!
@Bookfox
Күн бұрын
Yeah, maybe those weren't the best or most thorough examples. I talk about 11 different strategies in the course.
@PaulRWorthington
Күн бұрын
Hey, that's a lot of good advice, thanks. ...But then you dissed the ending of LOST, thereby invalidating your opinions. 🤣
@adamhaggstrom7598
Күн бұрын
I felt the same way when he brought up Snowcrash's Summerrian language stuff. It's been nearly twenty years since I read it, but i remember it running along at good clip without getting bogged down.
@imaginepageant
Күн бұрын
I think you might not have been paying close enough attention to Lost because all of those questions were answered. I also think you’re judging the original Saw too much by its sequels. The original had very little shock-value gore and absolutely had something deeper to say about the human condition. The sequels, unfortunately, spiralled fast into torture porn.
@Bookfox
Күн бұрын
Well, Lost attempted to answer those questions. I felt their attempts were half-assed. Agreed on Saw -- I was referred more to sequels, not the original.
@everydayexpats
Күн бұрын
54 comments, thus far, and I’m still waiting for someone to say, “The (metaphor/simile) author you’re thinking of is ____.”😄
@gorequillnachovidal
Күн бұрын
ok, so clockwork orange disagree. American book and movie are better. alex turning good guy at the very end is deus ex machina. Now, there is a point to he violence 1) does that make it ok to make someone so they cannot think violence without getting sick 2) the second half all those Alex got violent on went just as violent on him for revenge. I would also say that people like to read about violence like that and that is why it is so attractive. People copied the droogs because it looked fun to them... what does that say about humans?
@TheRealKLT
Күн бұрын
Man, I disagree about Snow Crash. The Sumerian language sections of that book was THE ONLY thing I liked about it. I read it because it was seminal and I strongly disliked it, but that one part was fascinating and I wish there had been more. Different strokes, I suppose.
@Bookfox
Күн бұрын
Yeah, to each their own. I think more readers probably took issue with it than enjoyed it, but if you can swing something of that type of your book, go for it.
@AlexSonicsMusic
Күн бұрын
George r.r. Martin take note🌞
@oknodiangames6
18 сағат бұрын
Is metaphor underdose as bad? Asking for a friend. I don't think that guy has ever used one in his writing. Also, Greedfall is extremely temporally shortsighted. I've never seen anything like it, TBH. It's like none of the characters, organizations, events and places outside of those appearing in the game exist, and it feels as if the world didn't even exist before the game's story started. There is only a single historical event mentioned because it's important for the very badly written story to work. It was so badly written that it kept pulling me out of the game constantly because stuff wasn't making any sense or was contradictory to previously established things or it was extremely anticlimactic.
@andreadaleyutronebel5894
18 сағат бұрын
Another thing to avoid: Writing like you took tips from a vlogger.
@GardenshedElectronics
23 сағат бұрын
hard disagree on the snow crash criticism.
@namelesstemple
Күн бұрын
The editing on this video is really annoying. There's an audible click any time this dude cuts and stitches the recording. If you're gonna do this you have to smooth out the edges yo
@shuang7877
Күн бұрын
James Franco
@TheRepublicanProfessor
Күн бұрын
Re: the Lost commentary, true, but I've never seen a title fit the writing so well.
@andreadaleyutronebel5894
18 сағат бұрын
Jupiter A sucked cuz it looked stupid and gay.
@SilverXT
Күн бұрын
I feel called out here. No need to be so mean
@Bookfox
Күн бұрын
Sorry? Certainly don't mean to depress. Hopefully some of this advice can steer you in a positive direction and help your book avoid some common mistakes.
Күн бұрын
This looked good. And then you used Snow Crash, Moby Dick and Dune as examples having the traits of failed novels…
@Bookfox
Күн бұрын
No, I think all of those are wonderful novels. But all of them have a section inside them that some readers take issue with. I think it's useful to study the problematic parts of great novels to decide whether you want to imitate them or take a different route.
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