[hamdani yusuf (OP)]

3 Elements Your Novel Must Balance
It's like the Bermuda triangle but less ship swallowy

Spoiler: show

Stake
------------------------------ Plot
Conflict
------------------------------ Tension
Attention
------------------------------ Sympathy

[alancalverd]

Plagiarism is no substitute for fluency and originality.

did anyone say that?

I did. Having read many hundreds of novels, scripts, textbooks and scientific papers, I can speak with considerable authority.

[hamdani yusuf (OP)]

Chapters:
00:00​-Intro
01:00​-Infer Don't Relate
02:33​-Concrete Vs Abstract
04:14​-Small Stories
06:05​-Slow Vs Fast
08:05​-Make Events Happen

[hamdani yusuf (OP)]

Plagiarism is no substitute for fluency and originality.

did anyone say that?

I did. Having read many hundreds of novels, scripts, textbooks and scientific papers, I can speak with considerable authority.

What does it have to do with using AI assistant?

[hamdani yusuf (OP)]

You won't be able to stand this...

[alancalverd]

What does it have to do with using AI assistant?

So far, everything you have quoted from an AI source lacks fluency and originality.

[hamdani yusuf (OP)]

In this video, I explore how the rise of AI as creative tools is reshaping the landscape for writers. Discover the right mindset and techniques that writers can adopt to thrive in this new environment, embracing AI as a collaborator rather than a competitor. Join me as I discuss the evolving role of the writer and how to harness technology to enhance creativity and storytelling.

[hamdani yusuf (OP)]

Most writers think querying a literary agent is about having a great book. It?s not. If you don?t understand how agents actually think, you don?t have a shot. This video breaks down the brutal math, industry incentives, and insider knowledge you must know before hitting send on your query letter.

Whether you?re an aspiring author or deep into the submission process, this is the video that will change how you approach agents forever.

?  Why 99% of query letters get ignored?and how to stand out
? The three things every agent is really looking for (and it?s not what you think)
? How market fit, publisher targeting, and platform can make or break your chances
? The truth about advances, royalties, and what agents actually earn on your deal
? Why most books fail financially?and how to help agents believe yours won?t
? How to reduce the agent?s workload so they say ?yes? faster
? The biggest mindset shift you need to make before querying anyone

This isn?t about gaming the system?it?s about seeing the publishing industry clearly, so you can work with it, not against it.

[alancalverd]

Do you actually have a title, a plot, or a hero yet?   

If not, I think you would find it more profitable to write something than to watch videos about it.

[hamdani yusuf (OP)]

Do you actually have a title, a plot, or a hero yet?   

If not, I think you would find it more profitable to write something than to watch videos about it.

Yes. I've written some of them in sudowrite.com. to arrange the plot into a connected storyline. Previously I wrote the scenes I want to write in a spreadsheet.

[hamdani yusuf (OP)]

The Secret to Writing a Book that no one is Talking About | How to Write out of Order

This is the best writing advice I can give: don?t write in order! If you want to know more about my book on this, the link will be in the books section of this description.

And a comment to the video.

Someone said something like, "Readers start a book at the beginning and go on to the end. Writers start in the middle and fight their way out."

[hamdani yusuf (OP)]

Besides the good advices, we can also find bad advices out there. Beware.

Timeline:
0:00​ Intro
0:18​ #1 Make Your Writing Realistic
1:50​ #2 Make Your Characters Likable
3:26​ #3 Know Your Theme Before You Write
4:39​ #4 Kill Your Darlings
5:44​ #5 Never End Happy
7:30​ #6 Write What You Know
8:49​ #7 Just Write Already
10:00​ #8 Write to a Fifth Grade Level
11:49​ #9 Too Many Morally Gray/Contradictory Characters
13:30​ #10 Leave the Slow Reveal to the Strippers
14:25​ #11 Worst Advice Comes from THIS Source

[alancalverd]

Never end happy? James Bond always rides off into the sunset with the girl, the Allies win the war, Einstein's predictions are demonstrated by experiment, Mark Watney survives and returns to Earth.....and these books sell by the million!

[hamdani yusuf (OP)]

That's why the advice is bad. Maybe the advice came from someone who specialized in writing tragedies.

[alancalverd]

Like Shakespeare, whose tragedies still sell a million copies a year.

[hamdani yusuf (OP)]

Don't Give Up On Your First Draft

Writing a book is hard. But arguably the hardest part is finishing the first draft. In this video I share three tips that help me get over that first hurdle. Hopefully they can help you, too.


0:00 - Intro
1:49 - Forget You're Writing a Novel
9:00 - Don't Edit While You Write
11:57 - Don't Tell People About Your Novel
14:03 - Implementing Mini-Arcs
15:23 - Outro (And Poll!)

[hamdani yusuf (OP)]

The Proven Formula That Makes a Story Irresistible

HOW TO COME UP WITH A HIGH-CONCEPT STORY IDEA:
00:40 ? What is a ?high-concept? book?
04:04 ? Reimagine a familiar trope
04:50 ? Ask what if?
05:39 ? Craft an unexpected mash-up
07:11 ? Experiment with structure

[hamdani yusuf (OP)]

I respond to the toughest anti‑AI comments?debunking myths about legality, laziness, and ?soulless? prose?and show how writers can still thrive (and connect with readers) in an AI‑powered world.

Timestamps
Introduction 00:00​
Motivation Question 00:36​
Illegality Fears 03:14​
Lazy Author Claim 07:35​
Data Harvest Myth 13:25​
Replace Authors? 16:33​

[alancalverd]

Adult romance/comedy/adventure: life's good, sh1t happens, clear it up

Adult crime fiction: sh1t happens, clear it up, life's good

Children's fiction: boy meets dog, boy loses dog, boy finds dog (adult fiction, with dog)

Harry Potter: sh1t, partly redeemed by owls.

Lord of the Rings: unredeemed ordure. Unlike the Nibelung's ring, which has some good songs.

[hamdani yusuf (OP)]

Writing a book can change your life. Here?s why.

CHAPTERS
0:00​ - You can write a book (yes, you)
1:55​ - How writing a book changed my life
2:47​ - I. Self-discovery
4:28​ - II. Self-confidence
5:11​ - III. A change of pace
5:45​ - IV. Writing skills
7:01​ - V. It starts conversations
7:39​ - VI. It can inspire others

One of the comments.

One thing that really comforted me, was hearing a Brandon Sanderson saying something along the lines of: "Of all the people I know, who have written books, few have published them. However, none have regretted it."