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Transcript - 5 Ways to Fuel your Creativity Books - read anything and everything. Even the bad ones. Movies and TV shows - you binge it with a buddy (if you have one) and be inspired too. Magic! Graphic novels and comics - like a picture book but longer. Video games - not well known among authors, but a truly amazing medium. If you're a first timer, try RPG's. Music and musicals - For music, go for the ones with lyrics that tell a story. For musicals, it's roughly two hours of singing a movie.

Transcript -  5 Ingredients in Character Arcs   The TRUTH: What your story is about; the theme. What the character has to learn. The LIE: This is what the character believes. To succeed, they have to look away from the Lie towards Truth. The WOUND or GHOST: Why the character believes the Lie. This is the defining moment and driving force in their life. The NEED: What the character should receive in order to reach their fullest potential. The WANT or GOAL: What the character is trying to get. Usually tangible.

Transcript -  6 Mistakes in Middle Grade Spelling everything out. Kids will figure it out. They are more insightful than you think. Dumbing everything down. Kids aren't stupid. Don't treat them like that. Not exploring deep topics. Kids will experience hardships, so don't shy away from them. Antiquated writing. It's not the era they grew up understanding. Use more modern slang to make prose more accessible. Adult-like main characters. Make your character relatable. Mature content. Just don't have it. Seriously. 

Transcript - 7 Steps To Writing Fast Start early. Use as much time as possible. Have a plan. Save you from changing your mind and a gazillion pages. Type or write fast. Scribble, but make it legible. Skips parts you don't know. Come back to them later. Write what you know. Save you from researching. Don't be afraid to ramble. Editing can fix that. Don't edit while writing. It's more important to get things down than to make it perfect.

Transcript -  Finding Your Writing Voice THE FOUR STEPS: Forget what school taught you. Type however you want. Ignore spelling and grammar if you want to. Type how you talk. Bring proper spelling and grammar back. TIPS: Write often. Experiment with different styles. Listen to yourself talk. Your voice is important and unique!   

Transcript Killing your darlings? WHAT IT MEANS: To delete anything that doesn't work in your story, no matter how much you like it. WHAT TO DO INSTEAD: Make it about your darling. Give your darling a reason. Change your darling to fit. It only needs to be by a bit. Keep your darling for a future story. You won't be killing your darling, you'll be making them move house. Only kill your darling completely if you can't save them!

   Transcript  10 Tips To Ace Cowriting  Before Partnering Get to know each other. Lay out your rules. Discuss big decisions. While Writing Leave your ego at the door. Don't be overly considerate. Have open communication. Have face-to-face planning time. Find a writing style that works for both of you. Use Google Docs and Sites. Promote each other on your social platforms.  

Transcript  Writing With Perfectionism: When to use perfectionism in writing The key question to ask: Can this be changed later? If it can, use imperfection. If it can't, use perfectionism.    Let's look at the three stages of writing: Idea >> Imperfection Research Execution >> Imperfection Planning, drafting Presentation >> Perfection Editing, design

How do stories resonate with our souls? Or, more importantly, what is a story? Thinking about this led to this: Transcript: "Stories are an escape from reality by offering a new reflection of reality."

Transcript  5 Tips - Foreshadowing Foreshadow early. The earlier, the less noticeable. Foreshadow before 50%. Scatter foreshadowing. The closer together, the more emphasis. Foreshadow subtly. The bigger the reveal, the smaller the emphasis. Foreshadow who, what and why. Foreshadow in different ways. Try dialogue, description, action, traits or weather. Fulfil foreshadowing. Make it worth it. Updated Version

Transcript Writing A Dynamic Series Dynamic series have an overarching plot that interconnects with a book's individual plot. Overarching plots may take the back seat in early books, but should be prominent toward the end. Individual plots are the stepping stones leading up to the overarching plot. Overarching plots raise questions, individual plots answer them. Updated Version Transcript Writing A Dynamic Series The overarching plot interconnects with individual plots. At the start of the story, the overarching plot can take the backseat. By the end of the story, the overarching plot should be prominent, Individual plots are stepping stones to the finale of the overarching plot. Overarching plots raise questions, individual plots answer them.