3 Resources and 4 Pieces of Advice for Writers
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- I have been getting a lot of questions about these various topics, so this is my “reply all” to everyone who has asked me about writing, publishing, and other author-related things.
Resources:
📖The Practice by Seth Godin
📖Writing Magic by Gail Carson Levine
🎙️@thecreativepenn
Advice:
1. Focus on what you CAN do instead of what you cannot do.
2. Never take advice from people you wouldn’t trade places with.
3. Bless what you want.
4. You’re going to have to figure it out.
My website: elisabethwheat...
I've been writing for years. I've got thousands of pages hiding away that I determined would never see the light of day. Maybe one day I'll clean it up and put it out there. ❤️ thanks
get it out there asap!
Ah! That thought is terrifying, honestly. It's nearly fifteen years worth of ideas/content/world building. I have solid stories written out, but just as much in odd documents and maps. I wouldn't even know where to begin organizing. One project I've been working on for the last 6 years. There's around eleven stories for that world alone. 😵💫
@@k92littlered That sounds like my mom's work. She has 20+ years of notebooks full of stories, characters, and world building. I have gotten to read a ton of her writing and my aunt works with her to create paintings for each characters and honestly it's incredible. It is was inspired me to start writing my stories. Hopefully she and my aunt will be able to get their stories out there because it is definitely worth it. Though her biggest advice to me always is: "Write the story you want to read yourself, if others read it fantastic, but you write it for you."
@k92littlered, is it the fear of rejection? Because i would love to have your problem, staring at blank pages because I'm so afraid of failure that I haven't *started. 😑
@@imprintcreativity_hc That's such good advice, honestly. I love writing. I love reading what I've written. It makes me happy, feel comfort, even. Maybe that's the better reason to do it. I would love to know others felt the same.
Great advice. While not religious or however you want to put it. I agree showing gratitude towards others who have greater success helps to keep you grounded and appreciative. Instead of self comparing and jealous.
I'm reminded of a comment from Jim Butcher, urban fantasy author, who was asked if authors are jealous of each other. He made a joke about Brandon Sanderson taking the fantasy genre by storm. But, then stated how important having more authors actually helps increased their own popularity. Which is very true. He was the reason I got into urban fantasy and found many new and wonderful authors within that genre. There's room for everyone.
Accurate. I'm full on an atheist and immediately thought of switching it from prayer to good thoughts. Positive feelings. If you're hoping for the best for these people, no matter what form that takes, it should do about the same for you.
I still remember the extasy when I realised that it doesn’t have to be “I’m gonna have to figure it out 😳🥴”, it can be “I’m gonna have to figure it out! 💃🏄♀️🍹”
I'm not a published author, but I AM someone who is consistently writing on a regular basis now! I couldn't seem to stay committed before. The main thing that has helped me do that is to decide I'm a writer, whether it's ever published, whether I ever make a dime. I enjoy doing it, so I'm doing it. When I get closer to being finished, I will probably start worrying more about whether or not I can get it published, but being published and getting paid isn't what makes you a writer, although it helps you be in a place where you can afford to spend more time writing.
As a teenager who dreams to eventually be able to make writing a career, this is insanely helpful for me. Especially that last part. "You have to believe in yourself bc i believe in you." Powerful words indeed. Im gonna go write now. Thank you for all of this. You are a big inspiration for me, and probably many, many other young writers. Thank you.
The Bless What You Want part made me feel so happy, I cannot describe why, but it did.
All your advice sounds good, even three.
I'm not a spiritual person, but being happy for other people's success and happiness sounds like a good thing.
"Focus on what you can do." Good life advice in general
I DIDNT KNOW GAIL CARSON LEVINE WROTE A BOOK ON WRITING. She was the first author I remember being a favorite author I tried to read everything I could find
Thank you so much for this video! I have only recently found you and your channel, and I gotta say you are a big inspiration! My roommate and I are finishing reading a cozy mystery series and we were inspired to write our own- mostly for our own enjoyment. I struggle heavily with imposter syndrome and perfectionism and have a hard time sitting down to write without those voices yelling at me to stop. But my roommate and my best friends (half of which are creators of written works themselves) have been very supportive and I’ve been feeling more encouraged to write. THIS video is exactly what I needed. I’m going to be checking out and sharing these resources you mentioned. Gail Levine is one of my favorite authors! Thank you again! ❤
This was some of the most candid and upfront writing advice I've come across, and because of that, also some of the most encouraging. Thank you so much for doing everything you do ms. Wheatley, I'll keep you in my prayers
I was actually thinking about how I wanted you to do a video like this
I loved the advice, thank you so much! Also, I find the idea of blessing people who have already achieved what we want absolutely delightful! They forged their paths and serve as inspiration, it's only fair to wish them well! And yes, jealousy can be tricky, but there's nothing negative that gratitude (particularly in the form of blessings!) can't help dissolve in our hearts!
Excellent advice and great suggestions! 🎉❤ A+ Elizabeth!
I can really second the advice about blessing what you want. I was quite arrogant after primary school. I was constantly bullied so I ghink it was a self defense mechanism. But after the bullying stopped and I started to make friends my arrogance was detrimental. So at some point I started to look for the good in people, for their skills and talents and for the things I find beautiful about them, thd things I love, admire and/or appreciate. I make it a point to tell people these things. I'm the person who compliments people on public transport about their outfits and vibes. I do this to remind myself how wonderful my fellow humans have been created and how talented they are. I tell them to encourage hhem to see themselves in that way. It has made my life so much better. I'm grateful and happy for what I have and I marvel at others. It has helped me with feelings of jealousy and being inadequate. I absolutely recommend being happy for the blessings of others. It makes your own blesskngs so much better.
Love your energy and your advice! Bless your Soul Elisabeth and see you on the otherside🙏🏽
This video felt like a warm hug 🥰
Thank you for taking the time to share this wisdom!
This is outstanding. I'm going to share this with all of our school district's writing programs. Thank you!
Your advice also applies wonderfully to engineering and programming
What a generous and warm-hearted video! Thanks for sharing your thoughts and encouragement. I’ve been in a bit of a slump with a project I’ve been working on for a long time, but thanks to you, I’m off to write!
I'm not sure why the third piece of advice wouldn't apply to non-spiritual people.
Training your mind to admire rather than covet and focusing on positive feelings toward others who are more successful in the same field seems like a universally good thing. Prayer might be your way of putting your mind in that place, but it's not the only one.
Sometimes the good ol' fashioned "Star Trek" phrase "Live long and prosper" works as something of a 'blessing', if the idea of the word 'pray' makes some people's skin crawl. I switch between that and "May the Force be with you" just because my perception of spiritual reality is different than most, and I try not to start unnecessary comment wars. 😅
Thank you so much! I love you, your content and advice and everything is always so helpful and keeps me motivated to just keep going. Thank you so much foe all of this❤
I think prayer, whether religious or not, can still be helpful. Because the whole point is you are focusing on positive thoughts, and I wholly believe that finding a direction to focus a positive mindset is helpful. It's why I like charms and the like. It's because I can look at it a remind myself to look at things a different way. And finding joy and wishing someone else happiness and success is a fulfilling feeling and rather than jealousy, for me at least, it gives motivation to strive for that same happiness and success.
Have you ever looked into Holly Lisle? I’ve followed her for years and a LOT of the advice (minus the spiritual bit which - I’m not going to lie - made me tear up to find someone in the field who shares my beliefs) pings soundly with what I have learned from her. I will definitely be checking out your information as well.
My first thought was "I love you", rather I love who you are & what You've done here. Aaand there's some love there for ya too, Sis ...
Really good advice here. I will bring this up in my writers' workshops!
I'm not particularly successful, and I only answer writing questions on Quora, and it's usually Socratic in nature. Asking questions about how the poster feels about their story and the particular issue. I blame my occasional writing class. And that my most successful project was my thesis for my last degree. I basically passed my submission and orals with only a couple of typos to correct. But I'm certainly not doing anything big ... oh, well, I do have a couple of fan fic stories that are continuing well received ... but that only really qualifies me to have opinions on fan fiction ... whole different kettle of fish. Good presentation.
This put a smile on my face. I'm not religious, but I wish the best for you, too :) ❤
I've got to check out the Gail Carson Levine book.
This was very helpful. Thanks for posting it.
Thankyou i am writing a book i love it but am struggling as really i am still learning how to write i love watching you you it really inspires me
Somehow I didn't see this until now, even though I watch your channel a lot! But thank you so much, I will definitely check out the resources! I already have writing magic, I was given it when I was younger and loved reading through it but I haven't ever succeeded in making it through all the exercises. I was surprised to see it on here but it definitely makes me want to pick it up again! And of course, thanks for the great advice, as a teen who loves writing I love your videos and am very inspired by you! I hope I can read one of your books someday as well :)
I love this, thank you Elisabeth! I needed this more than I realized. 😊
Wonderful, thank you!
Thank you! This was really helpful! ❤
I like to think that writers are generally great readers who love to read a lot. So, more people writing is more people reading and buying books (I have this wild dream where everyone would be a writer and the economy would be sustained by people buying books from each other lol). Besides this, I like how everyone's voice/style is unique or there wouldn't be creativity. So I think that there is room for everyone in the art's field.
Great vid- it takes great courage to talk about religion/spirituality to a large audience. Kudos.
Re: dealing with jealousy. even if you're not particularly spiritual, it can still help to pause and consciously wish them well. Even if its only to yourself.
There is a cultural habit thats greek
We kind of pretend spit at someone then make the statement i dont want to curse you
The intent is that we wish no ill feeling to befall them
It also brings attention to our own short comings
Awareness brings change always
Great advice thank you 💕
Thank you so much! I love this advice and I’ll definitely read and listens to those!
Thank you very much, I really needed this today! Mix of encouragement and practical next steps to get going
Thank you for sharing such wonderful insights! It's so hard to get into writing and this really helps.
Right after you talked about supporting other authors, I realized you were wearing a "Hoid for President" shirt. XD I, too, am a fan of Brandon Sanderson.
Take stuff in without trying to be somebody else. Stop trying to write really good just keep writing while taking the work seriously. Don't be afraid of being good.
Really interesting and I need say that I hit on focus what you can wall over and over again doing over the top research for RPG games (call of Cthulhu so you can go to real archive and get lost for days)
I also want to share advice on writing by my favorite author.
Rephrased:
"So you want to write wired fiction like me? Don't! It's all I can and my life suck"
I have written several short novels over the past 10 years. I can’t get past the publishing hurtle. I think I’m just too picky? I hate the idea of going standard publishing because I don’t want someone else to have control over presentation and I’m afraid of having my books changed too much from what I want them to be, but on the flip side I don’t even purchase off of Amazon myself so I don’t think my target audience exactly would either of I were to self publish there. I think I might be unpublishable to be honest, probably because I still can’t figure out what I want from a publisher or publishing platform.
Wait. THE Gail Carson Levine?? "Ella Enchanted" and "Sisters of Bamarre" Gail Carson Levine!? I need to buy this book immediately.
Thank you!
This was very helpful and motivating. Thank you! ❤
I finally got the audiobook.
Saving this to “favorites” so I can actually make that wings of fire fan story good.
Thanks!
Such a great video. Thank you for your content!
I think one of the most anxiety-producing ideas about being a published writer is being known, being out there. It's why I'm strongly considering a pen name. Especially as I plan on having a decent modicum of spice in some of my writing. In fact, one of my most recent story ideas popped in my head as I was watching one of your shorts on spicy books.
I think a pen name would protect my privacy to some degree for another gut-wrenching reason: I am not a huge fan of the idea of scheduled book signings. I'm too empathic for that, trust me. I soak up energy like a sponge.
And it bugs me when fans clamor -- nearly demand -- for newly published authors to do book tours. I'm like "Do you even have a stinking clue how much psychic and emotional energy it takes to produce **anything** decently readable, even to show a potential beta reader? Back the eff off and let these new authors have a recovery period already!" 🙄
Soooo, maybe, in some of your short videos, you might address these points. Because honestly, I am curious about how you have handled this matter. 😅
God bless
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2:53 I’m a lifelong atheist who prays for George R.R. Martin every day. May he have many years, and many more fruitful than… other years. 😂 Seriously though this video is top rate; thanks for making it!
I mostly write for fun, fan fiction and what not, but have wondered about writing fiction as to be published. Do you think it'd be worth the hassle or not even if I just wrote one book?
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Thank you
Seriously, there's infinite ways to write your book or story or whatnot. Personally, I scoff at rough drafts, I just find rewriting things I write tends to make them worse. Plenty of people though, that helps them. Go find your way of writing!
You can CZcams everything now
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The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the second best time is now.
I would like a story I wrote to be published but I cannot afford to self published nor do I want another 1099 tax form I already have one job that is that and if I have another I would have to hire an accountant I cannot afford that.
Really late to the party. I'm not a writer I'm a heavy duty mechanic. I love reading. However when someone is writing about cars/equipment please please ask a trades person about the trades.
This is just life advice. Also the closer you are to God, the more you flourish in all aspects like creativity, knowledge, friendship, and just your own joyfulness.
"Never take advice from people you wouldn't trade places with"
Okay) *switches the video off*
A happy, successful, healthy relationship self-published constantly selling out author? Yikes. There’s not much better out there. What she’s got is the dream.
@@Midori_Seabreeze, well, I already have it all, all she has different from me is PTSD
@@sweetypsycho4895Seriously don’t understand why you would stick around and comment so contrarily. Having PTSD can have its silver lining. Empathy. Experience that is channeled into one’s art. Inspiration for others going through it at the same time. Strength in knowing their attacker or situation didn’t win. Honestly I don’t envy anyone with it (as someone who carries multiple forms of trauma from abusive family, friends, coworkers and “lovers”) but I wouldn’t begrudge them or use it as meter of whether I’d trade places with them.
Just put “do not recommend” and walk away.
@@Midori_Seabreeze, you could have done the same thing to my joke and yet you have to come here and invalidate my experience as a person who recovered from multiple PTSDs. I have no issue with her or anything she does, if you have an issue with anything I say, feel free to scroll by
@@sweetypsycho4895you and I have very different definitions of a joke. Your original comment was plain rude without context and made you sound like you thought she wasn’t worth trading places for no good reason other than “I’m doing better.” Do you see how you came across?
Helpful and motivating! A lot of times, when i see videos for writing tips i never have tye guts to click on them. I guess i feel like they might describe my writing process, and I'm always worried that i might be doing it wrong. When i watch your videos though, i always feel encouraged and like i hace more ideas for my own stories. So thank you for that. Btw, are you open to dms from fans on Instagram?
Thank you!