The Life of a Writer - Kate Harrison

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  • čas přidán 17. 01. 2013
  • The latest documentary in our 'Life Of' series looks at writer, Kate Harrison as she discusses her life and work from her base in Brighton.
    You can find more information on Kate and her books at www.kate-harrison.com
    See more of our 'Life Of' films - thelifeofdocumentary.wordpress... and please subscribe to our CZcams channel.

Komentáře • 82

  • @RebeccaYoder
    @RebeccaYoder Před 9 lety +28

    Nothing puts me more in the mood to write than watching the life of a writer. Thanks for making this video.

  • @Samantha93065
    @Samantha93065 Před 10 lety +152

    Dear Ms. Harrison, I love your video! I am twelve years old and am in sixth grade. I am a writer too. You inspire me to pursue a career as a writer when I graduate college one day. I struggle with dyslexia, but I believe that my passion for literature will help me overcome this obstacle. Thank you for being such a great role model.

    • @mglmedia
      @mglmedia  Před 10 lety +19

      Hi Samantha - thanks for your lovely comment. I will pass on your thoughts to Kate as I'm sure she will be really touched.

    • @KateHarrisonWrites
      @KateHarrisonWrites Před 10 lety +24

      Hi Samantha, what a great message to read - and how exciting to read about your writing ambitions. I wish you the very best of luck - the brilliant thing about writing is you can start right now, and I know many extremely talented writers with dyslexia who have achieved wonderful things. Take care and keep writing!
      Kate xx

    • @myshadowsblacks7411
      @myshadowsblacks7411 Před 8 lety +2

      +mglmedia
      i like your Table where you write a Story... I subscribe you... Thank for this Video... i love that ❤ ...

    • @KateHarrisonWrites
      @KateHarrisonWrites Před 8 lety +2

      So glad you like it, MyShadowsBlacks - it was great fun to make!

    • @myshadowsblacks7411
      @myshadowsblacks7411 Před 8 lety +1

      Kate Harrison
      Yes i like that too place to write story... now i'm really Lazy to make a story my story 4 month old stucks in my Decoment :D ...

  • @spanishclasses4013
    @spanishclasses4013 Před 4 lety +4

    Thank you for sharing this video! I live in New York and I like to write too.

  • @CompletelyOlivia
    @CompletelyOlivia Před 9 lety +17

    Ever since I was a little girl I've been writing stories. I've been working on my book for awhile and I feel like I'm almost at a point to start querying to agents. Thank you for being an inspiration :)

  • @laveuviking
    @laveuviking Před 11 lety +2

    she's great. she makes writing seem so encouraging. what a nice lady!

  • @RunwrightReads
    @RunwrightReads Před 6 lety +5

    As a writer myself, I agree with everything she said. Some of these are lessons only experience can teach

  • @katrinataylor406359
    @katrinataylor406359 Před 8 lety +3

    Dear Ms. Harrison I like how you express yourself throughout the video. I am 21 years old and I write as well. With what you have said about getting lost thinking that you can't do what you have already written again, I do feel like that. Thank you for allowing me to know it's okay.

  • @mariasmith4u
    @mariasmith4u Před 11 lety +5

    I like your comment, 'It'll get you to a novel sooner or later,' regarding how many words you can manage to write in a day. Sometimes, I can only manage a few hundred a day due to work.

  • @d.j.195
    @d.j.195 Před 10 lety +9

    This video just made my day. What an inspiration. Thanks

  • @babyfish1083
    @babyfish1083 Před 10 lety +4

    A no-holding-back sharing. Thanks for the generosity.

  • @spinnerben4648
    @spinnerben4648 Před 8 lety +8

    It's nice to see that someone is doing well in the career that I'm looking forward to start in. regardless on what type of genre or story they are writing, it's good to see how they push through every single challenge even though they have the ultimate creative freedom. pleasure to watch such a motivated video :)

  • @smexyangelmike3117
    @smexyangelmike3117 Před 5 lety +3

    I hope that one day I'll be just like her. This video makes me happy. Thank you :-)

  • @emmalilyrose
    @emmalilyrose Před 11 lety +4

    I love the passion in your eyes when you talk about writing :) I hope I do look the same

  • @DTWrites1books
    @DTWrites1books Před 7 lety +13

    Love this video! Not only gave insight on the writer, but also made me feel like I was in London for a minute.

    • @barbarabaker5552
      @barbarabaker5552 Před 6 lety

      She's in Brighton - not London

    • @akusika8941
      @akusika8941 Před 5 lety

      I am so much into this video .am going to follow this rules to continue my writings on campus.

  • @butterflymagicwithhottea9291

    Love this. Thank you Kate!

  • @megankirrmann6624
    @megankirrmann6624 Před 2 lety

    The life of a writer......would be a dream come true for me!!!

  • @bfoz
    @bfoz Před 8 lety +35

    I think writers tend to be more of the intellectuals among us.

  • @montage2726
    @montage2726 Před 10 lety +7

    Thanks for your post.
    Listened to the audiobook by S. King, 'On Writing'. It's about the life and work of a writer.
    He narrated it and that added to the affect. Recommended.

  • @8Carrot
    @8Carrot Před 11 lety +2

    Excellent film and I love the line 'When it's going well it's the best feeling in the world and when it's not it's torture.

  • @aaronying4989
    @aaronying4989 Před 5 lety +2

    Thank you for producing this video, very wonderful and uplifting piece. Gives perspective and help into a writing life and makes it seem More doable and human. Also shows how it’s not a mysterious or magical process or a snobby ivory tower. It’s just people doing work. It’s easier if you approach writing as simply work.

  • @SophitiaaitihpoS
    @SophitiaaitihpoS Před 8 lety +1

    OMG! i love this!! Thank you very much!!! I will remember you.

  • @PrayingKingdom
    @PrayingKingdom Před 8 lety +5

    I love this video. I love it so much and it inspire me.

  • @LifeLessonsWithSheila
    @LifeLessonsWithSheila Před 8 lety

    Thank you ~ from the bottom of my heart!!!

  • @bojangles6029
    @bojangles6029 Před 9 lety +1

    REALLY interesting! Thanks for doing this, Kate!

  • @galacticambitions1277
    @galacticambitions1277 Před 4 lety

    She is supercute, sweet and lovely.

  • @yanisimeone
    @yanisimeone Před 8 lety +1

    I enjoyed this. Thanks!

  • @brokent163
    @brokent163 Před 7 lety +1

    Great video and very informative. Thank you for sharing this , gives me hope it's possible to do this.

  • @Fshmms
    @Fshmms Před 10 lety +1

    Beautiful.

  • @hoiilord13
    @hoiilord13 Před 9 lety

    Thank you!

  • @heatherericksonauthor
    @heatherericksonauthor Před 8 lety

    I love your laptop holder. Great video--very inspirational!

  • @myshadowsblacks7411
    @myshadowsblacks7411 Před 8 lety +2

    i love your Video you give me a interest to write story again...

  • @ramanachandrasekar5179

    You are so sweet... Keep writing...

  • @rameo89
    @rameo89 Před 6 lety +1

    Great video

  • @silviakovacova4573
    @silviakovacova4573 Před 10 lety

    Lovely!

  • @BriaBarrows
    @BriaBarrows Před 6 lety

    that sounds amazing

  • @corrion1
    @corrion1 Před 8 lety +1

    great vid

  • @swebruh
    @swebruh Před 8 lety

    Ms Harrison, thanks for the video..very great information. At @7:17, what type of writing software are you typing in? Thanks again :)

  • @DeVonAmbitious
    @DeVonAmbitious Před 8 lety +1

    I have to write a story ASAP

  • @MmorpgPRO93
    @MmorpgPRO93 Před 10 lety

    plz what is music in the end ?

  • @GAB8407
    @GAB8407 Před 6 lety +1

    What happened to The Last Gift? Was it ever published?

  • @abstractbybrian
    @abstractbybrian Před 6 lety +2

    What typewriter was that? I just bought a clean working Remington Quiet-Riter. I'm very happy with it. I need to use it more often.

    • @mglmedia
      @mglmedia  Před 6 lety +1

      It's an an early fifties manual Olympia SM-3 the same one Woody Allen has written all his scripts on to date. It's really a studio prop we use but it works perfectly and is quite small and portable. Tom Hanks also still replies to all his fans on a type writer.

  • @jazzmineanderson6330
    @jazzmineanderson6330 Před 4 lety

    Can you update

  • @hankmoody5514
    @hankmoody5514 Před 5 lety +3

    With 1,000 words a day, I could write a small novel in 2 months

    • @cynthiak.5952
      @cynthiak.5952 Před 4 lety +1

      Don't forget that's just the first draft! Every book you see is re-written multiple times, then goes through several rounds of editing. The publishing process alone can take a year.

  • @emq1455
    @emq1455 Před 8 lety +1

    Wait, she's friends with Suzan Collins?

  • @albertsneij8
    @albertsneij8 Před 7 lety +1

    I need to retrieve a copy of my book ; cosmic creative energy, from kindle, and submit it to CreateSpace"

    • @mglmedia
      @mglmedia  Před 7 lety

      This is the channel for films by MGL Media. You can reach Kate at her website here kate-harrison.com/

  • @James24127
    @James24127 Před 10 lety +1

    I am just wondering what kind of writing software she is using?

    • @dandelionfire2202
      @dandelionfire2202 Před 9 lety +2

      I think it looked like Microsoft Word.

    • @sirBergstrom
      @sirBergstrom Před 9 lety +1

      It is actually just Word. She just uses the correction thingy that makes those weird marks on the side. All the teachers at my school uses it when we deliver assignments. However she have turned the marks to the left side, witch i have never seen before.

  • @sirBergstrom
    @sirBergstrom Před 9 lety

    Haha, the journalist part sounds just like me. I have studied three years of journalism, but I found that writhing about real life from an objective point of view is very little rewarding. However Im starting at a writhing academy in Norway this fall, so hoping that will be better.

  • @zacrahman2241
    @zacrahman2241 Před 8 lety +2

    and shes not even touch typing! wow

  • @louielamsontrannguyen5973
    @louielamsontrannguyen5973 Před 10 lety +1

    Thanks for sharing wonderful video.
    You are born to write; Kate Harrison,
    A Pen Life
    Born to write not an easy life
    But I am must try.
    Day and night, every time I write,
    My pen crosses the paper,
    I find a new word.
    Born to write;
    sometimes a tear drops from my eyes,
    While I write.
    And then each word written,
    I begin to cry.
    Born to write;
    that which is my life from the beginning.
    I start to think and begin a new thought.
    Then I try to write at anytime,
    anywhere, about anything.
    There’s no limit,
    Until the time I quit to submit my writing.
    Born to write I try to get the words down.
    The more I write, the prouder I become;
    But at other times I can’t find the word.
    Stop there, I am to try again.
    Charlotte, North Carolina Fall 1997
    Louielamson2000

  • @selfelements8037
    @selfelements8037 Před 4 lety

    2:25 Psychology.

  •  Před 3 lety

    1:58 word count at least 1000 words

  • @darby_hudson
    @darby_hudson Před 5 lety

    When people talk about hitting a certain amount of words a day, i think of that famous quote by Truman Capote, “That's not writing, that's typing.”

  •  Před 3 lety

    5:02 don´t give up your day job

  • @depressiontohappiness2167

    Writers take writing too seriously ,I Understood that.

  • @furiosaningveryserious7104

    So she writes junks.

  • @JeffersonDinedAlone
    @JeffersonDinedAlone Před 9 lety

    Well, this was useless.

    • @sirBergstrom
      @sirBergstrom Před 9 lety

      Haha, what exactly did you expect her to say?

    • @lovelypacific
      @lovelypacific Před 8 lety +1

      I actually took notes in this video. I found it very useful not just in an inspiring way but practically it has some very good tips and tricks there