Deciding to Become a Writer | Shane Everitt | TEDxYouth@Conejo
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- čas přidán 31. 01. 2018
- After watching a J. D. Salinger film one day in her English class, a young girl's dream of writing was born.
Shane Everitt is a junior at Newbury Park High School. She has multiple hobbies that include equestrian and journalism. She is an active member in the IB program at her school and is a participant in Associated Student Government. This year her TED x Talk, AHA
Moment is inspired by her Teen Lifestyle Blog, BLINKLY.com. She is a person who is striving for a education in broadcast journalism. Overall she is an outgoing and bubbly person. She would like to thank her Mom and Dad, for always standing by her side no matter what. Her english teachers who have exposed her to beautifully written material, Alana Bond and Vanessa Denchfield. And her sister Kylie for always being someone to look up to and inspire her. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
I have always wanted to be a writer. Yet I grew up with the idea that I couldn’t, a writing degree is only reliable if you’re a teacher or a lawyer. So that’s what I did (or tried), then I became a mother, and I just focused on making money. I am now just deeply regretting never following my passion.
Darling start now, every word you write down is precious no matter how many people see it. Write beacuse it makes you feel alive, maybe write down your story, for your children and for the rest of us. That will be a start wont it?🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
Shania, write! don't kill your passion. I thought it's too late for me to, but what really really helped me was reading Elizabeth Gilbert's book "The Big Magic: Creative living beyond fear" it opened my creativity and encouraged me to write, I haven't been so happy in a very long time! she also has a podcast where she talks to people in similar situations like yours, who love writing, but lost their way, or who think it's too late, or don't have time. It might be very helpful!!!
It’s not too late, follow your passion even if you regretted never following it you won’t when you start.
I am 19 and I am thinking it’s impossible. “Impossible” is always there, in front of our eyes, but as I’m reading your comment, I’m asking the universe to be able to read some of your art some day. You can do it. I believe in you.
But it’s never too late :) there was once a women who began painting at the age of 80. She was later known as one of the best painters in the world. Let your passion be your guide
My dream "TO BECOME A WRITER" and I'm running towards it and now I found the right direction
Do your dream what you believe you will achieve
Just keep going
Make sure you get well-paid if you're not well-off to start with. You gotta eat well & take good care of yourself.
What is the right direction did you find about becoming a writer? I am considering becoming one.
@@RN4037 the comment was posted, an year ago, now, I have accomplished my dream, I have published my book ❤️.
I have written over 300 poems and two books still hoping to be a great writer
Maybe you’re just not a good writer . waiting for validation insists that you’re not . Just stop worrying about success and write
You’re a great writer, but sometimes you can be your harshest critic. Learn to love what you create and eventually youll find what your looking for
Hii...I want to become a writer. How can I contact you?
Is just me or anybody else hearing low volume
Captain King - thanks for pointing this out. I thought something was wrong with my sound system.
Yess
Thanks I thought it was only me.....I did volume 100 and finally I could hear it....
What?
Me...I had to increase my volume up to 70/100 lol.
Last night I prayed to God that he would allow me to walk into my purpose. I prayed for guidance. I asked him what is he want’s me to do in life. And then that same night, I had a dream that I was a writer who just got promoted to broadcasting for a popular radio station. I have never thought about being a writer before. But I know now that my journey will start with the writing. I pray that everyone who is reading this becomes motivated to write. ❤️
How’s that working for you? If god exists he’s too busy to answer your prayers he gave the ability to handle stuff like that on your own . Get yourself together and do it.
This is so sweet of you
Thanks for sharing your experience. I'm at a point in my life where I keep getting inspired by new experiences to do different things, while not doing much at all. Hope that makes sense. I aspire to be a psychologist, emcee and freelance copywriter so...yeah. This video has made me see an eclectic idea of bringing those 3 things together: I write about my intentions, focus on psychology to show interest and insight, while preparing for the stage to assist in education with my existing degree in Marketing. I think this can work.
Sounds so good!
Just to follow up, how's everything going? 🥺
Oh my word! This talk is incredible!
Thank you for being so real and so brave to go deep and speak about something incredibly important and drastically underrepresented!
As a published writer with many plays, books of poetry and novels around my belt, I can say with experience that the path is one of hard work, solitude, consistency, obstination, obsession, constant creativity, merciless optimism and ruthless discipline. I spent my teens and twenties preparing for it. I simplified French, created languages, etc. If it's in you, doubt will not surface.
I relate to this a lot. I have never known what I want to do, though I’m 16 and in my junior year of high school. I know I want to get a college degree and I always have but finishing the novel I wrote at age 11 is making me reconsider. It’s frustrating because I doubt it will ever go anywhere but I’m 152k words in and nearly done. It feels as though I need to complete it.
Complete it... Man...! You can do it... Go and do.
Hey! I'm sort of in the same boat as you. I'm also 16, a junior in high school, and have been writing since I was 10. But I wasn't writing novels, just fanfictions. Most of my novels got to nowhere, and some were only 9,000 words long when I finished, filled with so many spelling and grammar mistakes, and an incoherent story. But I loved writing, bringing worlds to life.
Now, I've come to see that being a writer in this world isn't as easy as I thought it would be. So, I've been stuck in a dump since the beginning of my sophomore year. Especially since nowadays, I find it hard to update my stories due to a lack of motivation. I wanted to be an author back then, but now I'm not so sure.
Anyways, I'm still searching for a lead, and I hope that you can find yours too. From a junior in HS who's a writer to another, I say finish your novel. Even if no one gets to read it, it'll be your first complete one, right? I think that's what matters the most. And who knows, maybe in a couple of years, you can edit it enough to be ready for the world to see.
Good luck to you!
@@grey5920 I actually finished it a few weeks ago and it’s such a relieving feeling! I’ve decided to try editing it after my first read through. Even if it never gets published, I’m glad that I stuck it out… now I can say that I’ve written a book.
@@aftoncrain2042 That's awesome! Hopefully I get to read it sometime in the future. Proud of you dude.
I'm not sure I quite understood your comment: Do you feel like you have to decide between being a writer and going to college? If so I highly advise you to go to college either way! Writing lives off experiences and exchange, which is a huge part of college. Finish you novel, leave it be a bit, revisit your work every once in a while and most importantly talk with others about your novel, let friends read it and take their comments into consideration. Let your novel grow with you. This is only your first draft and you are only starting out, so it won't be perfect YET.
I need to watch these things for school, honestly I just need to borrow your video for school. Cuz I’m thinking about writing as a career.
we all started somewhere, I'm glad you have the abilities to follow what you want to currently are interested in whether it transpires into something else or the same. What you look like is not important, well maybe for some, thats the beauty of writing and language, I wish you the best Shane.
I was working towards behavioral neuroscience and writer, and one day decided that my lifestyle wants, desires and my heart is in the ways of a writer
Funny ,I'm considering doing neuroscience or psychiatry w writing on the side
I was working towards a degree in behavioral neuroscience, and found out how much I love writing about psychology.
Your dreams don't die, your willingness to pursue them does.
Well said. The best comment ever 🎉
Amazing Ted Talk. I forgot how valuable these were. I was first introduced to them via high school, this one definetly touched home, great work!
I can relate to her. Noone supports me either.
Currently, i'm working on my first novel but I'm demotivated and unsure whether it'll be loved or not.
I can feel you
I'm 30 years old and just now realizing that I want to be a fictional writer with no experience. I hear people starting their passion young and being my age I'm not so sure if I can do it.
We all know it's never too late..Instead actually you did realize in the first place. You can do it
Not so sure? Attack it every day. You're young.
yes it is, because age is number one
You know people like Alan Rickman and Morgan Freeman didn’t start acting until their early and mid 40s? 30 is young dude. Go out and fight for your dreams!
I am 17, and I have recently discovered my passion for writing, although I want to become a writer I am kinda hesitant. As she said never let anyone affect you but deep down it does. :(
Life is too short. I know it might be a phrase you hear all the time but truly, life is short. You miss out on so many good things when you choose to listen to those bad comments. Everytime you choose to accept that comment as true that emotion poison becomes yours to take. When you gain the strength to ignore what they say and not take it personally it saves you from tons of stress and sadness Besides, why would you believe anyone who is intentionally TRYING to hurt you. Your stronger than that push through your passions and choose a life of happiness rather than regret
@@jsamifua1872 THANKYOU SO MUCH, i will definitely do what makes me happy
It was an inspiring story to become a writer! You need to practice your writing skills every single day.
Somewhat relatable; I grew up with classmates and friends where everyone thought that going to (such and such) University to become an Accountant or Family Doctor was the "most socially acceptable" thing to do. If you said become a Writer or Author, everyone would look at you like you were the craziest person in the world or near it. I've been writing ✍🏼 since my middle school days and am now in my mid/late 30s and still feel the joy of creating worlds on the page using my words. Oh, and I'm almost doing alright by most relative terms
It doesn’t happen that easily! Lol...even social media attention does require effort not like your phone automatically buzzes with a hundred notifications...
Yeah, she was maybe 1 in a 1000 ppl who got lucky and got instant fame.
exactly..
damn losers. Go and get a life already lmao
That's so true
Great story!I'm inspired
The moral of the story: If she had gotten negative reviews on her blog, would she have continued writing? So write because you feel like writing, not because of what people think.
Thanks for sharing your story. Very courageous of you! This definitely inspired me :)
Oh the sarcasm :)
This is very good. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you!
This was so inspiring I'm so happy I found this video!!
Same here! :)
Really this girl couldn’t inspire a fart 🤣 all the people in this comment section make me laugh . None of you should be writers ! You haven’t anything important to say
I decided I want to do this despite the fact of terrible grammar I want to improve it now and correct it and be a writer.
Story and Music is the only Treasure i ever had. And im in 50-50 if i were going to become a "IT Student" or a Story Writer.
Hard decision. But i like both.
hello, how are you? I'm right now in the same position you were in. what did you choose in the end? is it worth it?
@@antinan i choose being an IT. Im baffled that the core subject is similar to being a writer but in communication.
So im good and worth it. It's not impossible to do both(tho i haven't started writing). Some of my fav writer are former IT graduates.
@@S-titik thanks for the advice, good luck!
What part of this was about becoming a writer? It’s closer to ‘Deciding to create a blog’. What was she even writing?
Exactly. Wasting of time
Not only is it a waste of time but there is excessive pauses in her speech at frequent intervals. It adds up to even more time wasted.
@@JohnDoe-lt9sg this is why I up the playback speed smh
K but did you have loads of insta followers already cause you’re gorgeous? There’s no way you got loads of views without some social networking going along with it. Not saying that’s a bad thing but the talk makes it seem like just posting is all a writer needs to do.
I really want to be A WRITER
oh man oh boy i will so become a damn writer just wait and frickin see, just wait and see
Kinda feel like I don’t believe anything she’s saying
Same. I feel like she already had some following on a different social network.
Same same
Great
Idc if I fail idc if I grow up to hate my decision everyone always wants a high paying job and many consider being a writer nothing. But I’m running towards my dream I’m fifteen barely through highschool and I might end up failing but with a book a wrote at 12 with so much passion I’m going to rewrite it and with the new story I’m serious about writing ima work on both a publish both.
I need to do this. This is the only dream I have. And I will succeed
If you want to be a writer, definitely go for it! Will you be as big as JD Salinger? Who knows? If you enjoy writing, then you should write. And just because you're not rich and famous from your writing doesn't mean you can't still enjoy it!
I also felt like that when I started my blog called TheWomenBeing
I want to be a writer but am not a native English speaker or writer and I don't know from where I should start....am a medical student and I want to leave a mark in my field so am just trying to find those clues which can help me to become a wrirter
Read your favorite writers, that way inspiration can be reflected upon. We can become children of our best mentors, so letting the greatest influence your style can only do you well.
❤
I can write in my head but can't write on paper
I wanna do writing but i dont want it to be my only career
sound is too low
That was 7.48 minutes of my life wasted, not counting the time it's taking to write this comment! Utterly uninspiring tedtalk as far as "deciding to become a writer" is concerned.
You have saved 6 minutes of my life. Thank you . 5.5 after writing this comment
Completely agree. The only thing good was I thought if this woman can be a writer, I can DEFINITELY be a writer as well lol
It felt like an 8 minute humblebrag ...
Ok wait pause. I am currently reading catcher In the rye and want to be an author. What a coincidence! I’m in 9th grade btw.
I feel like nothing was said. So she wrote a blog post and her friends liked it and she liked the attention? Big deal.
you posted and your phone all started buzzing... wah.. I dont know what to say. 😅
i will become a successful writer. just wait and see.
Would have loved to hear talk but the audio was so poor that I could barely hear anything
Please please please please don't ignore me😭😭
Hi! I am actually a newbie writer and I am struggling with this since I started...
The 2 things that almost everyone mentions to improve writing:
#1 Read a lot and #2 write or practice writing… I want to ask that even if i read then I usually find myself being limited to only those words that have been used in books and only sentence formation! The thing is that it's hard to think beyond those words. And even if we practice daily then how are we improving when we are just limited to only those familiar words? I get blank thinking how do I pen this situation down same as I want the reader should be able to understand the intent....
You don't need to know every single word there is it's enough if that particular word nicely captures it's meaning and adds to ur character, nobody knows everysingle word there is, but u can add more and more and write more and improve through it, don't get too fixated on trying to get the best details and narration focus on the core stuff if ur plot is 😑 but ur composition and vocabulary is epic still nobody will care, but if ur plots 😨 but ur writing 😑, the laters far better, about writing, read as much stuff on that topic and steal those epic ways they dealt with the situation, don't get too stuked on writing the most original stuff nothings original most artist get inspired by someone else and thye implement it on their book, so don't think too much about the details just get writing, as they say the ink will flood if u put it on the same place for a while just write!
I wanna become a writer, starve like a writer take the most tedious boring long term endeavor like a writer
Kind of a messy Talk tbh. She could've wrapped it up in first 3 minutes + her blog story wasn't that much of inspiration or revelation to me...
Um....moma I wanna be writer...but also wanna make money 💰
Mom:- 😑
@Arthur Yx why not?
What happen to technician ? The topic is so interesting but the volume of your speaker is so low.
Thats nice. But i dont have friends and followers on the internet. I have notebooks full of sketches, and notebooks full of creative imagination and original sci-fi/fantasy stories. I have a whole universe that I just dont know what to do with. I feel like a grossly irresponsible god.
Hello Dynamic Gordon, I know what you mean, at least we have notebooks full of sketches and maybe someday we will grow our followers!!! But please do not feel irresponsible, I am sure you got a lot of talent! Happy weekend and all my support from Brainstrains.
I can relate to this a lot. I have literally created a whole universe in my head and have scribbled down ideas and written a few short stories within this universe. I have read about how creating a blog would ‘enhance’ I guess you could say my career as a writer. I have read countless blog posts about the steps you should take to become a writer. And a lot of it doesn’t attract me too much but I am so dead set on becoming a writer that I’m willing to do it. I think that if you really want to become a writer, you don’t HAVE to listen to the steps people tell you you should take. As simple as it sounds, if you want to be a writer, just write. Start with little poems and short stories. Then work your way up to a novella and then a novel. You have to take baby steps first and that’s all apart of the process. Becoming a writer is definitely going to be hard but it’s never ever impossible. The first thing you need to have and this doesn’t just apply to becoming a writer but just to success altogether, is you have to first believe in yourself. Don’t give up. Do you want to be a writer? Do you have stories to tell and ideas to share? Then act on them. Put them out there. Start somewhere. It’s better to do something about it rather than to hide them and dream. Hope this helped. Trust me, I’m struggling too lol.
hello im brandon
I don't know .....
It's sometimes hard when you can't orgnize your ideas
Just write and go back to it later. Thinking you need to organize your thoughts Is creating a writers block that doesn’t exist. Don’t aim for perfection just do it to express yourself.
What if our teachers insulted us?
so what? it's a part of life
Last Attempt! A teacher shouldn’t insult you wth! If a teacher disrespected me I would tell them what is wrong so they know what NOT to say damn..
But helping with your writing work (which can be offensive work some people) is very thoughtful of them. So if you’re talking ab that than you should be grateful and do something with it. Bc criticism is one of the most helpful things
Did i Just watch 2 adds??!!
I’m sorry but this was a very boring uninspiring talk.
she was rich and hot, people pay attention to anything she does, get success. so inspiring
She makes good points but she comes off as soo unlikable.
You're speaking so loud😂😂
Kinda… kinda… kinda… like… kinda… kinda… like… kinda… I kinda hope her writing is like better than her ability to, like, kinda deliver a speech.
It was boring and nothing new and inspiring in this talk.
The most soulless and boring ted talk of all time? A dead leaf has more personality and charisma. Jeeeezuz!
Writing have always been my Passion but i can't come up with a brilliant ideas for something to write just like how every Successful Novelist do but I'm afraid and hesitated from the fact that I wouldn't be able to come up with an original story for me to write one day but it's my passion but it feels difficult for me to follow my passion due to lack of creativity and story ideas are my problems that prevents me to follow my passion as an aspiring writer but i have always desired to become a Novelist because it's the way how i could make myself feel Happy. Reading are my interest. I have always made a story or fairy tales and simple drawings that are made by me in order to make myself feel happy. I feel free whenever i do the things i love but sometimes i doubted if i would be able to be a successful writer just like my Favorite Writer "JKR". Jkr have always been my inspiration so that's why i wanted to become a writer because i felt my passion summons me but sometimes i felt something is about to prevent me from following my passion cause Everytime i would write a story on Wattpad, i would feel hopeless, lack self-worth started to emerged through my veins so that's why i would often stopped writing and i would often delete the story that i had written because no one would read my story so that is why i felt hopeless about my passion sometimes.
Girl don't feel down, I know it might take so long to be recognized as a novelist but the thing is keep on dreaming about your goals and just get on the path , go for it , do read a lot so that you can get a idea and model of other writers as well JUST never lose the one thing called hope, if you really wanted to do so GIRL GET UP START DOING IT!
This talk was a horrible talk