Start Writing TODAY for Beginners

If you're brand new to writing, this video has everything you need to finally get going.

I've given you solutions to the 5 most likely things that hold back new writers, as well as 3 tactical exercises to get you writing once and for all.

I'm Kieren, I'm a writer and freelance editor and I love helping writers to tell their stories, and have fun doing it.

Timestamps:
0:00 What this video is about
0:39 Mental Barriers & Writing Myths
8:15 Exercise One
13:28 Exercise Two
19:28 Exercise Three
25:18 Wrap Up and Final Motivation

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[LateNightNightmaresLNN]

My problem is I flipflop from thinking I'm trash to the best author who ever lived

[kippykuiper]

I used to write every day for years, but inner critic kinda kicked my butt. This really helped me write again. Thank you so much!!!

[morganbroadhead]

I always appreciate how supportive and positive and encouraging you are with yourself and other writers. Too many of us take up writing with dollar signs and movie contracts clouding our vision. That's the Hollywood-ized version of what a writer's life should be like, but it's 100% NOT reality. When reality finally does sink in, we think we failed, and we get discouraged. Media makes it it hard for us to shatter that initial disillusionment, but we MUST do it!

[mrwalters]

I followed the 3 exercises. The third one is the hardest.. After these exercises, I wrote a short story with 1510 words. So I was able to write a total of close to 2000 words today. The last time I wrote a short story was 3 weeks ago. Thank you. You are very inspiring and motivating.

[andywade]

I haven't written anything since I left school in the 1980s, yes I'm old, but I had a go at the exercises and really enjoyed them. Thank you for a wonderful supportive video.

[abeerbd]

The timing of this video is insane. Just when I was thinking of giving up the idea of writing a story before I could even start, thinking I was too incompetent. I'm actually impressed with the dialogue I wrote in those exercises. All what I had to do is break the ice and put my ideas on paper regardless. This video allowed me to do that. Thank yo so much ✨It was really helpful.

[jamesd.c.]

Time’s gonna pass anyway is the greatest advice, especially for creative endeavors. I’ve heard that years ago and started writing. I don’t feel daunted nor pressured whenever I’m writing after that.

[mcrumph]

The first thing you write will be garbage. But write that garbage story, finish it & then you will be a step further down the line than you were before you started it. I've gone back & read things I wrote 30 years ago, & thought--Oh, what was I doing there? Read more, & expand your reading horizon. Step by step you will learn the craft. Start with just writing one good sentence. Then, expand that to a paragraph. You're on your way.

[litabrooker]

Reading plays helps with dialogue patterns and pacing. I acted and directed for many years, which is why I prefer to write dialogue rather than setting descriptions! :)

[ApolloBSG]

Absolutely love your videos. You are the only writing advice channel I have come across that seems to be rooted in truth. There are no strict rules, just suggestions. Keep it up, you deserve whatever success comes your way.

[canisdirus]

Thank you for reminding me that I don't need to be in a hurry, and that consistency and repetition are more important than a massive daily word count.

[willname]

I love how you answer comment Thanks, it feels like i have a teacher right here

[ShirleyNoel-bn]

I loved the writing exercises. I have 3 novels started, and i never give myself the freedom to just write. I indent, check spelling, etc. The exercises gave me freedom to write, to not be so critical, and it was fun. Thank you for your videos. You are the first person that gives permission to just write. Everyone else it seemed to me would get into the precision of writing. I loved English in school, but I never got the whole adverbs, nouns and such. I recognize them just not the structure. Besides, I write the way I speak, which isn't always a good idea. So I really thank you and I'm watching more of you vids.

[philm]

I've been in the doldrums for a while now, so it's refreshing to hear some positivity for a change. Great presentation, Kieren. Nice one.

[magda_mf]

I like how you incorporated the timings into the video. I think the hardest thing is when you start and have a blank page and unlimited time to write anything, it's just too easy to get distracted. But when you have only 3 min and a clear instruction, you start to think it's not so hard after all!
Will definitely use this video to practice some writing 😊

[reghardtleroux]

Awesome video!!! A bright lighthouse for new and old writers alike

[purpletrauma]

Watched this due to my growing addiction to "You can do the thing!" videos I've been watching to try to get through some mental blocks and debilitating anxiety.

I admit, I am only passingly interested in writing, and my interest is more because of.. how wordy I can't help but make things. If I could apply it creatively, maybe I'd do some impressive things. Really, I just like the idea of artistic expression and thought writing might be a way to get things out if I could get through my mental dam.

But, I find the sentiment this, and the other video you made on the exact same topic years ago, to be one of the best ones I've seen. In that, encouraging is all well and good, but I feel like the idea of "You can't improve on nothing" is something I really needed to hear, and haven't seen before in these videos. Writing is especially bad about it, because yours is the 4th "how to write" channel, and the others were all more "how to make writing ideas" and "don't do this thing that annoys me that other writers do" marketed on Youtube as "how to write".

Not sure if I'll apply this to writing or not; I'm isolated enough that I am unsure how people interact in general, which really gives me some mixed feelings on the idea of me trying to depict anything. But I am definitely applying the sentiment that connected so strongly to me on my other hobbies.

[HananBuhadana]

I have to tell you - I have watched A LOT of these writing advice videos. You're one of the best, hands down. Thank you.

[josiejocreates]

I found this to be so helpful - thank you so much! I didn't know that I needed to hear someone else say it is okay to write even if you don't know HOW to write a story :)

[mayorathfoglaltvolt]

I started writing a more than a year ago. I showed the first chapter of my novel for my wife. She said it is fine, it is no worse than the dime of a dozen books you find on the market. You may think it is kinda rough, but her honest opinion was a huge confidence boost for me. I mean, I thought I'm way worse than that. For me my own words felt like unreadable crap.
Since then I wrote more than a 1000 pages. Nowadays, she is eagerly waiting for the next chapter to be finished.
It's amusing to look back and remember that when I first started writing, I couldn't even imagine filling 10 or 20 pages.