How I Write Books

How do I write books? Today I'm sharing my process, from the inception of the idea to the completion of the first draft.

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[bandicrawford]

Gabe looking so dapper here, and great vid

[pauligrossinoz]

Thanks Gabe!

I'm here because I'm 2 years into my first novel ... and I've only written the first chapter... 😮 (9 drafts of chapter 1 so far!)

But I have _finally_ finished the full story outline, which makes a huge difference, and I'm about to confidently begin first drafts of chapters 2 to 5 tomorrow. At least that's my plan anyway! 🤣

But in the past 2 years I realised that without the full outline I was basically stuck. The plot didn't make sense until I had the full outline written.

[bookaholic]

First! Anyway, Being a writer myself I know how much this video means to me. Thank you very much for the videos. Keep Writing!!

[meganrausch]

'Beyond the Red' is an absolutely AMAZING series!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[nottelling]

I definitely hate plotting but I can't focus on moving the story forward without it. I can think of one shot scenes and subplots fairly easy but the main plot is always a struggle.

[jeremyfee]

Great video. It's great to hear more about your writing process.

[charlesbrooks]

Great video Gabe! I’ve got two things I’d like to say/ask.

First, I’m a bit of a “pantser” rather than a “plotter, ” but recently I’ve been working on a webcomic and I’ve found that having an outline does help me remember where I want the story to go and keep me on track.

Second, this is a follow up to the question I asked on your last video. If I was to write a character in a fantasy story with no modern technology that wanted to go through with a full transition, would using magic be ok? Something along the lines of transmogrification (that’s the closest term to what I was thinking of). Also, I was maybe thinking of having them be in the middle of learning to use that type of magic (it’d be an advanced skill), so they would use a simple illusion spell for the time being to appear how they want to look. Would either of those be ok or no? The character in question would be male-to-female and a sibling of one of the protagonists.

[shinobu]

Can u suggest me some tips which is very important for content writing?

[palmtrees]

I am writing the first book in a series of 4 any tips

[mikhdad]

Hey Gabe, I don't read much but I like to write currently I am working on an idea if I use 1st person narrative can I switch pov from one character to other characters at a period interval

[ceilidhsdesigns]

When are we getting a cover for The Wicked Bargain?

[palmtrees]

Wait a minute I'm not judging but wasn't he a girl