Writer Q&A: Part 1

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Massive thank you to everyone who provided questions for our Writer/Author Q&A. We had so much fun taking a break from editing to film this for you. It was definitely too long for one video so enjoy Part 1 now and look for Part 2 in the coming weeks.

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[TinyNDangerous]

It's lovely to see the support and excitement you share for each other and your craft.

[sagenerd]

I'm really into what Michael Ventura said in 1993 about the talent of the room.
writing is something you do alone in a room.
a metaphorical or literal aloneness not withstanding-
at the same time, I can imagine connecting with other writers would really help that whole process and I guess what you guys describe about having a writing buddy is what that might look like.

[myreadingisodd]

This is amazing to watch. I LOVED this. I don’t claim to be a good writer but I have some pretty fun ideas in my head and I feel like I should just try. Like why not try. Can’t wait for part 2!

[JashanaC]

Love the picture inspo idea!

Sitting down to write every day is just... ugh... my failing point.

Ha! Agree about Ian Somerhalder!

[kristivella]

Yeah...I have been waiting for this video. Totally enjoyed it.

[abeltheepisces]

I’m just like Amber, I’m such a panster. I’m trying to plot out but ugh. It’s just so hard lol! Loved this video! Can’t wait for part two.

[rachelfoster]

So I've learned that I ask a of questions. I'm glad you guys spoke about characters with your first question. That's what I meant by saying "muse" so that was perfect! For action scenes, I've really enjoyed listening to movie scores and that's helped out a lot. You and Amber are so much fun to watch together. I hope you get the chance to do more tags together!

[booksaml]

Thank you for this video, I have been stuck on chapter 10 but I have from 11 up, it drives me crazy not knowing how to connect it

[kristivella]

Could you please post a link to the online site your using to write your book.

[heatherl-yo]

Great video!! Hi. Have a good evening and night. I hope all is well.

[ammalyrical]

The plotting question was interesting. Personally I did make an outline with the points and things I want to include, but not really how, nor exactly when they will happen. As you: it needs to flow. I don't want to be stuck because something needs to happen at a specific point in my head.
I also already thought out and came up with most of the story, I only need to write it. The outline is just to help when I get stuk and to help me include everything I want to be in the story. A little bit like a cheat sheet when you are doing a presentation and just write down words and key phrases.

But everyone is different and I also have seen an example of a book where the author didn't know where her book should go, and it showed. That book was chaos. But I think one is set as long as you have major plot points in your head or wirtten down (at least for the pantsers amnong us).