Jack Kerouac - His Writing Techniques - Top 3 of 30

Kerouac had 30 rules for writing and life. Many of them were a bit "spacey." However, he was a genius who changed American culture. He said things that are important for all writers. In this video, I selected 3 of his most important rules from his collection of 30 to present here.

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[iosyntropy]

i find your videos on the personal advice of authors so helpful. i rarely hear a piece of writing advice ive never heard, but any of these videos of yours i stumble on always give me something to think about. i can barely listen to any tips at all these days because its become a matter of waiting to get thru tips ive heard already, but again these videos you seem to have many of, all contain tips ive never heard. thank you for being someone who keeos the real writing age alive in this place where so many under experienced people offer their opinions without ever studying the craft beyond other like minded inexperienced authors. thank you.

[RichardKoenigsberg]

The secret notebooks come BEFORE the book. This is how you discover who you are...and what you want to write about. Self-discovery is the joy. Later, one can figure out how to put it into an outline and book form. I've been looking at my early notebooks recently. And the writing is BETTER than what I've been able to include in my formal publications. This is a real issue for me.

[mikebtrfld]

I was born in 1949. This book fascinated me because of his world was what was happening just before I was born. Jack had a Thomas Wolfe inclination, reading every book in the library.

[sqdtnz]

Each time I encounter anything from Kerouac I feel inspired, yet I've only read On The Road so far from him.

[excelsior]

Good advice about the rules of grammar and syntax - but first learn them before you ignore them.

[PianoMan-hxev]

Hey, Billy Joel mentions him in, “We didn’t start the fire, ” soooo, you’ve got my ear 👂

[freeatlast]

Very good choice of words you use. If I do say so myself.

[genemurray]

Would you consider doing a video/ lesson on the skill of editing. Thank you.

[nelsonx]

I tried twice to read 'On the Road' and haven't got past page 70. It didn't grab me. I'll try again. I understand Jack would tape a lot of pages together before putting them in the typewriter so he wouldn't have to stop thinking to put in a new sheet. Truman Capote said of Jack, 'That isn't writing. It's typing'.
I'm curious, did someone else spend 6 years editing 'On the Road', or did he do it himself?

[joebian]

Very informative..and interesting! I'm a great believer in free expression in writing..stream of consciousness writing is the best!Whatever comes in? write it down...you may sound like Shakespeare or sound like a clown? But before a piece of writing is a empty page..fill up that emptiness with words..we are all poets and kerouac knows it.

[dArtagnan]

Is there 12-step program for compulsive self-editors?

[tjjordan]

His manuscript for OTR was delivered to the same publisher through three seperate sources. He was ambitious. He made contacts and used them for his own best interests. He was a drunk, a thief, and a manipulative asshole. I enjoyed On The Road well enough. It's more enjoyable when I think of how it must offend the young 'uns today.

[bobcrunch]

I started reading, "On the Road" three separate times and stopped about a third of the way through because I didn't like any of the characters. They had no redeeming traits. I certainly wouldn't have hung out with any of them. As for Ginsberg, I dedicated a sewer to him years ago.