Yeah i have this feeling too 😢😢😢 even if people say otherwise
@bradpauquetteКүн бұрын
You’re not alone. The only things you can do are keep doing your best, incorporate good feedback, and push forward to grow and improve. You can do it!
@darthenclave69465 күн бұрын
I look forward to hearing the intro song every day. Going to be sad when the 90 days is up 😢
@user-yd3qr8kd5j5 күн бұрын
Me too 🥲🥲🥲💔💔💔
@bradpauquette5 күн бұрын
I’m glad it’s been helpful for you! It’s been really cool to see people benefitting from it. I can’t wait to hear about the books you’ve written!
@Drudenfusz6 күн бұрын
I enjoy most Marvel movies, and think you underestimate them, just like most people seem to think that Iron Man 2 was a weak entry to the franchise.I agree with you, it was great.I would say thematically and thus the inner conflict was very strongly driven by thoughts of legacy. And just like I said that inner conflict can be little world and big world, this film shows that perfectly. With the little world of Tony facing mortality and thus being concerned about his legacy, so is there the bigger world but still an internal conflict of the legacy his father left for him. Sure, part of that ties to the philosophical conflict (Hammer) and external conflict (Vanko), but leaving the world a better place is directly for Tony that internal conflict he never resolved with his father but that affects way more than just him.
@ColleenAlan12 күн бұрын
Thanks! This was super helpful!
@ColleenAlan12 күн бұрын
I felt rather scared after today's writing, but I want God to take away the terrified feeling in my book, so I'm letting God take it away from my feelings!
@bradpauquette12 күн бұрын
I'm glad to hear that Colleen. Thanks for watching/listening.
@kingerz14 күн бұрын
Explains why the newer SW is so disappointing too!
@michaeleggimann10615 күн бұрын
I come from a family of writers. And have a crazy story.. and all of the professionals I’ve dealt with.. as well as my grandparents.. have all been putting pressure for me to write. I have begun poetry. And even held a theme through several that all led through a self checkin sort of introspective process about my wants desires values.. what’s important to me Now.. as I’ve finally gotten off of parole and have room to explore and find my own balance without all of the hoops and bumpers. KZbinrs like you have helped to provide a structure for how to invest my efforts. And how to make this monumental task (which it seems has been sort of placed on my table.. but I’ve grown more and more interested in doing- just for myself. And to share with my grandmother.. and the wife of her ex husband. the recently deceased poet Michael McClure is my grandfather- anyway. Again.. just personally… thank you for putting this sort of thing out there. Finding a way to be a light in the world. Stay up
@bradpauquette15 күн бұрын
Thanks for your note, Michael. I’m glad to hear this has been helpful. Praying for you. May God continue to bless your writing journey and reveal Himself to you in it.
@Cherry-vg4bp21 күн бұрын
Thanks so much for this. I struggle so much with this to be honest. Aside from writing, I also draw, and I've learned to apply the same advice to my art as well. Draw something bad, something that looks shitty, but at least you draw. For some reason it feels a lot harder to me to apply that to my writing as well, and it really helps to hear someone just say it out loud like this. I've never seen your channel before, but that "I give you the permission" really hit me. I'm allowed to do this. Someone is straight up telling me that I'm allowed to write badly. As long as I write that damn thing.
@bradpauquette21 күн бұрын
Definitely. The permission comes from you, but sometimes we just need to hear somebody else say it out loud, right? I'm glad this was helpful for you!
@philliprolfes546521 күн бұрын
@Brad Pauquette - I'm a nobody aspiring writer who just wants to write some good stories. Thank you for these videos. They've been very helpful and inspiring for me. Now I just need to pick up a copy of your book.
@bradpauquette21 күн бұрын
I’m so glad to hear they’ve been helpful for you. Thanks for sticking around! :-)
@TimBartja22 күн бұрын
That was insanely accurate to my situation 😅 thanks for covering this!
@bradpauquette22 күн бұрын
I'm glad it hit the mark! 🙂
@TimBartja22 күн бұрын
On the topic of novellas, is there a market or opportunity for selling a collection of novellas as a set as opposed to individually? I have the opposite problem where my word count typically mounts to be too high/bloated, and I wonder if it would be a good idea for me to practice keeping a story within 30k-50k. My thinking is that it could compliment the world my novel takes place in and give me an outlet for sharing information about the world that my story has no room for.
@bradpauquette22 күн бұрын
If you're willing to self-publish, and you have the money, time, and expertise to do it right, you can create a market for just about anything--novella, collection of novellas, etc. Traditional publishers are extremely risk averse, so it's very unlikely that they'd be willing to do anything with it, unless some compelling factor assuages that risk--like a proven author (Stephen King can get a contract for whatever he wants to write). I might be misunderstanding the last part of your comment, but I recommend that everything you put out, especially in the early stages of your career, should be super high value. Any kind of auxiliary materials (even a complete story, even a sequel!) should be by reader demand. I would publish that stuff because lots of people are reading the first/primary book and demanding more. A common mistake is to plan and write sequels before the first book has shown any potential. There might be a similar principle to apply to whatever you're considering with your novellas. Write a series or build out a universe of materials only because the primary book has proven the concept and there's a captive audience for more.
@TimBartja19 күн бұрын
@@bradpauquette Thanks for the in depth response. It seems I'm in the middle of a common mistake, writing a sequel before my first has been published, but I'll call it a venture for the love of writing and take on something new next time. My cousin, half a generation below me, who was in my target audience loved my first book and asked when the next one would be ready, and the 90 day challenge has been a good excuse to write it. 😅
@JillustrationsYT24 күн бұрын
This video came at just the right time - thank you!
@bradpauquette22 күн бұрын
Glad to help! :-)
@TomorrowWeLive21 күн бұрын
For me too!
@ColleenAlan26 күн бұрын
I listen to instrumental music, or music with "elf singing" in the background, anything with no words I can sing along to. It really helps me zone in on my work and forget the world around me.
@bradpauquette25 күн бұрын
That's awesome! I'm glad you found something that works!
@katherinec275926 күн бұрын
And here I thought the logo was because the Novel Matrix takes the uncoordinated-ness of the brain and puts it into some amount of order. :)
@bradpauquette25 күн бұрын
Sort of. But it turns out we need your brain for that part too. :-)
@katherinec275925 күн бұрын
@@bradpauquette "We need your brain." You know you're talking to a fiction writer, right? That sounds so suspicious... :P
@katherinec275928 күн бұрын
Still following along, even though I've had to stop trying for the 1 hour each day. I feel like this would have been helpful to have a lot closer to the start of the challenge, because "trying to push through" is exactly what I was doing. If I had had the advice to really think about where that time was going to come from sooner, I might have been able to really think it through and figure out where I was going to sustainably get that time, or realize that I wasn't going to be able to get that right now. I might have actually been able to get through, instead of having to drop out because I couldn't just push anymore.
@bradpauquette27 күн бұрын
I'm glad you're still following along and found this video helpful, Katherine! We can only put out so much content at a time in this format. In a way, I wish I could tell you all of this before you ever started, but that would defeat the purpose of these videos. :-) Fortunately, I have made practically all of this content available in a number of ways, and so much more. Between The Novel Matrix book, the courses at writers.company, and my articles and newsletter at bradpauquette.com, practically everything I'm saying in these videos is available to you, and more. I encourage you to check out those resources and continue to learn. Not only will that benefit your current project, but you'll take everything you're learning and growing in with you to the next projects, too. I'm glad you're here, and that the content is so helpful you only wish you had it sooner. So don't wait for it to come to you! Go get it. :-)
@katherinec275927 күн бұрын
@@bradpauquette Fair enough. :) I don't remember seeing this in the book, but I haven't done much with the site or the newsletter, so it could well have been there.
@Drudenfusz28 күн бұрын
That separation in logic and creative sides of the brain is scientifically speaking not correct, but I get that it can be an useful symbology. For myself I find Bloom's revised taxonomy more useful to frame my thinking, in which logic and creativity both can go hand in hand, and the highest levels both are required to work together.
@upseterАй бұрын
ok...
@LuvCrittersАй бұрын
What if articulating it makes you feel extremely guilty instead of peaceful? That's kind of what's happening for me. I'm at a writing conference with a lot going on so more than 10 hours a week, and my family wants me to do things which are important to us both and I get paid for. So it's a hard question for me.
@bradpauquetteАй бұрын
That's such a good question! I think this is the time to invite the Holy Spirit to show you whether this is conviction from Him, or if it's guilt. If articulating what you're saying no to brings the conviction of the Holy Spirit, that could be a prompting to help you see that your priorities are out of order. Writing is not the most important thing, and it is possible to neglect other parts of our life and obligations. But if it's guilt from the enemy and your priorities are in order, then I think you can safely ignore those "guilty" feelings and ask the Holy Spirit to comfort you and help you through it.
@joannaimmanuelАй бұрын
Again, that’s one to remember and come back to often ❤
@bradpauquetteАй бұрын
It's definitely easy to follow into the wrong habit on this one.
@DKit-qc2mzАй бұрын
Thank you for being so encouraging; very inspiring and motivating!
@bradpauquetteАй бұрын
I'm glad it's helpful for you. :-)
@JillustrationsYTАй бұрын
Recent subscriber here! Found your channel as I was approaching the midpoint turn of my novel's first draft, and ever since, I've been watching your videos before each writing session. They've provided a lot of encouragement! 😊Happy to say I've identified the frenemy and guide characters you mentioned in my story!
@bradpauquetteАй бұрын
Awesome! Glad you're here with us. 🙂
@TimBartjaАй бұрын
Well. That was some much needed advice! Thanks!
@bradpauquetteАй бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@ColleenAlanАй бұрын
Oh dear, that's kinda what I do! Thank you!
@bradpauquetteАй бұрын
You’re welcome. 🙂
@officialmycrazyamericanfat7811Ай бұрын
In the same way no plan ever survives first contact with the enemy no outline ever survives the first draft
@bradpauquetteАй бұрын
Haha, good analogy.
@locopoohАй бұрын
not necessarily wanting to be "novel" writer, but i want to improve my writing skills as copywriter! Definitely jump in into this challenge!
@bradpauquetteАй бұрын
That’s fair! Practice makes perfect, right?
@locopoohАй бұрын
@@bradpauquette absolutely! 🥰
@allisonprince838Ай бұрын
Such a great way to look at this! This is the real game changer in writing.
@bradpauquetteАй бұрын
Thanks! It really does have the power to change everything in your work!
@RSMunchelАй бұрын
Oh my. Love camping
@RSMunchelАй бұрын
Oh my. Love camping
@bradpauquetteАй бұрын
My condolences.
@joannaimmanuelАй бұрын
❤ so helpful!
@bradpauquetteАй бұрын
🙂
@enoo.1547Ай бұрын
God bless you too brother
@bradpauquetteАй бұрын
Thank you!
@enoo.1547Ай бұрын
Thank you Brad for the hard work you put in for (we) writers 😊
@bradpauquetteАй бұрын
You’re welcome! I’m just glad to hear it’s helpful for you.
@officialmycrazyamericanfat7811Ай бұрын
Once I bagan writing that actually began happening on its own. Used to always listen to something in the shower. Now I'm annoyed if there's anything but the sound of water and the fan.
@bradpauquetteАй бұрын
haha, that's awesome.
@TimBartjaАй бұрын
Your point about making sure all of the protagonist's tools are made known at this point is a strong enforcement for having a complete plan before diving into the drafting process. It's so easy to accidently slip into deus ex machina territory and think you're doing an effective twist!
@bradpauquetteАй бұрын
Thanks! You're right, such a fine line between a good twist and deus ex machina.
@juliocean5439Ай бұрын
After a long day playing with a 10-year old,5:23 pm to 6:32 pm,1275. I'll check it first thing in the morning, it's my most productive time to write. I like the idea of a 5000 word hour! A worthy goal!
@bradpauquetteАй бұрын
That's great, Juli! Way to go!
@ColleenAlanАй бұрын
I wrote from 8:10 pm to 9:10 pm and I wrote 1,537 words! Thanks Brad, this was really encouraging! And I even had to stop occasionally to start up my music again when it stopped. Thank you again!
@bradpauquetteАй бұрын
@@ColleenAlan what? That’s awesome! Way to go! I knew you could do it.
@chelseabartjaАй бұрын
Needed this today 😅
@bradpauquetteАй бұрын
Glad to hear it was helpful. 🙂
@MollyMcTernanАй бұрын
SO excited for you and ‘The Novel Matrix’! I loved being on your release team and reading this book, and I’m so happy that it’s finally out in the world. It was great to hear your story behind this!
@bradpauquetteАй бұрын
So happy to have you on the team Molly!
@noodlemum32Ай бұрын
"I don't win when you buy the book, I win when you read it and write your own book." Such a great video and point! Love this!
@DrudenfuszАй бұрын
I wish you the best of luck with your book there, but as you might have noticed I disagree with many of your takes, thus I don't think the matrix is for me. Sure, I disagree with most things, like John Truby's Anatomy of Genre. That can of course be due to my academic thinking, that I evaluate and judge everything I read, since that is how I learn. But the other video today also showed my that my goals are ot the same, since you talked there all about business, and for me creative writing is about self-expression, and thus not a get rich quick scheme.
@katherinec2759Ай бұрын
Not sure it's quite fair to say that Brad's approach to writing is a "get rich quick" scheme. He has talked pretty freely in the past about how much work writing for a living is, and how hard it is to get started well. But the fact is that a lot of writers would like to make at least a little bit of money out of their craft, and it's not a bad thing to have a video addressing that side of things. That said, if the system doesn't fit what you need from your writing, that's fine too. As Brad says, there are many writing systems out there. He likes this one, but that doesn't mean you have to too. But to write it off entirely as a "get rich quick scheme" because he happened to release a video talking about something that a lot of writers are wondering about, that's rather unfair.
@bradpauquetteАй бұрын
I promise you that writing is anything but a get rich quick scheme. haha Absolutely use a system that works for you. I've used this particular system to help hundreds of authors finish their work and publish great books, many of which have won awards or been best sellers. If you have a different way to achieve those results, absolutely use it, and I'd love to watch your channel and learn from you on it.
@DrudenfuszАй бұрын
I prefer the rock bottom to come later in the narrative, after the protagonist already has become active but things fall apart since they have not year learned the moral lesson. And I guess I am not alone in this, the typical Hollywood screenplay seems to put this about the halfway point of the film.
@bradpauquetteАй бұрын
Hmm, interesting. It's possible that you're using the terms differently than we are here. All of the jargon I'm using in this series conforms to the Novel Matrix writing system. You can check it out here: amzn.to/3zAtWgE or at NovelMatrix.com. What the Novel Matrix describes is very consistent with conventional three-act story structure and what you'd typically see out of Hollywood. So we're either talking about different things, or using the same term to mean something different. 🙂
@DrudenfuszАй бұрын
@@bradpauquette It is possible that we mean different things. To me it sounds like you mean something akin to an inciting incident, that would indeed be around that place in the fiction.
@paulinnicole12Ай бұрын
I think the rock bottom moment is also like the "1st Pinch Point" in other 3-Act Structure systems. :) I feel like it's an event that is so bad, it's the last straw that will push the character to move forward and pursue a goal.
@saifanshahid7696Ай бұрын
For some reason the day 7 video is unavailave on youtube
@bradpauquetteАй бұрын
We only publish six videos per week, then the seventh is a rest day. So we keep counting, but you should skip days 7, 14, 21, 28, etc. :-)
@allisonprince838Ай бұрын
Getting a second opinion is such great advice! Not only can it help encourage you, but it can help you see where you need to improve. :)
@bradpauquetteАй бұрын
So true!
@allisonprince838Ай бұрын
"You will be better because you decided to push through today." That is such a good quote! Great video!
@bradpauquetteАй бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@RobKristjanssonАй бұрын
The Harry Potter series did a great job of this via the classroom, teachers, and Ron and Hermione. Bonus, they (Ron and Hermione) are perfect examples of your thinking about sidekicks! Whatever world building knowledge Ron laid down, or crazy spell Hermione pulled out of her your know what just when they needed it, at no time did I question it. Of course Hermione would know that spell, she did the advance reading. Ron was born to this world, of course he'd know what the deal was with the Ministry, etc.
@bradpauquetteАй бұрын
That’s a great example of effective universe development. There are so many rules that are new to the reader, but we get it! Excellent note!
@MollyMcTernanАй бұрын
I love your description! The verse fits perfectly.
@matthewsampsonBRICKSАй бұрын
I love the discussion about shifting the protagonist's "yes" back from the Climax to the Icarus Moment. I've read a few books and watched a few movies where I've noticed this. The Lorax is one such movie where there was so much setup for the bad guy's total control but no payoff.
@bradpauquetteАй бұрын
That's a great example!
@noodlemum32Ай бұрын
Such good advice!
@bradpauquetteАй бұрын
Glad to hear it's helpful for you!
@DrudenfuszАй бұрын
It is not the boredom in itself that is providing fertile ground for creativity, it the the time spend thinking. Sure, having no noise can be helpful, but since I am constantly evaluating an judging ideas I encounter and thus almost never capable of just consuming passively, all the noise is for me just as fertile if not even more so that silence. But then I might not be the target audience here, since I am have no dedicated time to write, but often use my former procrastination habits of watching youtube or listen to podcasts as the igniting spark to write, since I see my writing participation in a cultural debate, thus it is in a real sense me answering the thoughts other people have. Again, that comes from always interacting with ideas and ot just consuming them. But I understand that I might be not the norm in doing that.
@bradpauquetteАй бұрын
If you're already able to write 1,000+ words per hour and you're accomplishing your writing goals, then I think you can safely ignore this advice. If you're not yet achieving that rate, I recommend experimenting with it. It might not be for everyone, but worth a try! 🙂
@NextLevelTherapyАй бұрын
Great tips! ❤
@bradpauquetteАй бұрын
I'm glad this was helpful!
@katherinec2759Ай бұрын
Do you have suggestions for when young children consistently make writing for an hour difficult? Even breaking it into a bit here and a bit there and a bit more after bedtime, I often find that I only get 30-45 minutes each day. Do I just accept that I am in a less productive season right now, or are there things I can do to find a bit more time or make better use of the time I have?
@bradpauquetteАй бұрын
Such a good question. I have six kids of my own, so I can definitely relate. To put 100 hours into this will require real sacrifice. Not just from you, but from the people around you. Putting 100 hours into this means that you're going to put 100 hours less into something else. Is it worth it to you? Are you willing to make that sacrifice? (Honestly ask yourself this question, it's ok if the answer is no.) If the answer is yes, you're going to have to do some really hard things to make it happen. There are two things I think are worth considering: 1. Communicate with your family and make this a family goal. When you're in that season, you're going to need someone else to agree with this goal. Communicate what you're trying to do, and emphasize that it's a short-term commitment. For the next ten weeks, mom needs one hour per day. For that to happen, husband, in-laws, whoever, is going to need to agree with that goal. Sorry, husband, for the next ten weeks, 8pm to 9pm after the kids go to bed belongs to this project, no excuses! (Of course, I don't know your family situation, so this might apply differently to you, I mean no disrespect.) But own that goal, be proud of it, communicate, and defend that time. 2. I find that the only time I can "make time" in the day is first thing in the morning. The longer my day goes on, the less likely it is that my plans will work. By the time the evening rolls around, there are too many opportunities for things to get derailed, or my head is just full of distractions, and I'm way more likely to not follow through. If I get up early, before anyone else, I own that time and can put it on target. I know how hard that it is. But sometimes that's the sacrifice it takes. That choice is sometimes what it takes to win. Either way, I think that you can make the time. If this is important to you, don't resign yourself to an unproductive season. But it will take some real determination, communication, maybe even awkwardness, to make it happen. But you can do it! And years from now, it will have been worth it. (But it's also OK to decide that this is the season for this level of commitment. There's no shame in that.)
@katherinec2759Ай бұрын
@@bradpauquette Thanks for your encouragement! I would love to be able to get up early in the morning, but with certain health issues, that's also inconsistent right now. As much as I hate to say it, I do think that if I'm being honest with myself, I have to say "this is important to me, but these other things are more important." Thanks for helping me clarify that! I'll keep learning and practicing for now, and then maybe in a few years, it will be time to try to really push.
@bradpauquetteАй бұрын
@@katherinec2759 That seems totally reasonable to me. In Luke 14:28-29, Jesus talks about "counting the cost." Of course, he's talking about our faith, but I think the wisdom still applies here.
@Pre-RetiredАй бұрын
Hey Brad Firstly, I just wanted to say that this series of videos are amazing. So thank you for posting this. Question about the scene list, I've heard many people say that ACT 2 is twice as long as ACTS 1 and 3 so should we aim to make them all roughly the same length or is ACT 2 longer? Thanks again for all your time and effort on this
@bradpauquetteАй бұрын
Such a good question! And one I get commonly. Your three acts should be roughly equal in length. In fact, the most common deviation we see is for the first act to be slightly longer, especially in speculative genres like sci-fi and fantasy where there's a lot of world-building to do. Some models teach the plot structure in four equal parts, but the data doesn't really support that. After mathematically timing tons of books and movies, equal thirds is the way to go!