Brandon's Writing Room

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@EpicTalez 23 күн бұрын

“It’s more than 0”. I felt that. I like these writing video. My journey feels less lonely. I also learn new stuff. Great video!

@BrandonsWritingRoom 22 күн бұрын

Glad to hear it! If you ever need someone to bounce ideas off of, I'm game.

@Dominishan 23 күн бұрын

Nice video. Agree with your comments about the BBC Sherlock and competency of the Sherlock character in that show (no take-away from Cumberbatch's masterful acting)

@BrandonsWritingRoom 22 күн бұрын

Thanks! That show really jumped the shark with how season 2 ended and season 3 began. Granted, Arthur Conan Doyle also killed off Sherlock before bringing him back later (because money), so I suppose the show was kind of following the source material that way lol. But yes, Cumberbatch was excellent in the role regardless of the show's overall quality.

@FrostNinja9 23 күн бұрын

I've never watched Sherlock with Bendyboat Cucumberslap, but I've heard good things. Also, I think it would be interesting to have a character with zero competency who somehow gets lucky and gets assistance from other characters to progress through the story, perhaps building some small competency along the way. You know, the lovable loser who somehow comes out on top. Another thought: you said "living character", but I can imagine a short story being written from the perspective of an inanimate object (say, a clock on a wall that "watches" the events of the short story unfold in the room, with the reader using events in the room to extrapolate the in-between pieces of the story). Does this seem wild?

@BrandonsWritingRoom 22 күн бұрын

"The Lovable Loser Who Somehow Comes out on Top" is what I hope to one day call my memoir haha. To your second point, that's absolutely doable. A clock on the wall is definitely inanimate, but if we're in its point of view, I would say it's "alive" for the purposes of the story, because it providing the narration anthropomorphizes it, even if in a small way. After all, an accurate story told by a clock would be a blank page lol.

@FrostNinja9 22 күн бұрын

@@BrandonsWritingRoom I think we found your memoir title, lol. But for the clock, I mean even if you did anthropomorphize it, I would classify it as unliving. "The clock ticked on, angrily protesting Hugh's ignorance of the time." If you do something like that, I still see it as inanimate and unliving, in my opinion. But I'm not an author nor writer.

@strangementalitypaperYT 26 күн бұрын

Find some people to sprint with. That helps me get words on the page.

@Dominishan Ай бұрын

"Why, Mr. Bennett? Why, why? Why do you do it? Why? Why get up? Why keep writing? Do you believe you're writing for something? For more than your survival? Can you tell me what it is? Do you even know? Is it freedom or truth?! Perhaps peace?! Could it be for love?! Illusions, Mr. Bennett, vagaries of perception! Temporary constructs of a feeble human intellect trying desperately to justify an existence that is without meaning or purpose! And all of them as artificial as the Matrix itself, although only a human mind could write something as insipid as love! You must be able to see it, Mr. Bennett! You must know it by now! You can't write! It's pointless to keep writing! Why, Mr. Bennett?! Why?! WHY DO YOU PERSIST?!" "Because I choose to."

@EpicTalez Ай бұрын

I have 700 words this week so far. It’s hard not to be hard on myself but we write on.

@BrandonsWritingRoom Ай бұрын

That's very true. I'm trying to make sure I keep persevering regardless of how sluggish writing is sometimes.

@FrostNinja9 Ай бұрын

So you obviously really enjoy writing fantasy, but I'm curious, do you ever have plans on writing any science fiction, mystery, thriller, or other genres in the future? Have you tried any of those in your contemporary writing in recent years?

@BrandonsWritingRoom Ай бұрын

Great question! When I was a young warthog, I definitely entertained science fiction, but the vibe I get about sci-fi in the present favors hard over soft, which necessitates me having to abide much more strongly by actual physics. Of course, there are science fiction stories that don't really rely on believability and are still great, like Arrival, so I'm sure if I had a sci-fi idea I was passionate about, I could make it work. As far as mystery and thriller go, I probably wouldn't do them in a realistic fiction story, but I do have plans for at least a fantasy thriller.

@FrostNinja9 Ай бұрын

@@BrandonsWritingRoom Arrival is incredible. Write that one, Brandon.

@BrandonsWritingRoom 29 күн бұрын

@@FrostNinja9 Haha. I wish I had.

@EpicTalez Ай бұрын

I’ve had to rebuild my capacity to write several times. The habit of doing a little everyday would lead to writing a lot everyday. I hate my writing but I’ve learned to push through the feeling. Keep these videos coming.

@BrandonsWritingRoom Ай бұрын

I ideally want to get 500 words minimum in a day, but right now I'm just hoping for 100. It's somehow both incredibly difficult and rewarding to make even a reasonable amount of progress.

@Dominishan Ай бұрын

"2,897 words" "Never tell me the words." - Bran (don) Solo or something. Joking aside, I agree with the sentiment of the Ira Glass quote. With clarity/vision of the goal in creative work, repeated experience will only help to reach said goal

@OverlyAverageBen Ай бұрын

Glad to hear you're all set up, mate!

@BrandonsWritingRoom Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@Willziac8 Ай бұрын

I like the accountability factor of weekly word count updates! It could be a great motivation tool. And I always love the Ursa asides / ending photo!

@EpicTalez Ай бұрын

Bro I get it. I was unemployed for a year and a half. Darkness became a close friend. My writing schedule has been inconsistent lately. I just want to get back to consistency. "JK I don't have a social life anyway 😅". Looking forward to more videos!

@FrostNinja9 Ай бұрын

What's the word count this week? (Please be really, really high.)

@EmmaBennetAuthor 4 ай бұрын

I hope you're very happy in your new home!

@OverlyAverageBen 4 ай бұрын

Glad to hear about the new employment mate! I'm preparing to enter into my own job search which I'm sure will be... Fun

@davidedmcdonald 4 ай бұрын

So happy to hear about new opportunities on the horizon! Cannot wait for you to post again. Collab soon? Album 2 is coming very soon 😁

@FrostNinja9 4 ай бұрын

Godspeed, Spider-Man.

@CD287- 4 ай бұрын

Cool, new chapter! Hope the move goes smoothly 👍

@EpicTalez 4 ай бұрын

"At least I'll have health insurance again" 🤣. I felt that in my soul. Adapting to changes while trying to be consistent is part of the journey. I think. Wish you the best. You should do a livestream when you are setting up your bookshelf or at least a video. That would be fun to watch.

@Willziac8 4 ай бұрын

I love the livestream, idea!

@abbierollin6180 4 ай бұрын

😻 "promo sm"

@wesleyweber2162 4 ай бұрын

My money is on that dope looking octopus. The shark isn't gonna get a one two punch. More like 1-8 punch.

@tinyyoyoyoboi 4 ай бұрын

thought this guy was zuckerberg from the thumbnail

@wesleyweber2162 4 ай бұрын

Don't come at him like that lol.

@EpicTalez 4 ай бұрын

I really enjoy your videos on writing. I realize things I didn't think about and it helps me evaluate my writing. As usual, great video!!

@DavidDecero 4 ай бұрын

Glad to see you're uploading again Brandon! Oh man, I was laid off last year as well and out of work for a while. I managed to pick up a part-time job a few weeks ago. I hope your job search ends much faster than mine did. lol

@DavidDecero 4 ай бұрын

Yes! It's so important to have fun with it. That's where the cool stuff factor comes in, especially in Fantasy. Nice sword Brandon. 👍

@EpicTalez 5 ай бұрын

I haven't read a mystery and true crime in ages. I am one of those people that's obsessed with Serial Killers. I find how their mind works very fascinating. I use it to model antagonist in my books as well. Your observation of how the True Crime genre is marketed is factual and I am only realizing it now. This sound like it offers new perspective. If you want to experience 2nd person that reads brilliantly, try Spear cuts through water. Great Video!

@EmmaBennetAuthor 5 ай бұрын

Thanos is a brilliant character.

@wesleyweber2162 5 ай бұрын

I could not agree more that the way the pyramid structure is taught make all the difference. I too didn't realize this until I was 25 years old and out of schooling.

@EpicTalez 5 ай бұрын

I never saw Thanos as the protagonist. I saw him as an antagonist with a backstory. I am alternate between pants then I plan based on my pants. The tone of my POV is different depending on if I pants or plan. This is a great video.

@Dominishan 5 ай бұрын

What makes a plot turn neutral? Lust for gold? Power? Or were you just writing with a mind full of neutrality?