HOW TO BRAINSTORM + DEVELOP STORY IDEAS

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

WHAT THIS, BRAIN - STORMING ?

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

THIS IS SO IN DEPTH KITTEN *APPLAUSE*

[@jessethereader]

WE STAN A BRAINSTORMING QUEEN

[@jessethereader]

ALSO GIVE US THIS HAUNTING TATTOOS BOOK PLZ POP IT OUT LEZ GO

[@ADYAPA]

jesse!!!😂😂

[@crystalcosmicreads]

jessethereader Luv ur vids Jesse

[@Trans_shokoi]

We love u 😍💖💗

[@jeremiahbok9028]

Kat, I've never seen anything like this. Someone just brainstorming and shooting through ideas on camera and by the end they have figured out what kind of story they're doing. I'm amazed, how did you do this? I'm inspired and ready to write. Hugs, Kat.

[@emmmabooks]

This was so intriguing omg Please post more writing videos xx

[@sagebuckler8470]

You should look into being an English teacher/ creative writing teacher, because you just explained this better than anyone else ever has - school or otherwise. Thank you for this.

[@bat5092]

sage buckler I know! Nobody has ever explained this better than anyone, video or otherwise!

[@DreamsOfSappho]

oh damn.. now I wanna read that book `:D

[@wendywhoisit1819]

i wanna write that book xD

[@lorihyslop4645]

Who else is here after Christine’s frantic praising of this video in her writing vlog?

[@KyleeCammon]

Me 🙌

[@urname6910]

Oh god same

[@veronicadifonzo1361]

me too

[@dylanwickersham5610]

Same!

[@cadencev5572]

Lol mee

[@aromanianbibliophile]

“Random muggle” - I’m dead 😂 This is the video I’m going to watch every time I’m going through writer’s block ❤️

[@valenciahidalg0]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone brainstorming on a video before. It’s so interesting!

[@kendallm8331]

This got me out of a writing slump. I HAVE SO MANY IDEAS TOO LITTLE TIME TO WRITE!!!!

[@Katytastic]

YAY GOOD LUCK! GO! WRITE! :)

[@ramywiles]

Me, applying to grad school 4-5 months ago: Oh yeah, no, I'm not going to have time to do NaNo in the middle of doing a graduate degree *and* holding down a job *and* pursuing my dance training, plus I think I may have fallen out of love with writing and I probably need to spend that time working and searching my creative soul instead of trying to force something out Me, watching this video, feeling November creep ever closer, also feeling a massive resurgence of writing inspiration and general curiosity and creativity: ... well shit

[@dazaimaru5799]

This is too relatable

[@lesliesanker1354]

You sound like me....after thinking mysef out of writing when I was mid twenties. I lost years that I could have been writing because I was comparing myself to others and I failed to learn plot and structure early-on. BUT now that I studied, practised, and set a daily writing schedule, the writing and editing are natural for me.

[@ArpitaRattan]

Is scrivener a sport?

[@maiasitter677]

@@bat5092 wow

[@bat5092]

OH MY GOD I'M STUPID I KNOW THAT IT'S A REFERENCE FROM CHRISTINE'S VIDEO, UGH I HATE MYSELF

[@susiek9569]

i love this so much!! it's so well thought out ++++omg the mob boss and teenage girl idea sounds like GOLD

[@jeremiahbok9028]

Every time I get a notification for the Kat video I go from expressionlessly staring into my screen to lighting up the room. It scares people.

[@andi-roo-pookins]

Jeremiah Bok - Samesies!

[@nicolaberry9550]

Wow. I mean... Just wow. This is inspiring to actually see someone brainstorming. It actually helps me understand how casual and easy it really is. Once I started asking questions, even silly ones, I found myself asking more and more. So thank you, really, thank you.

[@teatimewitht6937]

I love this process??! Like you literally just created a story off the top of your head like that? I Stan.

[@writtenedge4513]

I'm taking my first college creative writing class and our first project is a short story. I'm fairly confident in my ability to generate ideas, but it's always good to be reminded to just have fun with ideas rather than being so straightforward and intentional. This vid couldn't have come at a better time!

[@jacktroublemaker3137]

I hope you make it, just believe in yourself.

[@literallysarah]

I know this video is quite a few months old by now, but I've only just discovered it and it has been BEYOND helpful for me! I've been in a fiction-writing slump for about five years now and this video got me inspired to write for the first time since I was 17. I'm writing a novel for my thesis project in my Bachelor's degree and this video has been such a godsend to help inspire me to write. You're awesome, Kat!!!

[@mytbrisoutofcontrol6083]

This is one of the best "writing/storytelling" videos I've seen on youtube, hands down. You probably didn't intend for that to be the outcome, cause, hey, who needs that pressure, amirite?! Still. This was great. Thank you.

[@goddessofthehighestbliss1159]

Perfect. I do this often and didn’t realize I was brainstorming daily. Thank you. Makes me feel good knowing you and others might do this too. Such a writer/ author/ storyteller thing

[@bertha8319]

I’m the Hot Mess Sibling ™

[@Katytastic]

same

[@yuvalgivony1364]

I’m somehow both

[@ZielonaPastela]

Me and my brother are both Hot Mess siblings. That could work for the story too, I guess

[@MichaelaWagner]

I'm me coming back to this video two years later, not just to be entertained again, but to take note of the advice because i realised I need to make something happen for myself in this mess of a world 😭thank you Kat, miss u!

[@erinmariecece]

I'm so sad that this video is already over, I was in love with it. There were so many super interesting ideas and I just wanted to read them all right now. Favorite has got to be the father and teenage girl one though, that would be hilarious! Imagine the son trying to befriend the girl to connect with his dad, and then falling in love with her. OH MY GOSH!

[@gulceakpinar8280]

So happy with these recent writing videos from you!! I hope this means you are in your writing zone and we will read a book by you soon💕💕💕

[@BohoBookworm]

I'm starting a new writing project today thanks to you, Jesse and Christine! THANK YOU!

[@VanessaDegarmo]

You came up with more ideas in 18 minutes than I have in a year. I so need to practice what you just did. A lot.

[@Celeste-xf4iy]

I love when u upload writing related videos💖 Watching ur 3 block story video + any nanowrimo videos really helped me develop my love for writing, which eventually turned into a love for making comics~

[@santanasg8445]

holy shitt this is one of the best videos ever created! Katttt, we miss your writing videos! Do more like this!

[@andi-roo-pookins]

santanasg -Yes please!!!

[@renaisreading]

I could totally watch of series of you brainstorming randomly generated or fan writing prompts. What a fun, creative video!

[@jennachristine7241]

I love you Kat. You’re so inspiring and honest. I love how genuine you are and how much passion you have. I’ve been watching for about 4 years now and you never fail to bring positivity to my life ❤️

[@daiabolical9620]

This is so simple and intuitive and yet it's exactly what I didn't know I needed. Thanks so much! Love seeing your process

[@kinassasomething1330]

I love that you're back with the writing videos!

[@kristaliaastari2856]

I would so read that book about mob boss and teenage girl lol

[@anarchsnark]

Same. Someone please write it XD

[@lucylume]

Loved seeing your brainstorming process!The haunted tattoo idea is awsome. You should totally write a short story with this, you've given away such a great idea... you should have kept it for yourself :p I'd totally read this story x love this video xxx

[@karkatvantas9557]

I don't know about you but to me this seems like a story for a guy to get blackout drunk and wakes up with a tattoo possessed by an ancient sorcerer who is trying to bring themself back to life.

[@Katytastic]

hahahaa i love that XD

[@MT-lk7qt]

I'm loving the influx of Kat writing videos we're getting!

[@dimfghydimfghy1144]

Imagine you go through hours and hours of getting a needle pierced in your arm to get the perfect tattoo and a dead dude just comes out like: Hey bish✌

[@lulujaime7243]

just wanted to say i come back to this video and your outline video every time i start with a new idea, they're so helpful and i'm so grateful for them!! thank you katy!!! (also the auto subtitles being in german sends me LMAO)

[@The_WriterVerse]

You said 1,000-word​ limit and it blossomed into a whole 3 act book :D I'm totally doing this prompt and I'm going so...so dark!

[@evadavila9692]

Did you do it?

[@tric101]

"I can't believe you died and I still have to share a room with you!" haha I love it.

[@chrismarieee]

Kat writing videos give me life. lol It was so awesome to watch someone brainstorm on camera! I can already tell this video is a going to be something to revisit the next time my tired brain isn't feeling brainstormy. lol

[@treathediva5141]

Oooh!! Ive been wanting to get back into writing lately. Thank you for this Kat!

[@Katytastic]

yay, good luck w the writing!!

[@treathediva5141]

@@Katytastic thank you! Ps... kinda freakingniut because you anwsered me lol this hasnt happened before soo... **excited squealing!!!**

[@lucaslyra2275]

I love it how she gets into character when brainstorming. Amazing.

[@mckenziestaley9063]

This is such a fun video! I love the idea of a tattoo being haunted. It's really unique.

[@lisawitcher6423]

Kat's back doing writing videos!!!!!! 😍💗 Excuse me over here, my heart just exploded... I'm fine. No-no really! I'm FINE *indicates deep voice*. 😍

[@andi-roo-pookins]

Lisa Witcher - IKR!? So much yassss! I love her writing vids :)

[@ARayofReading]

Wow this was so interesting!! I haven't written creatively in like five years but suddenly I'm tempted to sit down and WRITE

[@williamtrinidad7885]

I clicked on this video after watching the outlining video (yes, wrong order), and I had to pause the video to comment while I laughed at the mob boss haunting the teen age girl idea. OMG that was so good I can't stand it! You're awesome!

[@lexiejones8755]

KAT HOW ARE YOU SO GOOD AT BRAINSTORMING BY THE END OF A VIDEO YOU HAVE LIKE A WHOLE STORY FIGURED OUT WHAAAAAAAT

[@bumbleebree4264]

best video on writing i ever did see & laughed so hard with the option of the mobster and the girly girl out with her gals getting her first tat BECAUSE THAT WAS ME minus the whole out-for-blood mobster haunted tattoo thing naturally

[@amandajoy6363]

This is so in depth and wonderful! Thanks for sharing your process and taking us along for a little brain storming! =D

[@jeremiahbok9028]

Wait wait, waiiit. Is she going to tell me this is about soembody falling for a sexy ghost who haunts their tattoo? Edit: Yes. yes she is. I'm all for it.

[@lowercase_ash]

watching this after the outlining video is so much fun

[@mcarts4722]

the mob/ teen girl dynamo sounds like a KILLER anime. yes

[@Faerieshimmer]

I love this video Katy keep doing writing videos please! :) I’m taking notes 📝

[@nancyroldan-johnson642]

Very helpful! Love your energy and thinking process. Thanks for sharing this!

[@sangarasara9301]

OMG Your ideas are popping like popcorn😄i hope i will be able to to brainstorm this way my story.Thank you Dear

[@claremccolgan]

Thank you!! I needed this since I was really struggling with a creative essay for my English assignment xx

[@letthebutterbeetflow]

Definitely my favourite prompt. I wasn't going to enter but, way too many ideas sprung to mind from this prompt.

[@sofiainez7684]

this was so fascinating, I love your writing videos!

[@JamesLawner]

Wow, I’m actually intrigued by this plot of yours.

[@elisabethschutz2349]

Thank you very much for this video! It was so helpful to me to see how you brainstorm.

[@Shaegeeksout]

I'm seriously impressed by this! Go Kat!!

[@katiegraham7783]

Kat: sibling relationships are full of conflict! I know I have two siblings Me, dying: Oh my gosh so true 😂🤣

[@rosedropash4995]

You are the best THANK YOU I have now decided what I'm doing for the writing contesttttt

[@annier5914]

love your writing videos so much!

[@Katytastic]

thank you!!

[@shantopic5874]

This was a very helpful video for me and I will listen to it again and again!

[@iq12509]

This is literally so helpful I’m so thankful this exists

[@nephilim18]

I just needed this kind of advices.And you made my vision more clearer.I just had an idea and now I can start work on it.It is happening.See you at release of my novel.Thanxx.😊😊😊

[@StarsAndEmbers]

By the end of this video I had 3 pages of notes! I'm pumped!

[@Firebunnyjuice]

SO MUCH INSPIRATIONNN, but you make it sound so straitforward...my brain is just a big mess when it's in the brainstorming phase.

[@user-ou6vc4xq5o]

GIRL YOU SAVED MY STORIES' LIVES

[@mr369walters7]

This is fun, and helped me a lot. Thank you.

[@stanisawgrabowski6256]

I RESPECT YOU SO MUCH OH MY GOD

[@Katytastic]

[@seamarshall5725]

This video is magic gold!

[@MrAlejandrojuarez12]

Feeling so inspired after watching this video! Thank you so much!

[@vampireassassin4750]

You know what i am going to go all out with this contest and write all three prompts and choose the best of all three short stories to turn in i am just crazy like that i guess because i have watched all three videos now and each one sounds fun and interesting to do wish me luck please

[@Katytastic]

GOOD LUCK!!

[@vampireassassin4750]

@@Katytastic thank you

[@MrOikos2012]

Hi.. You did a great, great, great, great, great, great, great job!!!!!! Thanks for the example.... from Argentina, Thanks!!! Thanks!!!!

[@selfimprovementfromwithin8599]

Very good I enjoyed hearing all of the ideas .. definitely helped me and I appreciate that ☺️

[@anindobagchi3408]

You should totally write this awesome story

[@evien190]

Does it have to be a short story? Can we write poetry for example?

[@TheNerdyBookNerd]

Great video! It was really cool to see your process, and your story sounds really cool! :)

[@laceybeanreads]

This is wonderful Kat!!!

[@zeryyyyy6835]

Soooooooo helpful thank u sooo much how did u Christine and jesse manage to post at the same time

[@carolinetaylor3069]

Kat, I'm taking a screenwriting class this semester for Horror, Sci-Fi, and Fantasy, and I'm so excited! It seems super intimidating but like no other class I've ever taken so should be interesting

[@Katytastic]

ooh that sounds like it'll be fun!! i hope you have a great time this semester!!

[@TrizRocks]

You are a brainstorming godess. I'm impressed!

[@kevinlangdon7915]

Where you in the American pie film ?

[@shelbywelter2381]

You remind me so much of Mia's friend from the Princess Diaries and I'm living for it! Lol Your voice is wonderful to listen to and I love all your tips and how you explain things

[@proudbooklion2094]

"Eventually" is my brand and yours too, I freaking love it THIS IS SO GREAT and helpful Kat omg, thank you!

[@kate9658]

This is such a great video and literally just what I've been needing lately!

[@xzonia1]

I'd read that (please write it!). I love how your mind works, Kat! I hope you do more videos like this.

[@lesliesanker1354]

WOW! Im just now seeing this in April 19....but you have to do one of these again. In LOVE with your technique and ALL your ideas that flowed out of you so Im gonna write a story like this. Did YOU write about these siblings???

[@aname4700]

I'm honestly mesmerized

[@snoproblem]

This was fun, Kat! Since I might have stormed a little something while listening...hmmm...

[@JohnnyDollar720]

Going to try and write my first horror story. Just subbed, wish me luck

[@kayliemancino6269]

I'm LOVING the background. (Your hair looks so pretty in this video!)

[@palestblue]

Oh, that is sooooo cool!! i love your writing videos do much

[@aminatadiakite2395]

You have just saved my life.

[@kaylajeancarnicle6548]

thanks for this explanation! It sounds like a great story. :)

[@addangel]

argh now i really want to read this sibling rivalry/murder mystery/romantic comedy/competition story 😂