Make Your Writing Flow | Ideas: Cohesion, Coherence, and Organization

[@aanchaljangir9890]

I'm a creative writer and have tried to find the answer to the mysteries of 'flow'. I can't be more grateful to have found this video. The explanations and suggestions make so much sense. No wishy washy ways but concrete actionable tips. I'm hoping on the next videos on flow now. This will help me so much. Thank you!

[@WritingwithAndrew]

I'm glad to hear it--thanks!

[@andrewraappana320]

This channel is criminally under-subscribed/rated. I'm glad to see you're gaining traction recently! Keep up the good work Andrew!

[@WritingwithAndrew]

Thanks a lot--I will!

[@andrewraappana320]

(Upon revisiting this video again) I'm going to get "cohesion, coherence, and organization" tattooed on my body. Also, (if you have the time and see this comment) are there any books you'd recommend that go over semantic cohesion/cohorence/organization? Lastly, do you have a patreon/kofi? Thanks! @@WritingwithAndrew

[@WritingwithAndrew]

As far as books go, Joseph Williams' book Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace does a pretty job of covering these topics. It's one of the classic textbooks, so it shouldn't be too hard to pick up an inexpensive copy somewhere. On the topic of Patreon, etc., I don't...at least not yet (KZbin has been sending me emails lately to start, though, so maybe sooner than later)

[@jackaskhim21]

Thanks You are both brilliant and beautiful

[@WritingwithAndrew]

Thank you very much--I really appreciate it! All the best!

[@aritraadhikary8538]

I wonder why this wonderful channel and this wonderful video has so less subscribers, likes and views. Nevertheless, I take it on my part to promote the channel and the video. Furthermore, I would like to congratulate and confer my best wishes to Mr. Andrew for this woonful lesson. I am currently in my tenth grade and just tommorow is my boards exam. "Flow" is a new assessment criterion this year and i was really puzzled with it. However, I feel that watching this video and a few more similar ones has improved my writing in seconds. Please consider this comment also as a piece of writing and feel free to judge it. Thank you a lot..

[@teamsatya-aall-in-onechann8021]

Which country are you from? I am not an expert but your writing seems modest..

[@teamsatya-aall-in-onechann8021]

And this man is also great

[@WritingwithAndrew]

Thanks for the kind words (and nice use of transition words too)! Good luck on your exam!

[@allaboutknowledge6069]

This video helps me a lot. This 15 minute's are trillions time better then spending 2 hour daily on boring classes. I'm from Pakistan and I'm in love with you'r teaching skills. Morever few of my friend also love you're videos because you're videos are easy and simple to understand. I hope you make more videos like this masterpiece. Regards Moiz Khan

[@WritingwithAndrew]

Thank you very much--I'm really happy to hear that you and your friends are enjoying the videos! There are more good things on the way, but let me know if there's something you'd like me to talk about too

[@cybergaze9219]

You know in school, I suck at writiing. But Channels like this make me a writer better than my teachers. And many thanks to the Creator of this channel too.

[@bakhtawarishaq2933]

My God! I regret not discovering your channel alot earlier. This is the first video I am watching from this channel and I have no words to admire it enough! LoTs of Love from Pakistan!

[@WritingwithAndrew]

You're too kind! I'm delighted to hear that you're enjoying it--thanks for watching!

[@destinyzroom]

Thank you Andrew. As a struggling student with lots to write, your video was super clarifying. After having watched your video, I realized that I probably flipped like all the information from primary ed writing classes I’ve had. Like I thought I was told that “sentences shouldn’t be longer than 23 words” or “never start with but, and, for…”. But I’ve read SO many scholarly and media publications where most of the “rules” were not strict. I have added this video to my a limited “writing” beliefs document where I keep all my childhood writing rules next to the myriad of exceptions.

[@WritingwithAndrew]

Thanks--I'm really happy to hear it was helpful! I'm convinced a lot of the "rules" we learn in school are just designed to make grading easier, which is too bad because those rules can prevent us from having fun and feeling successful when we write. Good luck with all the writing--you've got this!

[@prashantmishra1994]

Hi Andrew! Your lesson is simply amazing because points,you mention,are essential to achieving the flow of writing. Thanks & regards.

[@WritingwithAndrew]

Thanks!

[@CrossTrainedMind]

I only recently found your channel, but it makes me want to write more. Ireally appreciate the time and effort you put into these videos. I wish you would write a book on writing and then record the audio book for it. Or sell a complete and comprehensive video course.

[@WritingwithAndrew]

Thanks--I'm really happy to hear it makes you want to write more! And I appreciate the suggestions: I would love to write a book, too, but that's stuck on the "someday" list for now 😅 I'll keep it in mind, though!

[@chadken6005]

I just want to know that your videos help me a lot in writing. Thank you.

[@WritingwithAndrew]

I'm really happy to hear that--thanks for letting me know!

[@nikomax772]

Thank you, dear Andrew. Your explanation of flow is the best I have ever heard. 👍

[@WritingwithAndrew]

You're welcome--thanks a bunch!

[@jackoborkian]

I have recently found your Channel and I am a bit obsessed. Really useful and your voice is wonderful to listen to ..

[@WritingwithAndrew]

Thanks a bunch!

[@richardglady3009]

Thank you. Good lecture. I really should have taken more English classes in college and experimented with a Creative Writing class. I came to writing long after college. The quality of your videos are one reason why I like them so much. I just started my Poetry Sketchbook…a few lines already.

[@WritingwithAndrew]

Thanks a bunch--happy sketching! 😁

[@KamranKhan-zg8ll]

This is an excellent video! Thank you!

[@renukabalasubramaniam2920]

Love your super helpful videos and sense of humour. Plenty of good karma coming your way. Thank you

[@WritingwithAndrew]

Thanks so much!

[@linavonsaviciute1483]

Love the style of your videos. And they're very helpful!

[@WritingwithAndrew]

Thanks so much--I'm glad to hear it!

[@linavonsaviciute1483]

@@WritingwithAndrew I will surely continue to binge more of them. You are now my remote mentor for improving writing! Keep on producing if you have time and thanks!

[@WritingwithAndrew]

@@linavonsaviciute1483 I definitely will! Plus, if there are any topics you'd like me to cover in the future, let me know

[@linavonsaviciute1483]

@@WritingwithAndrew oh, if there’s a chance I will certainly give some ideas!

[@toomuchgarden6898]

I saw the comment on the background music and wanted to say that, for this video, it was appropriate. It reminded me of the Disney movie Soul, which uses the mental state of flow as a plot point. Whereas music may not work in a video about outlines, here it adds notes of creativity and provides harmony for the message. (See what I did there) Thank you for creating content and sharing your knowledge.

[@WritingwithAndrew]

Hey thanks!

[@carolsully1093]

You are the best! Thank you so much.

[@WritingwithAndrew]

Thank *you* so much!

[@sgfe-z1q]

This has helped me so much for my writing competition! Thank you!

[@WritingwithAndrew]

That's awesome--go get 'em!

[@sediye]

Attractive man with attractive thoughts, your voice is so soothing Andrew.

[@jonahnolastnameneeded3130]

Good stuff👍this is the first time I’m hearing this kind of advice

[@WritingwithAndrew]

Thanks--glad it's helpful!

[@renukabalasubramaniam2920]

Hi Andrew I wonder if you could link all the related videos here ? I’m sure by now you’ve got a nice list of topics that relate to flow and I’d love to crash course this topic

[@WritingwithAndrew]

If you check out the playlists tab on the channel, you'll find a playlist dedicated to the subject!

[@AB-gv5xo]

Awesome!!

[@WritingwithAndrew]

Thank you!

[@ArtemHahauz-nm7bk]

Cohesion, coherence, and organization are all excellent skills, but I am kind of tired of theory. Don't, though, get me wrong: I would just appreciate it if you try actually showing how all of these can be incorporated into writing in a distinct episode. But overall, a remarkable and elaborate video. Thank you so much for sharing this. Greetings from Ukraine. Keep up the great work, Andrew.

[@jacobeisen4643]

Great video; clear and the examples are not overwhelming Thank you

[@WritingwithAndrew]

You're welcome--thanks to you for watching!

[@jackaskhim21]

I agree with you jacobeisen4643 - It was a great video! The examples were clear and I was not overwhelmed by them. I listened to them clearly and learned how to write complete sentences that flow.

[@ameliacheung9764]

Have just discovered your channel and found your videos helpful and interesting! I am writing my master thesis (in art history), and now I am on the stage of editing and re-writing previous drafts. But I would say it’s quite a frustrating process. Is there any tips you can share with us or do you have videos related to this stage? Thanks! Best, Man Lai from Hong Kong SAR

[@WritingwithAndrew]

Thanks! Revision can be challenging. If you have the time, I always find it helpful to leave my drafts alone for a few days or weeks and then work on revision: that way, I can sort of reset my perspective and see what to change more easily. But I also have a video with some revision tips, too: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bn-5onZ3d6iKmZY Good luck with your thesis!

[@mehulrajgor6441]

I'm really confused I have lots of idea I want to write a book but my writing skills are bad I want a mentor who can guide me, what should I do?

[@WritingwithAndrew]

Just start writing--practicing is the best way to learn! I have also learned a lot from reading the work of authors I admire, so find your favorite books and learn from what they do. And feel free to ask questions here in the comments, too

[@mehulrajgor6441]

Thankyou ❤️

[@kaimargonar1000]

Its late but whatevs. Maybe dont start with book but try short story first. As simple as; dude wants to go home, but Biff is in the way. What should he do? Make one simple scenario and try to finish it quick

[@mehulrajgor6441]

@@kaimargonar1000 thanks

[@user-um7uv7bn2n]

Hey Andrew- yr 9 here. I’ve always been inconsistent with my essay marks and the general feedback has been that my writing is too wordy in trying to convey my ideas: how do I convey them simply yet still retaining what I want to say?

[@WritingwithAndrew]

That would probably be a good topic for a video (I'll put it on the list!) One thing you might try that I do fairly often is just see if there's a way to express the same idea in half as many words: sometimes, it might not be possible, but it'll at least help you to practice writing more concisely

[@misscocotl1069]

Thank you so much! Andrew 💚DO you have anything related to the use of commas? I know that you you them before FANBOYS words , 2 or more items/examples related , but is that it? I have read different styles of writing like magazines and anecdotal essays. I notice they use lot.of commas withing 1 sentence. I hope you do have 1 video about it or of anyone can suggest me one video about commas. Thank you 😊

[@WritingwithAndrew]

Sure thing! For commas, check out my punctuation playlist-and then let me know if you still have questions

[@danagreen6518]

I have been seeking flow my writing in the context of how my classical music feels when I play it. I want my sentences to connect. This is a timely topic. I am working on my re writes and editing. Do you teach online. I have numerous short stories drafted from 800 to 6,000 words needing the flow and editing to be finished stories. No for sale. For my own book of short stories.

[@WritingwithAndrew]

Glad it helped!

[@ArkhangelMos]

Is the skull named Yorik?

[@WritingwithAndrew]

Kaput!

[@lokisingh9944]

Thank you for the video :)

[@WritingwithAndrew]

You're welcome--thanks for watching!

[@timmellis5038]

Hi Andrew, do you know of any poets who are as easy to read as Bukowski? They don't have to write about the things Bukowski wrote about but should be as easy to understand. Thanks.

[@WritingwithAndrew]

A couple of my favorite contemporary poets are Ted Kooser and Kay Ryan: their work is generally pretty accessible, and I keep coming back to them

[@patilumed4208]

Hello sir, I am a student of post graduation in UK. And I got first assignment essay to write on global business strategy subject. I am very very confuse to start work on it, as I tried to understand topic and find materials but my all efforts were useless. Could you please guide me for how to approach on specific question of essay and how to research startigically for the topic content ? I read books and example essays but didn't understand the system also I'm in fear that how to complete this task within deadline. Please help me and share your knowledge to me

[@WritingwithAndrew]

Hi--if you haven't already, check out the academic writing playlist on this channel: I've covered a lot of different aspects of the writing process. If there things you're curious about that I haven't talked about yet, don't hesitate to let me know!

[@AbdulRahman-ir5zn]

Could you please pin the follow up videos you made about coherent sentences? Most of us in Indian universities are never taught how to write. Content like yours is hence so special to folks like me. Love and thanks from India ❤

[@WritingwithAndrew]

Thanks a bunch--that means a lot! For now, all the videos I've done on the topic are in the writing flow playlist, but you may find some other related ideas on other playlists on the channel

[@L_I_AM_is_me]

This video has really helped my writing, so thank you for making it. The video is great, but there is a small improvement I can suggest. The combination of the alerting tone+pop up graphic from the skull distracts from what you are saying, so I found myself rewinding frequently when they occurred. I’m not suggesting you get rid of the jokes, but your video would be easier to watch and listen to if the jokes came during pauses in your speaking. I want to reiterate that the videos I’ve seen from you are great

[@WritingwithAndrew]

Thanks for the thoughtful feedback--I've been experimenting with other ways of handling it in more recent videos that I hope are more effective. Either way, I'm glad I can keep the jokes--and I do appreciate the kind words. Thanks for watching!

[@soterbizimana6855]

💯🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@WritingwithAndrew]

Thanks!

[@Dismythed]

Talking about jarring (and I'm not talking about bird calls), I got whiplash by this: "Heather peered through the branches, shielding her eyes from the sun. After her walk ..." Wait. What happened? Did she find tanagers? What did she like about them? What distinguishes them? Why did we even come to the tree? Why was it important to give us this text? I contend that we learned absolutely nothing in that text. It was 80% exposition and the brief moment of showing didn't give us any useful information.

[@livelovelaugh0000]

Still struggling.

[@WritingwithAndrew]

It can be a struggle--but keep at it! Good things come with practice

[@shotbylawal]

the pop up is so distracting but i got value from your teaching

[@WritingwithAndrew]

Glad to hear it!

[@curtisnd2239]

I find the description of the tree as being full of cackling birds to be jarringly inaccurate. Tanagers chirp; oriels whistle; geese cackle. Geese are water birds and are not found in trees.

[@WritingwithAndrew]

When I was in school, nonfiction writers occasionally joined our poetry workshops, and they had a habit of getting frustrated with our attitude toward language and fact. We once spent over a half hour discussing a poem about a speck of dust floating in the air as if it were too small to be affected by gravity. The poets took the line in stride, but one of the essayists insisted that gravity operates at every scale so the dust couldn't possibly have been unaffected by gravity. It seems they had forgotten we were reading about one poet's perception of a passing moment and not a dissertation on the physical laws of the cosmos.

[@WaiYan-sp5zb]

thank goodness I found this video, because I've spent the last 30 minutes googling how flow and coherence relate to each other. Ironically, everything I found did not flow. This do be flowy though

[@WritingwithAndrew]

Hey thanks! I'm glad it was helpful. It's too bad the other things weren't too flowy, but I'm glad that current led you here!

[@blainemogil2254]

I so badly want to love this video and its lesson. Still, the New Agey background noises are so distracting that I cannot focus on the lesson you are offering. Don't get me wrong, I'm a hippie, so New Age isn't my concern, it's the noises themselves that, for me, only serve as a distraction to your message. If you could provide a video with only your voice, I'd be able to make it through, and then maybe I could really appreciate what you are trying to share.

[@WritingwithAndrew]

Thanks for the feedback! I've been experimenting with dialing back the music/sounds pretty significantly in newer videos (for what it's worth), but I'll see what I can do about getting "remastered" versions of these older ones out there sometime too

[@blainemogil2254]

@@WritingwithAndrew A Remaster will be well worthwhile to my classes. I teach college English and though I've written a textbook, I'm lightyears behind on Video :-) Your videos will quickly become among the best I seen (with the light audio tweaks) and I look forward to using the remasters for my scholars - be well

[@WritingwithAndrew]

@@blainemogil2254 I appreciate that! I probably gotta get through a dissertation first, but then I'll look into it. Putting it on the list!

[@blainemogil2254]

@@WritingwithAndrew Good luck on the Dissertation!

[@Adventure_fuel]

My writing isn’t coherent.

[@murtazarasool6395]

Lost the interest of this video beyond 6 min of duration, for, it becomes tedious and cluttered.

[@redoktopus3047]

you should grow your hair out into a pony tail

[@robertsantana3261]

Please: more examples and less talking head verbiage. ❤

[@teiii-y1l]

I've been struggling with my essay, and your videos are really helpful and easy to understand 🥹

[@WritingwithAndrew]

So glad to hear it--go get 'em!