this one thing might be keeping you from writing your book 📖

[@briellewrites]

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[@damiwriteshere]

I just watched a Sanderson lecture where he talks about the same thing. He phrased it as "ideas are cheap". We shouldn't coddle our ideas to the point it that it's hard to just get started and we're fearful of making "bad" art in the process. It starts to hold us back. Kind of like pressing 2 too soon when playing Mario Kart 🤣

[@ldjwrites]

I hate when I start too early in Mario Kart! That was a perfect analogy

[@briellewrites]

hahahah totally!!

[@authorkristinealyse]

yes!! wrong choices are NOT final - every single draft is a living working document. We all know that is the point of editing hahaha but sometimes it's just really nice to hear out loud 💜

[@briellewrites]

totally! sometimes we 'know' something but don't really feelllll it, so I find reminding myself always helps lol. gotta hear it out loud!

[@hollyhill4146]

"write the cliche thing first" just changed the whole game for me! 🙏

[@briellewrites]

yayyy

[@goldenros_ss]

I'm in Draft two too... and I added so much things that I;m actually loving it!

[@briellewrites]

That’s amazing! Yeah it’s so rewarding to see things start to come together :)

[@goldenros_ss]

@@briellewrites exactly

[@BeeHawthorne]

John Rogers (the creator and show runner of Leverage) does something similar! For any script he writes he first writes "BAD VERSION OF THIS:" at the top of the page because it's less stressful than trying to write something perfect first try. I love writing the bad version of my book before I write the good version of it!

[@briellewrites]

I love that!! What a good trick

[@christinakilada259]

My perfectionist, ADHD, shaking-Mario-Kart brain definitely needed to hear this today! It made me cry because I felt so seen. You have an incredible talent for summarizing struggles I haven't had words for, which helps me name them and deal with them, rather than living with nagging, nebulous frustration. Thank you

[@briellewrites]

awww! im so happy to hear it resonated, this comment gave me chills lol :') thank you and glad it was relatable!!!

[@medeeannexo]

this is probably the best writing video i have watched. You spoke to so many issues and feelings that go largely unspoken by the writing community. Thank you for sharing!

[@briellewrites]

aw!! thank you! im so happy to hear that

[@megminkk]

Love this! Great reminder to not get so caught up. I’m just about to hit the midpoint in my first draft and sometimes my brain does think of the cliché thing off the bat and I will sit trying to figure out how to make it better and more unique and there are times I should just write it in and come back later. I’m trying to get better at that and not be such a perfectionist. Excited for the live stream tonight!

[@briellewrites]

Love that sm!! Congrats on getting to the midpoint :)

[@megminkk]

@@briellewrites thanks!

[@ericafh18]

Every time I watch one of your videos I always feel more inspired to write, thank you!

[@briellewrites]

aw yay! so glad!! that is always the goal :))

[@christinakilada259]

Thank you for this video! It gave me and my story CPR after a frustrating & discouraging week of writing 💓

[@briellewrites]

aw yay! I'm so happy to hear that!! and thank you for the super, the support is so appreciated 🩷

[@mirandatheauthor]

thank you for the permission slip!!!! here's to writing the most unfiltered scenes from my brain 😤 also that mario kart analogy..... perfect

[@briellewrites]

yesss! hahaha the most unhinged analogy ive ever made truly

[@nataliejaneshields]

This is SO important to remember, and so hard to keep in mind when you're actually in the middle of a writing session 😅😂 Thank you for sharing!

[@briellewrites]

So glad to hear it resonated!!

[@jslipchi]

I'm a couple days late but - I'm so glad you left that Mario Kart analogy in the video, it makes perfect sense and is super relatable 😆

[@briellewrites]

hahahaha so glad everyone was a fan of the Mario kart analogy!!

[@kalvid4011]

this video comes at the right time! ❤ I'm so tired of not finishing drafts despite the hundreds of hours i spend writing. 😫

[@briellewrites]

You got this!! Finish the thing!!!!

[@JadeJuniiper]

This was such an awesome video! Perfect one to watch before starting my writing session 💜

[@briellewrites]

yay!!

[@kokoro_flow]

Thanks for the pep talk. I really needed it~ 💖

[@briellewrites]

Glad it hit the spot!!

[@kimmick]

I'm currently on my fourth draft. I printed my third draft and wrote all over it, and now I have to rewrite everything back onto my computer and its a bit off putting haha. I'm trying to figure out how to move forwards, because I truly believe in this project and hope it will become my debut novel! All your videos are so insightful and entertaining to watch, and I'm looking forward to what's to come. Also; CANNOT WAIT for Unraveling's future release

[@briellewrites]

You got this!! Gotta push through those more grueling stages, it’ll be so worth it!! 💖 I’m so glad you enjoy the content and are looking forward to the release, I’m honored 🥹❤️

[@ldjwrites]

Brielle “Queen of Metaphors” Writes

[@briellewrites]

LOL

[@itsamina]

keeping bad words on the page even though i know i will change it later has been the bane of my existence lol. but everything you said was straight facts bestie and i love the mario kart analogy hahah ✨

[@briellewrites]

Hahaha thanks bestie!!!! Yay for bad words!!! All part of the process 🕺🏼

[@SecretlyADino]

I totally needed this! i’m so scared of writing a scene that or dialogue that doesn’t fit the story at all, but reminding myself it’s not final is definitely going to be my goal now. Thank you for sharing this! and perfect mario kart analogy 🫣❤

[@briellewrites]

Yay! So happy to hear that! And yay for Mario kart analogies ;)

[@jupiter4334]

I’m also writing draft 2 of my book and oh my God, the amount of times I’ve felt frozen in front of the document ‘cause I hated my writing is too high. BUT I’m also trying to learn to not stop when I see bad words and just keep writing, because as you said I can always rewrite it and improve it. This coffee chat was very helpful, it’s good to see that we’re all struggling with the same thing lol. What matters is that we keep writing anyway✨

[@briellewrites]

Totallyyy! The feelings are inevitable, just have to keep putting words down regardless ✨✨

[@MissCapturedSoul]

Hey Brielle! Really like how casual and cosy your vlogs are. Just wondered, when you're working on a project, how many words/hours do you put in every week?

[@briellewrites]

It totally depends. When I was drafting I was doing about 10k words per month

[@kenbryan339]

It's so scary to think about having to rewrite stuff if all turns out to not work after all the time spent writing. Or thinking I've been working on the wrong project all this time. I should have been working on another one. It can be crippling sometimes. I really needed to hear this. Thank you for making this video!

[@briellewrites]

I’m glad it resonated!!

[@AdamFishkin]

Yes. The process is a win. Maybe not always ... the battles are very different from the war ... but patience is a virtue. I've had experiences as late as draft 5 where the script does a total tilt-a-whirl and I reread a scene and go "wait, how did that watermelon show up in the minivan's glove compartment? what made this part of the villain's plan? explain yourself, Adam Fishkin". But I persevere, and I work out a version of the car chase without any watermelon and it makes more sense. Looking forward to tonight's stream. 🥰

[@briellewrites]

lol this comment cracked me up. Totally

[@alyssa.and.the.books.]

LOUDER FOR PEOPLE IN THE BACK

[@briellewrites]

OKKK NEW PROFILE PICTURE !!!!

[@alyssa.and.the.books.]

Lol the last one was from like 2020 😅 time for a refresh

[@user-jg5ie8rc1s]

You're watching too many KZbin videos on how to write a novel and not enough time writing one.