@sperkzebrahymadams5267
The 6 essential questions 1. Who is it about? 2. What did they want? 3. Why can't they get it? 4. What did they do about it? 5. Why doesn't that work? 6. How does it end?
@pav-el4047
Me, who has never written or thought of writing and just clicked on a recommended video: "Interesting"
@AnnaSeale
Every character thinks they are the main character ... this was definitely a lightbulb moment for me! Thanks for sharing your tips and knowledge :)
@DriveupLife22
I tried writing a novel on a computer for years. Last year I bought a typewriter, and the 80k word manuscript came out in 4 months. Cannot stress enough that your process is your process. Write on a jungle gym, upside down, on a yellow legal notepad with a crayon. Just get it out.
@TheMagnificentMongoSlade
I often follow the four David Mamet questions from the memo: 1) What does your hero want? (GOALS) 2) Who/What Stands in their Way? (OBSTACLES) 3) What happens if they don't get it? (STAKES) 4) Why Now? (TIME/SITUATION) You gotta think before you write
@hairohukosu433
This cured my writer's block, wow. I applied it to every character in my story, making all of them protagonists of their own journeys, and I found it to be much easier for me to develop both character, plot AND theme all at once, rather than the atomized way I used to do. Thank you so much for the advice and the video.
@pantherman16
David Cornwall, aka John le Carré simply stated: "'A Cat sat on a Mat' is not a story. 'A Cat sat on the Dogs Mat' is a story."
@polynomy8511
"Would the reader be excited to read the next chapter?" Is my best writing question.
@Cinnjerm24
"The writing process is answering a series of questions?" It's wild to me how such a simple concept can totally dispel the mystery of writing creatively. I've struggled for years trying to find a way to pull ideas out of my head into something coherent, but I never could seem to develop a way of approaching the process that worked for me. Thanks for this video, it's already helped me a ton.
@YouGuessIGuess
I wrote half of a novel while sitting in my car during breaks at work. It was surprisingly efficient--no one to distract me, music if I chose, and a limited amount of time to get as much written as possible before I had to clock back in.
@Rekaert
I always loved the simple play-writing advice of: Act 1: Get a character up a tree. Act 2: Throw rocks at them. Act 3: Get them down gracefully.
@richardsmilkman
The "every character is their own main character" idea is very insightful! I've always had trouble making side characters interesting in my writing and now I know it's because I wrote them as tools and not people with their own intentions and conflicts.
@BooneDavey
The part after 1:12 just gave me a major perspective shift on approaching writing characters inside a world. "Every character thinks THEY'RE the main character." What a way to put it.
@wdcain1
I feel better about my skills as a writer since the story I'm writing does answer all six questions. Yay me!!
@ajmittendorf
1. Who is it about? 2. What does he/she want? 3. Why can't he/she get it? 4. What does he/she do about that? 5. Why doesn't that work? 6. How does it end?
@karak2113
His excitement for writing is radiating off him, it’s really inspiring because although writing is difficult it’s the most rewarding experience
@pacificostudios
I never thought of writing a front desk clerk as someone that thinks they are the main character, but we see these people written all the time as though they only exist to serve the needs of the customer.
@lostinafieldofflowers
For anyone who is wondering, the six questions are: 1. Who is it about? 2. What do they want? 3. Why can’t they get it? 4. What do they do about it? 5. Why doesn’t that work? 6. How does it end?
@Writermist
No matter how small a character is, they are still a unique piece of the puzzle ( the whole story) so treat them with the same respect as the MC
@filmcourage