Mark Haddon's Writing Tips | WRITING ADVICE FROM FAMOUS AUTHORS

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Mark Haddon's Writing Tips | WRITING ADVICE FROM FAMOUS AUTHORS

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What do you make of Mark Haddon's writing advice? These are all writing tips from Mark Haddon taken from interviews/articles etc.
As usual, I've chosen some interesting writing tips from famous authors and given you my opinion on them, let me know if you agree with me, Mark Haddon, or neither of us!
Whatever kind of stories you write, I think it's useful to look at other writers and see what we can learn from them.
Some of the most useful advice about writing I've ever come across was from famous writers I hadn't read beforehand.
Let me know what you make of Mark Haddon's tips in the comments!
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:29 - Tip 1
3:39 - Tip 2
5:32 - Tip 3
7:02 - Tip 4
9:10 - Tip 5
10:58 - Tip 6
13:28 - Tip 7
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@KierenWestwoodWriting 2 жыл бұрын

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@JoeyPaulOnline 2 жыл бұрын

Confidence is something I think most writers struggle with no matter how long they've been at it. I still have days when I really do struggle with knowing how to put words on the page.

@KierenWestwoodWriting 2 жыл бұрын

Me too, it feels like an ongoing battle that you never finish. And it can vary so much even day time day. I think realising that it’s probably going to always be that way can be really helpful ☺️

@Kendojin 2 жыл бұрын

On confidence, one thing I've been telling myself is "Do it scared" 😂 It's worked for me. Because how I feel about my writing is a separate thing than actually writing. I'm actually trying to do more of that in other areas of my life... How I feel is a separate issue from doing the work.

@KierenWestwoodWriting 2 жыл бұрын

“Do it scared” I think is a great mantra. Conquering your own mental stumbling blocks feels to me like it’s an ongoing thing for me too. Those times when you feel on top of it are worth the times when you don’t I think ☺️

@jerrel.writes Жыл бұрын

I love this

@BrittanyPutzer 2 жыл бұрын

Another video chock-full of good advice 💙 thank you.

@KierenWestwoodWriting 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brittany! ☺️ Appreciate you watching

@chriswilliams6326 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks again for those tips from Mark Haddon, one of my "go to" authors. The public comments are also very helpful. Manuscripts rejected for too much backstory? That's hard to take but true. People just want an engaging story. I've been told to keep the backstory to a sparse sprinkling like a hose with small holes.

@KierenWestwoodWriting 2 жыл бұрын

I’m a big fan of his too. The backstory thing is tough I agree. I love how you put it though - a hose with small holes ☺️ Perfect. Thanks so much for watching and commenting.

@laurabesley7095 2 жыл бұрын

Reading your work out loud is invaluable! I only started doing it a couple of years ago and it was a bit of a game changer.

@KierenWestwoodWriting 2 жыл бұрын

I really have to try it properly soon, I’m way overdue!

@laurabesley7095 2 жыл бұрын

@@KierenWestwoodWriting it feels a bit weird to start with, but you get used to it!

@laurabesley7095 2 жыл бұрын

Love point 5!

@KierenWestwoodWriting 2 жыл бұрын

Me too, I think it’s a really important realisation for writers that opens up better ways to tell stories ☺️

@laurabesley7095 2 жыл бұрын

@@KierenWestwoodWriting Definitely!

@joshseligman2243 2 жыл бұрын

Loved this video man. Thanks for your candor as always. I did read my 50,000 word novella twice out loud over two weekends in my last 3 edits. Totally helped smooth the sounds of the story out. Writings used to be shorter and poetry historically. The poems were sung so to add a bit of that energy was fun! -Adam Aimach USA

@KierenWestwoodWriting 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Alright, I'm definitely going to read my book out loud when I've finished it. It seems like everyone who has has nothing but good things to say about doing so. Appreciate you sharing your experience!

@hayleywestwood3432 2 жыл бұрын

I think it's really comforting when well-known and traditionally published authors who seem to have it all figured out are honest about confidence, or a lack there of. It's just being human having peaks and troughs in confidence. But all writers definitely benefit from having a community and sharing their work 🥳

@hayleywestwood3432 2 жыл бұрын

Also I love the comment about not making a story or book all about yourself as the author. There is so much about the human experience that is universal, and so reading and sharing stories is a perfect way to share experiences and bond with one another. Trying to understand other perspectives and similar experiences outside of yourself is so important in all aspects of life, and certainly in writing 💕

@KierenWestwoodWriting 2 жыл бұрын

@@hayleywestwood3432 very much agree with both your comments ☺️❤️ people who suggest they know all there is to know, or have it all worked out often…don’t. I don’t think it’s possible to. There are too many readers with too many experiences and too many stories to tell, there can never be one ‘right way’ to do anything.

@PedroRodriguez-dl5yt Жыл бұрын

Type 4 happens with me. When I write a sentence that I like, I jump for joy, laugh, and shout with enthusiasm saying what a good writer I am, what a good writer I am until someone comes to ask me what's wrong with me if it was that I became totally crazy, then I calm down and continue writing until the next explosion of my being as a writer.

@australiainfelix7307 Жыл бұрын

#5! Kapow!

@kempiro 2 жыл бұрын

Dude. I read everything I write outloud. Yes, there's mumbly times when my beloved is home, but if I'm here by myself, I read it out. I've read chapters of my current WIP to other people since I started writing it. It kinda does away with line editing, 'cause, ya hear it kinda instantly and change it. If it reads well outloud, it tends to be a lot more solid grammatically, rhythmically, catches typos, etc. It amplifies the bad and the good. And, yeah, at this point, even when I'm not reading it outloud, I'm hearing it in my head as if I were. Everything moves toward song, toward poetry. Highly recommend. You wanna write like Cormac McCarthy? Read your stuff outloud, maaaan! ;)

@KierenWestwoodWriting 2 жыл бұрын

I've been meaning to try that for years, actual years. I definitely will. Thanks for sharing your experience!

@Nashmum 2 жыл бұрын

With four and a half failed novels under my belt I've realised that I'm too interested in what is essentially the backstory of characters masquerading as forward story. It's a difficult pattern to break.

@KierenWestwoodWriting 2 жыл бұрын

When you’ve got so many ideas and such a well thought out back story it often seems a shame not to use it, I can definitely understand that feeling. Hopefully you can still use a lot of it in support of a forward story though ☺️

@joshseligman2243 2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't say failed novels I'd say works in progress. It's all a learning curve for me. Never give up and as long as your readers love it, you're golden. -Adam Aumach

@koltonheath6073 2 жыл бұрын

Gotta question for you Kieran. How do you compare yourself to other levels if you don't know your level yet? How do you find your level?

@KierenWestwoodWriting 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting question! Instead of thinking of your level as how good you are, I'd be more inclined to think about what you've experienced with writing. How many stories (regardless of quality) or novels have you written, have you sent any to journals or magazines, have you sent queries to agents, have you shared your writing with other people? All of this stuff, as well as words on the page, can contribute to your 'level' I think. That's not to say if you haven't done these things you're a low level, because some stuff just won't interest some writers and that's normal. This is just my suggestion that it's not all that straightforward I suppose. I'd try thinking about it in terms of how long you've been writing and how much time you put into it too. Above all else though, I'd say write for yourself first of all and don't worry too much about what level you might be at. If you find you really have to compare yourself to others for some reason, try to do so with a focus on what makes you happy with your writing, rather than what doesn't. Comparison is often the thief of joy. Keep the joy, I'd say.

@koltonheath6073 2 жыл бұрын

@@KierenWestwoodWriting thank you for the advice I will think about it that way from now on instead of the other way. Thanks again 🙂

@KierenWestwoodWriting 2 жыл бұрын

Anytime, to me, if you’re having fun, you’re winning ☺️

@koltonheath6073 2 жыл бұрын

@@KierenWestwoodWriting amen

@victorburnett6329 2 жыл бұрын

I think it's silly to think about your legacy as a writer, or where you stand compared to other writers, or how "good" your writing is - that's all vanity. Your job as a writer to is to entertain, inform, or or otherwise stimulate an audience. It's not about you. So write something you find personally entertaining, something you find hilariously stupid, or you are passionately serious about, something YOU would read and recommend to others. When I compose music, it's music that I find entertaining, and since I find it entertaining, and I am a person, other people will find it entertaining.