I tried your first point of advice, about timing yourself and listening to music to fit the mood of the story, and that helped so much! I never thought I could come up with such amazing ideas on the spot like I did, and I have you to thank for it. Seriously, I looked over a lot of stories I wrote over the past few years, and they usually included the basic shounen troupes and cliches or were just GOD AWFUL and cringey, to say the least. But my latest project is something I know I can devote myself and I know that this is MY story. And people can say I am lazy about many things, but manga is one thing I take seriously. Thank you, once again, for knocking some inspiration into me and I hope I'll be in the manga world with ya! P.S. Kamehameha B*tches!

omg, making a story backwards happens to me all the time, because I usually create small stories starting from a random scene that came to my mind while I 'm doing something that end getting me inspired, like, listening to a new song, or seeing my brother making a cool pose or moviment, then I imagine a character doing something similar and want to create a story for that character XD I even have a fun story with this, involving my brother wearing a snowboarding mask with sunglasses over it and making the peace sign with his hand and I creating a character and a plot based on that image. It was really funny XD But besides the short little stories, when it comes to write seriously, my main problem is my patched schedule. Writing becomes secundary =/

I've watched this video three times just to get me to write.

I made myself a big problem where I have the beginning and end and all these events scrambled throughout the middle but now I'm finding it hard to connect them all >_< Thanks for the tipsI actually feel more motivated to get my story together

You're adorable! ☺️ you have no idea how many people you are inspiring and motivating right now. You are a pioneer of American mangakas. I love the gentle and friendly way in which you explain everything. 😋 i have a question (hopefully a future video): how do you find and maintain a personal art style and how do you avoid changing too much? What do you do so your characters look like themselves every time?

Thank you so much! I fucking love you! This vid just helped me come up with a way to improve my story that I've had writer's block on for an entire year! This new idea is so brilliant! I'm so happy I could cry!

Can you do a video on how to do manga covers?

Just wanna say that because of u I've actually got myself writing down my ideas again rather than just letting them float in my head ur so inspirational 😭 I just lost the fire to write for the past few years so I'm a bit rusty but I feel a lot better n motivated after watching ur videos 😤

'Put yourself in your characters position. 'Me: *writing fanfics* Well... But no really, this is actually quite helpful, and I do thank you for this!

You should do a video showing us the pages you scrapped while making Sacred (so I feel better about my failures), or showing us a very detailed step by step of creating a story! That would be sooo helpful!

@ 13:05 - Now I understand why so many people are cancelling their Netflix accounts. And thank you for your wonderful advice. LET THE CREATIVITY FINALLY BEGIN!!!

I feel for number five🙂 But, your video helped a lot

I was clapping at the Tom part XD

your videos are so interesting !! i cant wait to watch all of them

Another vídeo!!! yess ^^!!! I love you're channel it's amazing ! :3 :v

Thank you so much for this! It's all super helpful!

Thank you! I really respect this channel and videos a lot because I hope to be a mangaka, illustrator and concept artist as my dream job. Your channel has been very helpful for me.

u r WHOLLY right! in every thing thx for giving the advice u r sooooooooo inspirational

Wow! This video made me realize that im lazy and that I need to prioritize my time more constructively, I alway thought I was incapable of becoming an author but really Im not putting in enough time. Thanks for the advice lizbeth I will take it to heart.

I love your videos so much, I'm planning on making my own manga and my stories been in development for years now!

I totally agree on the first tip! I made an inspiration playlist just for my manga

Loved the video. You helped me realize I am lazy and not organized in my schedule. That's okay! That is the first step to recovery. Started blocking my time, turning off the phone, turning up my tunes, and story flows like butter. I am truly grateful

This video was so helpful. I've been suffering from WB for a loooong time due to not being inspired and being hard on myself sometimes (I've even had things published before). I do write tons of notes, ideas, writing prompts, etc. Also, i deal with anxiety and depression it's hard mentally. It drains you. Thanks for the tips. :)

I'll keep the working backwards tip in mind and will actually give it a try

I love your videos!💖 I just join the writhing club today and this video is the icing of the cake. I'm so excited to work on my story😱😃! Thank you!💖💖💖✨💖📖✒️

thanks so much for yet another help full video, tbh this has been a problem with me for quite some time now, so this helps like crazy

The thinking backwards technique is going to help a lot, appreciate it!

this was so awesome and inspiring, great job. i actually need to share this with one of my friends so he can improve a bit on somethings and that way both of our writing skills will increase lol :-D

So basically to start a manga we have to think what the ending will look like and then start the story at the beginning 😁😁I'm am right or not PLEASE TELL ME I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED

Ugh, i wish i found your channel sooner, you're so helpful ^-^ THANK YOU SO MUCH

I clicked on the video to actually get through my writer's block,then I realised those tips wrre actually aplicable for life pbs too. For instance: for people who are tired of trying to achieve something they want and to deal with the fear of failure,and for this reason procrastinate,do smth else (a bit like me rn by watching this vid)--the try to feel the mood does it for me. And it's applicable im so many things in life! Gish, gotta take time to take in consideration all the possibilities of application🤔 And the end of story tip is actually pretty comforting.For life life application,that is to say.

Thank you so much!

HAVE AN ENDING. Hahahaha, that's what in my mind. It's awesome that someone also had the same kind of thinking with me. I have published a comic book that's "done but not perfect." The one thing I learned from that experience is I don't have clear ending to begin with.

How are there dislikes?!?! She is awesome!

Your videos are so inspiring to me! You are one of my favorite artists and it is because of you I decided to make a KZfaq channel just for my art and even my manga

This actually really helps. I never really thought about it that way before, and now that I look at it, you're right. Spending time with the story, is very important. I've had this character in my head since I was 11 years old, and I've been trying to write her story since. But I've always kept running into writer's block. I think a lot of that is because, I was drawing inspiration from other things that I liked. Which there is nothing wrong with that, cuz in a way it helps to motivate us. But there is a point of being inspired, and then straight on making your characters like the ones that already exist, which is not a good thing. So I think spending time with your characters and actually getting to know them on a personal level might actually help in developing other characters. Cuz then you can see why your character is drawn to that particular character, and what it is about them that is drawing your character to them. And the more you look into it, the more you can see those characters developing into their own person. So watching this video it helped me realize, that though I've may have been dedicated to this character for the last 12 years of my life, I may not be spending enough time with her to really develop her story. And you're right. A lot of the times it is pure laziness, and that never gets anything done. The story never comes out right, it gets put on hold, even sometimes for years, and you end up losing that feeling of the story and why you started it in the first place. Your tips really helped me realize that and that I need to spend more time with my character and get to know her more on a personal level. To the point where I know her as well as I know myself. And in doing so, I know that I can develop a good story that other people will enjoy reading, as much as I enjoyed creating it. And I wanted to thank you for that. So thank you. I look forward to your other videos and hope you keep doing what you do. Kristen.

Thank you very much for your help! :) I am currently writing a story (not the first time that I do, it's the fourth that I write) but I have so many ideas in mind and it's hard to make the link! Besides this story came from another I had to leave behind, but even though I try'm never satisfied with what I write, I do not quite feel that spark. I do not know that you would recommend about that but now I saw your video, I think it's good to see what we have, that is, not to fall into the temptation of being influenced by other things. There is little better.

#2 is it! My regular hospital visits have just spiked and I'm no longer getting proper sleep 3/6 work days. Just crashed when that started.

Lizbeth I want you to know that your advice is amazing and I love your inspiration. I also love your cute voice.

Haha!! I spend a lot of time away from my story but all I do is think about it when I am away from it!!! I really struggle to write it down!!

I wanted to beggin with a story this summer but I didn't even know how to beggin with this story and I don't realy understand my character..... But thanks to you and your advise I can think better to how to start my story and how to end it. Thank you soooooooooooooooooooooooo muuuuuuch~♥ You're soooo helpful TvT

So i always have wanted to start my own manga but when i thought about ideas of it they always ended up as not my own ideas but some parts taken from my favorite manga's. One day i was just listening to music and idea came in my mind and it got bigger in 5 minutes. It wasn't like any other manga i like. It was MY OWN idea. I started running around my room and even cried of happiness. That's what happens when you are really emotional

Aww there's the cutie with a great sense of humor. Sure do know how to give what us aspiring creators looking for. Have 57 pages written but stuck to a wall. Lol chapters broke down to 8 but I feel condensed to manga should be 23 pages each right?

so helpul.

Thank you so much, this video really helped me

Yeah, screw writers block :3

Im so happy I stumble to your YT ^_^ #MorePower Liz-sensei :)

This is very helpful, thank you very much ! Usually when it comes to writing or doing any hobby I sort of ignore it and instead go on social media (yep lazy me >

I thought I was the only one who had an easier time finding an ending!

the last one is so me everytime i go to draw i get lazy and say i will do it tomorrow and this helped me alot and I'm going to try to stop being so lazy.

I usually create some sort of object a problem or character and buiild around that and incorporate it into the main storyline and figure out how that will prigress it

Inspiring me now

I can't tell if you are talking super fast or if part of the video is sped up.

omg the music this g is sooooooo true I always listen to music when I draw or right which is why i don't have a favorite genre because I listen to the type of music I feel best fits that cahrater

Can you do one on how to e confident in your story? I'm okay with my art skills.. but, I consider myself bad in writing, and in story writing.

it's true I'm lazzy 😞

lol, keeping it real :3I fall into the, 'too much to do in the day and a bit lazy' category. mostly tired all day but still put some manga making in

As of right now, I'm at a climax, but stumped on my story. I work six days a week (any where between 6-13 hours a day) , and I am looking for a new house, I give myself at LEAST an hour a week to work on my story, but I've come a part where I don't know what to do next. I have a choice in mind for the end, but I really like to just flow with my story. When I get into the mood of writing, I unplug my internet and can write for hours, but because of how much stress I am under with looking for a new place and working so much, I can't get back into the swing of things. I also want to make my story into a manga, so I have to add on extra time of creating the characters; on paper. My story ideas are pulled from a variety of Manga, Anime;, Novels, TV shows, and my own ideas. When I had writer's block a bit ago, same story, I went back reread my story and added another chapter in the middle of the story, which made me be able to add on to where I left off. I'm going to try listening to music, and free writing. Thank you so much for the idea, I'm definitely subscribing.

Animal Planet is one of my go to places for artist and even writers block.

I've been easily able to stay working on my story for a good 8-12 hours a day because of a balance of an open schedule and work. if you keep yourself amused while doing the work it really does become easier to stay consistent.

i really have to bring some dimension to my characters... or write about zombies :3

My writer's block mainly stems from structural issues and getting characters, story and style to cohere.

good tips:) will you ever make a video on self publishing? I have to say that although I don't know if its for me, I'm really curious of how this works. how do you start something like this? you basically become your own boss right? that must be weird;)

How do I know if my idea already exists if I don't if even know an anime or show that has taken the idea?

Hello! ^^b I was wondering if you could do a video on what exactly you had included in your presentation to the publisher? or perhaps some insight on how you pitched your story? thank you!

Cause #2 is a big one for me. I'm not dedicated enough yet. I love to workout and play video games. So I think I really do have to dedicate time to fit into my own schedule. Heck, I might just take a notepad with me to the sushi bar I love going to every weekend and try there. Can't drink as much sake as I'd like to though haha. Maybe a Starbucks. :P Also, dayum you went THERE with the laziness! It's true though! Thanks for the vid!

What happens when you're writing episodes or like you know just plots for individual novels.basically chapter books

I spent 2-3 hours making a chapter 😅 is that good enough? I have a question can powers be copyrighted like can you have characters with similar power to other characters from other shows? Example in Fullmetal alchemist there's a villian with the power to turn things into bombs but in JoJo's bizarre adventure theirs also a villian who can turn things into bombs is that okay?

Really love your videos cuz you don;t do just how to draw things. Maybe in a future video you'll do a... I don't know... I would really want to hear your opinion about anime/manga industry, because nowadays we hear or see most of the art directors or whatever they are complaining about the industry. In a way I kind of understand why (you can't compare something like The rose of Versailles with any nowadays show), but it's just that I feel such a negative vibe about this subject, what makes millions of dollars in reality. Anyway, good luck ^_^

How much of this would also apply to Artists block? Knowing you you probably have a video planned for it, but im curious just for in the meantime :3

for some reason, I had an ad about writers block before I watched this video.

the realism in this video cuts too deep 😿...so glad I watched it 😃

+My Mangaka LIFE I think I struggle to finish my stories because I never have the middle of my story done. Or the beginning. It's usually just the climax and the ending. And I often get my doubts on how my story writing sounds. It doesn't sound professional to me. And I have a bunch of abandoned stories. Any advice?

What is the song to your manga?

God this video saves me.

Vert helpful for others, but i have a different writer's block..... I make the beginning good, plan out my charactera and underatand them and make an ending. But then i have NO ACTUAL idea for the other stuff going on in between the begginning and the end of the story.... If you have any tips to help then thank you, thank you very much.

lazy... why do yo have to tell that so directly???*cryes*

I always have problems with the ending...i never have one! and to be fair, not to judge you...But this tip you said about that doesn't help me at all. heck, i wanna write a romance story but I can't came up with the perfect love interest for my heroine. I've been working on her more than 10 years , also on her family. they changed a lot during these years. so I think I know them quiet well yet still can't come up with the right love interest.

I have a bit of a funny story for you, since it involves your story. ok so. My fiance doesn't read manga. He wont even read my own story, because manga/comics just don't interest him, and he finds them boring. So, I received Volume 2 of Sacred the other day. I was deep into reading it, and got to the middle of the book (When the freaky stuff with Sh**o and C*c*e*o and that freaky stuff{ < avoiding spoilers for others lol}), and suddenly, behind me I hear my fiance whimper "Oh no! Poor Sheko!!" Apparently he really likes Sacred too, but will never admit it lol

my main writers block is not having a center. and not having the time or skill to write the story down. I think of a plot for a flash of a second, and if I like it? I work on it for weeks, building the characters, plot setting, and such. and I do the first page, and another story pops into my head, or something comes up. and I remember every single story, I prob have over 20 now XD. I've only been making up these story's for about 2 years. XD

Have you ever made a video about how make a story (Like, for beginners)?

what about having an attention problem? like you'll be working on your book and then the next you catch yourself playing... i donno.. Pokemon or something... that is my big issue, i can't stay focused

This sounds kind of wierd, but I have a story going on in my head and it actually started by a random self maid song I I was singing while showering😂❤️❤️

One of the reasons I have writers block is because Im writing with a friend and she is sooo lazy and never wants to work on it. Also we never see each other,we only see each other on the bus and at lunch. We also call and text but thats it.

is it weird that i feel people shouldn't be worried about what has been written or done already because so much has been done so maybe people should just write what they want and edit it later just an idea lol

My problem is more a neck and posture pain issue

Aah this video really helped me! Thankyou! (@julltje.art) im your instagram follower ;)

You're so hilarious

The problem is I have multiple story ideas in my mind.

But why that annoying background music? Couldn't you turn the radio off?

How do you over come artist/inspiration block?

Loved this video! Very helpful... Check out mine! I have different tips 😬

OMG I hate writers block lmao

Who the f*ck disliked this girl (Tokyo ghoul grin)

Lol

thanks so much for yet another help full video, tbh this has been a problem with me for quite some time now, so this helps like crazy

This is very helpful, thank you very much ! Usually when it comes to writing or doing any hobby I sort of ignore it and instead go on social media (yep lazy me >