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Talks at Google

Talks at Google

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Chris Baty founded National Novel Writing Month, the largest writing event in the world, in 1999. Nearly 500,000 people sign up each year to write novels and realize their creative dreams. He's published several books on his unique brand of creativity, including No Plot, No Problem, and Ready, Set, Novel. Additionally, his work has appeared in such publications as the Washington Post, The Believer, and AFAR. He lives in Berkeley, California, where he works as a teacher, speaker, and writer.
No Plot, No Problem:
Always wanted to write a novel? Short on time or inspiration? Surrounded by angry marmots and need something to throw at them? This is the book for you. Chris has completely revised and expanded his definitive handbook for extreme noveling, No Plot, No Problem, which will be released this September. Chris pulls from over 15 years of results-oriented writing experience to pack this compendium with new tips and tricks, ranging from week-by-week quick reference guides to encouraging advice from authors, and much more. His motivating mix of fearless optimism and practical solutions to common excuses gives both first-time novelists and results-oriented writers the kick-start they need to embark on an exhilarating creative adventure.

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@troybolton14
@troybolton14 8 жыл бұрын
NaNo is not for everyone but I've been doing it since 2009 and I love it so much. I don't end up with the most amazing novel every year, but every year I have fun and at least I'm writing SOMETHING. I'm so happy NaNoWriMo exists(:
@authorlibertybelle9023
@authorlibertybelle9023 8 жыл бұрын
I never even signed up for National Novel Month, but hearing about it is what inspired me. The number of people motivated because of novel month is probably higher than your official numbers.
@Wormwoodification
@Wormwoodification 7 жыл бұрын
This is very doable. I wrote a 30k book in a week and it was actually an amazing thing, the only thing I have ever actually finished. I like his points for supporting this method. They are very true and inspiring.
@MasticinaAkicta
@MasticinaAkicta 8 жыл бұрын
I did my first this year. I won.. And you know I am happy. I learned allot. Mostly how relaxing it is to send the Editor on vacation for a month. Now I have a desk full of complaints about this months writing. The editor is back yet I feel good about this. I can make the revision and I can make it a story worth reading.
@KimberlyPatrickchloeandisabel
@KimberlyPatrickchloeandisabel 7 жыл бұрын
Chris Baty is a Jedi Master. He has had a profound impact on a lot of people and has taken back the idealistic dreams of our youth that we believed we could do. Now that is something and today's youths are going to know without a doubt they can because they have already! That is HUGE! All because of one crazy goal. That was my major NaNoWriMo lesson To set crazy BIG but doable goals and be consistent. To focus my energy and pace myself. Writing is something I will now do for the rest of my life. NaNoWriMo is life changing + fun. But with zero doubt you get out of it, what you put into it. ps. Where can I find the self writing deally-bobs?
@amobbzful
@amobbzful 8 жыл бұрын
This is SO encouraging!
@EADaang
@EADaang 5 жыл бұрын
This guy's crazy idea changed my life.
@j.belleemmanuelle3034
@j.belleemmanuelle3034 4 жыл бұрын
I am SO grateful cause it ended up being true! That even if you don't have a plot, a story and or characters that seems to go NOWHERE!! Well it's truuuee! If you continue, you stick to write a certain amount of word that feels like bullshit at time, well it statrs to flow into something taht makes sense an becomes ALIVE!! #Frankestein
@authorlibertybelle9023
@authorlibertybelle9023 8 жыл бұрын
I started my first novel 'The Libertarian Dictator' in 2014 due to National Novel month; I didn't finish until April but I am very grateful I heard about Novel month. I agree with the penguin remark; I had to keep writing to find out what was going to happen in my book. This kept me motivated because I wanted to find out the ending. Now my audio book was just released; I didn't realize I owe it all to you! Thanks!
@IndecisiveLyrics
@IndecisiveLyrics 8 жыл бұрын
The penguins, man! They just come for you!!
@zahraalzuwayed7751
@zahraalzuwayed7751 7 жыл бұрын
this is helpful and also hilarious.
@AllyBubblesSpriggs
@AllyBubblesSpriggs 3 жыл бұрын
Love this man for creating my NaNo life!!!! Also ​Chris Baty's baaaaaaaaaaald!!! And he calls it National Novel Writing Month! Every single time i hilarious!!! :-P
@cerulean22b69
@cerulean22b69 4 жыл бұрын
Im gonna do this! I have always been a perfectionist so i wonder what will happen if i just turn off that inner editor. It will certainly be a challenge.
@scoupafi
@scoupafi 9 жыл бұрын
Great speaker.
@intesivec0re
@intesivec0re 8 жыл бұрын
Nice, totally what are it's all about.
@iosyntropy
@iosyntropy Жыл бұрын
i thought it was because november is an auspicious time to be creative as well as deliberate at the same time
@Scizyr
@Scizyr 6 жыл бұрын
This video has a misleading title. The entire talk is about NaNoWriMo, I didn't find anywhere in the video he talks about not having plot.
@RKHageman
@RKHageman 4 жыл бұрын
scizyr That’s the title of his book about NNWM.
@EmmaDivaOfficial
@EmmaDivaOfficial 8 жыл бұрын
'The laptop people' hehehe
@n7275
@n7275 8 жыл бұрын
Dude looks like China Mieville.
@mel3687
@mel3687 8 жыл бұрын
*"When you write for quantity instead of quality, you end up getting both."* That's not true. There are countless "bookclub" authors churning out several pulp fiction novels a year and the quality of their writing remains consistent because they don't challenge themselves and learn new writing techniques to apply to their writing. Instead, they continue to recycle the same stylizations, techniques, even plot structures over and over again. Nora Roberts, Brandon Sanderson, James Patterson, Dan Brown, etc. Each of these writers are examples of novelists who produce a lot of material at a consistently mediocre quality *because* they don't try to improve their craft. So I couldn't disagree more with that comment, even though logic might presume that the only way to improve at something is through practice. With writing, you need to consciously make an effort, otherwise you'll continue to repeat the same patterns again and again.
@mel3687
@mel3687 8 жыл бұрын
+Marcus V Thanks for the thoughtful reply. Aye, you're corroborating my point, though. If people are ignoring craft while they practice stream-of-conscious writing from the immersion of their worlds/characters, then their first draft is less-than-mediocre and needs multiple edits, which contradicts Chris' point. Quantity doesn't imply quality. Quality manifests from conscious thought/effort (editing). The habitual practice of writing does enable writers to master a writing technique if they were practicing it correctly to begin with, but again--it takes conscious effort before it becomes reflex/habit. A writer might need 5 or 500k words to reach publishable quality--depending on how long it takes them to learn. The quantity itself is irrelevant. I don't disagree that "momentum-writing" combats procrastination for writers who struggle with completing their first drafts. I just disagree with Chris' comment that quality is a byproduct of quantity. :)
@_Wiseguy7
@_Wiseguy7 8 жыл бұрын
I think what he meant by quantity is not how many books has been written but how many words are written into a book. Which means the bigger your first draft is, the better your novel will end up. So that means you'll have more practice of "trimming the fat" and that teaches you how to write better, because, you know, efficiency. Excuse me as I go into analogy mode. It's like getting a 5 ounce strip or a 1 pound chunk of beef. If you want a good steak, you'd need to trim the fat out the meat. Of which out of the two will there be more good steak at the end? And also of which out the two you will have more experience trimming fat and picking meat? Of course, the 1 pound chunk. Thus that's what he meant by writing for quantity and not quality will end up giving you both. Plus, the whole point of NaNoWriMo is not to churn out books, but to inspire to begin one.
@mel3687
@mel3687 8 жыл бұрын
Aye. I was just nitpicking that particularly fallacious remark interpreted outside the context of NanoWriMo. Instructors place too much emphasis on marketability when their goal should be to elevate the quality. It bugs me because I blame that sort of mindset for all of the subpar reading material available on the market today. So I took a moment to point out the irony because I felt that a distinction was needed since so many "professionals" mistakenly take this sort of advice too literally. It's just a matter of differing opinions. As Marcus said: "The future will sort out the timeless and great works for us." Well said. :)
@solodark5646
@solodark5646 8 жыл бұрын
Well you get quality, it's just bad quality, that's all.
@Antgirl89
@Antgirl89 8 жыл бұрын
Whose idea was it to make NaNoWriMo around finals and holiday season? Seriously! Bad choice.
@troybolton14
@troybolton14 8 жыл бұрын
oh man thats so true. but there is camp nanowrimo in july!
@leeolsson5271
@leeolsson5271 8 жыл бұрын
His. The guy in the video.
@Me-gu2eh
@Me-gu2eh 7 жыл бұрын
You could always Just choose any day and decide to write 50000 words starting then and ending 30 saus later
@RKHageman
@RKHageman 4 жыл бұрын
sher Which is ALSO right before finals... we academic folks can’t win! ;-)
@cerulean22b69
@cerulean22b69 4 жыл бұрын
Im in college and i work a part time job but im gonna try it. Its gonna be very difficult but but definitely a good challenge.
@madelynnharrah
@madelynnharrah 7 жыл бұрын
Cinder was one of the worst YA books I've read in the last 10 years. Out of all of those awesome NaNoWriMo novels, that's the only one that is (very obviously) written on a short deadline.
@ArabKatib
@ArabKatib 7 жыл бұрын
I don't like uploading my stories online.. I don't like to "influence" people..
@Dee_Dee_0074
@Dee_Dee_0074 6 жыл бұрын
It's uploaded, counted, and then deleted. It's never seen by people. You can read more about the process here. nanowrimo.uservoice.com/knowledgebase/articles/329139-how-can-i-be-sure-my-novel-is-protected
@creativecontent2867
@creativecontent2867 4 жыл бұрын
I got lost, the title is miss leading .. don't waste your time
@veritas6335
@veritas6335 5 жыл бұрын
Twenty minutes of blather about absolutely nothing. After that I gave up and went on to the next thing. He may have said something after that but ...... sorry ....... you lost me.
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