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@AndreaHecklerWriter 4 жыл бұрын

Body language is probably one of my most frequent first-draft problems. Everyone is always smiling and turning and meeting eyes and shrugging 😂😂 Thank god for revisions!

@Milaa9987 Жыл бұрын

OMG same 😂 especially the meeting eyes and turning!!!

@stebbigunn7690 11 ай бұрын

Tru picturing the situation in youre head, I normally have problomes for the english toung doesnt have the word for spesific looks, fx. "He frowned with shocked eyes, shrug his shoulders and looked absently into the air" (if you know the name for it, I would be thankfull)

@grimmdanny 4 жыл бұрын

I like writing scenes out of order because it gives me motivation to reach those points, and in fact it helps me come up with good reasons to reach those points in the story leading up to it.

@topik801 4 жыл бұрын

I always have detailed scene ideas before I even start outlining, so I write them all down, out of sequential order, in a separate document, and label them. For instance: 131. #hospital #mid-point #protagonist #feelings #angst Then I outline, and when I write my first draft, I already have some scenes mostly written. Obviously, those often need readjusting so as to fit in with the rest of the draft, and some never make it to the final draft at all.

@Hamilwhovian 4 жыл бұрын

More than once I wrote the last scene before starting so... yeah, I'm all the way on writing out of order, I really like it 😂

@KutWrite 4 жыл бұрын

Scrivener lets you outline out of order and fill in scenes as the mood strikes. At some point, I've got enough "flesh on the bones" I go back to the beginning, go from outline mode to text mode and expand each chapter, usually in order. I do get ideas for new scenes as I write, though. when that happens I jump to that point and write as much as I know. If I don't know where it goes, I label it accordingly and put it at the end, in a folder, either one called "ideas" or "new scenes."

@bodenraylan5903 3 жыл бұрын

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@colinjax3381 3 жыл бұрын

@Boden Raylan instablaster =)

@bodenraylan5903 3 жыл бұрын

@Colin Jax Thanks so much for your reply. I got to the site on google and im in the hacking process atm. Takes a while so I will reply here later with my results.

@bodenraylan5903 3 жыл бұрын

@Colin Jax It did the trick and I actually got access to my account again. I am so happy! Thanks so much you saved my account !

@eunatalioliveira 4 жыл бұрын

I write fanfiction and i think is so worth it!! It's free, it's lovely, it helps you writting better! I learned a LOT writing fanfiction for 12 yrs now and i don't regret it nor i'm ashamed of it. I read fanfiction and i see a lot of young writers doing justice to my fav characters and they're so good. Some published authors can't create a peace of fiction that's as good as some of fanfictions i've read! And i'm glad you mentioned fanfiction, made me really happy, thank you

@otakufan5731 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I write fanfictions too. It helps finding your style and you end up finding the urge to do something original 😂

@johntabler349 Жыл бұрын

I did something similar when I decided to take my writing from a hobby to a profession (still early in the process) for practice I wrote a "fan fiction" short novel for my granddaughter based on a Snow White and the Seven Dwarves story she made up in a game because she thought the dwarves should get to live happily ever after too

@Jo-lg7bb 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the fanfic comment. I've been struggling with that because I've begun to write fanfiction again as an adult but I really just wanted to in order to get back into a groove and you've made me feel better about doing that. Thanks!!

@Raging_Fish 4 жыл бұрын

Yep, pretty much all my stories begin with a general idea and a couple of really vivid scenes from somewhere in the middle, and then I figure out the cohesive plot later. Great video! Edit: typo

@johntabler349 Жыл бұрын

I'm the same way, sometimes I have started with a single line of dialogue and built everything out around that

@SerafRhayn 4 жыл бұрын

I outline like hell but I definitely write out of sequential order. I look at some scenes in my outline and start thinking “that’ll be a dope scene, I have to write it.”

@memma1101 4 жыл бұрын

Writing style is a lot like the daemons from The Golden Compass, if any of you have read that series. Once a person grows up, their daemon solidifies as one animal and stops changing form. (Really recommend that fantasy series, if you haven’t read it!)

@ellabojsen6176 3 жыл бұрын

I love that book!

@hedgehogz_rockz9325 3 жыл бұрын

I have yet to read that book (I'm finishing the series I'm on first) but I've seen the HBO show. My dad really likes it and he's read the book. Is it actually good even compared to the book.

@memma1101 3 жыл бұрын

@@hedgehogz_rockz9325 it’s alright... there are some things it does well and others are laughable. it’s more of an opinion thing

@monywrmtailpadfotprngs6985 4 жыл бұрын

I literally lost all my documents which contained everything about my WIPs. Now I’m just watching your vids for “future use”

@leascurti4380 4 жыл бұрын

Yes! Writing out of sequential order! I do that! Or rather : my mind makes me do that, because I would much rather be naturally inclined to do things in the proper order. I agree with Abbie, it can be detrimental to stop yourself from writing that scene because you will drag your feet forcing yourself to work on your outline instead. I also feel like when you go back to working on your outline after writing that scene you wanted so badly to get out on the page, it can be very enriching to revisit the ideas you had at that moment. Some of them will fit perfectly into the plot you constructed and you will be happy to see that your writing instincts haven't failed you. And some of them will not because you outgrew them and moved your story in a different direction. It's a constructive process either way. (Btw, reading Lisa Cron at the moment and loving it, thank you Abbie!)

@zigaudrey 6 ай бұрын

I believe style is how you present your story. If it is a comic-style or a serious style. If the narration is emotionally-invested or not.

@SerafRhayn 4 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate you answering that last question! One of my protagonists does move a lot: waves hands while talking; subtly gets in others’ personal space, and lots in between. Great video all around Abbie 🙌

@alicemaliyekkal1370 4 жыл бұрын

I have been writing different scenes of the story, which I will eventually plan out and actually write it. Your videos make this thing a whole lot easier and fun. Thnx Abbie!!!! Keep making awesome videos. ❤️❤️❤️

@kayciejones5583 4 жыл бұрын

I most definitely write scenes out of order. I'm three chapters into the first draft of my first novel, and I've already written the epilogue. I also skip over scenes I'm not in the mood to write, and work on a future scene I'm really excited about. Then I go back later and write whatever connecting scenes I need to. That really seems to have a positive outcome on my pacing and structure, and often my connecting scenes are better written the first time around this way. I first started writing on an old site called Quizilla, where I would post a new chapter each week for people to read. Spending all those years forcing myself to write every scene in order, I learned a lot about making things connect in a believable and engaging way. So now writing out of order is no problem for me. I have friends who only write in-order who think I'm nuts, but even they can admit I write a lot more and have more solid structure doing it that way.

@SysterYster 4 жыл бұрын

My current story has like... 3-4 endings. I can't decide where to end it. XD In my first book I wrote things in linear order, but I find myself writing random scenes here and there in the book in my second one. Weird. But it seems to work too. :D Just like in art, I think people think too much about their "style" sometimes. Just write, you have your own style. It shows in the words you chose, the sentence structure, the way you build a story (or art). You might not be able to see it yourself, but it's there. :) Oh gosh, my characters frown and nod their heads all the time. XD I have edited out sooo much of that. XD

@cadengrace5466 4 жыл бұрын

My writing style depends on my character pov. I have some that just wear me out. I get in their head and they take over ME. I start blasting words on the page and their ideas, word choice and opinions never are anything like mine. I always have to go back and edit the prose because they "write' differently than I do. This lets that blonde 18 year old young lady go all fashionista and judgmental and then a day later I am channeling a frustrated old man who hates life because he took no chances when he was young.

@johnpauldagondong2720 4 жыл бұрын

I am a novice writer finding my style. What I do after an outline is to list the chronology of the scenes (the main ones) and determine why they are important, either to establish the relationship between characters or drive the plot forward. Then I will craft the scene like a screenplay, just dialogues, so that when I write it in narrative, I already know what the scene would look like. I just have to insert introspection, descriptions, etc. I use Celtx in writing the scenes in screenplay format.

@amberflowers4 4 жыл бұрын

I Definitely write out of order. I have to really force myself to outline in order!

@juju.le.toilet 4 жыл бұрын

Idk why, I like watching the fan in the mirror😂 it's so mesmerising 😍

@EmmaMareeUrquhart 3 жыл бұрын

Saaame

@dearcupid_ 4 жыл бұрын

Well, I'm in my middle and I'm surprisingly okay! For now.

@heidihanson7342 4 жыл бұрын

I write everything all out of order during my zero draft, just to make sure I get ALL my ideas down right off the bat, and then I sift through it later and cherry-pick the good ones.

@melissavalentinereadablemv1222 4 жыл бұрын

I deffinitely DO write scenes out of sequence. I will have a great idea, or I will be in the mood to work on that scene, and I feel like I need to do it at that time. You can always add to it later or take something out as you continue writing. Sometimes, even with an outline, I will have new ideas to add as I go. So my story does change.

@goodgirl5824 4 жыл бұрын

There are so many golden nuggets of information in these videos, I’m using this evening to learn all I can before I begin writing my second draft. Thank you for clearing up several misconceptions for me. 🙏🏾👍🏾 I’m now a new subscriber.

@simonetjeinfriesland9032 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Abbie, I've always wanted to write my own novel, and a few weeks ago, I seemed to get my lightning bolt moment where I found myself with a character and the very beginnings of a story. A few days later, I found your Instagram and your videos and started watching them, and what can I say - your advice is amazing. You're really helping me to feel confident, for one, that I could actually put my own story out into the world, and giving me real tips and tricks and real ways of thinking and learning the best ways to get it written down. Thank you so much for your killer content, I, like everyone else who subscribes to your channel, really really appreciate your videos.

@SysterYster 4 жыл бұрын

I love that shirt you're wearing. The blue one.

@victoriairish-v 4 жыл бұрын

i’m honestly so impressed with the quality of these videos

@christianknickerbocker604 2 жыл бұрын

Your point about only including non verbal cues that are important to characterization is great. It's really an effective yet simple standard for cutting out redundant descriptions. I would say that sometimes (if there are none) you might put in a non verbal purely for the sake of breaking up the dialogue, but probably in that case you should think of something more interesting for the characters to do, like fiddling with a desk bauble only to almost drop it rather than just shifting/smiling/looking/shrugging.

@carolynhong8586 3 жыл бұрын

This video literally had all the questions I had been wondering about! Thank you for those who asked awesome questions and thanks Abbie for answering the delicate points! 🔥❤️

@brucebloot 4 жыл бұрын

I stalled so hard recently. I haven't been writing as much over the past two weeks, but I'm going for it today. Even if it's just a paragraph or so.

@davecenker8234 4 жыл бұрын

Such a timely offering, but I could probably say that about every one of your videos, Abbie :) I'm sure I could sit and listen to you talk about writing all day, because you make it engaging as well as informative. At this point, I'm 105K words into the first draft of the third book in my Pigeon Grove series. Phew, that's a mouthful. And with three chapters left to write, I'm simultaneously excited and terrified. I'm not ready to "leave" these characters yet, but I'm also doing my best to find that always elusive ending which leaves readers both satisfied and intrigued. Your advice, in this video and every other one you graciously share, it totally rocks. And the way you practice what you preach in "100 Days of Sunlight" only makes you that much more compelling to follow. Keep doing what you're doing, it's awesome ;)

@jesalynricapalomar8581 4 жыл бұрын

OMG I'm so excited!!! ^_^ go Abbie go abbie go!!! ^_^

@M3rtyville 4 жыл бұрын

Could we get a video on prologue and epilogue? I have never really seen the point besides revealing unnessecary information. Not even sure what you can add to it?

@pablobulldog 4 жыл бұрын

Yes! And epilogue as a tool in a series!

@Anonymous-wi6ig Жыл бұрын

They can be foreshadowing or give you something to anticipate in the story as you read it/give you the information that makes you understand why characters do certain things in the story, sort of like if you were to skip to the part right before the climax or the middle of the book and then reread it with that in mind.

@BruceWayne15325 4 ай бұрын

I generally write scenes in order, but it's not uncommon for me to have a flash of inspiration about something later in the book. I'll usually just create a scene for it in Scrivener, write it, and stuff it aside until I get to that point. This is especially true when it comes to humor. I'll think of some funny story, or joke that I want to sneak into the story somehow, but I haven't planned it out.

@rowan404 Жыл бұрын

I asked my mom about my writing style and she told me that I’ve had a distinct style for several years that she first noticed in the Wattpad fanfics I wrote during my early adolescence. Fanfiction FTW!!! 🙌

@oddduckdeena 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! My whole urge to start writing in the first place was because I had a scene in my head that I needed to express it. The down side is I have scenes from so many stories now and half stories, but I haven’t finished wrapping my first story because I don’t know how to end it and leave threads, much like the first question!

@JesusIsLord2478 Жыл бұрын

Something I didn't notice I was doing in my own writing. I write from a 3rd person persepective which includes parts where the omniscient narrator is telling the story, then there are parts where the characters themselves are either talking or thinking to themselves or the story is being told by the narrator but specifically focusing on that character instead of the general story. I have a voice style for me as the omniscient narrator telling the story, but then when the narrator is telling the story with focus on each character, the voice style changes very slightly for each of those characters so even though its a 3rd person narrator telling the story in the same pattern, the reader can easily tell which character is involved or focused on because of the voice. also, sometimes the character themselves would be younger so their dialogue style is basic and their own inner thoughts are a little basic too but when I as the narrator, tell the story, the voice is as complex as my general style but there will be certain patterns of vocabulary, sentence use and ways to refer to other characters so I don't even need to take time to explain to the readers that something is refering to a specific character or event because its like reading a text from a friend where you just know who it is because of how they talk. I thought I had to keep my narrators voice the same across the board but because I naturally thought differently when connecting to my characters, the way I reacted and spoke about them changed too and it just became a sort of signature. a little example is when I ask a question kind of to myself. The reader can tell if i as the narrator am asking that or if the character thought it without me having to say something like 'and she/he thought'....

@Oatmealscaresme 4 жыл бұрын

This morning I copy and pasted a scene I wrote a year ago into my current work in progress.... THIS IS A WRITING STYLE??!?!?

@marlonjessicaobando6308 4 жыл бұрын

Yes! I love writing out of sequential order!

@kurt3311 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Abbie! Every single video from your channel is very helpful So glad I found this video here on youtube. ♥️♥️♥️

@kathleenschwab4645 4 жыл бұрын

I'm working on my first novel, and it is developing under my pen, and I'm rethinking, reworking. Your outlines are really helping.

@raquelstockler447 4 жыл бұрын

that's your second video I see and I can say for sure that you're a genius! thank you so much 💕

@SysterYster 4 жыл бұрын

My story is in the third round of edits. :) Going a bit slow atm. :P But I'm working on it. And it's still fun. Effing love writing!

@TheMonker2 3 жыл бұрын

About writing scenes out of order... Edgar Allen Poe wrote a piece called "THE PHILOSOPHY OF COMPOSITION" where he dissects how he conceived and wrote the poem "The Raven". It is very fascinating because he details most of what was going through his head as he wrote each section of the poem. He even gets into why he chose the length, why he chose to write the ending first, etc. This is something that I think every writer should read, regardless of genre, or if it is poetry or a full novel: THE PHILOSOPHY OF COMPOSITION www.eapoe.org/works/essays/philcomp.htm

@KutWrite 4 жыл бұрын

I've written short stories and plays for years. My style just emerges, and is slightly different for each work. I just finished the first draft of my first novel. I now see I started it with a flatter style that became more edgy as I advanced. Now I get to revise it in the new style (and add some Abbie "how it matters" stuff).

@peterronhovde 4 жыл бұрын

I write scenes out of sequential order all the time. What it does for me is keep me more motivated to write on some days since I get to write what is exciting for that day. Most of the time those "exciting" scenes are unlikely to be cut either, so I do not consider it much of a "risk" of wasted work when the text is later edited as a whole.

@hannahjcattanach3324 4 жыл бұрын

I mostly write in order, but if I'm stuck then I absolutely write any old scene that I can picture better. Sometimes that helps me understand a character I haven't developed yet so I know how they should act in the earlier scenes

@Cookieluv246 2 жыл бұрын

I write my scenes out of sequential order. Not all the time, but when I'm really thirsty for a point in the story, I just write it. Usually I have to edit it after I finally get to said scene, but it does work. I do enjoy doing it, and I would recommend it. ♥

@margobarrett589 4 жыл бұрын

Yesssss I write out of order!!! I wrote a couple scenes that I couldn't wait to do in my standalone wip before I even moved onto chapter 2... or was it 3...?? Lol. Plus my writing style is a lot like Mark Twain for some reason when I write historical fiction, and more like myself and my own thoughts in other books 🤫 GREAT VIDEO ABBIE😃

@Alexindiegamedev 5 ай бұрын

I actually wrote the prologue and ending plot twist before writing the 90% middle of the story that leads from the beginning towards the end story.

@spencerlegan770 4 жыл бұрын

I definitely write scenes when they hit me and would suggest it to others. When inspiration comes don't let it go. As I outline there will be a bullet point that all of a sudden grows into an 1800 word chunk. Dialogue and all. Usually those chunks get directly copy and pasted to the first draft.

@EmmaMareeUrquhart 3 жыл бұрын

Yessss non-sequential writer crew! I enjoy it (ADHD/ADD brain refuses to go chronologically) though it can make the cleanup step to put the book into proper order and structure very difficult.

@peachy-wd6ci 3 жыл бұрын

i feel like my writing style is using complex words and hoping it sounds good without actuallypaying attention to if it even makes snese. i need to work on that....

@saragbni 4 жыл бұрын

I just turned 13 two months and multiple times over tried to write a book and finally I am set on writing this specific book I'm working on

@rowan404 Жыл бұрын

Hi! I’m a writer who writes scenes out of sequential order! They get broadcasted in my mind at random intervals and I rush to write down what I just “watched”!

@kailahjansen142 2 жыл бұрын

ive been going through a playlist of #askabbie while writing my story

@7Write4This9Heart7 Ай бұрын

Hell, I wouldn't be the writer I am WITHOUT fanfiction! I've used it to practice since I was a little kid! Anyone who says otherwise has no idea what they're talking about, IMO! THANK YOU for raising up fanfiction! WOO! >:D

@keshavgoyal653 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Abby 😊

@moontuft 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Abby! I love your videos and I am really wanting to write a story, but I was wondering if you have any tips on starting writing? Thanks Abbie x

@love2learn-itsastorynotasu40 4 жыл бұрын

Hello! I have 2 questions. You can answer them if you want, either way would be great thanks 😊 Q1) I am in the process of plotting and I have 3 POV MCs one of them is a tree. (You know about driads right?) How would I (or anyone else) write about a character who can't physically leave their location. Thanks! (I also asked this question on the Kate and Abbie show, I'm 13 and not allowed to have Facebook and I don't have any $$$, so comments are the best for me, although you haven't really responded to any :) Q2) I'm trying to use the three act story structure for an immune system KZfaq series. (I'm a nerd..... Sue me) so far it is really hard since it needs to line up with the immune system process. Do you think that stories can still be good if there is only really character development- since I already have a plot right off the bat ( although I will do scene cards!!!) If you respond to this it would make my day, no, YEAR!!! Thanks in advance!!! -S 😘

@voyagingmoon3439 4 жыл бұрын

Good video! ♥️

@RatchR 4 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure what it is that is wrapped around you but I really like your outfit. It is very cute. I appreciate your constant content, it's very helpful/enjoyable

@malaksart3804 4 жыл бұрын

can you please make a video about how to write kidnapping scenes and ways of how someone saves the other. please

@choxomoxxo565 Жыл бұрын

I appreciate the fanfiction love (I write it more than I write my own original things ngl)

@cnj122000 4 жыл бұрын

love wednesdays!

@Itslexreads 4 жыл бұрын

I'm about 15% of the way into my new WIP! I'm really enjoying it so far, but there are a few things that aren't working for me. So we'll see how I figure those out.

@libraryofadventures7800 4 жыл бұрын

Hoping to finish first draft by the end of June!🤞🏽

@davidneal9368 Жыл бұрын

If writing a series Leave it has a cliff hanger. Take last scene of The Italian Job. You see the bus hanging over a cliff. Did the bus go down the cliff with them in it? Were they rescued or lose the gold?

@felixpetittjr.6472 Жыл бұрын

My problem that I have experienced is that I need to slow my elements down so that the reader can breathe and take on the ambiance of the scenes and character reflections.

@greggervasio8508 4 жыл бұрын

Things are good. On page 154 on my debut!

@ifadha6519 4 жыл бұрын

Do you have any writing advice for young writers :)

@yellowtowels118 4 жыл бұрын

Abbie I just wanna remind you how much of a blessing you are. Thank you for making videos..

@AbbieEmmons 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind words! They mean so much to me, and I am thrilled that the content I make encourages you to chase your dreams and make your story MATTER!

@yellowtowels118 4 жыл бұрын

@@AbbieEmmons Bless! You're like the Disney Princess of the online writing community.

@emeraldartist8334 4 жыл бұрын

I'm currently working on a fantasy drama, it's gonna take awhile! I have some of the art on my instagram of the characters

@megankojima4245 4 жыл бұрын

tell everyone your IG handle!

@emeraldartist8334 4 жыл бұрын

@emeraldgreeneart

@kkscorner6557 4 жыл бұрын

I am writing a book with my friend and there is more then one main character. Each chapter is told as if the reader is the person. I don’t know what view to use because I want the reader to feel and be in the situation but how do I help the reader not get confused!! Also how do I transition from one scene to another when the character is being in the situation I don’t want to make a new chapter ever time the scene changes. For example in the book two characters get married but I didn’t want to show all of the stuff that happened next I just wanted to highlight that they got married! I made it into a separate chapter but the chapters really small so I don’t know what to do!! Please help me!!

@johntabler349 Жыл бұрын

Another helpful video the stories I have are varied in historical settings and overall feel, my heroes range from medieval knights to modern dairy farmers to Roman Centurions and heroines from boyishly built tomboys with swords to ex cons to widowed Romanian baronesses there's not a one size fits all voice for them

@Chronicle_MV 4 жыл бұрын

What's your opinion on character exposition?

@felixpetittjr.6472 Жыл бұрын

My computers are in their sea bags now. My boat was slowly sinking all year and as I worked on my stories was knee deep in water. I had to have a company repair things and Ian broke the dry dock and it had to be towed back n from Cuba. I listen to my computer conch shell missing my boat and have been using my tablet to write until my beach house gets a new roof. My writing style is so confusing. It’s all action. Reverse, flashbacks, and forward elements that act as control that anchors the story in a nice clam shell.

@user-dd3on6tx8j 4 жыл бұрын

I have a question How do put it into words when someone; 'ughs' at you to goes 'ugh' cuz I don't know?

@Itslexreads 4 жыл бұрын

I write out of order! I try to keep to chronological order, but if I'll be more productive jumping ahead, I'd rather do that than stare at a blank word document.

@dancersupreme3023 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Abbie, I’ve been having a lot of trouble with point of view. I will think I understand it enough and then go write little scenes in my head at random and realize I switch POV halfway though and then get confused. Do you have any tips or helpful things that could help me out with this?

@annanorlanderauthor 4 жыл бұрын

I'm not on Patreon but can you do a video on 'how to find the right time period for your story?'

@rosalinasnow7529 4 жыл бұрын

I do write scenes out of order. I have 10+ POVs so I write it in POV order to get voice and then I edit in order.

@dawnyurenwick 4 жыл бұрын

I could totally see someone spending time writing a scene out of sequence if that is part of the *climax*! I have a clear idea of what I want to happen in my climax *yet* I’m still slogging through Act One 🪓 trying to make the connections to that climax. Perhaps I should just get over myself and write that climax 🙃!

@chethmamapatuna4533 4 жыл бұрын

I am also writing stories great cool yeahhhh to me 😘

@MiloTheCrotonian 4 жыл бұрын

My writinf style is a choppy and fast pacer. Because I write fast paced my stories are more like scary and real. I tend to give more description with the world and yea.

@taz4685 3 жыл бұрын

I do that

@2ameliabrockmann 4 жыл бұрын

I don’t mean to be pushy but I am curious, where was this weeks video? Did I miss an announcement where you said you wouldn’t post this week?

@xLSPx 4 жыл бұрын

I was worried too

@gemwilliams7352 3 жыл бұрын

is it bad that ive always known my style i found it when I took a bunch of my favourite writers and my own them mushed it together

@zenebornman7917 3 жыл бұрын

I get a scene in my head and then I work off that. I'm more of a panser. I edit a lot and I outline the important scenes though, instead of just pansing.

@candellina6 3 жыл бұрын

Titled question at 8:45

@jge8144 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! This isn't to bash Abbie's video, but I wanted to get to that part quicker.

@candellina6 3 жыл бұрын

@@jge8144 Yeah, I do it too. I love Abbie's videos. I sometimes just need to get to the most vital part because I don't have time at the moment to watch the whole video until later. I will squeeze anytime I can find to watch these videos!

@wallywest5804 Жыл бұрын

Mmmhh ....."The Embrace"...but mostly "Widower",.. The second transit installation of five... it's getting........ ferocious oh I'm horror😁

@tiaangrobler5272 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, Abbie how do you know that youre story is good enough, self-publishing or traditional publishing #Askabbie

@felixpetittjr.6472 Жыл бұрын

As you can see… I write too fast and too much and usually surprise myself when editing. Wow! What the hell is this? I finished the first actual manuscript and require a reader to go through it. I am in the process of tying in the second and third story as the first story is a three part that flows into eight stories that begin the first intro to the series.

@oliviadavenport9117 3 жыл бұрын

I write out of order!

@ESLOGO 4 жыл бұрын

@pablobulldog 4 жыл бұрын

If I'm getting this right, examples of a locked in writer's voice might be Earnest Hemingway and Tom Clancy. Even their non - fiction was identifiable. An example of a genre specific flexible voice that comes to mind is JK Rowling, comparing her Harry Potter world vs Cormoran Strike world voices. That make sense?

@jernylauriceanova8869 4 жыл бұрын

I'm just writing how I want, I didn't know there was a style..

@sufficientmagister9061 Жыл бұрын

Damn, I would like a piece of that.

@elliewilde6085 4 жыл бұрын

Don't forget to leave a like on Abbie's video!😁

@deniseantwi6959 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Abbie, I just want to say I love your channel. But I want you to answer my question. I've been writing a few stories and posting them on Wattpad to get some feedback. Do you think as a good writer, it's good to post on Wattpad? I want to self publish my book in the future, so can you give me some tips on writing imagery and descriptively. Thanks. I would love it if you replied my comment. Once again, your channel is great.

@AbbieEmmons 4 жыл бұрын

I think it is wonderful to share your writing on Wattpad if that is something you enjoy. :) Thank you so much for your kind words! They mean so much to me, and I am thrilled that the content I make encourages you to chase your dreams and make your story MATTER!

@deniseantwi6959 4 жыл бұрын

@@AbbieEmmons Thank you so much. You're the best. . Continue to give that amazing content you give to us. Rock On!