When writing a book or story, first determine the reason for writing it, and then stay committed to writing every day to establish the exposition, complication, climax and resolution of the story. Compose a book, whether as a form of expression or a form of financial stability, with tips from a published author and English professor in this free video on writing.
Expert: David M. Harris
Bio: David M. Harris has taught English at Vanderbilt University and elsewhere.
Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge
Duration : 0:2:19
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February 24th, 2010 at 11:15 am
5 stars for your …
5 stars for your mustache
February 24th, 2010 at 11:15 am
I think that the …
I think that the question that you asked “why do you want to write?” is a good one. Knowing the why will either keep us writing or help us pursue something else. I think an equally valid question is “Who do you want to be?” Because for anyone to have any success in any venture they have to BE someone and DO the work necessary to HAVE the amount of success that comes in that area.
February 24th, 2010 at 11:15 am
@TheAdamsullivan …
@TheAdamsullivan its because your eleven
February 24th, 2010 at 11:15 am
thanks
thanks
February 24th, 2010 at 11:15 am
Im only eleven and …
Im only eleven and this video gave me lots of advice.
But i find 1 page a day hard lol
February 24th, 2010 at 11:15 am
nice guy
nice guy
February 24th, 2010 at 11:15 am
Oh definitely. Some …
Oh definitely. Some authors can sit for twenty hours straight and pound away on their keyboard, and some authors can only write for an hour a day. Whatever works for them.
February 24th, 2010 at 11:15 am
Lol. You made me …
Lol. You made me laugh.
February 24th, 2010 at 11:15 am
Personally, I have …
Personally, I have to be in the mood to write, I can’t just be like “Okay now I’m going to write” or it won’t be any good. But at the same time when I do feel like writing I write, I’m not just sitting there at the keyboard like Johnny Depp in Secret Window. This guy is helping me though. Really great advice, thank you sir.
February 24th, 2010 at 11:15 am
Well,what he’s …
Well,what he’s saying is true. If you are just trying to just make money out of the business, you will in fact fail.Its difficult to get a good number of people to read and buy a published work,even if its good. Its a very risky career to take on.And chances are that most people arent going to learn the tips he’s giving us in either middle or highschool,unless your teacher is a writer on the side or something. They’re things learned through independent experience and expiraments, not textbooks.
February 24th, 2010 at 11:15 am
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February 24th, 2010 at 11:15 am
Yea, I wanna see …
Yea, I wanna see you write a book in a day.
February 24th, 2010 at 11:15 am
One hundred pages …
One hundred pages is too short for a novel. For a novella, it’s more common.
February 24th, 2010 at 11:15 am
that just means …
that just means that she’s a successful business woman. not a successful writer.
February 24th, 2010 at 11:15 am
Miss Meyer is doing …
Miss Meyer is doing pretty fine, selling millions of copies of her books. No, I don’t like Twilight, but it’s just to show you can get pretty far with shoddy writing as long as you somehow, somewhere can incite readers to keep on going through your pages.
February 24th, 2010 at 11:15 am
lmao that made my …
lmao that made my day
February 24th, 2010 at 11:15 am
Quote of the day: ‘ …
Quote of the day: ‘So, you want to write a book. I don’t suppose I can talk you out of it’. That made me giggle.
February 24th, 2010 at 11:15 am
your not suposed to …
your not suposed to write 10 pages in an hour because that takes no thought, i can write a book in a day but it would be a piece ofcrap
February 24th, 2010 at 11:15 am
Stephenie Meyer …
Stephenie Meyer should have watched this guy.
February 24th, 2010 at 11:15 am
well a novel needs …
well a novel needs to be 100 pages or more to be a novel but most of the time its not that good if its that short
February 24th, 2010 at 11:15 am
The number of pages …
The number of pages in a chapter can really vary. It’s really completely up to you, but if you read some novels you’ll see how the length of a chapter can have an effect on the feeling of it.
February 24th, 2010 at 11:15 am
It doesn’t matter!! …
It doesn’t matter!! Write how you want to.
February 24th, 2010 at 11:15 am
i WANT TO KNOW HOW …
i WANT TO KNOW HOW MANY PAGES SHOULD BE IN A CHAPTER AND TODAY I TOOK THE WRITING TEST =()=
February 24th, 2010 at 11:15 am
HO HO HO!!! lol… …
HO HO HO!!! lol… thanks for the present.
February 24th, 2010 at 11:15 am
This guy is the …
This guy is the King of Kings