Tips and Advice

Playlists

• New Writers: Start Here - YouTube

General Tips & Tricks

• Ten Weird Writing Tips That Actually Work - YouTube
• Why I love Obsidian for writing novels and fiction worldbuilding - YouTube
• Fantasy fiction writing using Obsidian - A discussion with Eleanor Konik - YouTube

Plotting & Outlining Methods

27-Chapter 💖

• HOW TO OUTLINE - 3 act 9 block 27 chapter example - YouTube
• The Ultimate Guide to Outlining Your Story: Exploring the 27-Chapter Outline, From Kat O'Keeffe - YouTube
• The Ultimate Guide to Outlining Your Story: Exploring the 27-Chapter Outline—UPDATED - YouTube

Save the Cat

• How to Write a Novel in 15 Steps with the Save the Cat! Beat Sheet - YouTube

Dialogue

• The Key to Writing Freakishly Good Dialogue - Video Essay - YouTube
  • summarize important info FIRST
  • characters speak through FILTERS
  • know the personality of your characters, even the minor ones
  • every piece of dialogue should have a purpose and a goal
  • disagreement =/ conflict; use the plot to trigger conflict
  • allegories are great ways to have dialogue
  • “yes, and…” is also helpful
• Dialogue Mistakes New Writers Make ❌ Avoid These Cringeworthy Cliches!! - YouTube
  • characters don’t know exactly how they’re feeling, so they don’t tell you
  • do use subtext and show readers what the character is feeling
  • script format might be helpful for your first manuscript
  • don’t make all your characters sound the same (grammar, slang, canter, etc.)
  • don’t overuse dialogue tags (Private)
  • keep your dialogue fast-paced & to the point