30 Writing Tips in 15 Minutes (or less)

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I'm Grayson Taylor, an author and filmmaker, here to help you on your creative journey by sharing what I've learned-and what I'm still learning-about storytelling. After writing my first full-length novel when I was seven, I've authored more than a dozen action-adventure, sci-fi, mystery, and dystopian books. I've also written and directed several short films, composed music, and acted onstage, on TV, and in films.
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@graysontaylornyc 5 месяцев назад

Want more bite-size writing tips? Watch 20 more tips here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LeRWPWn7Ds0.html

@ChadSuave 7 дней назад

HARRY POTTER CREATOR? Ops, NO that was Stephen King, right?

@peet3449 4 месяца назад

I loved the fact that now I can listen to writing tips from Harry Potter himself

@graysontaylornyc 4 месяца назад

😂

@RealMcDudu 20 дней назад

My thoughts exactly

@sichandana 7 месяцев назад

@graysontaylornyc this.."Remember, you’ll never be the same writer again. You’ll never be the same age, or look at the world with the same eyes again. Your perspective is unique. No one writes the way you do, or has the same views as you do. That is why writing is such an amazing thing. We can express ourselves, and in doing that, learn about other people, and how they think." Well said, you spoke my thoughts..reminded me of the reason why I started (that paragraph is from your nanowrimo article)

@graysontaylornyc 7 месяцев назад

Thanks! It's fun to look back at my 12-year-old self's reflections on writing. Glad it resonated with you.

@sichandana 7 месяцев назад

@@graysontaylornyc yes my 20-year-old self and your past reflection on writing resonated, keep going.. looking forward for your upcoming content and maybe novels if you considering to publish

@graysontaylornyc 7 месяцев назад

I appreciate it! I've got a lot more videos on the way, and I'll be publishing a mystery novella soon, then my sci-fi novel Catalyst of Control in 2024. I recently made a video about unpublishing my past books and starting my publishing company Winter Forest Press, which explains a bit more about that.

@sichandana 7 месяцев назад

@@graysontaylornyc good to hear that, You'll do great! And I happened to watch the video about unpublishing your past books and did visited forest press website.

@HailSatanLLC Месяц назад

The fact that you only have 5k subs is a crime. RU-vid algorithm, bless this man now 🙏

@thomaskopv2366 4 месяца назад

Humble people, and people who draw from their own mistakes and experiences make for such great teachers. you are one of them !

@graysontaylornyc 4 месяца назад

Thank you! I've made a lot of mistakes I've learned from 😂

@nerd26373 7 месяцев назад

As someone who writes as their hobby, I find this fascinating overall. I've always had an infinite number of writer's blocks that hindered my progress.

@graysontaylornyc 7 месяцев назад

Yeah, writer's block can be tricky-I hope these tips could help!

@sunnyeleven_ 7 месяцев назад

im surprised that this is so obscure, these are really good tips

@graysontaylornyc 7 месяцев назад

Thanks! Hopefully not so obscure for long... 😉

@victorhurwitz5559 Месяц назад

11:41 Hey man I agree with you but the right amount of purple prose of overly flowered detailed descriptions and visuals for certain scenes in a story can REALLY SPARK YOUR IMAGINATION HECK IT CAN EVEN MAKE A SCENE EPIC WITH ACTION OR A TRANSFORMATION OF A DRESS LIKE IN THE HUNGER GAMES CATCHING FIRE! Whether you like the franchise or not that scene is epic in both the movie AND IN THE BOOK!!!!!

@tyujg7495. 7 месяцев назад

You re the most underrated person I have ever seen

@graysontaylornyc 7 месяцев назад

Thanks, that's very kind!

@MisterA744 7 месяцев назад

This is such a valuable video and I'm glad you made it! I think the order in which you presented the advice is important, too. Making the first point about how we're the only ones who can write the particular stories we want to share with the world, and tying that in with an account of a well-known author struggling with his own self-doubts while trying to write what's now a classic novel, is mighty encouraging and could very well be the thing someone needed to reignite their passion for creating that specific story in their head. I hope word gets out about you soon enough. People need to hear these wise words!

@graysontaylornyc 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for the support! I do try to find a balance between practical tips, which can be useful but overwhelming at times, and inspiration/encouragement. Glad you liked the video-more to come.

@_Mortalha_ 4 месяца назад

- Time Stamps - 1. 0:49 - Self doubt 2. 1:25 - Book Ideas 3. 2:00 - Over-researching 4. 2:29 - Dialogue tags 5. 2:59 - Why are you writing 6. 3:18 - Opening Line 7. 3:46 - Writer's Block 8. 4:07 - Info-dumping 9. 4:47 - Writing Mystery 10. 4:47 - Color Marks 11. 5:12 - Flashbacks 12. 5:33 -Describing characters 13. 5:58 - Dystopian stories 14. 6:21 - Originality 15. 6:38 - Worldbuilding 16. 7:03 - Writing better 17. 7:22 - Plotters and Pantsers 18. 7:44 - Writing frequency 19. 8:03 - Action sequences 20. 8:35 - First chapter 21. 8:59 - Main Character's "Want" and "Need" 22. 9:18 - Pacing 23. 9:43 - Chapters 24. 10:05 - Writing a series 25. 10:35 - Inspiration 26. 11:04 - First Chapter Elements 27. 11:28 - Excessivedescriptions 28. 11:51 - Short Fiction 29. 12:21 - Criticism 30. 12:47 - Writing Horror and Suspense Bonus: 13:07 - Writing Advice

@popculturenerdyt7572 Месяц назад

I really like your tips, particularly what you said at 6:12. One show I’ve really enjoyed is invincible for this reason in particular, as the fight scenes can feel so raw and brutal, however it’s these super dark moments that make the hopeful moments stand out that much more. And in that infamous scene where mark is getting his ass kicked by Omni man, the flashback to mark at his little league game really hammered home that theme of hope in the darkness. Great video btw!

@graysontaylornyc 7 месяцев назад

Got any ideas for future videos I should make? I'd love to hear your suggestions and questions.

@anandhikrishnan6389 7 месяцев назад

Yours is one of the finest videos, on the lines of information that I was looking for. You have explained it so lucidly and very interestingly! Thank you!

@graysontaylornyc 7 месяцев назад

Thanks, glad you found it helpful!

@Vminaal Месяц назад

You truly deserve more subscribers, really good tips you have given here!

@Toasty_Britches 4 месяца назад

Not only is this really good advice, it's explained in a way that just makes so much sense to me. I'm incredibly grateful you made this video.

@graysontaylornyc 4 месяца назад

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video. It was fun to make.

@vjunaperoh 7 месяцев назад

Thank You Taylor ❤

@katiereed5038 7 месяцев назад

It might be fun if you explored a very different medium of art than the genres and styles you write in to talk about some of the complexities of applying inspiration that looks very different from your desired end product (like how Terry Pratchett can influence people who don't write anything close to absurdist fantasy and poetry or dance or visual art can inspire various kinds of prose)

@graysontaylornyc 7 месяцев назад

Yeah, that's a fascinating topic! I'll probably make a video along those lines in the near future-thanks for the suggestion.

@thatpunksnotchick6329 4 месяца назад

Often my inspiration, for the story or character, is people ive met. Someone might be boring, but what if said person was boring for a reason. Some people have had experience with things my characters might go through/have and its interesting to hear how different it can be for each individual.

@graysontaylornyc 4 месяца назад

Yeah, there's a lot to be learned about writing different kinds of characters from real people.

@Th3BigBoy 2 месяца назад

I trust your writing tips based o. the size of that head alone. The wavy hair is the adjunct companion of the megadome so I consider its ways also in my assessment of your ability.

@SanjeevKumar-hn2ml 4 месяца назад

11:04 I get inspiration from stand up comedy and epic fantasy movies also..

@icarusdown5445 4 месяца назад

Dude your underrated, I'm working on a four episode horror comedy. I'm 100% gonna incorporate some of these tips. Thank you

@graysontaylornyc 4 месяца назад

Great, glad these tips could help!

@brandongilestrada 14 дней назад

I don't know why, but this type of writing advice video gives me comfort. I don't know

@Let-the-people-speak 2 месяца назад

you are one of the best youtuber writers. I love this keep it up!

@gabriela_xy 2 месяца назад

This is actually the best advice video I’ve ever seen

@icichorcomics7971 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for the advice Grayson, great video. -Nick

@graysontaylornyc 5 месяцев назад

Thanks, glad it was helpful!

@AJ_Hunter 7 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for this vid, ive been stuck for a while but this helped me so much 😊

@graysontaylornyc 7 месяцев назад

Absolutely! Glad I could help.

@thefilipinojoe 2 месяца назад

Great advice. Thanks for sharing.

@ToastWithController Месяц назад

This man deserves a bigger following, I'll subscribe in the hopes that he gets to a hundred thousands subscribers.

@oldguyinstanton 4 месяца назад

Thanks for making this video.

@graysontaylornyc 4 месяца назад

No problem! Thanks for watching.

@DelleTNya 5 месяцев назад

Your video popped up in my suggestions tehehe

@graysontaylornyc 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching! Hope you found it helpful.

@ElsaLouiseSinger 7 месяцев назад

These are great tips! :D

@graysontaylornyc 7 месяцев назад

Thanks! Hope they're helpful.

@dabestyoutube5433 Месяц назад

Helpful thank you very much I appreciate it

@millia_honey Месяц назад

thank you!

@wilwilson8146 3 дня назад

"Your a word wizard Harry"

@InteGritti 13 дней назад

My ego shouts things about age, but I told it to sit down and grab a pencil. Ty

@hendlerexel2029 4 месяца назад

good video small advice: write pint points about the topics after the numbers that way it will be more easy to remember it also it will reshape the knowledge u share to be more exact

@richardkuehnegutierrez9693 7 месяцев назад

How do you deal with having an idea that you are really feeling like you can write out yet a month later you seem to have stepped away from it and are no longer writing it?

@graysontaylornyc 7 месяцев назад

If I'm feeling stuck in a writing project, I try to do something to change things up. That can mean doing something other than writing, but still related to the book, like creating character art or maps, or jumping to a different part in the story and writing a scene there for a change of pace. I made a Short about how to overcome writer's block, which might help: ru-vid.comrz3qBOXDr08

@richardkuehnegutierrez9693 7 месяцев назад

@@graysontaylornyc thank you! I'll go check it out

@HUGEsSam 7 месяцев назад

Very cool

@graysontaylornyc 7 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@sichandana 7 месяцев назад

Grayson you do nanowrimo?

@graysontaylornyc 7 месяцев назад

Not this year, but I've done it in the past. In fact, I wrote a participant pep talk that was published on the NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program blog back in 2017, which you can read at ywp.nanowrimo.org/news/participantpeptalk17-grayson.

@sichandana 7 месяцев назад

@@graysontaylornyc the link page not found

@graysontaylornyc 7 месяцев назад

Oh, thanks for pointing that out. I fixed it now-should be ywp.nanowrimo.org/news/participantpeptalk17-grayson.

@notsubaru4464 Месяц назад

You have given me motivation to write again................dammit my first draft sucks!

@RorisangMandizvidza Месяц назад

Don't worry too much about your first draft just try to finish it ASAP so you can revise it and get feedback from other people to see where you can improve.

@notsubaru4464 Месяц назад

@@RorisangMandizvidza thank you for your kind response. Hope I be able to finish asap

@nimmirajan8692 Месяц назад

Hi, I was beginning to write a novel n I've got the characters and the theme. But I don't know what to do next??😢 Should I write it in a paper?

@dcle944 2 месяца назад

How do you introduce conflicts on the first page if it’s supposed to be about the normal world?

@graysontaylornyc 2 месяца назад

The conflict can be purely internal. Your protagonist has some flaw that they'll need to overcome by the story's end (or fall victim to, if it's a negative character arc) that they should be struggling with from the start. Maybe their anger issues are causing problems in their relationships, or their fear of failure is keeping them stuck in a life they don't like.

@kyriosity-at-github Месяц назад

the conflict of good and better !

@playererror5321 Месяц назад

I have a Real Serious question.....Do you test read things? Because I Am Going to finish Chapter 1 of My Story which really is a heart project and I would really Care if it is good or not😅

@joshuam2212 7 месяцев назад

when describing a character please don't fuss over her lips my sister gets so annoyed when the writer does this normally it is a woman writer using a man p.o.v to describe the woman personally i don't make a check list of what the person looks like in real life i know many people but if you asked me to tell you what they look like it would take a while to give more then a general description so make sure there is a reason they would be noticing what you want the reader to see

@graysontaylornyc 7 месяцев назад

Yeah, better to select a few key details to describe rather than giving an exhaustive list of characteristics. The reader can imagine the rest themselves.