So You Want to Write? One Author's Perspective

[SpreadingtheMuse]

"Want the reader to be so engrossed" Yet he rambles on for half the movie before actually getting to a point.

[Spoinkification]

Thanks for the amazing advice, it really gave me the push I needed :D

[Grifiki]

"Comments are a Point Of View given by ther writer, so we do not need other comments telling us what that POV should be, or it is not our's!"

[TowelTroi]

Great advice.

[jcbs]

Thanks! GREAT ADVICE! The person below me doesn't have the storyteller gene. I'm going to write a better story because of this.

[IronicDude1]

bro u borin as fuck

[Neocutey24]

"Finding out where people are able to put the book down." I like that. You're always looking for the basic things, what people didn't understand, where your story didn't flow. But making your book so good that people jump out of the window after it? I loved it. Especially the part about the sultry voice and the "Humuna, humuna..."

[gdrcitizen]

move the microphone much closer to the sound source, take care not to clip the audio by setting a too high record gain, and maybe use a compressor to create a more consistent sound level

[ZachClooney]

Brin is telling the truth about Creative Writing classes. Most tutors have never been successful writers. But even Brin's "advice" is here are all obvious stuff. He does not give away much.

[hugoestr]

@ZachClooney Because the actual knowledge of what to do is easy. Everyone can learn it in one afternoon. The tough part is execution.

[cryptozoologist13]

Dr. Brin, you rock.

Storyteller, scientist, futurist, skeptic, pundit. Even when I disagree with you, it happens with great delight on my part.

[BadKonda]

Vale a pena ouvir. A magia das histórias como a unica foram de "magia" e a forma como melhorar um manuscrito procurando pontos no enredo que possam atrasar a leitura e que permite que o "feitiço" que quebre.

[harlowe339]

I've always enjoyed Dr. Brin's books. I'm glad he shared insights into how he kept me so engrossed! Also, I think it's great he mentioned Critters. It's a wonderful source for manuscript feedback.

I'll second taigakirdape's opinion of The Uplift War and raise him the entire Uplift series. They're my absolute favorite science fiction books!

Very enjoyable and informative video.

[taigakirdape]

Thank you for the advice. Hooking my readers is something I'm trying to do with each chapter and each page, if I can pull it off.

I really appreciated your insight, looking forward to me.

P.S. The Uplift War is one of the best Science Fiction novels ever.