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I have two young kids and I am so excited to add these to my library. Thank you for writing these stories, important and silly. Exactly what I look for with material while my kids are in their formative years. ❤️

You lost me at "old white in the back". Why does race come into everything these days? Oh, I know: We have to pay for the slavery some hundred years ago right?

I feel like people who push self publishing don’t realise the kind of privileged position one must be in to afford all those costs, not to say all self published authors come from money because that is in no way true.

Also, have you read his book Genres?

I am working my way through Truby's book now (when I stumbled across your video). 'The Anatomy of Story' is dense and "advanced". However one thing to keep in mind (which you haven't mentioned yet) is that it is primarily aimed at writing screenplays. In screenplays (which are written for the making of a movie) some of Truby's advice can be a little claustrophobic for a novel. Novels have a bit more room to explore than does a tightly written (and budget/production cost conscious) screenplay. In the back of Truby's mind (though at least through page 230) he has not directly said as much, but you can tell he is concerned with creating too many locations (i.e. sets that cost money to build or locations you have to travel to, which costs money for travel and to house and feed actors and crew members); Whereas in a novel, we have no such budgetary constraints. If I want to include things which would be expensive to build or require costly special effects to film, I don't have to worry about that. So keep that in mind as you read; the novel is a different medium than a movie (and the screenplay is written for film). So, for novelists, read and take what you can from his book, but some of his advice needs adjustment when applying it to novel writing (just as 'Save the Cat' [written for screenwriters] was adjusted and rewritten and became 'Save the Cat Writes a Novel' for novelists.

Ah Ha! You finally revealed the designing principle of your novel at 14:42 when you revealed that you wanted to write a novel that showed the development of your protagonist over the course of 24 hours. Similar to Ulysses; In a modern day Odyssey through the city, OVER THE COURSE OF A SINGLE DAY, one man finds a father, and the other man finds a son. This combined with a principle similar to Tootsie's designing principle ("force a male chauvinist to live as a woman"), or in your book "Force a chubby girl who feels worthless to enter a beauty contest" leads to your designing principle (add them together) : "Force a chubby girl who feels worthless to enter a beauty pageant and follow her development over the course of 24 hours."

I love "disentangleable!" @ 14:01

Because Truby does not explain the designing principle well and makes it needlessly complicated (as you point out), you have come to the conclusion that "you can just skip this step." I would advise against skipping it. It is easier thank you think. Look at Harry Potter: The designing principle for the Harry Potter series that the author chose to use was to show Harry's development from a boy to a man by following him through seven years at Hogwarts school for Wizards using one book for each year. That is how the story was designed. Pretty simple.

The "theme" of A Christmas Carol is not "Trace the rebirth of a man" as you state at 5:49. That is the "story Process." The theme is more along the lines of: "Is it better to be a rich greedy miser, or to live for others and show kindness and generosity.

I'm not sure you have described the design principle correctly. For example, in your book, I would say your design principle would be: "Force a chubby girl who feels worthless to enter a beauty pageant and follow her development over the course of 24 hours" (more along the lines of the designing principle in Tootsie; "force a male chauvinist to live as a woman"). That said, I don't think that Truby does a good job explaining this concept. I think we should view it more as: what kind of framework am I going to use to organize (and deliver) my story. For example in the Godfather the author uses the framework of a 'fairy tale', in Meet Me in St. Louis the author uses the framework of 'the four seasons'; in A Christmas Carol the author uses the framework of the 'past, present and future'; and in your book you use the framework of a 'beauty pageant.'

The scene i just wrote hilarious

I finally added an important scene in my fourth draft that was very important now I just have to build it up but I am gonna keep writing and finish this draft and I think this may be it I am hoping that what hindred me from finishing the third draft

Super insightful! Five books in seven years is amazing! I thought I'd be that prolific, but noooope. Lol. Really cool to confirm that the drafting process isn't necessarily linear. Not every successive book takes less time to write. Yes, you get better and more confident about your craft and that cuts down the time, but there are so many factors outside of the work that play into it. Also, I love that you actually are tracking when you start and finish your drafts. I'm not sure I can do that for all of my WIPs unless I find a journal entry where I mention it, or maybe check the creation date of one my Scrivener files or Google docs 😅 The zero drafting concept is interesting to me. When I think of how I normally start books, it usually starts with a scene that pops into my head that I just riff on for a few weeks. Then I go back and try to make sense of what the hell I was writing by creating a full plot outline and work on the draft after that. So I guess my brainstorming and first draft kind of blend together? I do look forward to being able to analyze how I work in the future, but to date, I've only finished multiple drafts of two books, and have outlines/partial drafts for too many other ones. But I think I can say that so far, I intentionally take about 4 weeks off between drafts before going back to it.

what if you co-wrote a book with Natalie Lloyd, Lindsay??? what if??

Love this! Congratulations on finishing Draft 2 of BITTER BONES as well! I don’t think my April and May were as productive as I’d want them to be! But June was better! Oh, I graduated with my PhD in May! I guess that’s a big deal! 😂 One of my besties also got me my first Squishmallow as a graduation gift! I’ll DM you a pic! It’s a Wolfie! 🥰 Happy Anniversary! 🥳 Love finding my book in bookstores! Especially my favorite indie! If I find yours, I’ll send you a pic, but I haven’t gone to the children’s/MG section while there. I have a TV rec for you! Dead Boy Detectives on Netflix! 🥰

What an a* h o l e. Luckily it was free, since that's about all his advice is worth.

Thank you for mentioning having the second pitch ready. That didn't occur to me at all.

I love T Kingfisher so much. She is one of my keeper/autobuy authors. I write fantasy and when I read T Kingfisher, she is what I aspire to be like as a writer. ❤

You'll laugh at me for responding to a 3-year-old video, but how do you incorporate this with an alpha/beta or CP? Do you have a CP to look it all over as you work on your outline, or do you wait until you have a rough draft written first to give it to someone?

Thank you for sharing Lindsay, this really helped me

I’m so glad you focus on those 17,000 kids because that is a lot and amazing and beautiful!! I have been in a slump with my current WIP, but after being sick all last week I finally got some of those inspiration juices flowing and came up with a new idea that will be an upper middle grade book as well. So this video came at exactly the right time for me. You still are and always will be an inspiration. No matter what you believe your publisher may or may not think of your success - you are a success to me and I hope to be as awesome as you some day! ❤️

Yay to joy! I added Paladin's Grace to my book list and some of Jenn's videos to watch later. Thanks for sharing :)

The moment I heard you say Baldur's Gate 👀👀👀

Yes, a POTC and DnD fan as well - (Watching seasons 2 and 3 of Critical Role atm based on mood)!! I hope things are going well for you, and I can't wait for the next chat/update ☺

a) I thought the dragon on your shoulder was a flower attached to your top for half the video and was thinking how nice it looked! b) I would watch a breakdown of the PotC plot. c) your mug. Re: books. I blew through Gargantis, the second in the Eerie on the Sea series, and would definitely recommend. It's not exactly cosy, but it was VIBES (and talking cats). I've had a streak of pretty poor books and this was a welcome breath of fresh (and good writing) air haha Writing... well, I've started working on my second draft again, so that counts, right?

Poorly done video. Don’t waste your time.

Lindsay, thank you! I learned a lot!

New subscriber here! ♡ You're so bubbly and I'm glad that you're in a chirpier mood than your recent sit-down video ❤ I've got 3 scenes left in my WIP, so hoping to finish that next week (after starting in 2022 lol) 😂

This is my first video of yours and I loveeee your transparency. Definitely stealing your Reminders list idea 🥹❤️ I hope your mental health improves soon!

I'm not a huge cozy fantasy reader, but I did recently read Miss Percy's Pocket Guide to the Raising and Feeding of British Dragons (hope I got that right LOL) by Quenby Olson, and I enjoyed it!

Pirates of the Caribbean video essay when??? Also Natalie Lloyd’s books sound so cool! What is your favorite or where would you recommend starting?

I *love* looking at other stories for plot support. There’s so much to glean from stories that have already been tested against an audience and are solidly done.

I completely agree about POTC! It is one of my all time favorite movies to this day! We would definitely have been friends as teens! 😆 One of the things I was impressed by the last time I watched it was how each paring of the trio has at least one scene together in the earlier part of the movie so that by the time the story really kicks off, you’ve already seen them all together and know their dynamics! It’s so impressive! I think you’d find a lot of interest in that essay! 😂❤️

Hilarious lol

I started watching Jen because we were both published in the Stygian Collection and I think I'll move her book up on my TBR since you raved about it!! I need some cozy vibes! I haven't started critical role because i know I'll be obsessed 😂 It sounds like this past month was a little better for you and I'm so happy you're getting close to the end! 🎊

I would actually love to watch a video of you watching a movie and writing down all the plot points and what your brain is thinking when you take this info down 😅 I love that idea. I might do that for another project in the future.

I love seeing my books outside of my own hands, think I've seen them in bookstores a few times and libraries too!

I was wondering if anyone had shouted me out today - I had been going through a subscriber deficit (lost like 9 in two days for whatever reason, pride or Palestine or whichever issue people have) and suddenly it was spiking. Thank you so so much for your kind words!!! This video was so lovely, I love how bubbly and warm you are in your happiness! Also that dragon is ADORABLE and I need one 👀 I appreciate you!!!!!! 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

Loved this video! Reading wise, I read Holly Black's The Prisoner's Throne in 2 days! 💜

Okay, Lindsay, I -need- you to listen to Worlds Beyond Measure. It's also a DnD actual play with Brennan Lee Mulligan, Aabria Iyengar, Erika Ishi, and Lou Wilson and it is the MOST wholesome MOST whimsical (but like a little horror and spooky) and I just adore them. And that's what I've been listening to this month, and after everything you've described in this video, I think you'll absolutely eat it up like I have been! xo

Omgosh I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your energy!! Followed Jenn’s channel via your recommendation and can’t wait to get to know you both more through your writing and videos 🙌🏻 *squishy hugs*

It is probably even more than 17,000 kids because of library lending and sharing with siblings and friends. ❤

Cincy? Are you in Ohio or Kentucky? I’m up here in the NE portion, and I used to make trips down to Cincy for Jungle Jim’s, Newport Aquarium, and comic cons so often.

I love Jenn too! I've been needing to read her books! I agree that she is yellow, maybe like a sunflower yellow. Have you read "Can't Spell Treason Without Tea" (queer cozy fantasy) yet? I just finished "Gwen and Art are Not in Love" (queer honestly cozy historical fiction with Arthurian influences) yesterday and it was adorable!!! I have been in a deep recovery place since my last final for the year. I am starting to get my creativity back and my joy of reading.

I'm right up there with you having watched Pirates of the Caribbean way too many times. If you ever actually do a video essay on it, I would watch the hell out of it. And I'm also in the process of getting into DnD. The good thing about having a lot of siblings is that I get to force them to try DnD with me. (also, I've just recently started watching your channel and have spent the last week binging your videos) (now excuse me; I need to go watch Pirates of the Caribbean again)

I second everything on POTC! I watched it again last summer and my reaction was the same! Like wow, it really is a banger of a screenplay! It was so fun looking at it through a structure lens.

what episode are you on campaign 2?!!! i must know im currently on a rewatch and im on episode 27.

In case you didn’t know already, you too exude the color yellow and are sunshine incarnate. ☀️

So glad you're feeling better! But from one fellow nerdy writer to another, please let me welcome you to the world of TTRPG and being a Critter. Critical Role has inspired me so much to write fantasy, it's made me feel confident to go out there and tell stories however I want to tell them. I'm so glad you're having such a good time with it!

Your videos give me life. Thanks for posting. I finished up the latest draft in May and re-entered the query trenches in the past two weeks or so. I have such a good feeling that this is the right timing and the right book. Fingers crossed. I’ve started reading The Clackity (MG) and The Church Beneath the Roots (Adult). Went back to Toronto, then to a horror author convention. Got a brain blast for my next middle grade horror and have been brainstorming. I should make a wrap up video…