6 Misconceptions I Had About Writing Craft

Oops! I sure didn't get it, did I? RELATED VIDEOS: →How Writing Short Stories Made Me a Better Writer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ubab3YmyYcw&t=13s →What The Writing Community Doesn't Understand About Writing Craft: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm1zejUv4yU →Specificity and Concrete Language: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgNW3EgtT1E →Every Book I've Ever Written | My Writing Journey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yK2gj60Bd8o&t=926s →Realism in Fiction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMj2c79pljE →The Ultimate Guide to POV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P87GYxwoQUE&t=2s →BLM petitions, donations, and resources (updating list): https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co / https://blacklivesmattercanada.carrd.co →Anti-Racism Resource Guide: https://allyresourceguide.com →Issues in the World (updating): https://issuesintheworld.carrd.co MY SHORT FICTION: ☾"I Will Never Tell You This" in The Puritan: http://puritan-magazine.com/never-tell-you-this/ ☾"Solarium" in Minola Review: http://www.minolareview.com/shaelin-bishop ☾"Barefoot" in The Fiddlehead [print only]: https://thefiddlehead.ca/issue/282 ☾"Wishbone" in PRISM international [print only]: http://prismmagazine.ca/2020/04/19/prism-58-3-sprawl-is-live/ ☾"Wishbone" video reading: https://vimeo.com/420052282 ☾"Cherry and Jane in the Garden of Eden" in The Puritan: http://puritan-magazine.com/cherry-and-jane-in-the-garden-of-eden/ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:56 - 'Natural' dialogue 2:29 - Sacrificing quality for 'realism' 3:50 - Lacking concrete character detail 4:52 - Not understanding POV 9:00 - Thinking more emotion was better 10:13 - Thinking likability was the most important character quality MORE WRITING TIPS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oJsJ6LTZRtYtCHWi-5pjhQJ WRITING VLOGS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oK35m9jtz_aR2t8Dssl6eqJ WRITING CHATS & DISCUSSIONS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oLHy-zpu_yk7CfbJvrNc1O7 BOOK REVIEWS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oKlrHVFgs9UZCxJjB0Azqco Check out more writing and publishing videos from me over @Reedsy!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpo0MkTAyEl73PmIVs8CQvQ OUTRO MUSIC: "l u v t e a [acoustic]" by Autumn Keys SOCIAL Tumblr: https://shaelinwrites.tumblr.com Ask me anything: http://shaelinwrites.tumblr.com/ask Twitter: https://twitter.com/shaelinbishop Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shaelinbishop/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5803057-shaelin-bishop