When writing a book or story, first determine the reason for writing it, and then stay committed to writing every day to establish the exposition, complication, climax and resolution of the story. Compose a book, whether as a form of expression or a form of financial stability, with tips from a published author and English professor in this free video on writing.
Expert: David M. Harris
Bio: David M. Harris has taught English at Vanderbilt University and elsewhere.
Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge
Duration : 0:2:19
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March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
Thank you sir! I …
Thank you sir! I feel better now! <3
March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
5 stars for your …
5 stars for your mustache
March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
I think that the …
I think that the question that you asked “why do you want to write?” is a good one. Knowing the why will either keep us writing or help us pursue something else. I think an equally valid question is “Who do you want to be?” Because for anyone to have any success in any venture they have to BE someone and DO the work necessary to HAVE the amount of success that comes in that area.
March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
@TheAdamsullivan …
@TheAdamsullivan its because your eleven
March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
thanks
thanks
March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
Im only eleven and …
Im only eleven and this video gave me lots of advice.
But i find 1 page a day hard lol
March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
nice guy
nice guy
March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
Oh definitely. Some …
Oh definitely. Some authors can sit for twenty hours straight and pound away on their keyboard, and some authors can only write for an hour a day. Whatever works for them.
March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
Lol. You made me …
Lol. You made me laugh.
March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
Personally, I have …
Personally, I have to be in the mood to write, I can’t just be like “Okay now I’m going to write” or it won’t be any good. But at the same time when I do feel like writing I write, I’m not just sitting there at the keyboard like Johnny Depp in Secret Window. This guy is helping me though. Really great advice, thank you sir.
March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
Well,what he’s …
Well,what he’s saying is true. If you are just trying to just make money out of the business, you will in fact fail.Its difficult to get a good number of people to read and buy a published work,even if its good. Its a very risky career to take on.And chances are that most people arent going to learn the tips he’s giving us in either middle or highschool,unless your teacher is a writer on the side or something. They’re things learned through independent experience and expiraments, not textbooks.
March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
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Santaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
Yea, I wanna see …
Yea, I wanna see you write a book in a day.
March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
One hundred pages …
One hundred pages is too short for a novel. For a novella, it’s more common.
March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
that just means …
that just means that she’s a successful business woman. not a successful writer.
March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
Miss Meyer is doing …
Miss Meyer is doing pretty fine, selling millions of copies of her books. No, I don’t like Twilight, but it’s just to show you can get pretty far with shoddy writing as long as you somehow, somewhere can incite readers to keep on going through your pages.
March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
lmao that made my …
lmao that made my day
March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
Quote of the day: ‘ …
Quote of the day: ‘So, you want to write a book. I don’t suppose I can talk you out of it’. That made me giggle.
March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
your not suposed to …
your not suposed to write 10 pages in an hour because that takes no thought, i can write a book in a day but it would be a piece ofcrap
March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
Stephenie Meyer …
Stephenie Meyer should have watched this guy.
March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
well a novel needs …
well a novel needs to be 100 pages or more to be a novel but most of the time its not that good if its that short
March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
The number of pages …
The number of pages in a chapter can really vary. It’s really completely up to you, but if you read some novels you’ll see how the length of a chapter can have an effect on the feeling of it.
March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
It doesn’t matter!! …
It doesn’t matter!! Write how you want to.
March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
i WANT TO KNOW HOW …
i WANT TO KNOW HOW MANY PAGES SHOULD BE IN A CHAPTER AND TODAY I TOOK THE WRITING TEST =()=
March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
HO HO HO!!! lol… …
HO HO HO!!! lol… thanks for the present.