#bardic fool

Long time no see, Tumblr! I hope you’re all doing well. 💖

Today I’m offering up a gift to my fellow geeky writers who are tired of pointless, overly proscriptive writing advice:

Introducing the Let’s Write With… video series, in which we explore the possibility that watching anime + discussing the craft of writing might just = writing advice that doesn’t suck!

For this inaugural episode, we’re looking at the anime Tower of God and its take on things like genre, character development, and plot-driven consequences.

Anyone wanna hear about the biggest writing mistake I ever made? 😳

As my fellow perfectionists probably know, making a mistake is THE END OF THE WORLD. 💀 (Or at least it feels like it.)

But mistakes are just part of the process. A sometimes scary--but really important--part.

So in this week's episode of Conversations with the Void, I'm talking about my biggest mistake . . . and why I'd totally do it again.

What if we’re shouting into the void . . . and no one’s listening?

Creating art in a vacuum can be hard. In this week’s episode of Conversations with the Void, we’re gonna get real about how to create when it feels like no one else cares.

What the heck is fast drafting, and is it right for you?

It's Camp NaNo time, which means loads of folks all over the world are setting aggressive writing goals, whether that means piling on the word count or putting in the hours to edit their masterpieces.

In honor of this dedication to intense and inspiring creative ridiculousness, this week's episode of Bardic Fool's Editing Advice for Writers is breaking down the pros and cons of writing really fast--and what it means for any future editing you'll end up doing.

What if all those times you shouted into the void, it was actually listening? 🌟

Welcome to the first episode of my new YT series, Conversations with the Void! We'll be tackling some of the biggest challenges creatives face, like rejection, self-doubt, and dealing with the fact that no one appreciates your favorite trope the way you do.

(Look, I just really want to do a trope video, okay? Stay tuned for it. 😉)

This week, we're looking at validation and motivation: two sides of a very complicated coin.

Conversations with the Void returns to cover a very important bit of news:

You are not the chosen one. (Sorry.)

Turns out we can't just wait around for someone else to decide that what we're creating is good enough/interesting enough/worthy enough.

Instead, we have to . . . well. Watch the video and see. 😉

I think most writing advice is bogus.

We get so obsessed with trying to find the best hacks for creating characters or fine-tuning prose that we often forget something really important: Writing advice is SUBJECTIVE. And passive. And honestly, there are better, more proactive ways to grow as a writer than to read your umpteeth “100 filter words to avoid” article.

In this week's episode of Conversations with the Void, we're talking about the dangers of writing advice and looking at a few alternative ways to approach this whole Learning the Craft thing.

I think it’s high time we talked about some of those sneakier, more complicated editing questions. You know, the ones we're too afraid to ask--or answer. 😱

This week's episode of Bardic Fool's Editing Advice for Writers looks at five of the most important editing questions people AREN'T asking (but really should be). And yes, that includes the 💰 money 💰 stuff!