HOW TO WRITE A BOOK START TO FINISH 📖 (my *FOOLPROOF* 4 step novel process)
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i wunna make a ninja book i love ninjas and dinosurs
i never thought i would ever write a book at just 13 years old ( my first book has 57 pages im proud hehe 😁)
congrats!! best of luck down the line! you got this! keep dreaming and do more! :))
I wrote mine when I was 12 and wrote 257 pages for a writing competition and won :D
@@jackieandashleym2666Good job! Keep that up you’ll make that into a career!
looks like im not the only one! im so proud of u!
Me at 12 already written 300 pages but still thinking I haven’t written everything
the whole 0 draft thing is SUCH a good idea
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NOTES *step one: braindump/brain vomit document* _step one a:_ braindump everything you can think of about your story in bullet (dot) points. think about characters, the plot, the premise; just everything you can think of, even if you know it won't go into the story. _step one b:_ go to the top of your doc and write down some information about your story like the project name (you can come up with a cute project name to make it more fun), genre, vibes/themes you want to include, your estimated word count (length), and a short summary or basic premise. try to keep the premise fewer than five sentences. _step one c:_ organize your document so that it's easier to continually update throughout the writing process. for example, you can separate it into sections for characters, scenes, settings, the magic system, and quotes. this allows you to keep the messiness of brainstorming while keeping your ideas for different story elements separated. *step two: place-plot* list possible places/settings where things can happen, and see where your imagination and the story take you from there. since your characters need to be moving in your world and the story needs to happen somewhere, this can be really helpful for visualizing your story and connecting different events as well as coming up with new ones. think about what can happen in a certain place, like how it could be connected to another plot point, or how the character(s) react to where they are. *step three: zero draft* your zero draft is your story told to yourself using short sentences. to begin, make a new Google Doc (or any document) and make a table with two columns titled "chapter number" (or name) and "draft". write what happens in each chapter or scene with bullet points and use short sentences to just get the story and ideas down on the page. you can focus more on action and dialogue here rather than internal monologue. just think about telling the story to yourself and making it easier to write the first and subsequent drafts later. *step four: the first draft* you're now ready to write the real first draft! create a new document and split-screen it with the zero draft or have the zero draft nearby, like on a tablet for example. then start writing the story using your zero draft and other notes and brainstorming as guides. the first draft is where you can make more fun, creative decisions and really let your description and characters' voices shine. Thank you so much for this video, Ana! It is really helpful and kind of erased a lot of my doubt and fear of starting something. I'm inspired/motivated to write now! I love your videos on how you plot/outline so a suggestion I have is to make more videos on how you plot and outline? Like the way you "pantser-plot" your zero draft or maybe you could try place-plotting a small story as an example of how it can be used? Idk but I think it'd be cool. Anyway, thank you for the amazing videos you make and I hope you take care of yourself! It's hard for me to take care of myself a lot of the time but I've been working on it. :)
thank u sm for sharing these notes! They are really helpfull!!
You are an angel for this!
Thank you very much for these notes! They help explain the process in simple words, and simply *must* thank you for that.
Thanks!! You're a life saver
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I just turned 20- I'm going to write my book this decade. This is something I've always wanted to do, but never had the structure or idea of how to start it. Thank you so much for this advice. I am going to continuously reference back this video in my process!
How’s it going?
I'm 13 and I'm starting to slowly build my community by posting on tiktok and inviting everyone to my discord server(only one person has joined at the moment, haha..) but luckily, I had my classmates and friends to help me, and I still do! they're really helpful and they help me create more unique characters and ideas. What I'm saying is that it never hurts to ask for help or build up your community. It helped me gain more and more motivation to keep going, haha. (This is coming from a person who procrastinates a LOT)
Its been four months, I'm 20, 21 soon and I also plan on writing my book! I wanted to see if you have made any progress and give you the notification to pull you back to this video. Maybe inspire you if you lost it!
i keep saying i want to write a book, and i just haven’t because i don’t know how. Today our teacher showed us a book that a student only a year older than I published. It really inspired me and i’m very determined to write now.
I am a 63 year old woman. I have been wanting to write for years. I have written screenplays but now I want to write books. Your advice is very valuable. Thank you.
For draft zero, I would recommend adding another column. It's "why" because in books every chapter has a meaning or reason to be there. It doesn't have to be a plot twist, but something like establishing characters.
Oh yeah that "why" would matter so much because If my theme wasn't exactly cohesive with my story then at least I know what I still need to establish in a specific section if I needed to make cuts and toss SMTH out.
Im 16 years old and im trying to write a psychology book,to raise awareness on people about mental health and psychological characters and personalities; Empath,Dark Empath,Narcissist,Machevalian,Co Dependent,Sociopath,Psychopath etc.
imo this is the perfect way to explain how to organise chaotic thinking without taking away how chaotic it is. i am not good at being SUPER organised and planning out everything meticulously, but this explained how to do exactly what i’ve been wanting using the way my brain works, and i don’t even think it was on purpose. you’ve given me a lot of motivation and hope and i look forward to finally writing a novel as i’ve been trying to do for over 7 years now
This is exactly my problem as well
I opened KZhead and searched ''how to write novel beginner" and boom I'm here already within the clip I've drafted the whole idea
YEEEAAH BESTIE!!
Writing my own book has been a goal in my life. I'll just leave this comment here and I hope I can make it true in the future. Thanks for inspiring us to try )
Hiii how’s it going
Yes update please!
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❤Timestamps❤ Intro 0:22 to 2:52 1: Brainstorm Document-3:00 2: Place Plotting- 7:04 3: The Zero Draft- 9:36 4: The First Draft-11:06
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Thank you so much!! ❤
Ive always wanted to write a novel but never knew how to start or what to do. This has helped me so much and its made my usual writting process so much easier. :)
Love this guide! I would love to see a longer video of you explaining how you “Pantser plot” your zero draft! Or maybe just a Vlog where you do an example bullet point plot! I always think up cool story ideas but then get stuck with brainstorming the plot and how to make the storyline progress in a natural way. Thanks for all your awesome writing videos they help me so much! :)
I just turned 13 and finished my thriller/romance book and I never thought I would be good at writing because my dream is to be a police officer but I think I’ll pick up both careers Edit: I just started a romance book recently, I’m on chapter 34 and Ik I won’t publish it but wtv
I've always been taught this 3-step method to writing a novel: #1. Write #2. The #3. Book
having a background can be helpful so it isn't stress or taking too much time just staring on wtv you're writing on. But yea, it is a bit of a wait before actually writting.
I think the zero draft is going to be a life saver
Wow.. this is so great. I can’t explain how much I love your approach.. the structured way, esp The Zero Draft. Thank you for shining light over my dark path of writing my first book.
I’ve been requesting this one! THANK YOU SO MUCHHH 💕
Thank you SOOOOOO MUCH I’m currently working on a book about some disasters that happen but I keep getting stuck on what to write but this helped a ton Thank you ❤
It’s my dream to become a professional novelist and artist, it’s my passion, I started creating many different fantasies in my head at a young age. I’ve built entire worlds and I have no idea what to do with them, I’m glad I found your video, it helped me a lot! ❤
This is so freaking helpful. Thank you so much
I love being passionate about a new project. I’m rekindling my relationship with writing at the moment :)
I'm only on the first step but I already feel empowered and ready to write, thank you so much Ana 😁
I kinda started writing a book when i was 10 but know am finally gonna continue writing it even tho am 12 know This really helped! Tyyyy❤❤
The zero draft tip just solved 99 of my problems
I really needed a video from yu in this topic?! I can’t wait to watch 😊
Holy- someone actually has something that works for my brain. HOW, I have been looking for this for YEARS.
Hi Ana, thank you for sharing such invaluable tips and insights! Your friendly and engaging delivery made it feel like we were having a cozy chat over coffee. Keep those amazing vlogs coming, you're making the writing world a brighter place! 🌟
I finished the first draft of my book recently and I didn't know what to do next until I found this video. Thank you so much for sharing it with us!
You’re absolutely right about wearing reading glasses it shows your highly educated and shows your working on a project that shows that you better yourself and encourage others to do the same especially if you’re in the process of writing books for people seeking change to better themselves in life and and when they read your books and it’ll inspire them to be a better person and to encourage them to be creative with ideas
aaaa thank you for this!! I'm planning on making a webtoon for a story I've had in mind for years but I really struggle to make a proper plot. So excited to finally sit down and plan out this story!
Omg same! I wish you luck!! 🍀
A webtoon sounds cool :0 I was interested in doing that but I struggle with drawing 😭 good luck tho ❤
I'm excited to watch another one of your amazing videos!
i really needed it, thank you so much ana! 💖
I can’t begin to tell you how much this helps THANK YOUU ❤
I replayed the section where you mentioned, “Place Plotting” about 10 times!! I just LOVE that idea! I can already see my stories coming to life & unfolding in such a super easy way even though I haven’t even written anything yet. Thank you, Ana neu for being such a GENIUS!!!
This helped me so much. I have been struggling to write my book and now I am so productive
These are great ideas. I definitely want to try plot placing. I've been working on a book series and my characters time travel, and I'm always having trouble coming up with ideas on what kind of places to send them when they travel through time.
I LOVE YOU , YOU ARE THE BEST , JUST THE MOMENT I GAVE UP ON WRITTING MY NOVEL U GIVE ME HOPE TO CONTINUE , THE STEPS YOU MENTIONED WERE AMAZING AND SUPER BRILLIANT, JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH FOR THIS AMAZING VIDEO
Hi Ana, I've always had an interest in stories whether it be from movies, video games, and even books. After years of contemplating if I could ever write, I've decided I actually want to give it a shot. I'm starting out researching how one even begins such an endeavor and I have come across your video. So far I like your way of thinking, so thank you for this video! To say the least, it looks very daunting and intimidating, but this will be the first time I have tried anything in life that isn't video games. LOL! Thank you again.
I’ve been writing since I was a teenager and never thought to outline 😂 I’d just write scenes on paper and try to put them together when writing in a doc now that I’m actually looking to get published im going to actually try plotting thank you for this ❤
This was super helpful for organising my ideas and visions. Thank you so much, and keep up the good work
THANK YOU SO MUCH!! This is soo helpful, I really needed this❤
I'm a Planster too. Thanks so much Ana, this is so helpful!! ❤💙
Tysm for this video it helps me so much when I’m trying to write a story. Before this when I have an idea I kind of just wrote down that once specific scene but I always ended up getting bored of it or forgetting about it and I really regret that because as I look back I realize that some of them could become good books so again tysm for this it really helps me keep organized
some notes for me and you
This is so nicely put together. I love it. 💕
Thank you for writing this down!! 🤍
This is very helpful thank you ❤
As someone too impatient to watch videos like this, you are a saint- Thank you very much!
Ty. I appreciate you and your work. :)
The place plotting tip was so helpful✨ Thank you.
THIS HAS HELPED BEYONDDDDDD WHAT YOU KNOW OML
This is amazing - I've always wanted to write a book and publish one and I think I'm finally going to start with the tips in this video!
Im planning on doing the next camp Nano so I was looking for this!
Thank you so much I've never thought or heard of place plotting very useful
Thank you so much ana this helped me with my story so much🤗
Oml thank you for this! I was struggling so much with a book I’ve been trying to write for years! 😭
This was actually extremely helpful. Thank you So much!
I needed this so much.
Thank you so sm I have always wanted to write a book and this has really helped me get motivated so thankssss
tysm omg your going to help me so much with my plotting!
Will be writing my second book. Published the first one years ago and had my 4th child after, felt lost or not sure if what I did before still works now. Your video is helpful and so validating because I just got serious with my journaling as my Brain Vomit, with high hopes that I can grab my book content there later on. :) Thanks!
Ana? If ur reading this ilysm. Your literally one of my favorite people and I haven’t even met you! You have given me the courage to write.
”Place Plotting” has caused me to SUBSCRIBED to your channel of brilliance!!!
Thank you for helping us❤
I’ve noticed that when writing books it’s a similarity of essay writing from the thesis by the argument layout of a well organized essay by state your main idea make sure your verb endings agree and most importantly you learn that punctuation is very important especially preventing run ons is basically it goes on to the next sentence at the time your reader would get out of breath because of no punctuation for them to pause to catch their breath
This was incredibly helpful!! Thank you!!!
This video is super helpful!
Another thing! if you know it'll take more than a day to write the ideas, plot, Etc., Set a timer of a goal for how long you write every day instead of doing it for hours and burning yourself out, if you do you just won't want to write it anymore. i do fifteen minutes and do more if i think i can, like add seven minutes, and stop early if i stop wanting to write, so i don't get burned out.
Im never ever gonna write a book because im just not skilled enough but this helped me get the story I had in my head for years mapped out on paper. so thank you sm for that
wait this was actually really helpful, thanks!
Oh my gosh i love your keyboard!!!❤❤❤
This was extremely helpful, thank you. I am absolutely terrible at organizing my thoughts and ideas and I am excited to try this new system. thank you!!!!!!!
Ana you don´t know how much you´ve helped me with that video! 😭 I always think about my story idea and characters etc. and how much I wanna write this book but I just don´t know how to start or even plot it. While watching this video I got so many ideas how I could start and it´s like someone turned on the light in my head. Thank youuuu!! 💕✨
So did you write it?
16 here, I wanna start writing about life. Basically a book about my mind as I’ve realised that my mind is something many people don’t understand. Which is sad because my mind is a wonderful place to me. It’s a weird concept but I have a feeling it’s gonna be big.
okay this made me start af project. THANKS!!
This sounds so fun to do, I've tried to write a book but I'm all over the place... Gonna give this a try!
thanks for the tips, I now figured out what to do for something I'm planning to write
This is a treasure, thank you so much
This is perfect. Thank you 💕
Love the vid! been a while since I've had time to watch a vid so im catching up lol. but you seriously need to make a vid on how to do eyeliner like i recently started wearing it and one side is too long and on the wrong angle and the other is too short and going down lol. please make a vid i need to learn!!!! tyss
this is really helpful thanks
This was so helpfull😍
I’m trying to write my 1st book and every idea or conversation that come to my mind, i write it in my phone note so do not let any idea out. Write them all maybe you will need it
I like your process for if I do it I won't run out of ideas but its a lot of pre-planning going on but I get it.
You're amazing you helped me so much put everything into focus idk if you do this already but if you have a google doc template with everything you just said on it that'll be so cool too ❤❤
I love this advice , I also would write chapter titles and summaries each chapter chronologically.
I appreciate the info 📖📝
So helpful 🤍
I didn't know that I literally just jumped over all of the parts and just straight up jumping to the first draft, I literally just make it with my own thought like I just going crazy with the idea 😅 I really have to do it now that I think about it. Thanks for the tips, I'll apply all of them now
man! amazing music!
not even done with the video yet and its already so helpful!
Those are some good ideas. I might try them.
that was amazing and so helpful, thank you
I write for fun, and haven’t been particularly adamant. Because my writing can be a bit crazy, i can’t seem to completely run with one idea. So thank you, this helps!
I´m recently struggling to write my first book, so this helped a lot, Thxx ^^
Adding FOOLPROOF to something where any method of putting words to paper and then editing them is valid made my day lol
ahhh thank you soooo much!! I've been looking for a video like this, and I'm positive this is going to help so so muchhh!!
Really helpful video. Thanks for sharing..❤
Thank you so much ❤❤❤
Thanks for this video. Your videos are very helpful
Thank you so much
Thank you thank you thank you kindly!!!