Terrible Writing Advice goes back to basics with a video on how to start writing! And what better way to start than to get wrapped up in fantasies of grandeur, fighting with naysayers on the internet, and then just never getting around to that writing part. Writing is super easy after all, that’s why I keep putting it off.

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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:10 How to Start Writing
00:55 Why be a writer
01:45 Seeking validation
02:20 Why write when you can gamble
02:52 Writing takes time
03:18 Why write when you can brag
04:11 The best book is one you never write
04:30 Why write when you can plan
05:11 Why write when you can be insecure
05:44 Getting overly attached to early work
06:10 Idea vetting
07:38 The three pillars of story
07:59 Genre pitfalls
08:37 Pulling out the soapbox
09:32 Avoid selfinserts
10:37 Why write when you can use AI
11:15 Keep it simple stupid
12:02 Never waste time writing
12:36 Outro

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Music: "Quirky Dog", "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys", and "Son of a Rocket" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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