The "Write it Badly" example sounds like it could work well for a children's picture book.

I seriously live how well you went into how to fix info dumping. When most people go into how to fix it they don't give good examples if any at all. Thank you!

@BethanyAtazadeh

3 жыл бұрын

Yay! Thank you, I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

that is what I'm struggling with the first draft. I want to fix things, but I'm forcing myself to keep writing, so that I can get to the second draft sooner.

It's funny how, for me, I didn't fully grasp this one (even though I knew intellectually it was very important) until I goofed my first few chapters, hated them, fixed them similar to how you did in this video, and it's sooo much better after. Sometimes you just gotta go through it and go through the process and REALLY get this one.

Please do more of these videos, this was really helpful! I’m definitely an info dumper. I’m almost done with my first draft and I’ve been thinking about where do I even begin with the editing process. This video was really helpful, I’m a visual learner and loved this, thank you!!

@BethanyAtazadeh

3 жыл бұрын

So glad you liked it! I almost have to info dump in a first draft, just to tell myself what's going on, you're not alone. But we can always fix it later in edits! :)

Thanks for this video Bethany! As an editor, info-dumping is an issue I'm always thinking about ways to work through. Just subscribed :)

@BethanyAtazadeh

3 жыл бұрын

Yay so glad you subscribed! And it's so tough, I feel like even knowing and understanding it, I can still be blind to doing it in my own writing, so thank goodness for edits where we catch this stuff haha!

Thank you for giving an example and explaining it in an easy to understand way. I'm 1/2 way through my first draft of my first novel and I was getting discouraged. Your videos have helped a lot!

@BethanyAtazadeh

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

OMG!!! Thank you so much! this is a fantastic example and made a huge difference for me as a new writer!!! love this! Please do more of these!!!

@BethanyAtazadeh

3 жыл бұрын

Will do!

Love it, please do more! Specifically, magic systems! I've been hearing such conflicting advice about hard vs soft magic systems, and I'm not quite ready to pull my hair out... but nearly. 😅

@BethanyAtazadeh

3 жыл бұрын

Yay thank you! So glad you enjoyed it! And I'm very excited to do that one, although I will need to do a LOT of research to make sure I do it justice haha!

Excellent video. Thank you for the example of ways to fix info dumping.

This helped a lot. I'm having to go back and do more SHOWING and less TELLING. One of my writings also has a floating world. 😬😂

@BethanyAtazadeh

3 жыл бұрын

Yay! So glad you enjoyed it and we all have to go back and fix stuff, you're not alone! That's awesome haha!

Some of my favorite movies, shows, and etc have info dumps. But usually they're followed with visualls and not a wall of text. But the best are Evil Dead 2, Firefly, Priest (2011 vampire movie), amd Torchwood. It was short and too the point. They basically said "here's all the important stuff you need to know. Got it? Okay, moving on."

I love that story

I love these "Write it badly, make it better" videos! I'm always in a better mood after I've watched one of your tutorials, thank you Bethany

@BethanyAtazadeh

3 жыл бұрын

Yay! Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it!

Relevant and natural. This was great!!!

@BethanyAtazadeh

3 жыл бұрын

thanks!

Oh girl! 😁 This was such a helpful tip!! Probably the best advice for me right now. Thank you!!! Can’t wait for more... going to join your Patreon. 😉

@BethanyAtazadeh

3 жыл бұрын

YAY! So happy you enjoyed it and welcome to Patreon, we're so excited to have you join! :D

I'm going to share links to your videos on my Twitter page, since there's a large writing community on Twitter, but you don't have a Twitter page (I don't hold that against you at all). I love your Write It Badly, Make It Better series of videos!

@BethanyAtazadeh

3 жыл бұрын

Please do! I really appreciate that! I used to have a Twitter, but it's not for me, so thank you for sharing!

@heartlandauthor

3 жыл бұрын

@@BethanyAtazadeh You're welcome!

Star Trek and Indiana Jones has a ton of info dumping and people love it.

I love the idea of this series!

@BethanyAtazadeh

3 жыл бұрын

thanks Vanessa!

This is so helpful! Thanks, Bethany!

@BethanyAtazadeh

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it!

This content is GOLD! Thank you.

@BethanyAtazadeh

3 жыл бұрын

Yay! Thank you!

Have you heard of other good tips on how to avoid info dumping? I'd love to know! And don't forget to 💻 SIGN UP FOR MY AUTHOR NEWSLETTER for FREE exclusives (starting with the first HALF of The Stolen Kingdom + a step-by-step self-publishing guide and template): www.bethanyatazadeh.com/contact

Great video, thank you for sharing 😊

@BethanyAtazadeh

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I love your top :)

@BethanyAtazadeh

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thank you! I info dumped 5k just to get my word count in bc I’m behind.... ugh

@BethanyAtazadeh

3 жыл бұрын

Don't worry, that's exactly what first drafts are for, we're just telling the story to ourselves and we can edit later! :)

This was soooo helpful, bethany, thank you! Am I the only one who now wants this to be a novel? 😂

@BethanyAtazadeh

3 жыл бұрын

Haha thank you! So glad you enjoyed it!

That's a super cool sweater you're wearing! Very aristocratic.

@BethanyAtazadeh

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!