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[Music] greetings fellow riders thank you for joining me for another episode of amazing riding advice. I am your host Joe be. Be sure to subscribe and hit that like button. Just do it. Like and subscribe right now. Be sure to also hit that notification button so you will know every time I release another video of amazing riding advice. The best writing advice channel ever because because that that's my hook is my riding advice is amazing. Yeah.
Anyways, this week's main topic is one of the most frequently requested. Binding your voice. For those who don't know what the author's voice is, it's actually pretty simple. An author's voice is the combination of personality traits, attitude, tone, personal style, and quintessence, all synergized into the author's personal voice that is expressed through their writing. The author's voice is the actualization of the author's personal style and talent. See? Simple.
So now let's go through the top six ways to find your voice.
Number six: Read a lot. One of the best ways to find your voice is to read other authors and see how they created their own voice. You should always be reading and emulating the classics because the classics serve well. You know, the classic, the classics are good, so you should read them. Reading a lot is good.
Number five: List your favorite books. Once you've read a lot, make a list of the books you liked the most. Using these books for inspiration is a great idea when it comes to forming your own style. Listing your favorite books is good.
Number four: Write clearly. The best writing is writing that's easy to understand. This can really help find your voice if you get rid of all the other things in the way. Writing clearly is, is like, you don't want to be indirect. You want to write, want to be clear and concise and not repeat yourself over and over again because, like, you don't want to go over the same points again and again, and you want to make sure it's easy to understand and you know what the other person is saying. Writing clearly.
Number three: Make sure your writing sounds good. Make sure your writing sounds good by speaking it out loud. But after you write it, make sure it sounds good.
Number two: Add your own personal style to it. Be sure your writing stays true to yourself. You should always stay true to yourself. Adding your own personal style to stuff is good.
And of course, the number one tip is: Know yourself so you can define yourself. I know this seems a bit abstract, but like, you, it helps to be able to define your writing as distinctly you, and you have to kind of understand yourself to do that because, and because defining yourself is.
Now it's time for my amazing tips and cue a roundup. So the first question is, how do you write science fiction or fantasy? Don't genre fiction is trash. You should only be writing literary fiction. Literary fiction is where true drama is at. Genre fiction is forever limited by the cliches that created it and is entirely defined by its cliches. Your honor fiction is also loaded with pointless power fantasy and wish fulfillment. All of this is for the most base of readers, and while it might be tempted to pander to the lowest common denominator to boost sales, ultimately, as a writer, you don't want to debase yourself and your work by trying to appeal to such loathsome white crowd. You, you want to be above that.
Next question is, what is your book about? I'm glad you asked. My book is about a brooding and soulful young artist who also happens to run a YouTube channel as he struggles to accomplish his dream of a creative career. He then meets a free-spirited young woman who coaxes him out of his shell and teaches him to truly love and appreciate life. It's very original. I didn't use any cliches or wish-fulfillment.
The next question is, you keep talking about the correct way to write. What exactly is the correct way to write? Well, the correct way to write is my way. As I said, I don't pander by writing genre fiction. Have a distinctive voice. Always be direct with yourself and others. Emulate the classics. And always, always take writing seriously. Writing is not about having fun. It's not about money. It's about expressing your distinctive art form.
The next question is, not relying on cliches is hard. However, most successful writers use cliches. So I ask, should I really be avoiding cliches at all? You should always avoid cliches. Never use cliches. Take for example, say, the time-traveling Nazi cliche. You have to be really stupid to use that cliche in fiction. That is such an old, dumb cliche. Some would say that you can deconstruct cliches and present them in a new light, but the story will still be weighed down by the cliche itself, no matter how you twist it. Better to come up with new, original ideas rather than use cliches that pander to stupid people. Cliches are just bad. Or as I always say, avoid cliches like the plague. I hope no one finds that joke offensive. I apologize if that's the case. I never tried to offend people, and I always try to be open and honest.
Speaking of which, I've noticed some of you being sarcastic in the comment section. Don't do that. Always be honest. The last thing you want is to be that snide, sarcastic jerk who lives simply to tear things down. I can't stand people like that who use humor as a way to deflect criticism and illustrate their point when they could have just been honest. Thankfully, people like that don't get ahead, which is good, because sarcasm is simply awful.
So that's all the amazing writing advice I have today. Be sure to LIKE and subscribe. Let's try to get, say, a thousand likes on this video. So hit that like button, and I'll see you next time.
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