Writing Tips - My Favourite Writing Techniques

These are a few of my favourite things. REALTED VIDEOS: →Realism in Fiction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMj2c79pljE →The Ultimate Guide to POV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P87GYxwoQUE&t=2s →How to Write in 2nd Person POV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fcyS9UHvjU →Writing Morally Ambiguous Characters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMK3b4pfaqM&t=139s →BLM petitions, donations, and resources (updating list): https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co / https://blacklivesmattercanada.carrd.co →Anti-Racism Resource Guide: https://allyresourceguide.com →Issues in the World (updating): https://issuesintheworld.carrd.com MY SHORT FICTION: ☾"I Will Never Tell You This" in The Puritan: http://puritan-magazine.com/never-tell-you-this/ ☾"Solarium" in Minola Review: http://www.minolareview.com/shaelin-bishop ☾"Barefoot" in The Fiddlehead [print only]: https://thefiddlehead.ca/issue/282 ☾"Wishbone" in PRISM international [print only]: http://prismmagazine.ca/2020/04/19/prism-58-3-sprawl-is-live/ ☾"Wishbone" video reading: https://vimeo.com/420052282 ☾"Cherry and Jane in the Garden of Eden" in The Puritan: http://puritan-magazine.com/cherry-and-jane-in-the-garden-of-eden/ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:49 - Verbing nouns 1:57 - Characters who know they shouldn't want their goal 2:30 - Relationships that don't act as they should 3:48 - High or dreamy realism 5:06 - 3rd person present tense 6:12 - 1st person retrospective 6:53 - 1st person referral 8:20 - Atmospheric tension 9:20 - Unhinged narrators 10:00 - Similes 10:50 - Anaphora and repetition 11:23 - Lists 11:46 - Colour palette 12:33 - Juxtaposing beauty and disgust 13:18 - Highlighting discomfort 13:35 - Anatomy and physicality MORE WRITING TIPS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oJsJ6LTZRtYtCHWi-5pjhQJ WRITING VLOGS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oK35m9jtz_aR2t8Dssl6eqJ WRITING CHATS & DISCUSSIONS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oLHy-zpu_yk7CfbJvrNc1O7 BOOK REVIEWS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oKlrHVFgs9UZCxJjB0Azqco Check out more writing and publishing videos from me over @Reedsy!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpo0MkTAyEl73PmIVs8CQvQ OUTRO MUSIC: "l u v t e a [acoustic]" by Autumn Keys SOCIAL Tumblr: https://shaelinwrites.tumblr.com Ask me anything: http://shaelinwrites.tumblr.com/ask Twitter: https://twitter.com/shaelinbishop Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shaelinbishop/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5803057-shaelin-bishop