Audrey, Berthold, and Mark take on a topic. To get away from the rules of writing and what can sometimes be too much focus on the negatives about writing, we decided to talk about what we like about writing. We spent a few minutes on that topic. The conversation eventually morphed into a conversation about how we write, primarily Audrey’s method. Take a look and let us know what you like about writing.
Side note: we found a theme song for our videos. Father John Misty’s I’m Writing a Novel. We used the opening lines of the song at the beginning of this video, but for some reason it didn’t take. So, here are the opening lines:
I ran down the road, pants down to my knees
Screaming “please come help me, that Canadian shaman gave a little too much to me!”
And I’m writing a novel because it’s never been done before
Writers Supporting Writers 
Yes Indie author is the only way for me. I have left all my manuscripts and intellectual property to my daughter in my will , so it doesn’t all get thrown out. Maybe it will still be around in two hundred years!
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My dad was a writer. Published a number of books on writing, but never found a publisher for his novels. A few years ago, I thought I would help him publish those stories. But he destroyed the manuscripts. What a disappointment. Glad you’re making plans for the next two hundred years!!!
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I enjoyed this writerly chat. I know what you mean by the weirdness of Twitter discussions of rules, which seem more urban legends than guidelines for writing. Then there are the people who say, I want to learn how to write: any advice for me? Um, yes, take a course? I did get a kick out of Audrey’s kicking the extra person out of the car. I can’t tell you how many siblings I’ve dispatched for the same reason.
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Yeah. I hope that extra person found his or her way home.
What I love about writing and really just about any creative pursuit is that you can make your own rules. I worry about the people who insist there have to be parameters and rules.
My advice to people who want to write? Just start. See what happens.
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