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Opening animation by Vitor A. Dupont: https://www.behance.net/vitordupont
Title and end credits music: “Clockwork” by Vindsvept – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Zl4EGLoiI8&t=83s
Background music by Vindsvept:
+ “Guardian of the Forest”
+ “Skymning”
+ “Chasing Shadows”
+ “Enlighten”
+ “The Fairy”
+ “Woodland Lullaby”
+ “Wildkin Glade”
+ “Journey to Nowhere”
+ “Into the unknown”
SOURCES
“What is an adverb?” by Grammarly: https://www.grammarly.com/blog/adverb/
"Seriously, what's so bad about adverbs?" by Charlie Jane Anders: https://io9.gizmodo.com/seriously-whats-so-bad-about-adverbs-5437610#:~:text=Really%2C%20adverbs%20aren%27t%20bad%20in%20themselves.&text=Basically%2C%20an%20adverb%20modifies%20a,to%20clutter%20your%20sentence%20pointlessly
“4 Ways Adverbs Weaken Writing” by Britainy Sorenson: https://www.bkacontent.com/adverbs-weaken-writing/
“Learn to identify and write high-concept stories” by MasterClass: https://www.masterclass.com/articles/learn-to-identify-and-write-high-concept-stories
“The Word Count of 175 Favorite Novels” by Broke by Books (Sarah S. Davis): https://brokebybooks.com/the-word-count-of-175-favorite-novels/
“How long should a novel be?” by Louise Harnby: https://www.louiseharnbyproofreader.com/blog/how-long-should-a-novel-be-guidance-for-fiction-authors
“41 Places to Find a Critique Partner” by Cathy Yardley on The Write Life: https://thewritelife.com/find-a-critique-partner/
“15 Places to Find Your Next Beta Reader” by KM Weiland: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/find-your-next-beta-reader/
“How much does it cost to self publish a book in 2021?” by Reedsy: https://blog.reedsy.com/cost-to-self-publish-a-book/
“My Top 12 Writing Tips! | Advice That Changed the Way I Write” by ShaelinWrites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LxiYwMrwRg&t=413s
“Key Paths to Book Publishing” by Jane Friedman: https://www.janefriedman.com/key-book-publishing-path/#:~:text=My%20chart%20divides%20the%20field,-publishing%2C%20and%20social%20publishing
THE BUSINESS OF BEING A WRITER by Jane Friedman: https://www.amazon.com/Business-Chicago-Writing-Editing-Publishing/dp/022639316X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=sl1&tag=janefrie-20&linkId=c01b14ad6ea4a53d3f8a5665433170a3&language=en_US
Neil Gaiman – Inspirational graduation speech at the University of the Arts 2012: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikAb-NYkseI
Introduction (0:00)
1. Treat writing advice as if it were set in stone. (0:46)
2. Inability to convey a coherent story concept. (2:46)
3. Write a novel like a bad movie. (4:17)
4. Creating inconsistent or undefined characters. (6:25)
5. It fails to convey the emotions of the story to the reader. (9:23)
6. Head-hopping, or not understanding the difference between a third-person omniscient view and a third-person limited view. (11:43)
7. Unintentional repetition of plot points or sentences. (14:51)
8. Not knowing much about the genre or target audience of the book. (18:27)
9. Impatience and underestimation of the amount of work needed to revise a novel ready for publication. (22:29)
10. Unrealistic expectations about how publishing works. (25:14)
Final Thoughts (28:21)
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