Jed Herne | Answering your questions! 5000 subscribers Q&A @Jed_Herne | Uploaded February 2023 | Updated October 2024, 21 minutes ago.
To celebrate the channel passing 5,000 subscribers, I'm answering 20 of your questions. Enjoy! (Links to everything I mention are further down in this description.)
⏲️ TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Introduction
0:44 - What’s your biggest strength as a writer?
2:08 - What fantasy authors do you most admire?
4:36 - Do you write short stories?
6:53 - Is a website worth it for authors?
10:38 - How do I deal with self-doubt?
12:29 - How is the book coming?
14:19 - How do you assign POVs in a novel?
15:29 - How do you end a story?
17:17 - What do you think about Robert Heinlein’s 5 rules of writing?
20:39 - Advice for entering YouTube/BookTube?
24:51 - Does novel writing transfer to screenwriting?
26:10 - How do I know if I have the potential to be a writer?
26:32 - How do you get work writing for Choice of Games?
28:12 - What’s the difference between fantasy and literature?
29:51 - Best way to get involved with a writing community?
31:49 - What writing software do you use?
34:38 - What’s the chapter/page count of a book?
34:56 - Do you get friends to read your work-in-progress stories?
35:39 - What author’s process do you most admire?
36:07 - What do you put on a book cover?
THINGS MENTIONED:
My free short stories: jedherne.com/stories
The Art and Business of Online Writing
Kingdom of Dragons - opening chapters: jedherne.com/kingdom
My video game, Siege of Treboulain: choiceofgames.com/siege-of-treboulain
Choice of Games' application guidelines: choiceofgames.com/looking-for-writers
Joe Abercrombie interview: youtu.be/Wsj8FbTk9xY
Michael & Robin Sullivan Kickstarter interview: youtu.be/EnHmV1YBkTk
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress analysis: https://anchor.fm/novelanalyst/episodes/4---The-Moon-is-a-Harsh-Mistress-by-Robert-Heinlein---Writing-an-Amazing-Midpoint-e3ubug
ProWritingAid: prowritingaid.com/?afid=4301
Freewrite Traveller: getfreewrite.com/?rstr=6485 - use this affiliate link for a 5% discount.
Notion: https://affiliate.notion.so/d4txd5653c75
Book cover correspondence: bit.ly/thundercover
✏️ MY FREE WRITING ADVICE BOOK:
Get my free book: '5 Lessons That Transformed My Writing': jedherne.com/lessons
💌 MY NEWSLETTER:
Get a free fantasy story when you sign up to my free, fortnightly author newsletter: bit.ly/jednewsletter
📙 MY BOOKS:
Check out my fantasy books here: jedherne.com/stories
🔨 MY FAVOURITE WRITING TOOLS:
Freewrite Traveller (distraction-free writing laptop): getfreewrite.com/?rstr=6485 - use this affiliate link for a 5% discount.
MailerLite (best email newsletter software for authors): mailerlite.com/a/awmq7yimghg9
ProWritingAid (editing software that helped a lot with my early books): prowritingaid.com/?afid=4301
🧑 ABOUT ME:
Hi! My name's Jed. I'm a fantasy author with three published novels and a bestselling video game. On this channel, I draw from my 10+ years of writing experience to help you become a better writer.
💬 CONNECT WITH ME:
Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/jedherne
Send me an email: jed(at)jedherne.com
(Note: I don't always get a chance to reply to every email. However, I do my best to read as many of them as possible, and it's my preferred method of communication.)
To celebrate the channel passing 5,000 subscribers, I'm answering 20 of your questions. Enjoy! (Links to everything I mention are further down in this description.)
⏲️ TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Introduction
0:44 - What’s your biggest strength as a writer?
2:08 - What fantasy authors do you most admire?
4:36 - Do you write short stories?
6:53 - Is a website worth it for authors?
10:38 - How do I deal with self-doubt?
12:29 - How is the book coming?
14:19 - How do you assign POVs in a novel?
15:29 - How do you end a story?
17:17 - What do you think about Robert Heinlein’s 5 rules of writing?
20:39 - Advice for entering YouTube/BookTube?
24:51 - Does novel writing transfer to screenwriting?
26:10 - How do I know if I have the potential to be a writer?
26:32 - How do you get work writing for Choice of Games?
28:12 - What’s the difference between fantasy and literature?
29:51 - Best way to get involved with a writing community?
31:49 - What writing software do you use?
34:38 - What’s the chapter/page count of a book?
34:56 - Do you get friends to read your work-in-progress stories?
35:39 - What author’s process do you most admire?
36:07 - What do you put on a book cover?
THINGS MENTIONED:
My free short stories: jedherne.com/stories
The Art and Business of Online Writing
Kingdom of Dragons - opening chapters: jedherne.com/kingdom
My video game, Siege of Treboulain: choiceofgames.com/siege-of-treboulain
Choice of Games' application guidelines: choiceofgames.com/looking-for-writers
Joe Abercrombie interview: youtu.be/Wsj8FbTk9xY
Michael & Robin Sullivan Kickstarter interview: youtu.be/EnHmV1YBkTk
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress analysis: https://anchor.fm/novelanalyst/episodes/4---The-Moon-is-a-Harsh-Mistress-by-Robert-Heinlein---Writing-an-Amazing-Midpoint-e3ubug
ProWritingAid: prowritingaid.com/?afid=4301
Freewrite Traveller: getfreewrite.com/?rstr=6485 - use this affiliate link for a 5% discount.
Notion: https://affiliate.notion.so/d4txd5653c75
Book cover correspondence: bit.ly/thundercover
✏️ MY FREE WRITING ADVICE BOOK:
Get my free book: '5 Lessons That Transformed My Writing': jedherne.com/lessons
💌 MY NEWSLETTER:
Get a free fantasy story when you sign up to my free, fortnightly author newsletter: bit.ly/jednewsletter
📙 MY BOOKS:
Check out my fantasy books here: jedherne.com/stories
🔨 MY FAVOURITE WRITING TOOLS:
Freewrite Traveller (distraction-free writing laptop): getfreewrite.com/?rstr=6485 - use this affiliate link for a 5% discount.
MailerLite (best email newsletter software for authors): mailerlite.com/a/awmq7yimghg9
ProWritingAid (editing software that helped a lot with my early books): prowritingaid.com/?afid=4301
🧑 ABOUT ME:
Hi! My name's Jed. I'm a fantasy author with three published novels and a bestselling video game. On this channel, I draw from my 10+ years of writing experience to help you become a better writer.
💬 CONNECT WITH ME:
Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/jedherne
Send me an email: jed(at)jedherne.com
(Note: I don't always get a chance to reply to every email. However, I do my best to read as many of them as possible, and it's my preferred method of communication.)
