Story Marc | How A Writer Evolves (According to Prolific Author Dean Wesley Smith) @story_marc | Uploaded April 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
In this video, I discuss the four stages of fiction writers according to Dean Wesley Smith and share my thoughts on why I disagree with the notion that prose is unimportant. I also draw from my own experiences in this and open up about challenges I once faced as a writer when I lacked a strong foundation in prose, and how it's influenced me to be who I am now.
0:00 Introduction
0:30 Stage One
0:43 Stage Two
1:11 Stage Three
1:59 Stage Four
2:32 What I Agree on About Stage One and Two & Why
3:32 What I Disagree With About Stage One and Two
3:44 Communication & Expression
4:10 Entertainment is a Transaction
4:58 What I've Seen & Experienced from a Lack of Craft
5:36 Spellbinding Sentences
6:03 Personal Struggles When Less Experienced
7:01 How I Grew As A Writer
In this video, I discuss the four stages of fiction writers according to Dean Wesley Smith and share my thoughts on why I disagree with the notion that prose is unimportant. I also draw from my own experiences in this and open up about challenges I once faced as a writer when I lacked a strong foundation in prose, and how it's influenced me to be who I am now.
0:00 Introduction
0:30 Stage One
0:43 Stage Two
1:11 Stage Three
1:59 Stage Four
2:32 What I Agree on About Stage One and Two & Why
3:32 What I Disagree With About Stage One and Two
3:44 Communication & Expression
4:10 Entertainment is a Transaction
4:58 What I've Seen & Experienced from a Lack of Craft
5:36 Spellbinding Sentences
6:03 Personal Struggles When Less Experienced
7:01 How I Grew As A Writer
