Keep Effing Writing Kris Ripper
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I'm Kris Ripper and I write books. Also I catastrophically screw up writing books. All the time. This is a bit of an exploration about how to screw up and keep going on whatever endeavor you happen to be rocking.
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So You Have A Character...Now You Just Need A Plot đ
The most excellent Irregulars have come through again! Tamsin had a great question about character-driven stories and how to nail down the action that gets your characters where they need to go! If youâve got writing/story/author/ramble questions, please join us on Facebook or drop me a line at krisATkrisripperDOTcom!
Links mentioned: Endless Ideas by Sean Platt and Neeve Silver, https://amzn.to/3CpyQuZ (affiliate link, yo!)
Cameos: Blakey and Lu
This episode is for: writing nerds; people into process, people who want to hear me say âideasâ roughly two thousand times in fifteen minutes
This episode is not for: folks who want a quick three-step process to write books! I donât have a three-step process for ANYTHING.
Places you can find me:
https://www.patreon.com/KrisRipper
https://www.instagram.com/krisripper/
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Keep Effing Writing: On Revising (Accidental Part Two)
If you didnât watch last weekâs excited ramble about revising, you might do that first, because this is the follow-up in which I screw up an entire revisionâŠtwice.
Last weekâs episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfXcixMWM8E
Links mentioned:
Jessica Brodyâs site: https://www.jessicabrody.com/2020/11/how-to-write-your-novel-using-the-save-the-cat-beat-sheet/
Save the Cat Writes a Novel: https://amzn.to/3qr6LRu (affiliate link, yo!)
This video is for: people who like watching me ramble; writing nerds; people into process videos. Anyone who wants to see me low-key dramatize either a roller coaster crashing into the ground (slash my desk), or me almost climbing out of a hole and then sliiiiiiiding back into it.
This video is not for: anyone who wants to avoid the nitty gritty of creating shit. Sometimes it gets SUPER discouraging, yâall.
Places you can find me:
https://www.patreon.com/KrisRipper
https://www.instagram.com/krisripper/
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On Revising (Part One: when I was super confident and excited...)
In this episode of procrastination goodness, I ramble about revising books, confidence, excitement, and how no matter how excited I am, I'm still procrastinating!
This video-slash-podcast is for: people who like watching me ramble; writing nerds; people into process. And anyone who likes playing spot-the-Basil-Kitten in the background.
This video is not for: anyone who just wants a point to be made in a concise way. I make some points. None of them are concise.
Places you can find me:
https://www.patreon.com/KrisRipper
https://www.instagram.com/krisripper/
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Get Sh*t Done by Strategically Utilizing Video Hang-Outs
Load up a little Facetime or Google Meet or Zoom on mute with a pal and get your sh*t done! IT IS WEIRDLY MAGICAL.
Link to site where you can do this with humans: https://www.focusmate.com/ (Omg mobile version, why can't I hyperlink???)
Royalty free music is "In the Forest" by Lesfm from Pixabay. Link: https://pixabay.com/music/solo-guitar-in-the-forest-ambient-acoustic-guitar-instrumental-background-music-for-videos-5718/ -
How the MAGIC Happens: Reverse Engineer Your Goals to Find Your Process
Have you ever approached something you HAVE to do and wished it was a lot more like something you WANTED to do? Maybe thereâs a way to make that a reality! The only requirement is that you can figure out how your brain approaches the stuff you loveâand apply that process to everything else.
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Do you have FOFU? Creatives and Fear of F*ck*ng Up
Do you make stuff? Do you build bookcases or bake cakes? Do you paint or draw or do those awesome lathe wood spinning art pieces? Maybe you mix paint colors on TikTok. If you make anything, chances are you've experienced FOFU: the fear of f*cking up. There's no cure for FOFU, but the good news is it's totally survivable!