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I Helped a Writer Fix His First Chapter

Today, I'm helping a new writer edit the first chapter of his fantasy novel. Want me to coach you? Apply for my Fantasy Outlining Bootcamp: http://jedherne.com/outline ⏲️ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Introduction 01:05 - Ethan's goals for the call 01:49 - Correct manuscript formatting 02:57 - The opening sentence 03:23 - Character backstory 03:41 - Ground us within the setting 04:56 - How can substances impact the magic 05:37 - Scene transitions 06:36 - Dialogue formatting 07:41 - Paragraph spacing 11:40 - Action beats with dialogue 12:33 - Speaking names in dialogue 13:24 - Understanding punctuation 16:04 - Fix foreshadowing later in the edit 16:48 - How to describe coughing 19:24 - The importance of intention 20:06 - The Emotion Thesaurus 23:02 - Back to expressing coughing in dialogue 24:21 - Lean into the apprentice trope 25:59 - Formatting interjections 26:32 - An industrialising fantasy world 29:55 - Writing accents 31:29 - Creating a culture inspired by leafcutter ants 32:52 - An easy worldbuilding win 34:09 - Be cautious about this 34:47 - Learning from The Name of the Wind 36:03 - Writing songs 36:38 - Where the chapter becomes interesting 38:22 - Shortening the chapter 40:11 - Conveying the magic system 43:13 - Dealing with a tone change 47:12 - Picking the right character for exposition 48:16 - Establishing promises 48:41 - Series or standalone? ✏️ MY FREE WRITING ADVICE BOOK: Get my free book: '5 Lessons That Transformed My Writing': https://jedherne.com/lessons 🚀 BUILD BETTER WRITING HABITS: Join my Easy Writing Habits course: https://easywritinghabits.com/ 💌 MY NEWSLETTER: Get a free fantasy story when you sign up to my free, fortnightly author newsletter: https://bit.ly/jednewsletter 📙 MY BOOKS: Across the Broken Stars: https://jedherne.com/acrossthebrokens... The Thunder Heist: https://jedherne.com/thethunderheist/ Fires of the Dead: https://jedherne.com/firesofthedead 🎮 MY VIDEO GAME: Siege of Treboulain: https://jedherne.com/siege-of-treboul... 🔨 MY FAVOURITE WRITING TOOLS: Freewrite Traveller (distraction-free writing laptop): https://getfreewrite.com/?rstr=6485 - use this affiliate link for a 5% discount. MailerLite (best email newsletter software for authors): https://www.mailerlite.com/a/awmq7yim... ProWritingAid (editing software that helped a lot with my early books): https://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:   / 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.)