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Writestream: THE LAST CHAPTER

David V Stewart December 3, 2019 December 3, 2019News, Video 0

The Writestream is at last coming to an end, with show #50. In this show, we will focus on how to end a story, resolve the conflict, and leave the reader/viewer satisfied. Please stop by and pay your respects (press F). If the channel still exists after December 10, I will be beginning another livestream format, hopefully bringing in more guests and creating something entertaining as well as informative. Also be sure to pick up my huge Christmas collection, which includes 10 books, before it goes out of print in January. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0823RGLR6 And pre-order Eyes in the Walls, by new…

Writestream 2 – Drafting Prose Character Dynamics, and Dialogue (11/14/2018)

David V Stewart November 18, 2018 November 18, 2018Non-fiction, Video, Writing 0

This week’s livestream covered (among other things): The drafting process – how to write consistently and finish your first draft, including working based on time or word counts The fraudulent higher education system which fails to provide value to students, and why the government doesn’t seem to care at all. How to write good prose How to write convincing dialogue.

Writestream 10/31/2018 – NaNoWriMo Prep

David V Stewart October 31, 2018 October 31, 2018Non-fiction, Uncategorized, Video, Writing 0

Prometheus and the Farm

David V Stewart August 18, 2018 August 18, 2018Non-fiction, Philosophy, Video 0

Prior to beginning my little series on farm parables, I made a video discussing the symbolism of the farm, as well as the symbolism of Prometheus, and how those too semiologies line up.

http://https://youtu.be/WGgT0MeskHo

Opportunity Cost and Cost of Entry – an author and musician’s perspective

David V Stewart March 18, 2018 March 18, 2018Non-fiction, Video, Writing 0

This video was a response to the following comment:

You are missing the opportunity cost. As an economist I have to tell you you might need to rethink your business model. A problem in all businesses with giving free samples or discounts is that you drown the market. There is a finite number of people in the world willing to buy an indi medieval fantasy, or japanese shogun historical fantasy. If you give out free copies of your product the first people to take those are the ones that have the highest demand for it. Its like a restaurant giving a wednesday discount because its the low day. But what happens is that all the fans of your restaurant that come saturday night and pay full price, come Wednesday to get the same food cheaper, and since they already ate once this week they wont come at your place on the weekend. I just published yesterday my first paper back yesterday, and ebook, and second publication are on the pipeline. Thank you David your videos helped a lot and kept me motivated to finish. all that said $500 is not cool. What I think is realistic is to get $500 from my first book in one year assuming i keep publishing all year long. How much did you pay for ISBN, Copy right, printing essentials, and all other small expenses? From a purely accounting point of view you might be at a loss, from an economical point of view you are down the equivalent of minimum wage hours dedicated into writing, editing, and everything else.

Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 – Review and Analysis

David V Stewart June 18, 2017 June 18, 2017Analysis, Non-fiction, Review, Video 0

OMG I’m reviewing a contemporary movie! Guardians of the Galaxy 2 is a space fantasy / space opera film made by Disney and takes place in the Marvel universe, though it is not a super hero film. I review and analyze the film’s production, writing, story, and overall effect.

Pre-order my new fantasy novel Water of Awakening here (only 99 cents for the ebook) – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071G49GH9

Warcraft (the movie) sucks – The Failure of Story and Aesthetics in a Video Game Adaptation

David V Stewart June 7, 2017 June 7, 2017Non-fiction, Review, Video, Writers of the Dawn, Writing 0

Matthew J. Wellman and I sat down to finally watch the Warcraft movie, almost a year from its release. Those of us who know us might be very surprised we waited so long to watch this epic fantasy movie, but we were doubtful as to whether this movie would be effective from the beginning. A big red flag for us was the huge amount of cgi, and while that worry was confirmed, it was confirmed in the opposite way we thought it would be. The cgi orcs, it turned out, were far more effective than the human actors, and it…

New Fantasy Book Cover Reveal – The Water of Awakening

David V Stewart June 6, 2017 June 6, 2017Fantasy, Fiction, News, Non-fiction, Site News, The Water of Awakening, Video, Writing 0

So, the silence on the site when it comes to new fiction content shall at last be broken. The secret book is finished, and in the video below I show off the cover, talk about the artist (Kerem Beyit) and give you some insight into this new book, which is solidly in the heroic fantasy/adventure fantasy genre. I’m really excited to bring this experience to you, and will be putting up a pre-order on Amazon very shortly.

In the meantime, be sure to subscribe to my email list (you can do so on the right side of the page or follow this link) to get early access to the book and also get some books for free to keep you busy until The Water of Awakening launches!

The Hobbit Movie Adaptation SUCKS!

David V Stewart June 2, 2017 June 1, 2017Non-fiction, Review, Video, Writers of the Dawn, Writing 0

Matthew J. Wellman joins me once again to discuss the many, many problems with Peter Jackson’s movie adaptation of JRR Tolkien’s classic epic fantasy tale The Hobbit. How could he be so successful with Lord of the Rings and yet fail so spectacularly with The Hobbit?

Writers of the dawn is:

David V. Stewart – Fantasy and Historical Fiction Author, musician

Matthew J. Wellman – Urban Fantasy author, musician

Return of the King Movie Adaptation – Analysis

David V Stewart June 1, 2017 June 1, 2017Fantasy, Fiction, Non-fiction, Podcast, Review, Video, Writers of the Dawn, Writing 0

Fellow fantasy author Mattew J. Wellman joins me to talk about Peter Jackson’s movie adaptation of JRR Tolkien’s Return of the King, the third part of Tolkien’s epic fantasy classic, The Lord of the Rings.