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It’s downright stupid that I am good at writing, but still have no idea how to
The name vlog has a certain ring to it, making you think of something imperfect and raw
Each YouTube video is a movie, and you can hear it from him when he talks about
Movies are supposed to be this big thing, portraying multiple characters
Movie is a story or event recorded by a camera as a set of moving images and
I’m not being presumptuous and telling you I’ve reinvented writing
Because no matter how insignificant you think your work is, you are giving shape to an empty
Surely you cannot be so arrogant as to use the word story for your Medium blog post
So just like Casey, I will start calling my art stories because it’s just what they
I wish I could find the video but it’s buried in his huge library of daily
And oftentimes you’ll find imperfect shots in his vlogs, like a camera falling, or watch him
I am saying you should apply it to writing but only to a certain point
But what I am preaching is to write through your fingers and not through your mind
Remember, you’re in an unpublished draft so nobody has to see your monstrosity
You can edit and run through Grammarly or any other grammar software later
Once you apply a thought to your writing, you’re killing your creativity on the spot
It’s as if I am tapping my subconscious on the shoulder and letting it take its
But once I put the title on my draft, my mind switches gears, and my subconscious types
This story started the same way and I couldn’t imagine in a million years it would
That’s because the subconscious isn’t rational like your mind
One of Casey’s videos has a million and a half views, but it isn’t something
I am mesmerized by life and its possibilities and as a person that doesn’t like small
But even in small talk, the mundane can become interesting if you know how to tell it
And that’s why Casey Neistat posted 534 daily videos in a row
Apart from the lesson of practice makes perfect, we can all learn about consistency
I’m talking about the fact that he is still active on YouTube
Sure, he took a long break and was less active during his move to LA, but he
My writing career as I like to call it might span two decades but there are years
And it’s easier said than done but your main drive will be passion
It’s not always obvious but good writers are like an overdose of sugar
I have a Medium account that was dedicated to my software developer endeavors and oftentimes a subject
And I believe that anybody who isn’t passionate enough about their work will end up quitting,
Are you trying to get more reads because it’s a popular topic? Are you afraid of
Just don’t tell my wife or we’ll be doing too much shopping
Writing is a beautiful art in which you can even take someone from the video world and