https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC-yZOO234E My love of fantasy has been evident through several interests in my life, from the books I like to read to the movies and shows I gravitate to. Why though...
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The J. Alex Giguere Podcast
Filtering Critiques from My Core Readers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dCgrIkuuPU Getting critiques from my core readers for my epic fantasy books is extremely important. There's varying information that my core readers will give me...
Three Criteria I Use to Select My Core Readers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSfrsOpxj7I When it comes to writing epic fantasy, it is extremely important that I select the write people to be my core readers. They will read my fantasy novels...
Writing Process – The Third and Final Drafts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MenTj_m3R9s Join me as I break down my writing process, focusing on writing the third draft for my epic fantasy book! My book is far from being complete. The end is...
Writing Process – The Second Draft
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unKY_4M-6o8 Join me as I break down my writing process, focusing on writing the second draft for my epic fantasy book! My book is far from being complete. Aside from...
April Writing Update – Status of My Epic Fantasy Books
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzJ3_EQrfMw Join me for an update on my writing journey! I am very close now to the completion of the first draft to my first epic fantasy novel. Things won't slow...
Lessons Learned from Writing My Epic Fantasy Novel Every Day for a Month
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDOxgUk8aDc Rather than do a challenge of epic proportions like writing a book in a month, or writing for 12 or 24 hours, I decided to take a more practical...
Writing Process – The First Draft
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOQdttP7fDg Join me as I break down my writing process, focusing on writing the first draft! Now that I have my detailed outline with all my character profiles and...
Writing Process – Detailed Outline
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV7oDUVJtMk Join me as I break down my writing process, focusing on creating the detailed outline for my books. My detailed outline provides all the tools I need so...
Writing Process – High Level Chapter Outline
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwumPhlnCqs Join me as I break down my writing process, focusing on creating a high level roadmap for my book. Discover how I outline basic plot points and lay the...
March Writing Update!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tFf19M4rSY Join me for an update on my writing journey! I discuss nearing completion of my first draft for my first book, completing the outline for my second book,...
Writing Process – Detailed Character Information
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjQemQuGCTY Thanks for watching this video on all the details I set in place for my characters before I begin my outlining! I'm interested to know your thoughts on...











