We hear YA dystopian novels are still decently popular these ideas.
So we wanted to help you out.
After all, it’s never too late to crassly cash in on a genre that sells.
Here’s our carefully-compiled advice on how to beat everyone else in the genre.
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I think I’ve laughed myself into excellent health with this one. 😀
Pardon me while I go polish my nose now.
Kingdom Pen Cinema: Curing sickness since 2018.
I think I just died of laughter. Daniel should start his own channel where he can give away an Xbox One every week 😉
That would require @the-real-kapeefer to get a more stable job than Youtube stardom. ;P
Instead of starting my own channel, tell all your friends to subscribe to Kingdom Pen. For every 5,000 subscribers we will give away one Xbox one
XD Josiah, you just about died in those cut scenes. XBOX? Subscribe? Hey, Daniel, does the name Snapper appeal to you? What about a perfectly sculpted nose? I think you should give the XBOX to the person with the best nose.
And the fact that you all brought up the nose is hilarious. Because I’ve been trying to draw my MC for the past few days. The only thing wrong with him was his nose… HIS NOSE!
AND NOW IT IS PERFECT! He’s in a dystopian world too… oh boy.
Thank you.
Well, if it’s a competition of noses, it’s hard to beat a dragon’s snout.
What about a cute little, turned-up, canine-like snout? *smirks*
What does Daniel think of that? X)
Exactly why I win, Josiah. My dragon snout is the best one out there. I just polished my little horn too. 😉
Daniel, you can trust just by sheer awesomeness that my nose is already 17.
As a name Snapper is fine, although I wouldn’t want to be called it.
Send me pictures of your nose and I will grade it on a scale of 3 to 17.
Haha, as we all know “No nose, mo problems.”
Hey, I want an XBOX! *rubs nose* Maybe I should go in for plastic surgery first…
Probably a wise idea.
*Dies*
Well, maybe all of my dystopian drafts have failed… *searches for the number of times the word ‘nose’ was used* Result is twice. When some guy gets punched in the face and when tears trail down someone’s nose. Well. Looks like I need to re-write them all!
It makes me wonder though… how long until our government is proved to be corrupt and a 16 year old girl informs us and moves us into a massive revolution? Because that would be amusing. And worrying. *shrugs*
And oh man. Josiah, you were completely dying in the credits! XD Oh man, that was priceless. You were falling off your chair. And Daniel… Just… oh wow. Something tells me that this giveaway is a scam…
That would definitely be a problem. Dystopias need more noses.
Hmm–you don’t say! What tipped you off? Surely it wasn’t the flashing letters.
The give away is 100% legit, we are absolutely NOT lying to you.
Pshah, Marc Antony wasn’t even doing anything very original! Ever heard of Helen of Troy?
“Or, parodying Faustus in the play,
‘Was this the nose that launched a thousand ships,
And burned the topless towers of Ilium?'”
I was thinking of Cyrano de Bergerac all through the nose part. . . please tell me at least one of you has read it.
Ah–Helen would have been the perfect opportunity to mention there. Don’t know how she slipped my mind. I unfortunately have not read Cyrano de Bergerac, and I doubt Daniel has, so no. 😛
Add that to your reading list, then. (Sorry, not sorry.) I like the Brian Hooker translation. It’s not a dystopia, it’s about a swashbuckling, duelling poet-philosopher in the 17th century.
That does sound pretty fantastic.
Give me the XBOX!
Hahaha… The two of you have pretty much raised every single point that puts me off dystopian fiction nowadays. I think there is only one modern dystopian story out there that I actually like (Psycho-Pass) but that is because it zigs where all the others zag and presents compelling reasons as to why average, sane and non-villainous people would support a tyrannical government such that it is tempting even to viewers.
Looking forward to the next video! What else do you guys plan to cover?
Red Rising is the only post-Hunger Games modern dystopia that’s worked for me, though I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it because of how much language is in the book. Haven’t read Psycho-Pass.
Hmm… You’ll just have to wait and see, I guess. 😉 As a hint, it has something to do with KP’s topic for this month.
*dies* That just might be the best, most dramatic movie trailer I have ever seen. (at the beginning)
Daniel’s sound effects: Priceless. Who needs synthesizers and music?
HEHEH, I can’t stop laughing! Good work! These just keep getting better and better
We’re giving Hans Zimmer a run for his money.
I actually do a little foley work on the side, when I am not acting, so I am glad that I get to use my skills in these videos. Don’t worry there will be more…
I could see you doing that X)
Well good work! 😀
And I’m excited for more
I might have just about died watching Josiah just about die.
How does the name The Secret Lady of London speak to you @therealkapeefer?
*strokes nose thoughtfully* I’ve always thought I had a pretty good nose… maybe I should style my MC’s nose off mine…
That sounds wise. Make sure you spend lots of time studying your nose in the mirror so you can vividly describe it for your protagonist.
Oops, I meant…
How does the name The Secret Lady of London speak to you @the-real-kapeefer?
Now that name is a winner.
*freaks and flails around*
DID YOU HEAR THAT GUYS!!!!!
@the-real-kapeefer said my name was a WINNER!!!
Truly, sir, this is an honor. I can’t tell you how much it means to have your approval.
*whispers behind her hand* Sorry, @aratrea, for encouraging him. But he’s just too funny not to. *grins*
*moment of silence for the lost*
Since there have already been some casualties because of this video, I will refrain from dying myself.
But this is just…yeah. 😂
Ah; good. We do have a quota on how many subscribers are allowed to die for any given video.
If too many died, you wouldn’t have enough to give XBOXs to.
Hmm… A teenage girl being one of a few to perceive the tyrannical government’s corruption… Yep! That’s me! Let’s start a revolution, y’all! XD
Oh, wait. I’m lacking the whole heart-torn-between-two-cute-guys thing… Maybe I’m not ready to lead an uprising yet after all…
Drat. I was so close!
XD
Anyway. Great video, guys! I also almost died during the credits. XD
Pity. As strange as it may seem, the love triangle really is essential for an effective revolution.
You’re welcome. xD
“It’s about how many movies you can make out of the last book in the series.”
OH. MY. WORD. You guys are too much. 😂😂😂
We try. xD
😄😄😄😄😄😄😄
Just…wow.
We may or may not have gone overboard with this video.
Eh, I have yet to go overboard in a video 😉
*stares off into the distance* Help. 😉
As I was crying with laughter along with Josiah, my mother peered over my shoulder and said, “I don’t know… They’re your friends, so they make you happy, but I think they’re strange.” Which is, of course, one of the many wonderful reasons why they’re my friends… 😀
Well; your mom is not wrong in her assessment. xD
If I were to share this video , I would tag it: Why I don’t write dystopian …..
The end, oh gosh you guys, laughter is the best remedy for illness right? 😀
Does Daniel plan to be a comedian? XD
Either laughter or apples are supposed to do that. One of the two.
Only in his dreams. 😛
*Reads comments before watching video*
*Prepares self*
*dies anyway*
It’s a good thing I’m not writing dystopian, because I would have a hard time failing that badly. But if I ever attempt it, I will follow your instructions. LOOK OUT, DYSTOPIAN WORLD. HERE COMES THE WAR OF THE NOSES!!!!!
Haha! War of the noses. War of the roses?
*waves hand* Nevermind.
Pointy noses vs. non-pointy noses. XP
“Oh, Romeo it can never be, thy nose is like a beak.”
“And Juliet thou art like a pig’s”
“We can never be.”
“And you must go with Paris, and his big up-turned pig nose.”
*wheezes* This is hilarious. XD
That’s the spirit. May the best nose win.
I was thoroughly convinced these videos were not all they were cracked up to be… to find out I was thoroughly wrong! These are way too great. I’ve been binge-watching them for the past hour. 😂😂
Glad to be able to prove you wrong on that front. 😉
I can’t believe I haven’t watched these before! “Ooh…that nose!” I died 😀
May you never look at noses the same way again.
*sinks into dark hole of despair* Now I can never save the world! There is nothing noble about my nose. It only rather smashed looking.
This…just…wow.
XD