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Time stamps:
0:00 Intro
0:20 unrealistic ages
0:39 "relatable" characters
1:20 hopeful endings
1:37 fantasy curse words
2:04 action heroines
2:18 mean girl trope
2:48 fantasy names
3:37 normal names
5:01 guilt for not writing
5:24 wordcount goals
6:01 expecting engagement
6:54 dialogue prompts
7:34 "thesaurus words"
7:55 misused words
8:21 awkward romance
8:41 unrealistic romance
9:08 info dumps
9:21 heroes and villains
10:10 enemies to lovers
10:55 first person pov
12:04 predictable writing
12:16 mirror descriptions
13:08 conflict
13:17 "the taller man"
14:19 ways to consume media
14:44 simlish
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